Media Monday #22

Hello Everyone,
Happy President's Day/ Happy No School Day!! Today I have a few things to review for you. Lets Start with movies....

The Spectacular Now
On Saturday, I rented this movie because I had not seen it in theater. I'm glad I did not spend 10 dollars to go see this in the theater. This movie is about a boy named Sutter. Who is trying to apply to college but his girlfriend just broke up with him and so he goes out to parties every night. Then he meets this girl named Aimee who supposedly changes Sutter's philosophy about his life. I didn't really see Sutter's whole philosophy change. Sutter through out the movie, just appeared to be obsessed with his ex-girlfriend and he still got drunk and partied. The character development was crappy, the plot was crappy. It was a movie that after I watched said "Why did I just waste 2 hours of my life on that?"

Music is up next.

Dark Horse by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 
My brother bought this on iTunes on Friday. I've been listening to it non stop since he bought it. It's such a good song. I can't wait to come up with a dance to this. This is definitely one of Katy Perry's better songs. The Juicy J part really does fit with the song. Sometimes rap doesn't mesh well with songs but Juicy J makes it work.

Talk Dirty to Me -Jason Derulo 
I first heard this song on the radio a few weeks ago and loved it. I didn't know what the name of the song was though. I searched and searched for this song until Sadie Hawkins. One of the girls in my group Sarah, told me what the song was called because it played at the dance. I don't know what it is about this song. The catchy background music, how well the it all comes together or what but I really love this song.

That's it for this President's day! I hope you enjoy your day off. If you don't have a day off then I hope you have a lovely school/work day! See you on Wednesday!
~Britt

Media Monday #21

Hello Everyone,
It's once again a monday of the year 2014, which many of you know means a Media Monday! Today I have one movie, a few youtubers, and several apps to review for your reading pleasure.

Let's start with the movie.
This past weekend I saw the Monuments Men. It was very good. The all-star cast did a fantastic job and it was really intriguing. The locations where they shot the movie were breathtaking. The castle that the characters stop at in the movie is the castle that Walt Disney based Cinderella's castle on in the movie Cinderella and in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World.
There are several reasons why this movie was intriguing to me. The first and biggest of them was the premise. Something about a movie based on a true story with Matt Damon in it was really compelling. The second reason was that it was the kind of movie that made me want to do research. If I am actually moved to my computer to google about art lost in WWII by a movie, it was probably really good. It made me wonder how much culture was lost in the war through various means. George Clooney's character had a very thought-provoking line about how the Nazis didn't just want to kill the people they disliked, they wanted to make it seem like they had never existed. I thought about that line for a good long while. This was a new way to think about a lot of the things I'd learned about WWII in school.

On to Youtubers...
First up is a fifteen-year-old girl named Katie Joslin. I found her videos after she sent me a message on youtube asking me to check out her videos. I really liked what I watched. Katie does fashion and beauty mostly, and occasional personal videos.

Next up is Bunny Meyer from Texas. She had a youtube ad on a video I was watching and I decided to check her video out. Bunny also is mostly a beauty youtuber. What I liked about her videos was that she isn't the stereotypical beauty guru. She makes her videos funny and she doesn't do haul videos or anything. 

Apps...

Solitaire. I've been playing Solitaire (made by MobilityWare) for about a month. It's really my go-to entertainment when I have to wait for something nowadays. I play it before bed a lot. You don't need wifi to play this so that is a plus. 

Virtual Families 2 is the next app. It's like a knockoff Sims. I really like that I can own my own little family. I play this almost every day. It's just a little game to pass the time away. I also really enjoy it 

because it's one of the few game apps along with Solitaire  that require no wifi to play. 

Tumblr is the third app that I've been enjoying. I usually don't use tumblr that much, but this app has made me want to go on tumblr more often. It's much easier to reblog something by just holding down the button verses clicking 2 or 3 different buttons and going through like 10 different steps to reblog something. You obviously need wifi to run this app because Tumblr is on the Internet. 

An app called The Hunt is the fourth. If you watch MakeupbyMandy24 on YouTube you may have already heard of this app. What this app does is...if you find an outfit that you don't know where where the shirt or another item of clothing came from. You can take a picture of it and post it to this app and the community will help you find out where you can get it. This has come in handy since I've been on Tumblr more often. 

The final app is the Urban Outfitters app. I've recently loved looking at the clothes and apartment goodies they sell. This is app is set up very nice. It has a radio, news, you can find a store and shop all through this app.  

That's it for today! Have a good rest of your monday! See you on Wednesday for a Winter Formal 2014 post. 

~Britt 

Sadie Hawkins 2014

Hello Everyone,
This past weekend was our school's Sadie Hawkins dance. I went with a few friends. We had dinner at my house, took pictures, played Uno and Apples to Apples then went to the dance.  Even though the actual dance itself was lame unless you wanted to vigorously grind on your date in the middle of the dance floor, which (call me crazy!) didn't sound appealing to me. It got me thinking why I go to or even want to go to these dances.
Reason One,
It's fun to dress up. Every once in a while its fun to dress up in a pretty dress, put on killer heels, get your makeup done special and go out.

Reason Two,
You get to go out, looking gorgeous, with your friends. When high school comes around you don't have much time to go out to every social event because of schoolwork and other activities. It's nice to have the opportunity to go hang out with our friends.

Reason Three,
Believe it or not, I kinda enjoy planning who's in my group, where we're eating, etc. It's fun to plan an evening that you know your friends will enjoy.

Well that's it for this-....Did you think I was gonna leave you without any photos? Nah, I'm not that mean. :)

Dinner

More Dinner

Lily is serving us ice

My dad caught me talking 

All of us.

Sam and I ( he isn't my date)

Frank and I ( He IS my date) 

 

The Ladies: (from the left) Sarah, Carolyn, Hannah and I 

That really is the end of the post for today! Have a good Wednesday and Thursday ! I'll see you Friday for a special Valentine's Day post. 

~Britt 

January Favorites 2014

Hello Everyone,
Today is my first ever January Favorites video and I'm super excited to share with you what I've been loving this past month.

Products Mentioned:
Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Relief: http://www.clinique.com/product/1687/5089/Skincare/Moisturizers/Moisture-Surge-Extended-Thirst-Relief/The-drink-skin-needs-to-look-and-feel-happier/index.tmpl 
Warm Spirit Special Attention Cream: http://www.warmspirit.com/products-page/uncategorized/special-attention-cream/
NARS Sheer Matte Foundation: http://www.narscosmetics.com/complexion/foundation/~/sheer-matte-foundation
Midi-rings: http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=f21&Category=acc_jewelry-rings&ProductID=1075807306&VariantID=
Leggings: http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/nordstrom-go-to-leggings/3468072?origin=category-personalizedsort&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=1463&cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_4_B
Sheep Socks: ( I could not find these specific socks but you can pick up fleece socks at any department store.) 
Divergent: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/divergent-veronica-roth/1026903257?ean=9780062024039
 Let It Go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk
See Me Now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6aYu8k27lM
Dear No One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njmCUJ94lUM
Zoya: http://www.zoya.com/content/item/Zoya/Zoya-Nail-Polish-Ray-ZP635.html

Thanks for watching my first ever favorites video. I really enjoyed making this video for you. Have a good weekend everyone. I'll see you on Monday for another lovely Media Monday

~Britt

How To Style: Printed Tinley Road Shorts

Hello Everyone,
Today I have another How To Style for you. I got these shorts about a seven months ago and I love them. Even though it just snowed like 5 inches today I thought this might give you some ideas if you 1) live somewhere where it's currently warm. 2) Give you hope that summer or spring will eventually WILL come.

Top-Nordstrom Shorts-Piperlime 

Shoes- Nordstrom Socks-Nordstrom

Bag- Von Maur (The Saks brand)

In the outfit above. I chose to a pair a off the shoulder fringe shirt. I thought this was so cute. Then I paired the outfit with my Dr.Martens to give it a edgier feel. I thought the bag and and the shirt gave it a nice boho feel. I thought the boots where a nice contrast.

Sweater/Jumper-Talbots (years ago)

 In this outfit I got some inspiration from Tumblr. I saw a picture of a girl with a sweater and shorts and I had been pondering and pondering how to recreate this look. Then I remeber the winter sweater my mom gave me (it used to be hers.) I thought it was perfect. I pulled out these shorts and the sweater, I loved how it looked. I feel like pattern in the shorts really compliment the picture in the sweater.

Shoes- Nordstrom Jacket- Nordstrom Shirt-Nordstrom

In this outfit I took a shirt Barbara didn't want an more and I jacket I recently got and put them together.  I thought this looked really sharp and its a good look for school in May. 

 

Shirt- Express(years ago) 

 In these photos I used a shirt my oldest sister gave to me from express. She has had this for years. I think the maroon color of this shirt is a nice accent color to the black and white shorts. I paired it also with that two toned black and white baseball jacket.

 

Shirt-Nordstrom

I put this shirt with this shorts. Just to show how this would look with a similar color shirt. It's not the best look but it works. The jacket is makes it work a bit better. I would suggest if you're going to wear a shirt that is gray with this wear some color or something like this jacket that is two toned. 

I hope you enjoyed this How To Style post. I really enjoyed putting this post together. I'll see you on Friday for my first ever January Favorites video! I'm super excited about it and I think you'll enjoy it. 

~Britt

Media Monday #20

Hello Everyone,

Today I have a few things to review for you. Let's Kick it off with Music,

The 1975
I discovered this band when I heard their song "Chocolate" on the radio. I really enjoyed their sound. It's really unique. I immediately got their Pandora Station and I've been hooked ever since.

New Politics
My friends keep talking about this band in school. It wasn't until I needed new music to listen to that I finally looked them up. I loved their music. Their sound is kind of 1990's or  early 2000's sounding. It's a nice throwback.

Replay- Zendaya
I first heard this song in the car and I was completely put off from it. Zendaya is the artist of this song and I don't like Zendaya too much so I wasn't really compelled to listen. After really hearing the song, I am in love with this song. It's so catchy and very edgy. Props to Zendaya to making something that doesn't sound so typical Disney star debut album and more like something from a break away Disney star that has been in the music business a while. 

Now on to movies...

That Awkward Moment
On Saturday, I saw this movie. It wasn't anything spectacular. But it was a cute movie. It had a nice balance of funny and heartfelt. Zac Efron looks as hot as ever and the girl who plays his love interest is gorgeous. It was just a nice movie to sit down and relax.

Clueless
I've seen this movie before, but I recently rediscovered it. I was really wanting to watch this cheesy comedy chick flick and my friend Patrick gave me a copy of the movie and I haven't stopped watching it. It's very funny and has the same sit down and stop thinking kind of feel as That Awkward Moment. 

That's it for this Monday. I'll see you on Wednesday for another How To Style post. Have a good Tuesday.
~Britt