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Friday, 26 April 2013
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Mad about the Don
Mad men; a name given
to the advertising men
that worked on
Madison Avenue,
New York.
A cartoon image of a black figure enters an office and the somber, tense sounding strings drone out of my iPad speakers.... The black figure of Don Draper falls past the sky scrapers covered in bill boards, and this means one thing; series 6 of Mad Men has begun!
Ahhh.... I can almost smell the Lucky Strike and strong liquor.
If you've never seen Mad Men then let me be one of many that will say, you have to watch it!!!
It's stylish and smart. It's gripping without being too Americanny and showy, and hell, its sometimes shocking! The characters are all so engaging, pretty messed up and, well, normal! (If you don't take most of them being annoyingly attractive as normal). I like the fact that throughout all of the series to date, you learn and find out more and more about the characters with each episode. It keeps you intrigued. Like getting to know a new friend; you don't want to discover everything about them on your first meeting.
Another reason this show is one of my favourites, is because of the clothes and the set. Wow! Those outfits just get better and better. I would give my right ear to rummage through the costume department. I've always thought Joan and Betty look incredible; Betty especially in the earlier series' where she is still Dons wife and sported a lot of beautiful floral frocks, pink lips and matching nails. (always loved her cigarette case too). And Joan, well! Once you've got over her sensational figure you see some pretty amazing tailored pieces. The clothes suit her sharp personality perfectly. I love her gold pendant that she often wears in the office (I'm amusing its a pen?).
Furniture wise, i love it all!! One day i will own a wooden 60's side board!! Rodgers space age, white, minimalist office is probably my favourite one out of the bunch. Matches his hair... And now with series 6 here, they're really getting out of the prim 50's and into the swinging 60's. The hair styles are getting bigger and the patterns are getting bolder! I love it baby!!
Now It doesn't seem like that long ago that the cool, sophisticated Madison Avenue cast graced our screens, but its been 9 months! And they definitely left us in suspense....
Quick recap on series 5 (Warning: spoiler alert!!)
Peggy quit and got a new job at another Ad agency. Megan quit too to pursue her career in acting. Betty got tubby. Lane stole money from the business and committed suicide. Pete continued to be a moron and had another affair. Joan's marriage falls apart, shes left with (rogers?) baby and she became partner in the company by sleeping with the disgusting Jaguar executive. And last but by no means least, Mr Draper. He was the most surprising of them all. He actually seemed quite happy in his relationship with Megan and stayed monogamist throughout the series... Or did he? We were left seeing him drinking alone at a bar when a female voice districts him (que some appropriate 60's hit to play us into the credits).
I actually couldn't believe he hadn't strayed since marrying his young secretary. Is Don Draper a changed man? No!!
I cant believe it, and i wont!! (Not because I've seen episodes 1-3 already but) I know he'll be back to his usual self again. His bleak, dark upbringing has so much to answer for. There's a reason he behaves the way he does and treats women as he does! I don't think he's a bad egg. I think it's environmental factors and lies that have made him the mad man he is.
Am I sticking up for the Draper? Maybe I am, but you can't hate him,
He's a dish! ; )
to the advertising men
that worked on
Madison Avenue,
New York.
A cartoon image of a black figure enters an office and the somber, tense sounding strings drone out of my iPad speakers.... The black figure of Don Draper falls past the sky scrapers covered in bill boards, and this means one thing; series 6 of Mad Men has begun!
Ahhh.... I can almost smell the Lucky Strike and strong liquor.
If you've never seen Mad Men then let me be one of many that will say, you have to watch it!!!
It's stylish and smart. It's gripping without being too Americanny and showy, and hell, its sometimes shocking! The characters are all so engaging, pretty messed up and, well, normal! (If you don't take most of them being annoyingly attractive as normal). I like the fact that throughout all of the series to date, you learn and find out more and more about the characters with each episode. It keeps you intrigued. Like getting to know a new friend; you don't want to discover everything about them on your first meeting.
Another reason this show is one of my favourites, is because of the clothes and the set. Wow! Those outfits just get better and better. I would give my right ear to rummage through the costume department. I've always thought Joan and Betty look incredible; Betty especially in the earlier series' where she is still Dons wife and sported a lot of beautiful floral frocks, pink lips and matching nails. (always loved her cigarette case too). And Joan, well! Once you've got over her sensational figure you see some pretty amazing tailored pieces. The clothes suit her sharp personality perfectly. I love her gold pendant that she often wears in the office (I'm amusing its a pen?).
Furniture wise, i love it all!! One day i will own a wooden 60's side board!! Rodgers space age, white, minimalist office is probably my favourite one out of the bunch. Matches his hair... And now with series 6 here, they're really getting out of the prim 50's and into the swinging 60's. The hair styles are getting bigger and the patterns are getting bolder! I love it baby!!
Now It doesn't seem like that long ago that the cool, sophisticated Madison Avenue cast graced our screens, but its been 9 months! And they definitely left us in suspense....
Quick recap on series 5 (Warning: spoiler alert!!)
Peggy quit and got a new job at another Ad agency. Megan quit too to pursue her career in acting. Betty got tubby. Lane stole money from the business and committed suicide. Pete continued to be a moron and had another affair. Joan's marriage falls apart, shes left with (rogers?) baby and she became partner in the company by sleeping with the disgusting Jaguar executive. And last but by no means least, Mr Draper. He was the most surprising of them all. He actually seemed quite happy in his relationship with Megan and stayed monogamist throughout the series... Or did he? We were left seeing him drinking alone at a bar when a female voice districts him (que some appropriate 60's hit to play us into the credits).
I actually couldn't believe he hadn't strayed since marrying his young secretary. Is Don Draper a changed man? No!!
I cant believe it, and i wont!! (Not because I've seen episodes 1-3 already but) I know he'll be back to his usual self again. His bleak, dark upbringing has so much to answer for. There's a reason he behaves the way he does and treats women as he does! I don't think he's a bad egg. I think it's environmental factors and lies that have made him the mad man he is.
Am I sticking up for the Draper? Maybe I am, but you can't hate him,
He's a dish! ; )
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Natural Chanel glow
This may come as a shock, but we have had two days of sunshine!! Yippeee!
So for today's make up I wanted to look glowing and more bronzed than normal. This means raiding the browns and bronzie colours in my make up box and whipping out my Mac mineralise skin Finish in medium dark. Yesssss!
I was thinking of putting some fake tan on but I have a love/hate relationship with it. Love it when you first put it on; you're skin looks so even and you feel like you've been marooned on a tropical island where it's illegal for one to burn. But hate the smell, the effort of applying it (especially on the middle of your back!) and the way your skin looks like tigger bread when it starts to flake away.
So sticking to my paleness I used my
Chanel vitalumière in 10 limpide nude.
It's a thin liquid foundation that has a light/medium cover and leaves skin looking dewy and glowing, but not too shinny. I used my Real Techniques buffing brush to apply and this worked it into the skin well.
Then popped some
Mac mineralise skin finish in medium dark
on the places that the sun would naturally kiss. My forehead, upper cheeks, nose and a bit on my chin. I used a an Eco tools large face brush to apply it. You can get these from Boots, and they are great!
I then Finished my cheeks with some
Chanel powder blush in 15 orchid rose
(Which is funny because I brought an orchid today!) I love Chanels blushes, I wish I had more. This one is a lovely dark peach verging on terracotta.
For my eyes I used a L'oréal chrome shine eye shadow and Bourjois 05 brun. Both brown/bronze. The Bourjois one is much more subtle; doesn't have as much shimmer as the L'oréal.
Sticking in the eye area, I used my
Laura Gellers baked impressions eye palette
in the darkest brown on my eye brows, using an eye brow brush. I find using a powder on my brow a little more natural looking than a pencil. If my hand isn't feeling too creative somedays then I stick to my pencil (even then it's tricky, and I have to start over!) Brows are the one thing I find a challenging each day.... Wish they were like Frans...
Anyway, enough moping about them! I used my
Clinique high impact mascara
and my
Chanel brilliant lip shine in 61 Santa Monica (beautiful peach shine) and I was finished!
Pale with a sun kissed glow.
Now please don't go away sunshine!
So for today's make up I wanted to look glowing and more bronzed than normal. This means raiding the browns and bronzie colours in my make up box and whipping out my Mac mineralise skin Finish in medium dark. Yesssss!
I was thinking of putting some fake tan on but I have a love/hate relationship with it. Love it when you first put it on; you're skin looks so even and you feel like you've been marooned on a tropical island where it's illegal for one to burn. But hate the smell, the effort of applying it (especially on the middle of your back!) and the way your skin looks like tigger bread when it starts to flake away.
So sticking to my paleness I used my
Chanel vitalumière in 10 limpide nude.
It's a thin liquid foundation that has a light/medium cover and leaves skin looking dewy and glowing, but not too shinny. I used my Real Techniques buffing brush to apply and this worked it into the skin well.
Then popped some
Mac mineralise skin finish in medium dark
on the places that the sun would naturally kiss. My forehead, upper cheeks, nose and a bit on my chin. I used a an Eco tools large face brush to apply it. You can get these from Boots, and they are great!
I then Finished my cheeks with some
Chanel powder blush in 15 orchid rose
(Which is funny because I brought an orchid today!) I love Chanels blushes, I wish I had more. This one is a lovely dark peach verging on terracotta.
For my eyes I used a L'oréal chrome shine eye shadow and Bourjois 05 brun. Both brown/bronze. The Bourjois one is much more subtle; doesn't have as much shimmer as the L'oréal.
Sticking in the eye area, I used my
Laura Gellers baked impressions eye palette
in the darkest brown on my eye brows, using an eye brow brush. I find using a powder on my brow a little more natural looking than a pencil. If my hand isn't feeling too creative somedays then I stick to my pencil (even then it's tricky, and I have to start over!) Brows are the one thing I find a challenging each day.... Wish they were like Frans...
Anyway, enough moping about them! I used my
Clinique high impact mascara
and my
Chanel brilliant lip shine in 61 Santa Monica (beautiful peach shine) and I was finished!
Pale with a sun kissed glow.
Now please don't go away sunshine!
Saturday, 20 April 2013
Spring into Coral
Today's make up: Coral!
It feels like spring and I'm feeling peachy!
Mac sheertone shimmer blush in Springsheen (didn't choose this today because of the name, honest)
I sweeped this under my cheek bones to give a little contour.
Revlon photoready cream blush in 100 on my cheeks.
Bourjois rouge edition in no3 (I love these lipsticks. They have good staying power and feel moisturising)
Then put Mac plush glass in fullfilled over the top.
Have a lovely sunny Saturday everyone!
It feels like spring and I'm feeling peachy!
Mac sheertone shimmer blush in Springsheen (didn't choose this today because of the name, honest)
I sweeped this under my cheek bones to give a little contour.
Revlon photoready cream blush in 100 on my cheeks.
Bourjois rouge edition in no3 (I love these lipsticks. They have good staying power and feel moisturising)
Then put Mac plush glass in fullfilled over the top.
Have a lovely sunny Saturday everyone!
Friday, 19 April 2013
Who's that girl? It's Fran!
I adore make up! Applying it, looking at it, buying it, trying different brands & colours, and watching endless tutorials on YouTube about it!! I am an absolute girl when it comes to the fancy face paint : )
So tonight whilst round Franny's (scoffing scrummy enchiladas and Jerry and Bens) she let me practice my make up applying skills on her lovely soft face. In the style of Jess (Zooey Deschanel) from New Girl. Minus the bangs.
Fran started things off by cleansing her face with Liz Earle's Cleanse and Polish, followed by Liz's moisturiser. My favourite daly products. Start and end the day with Liz and you can't go wrong!
Then I was allowed loose on her face....
Grabbing my Real Techniques buffing brush, I started by putting some
Revlon photo ready perfecting primer
on Frans oil prone parts of her skin; her chin and a bit down her nose. I don't tend to use this all over on my face, just on the oily patches. This way the foundation really sticks to the primer and doesn't vanish into your pours, never to be seen again! I like this primer; it glides on easily and leaves a silky soft finish to the skin.
Then I used
Bourjois healthy mix in no51, light vanilla.
This suited Frans skin perfectly (which is combination btw). I LOVE this foundation. The colour match is spot on, its buildable, the smell is devine (just like a Chanel foundation or moisturiser) and the finish isn't too dewy and not too matte.
Then i just popped some
Rimmel wake me up concealer in ivory
under Frans eyes and on the few blemishes that she had.
Next I filled in her eyebrows with a
Rimmel eyebrow pencil.
She has the most amazing eyebrows!! I have brow envy! Mine are so sparse and blurrrr : (
The next step was the eyes:
Now Zooey/Jess has the most beautiful eyes. Big, blue and round! She doesn't seem to wear a lot of make up around them. I used
Laura Geller, baked imPRESSions eye palette
I used a brow brush and applied the darkest brown shade from the palette across Frans upper and lower eye line and the lightest shade over her eye lids. This palette is also great for filling in eyebrows. Soft, subtile, brown colours complimented her eyes so well. As it does Zooeys blue doe eyes.... Dreamy!
Now Jess normally has a full, false set of lashes on, but I used my new
Clinique High impact mascara in black
and my trusty eyelash curler. It made Frans eyelashes look full and curly wurly. I love it! (I found it quite scary applying mascara on another person! No pokes or screams though, phew!)
Now, time for some pink! Jess always has cute pink cheeks and a matching pink lip.
With that in mind I took my
Soap and Glory, glow all out powder
and using my Real Techniques contour brush, I sweeped it under Frans cheek bones and over her brow bone, just to give some shimmer and definition to the cheek area. FYI, It has a lovely peach tint to it.
Then I swapped that for my Real Techniques stippling brush and applied my
Mac cream blush in something special
to her little cheeks, which then looked lovely and rosey. I do love a cream blush. They sit on the skin so well and look a wee bit more dewy and fresh. Perfect for this particular, cute-as-a-daisy look.
I finished her face with my Real Techniques BIG powder brush and
Mac studio finish powder
I Pressed it into her face to set the make up.
Did i mention how much i like the real techniques brushes? No?! Well, i'm telling you, they're terrific! Next month I'm going to buy the eye brush set. Anywho....
Last but not least, i used a gorgeous dark pink
Bourjois, rouge edition lip stick in 11
I used my real techniques lip brush. This applies the lipstick more thinly and allows you to build the colour up to the boldness you're after. I kept it quite light as Jess doesn't wear it too bright.
And Tah dah! There we have my attempt at a pretty Jess! Just add some thick specs, some bangs, some pretty kitsch dresses, and a hot room mate named Nick : )
Beautiful! Thanks for being my doll Francesca x
So tonight whilst round Franny's (scoffing scrummy enchiladas and Jerry and Bens) she let me practice my make up applying skills on her lovely soft face. In the style of Jess (Zooey Deschanel) from New Girl. Minus the bangs.
Fran started things off by cleansing her face with Liz Earle's Cleanse and Polish, followed by Liz's moisturiser. My favourite daly products. Start and end the day with Liz and you can't go wrong!
Then I was allowed loose on her face....
Grabbing my Real Techniques buffing brush, I started by putting some
Revlon photo ready perfecting primer
on Frans oil prone parts of her skin; her chin and a bit down her nose. I don't tend to use this all over on my face, just on the oily patches. This way the foundation really sticks to the primer and doesn't vanish into your pours, never to be seen again! I like this primer; it glides on easily and leaves a silky soft finish to the skin.
Then I used
Bourjois healthy mix in no51, light vanilla.
This suited Frans skin perfectly (which is combination btw). I LOVE this foundation. The colour match is spot on, its buildable, the smell is devine (just like a Chanel foundation or moisturiser) and the finish isn't too dewy and not too matte.
Then i just popped some
Rimmel wake me up concealer in ivory
under Frans eyes and on the few blemishes that she had.
Next I filled in her eyebrows with a
Rimmel eyebrow pencil.
She has the most amazing eyebrows!! I have brow envy! Mine are so sparse and blurrrr : (
The next step was the eyes:
Now Zooey/Jess has the most beautiful eyes. Big, blue and round! She doesn't seem to wear a lot of make up around them. I used
Laura Geller, baked imPRESSions eye palette
I used a brow brush and applied the darkest brown shade from the palette across Frans upper and lower eye line and the lightest shade over her eye lids. This palette is also great for filling in eyebrows. Soft, subtile, brown colours complimented her eyes so well. As it does Zooeys blue doe eyes.... Dreamy!
Now Jess normally has a full, false set of lashes on, but I used my new
Clinique High impact mascara in black
and my trusty eyelash curler. It made Frans eyelashes look full and curly wurly. I love it! (I found it quite scary applying mascara on another person! No pokes or screams though, phew!)
Now, time for some pink! Jess always has cute pink cheeks and a matching pink lip.
With that in mind I took my
Soap and Glory, glow all out powder
and using my Real Techniques contour brush, I sweeped it under Frans cheek bones and over her brow bone, just to give some shimmer and definition to the cheek area. FYI, It has a lovely peach tint to it.
Then I swapped that for my Real Techniques stippling brush and applied my
Mac cream blush in something special
to her little cheeks, which then looked lovely and rosey. I do love a cream blush. They sit on the skin so well and look a wee bit more dewy and fresh. Perfect for this particular, cute-as-a-daisy look.
I finished her face with my Real Techniques BIG powder brush and
Mac studio finish powder
I Pressed it into her face to set the make up.
Did i mention how much i like the real techniques brushes? No?! Well, i'm telling you, they're terrific! Next month I'm going to buy the eye brush set. Anywho....
Last but not least, i used a gorgeous dark pink
Bourjois, rouge edition lip stick in 11
I used my real techniques lip brush. This applies the lipstick more thinly and allows you to build the colour up to the boldness you're after. I kept it quite light as Jess doesn't wear it too bright.
And Tah dah! There we have my attempt at a pretty Jess! Just add some thick specs, some bangs, some pretty kitsch dresses, and a hot room mate named Nick : )
Beautiful! Thanks for being my doll Francesca x
A nice defined lash
I'd heard good things about Clinique's High impact mascara from the wonderful make up gurus, Pixiwoo. (You can find their channel on you tube and follow them on twitter).
I am always hunting for the holy grail of mascaras and this could be a life long mission but I thought I have to give this Clinique one a go, as I trust Sam and Nics (pixiwoo) wise words.
I purchased it from the Clinique counter in boots; the lady was so helpful and gave me a free eye pencil which you only get free with a foundation normally , so that was a nice bonus! At £16 it's not too expensive and only £6 more than what you'd pay for a typical drug store brand, so I didn't think it was too spendy.
It has a nice medium/large brush, and takes to the lashes well. After just a few strokes you already have a nice build up on your lashes. I do use an eyelash curler before I do my mascara as my lashes are very long and tend to drop straight away.
High impact keeps them curled and separated well. I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase and recommend this mascara to all!
I am always hunting for the holy grail of mascaras and this could be a life long mission but I thought I have to give this Clinique one a go, as I trust Sam and Nics (pixiwoo) wise words.
I purchased it from the Clinique counter in boots; the lady was so helpful and gave me a free eye pencil which you only get free with a foundation normally , so that was a nice bonus! At £16 it's not too expensive and only £6 more than what you'd pay for a typical drug store brand, so I didn't think it was too spendy.
It has a nice medium/large brush, and takes to the lashes well. After just a few strokes you already have a nice build up on your lashes. I do use an eyelash curler before I do my mascara as my lashes are very long and tend to drop straight away.
High impact keeps them curled and separated well. I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase and recommend this mascara to all!
Monday, 15 April 2013
Next step, sunshine!
I wouldn't say I've got an addictive personality but when it comes to Fashion and beauty products, I'm hooked!
So whilst looking on the Next website at their new summer swimwear collection it soon changed from browsing to basket clicking.
I've been after a swimsuit ever since seeing Amanda Seyfried in Mamma mia rocking her little, navy one-piece. So after some searching I went with this pretty floral number. I didn't want one with any cut outs or holes; just a traditional swim cozzie that also had the cool factor.
One thing that i found off putting about swimsuits is sizing. I'm not blessed on the bust front, but have ample squidge on my derrière! I found Nexts' size 10 a little too snug on the bottom so had to return it for a perfect size 12. (There's nothing worse than bum bulge!) The top wasn't too loose, thank goodness, because by this point I loved the cozzie and would have been very sad to return it again.
But swimsuits do gain points for practicality when going a little mental on the water flumes and rapids! A lost bikini bottom at Centre Parcs is worse than heavy petting in the pool.
I do get bikini bottoms in a size 12 too, and did purchase this reasonably priced, striped set, also from Next.
My friend Annabel and I were talking about our love of Next and were saying do we love it so because we're getting older or have next really improved? A bit of both maybe, but I definitely think the latter.
Now where's that sun?
So whilst looking on the Next website at their new summer swimwear collection it soon changed from browsing to basket clicking.
I've been after a swimsuit ever since seeing Amanda Seyfried in Mamma mia rocking her little, navy one-piece. So after some searching I went with this pretty floral number. I didn't want one with any cut outs or holes; just a traditional swim cozzie that also had the cool factor.
One thing that i found off putting about swimsuits is sizing. I'm not blessed on the bust front, but have ample squidge on my derrière! I found Nexts' size 10 a little too snug on the bottom so had to return it for a perfect size 12. (There's nothing worse than bum bulge!) The top wasn't too loose, thank goodness, because by this point I loved the cozzie and would have been very sad to return it again.
But swimsuits do gain points for practicality when going a little mental on the water flumes and rapids! A lost bikini bottom at Centre Parcs is worse than heavy petting in the pool.
I do get bikini bottoms in a size 12 too, and did purchase this reasonably priced, striped set, also from Next.
My friend Annabel and I were talking about our love of Next and were saying do we love it so because we're getting older or have next really improved? A bit of both maybe, but I definitely think the latter.
Now where's that sun?
Sunday, 14 April 2013
The Little Goring Kitchen
So following on from my love affair with Paris and my new found love of Rachel Khoo, today I made Croque Madame, Rachel style, from her cookbook, The Little Paris Kitchen.
It didn't take too long to prepare, make, or cook, so was perfect for breakfast. The ingredients I'm guessing would already be resident in most people cupboards (I did have to buy the Dijon mustard and nutmeg though.... actually I had to purchase all of it) so it's not one of those recipes where you have to spend out a little before you get cracking.
The end result was tasty, breakfasty, Frenchie goodness. Easy to make and easier to eat!
See Rachel's video below to make your own Croque Madame. Bon appetit!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRLOLmkEjc
It didn't take too long to prepare, make, or cook, so was perfect for breakfast. The ingredients I'm guessing would already be resident in most people cupboards (I did have to buy the Dijon mustard and nutmeg though.... actually I had to purchase all of it) so it's not one of those recipes where you have to spend out a little before you get cracking.
The end result was tasty, breakfasty, Frenchie goodness. Easy to make and easier to eat!
See Rachel's video below to make your own Croque Madame. Bon appetit!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRLOLmkEjc
J'adore Paris
I have been a lover of all things Parisian for a little while now. More so since I visited gay Paree which luckily has been twice now and both times were magical, captivating and tres magnifique!!
I love the city, the culture, the patisseries, the fashion, movies, la tour Eiffel (a bit obvious maybe, but I don't care, Its beautiful!), beauties such as Audrey Tautuo and Marion Cotillard, and
the chic-ness that the French just seem to ooze!
My whimsical dream of living there with my Pashley and being carefree, eating basket loads of bread and speaking the tongue will most probably always be a dream but hey, it's only a short journey away by the Eurostar.
One person that brings me connected to that dream is Rachel Khoo and her Little Paris Kitchen. If you haven't heard of her go to my favourite ones on the left and you'll see her website/blog.
There are clips of her popular, BBC TV series on youtube which accompanies her cookbook. See the link below too
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b01dy7yt
She is an inspiration to people living in confide spaces and cooks what looks like the scrummiest French food!
I love the city, the culture, the patisseries, the fashion, movies, la tour Eiffel (a bit obvious maybe, but I don't care, Its beautiful!), beauties such as Audrey Tautuo and Marion Cotillard, and
the chic-ness that the French just seem to ooze!
My whimsical dream of living there with my Pashley and being carefree, eating basket loads of bread and speaking the tongue will most probably always be a dream but hey, it's only a short journey away by the Eurostar.
One person that brings me connected to that dream is Rachel Khoo and her Little Paris Kitchen. If you haven't heard of her go to my favourite ones on the left and you'll see her website/blog.
There are clips of her popular, BBC TV series on youtube which accompanies her cookbook. See the link below too
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b01dy7yt
She is an inspiration to people living in confide spaces and cooks what looks like the scrummiest French food!
Saturday, 13 April 2013
A place where you can watch The Gos
Last night Francesca and I went to see Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes' new eagerly anticipated (by Fran and myself) indie film, A place beyond the pines.
At a long 140mins, you'd be expecting a lot of Gosling ooogling but alas, he's not in it for the duration. What you do see of him is, as always I find, effortlessly, brilliant acting. I do find my eyes turn into hearts whenever I watch him... Swoon!
Like most leading men they have a complimenting leading lady and Mendes did not disappoint; she was superb. You believed every emotion she was going through and together they made the film.
Bradley Cooper was short haired in this movie which completely changes his appearance for me ( I much prefer him long haired and rugged, playing a confused, hungover Phil). He portrayed the moron (in my opinion) Cop turned big shot politician. He plays douche bag charecters so well... Wedding crashers, He's just not that into you...
Cooper was the glue in the middle of this story and maybe his character was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Anywho, I don't want to disclose anymore and spoil it for you.
We thoroughly enjoyed it. It left me feeling a little sad but also proud of certain characters at the end (and made us ponder on how long it would have taken make up artists to do all of Goslings tattoos??)
A must see! 3.75 out of 5
At a long 140mins, you'd be expecting a lot of Gosling ooogling but alas, he's not in it for the duration. What you do see of him is, as always I find, effortlessly, brilliant acting. I do find my eyes turn into hearts whenever I watch him... Swoon!
Like most leading men they have a complimenting leading lady and Mendes did not disappoint; she was superb. You believed every emotion she was going through and together they made the film.
Bradley Cooper was short haired in this movie which completely changes his appearance for me ( I much prefer him long haired and rugged, playing a confused, hungover Phil). He portrayed the moron (in my opinion) Cop turned big shot politician. He plays douche bag charecters so well... Wedding crashers, He's just not that into you...
Cooper was the glue in the middle of this story and maybe his character was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Anywho, I don't want to disclose anymore and spoil it for you.
We thoroughly enjoyed it. It left me feeling a little sad but also proud of certain characters at the end (and made us ponder on how long it would have taken make up artists to do all of Goslings tattoos??)
A must see! 3.75 out of 5
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