Let them eat Cake

Beautiful photography spread for Zoya jewellery based heavily on the Marie Antoinette movie by Sophia Copolla. I saw these on Absolutely Lady Like blog.

What I like:
I love the theme, I love the makeup and hair styling. The Zoya jewellery range is decadent in every way I really like the necklet and earring in the bath photo and the sparkling rose ring, it reminds me of a range we sell at work called Le Vian. (I will do a separate post on that as there is so much of the jewellery I want!)

I have some images from the film which you can see the very obvious influence it has had on this shoot.


I left the photographs which were less influenced by the film out because they were more contemporary and generic, I didnt like them as much.

The Tudors

So happy Series 4 of The Tudors has started!

It is one of my favourite programs ever.

I love the costumes, the music, the set design (minus the cgi graphics of palaces that no longer exist!) the drama and the fact that most of it is true to what we know from history. Of course artisitc license is used to make it good viewing but most of the show is true to the facts.
Jonathan Rhys Mayers plays a convincing and truly terrifying King Henry, I would not mess with him.

I love history especially British history and I love a good period drama, its a win win!

I would recommend this to anyone.

1940s Bash

I am so glad that the Blind Lemon Vintage fair is coming to Cardiff again on 6th of this month.




Because in April, I have this to go too!



We are going for my friends Birthday, she lives nearby so me and my friends will drive down and stay the weekend and go to this event.

I really want a genuine 1940s dress, nothing elaborate just an everyday dress will be lovely. So hopefully I can pick one up at the fair.

I cannot wait to do my hair either, I dont know which style yet but Ive been gathering inspiration and where better than from:

http://bobbypinblog.blogspot.com/

Bobbypin blog is one of my favourite blogs to follow, a recent post got me looking at these

http://www.ultimatelooks.com/jonrenauwigs/turbangjr.htm

for a Betty Grable look, it is a possibility!
I could do a good Veronica Lake, but thats super glamorous.
Katharine Hepburn is probably more a style I will try.

I have a lot of hair to work with as you can see! my fringe has grown out since that picture as well.All advantages for 1940s dress, unlike the 1920s theme I picked! I used about 50 hair pins that night!

Barbie goes French

I would like this Barbie


It reminds me of the ones I saw at the Barbie exhibition two years ago in Palma.

http://domesticblogess.blogspot.com/2009/09/barbie.html

The picture of the Marie Antoinette Barbie made me go back through my folder from that holiday and I remembered the beautiful Barbie based on the Wedgewood jasperwear, I love her cameo choker.


here is the other doll which was released



I would love a wedgewood china set, maybe I will be lucky if I ever get married? I would get a grown up one for dinner parties and a Beatrix Potter one for everyday.

If I do get married I want this cake, but in peach, just like the Barbie....maybe she could stand on top next to a Ken?


Sometimes I worry I have very bad taste...

Birthday Present

I got a Chamilia bracelet for my birthday and 2 charms to start it off.

You can design your own online at

http://www.chamilia.com/uk/en/design-your-own/

They are beautiful and lots of fun to collect, here are some of the designs Ive made online.


these are the 2 beads I got for my bracelet


and this is the next one on my list of must haves!

Flapper Photography

Digital photography of a bygone era,

Me with my disney cake




chunk eaten out the cake already! My mum made me a cake like this for my brithday years ago, I will have to find a photo and scan it, had a doll in the top and milky button skirt :)


I was impressed with the effort my friends went to with costumes, they all looked fabulous!

1920s birthday!

Had my birthday night out last night, the 1920s theme was a hit!

I havent been through all the photos yet but this is a picture of my hair from the back.


pincurl style, took me ages to get all my hair up, its very long at the moment!

i have a better picture of my disney princess cake for my next post as well.