54th Annual Grammy Awards: Best and Worst Dressed

Last night was the 2012 Grammy Awards and honestly, I wasn't all that impressed by a lot of the dresses that hit the red carpet. Some people really did stand out, whilst others should have just stayed at home! 

Best Dressed

Carrie Underwood

Carrie was the best dressed celebrity of the night I thought. She wore a sequined embellished Gomez-Gracia gown with a high neckline and a plunging cut-out back. This dress is absolutely stunning and paired with a black clutch and a simple up-do really did make it stand out on the red carpet. This whole look is for me, one of the best looks of the awards season so far!

Taylor Swift

Taylor really did surprise me last night with her choice of dress. Normally her looks are so samey samey and I really have got tired of seeing her always look the same but last night she really did shine wearing a heavily embellished gold, structured Zuhair Murad gown. This dress is really beautiful and I like how Taylor wore her hair in a high bun and stayed away from her usual look which I think would have seriously ruined the dress. 

Katy Perry

Katy was probably the most surprising look for me of the night. I think everyone was expecting her to arrive in a very out-there and bazaar dress but instead she chose a soft blue Ellie Saab gown with flower detailing and a belted waist. I think this dress complimented her figure well and although I'm not a fan of her blue hair, it does really work with this dress. 

Fergie

Fergie's dress really is going to be love it or hate it. I personally really like the dress but I do wish she has worn something different underneath it. This gown by Jean Paul Gaultier and is made completely from orange lace and if she'd maybe chosen to wear a complete 'body suit' or body con dress under it then this look could have been just a bit more wow. I do like her overall look though the colour really compliments her skin tone and bold gold jewellery. 

Rihanna

I'm really torn about Rihanna's look. I do like the dress; it's simple, black and Armani so really you can't go wrong with that but there's just something that I don't like about it. I really think it's the hair that is putting me off because I'm not a huge fan of the whole blonde hair black roots look; was she trying to match her roots to her dress?! 

Worst Dressed

Anne V

Being a model you'd think Anne would know how to dress but she just got it so so wrong last night. This loincloth inspired dress does absolutely nothing for her and frankly I'm lost for words; what was she thinking? The dress looks like it's made from three different and odd materials and then paired with the 'un-done' hair and the gold bag it's just not a good look at all. 

Nicki Minaj

This look is really confusing for me. It's not so much that I don't like it, it's more that I don't get it. I don't know what Nicki was trying to achieve with this look, she looks like Little Red Riding Hood wearing that cloak; and as for the pope look-a-like, well....



Sasha Gradiva

This look could have worked quite well if Sasha had just lost the guns; was she trying to emulate the terminator or something? Let us just imagine for a minute this pink chiffon gown and platinum blonde look WITHOUT the almighty guns strapped to her right side; this look really could have been quite something...



Some other people I'd like to mention are Kathy Griffin, Kelly Osbourne and Adel whose looks I'm torn about:

wearing Tony Ward

wearing Giorgio Armani

Do you agree with my best and worst looks from the Grammys? Who was your overall best and worst?

(source: ny daily news)

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Kate Moss Covers W Magazine

Well isn't this a lovely surprise! Kate Moss poses for two covers for the March issue of W Magazine - Light Moss and Dark Moss. Both covers were shot by Steven Klein; the dark cover shows Kate wearing an all black Gucci ensemble whilst the light cover shows her wearing a Vera Wang dress.

If the covers weren't quite enough for this month, the inside editorial is positively stunning and you can see it here - prepare yourself! 

Looking at both these covers I can't decided which I like better. I think I like 'Dark Moss' best but then I look again at 'Light Moss' and find myself stunned at the whole styling and appearance; light, dark, light dark!? I think I might just end up buying both! Which cover is your favourite?


(source: celebrity-gossip)

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Is Fashion Journalism the path I should take?

I'm not entirely sure what made me want to blog about this but here I am anyway typing out my thoughts. So when I came to University in September I was torn between Magazine Journalism and Fashion Journalism because although I love reading magazines and writing in their style, I found myself really interested in fashion. I did, after thinking it through long and hard, choose to study Magazine Journalism but now after completing my first semester and part way through my second, I'm finding myself leaning much more towards Fashion Journalism - after choosing that as my optional module. 

I think I just got to thinking that with specialising in magazines, although it's far broader than fashion, it does mean that I don't really have a chance to specialise on what type of magazine I would like to work on so I could end up writing for literally any magazine even if I have no interest in the subject. The good thing about my University is that they give you the opportunity at the end of your first year to swap to another course if you are unhappy doing what you have chosen, or if you think another curse is more for you. That in mind I am seriously considering swapping over to Fashion Journalism because I've found that I am enjoying my fashion module so so so much and I'm really starting to take in designers and find what I like and don't like which is always useful!

My interest definitely is in fashion magazines more than writing for online or newspapers but I understand that in every form of Journalism nowadays you have to write for online (check out some of my fashion related posts) so that's just something I'm going to have to get used to...it's not so much that I don't like writing for online, it's more that I don't really read fashion online...apart from through blogs! So anyway, my interest is definitely more in magazines as my magazine stack for this month shows, I just love having hard copies of things rather than having to read them on the computer...

Well I'm probably boring you now so I'm going to go, just thought I'd share with you a small part of my life :) 

Have any of you got to university and then found that the course you chose wasn't the right one for you?  

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Eva Mendes Covers Marie Claire US

Is it just me or does Eva Mendes' Marie Claire cover look heavily photoshopped? Considering she is deemed one of Hollywood's most beautiful women, I find it surprising that Marie Claire still chose to take the retouching to this extreme.

Eva's natural beauty has been almost completely overshadowed by the unnatural face lift she has been given through what looks like the work of photoshop. I'm quite sad to see this because the cover as a whole is quite beautiful, I especially love her signature bouncy hair and the Dolce & Gabbana corset, it's just a shame they felt the need to 'stretch' her face in such a way. On the plus side, the inside editorial does reflect her usual appearance and is quite flawless to say the least. Maybe the cover will look better in real life? Maybe that's just me hoping...

What are your thoughts on the Eva's cover of Marie Claire US?

(source: Marie Claire)

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Soap and Glory Thick & Fast Mascara

Last week I was on my usual magazine hunt when I spotted that Elle were giving a FREE Soap and Glory Thick & Fast Mascara away with their March issue. Now honestly, I'm not the biggest fan on Elle and only usual buy an issue if the cover is good. But I couldn't pass up a free S&G product now could I? 

 

This mascara is said to create: 'longer, fuller, fabulous lashes' with the false-lash effect which I was quite excited about because my eyelashes are pretty pathetic and so anything that claims to make them thicker and longer is worth a try. 

To start with the packaging, I think it's okay, there's nothing really special about it and compared to the brands usual products which have quirky names and fun messages on them, it's quite plain really; I suppose its the product inside that really counts though. The tube is a reasonable size and in all fairness its sleek and easy to just pop in your bag so I can't really complain. As for the brush, it's really big in size compared to other mascaras I've tried which isn't a good thing in my opinion. It was quite hard to apply; especially to the inner corner lashes and it left little dots on parts of my eyes which isn't the best look.

The packaging and brush aside, it's really all about how the product performs. I have been using this mascara now for a week and I'm sad to say that I really don't like it. As you can see from the photo above it does really lengthen your eyelashes, but I just don't see the thickening aspect. My lashes still look thin and 'stringy' and I found it really hard to work the brush through my lashes to achieve any sort of thickness. I also found that my lashes were left stuck together and looking clumpy which for such a well recognised and expensive product shouldn't have been the case. 

I was expecting a lot more thickness from this mascara which is the thing I find my lashes need the most and I'm afraid I just didn't get it. I certainly don't think I achieved the 'false-lash effect' that S&G claims (I'm sort of glad in a way though as I don't want to look like I'm wearing false lashes!) One more thing is that when this mascara dried it left a very crispy texture to my lashes although surprisingly it didn't flake! 

This is just my opinion however, I'm not in any way saying that this mascara is awful, for some it may be their dream mascara, but for me, it just wasn't good. 

Have you ever tried Soap and Glory's Thick & Fast Mascara, what are your thoughts? If not, will you be trying it?

Soap and Glory's Thick & Fast Mascara retails for £10 at most boots stores, but this month get it for free with a £3.90 purchase of Elle magazine.

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Nothing stays the same...

Just a quick post, as you've probably noticed if you're a regular reader of this here blog, I've changed the layout and header. I just thought I'd go for a 'sleeker' look; the old header was a bit too in your face and big and to be honest, I got bored of it haha :')

Well, that's all, let me know what you think of the new look; good or bad...

xoxo

Just to make this post a tad more interesting, I thought I'd leave you with a song I've been loving at the moment, Smooth Criminal - Glee:

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100 Things That Make Me Happy [Part Six]

To see the rest of the 100 things that make me happy series click here!


#51 Going home

Being away at university now just means that when the time comes that I get to go home, it's even more exciting. Happy times.

#52 Chocolate

#53 Watching thunder storms from inside

As long as there's a thick pane of glass separating me and the thunder storm then all is good. I just love watching the lightning...

#54 Holding a door for someone

This is random but the kind act of holding a door for someone really does make me happy...after all, do to others as you would like done to yourself...is that even the saying? 

#55 Lying in bed, warm, watching a movie or television show

#56 Sunshine reflections in water

So pretty....

#57 Finishing a book
It feels like I've accomplished something haha


#58 Spraying all the different perfumes in department stores




#59 Finding money on the floor
Not so happy for the person who lost it though...I'm only talking £5 etc not millions :L


#60 Finishing an essay

(source: weheartit)

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