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Tuesday 17 October 2017

Ibiza












Some of my arty (?) pics taken in Ibiza this October. All photos taken on Samsung A5 2017

Places visited/featured: Bora Bora Apartments, Playa d'en Bossa, Blue Marlin Club, Testino: Rumours, DC-10: Circoloco

Yellow suitcase is from 'it' luggage

Friday 28 July 2017

Upcycle: Ikea Kitchen Cart






Kitchen Carti Haul ∠( ᐛ 」∠)_

 1. Green Mixing Bowl Berts Brighton 
2. Pot & Plant Ikea 
3. Moomin Piggy Bank Kiddy Land Tokyo 
4. Lantern Ikea 
5. Pot Ikea 
6. Square dinner plates Tiger Stores


This is how lil yung kitchen carti FÖRHÖJA looked before I tarted it up




White primer: Dulux Trade Quick Dry Wood Primer Undercoat

Top surface - Light bit of sanding and 
Wickes Quick Drying Interior Varnish in Warm Oak - Satin. 

The colour paints used...


Farrow and Ball Yellowcake No.279


Farrow & Ball Parma Gray No.27

This jobby was done about 2-3 years ago. The pictures were taken recently so 
F&B give a good paint ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

x- There's more examples of these little carts pimped up on Google images - x



Tuesday 4 April 2017

My 5 Recent Film Faves

The Love Witch (2016)


Director Anna Biller produced, edited and h.a.n.d.m.a.d.e the costumes for 
this technicolor tumblr dream.

Watch if you like:
A witch that's bad and boujee ✔️️
Pastel goth victorian tea rooms, where girls be sippin' on that truth tea ✔️️
Making love potions that contain used tampons ✔️️

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The Handmaiden (2016)


South Korean psychological thriller by the director of Old Boy and Stoker.

Watch if you like:
Spending 2hr 40mins on a film ✔️️
TWISTS ✔️️
cinematic masterpieces etc ✔️️


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Shelley (2016)



Dark Danish psychological horror about a couple that pay their housekeeper to surrogate their child. 

Watch if you don't like:
Babies ✔️️
Couple's ✔️️
Hen's ✔️️

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Always Shine (2016)


Tense psychological thriller centred around two actress friends spending a weekend together. Here is Mackenzie Davis who played Yorkie in the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror. She good.

Watch if you like:
Mackenzie Davis ✔️️
Tension ✔️️
Acting within acting...is this actress playing an actress acting rn? *pulls hair out* ✔️️


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20th Century Women (2017)


This was just nice (probs had a bit too much psychological thriller). 
I could almost endure Greta Gerwig.

Watch if you like:
To chill and not have someone die on you ✔️️
Annette Benning's blouse and kitchen game ✔️️
mmm something a bit feminist ✔️️

More: Rotten Tomatoes

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Few extra's to throw in

Elle (2016) // Christine (2016) // Things To Come (2016) // After The Storm (2017)