Songs I am Loving at 1:00pm 9 March 2011

I love this version of On the Floor soooooo much more than the one that is now the single.

Things I Want

These are all things I direly wish I could afford but cannot. All of these items are from the torturous site of Net-a-Porter, which I like to browse when I am feeling down; expensive, beautiful things I cannot afford put me in a strangely good mood. Brian Atwood Danted Platform Pumps $640
Eddie Borgo Hinged-Tier Ring $275


Yves Saint Laurent Artsy Enamel Ring $195

Rachel Gilber Cutout Silk-Taffeta Dress $630

Alexander McQueen Slashed-Shoulder Crepe Skater Dress $1680

Oversized Mulberry Alexa $1250

Burberry Stitch-detailed Leather Tote $1095

Chloe Partay $1895

Fall 2011 Ready to Wear

Here are some of my favorite looks from the collections shown in New York, London, Milan, and Paris over the last month for Fall 2011.

Zac Posen

Versace

Ralph Lauren

Above 3 from Pucci

Prabal Gurung

Alexander McQueen

Marchesa

Luisa Beccaria

Monique Lhuillier

Above 2 from Jason Wu

Above 2 from Hakaan

all images from Style

Top 100 Movies

Over the summer, the bf and a few friends set out to make their own list of their Top 100 Movies. Jacob told me I should make one so I did with immediacy. I forgot all about this list until literally moments ago and decided to post it here.

Keep in mind that I am over 100 movies and that they are in no particular order...although as of now Inception is deserving of its #1 spot.

Top 100 Movies

1. Inception

2. Garden State

3. Heathers

4. Sunset Boulevard

5. The Pianist

6. Elephant

7. American History X

8. Seven

9. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

10. All About Eve

11. Pulp Fiction

12. The Shining

13. Cruel Intentions

14. Apocalypse Now

15. Drop Dead Gorgeous

16. A Clockwork Orange

17. 2001: A Space Odyssey

18. Rosemary’s Baby

19. Rear Window

20. Batman Returns

21. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

22. Philadelphia

23. The Shawshank Redemption

24. The Nightmare Before Christmas

25. Boogie Nights

26. Edward Scissorhands

27. Marie Antoinette

28. The Dark Knight

29. The Departed

30. Gaslight

31. The Outlaw Josey Wales

32. Gangs of New York

33. The Big Lebowski

34. Jurassic Park

35. American Beauty

36. American Psycho

37. Away We Go

38. Beauty and the Beast

39. The Birds

40. Rope

41. Psycho

42. Shadow of a Doubt

43. Vertigo

44. Blue Velvet

45. Magnolia

46. Citizen Kane

47. Closer

48. Dazed and Confused

49. The Virgin Suicides

50. E.T.

51. Man on Wire

52. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

53. Fantasia

54. Fantastic Mr. Fox

55. Forrest Gump

56. Interview with the Vampire

57. The Lion King

58. The Little Mermaid

59. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

60. Michael Clayton

61. No End in Sight

62. The Omen

63. No Country for Old Men

64. There Will Be Blood

65. Pretty in Pink

66. Schindler’s List

67. The Silence of the Lambs

68. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

69. The Sting

70. Superbad

71. Welcome to the Dollhouse

72. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

73. The Wizard of Oz

74. The Adventures of Milo and Otis

75. Annie Hall

76. Center Stage

77. Cloverfield

78. Clueless

79. Alice in Wonderland (animated)

80. Dr. Strangelove

81. Election

82. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

83. Full Metal Jacket

84. The Good Girl

85. Hocus Pocus

86. Halloween

87. Less Than Zero

88. Matilda

89. Pleasantville

90. The Royal Tenenbaums

91. Requiem for a Dream

92. What Lies Beneath

93. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

94. Alien

95. Gone in Sixty Seconds

96. Adaptation

97. Amelie

98. Brokeback Mountain

99. Capote

100. The Breakfast Club

101. The Prestige

102. The Aviator

103. My Neighbor Totoro

104. Spirited Away

105. The Social Network

106. Black Swan

107. The Lost Weekend

108. Network

Well, Well, Well

To say it has been a while would be a complete and utter understatement.

I was reminded of my own blogs existence by Miss Kenli and since she needs to do some blog reading and I need to avoid my Introduction to the Essay midterm studying, here we are.


With 20 minutes left at work, I suppose I could post a few things I have been loving as of late:

1. Castle: I effing love this show! When I say ONTD made me do it, I mean, ONTD MADE ME DO IT! I never even thought to watch this show until I saw the steamy kissing .gif from a few episodes ago between Castle and Beckett. I didn't know the episode name, so I watched 3 recent episodes until I stumbled upon the one I was looking for; by that time I was hooked. Seriously people, watch this show. The dynamic between Beckett and Nathan Fillion's Castle is hilarious and of course, filled with sexual and romantic tensions. I cannot get enough. 2. NARS Oasis Blush: I bought this blush over the summer from a reputable ebay seller and was not overly impressed when I received it. I tried it out a couple of times but went back to my typical rotation of NARS Orgasm or MAC Pink Swoon on the cheeks. About a month ago I decided to give it a whirl once again. Now I'm not sure if it is my new E.L.F. powder blush ($3 at my Hy-Vee) or just that it sits better on my foundation, but I am obsessed. Out of the last 30 days I have probably worn Oasis 25 of them. It is a really dusty deep rose color and while it looks really intimidating in the sparkle/glitter department, it is not. It gives my cheeks the perfect wind-kissed hue. LOVE IT!

3. Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Bourbon: Keeping with makeup and the rediscovery of items I already had, here is Urban Decay's Bourbon Liner. I got this with my Half Baked Palette a little over a year ago and did not like it. It is a brown shot through with shimmer and it probably doesn't help that my makeup pencil sharpener sucks epically. A few weeks ago I was getting lazy and did not feel like doing a full eye everyday. I started doing just my MAC Paintpot in Bare Study and then some MAC Blacktrack Fluidline, but sometimes black can be too harsh and gel liner is not that fun to apply when you are half awake. One morning I rummaged through my eye drawer and found this beauty and threw it on the upper lash line and then my waterline; I was in love. I love how it works with my baby blues, especially on the waterline. It is also really nice to smudge with a small brush, I can even pull it out into a nice, subtle wing. There is nothing like discovering things in your own collection when you are dirt poor and cannot indulge in new makeup purchases.

4. Going Cruelty Free: I was inspired by Michele1218 on youtube after she posted a video about why she decided to go cruelty free with her makeup, skincare, and haircare products. Unfortunately the video is no longer up since she received insane amounts of hate from people who did not agree with her own personal decision, but the facts and reasons for going cruelty free stuck with me. Luckily, most of the stuff I owned was made by companies who do not test on animals like MAC, but unfortunately I am on the hunt for a new fave mascara since L'Oreal does test on animals...bye bye Voluminous.

5. The King of Limbs by Radiohead: My fave band made a new album...what is not to love? Fave tracks: Morning Mr. Magpie, Lotus Flower, Codex, Separator.

6. Britney Spears: Hold It Against Me=Most played song in my itunes library. Till The World Ends=SLAYED! Seriously, I am so excited for the release of Femme Fatale. This may be another case of ONTD made me do it or rather, made me reignite my Britney Spears love. I stayed up all night over winter break with my ONTD friends in the post for the release of Hold It Against Me and it made me realize how much I love her music.

Is it going to change the world? No. Is it extremely innovative and is she an extraordinary singer? No. But it is fun and puts me in a good mood, which is what pop music should do. To me, there is a big difference between Britney and say Lady Gaga or any of her contemporary counterparts: I will always be rooting for Britney. Britney Spears came into my life in the 4th grade when all of us bought "...Baby One More Time" and called in to vote for her videos on TRL. She was so much a part of my late childhood and my adolescence and her music was part of the theme song. There is nothing that I can think of that would make someone truly dislike Britney Spears, The Person. She's made some mistakes, but that makes her human because we all make mistakes. The thing that really makes me love her is that she came back and she's better than ever. ALL PRAISE GODNEY!

p.s. This is totally my background right now and I am not ashamed.


I may or may not do a post about Fall 2011 Fashion Weeks, thus far I have not been overly impressed with any one collection, but Paris is not yet over :-)