Red Carpet Highlights

Hey guys,
So yesterday I said I'd give you some of the Red Carpet highlights, even though it may be pointless now I'd just like to share anyway. Last night the internet was bursting with images, captions, photobombing, gifs and pizza celebrating the 86th Academy Awards. '12 Years A Slave' won for best film, Cate Blanchett won Best Leading Actress for her role in 'Blue Jasmine', Mathew McConaughey won Best Leading Actor for 'Dallas Buyers Club', Lupita Nyong'o won for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in '12 Years A Slave' and Jared Leto won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for 'Dallas Buyers Club'. 'Gravity' won for Best Cinematography and Best Directing, 'Great Gatsby' won for Best Costume Design and of course, 'Frozen' won for Best Animated Feature (like nobody saw that coming *rolls eyes*). The only movie I have seen out of all of those is Frozen and although it wasn't bad, I definitely don't think it deserved to win an Oscar.

Last night Tumblr was filled with stunning images and hilarious gifs of Emma Watson, Amy Adams and Lupita Nyong'o all looking fantastic, Benedict Cumberpatch getting a little too excited and photo-bombing every photo possible, Ellen ordering pizzas, Brad Pitt handing out plates, Jennifer Lawrence yet again tripping, Leonardo DiCaprio breaking into tears and John Travolta's inability to pronounce names- it sounded like quite a night!

One of the stars of the show was Lupita Nyong'o looking charming and beautiful in that dress. She looks like a princess, literally, I can't stop thinking of the Princess and the Frog. I don't mean for that to be offensive of course she looks lovely. And the way the dress moves is just so nice. Everyone was so happy to hear that she won and they all adored her speech, even Benedict Cumberpatch cried.

Although I just love Lupita Nyong'o swishy blue dress, I have to say, Amy Adams scored a win with her elegant dark blue that just fits to her body beautifully. I can't say she could've done better because it was spot on. The hip flaps are a little strange but the lines of this dress are what make it perfect.

Penelope Cruz actually looked decent in comparison to the last time I saw a photo of her in a shocking dress at the opening night of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The colours go well on her the Giambattista Valli gown is elegant and swishy without being too ordinary or too outrageous. I do love her, she's a beautiful woman, and last night with her hair in a bun and those Chopard jewels she really looked beautiful.

For once I actually liked Anne Hathaway's hair. Ever since she got that pixie cut I thought it didn't really suit her and it looked strange. but it's grown out a bit and I like it. I also like the metallic-embellished black Gucci gown she wore. Although this isn't perfect, it's not bad and the shape and colours suit her well. I'm just not sure about the bodice part. But otherwise, the dress suits her well and it makes a statement but isn't too showy.

Emma Watson was one of my favourites. I think she ties with Amy Adams, but just look at how stunning she looks in that dress! And the lipstick was perfect too. I like the flowyness of the dress and how it makes her look taller. And my gosh she's not a little girl anymore! I haven't seen her in a while but she's almost a full adult now! Maybe not quite, she's still a young-un in my heart.

And last of all, I thought Jennifer Garner looked quite pretty in that sparkly, tinsel-y dress. Not my absolute favourites, but still quite pretty for quite a boring colour. It wasn't quite nude which was good because I don't like nudes. They're kind of boring and just kind of blend in.

Images from oscars.go.com/red-carpet and dailymail.co.uk

What were your favourite things about this year's Oscars? Was it the host? The outfits? The winners? Or the hilarious captions that came afterwards? :)

Jody

Monday Fashion Sketches #12

Hey guys,

Well I almost didn't make it in time but at 9:13 at night here they are! Four fashion designs for you this week! I've tried out my new Extras kit and they've got some pretty cool stuff in there. Not all of it's good but some of it is. Anyway here you go. Also congratulations to Mathew McConaughey for best Male Leading Role in 'Dallas Buyers Club' and the wonderful Cate Blanchett in 'Blue Jasmine'. The winning movie of the 86th Academy awards goes to '12 Years A Slave'. I actually haven't seen any of these movies but I'm sure they're all good. Well Done. I may be posting some red carpet favourites tomorrow. Hope you don't think it's too late.

This hairstyle looks very birth of Venus don't you think?

Sorry the pictures are each on separate lines and sorry the colour is so bad. But I hope you like them anyway

Jody

Coolest Long Hairstyles

Recently I've been on Tumblr and Pinterest and I'm really getting into the fashion/style/hair category.

These are the long hair hairstyles I'm absolutely loving

I do not own these images

Don't forget to follow me on Tumblr and Pinterest!

Jody

Strike Bowling

Hey guys,
Today my dad, my brother and I went to Strike Bowling in the Mandarin center. First we went to Grill'd to get burgers and they were yum! Before our session started we played some arcade games first which was kind of fun. Plus I think it was actually my first time playing arcade games :) Maybe not, maybe just my first time in a long time.

In the end my dad won (no surprise there) and I came last. Hamish beat me which was annoying but he had the barriers up so he had an advantage. Oh well. I got two strikes though (not in a row) so I was pretty happy about that.
How about you? Have you been bowling recently? Or laser tag? I hope none of you were beaten by your younger siblings as that never feels so great. Then again I can't stand the the grumpy mood when they don't win. Now I really have to get a move on on all of my assignments (even though I'm probably just going to procrastinate after this) so that's all for now.

Jody

Hello March

Source, edited by me on Rhonna Designs.

Hey guys,
Today is the first day of March, February seems to have gone by really quickly. It does have less days than most though I suppose.

I hope you all had a great February and have lots of wonderful plans for March. At the moment my only real plan is Walk In Her Shoes from the 17th-23rd. It's not too late to register! Also not too late to sponsor a friend or a group or something. I spoke about WIHS in a previous post so you can go over there now to read it or just visit the website to learn more. You can also pick up a WIHS starter kit in the Body Shop (one of their funding sponsors).

On another note...it's happened. Although I've tried to resist it I couldn't. It's official now, I'm addicted to Tumblr. Well, I can't be saved now, so go head over to my blog and check it out ;)

And another thing, I'm now making dinner for my family once a week. This how now gone on for three weeks? (Four if you count the first week when I wasn't getting paid which I'm not at the moment because I can't remember what I cooked the first time anyway). Although I can't remember what I cooked the first week.. Gosh I'm hopeless. Well anyway, originally the budget was $20. Money was supplied by my mum and if I went within the limit I could keep the leftover money, but if I went over, the extra money spent came out of my own pocket. Well the second week this worked out alright because we most of the ingredients at home. But lately I've just been losing money so I decided not to do it anymore. My dad has so far enjoyed the things I've been cooking and so at this news he was a little disappointed. So he offered me as much money as I needed to make dinner. Now at this offer I immediately said, yes. It was a little unsubtle I must admit but me and my family all know I'll pretty much do anything for money. Well, if it's something I know I can do, I'll do it. So anyway, I'll give you the links to the recipes I used from Taste.com just in case you were looking for family meal ideas. Some days I have cooked meals when my brother was at my grandma's house and so I can cook things that my brother will not usually eat, without having to make something extra for him. So kiddie meals are not really the thing I'm going for. Especially not fussy ones.
Week 1:???
Week 2: Cous cous with pumpkin and chorizo and Aparagus and Pecorino Tart. First of all, I used wholemeal cous cous rather than pearl cous cous and it tastes fine. You can use absolutely any cous cous you want it still tastes good. Also the chorizo is quite salty so I'd recommend you chop it up smaller than just slices to distribute the taste more evenly among the dish. Also "Asparagus and Pecorino Tart" is basically a Quiche Lorraine with asparagus on top but it tastes so good.
Week 3: Chicken parmigiana bake. It's unlike any chicken parmigiana I've ever heard of, I'm not sure you can actually call it 'chicken parmigiana' but it tastes yum anyway. Makes a lot too. And it's easy to make. The ingredients are a little expensive though so this is definitely not an under $20 meal. Also please note, when it says "tomato pasta sauce" it is tomato pasta sauce. Stupid me thought it was tomato paste. And of course I didn't read the whole thing so all I saw was 'tomato paste' and so my mum had to run up to the shops to get tomato pasta sauce since we had nothing tomato of the sort.

Also I'd just like to share this pretty postcard I picked up at the library and this beautiful little feather I found that matches it perfectly!

Hope you all had (or will have) a great day!

Jody