Cinema Macabre: John Carpenter Double Bill

Yesterday was the first night of the Cinema Macabre in the small theatre called Cavia, which was the John Carpenter night, better known for directing Halloween and The Thing. 

I attended the night along with a couple of friends and I did not realize you could only pay with cash, so thankfully a friend of mine payed for my ticket which, again thankfully, was only 5 euros. We grabbed a drink (I don't recommend the white wine) and we went ahead and chose our seats. There were about 7 rows, and after a short speech from the organizers the first movie started: Prince of Darkness. A movie from the 80's which is based on the end of the world through religious ways. I liked it. It had a couple of scares and I liked the story.

Then there was a break and the second movie started: In the mouth of madness. I really liked this one! Especially the Lovecraft references. It's a very different kind of horror. But this one was also part of the trilogy of movies John made revolving around the apocalypse. This one was through the art of writing books. I highly recommend this movie, it's weird and trippy with a couple of scares. I'll probably watch this one a second time, or buy the dvd.

I'm really glad they organized this event and I'm happy to hear that they are planning to organize these every 2 months. I think I'll be a regular here! It's a great way to watch older horror movies in a theatre setting, especially in such a cozy theatre. Do recommend! Especially if you love horror movies.

Breal fashion haul

Hiya!

So I've recently splurged and bought quite a bit of clothes... With (of course) the excuse that I have a job now and thus I need some fancy-er clothes! Not that I would be able to wear everything there, but hey, you have to pay the shipping costs, so if you have more, than the overall costs would be less per item. Yeah... Excuses I tell myself. I guess we all do right? (please tell me I'm not the only one)

These items are all from the brand 'Breal', and I am very happy with how these fit me! There wasn't 1 item I was not happy with, plus I got them all in super sale deals (which makes me so very happy).

Anyway without further ado, the pictures of the items!!

This was one of the items which I though, nice to go to work with and wear with some nice jeans to make it a bit less dressy. You can roll up the sleeves and fasten them with a button, or just leave them long - so versatile! And it sparkles! I love sparkles :D

A little vest, which I wanted to try for the days where you don't know whether you'd be cold or warm. So this I will use for layering. Especially on days where I'd have to run around in combination with working on the computer. And I like the lace detail.

A simple white blouse. What I really like about this one is that behind the buttons there is extra fabric so your bra wouldn't be showing if it pulls a bit. Why don't all blouses have this? I think it's brilliant! 

I don't have anything with these type of rushes and I've been looking at these type of shirts for a while now, so I figured, why not try it out? Plus it's a good shirt for work on warmer days! 

Okay so this is one of those that isn't very easy to wear to work since it sparkles so much! But as I've mentioned before, I love sparkles! The shoulders are cut out as well and in front (which shows as white here) is actually metal, which I think makes a nice detail! It's just so pretty! 

This is a reasonable simple black long sleeve, except that there are red sequins! So depending on what you wear underneath it could be both dressy as casual. Again - the diversity! 

This is my absolute favorite one! A mint green blouse with little metal blocks at the end of the strings which you tie either in a bow (like in the picture) or a simple knot. The sleeves are cut out in a very elegant way! And I've also taken a picture of the lace detail in the back. So pretty!! I absolutely love it!!

This is one of the fun shirts. The print is a silver metallic and the blouse is see-through (rrrrRRrrRr) so you could mix it up with a very bright tank-top underneath. Or just black to make the silver pop more. All depending on what type of look you're going for. The diversity!

This one is a bit more daring and very rock & roll! Which I love as well! But the pink girly part in it makes it more me. I guess I'm a girly rocker :D I tried to capture the sleeves, but that wasn't working out at all, so I'll just explain the detailing there. There's a zipper which you can zip open or keep closed, depending on whether you want to show your shoulders. I would wear it open because that accents the detailing more and makes it more edgy. 

And the pants! I'm always a bit scared of buying pants online, because the size just changes per brand and somehow I always buy them way too big. Which I guess is better than too small, because I have belts and thus the pants will stay up. These pants are very comfortable and just a little big too big - but a belt would be fine, plus this way there is minimum chance of the much dreaded muffin top! Which, I admit, I have with some pants... It's not cool or fun at all. The color of these pants doesn't come across well on the picture, they're more mango-like. while here they look more beige... So add a bit of orange and you'd be closer to the actual color :D 

Naturally when I saw they had scarfs, and in particular, scarfs with those fuzzy balls on them, I really could not say no. I am addicted to scarfs, and is one is so cute! I did lose one of the balls yesterday but (being super lucky) on my way home I found it again! So all is good! (I was very bummed out when I lost it, especially since I only got this order Friday) 

So that's my haul! For my doing this was a huge one! But somehow I feel like I needed it all. I noticed while looking at the pictures there's a color-trend in there... This was not on purpose. But I would 10/10 suggest this brand to everyone! The quality feels good and the size is great. 

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Spring colors (candle & polish)

Yesterday I visited a dutch store called 'Hema', and I indulged in some of their things. Guilty as charged! But since I recently started my new job, I wanted something to make my room a bit more cozy and a scented candle is always a good item to have for that! I tried the smaller version of the 'Jasmine, freesia, pear' scented candle because I couldn't really smell it well in the store and I admit, I was attracted to it because of the spring color and the design on the glass. I'm a sucker for those things. But, also, the combination of the scents really intrigued me. 

So I've burned the candle a bit and I absolutely know now that I'll get the bigger version as soon as this one is done. The fragrant is so nice! Not at all overwhelming (though that should've been clear since the unlit candle doesn't really smell that much), but enough that when you leave and re-enter the room, you can smell it clearly! 

Next to the candle, I also bought a set of nail polishes, of which 1 is almost the exact same color as the candle! So I figured to combine these 2, since it's a springy color and I just liked the way it photographed. 

The polish is not as high of a quality, but then again it was just below 3 euro's. The polish is thick and gel-like, which for my nails is not very handy, because that makes it so easy for me to pull off... But the color is very pretty and you just need 3 layers to get a nice coverage, as I have in the above photograph (excuse me for not having model hands or nails, I wish I did). It doesn't dry fast, even with a fast drying topcoat, I still have to be very careful with my nails. But hey, I like the color and I did not have to spend that much on it so I can't complain :) 

I just love that winter has pretty much passed and the days are getting longer. Summer can not come by fast enough! 

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My collection: Born to Shop from Johnson Brothers

The collection 'Born to Shop' from the Johnson Brothers is an absolute favorite of mine. It is very girly, which is obvious since the collection is called 'Born to Shop', it's just very cheeky and I love it! It makes me happy and whenever I have friends over it just adds to the coziness. It does remind me of the 'Blond - Amsterdam' collection here in the Netherlands, but I have to admit, I prefer this one. The graphics here just appeal to me more. Now I've recently ordered a couple more pieces and since these arrived I figured why not share my collection? So here it is! The collection I have as of now! 

A tea set for 1. The text reads: 'A woman is like a tea bag... ...you never know how strong she is until she get into hot water'

A mug which reads: 'Sunshine, friends and laughter always welcome'

One of my favorite mugs which reads: 'Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it'

A mug to which I have a bowl that belongs to it. It reads: 'You'll always be my friend, you know too much' 

The bowl belonging to the mug above.

Even the handle is decorated :D

Mug that reads: 'I'm only as strong as the coffee I drink and the hairspray that I use'

Christmas mug that reads: 'It's all too much, wake me up when it's over' 

I am always looking for more pieces which is not easy since we can't get them here in the Netherlands, so if anyone knows where I can get them or order them, I would love to know :D

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