Film review: Melancholia

It was everything The Tree of Life tried (and failed) to be.

Plus Kirsten Dunst's wedding boloro was beautiful:

I'm listening to: The King of Carrot Flowers Pt One by Neutral Milk Hotel

There are no words.

Seriously . there . are . no . words! What the...? Why would you ever...? What were you thinking...?
Imagine if somehow a pair of these fluffy knee shorts found themselves in a time capsule and the people of the future opened it up, saw them and thought this was what the cool people were wearing in the noughties?
And who is responsible for these things I hear you cry? Graeme Armour, that's who. He must be stopped.

HOLD UP! Never judge a designer by his fluffy knee mesh shorts; don't forget his SS10 collection:

But will you ever be able to forgive him?

I'm listening to: Daylight by Aesop Rock
Images from: google.com

Get It? Got It!

ASOS Premium Curly Shearling Coat £290

Motel (vintage section) £10

I'm listening to: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived by Weezer
Images from: ASOS.com

Brand New UGGs!

As you will see below, I'm long overdue some new UGGs. I got these from a friend a few years ago and I've worn them to death. I've had to wait a while for these new ones because they're so expensive; they ended up being two birthday presents worth and I made up the rest. Totally worth it though!

RIP old UGGs, you served me well

I'm listening to: John by Lil Wayne ft. Rick Ross

Get It? Got It!

It's one of the greatest feelings in the world when you're checking out this season's must have's and you spot something that looks vaguely familiar. You have a rumage in the back of your cupboard and, voila! You have that old, but bang on trend item in your hands, and all for £0.00!

Urban Outfitters Cooperative Intarsia Racoon Sweater £45

Henry Holland for Debenhams £15

Bernhard Willhelm for Mykita £245

Bought at Truck festival £8

I'm listening to: Crazy by Aerosmith
Images from: style.com, Urban Outfitters

The Dopest Shoes Around

80's Elvis Mondo Creepers £85.07

80's ZebraFaux Fur Platform Boots £36.55

80's Dr Martens Biker Boots £91.37

Black Patent Leather Templar Creepers £78.77

80's Ace of Spades Leather Inlay Cowboy Boots £154.39

These sweet shoes and boots come from the Atomicfireball shop on the vintage and hand-made site called Etsy.

I'm listening to: Search and Destroy by Iggy Pop and the Stooges

Images from: Etsy.com

Amazing new nail varnish

You can't see in the picture but it's called Turquoise 1 from Urban Outfitters sale £3. Bargin.

I'm listening to: Perth by Bon Iver

My New Brothel Creeper Boots!

Do I detect a hint of indie feet?

I found these badboys in a small boutique called Sick in Bethnal Green while visiting friends in London. They have to be one of my best finds ever because I didn't know brothel creeper boots even existed! They're super hard to walk in though because of the thick flat soles and they're pretty heavy too but I can't complain, they were only £80!

I'm listening to: 'Who Gon Stop Me Now' by Jay-Z and Kanye West

✄ DIY Round Up

1. Pearly Sunglesses, Finished Pearly Sunglasses
2. Furry Cutie Boots
3. Charm Bracelet
4. Silver Bracelet
5. Tassle Spike Earings

I'm listening to: 'Monster' by Kanye West

✄ DIY tutorial: (finally) Finished Pearly Sunglasses

Looks pretty simple doesn't it? Well, it's a lot harder than it think! (see post from ages ago)

So I'll pick up where I left off on the last post:

So yeh, I ran out of pearls! Always check you have enough materials before you start creating or you'll have to wait months and months before you can find more of the same. Lesson learned!

This may look like a backwards step but that's the price you have to pay for being a perfectionist. The pearls were ever so slightly unsemetrical so naturally I ripped all of them off and started again! This meant that I had to spend half an hour filing down the superglue that was left on the sunglasses so that the pearls would sit evenly. I also had to file down some of the edges of the pearls so they could slot next to eachother to make the perfect heart shape. It was all totally worth it.

What do you think of my latest DIY? If you like what you see then spread the word. If you have a go at it please credit me and don't forget to send me your pictures.

I'm listening to: 'Still of the Night' by Whitesnake

Punky sequins,

You'd think I'd gone mad if I told you you could use 'punk' and 'sequins' in the same sentence, but I am here to tell you that you can thanks to these awesome creations from the designer Ashish for ASOS.

I'm listening to: 'Super Bass' by Nicki Minaj
Images from: asos.com

Preview

It's time to get excited; there will soon be a re-vamped blog, the most amazing brothel creepers you'll ever see and a finished charm bracelet! Enjoy.

I'm listening to: 'Mushrooms and Roses' by Janelle Monae

You can never have too many

Urban Outfitters £50  £20
Black snake skin effect ankle boots.

Office £50 ish  £30ish
Blue suede cork wedge platforms.
See, platforms can be cool, they're making a comeback and I'm purchasing another pair right now!

High heels are a no-no for me because they're too painful on my joints so it's all about flats or small heels (see above - the wedges have a slight heel)

I'm listening to: 'Novacane' by Frank Ocean

✄ DIY Silver Bracelet

I've been rummaging on my jewellery tray and I've found a piece that is actually finished, shock horror!

and no it is not messy; everything is in its place!

What do you think of my latest DIY? If you like what you see then spread the word. If you have a go at it please credit me and don't forget to send me your pictures.


I'm listening to: 'Shotgun' by Limp Bizkit (I know what you're thinking, it's off their new comeback album and it's actually quite good!)

It's been a long time,,,

...you say you missed me, word gets round, you shouldn't have dissed me, step back don't try to kiss me, right about now I'm 50/50 -  just got a little carried away there! I'm so embarrassed that I can remember that much of a Lemar song. Shame on me.

Physically I've been through some ups and downs, (mainly downs) which have affected me emotionally, over the last few months, which is why I haven't blogged for ages. It's been really hard actually, life has been full of vicious circles recently, e.g exhaustion --> not able to do anything --> becoming bored --> sleeping in the day --> not sleeping at night -->> exhaustion. ta da. This cycle got so bad that I found that I could sleep at night even though I had slept in the day. Apparently this strange sleeping pattern happens to inmates in prison because they're in confined spaces for long periods of time without much stimulus.
Also my Trigeminal Neuralgia (not sure if I've mentioned this before; it's when a nerve in your temple goes mental and makes specific places on your face (across the cheek bones and down into my jaw in my case) feels like a bolt of lightning in your face and because I get it over my jaw it affects my teeth by making them super super sensitive) came back with vengance for a while recently as have the restless legs. Not a great couple of months on the whole!

I'm listening to: 'Perth' by Bon Iver

From a galaxy far, far away...

Nebula galaxy wedges, £112.90

Nebula galaxy trainers, £59.58

You can buy your own unique pair of these hand-painted shoes by KUSTOM KIX from Alexandra Sophie's Etsy page.

I'm listening to: 'Heaven's on Fire' by The Radio Dept
Images from: Etsy.com

She sells sea shell (cards) on the sea shore

Here are some pictures (of varying quality) of shell cards I drew to send to my brother and sister-in-law in Bejing for handing out as gifts; it's very much a present given country apparently.

Two cool pics for Tuesday

Love these River Island shoes (in the sale) but they're not really my style

Chanel to go please!

I'm listening to: 'F**k You' by Ceelo Green
Images from: riverisland.com

Holographic nail varnish? No way

Yes way!

I present to you... sci-fi nail varnish! It's pretty awesome, if a little tacky.

I'm listening to: 'Jump' by Van Halen
Images from: afterDRK

Did you miss me?

This has been me for the last two weeks; too exhausted from all the pain to even type a few words.  However I'm definitely over the worst of this episode, bring on the next one!