Huns Holiday

Having just returned from a glorious 7 day vacay with 2 of my best friends, I thought a quick post with some hun filled photos and deets would be cute! Being my first girly holiday away, it was all very new and exciting being able to sort and book everything out between the 3 of us and be proper "grownups" with responsibilities, kudos to Jade our keeper of tickets and vouchers!

We stayed at Annaliza Apartments Hotel in Ipsos, Corfu which was in a really good location, stones throw away from the beach and bars/shops/supermarket. It was also a half hour bus ride away from the main Corfu town which we went to on a couple of nights to see the shops and have dinner. 

The beach nearest to our hotel was pebbly/shingle however we decided this was preferred to sand anyway as we're all fussy with getting it all over us! The sea was perfectly clear and there was plenty of snorkelling and laughing at each other for a good half hour due to piggy noses and attractive fringes when we'd pulled the masks over our faces! We were also conveniently close to the "pontoon" (pier? boardwalk? floating walkway?) which we could run down and jump off heheh! One day of the week we also treated ourself to a ride on the crazy ufo, technically an inflatable sofa pulled along by a boat, and were christened "lil bums" by the conveniently pervy man who decided he would be the photographer during our venture! 

The so-called nightlife in Ipsos was what we were looking for as we could have cocktails after our dinner without being hassled by other people too much and had a selection of bars and restaurants to go in each night. We were more than pleased to have lots of free drinks too, some resulting stories will be kept between me and my gals, and everyone was friendly and helpful! 

The 2nd to last day we were able to go on an Ionian Cruise which took us to Paxos and Antipaxos, the two smaller islands just off Corfu. Aside from getting up super early the day was so hot and we saw lots of pretty sights from the Blue Caves to the cute little town on the harbour of Paxos! 

I love love loved my pre-university getaway and I can't wait for hun holidays to come.. 

Our little beach 

Lil Bums 

xoxox

Pouts galore

Sea babies!

Jumping from the Pontooooooon

Old Corfu town streets

The Blue Caves were so beautiful and of course blue 

The beach at Paxos, can I live here?

Giving in to Cocoon on our last night!

Holiday Numero 3

Hun Vacay to Greece with two of my fave gals tomorrow for a week!

 Giddy and don't want to sleep!

Hehehehehhe

Our interpretation of the holiday fun to be had.. 

Baroque Blazer

Here is an 'item of the day' if you will, rather than a whole outfit! I went to a 50th party on Sunday and this is what I wore, I would class it as smart casual?! Pretty but not too dressy. I hooked this little bargainous baby when I was away in a spanish Zara for only 20euros, money well spent I'd say to get a bit of wear out of it before the end of the summer season.

White Silk Cami: Topshop
Black Leggings: H&M
Gold Midi Rings: H&M
Gold Cross & Coin Necklace: Asos
Baroque Blazer: Zara

2013 MTV VMA's Highlights Review

So last night was the MTV Video Music Awards and to say there was plenty of drama and controversy would be quite the understatement! I watched the Red Carpet and Pre-Show streams before the actual awards started to see what everyone was wearing and to see a few of the performances (Ariana Grande was very cute). 

The Awards show was opened by Lady Gaga performing her new single "Applause", which obviously as a huge fan I was very excited about! The performance consisted of her showing herself in four different eras from the Fame eras to the new Artpop era, with her various iconic wigs and outfits. I'd say her performance was slightly more toned down than at previous shows however it was still gripping and entertaining as usual! Gaga also made a point at the beginning of her performance by adding boos to highlight the fact that she has had a difficult time with the media and particularly the fans in the past few months as there has been a delay with new music etc but she was willing to take it on the chin and move past it by putting out an amazing performance. 

Just Dance, Applause, Telephone

The second lot of artists to take the stage were One Direction to present "Best Pop Video". Now I'm a big fan of the "reaction cams" at the MTV Awards ceremonies and an even bigger fan of when they catch another celebrity or artist badmouthing the act that are on stage. At this particular time when One Direction were introducing the award and announcing the nominees, a reaction cam was pointed at Taylor Swift and captured her saying "Shut the Fuck Up" while the boys, in particular Harry Styles, were speaking. All I can say is when there's cameras pointed at you from every angle and you have a following of impressionable teenage fans, you should probably watch your mouth and continue to enjoy the wrath of millions of doting 1D fans! I mean, MTV's official Tumblr page created a gif of you saying it girl! 

S0ULNINETIES officially declares you a hater T-SWIVEL 

Moving swiftly on (no pun intended), the next performance was from Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke and 2 Chainz. Now Miley's taken on her new "grown up" and "risque" appearance, she has vastly changed her performance style and is making quite the rebel out of herself. First point, she has now decided she is not friends with clothing and will wear the smallest things that she can.. second point, she is suddenly the proclaimed queen of twerking? I don't think so honey! No, to be fair I do enjoy the new style she has taken on but in terms of grinding against Robin Thicke when there are still young girls who look up to her, despite her not being on disney anymore, she could probably tone it down. I know she has taken a step away from the tween scene but a lot of people still look at her as a role model, but how she shows that is up to her and kudos to enjoying her 20's and making a performance that will be remembered! I enjoyed the mix up of 'We Can't Stop', 'Blurred Lines' and 'Give It To You' and think performances genuinely work better and attract more attention when there is a variety of music genres and elements. 

I'm sure Robin is enjoying himself!

My personal favourite reaction shot from the Smith family watching Miley 

 After more awards, and some more Taylor Swift attention-seeking, came the time for Justin Timberlake to perform and accept his moon man for the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award. 

Jimmy Fallon rightly introduces him as the 'President of Pop' before he takes the stage with the biggest medley of all his best hits and also a segment with the rest of N'SYNC with was obviously the biggest crowd pleaser! The reaction cams showed everyone on their feet dancing through the whole performance and when it was time for him to accept the award he was thoroughly genuine and modest and he looked amazed and grateful for the response he was getting from the audience and all the other artists. It's an exciting thing to think Justin has come so far yet he's got so much left to show for himself and the 20/20 experience is just the beginning! 

Reunited and it feels so good! 

I hope you've enjoyed my review/critique of the highlights of the VMA's, I enjoyed watching it and will probably be talking about the main performances for the rest of the week! 

More celeb gossip posts to come.. 

The Pros and Cons of Acrylic Nails

So for a little b'day pampering, I treated myself to a set of acrylic oval/pointed nails at my local "Perfect Nails" (classic name). Being not much of a girly girl, I very very rarely get my nails done or anything like that so these things happen once in a blue moon for an occasion or birthday. I decided to follow the trend of the oval/stiletto/pointed nail shape, as seen on Gaga and Lana Del Rey, and the little chinese lady got them exactly how I wanted! They're not too pointed or sharp but have the slightly elongated oval shape, so I don't injure myself or others...

I'm always a moaner on the first day of having longer nails, you can't undo your buttons or pick anything up without a struggle.. and don't even bother trying to type on your touchscreen phone with them, let alone a computer keyboard. Anyway, you get used to manoeuvring differently with them the longer you've had them on and you learn to do things with the pads of your fingers rather than your actual nail. 

The main thing is, they look pretty, you feel more polished and girly, and you have the confidence that your life has some kind of structure when you have the time to have a little self indulgence in the form of beauty and personal appearance!

Midi Rings & Rug!

Music Picks of the Week..

My music tastes are extremely varied and change by the day, so I thought I would share what I'm listening to the most this week! I work in an office doing design and I find that having my headphones in helps me to "get in the zone" and concentrate on my work and creativity so here we go.. 

Marina has just released Part 11 of the Electra Heart series and the music for the last video is dramatic and moody and who doesn't love to pretend they're in a music video to that shit? I enjoy the broken down style with cut up vocals.. 



Next choice goes on a slight genre tangent, American Girl by Bonnie Mckee! Pop-tastic, fun, girly and summery! I feel it has the Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" effect and it will be played everywhere in no time. As far as I know Bonnie is a new artist, taking the wannabe hipster slant,  and the song is already pretty popular across the pond. I wish I could say that I was an American girl.. 



Third song pick, quite obvious really, Gaga APPPLLAAAAAUUUUUUSEEEEE. Don't think I have to say much more do I.  I absolutely adore the song and can't wait for more. 


Last but not least, I've been loving AlunaGeorge's first album Body Music this week. I like all of the songs on the album, particularly Bad Idea and also their cover of This Is How We Do It.  Lots of sweet beats and chilled vibes..

LADY GAGA IS SO OVER

Just to completely reiterate my previous post.. 

"Lady GaGa is no longer relevant" - Yep I have seen so called fans saying this,  DO YOU THINK BLACK JESUS GIVES A SHIT? Patience, my dear friends, is a virtue.