Film Style Inspiration- Camille Javal (Le Mépris)

This month's Film Style Inspiration comes from Brigitte Bardot's character Camille Javal in Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film Le Mépris. I watched this film a while ago and found it for lack of a better word, boring. However it was visually beautiful, with Bardot, the scenery, the countryside and the buildings, it's a very stylish film.

Bardot's character has a very simple, classic style and I tried to emulate it with my own changes here and there. I added a polka dot headband instead of the thick black one she wears and a longer necklace to showcase my new Zara Taylor pendant. I also added tights because I don't live in southern Italy and it's been so cold here lately. I also did the classic Bardot makeup- thick black eye liner and nude lips. I had intended for my hair to be a little bigger but it was too shiny and wouldn't tease very well so I had to do the best I could with my silky mane! Hope you enjoy my Bardot interpretation, I had fun being sulky anyway!

Have Your Cake and Eat It Baby It's Your Birthday

I've been meaning to post these for a while now but I was rather under the weather last week and I was working a new shift in work or well actually my old one until someone else can do it permanently so I've been getting up a lot earlier and it completely messed with my head. Anyway...these are from my birthday celebrations. Karaoke in my friends house and brunch in the Lennox café at Portobello which if you get the chance ever please go because they do the most amazing brunchy foods.

Did you get any of the songs from the lyrics on the wall? I did Amerie's One thing and a few duets of Lady Gagas Bad Romance and Telephone, True by Spandau Ballet and Careless Whisper. What's your karaoke song? (If you have one)

We were in Carlow at the weekend for Donnacha's brother's 30th birthday party which was a lot of fun. And I guess I can tell you that I'll be at Electric Picnic next weekend taking photographs and getting up to all sorts of hijinks with Cock and Bull Tv. I cannot wait to see Arcade Fire again (and Warpaint, M.ward, Willy Mason, Santigold, Interpol and Mogwai). We'll be interviewing Warpaint too! I'm so excited!

Hope you've had a great weekend and that you weren't affected by the storms in the US!

Emma x

Drink Up Baby Look at the Stars I'll Kiss You Again Between the Bars

Here are some more photos from the wedding, a mini outfit post of sorts. Hope you like the colour editing on the photos, unfortunately we didn't get any outside during daylight so these will have to do!

I've been feeling a bit under the weather (whatever that means) so I've been taking it easy today. Hope you all are having a lovely weekend!

The song that made me fall in love with Elliott Smith:

Emma x

It's a Nice Day to Start Again

Yesterday one of my best childhood friends got married. She will be moving to Czech Republic in a few weeks with her new groom. I have mixed feelings about this, mostly because sadly we've grown apart over the past few years. On one hand I haven't been involved in her life really for a while now so there is no longer really that once close friendship to miss, I also know that despite mine and others feelings towards her husband in the past she is very happy to be married to him and I suppose I can't really wish for anything more for her. I am sad for her parents and only sister that they won't get to see her much and that when she inevitably has children that they will grow up away from their extended family. I suppose that's the tough decision she has made in order to be with the man she loves and who am I to judge when I would do the same thing. 

It's strange getting to that time where my friends are starting to get married (and my sister in less than 3 months!) Yesterday I couldn't help thinking back on our friendship and how long we've known each other and how much we've both changed and stayed the same in different ways. It's a part of my life that's over in a way and as difficult as change can be, I have to accept it and move forwards. 

Here are the photos from the Wedding ceremony in Drogheda and the reception in Trim Castle Hotel.

My friend Lisa and her brother John (Lisa and I have been friends all our lives)

I loved her nail polish

Lisa's sister Colette and fiancé Andrius who are getting married in October

Jennifer and her father Trevor

Apparently breaking a plate and the groom cleaning it up is a Czech tradition

Kaunas is the capital of Lithuania (where Jennifer's brother in law is from and Colette's fiancé-they're brothers!)

I was so excited to see Jelly Beans on the tables!

Slices of melon

The most delicious vegetable soup

A trio of desserts- Brownie, Banoffie and Cheesecake (I forgot to take a photo of the main course which was  beef/salmon)

Ceilí dancing- An Irish tradition

Do you like my nails? i tried out the New French manicure that's apparently a big thing in fashion now. Not that I would know!

How was your week? I had a busy one and I have lots more photos of birthdays to share with you over the next few days.

Thanks for taking the time to look through all the photos!

Emma x