Irregular Choice Lightning Bolt: Heavens Above (IC Exclusive)

Hello, been a little longer between posts than I'd have liked, but I had to buy a new laptop as my other one was dying and other than the backlit keyboard (!), I hate the new one. Everything is different and I'm exhausted trying to figure out how to work it (if I could murder the "help" section, I would, it's that frustrating). It's draining my energy too much and not doing anything for my mood, so I've just been avoiding using it altogether.  The biggest issue being the colours I'm seeing on screen, which is making blogging near impossible, as I don't know what to trust in regards to being a lifelike colour. I realise it can very between devices (my phone always looks way more saturated than my old laptop), but this is worlds apart and I can't seem to fix it. There's been tears more than once, but I just decided to bite the bullet and go for it with these photos I took at the weekend and fingers crossed, it works. I resized them and did nothing to the colour, because I don't know what to trust now! Now, it's the resizing that looks weird to me here, they're tiny compared to my old laptop, so if it looks strange, you know why. Ok, so Irregular Choice released a brand new concept heel last Friday, lightning bolts. It was a big collection (10 shoes in total) and although they all looked lovely online, they're even better in the flesh. I got two pairs of shoes and today have Heavens Above to show you.
There were 3 different styles; an ankle boot called Power Surge in 4 colourways, which I didn't get at all (but want!), Galactic Thunder we initially saw in the teaser, in 3 colours, the pink being exclusive to IC (which I bought) and then 3 variations of these Heavens Above courts, again I bought the IC exclusive pattern. Matching Galactic Thunder, is a handbag (again in 3 colours), 2 purses, tights, earrings and unusually, a hairclip, which I also bought. So, a big collection for a brand new style and I also want to mention that all of these are available up to a size 43 (starting at a 36).

The court itself is a brand new shape for this season. They have an elongated pointed toe, not unflattering, but also not the stubby type to cut across your toe, tapering to the point (like the more pointed cortesans for example). I found the toe area felt longer in this style than the Galactic Thunder and this was mirrored in the sizing. The courts felt a little looser on my foot, than the neater GT. I'll get fit reviews up on The Shoe Girl Diaries in due course.  It's an unusual shape for IC nowadays, who tend to save very pointed toes for flatter styles or at least chunkier pointed toes (like many of the Alice platforms) for heels, but they tend to be round toes mostly. The really cool part, again a new feature this season, is the scalloped sole edge. You'll have likely already spotted this on Shortie Bread, which I thought was great as it really looked like the edge of a biscuit! It adds interest to what is otherwise a simple shape. There's a sweetheart shaped opening, edged in metallic and the shoe is split into two different materials down the centre.
Obviously this unicorn print immediately got my attention. I have the matching scarf and it's a print I really love; a polka dot base with colourful pegasus.  However when I saw the other sides, I loved those even more, they're furry! It's a short (very soft) pile in rainbow shades which perfectly compliments the unicorn side and general theme. Obviously the selection of colours is going to vary between not only each pair, but each shoe, depending on which piece of the fabric is cut for your shoe. Likewise the unicorn print. I found the shoe that had the most obvious unicorn print across the toe, had the furry bit I wasn't as enamoured with, so it evened itself out. At a glance, they do look like a good match, with the pink fur on both at the front and green at the back. However, look at the stunning colours on this shoe, I love it. It mixes blue and yellow, peach and even a touch of purple in there as well as the pink and green. As much as I love unicorns, had these shoes purely been fluffy, I'd have still bought them! Moving onto the heel and it's exactly 4" and reasonably chunky, but with a smallish heel tip. In character heel terms, it's a lot thinner than we usually see, not at all wedge-like like the bunnies, fawns or unicorns, but it's well supported where it meets the shoe. That's because at the top of the lightning bolt, they created this puffy cloud shape which is covered in glitter (slightly more pinky toned than that on Fuzzy McFrosty last year). There's stars, which I initially thought were big bits of glitter or sequins (and therefore would easily fall off), but they're actually part of the heel mould. Each heel varies in colour between the 10 styles, but I thought this one was the most interesting as it has an ombre effect, going from blue at the tip and fading to silver where it meets the cloud. Being a mirror finish, it obviously picks up surrounding colours, so will change all the time.  It's a sturdy enough feeling heel and I'm personally glad to see a high heel (though it's not the highest) after so many seasons dominated by mid and low heels.   
Last thing to show you today is the SS20 lining and soles. Boy oh boy are the soles and boxes insane this season, they're amazing! They both have a retro gaming theme with the box (I took photos, so will do a separate post on that) looking like an actual console and the soles are just so bright and cheerful. That scalloped edging also looks amazing from the bottom. Then there's a bold and dark floral print inside, just on the sides so I tried to grab a bit of that to show you too.
The other versions of this style are the older dinosaur print with mixed purple and pink patent glitter sides or the gaming pattern on black with metallic gold and purple sides.  While nothing will beat the fur, I really like both of those too, especially the dinosaurs, but with this laptop to pay for, I can't even really afford what I got.  A lot has changed since my last post (nothing physically), but mentally I'm really struggling to cope with the past 18 years and although I don't really want to get into it here and now, I did want to address it as I've had a lot of messages enquiring about my absence on social media this year.  That environment is just the worst place for me right now.  I'm living a completely different life to my peers/most other people (not through choice) and it's starting to make me feel really resentful and envious of everything and turning me into someone I don't like.  So I need to step back and reassess on how to move forward.  I'm sick of putting a brave face on it and fooling myself into thinking this kind of existence is ok, when it's really not.  It goes much deeper than that, but for a shoe review post, that's all I'll say.  I need time, but unfortunately there's nothing anyone can do to help.  I will continue blogging, I've actually really liked putting posts out on the sly (before the computer misery), it's like old times, pre-Facebook and Instagram! I've even posted blog updates on Tumblr as nobody on there talks to you, so I can cope with that!  Anyway, I hope you are well and enjoyed seeing these new shoes.  Photo below of the other style I bought, which I'll review soon.  Lots of love to you all.     
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