THOSE ZARA BOOTS I BOUGHT AND RETURNED

I wanted to love these boots, I did. I willed myself for about a week before, first wearing them with my pyjamas, then with leggings (I looked like I was about to go ride a horse) till I finally paired them with some suit trousers I bought from NA-KD. Alas, no luck. Yesterday I carefully boxed them up to take to the post office and send them on their merry way. 

MID-HEEL ANKLE BOOTS WITH TRACK SOLES TRF // £39.99 + postage 

I'm also wearing:
NA-KD Wide Leg Suit Pants // £40.95 

Zara Knit Halter Neck Top // £17.99 (LOVE this top)

I'm very much a Dr Martens girl, you know? Stomping around on the rainy streets of London in a long coat and platform shoes. They are my forever boots and trying to make room in my heart for anything else just feels like a betrayal. It's DMs Or I'm in trainers. 

Also, can I just share this tip with you real quick? Firstly when I read this I was like ??? I'm sorry what? But hear me out. I've been a proud owner of a pair of platform Dr Martens for almost a year and every time I wear them, every damn time, they wreck my feet. I'm talking blood blisters, sore heels and me rushing to buy those special blasters from the nearest Boots to tape my feet back together. Scrolling through my TikTok FYP the other night I saw someone share a new pair of DMs they'd got and the comments section was filled with recommendations of how to break them in. Someone suggested hitting the heel with a hammer. Another said 'good luck with blisters for the next three years'. But someone else mentioned: 'I've been putting pantyliners in the back of my Boots, and it works'.

While on FaceTime with my friend before I met her for dinner I laughed 'humour me, humour me please, I'm going to put a pad in each of my Dr Martens to stop them rubbing against my heel'. Giggling, I thought: 'no way, no way'. My friend replied 'what on earth?!' But it works, it really works. 

Had to share that, wish someone had told me sooner honestly. 

Hope everyone is safe and well, 

Bye, 

Lauren xo