Thoroughly modern millennial

Author: Ria

  • Two Weeks | #2

    Two Weeks #2 
    – Bank Holiday at the Southampton Maritime Festival – The Hobbit! – Day 210 – Drafting up my Met Gala post – Day 211 – Day 212 – Ready Player One = AWESOME – Day 213 – selfies… – Day 214 – Innocent smoothies – Day 215 – Drafting up my Great Gatsby post – Day 216 – Day 217 – Day 218 – 

    This is a quicky post as I’m heading to BRIGHTON tomorrow for a Bloggers Meet Up ^_^. It’s been a busy ol’ two weeks blogwise. I finally got going on my redesign! It’s still not quite finished but I hope you like what I’ve done so far. I’m really happy with how it turned out but let me know what you think, always love a good bit of feedback :) Aside from this it’s been busy, busy, busy drafting posts, including my two part Met Gala round ups here and here and my Great Gatsby post, planning ahead and actually taking time to read blogs. I feel I’ve been majorly slacking on doing this lately I clearly follow so many!

    Soundtrack: Still Into You by Paramore
    R.xoxo

    [twitter][tumblr][IFB][instagram][BlogLovin]

  • Boats Against The Current | Inspiration from The Great Gatsby

    the-great-gatsby-header
    “I hope she’ll be a fool — that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” – The Great Gatsby
    As a big fan of the book and with the release of the Luhrmann movie adaptation in theatres this week, I thought I’d take a closer look at, arguably, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s greatest work: The Great Gatsby. 
    I’ve already briefly outlined my thoughts on the book itself in my March book review round up, but if you’re unsure of the plotline it’s the story of the enigma that is Jay Gatsby. Narrated through the eyes of his friend, neighbour and a bystander to the drama that unfolds, Nick Carraway, the book follows the tale of Gatsby’s obsession with a young married woman called Daisy Buchanan (with whom he shared a relationship with when they were young). 
    Set in the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, in the era of prohibition the book is full of the excess and glamour of its historical time. 
    The excess is perfectly represented in the adaptation’s costume designs. Around 40 designs were created by Muiccia Prada herself alongside the film’s costume designer Catherine Martin.

    Gatsby costume design
    *images via Vogue

    The two who reap the most benefits of the designs are undoubtedbly the movie’s two female leads: Carey Mulligan and Elizabeth Debicki (who play Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker respectively).

    the-great-gatsby-carey-mulliganthe-great-gatsby-elizabeth-debicki
    *all images via Yahoo Movies

    The male characters also benefited from an equally lavish wardrobe, courtesy of preppy American label Brooks Brothers – they’ve even collaborated to sell replicas of the line of suits worn in the movie here.

    the-great-gatsby-men
    *all images via Yahoo Movies + Brooks Brothers

    The film’s costumes are just the foreground to what is set to be one of the most visually stunning films of the year – if Luhrmann’s track record is anything to go by (hello, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rogue etc).

  • Review | Kelly Brook ‘Lana’ Eyeshadow Palette

    Kelly-Brook-eyeshadow
    Kelly-Brook-eyeshadow-palette-1 Kelly-Brook-eyeshadow-palette-swatches
    Kelly Brook ‘Lana’ Eyeshadow Quad Palette, £2.99, New Look

    I bought this palette on a whim a few weeks ago at the West Quay Student Lock-in. Part of Kelly Brook’s make-up range for New Look, this particular palette ‘Lana’ consists of neutral stone shades. All four colours are great for daytime, with the darkest brown shade easy to build upon for an evening look. The quality isn’t brilliant, I found that powder wasn’t as loose as I thought it was going to be, but for it’s price you can hardly complain. It’s simple but perfect for day-to-day use.