This year I got badgered by Isla for a pair of Lelli Kelly Shoes. I only gave in when I was able to get them in the sale for £32, which felt okay considering they usually retailed at £44! She loved those shoes as they had sparkle and she wore them to death until they were worn through.
I do believe that Lelli Kelly's are overpriced and so when Aldi offered to send me a pair of their version of the most popular fashion shoe I was intrigued. We received them and I could tell the difference. They are clunkier, not quite as finely made, but the important test wasn't what I would think of them, it was what Isla made of them. And the verdict was a thumbs up! She loves the gems and beads they are decorated with. They are slightly too big for her, so they haven't had a wear yet but she is chomping at the bit to strut her stuff in them. We were sent the black version, which if she'd been give the choice I know she would have plumped for the pink - her favourite colour. For my part I actually like the fact they are black because they won't show all the dirt in the way her white Lelli Kelly's did!
The shoes come in store on the 19th December, and are part of the Aldi Specialbuys range. So when they're gone, they're gone people! I fully intend to go to our local Aldi and try and get the pink pair too because when they only retail at £8.99 per pair you can afford to buy two pairs.
We were sent a pair of shoes in exchange for this review. All opinions are honest and our own.
Once the end of the summer arrives I'm always looking to the next thing to celebrate and have fun with, because as the nights start to draw in, things can feel a bit gloomy. So as we move through September, my thoughts always turn to Halloween and Bonfire Night, both wonderfully fun times of the year. It's a great excuse to dress up and decorate the house, we've taken to carving pumpkins every year now and I think we might do a few fun Halloween games this year too.
Isla was sent a brilliant dress for Halloween from Aldi. Blood red with lots of bats on the netting, and it was accompanied by a bat necklace, which she loved. In order to make our dress up session all the more authentic I decided to crack open the Snazaroo face paints that I bought well over a year ago and get brave and give her a spooky face to go with the fiendish costume. I don't think it was too bad an effort actually! Noah got in on the act too with his Jake and the Neverland pirates costume! They both love an excuse to dress up and they stayed like this all day!
It really is worth checking out Aldi if you need to pick up some Halloween costumes or decorations for a party. The prices are so reasonable, probably so much so that they will fly off the shelves, so I'd get there quick if I were you. Noah has a Halloween tea party at nursery, so I will definitely be popping along to see if i can pick up something for him; with the kids outfits starting from £3.99 you can't really go wrong.
We were sent the outfit Isla is wearing and a couple of accessories that I will be showing in another post soon. All words and opinions are my own.
