The Body Shop White Musk Libertine Collection

Oh my oh my, I always loved The Body Shop's White Musk range (especially love White Musk Summer) and now they are out to hook more consumers with this Libertine range! The bottles are in pretty dusty rose pink colour and what's not to like about that! I shall try them out at BPP's The Body Shop branch and if all is well and fragrant I shall drag my mom out to get me some WHITE MUSK LIBERTINE!

Kind of excited because it has been a long time since I sprayed dosages of awesomeness on my body. I WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN. :D

The Reasons why INSTEP was beyond AWESOME. (Part 1)

You know things are getting heated up in the academic section when all you can think of is to go back to INSTEP period, when all you had to worry were travelling-related commitments and the occasional readings.

I still cannot forget how INSTEP changed my life! I really do miss my lepak days in Stockholm and I really miss the snow!

I can't believe 6 months of having fun and travelling were over just like that. Whoever said that "time passes more quickly when you are having fun" cannot be any more apt. There were ups and downs during my Europe travels, but I am so grateful that it actually happened. The next time I'm going back will probably be my honeymoon (gigglegiggle #nervouslaughter), but till then, I will always remember INSTEP as the best choice I have ever made in university life.

Part 2 will be posted soon! I have so many photos that are too memorable to not post! :)

The Aurora by TSO Photography

The Aurora from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

Simply glorious.

Definitely reminded me of the good-ol-times in Kiruna with the Sweden gang. :)

OOTD featuring new ASOS pants!

The G11 was whipped out today and maybe I shouldn't be so lazy because this camera really can work wonders in good lighting. It's a bitch to use in dim lighting or indoors at night though. ONly awesome for day shots!

I went to Strictly Pancakes today for some awesome gathering with my lovely uni friends. We now barely have time to go out together because we are officially on different tracks! (Meaning we are either journalists or researchers or creative advertising gurus or public relations pros or directors-to-be, so we are all taking different courses now!)

I love gatherings like these, because although the conversation always revolves around schoolwork and such, but it's an awesome gathering nevertheless! :) YAY! I love such gatherings! More please, my dear uni friends!! :)

I wore my new ASOS pants today! I'm in love with this pair of pants because it's so comfortable! When I stand with my legs closed together, it looks like a midi skirt, but then NO! It's a pair of pants. I can jump around in it all day and still feel comfortable because the leg opening is so HUGE!

I paired it with my overworn H&M horse-print shirt!

AND a myriad of accessories. I guess today is an indulgent day. :)

And my new F21 oxfords. What a comfortable pair of shoes! One thing I did notice and hate though is how fast the sole of the shoes are wearing off. WTF I only wore it twice and I have bits of sole coming off already?!

Ok here's some photos of myself. Couldn't resist taking photos of myself with my G11 again. The light really does work well with this camera!

Why can't it work as well for night-shots!?

I like this shot because my arm looks thin. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAH.

OK holidays are over and back to school and projects tomorrow! ohdearohdearohdearrrr.

Movie review: Footloose (2011)

A remake of the 1984 musical-drama film, this 2011 rendition is the same story of passionate teenagers fighting for their rights in a strict, law-abiding town, but altered slightly to fit the boundaries of current times.

Here is the trailer for the remake:

I wanted to embed the youtube video for the original Footloose trailer but embedding is not allowed for that video! Here's the link if you guys are interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaaYU-lZ3ac

Craig Brewer directs this remake and the main cast - Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, and Andie MacDowell - brought a whole new flavour to this movie, albeit some scenes being to cheesy for my liking.

The story starts with a group of teenagers dancing to "Footloose" - the original soundtrack. Five of them left after a long night of dancing and as they were driving past the bridge, the car crashed into a truck, killing all of them. The tragedy in the small town of Bomont was so sudden that Shaw Moore (played by Dennis Quaid), the reverend of the church in Bomont blamed the City Council and from then on set s curfew for those under 18 and banned dancing and the playing of loud rock music. Bobby Moore, one of the five who died in the accident, was Revered Moore's son.

Three years later, Ren McCormack (played by Kenny Wormald) came to Bomont, from Boston, to live with his uncle's family after his mother died from leukemia. He made friends with Willard Hewitt (played by Miles Teller) and Ren learned from Willard about the law on banned dancing and curfews. After a church session, Ren began to be attracted to Reverend Moore's rebellious daughter, Ariel Moore (played by Julianne Hough) who was then attached to a racer, Chuck Cranston. After a night of illegal dancing, Chuck grew jealous of Ren and hence began taunting him. Reverend Moore distrusted Ren and prohibited Ariel from seeing him, but he realised that Ren was not that bad after all when he stuck by Ariel after she was physically abused by Chuck. At the same time, Ren was also creating a petition against Bomont's law of banned dancing and rock music.

The story ends with the petition being rejected by the council, but with Bomont's High School Senior Prom successfully held at a cotton mill outside of town. Revered Moore realised he could not control the teenagers too tightly and even though the petition was rejected, he allowed the prom to be organised.

Do I like this remake? It's fine but I prefer the original, and for someone who has yet to watch the original and has only seen the trailer of the original movie, that's saying something.

There was a rumour that the role of Ren McCormack was going to be played by Zac Efron, but I'm glad that it was played by Kenny Wormald instead, because Zac Efron looks too pretty to be Ren and Kenny Wormald has that John Travolta vibe which is perfect for the movie. The female lead, Julianne Hough, will be the typical feminists' nightmare. The perfect body, the perfect face, the perfect dancing skills with a tendency for bad boys. Tell me which hard-core feminist will not have an uproar over that? Fluff aside, Julianne Hough really looks too much like Jennifer Aniston!

Both Kenny Wormald and Jennifer Aniston - oops! I meant Julianne Hough - are professional dancers and so I am in no position to question their dancing abilities. I find it quite fresh though that they are incorporating line-dancing with hip-hop and modern jazz all into one!

The movie was predictable and cheesy at some parts, especially with the many close-ups of Ren smirking or smiling away at Ariel. Once or twice is good and impactful, but after that everything turns into humour. I also hated the abrupt ending of the show. I was quite shocked that the movie ended at that point in time because I wanted more dancing! That brings me to another point - I want more dancing scenes!

The highlight of the movie will be the supporting role of Willard Hewitt. Awkward, funny and incredibly cute, this role just left me laughing loudly after his every sentence. If you ask me which dancing scene I liked, that will be the starting scene in which the focus was on the feet of the dancers (though I question the shot whereby a female's crotch was filmed together with the feet). That scene was innovative, apt and fun at the same time!

Overall, I will give this movie two thumbs up for its great, but too few, dancing scenes. Acting-wise, the veterans are killing it all with their superb acting chops. I will watch this movie again solely because of the dancing and not the storyline.

Disclaimer: I was given the change to watch this movie for free, courtesy to omy.sg. This movie premiers on 26th October 2011 in Singapore.

freepeople.com picks (I DIE I DIE I DIE)

I FOUND THE PERFECT KNIT TOP. I WANT TO BUY IT IN ALL THREE COLOURS. But one piece costs close to US$200. =.= Such a downer. I'm going to hunt for the perfect knit top and if the price is reasonable, I WILL BUY IT IN ALL DIFFERENT COLOURS.

Then you won't see me in other tops anymore, just rotate the differeny colours for different days. WHAT A FUSS-FREE LIFE. Okay I really need to start HUNTING for a cheaper alternative! :D

Major chio.

Still major chio.

STILL STILL MAJOR CHIO.

This cardigan is perfect for Singapore's weather! Short sleeves and all! :)

I just got drawn in by the detailing at the front.

If I were to wear this in Sweden, I will not want to come back to Singapore, because I want to wear it FOREVERRRR.

Sheer crinkle pants. I have this sudden fascination with wide-legged 3/4 pants lately ever since my ASOS one came a few days' ago. So comfortable yet still looking proper. I LIKE!

I zoomed in on this photo, and was just mesmerised by the amount of details that's in this skirt. No wonder everything's so highly priced in the website! Everything's made with care and love!

Sam Edelman ankle boots. I WANT BOTH PAIRS. I will even wear different pairs on each foot just for the fun of it. Nothing beats some sick studdings on a simple pair of ankle boots.

SIGH.

In depression now. Fitrina, Y U NO BORN A RICH SPOILT-BRAT?

Forever 21 picks

I'm obsessed with fringes, leather and knits nowadays. All three together in an item will be AWESOME. I have yet to find it though. :D

First up is this fringe cardigan. I like it when they put fringes at appropriate places. Like this cardigan, the fringes are at the end of the cardigan, so you will with gusto, especially when there's wind. I HATE IT when they put fringes at weird areas like your chest area or the shoulders. For what? To make your boobs look bigger or to slap yourself in the face when there's wind?

Ponchos are cool too. Just that wearing it in Singapore will mean it's going to smell real bad real soon because of the sweat that it absorbs. Good to look at, bad to wear. AND YES, FRINGES AT THE END. GOOD PONCHO.

Maxi knit cardigan. What a sexy name. Maxi anything in a good cut is especially flattering for bigger girls. So don't go and purchase a small maxi cardigan if you are not that small. Tight maxi thingies only make you look fatter than usual. Well, unless you are stick-thin, I will suggest getting a loose-fit maxi cardigan.

This just intrigued me. The uneven hem is too enticing. The name is Sequined Dress though. Where the sequins? HMM.

Forever 21 has been rocking the jewelry department. It's like their trying to rival Jewel Mint! (In case you didn't know, Jewel Mint is an online jewelry boutique founded by Kate Bosworth and her partner!) Their prices are so much more reasonable than Jewel Mint and I'm thinking that it's a very very strategic move. Good jewelry, good prices, look at the new flock of customers.

Leather tassle necklace. I. DIE. IN. HAPPINESS.

This orange feather necklace is just cute. The colour's very unexpected!

This is one of the pieces that is most reminiscent to those in Jewel Mint. Quirky-looking but with that invisible charming aura that sucks you in immediately. LOVE IT.

Ok I need to work real hard, so that I can get MORE MOOLAH for all these obsessions!