Favorite Things

{DSW booties, Old Navy flats, Urban Outfitters macaron box, Batiste dry shampoo,

City Color Be Matte blush (via Ipsy), Rifle Paper Co. notebooks, Arajera earrings, 

Kix'ies polka dot thigh highs, Lypsyl lip balm & Love is in the Air mug (from my mom)}

I have to start off by saying that I can't believe I never tried Batiste dry shampoo before! I've heard rave reviews countless times and yet I never got my hands on it because I've tried other dry shampoos and they always failed me. But this is seriously the holy grail of dry shampoos. I picked up the travel size, but once I'm finished I'm picking up a bigger size. 

I have yet to use the Rifle Paper Co. mini notebooks because I don't want to "ruin" them by writing in them, but I've been wanting these pretties for a while. When I was in Chelsea Market with Alex, Melissa and Julissa after the Kix'ies presentation, I saw them and wouldn't let go. 

This isn't sponsored at all, I just really love this product: the Kix'ies! I'm so glad I was introduced to Kix'ies because they really are a genius product. I wore them all day long last Saturday and they didn't budge. Plus they come in fun patterns!

A few fun links:

♥ Chelsea of Chels & The City made some great points about dressing modestly as a Christian, feminist, and plus-size woman!

♥ When is it okay to call yourself a writer?

♥ How to cope with stress.

♥ These illustrated temporary tattoos are beautiful!

♥ 21 beauty tips every woman should know.

♥ These GIFs through the lens of a pair of glasses are oddly mesmerizing.

♥ 10 ways to support an author!

♥ These Japanese travel tips for visiting America were interesting to read as an American.

♥ What does happiness mean to you? (Spunkyrella's happy week posts are great!)

♥ Sponsors:

• Becoming Fabulous posted how to make no-mess glitter jars and a delicious red velvet cake. 
• Buttons and Birdcages wrote about heartbreak and refashioned an 80's dress into a super cute dress.
• All of Omoroka's jewelry is so dainty and lovely, but I'm especially liking this rose gold heart necklace. 
• Bookworms in Dresses shared her experience (and amazing pictures) from this year's anime convention, Katsucon, as well as re-branded her blog. 

♥ Swap friends: Chase All Your Dreams, Book, Beauty & Bars, Cats, Lifestyle & Interiors, Chin Up Buttercup, Life of a Sports Wife, Ruffled Paper, My Life as a Teacup & Starry Eyes + Coffee Cups.

♥ Fashion loves: a pretty lace dress, red peplum top, comfy pajamas, day dreamer cuff, black scalloped hem dress, scalloped ballet flats, floral maxi dress, and fit and flare dress.

What's one thing you loved this month? 

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Watch | Read | Listen {February 2014}

First month of the year gone! Well that was fast, wasn't it? Did you guys see any movies last month? I saw Saving Mr. Banks and Jack Ryan with my family, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by myself. I would recommend all of them for different reasons -- Saving Mr. Banks and Walter Mitty were emotional, human, and hopeful, and Jack Ryan was a smart action movie. 

MOVIES
A Fantastic Fear of Everything

Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children's author who becomes a crime novelist, but researching Victorian serial killers turns him into a paranoid wreck, who is afraid of being murdered. When a Hollywood executive takes an interest in Jack's story, his big break turns into a big breakdown. (February 7)

The Monuments Men

Based on a true story, this action drama follows seven museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians, who went into the front lines of WWII to rescue the world's masterpieces from Nazi thieves. Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, and Hugh Bonneville. (February 7)

Winter's Tale

Based on the novel by Mark Helprin, this magical story is about Peter Lake (Colin Farrell), a thief in New York City, who falls in love with Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay), who is dying. Peter is driven to stop time and bring back the dead. Also starring Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, and William Hurt. (February 14)

Welcome to Yesterday

A group of teenage friends create a time machine after realizing that one of them can be seen in a home video of his own 7th birthday, but as a teen. They make the machine and time jump in order to make their lives better, but it has startling and scary repercussions. (Check out the trailer.) (February 28)

Other movies coming out:

• Robocop (Feb. 12)
• Endless Love (Feb. 14)
• In Secret (Feb. 21)
• Pompeii (Feb. 21)
• Non-Stop (Feb. 28)

BOOKS & MUSIC

Cress by Marissa Meyer -- The third novel in the series continues Cinder and Scarlet's journey as fugitives, plotting to overthrow Queen Levana. Their best hope in accomplishing this lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who is an excellent hacker, but Queen Levana will make sure that nothing gets in her way. (February 4)

Somerset by Leila Meacham -- In the antebellum South, Silas Toliver, who was deprived of his inheritance, joins his friend Jeremy Warwick on a wagon expedition to Texas in search of their own fortune. (February 4)

Deadman Wonderland, Vol. 1 by Jinsei Kataoki -- In this graphic novel, middle-school student Ganta Igarashii finds himself framed for the murders of his classmates and sentenced to death in the bizarre park/prison "Deadman Wonderand," but he's determined to clear his name. (February 11)

The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman -- In the first decades of the 20th century, the electric and passionate love between Coralie Sardie, the daughter of a man who owns Coney Island freakshow, and Eddie Cohan, a Russian photographer who ran away from his father's Orthodox community. (February 18)

Little Mix's Salute (Feb. 4) | John Butler's Flesh & Blood (Feb. 4) 

Kutless' Glory (Feb. 11) | The Fray's Helios (Feb. 25)

Which of these movies, novels or albums are you looking forward to?

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Movies I Want to See (February 2012)

Looks like February has some enticing films coming out in an array of genres, so there is a movie for everyone this month.

Chronicle

I desperately want to see this! It reminds me of the British show Misfits but in America. Three high school boys discover a mysterious crater and then gain telekinesis, involunerability, and the ability to fly. However, when one of them begins to use his powers with darker motives in mind, lives are lost and friendships are tested. (February 3rd)

The Woman in Black

I don't usually like horror movies because I get too scared, so I probably won't end up seeing this (hey, it's called movies I want to see, not will see).  However, this one looks pretty creepy if you want a good scare. It seems like a good combination of pop-out-when-you-least-expect-it horror and old-fashioned psychological-thriller. And, of course, there's Daniel Radcliffe in 19th century garb! (February 3rd)

Perfect Sense

This seems even more terrifying than The Woman in Black even though it's actually  romance and sci-fi. A man (Ewan McGregor) and a woman (Eva Green) fall in love as people start losing their senses one by one. The trailor makes the film seems simultaneously hopeful and frightening. Can you imagine losing all of your senses to an unknown disease? How would the world continue? How would humans interact if they can't see, speak, or feel one another? (February 10th limited)

This Means War

Chris Pine and Thomas Hardy play CIA operatives who used to be best friends, but now try to one up each other after discovering that they are both in love with the same woman (Reese Witherspoon). I love all these actors as well as the mix of action, comedy, and romance, so I'm in! (February 14th)

Act of Valor

A film about a covert operation to retrieve a kidnapped CIA agent that stars both actors and actual active duty U.S. Navy Seals. It started as a recruitment video, but turned into a war movie. I'm definitely seeing this one with my dad. (February 24th)

What movies did you see in January? Which movies do you want to see this month?

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