Good Enough To Eat

I've had a hankering to buy myself a japanese bento lunchbox for quite a while now, figuring it might actually make healthy eating fun, and give me a reason to want to take lunch with me rather than eating out all the time when I go back to university in September.
While searching I came across the website: http://www.from-japan-with-love.com/
and was pleasantly surprised by the range of cute lunchboxes they carry, I'm in the middle of compiling a shortlist right now so I don't bombard you with too many!
But what I hadn't realised was that they also carry some really cute rings, they're $12.50 each and if the shipping isn't too steep I might have to buy some of them!





I love jewelery that looks like food, and the chocolate cake with the floating sauce is my personal favourite :)...
This website might be doing some wallet some serious damage come payday...

It's Time to Change

Time to Change is a campaign hoping to raise awareness and acceptance of mental illness. Isn't it amazing that in such a developed culture as ours, mental illness still comes with stigma attached?
Many famous faces have joined the campaign, many telling their own story of what it's like to have a mental health issue. Talk show host Trisha Goddard gave an account that truly touched me, speaking of how when she was diagnosed with cancer sympathetic cards and letters came by the bucketload. When she was in rehabilitation for mentall illness, there was nothing.
I myself have been suffering with anxiety and depression for longer than I would care to think, and yet through some kind of fear and shame, I didn't go and speak to my GP until it had begun to take over my life.
My Mother also suffered from depression following the death of my stepfather, and she too delayed treatment. We live in a society where people still view people with mental health problems are still viewed by many ill informed people as 'crazy', 'nuts' and a whole plethora of other not very nice terms.
I whole heartedly support this campaign, and hope that you will join me in this.
The more people who understand mental illness, the less of a stigma will be attached.
And then people won't have to feel ashamed of a problem that they have no control over.

Tonight I'm Not The Same Girl

Christina Aguilera's new video for 'Not Myself Tonight' has definitely been met with mixed reviews, with many calling the sexxed up display an attempt to outdo Mistress-of-Weird, Lady Gaga.
I get more of a modern age Madonna vibe from the video myself, and can't deny that I find Bionic's debut single pretty catchy.
The costuming and make up in the video are astonishingly beautiful, and everything just oozes raw sexuality. I love Gaga, but I don't think her videos quite give off sex appeal like Xtina's do.



Christina turned to haute-couture fetish brand House of Harlot for the costumes, a brand she used previously for her Candyman promo.

The brand have previously designed classy rubber and leather gear for the likes of Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. The brand have also designed for Madonna, Marilyn Manson and, ah, Liberty X.

Over before it began...

It was a sad day for movie geeks everywhere when Guillermo del Toro gave up his position directing Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit, following yet another scheduling pushback.
The shocking move has left the long anticipated movie director-less, and movie nerds like me, close to tears.

China Doll

As I mentioned before, I have a new found lady crush on Lily Cole.
I just think her big bambi eyes, porcelain skin and flame red hair make her look like the perfect life sized china doll.
I want to keep her on a shelf.
And I also just heard a rumour that she is set to be in Marilyn Manson's film about the life of Lewis Carrol.

Welcome to the Imaginarium

Last night I finally got around to watching Heath Ledger's final movie, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. And I have to say, I was apprehensive.
I had worried that Ledger's death would have created hype around the film that it just couldn't live up too. I am overjoyed to say that I was wrong.
The film was beautiful, and I found that the world of the imaginarium drew me in and absolutely enthralled me. The scenes in which Ledger was replaced by Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrel were almost seamless, and the acting was absolutely flawless.

I also found myself transfixed by just how beautiful Lily Cole is.

LUSH

Have I ever mentioned just how in love I am with Lush cosmetics?
No? Well, let’s just say I can’t bear to be without them. And after a little bout of not buying anything from them (I have a tendency to stock up) I hit their shop, and I hit it hard.

To my delight, the eco-friendly company has released its own line of foundations, the one make up essential I’ve never been able to get my head around. And to sweeten the deal, the light pink shade flatters my skin perfectly, and the product can be used neat as a foundation or a concealer or mixed in with moisturiser to give your skin a rosy tint. The product is made from such natural goodies as soya and rice bran oil, so is friendly to your skin and to the environment! The foundation comes in four colours: light pink, dark pink, light yellow and dark yellow. Yellow might sound bizarre to some, but it isn’t uncommon for the tint of your skin to be more yellow than pink.
And as well as the foundation, here’s just a few of my other purchase (also known as my face and body survival kit)
For my face I used to use a product known as Sweet Japanese Girl, which contained skin smoothing adouki beans, but unfortunately for me it’s been discontinued.

I have however discovered Coal Face, a soap containing coal and licorice. Yes Coal. A black soap that helps to unclog pores. And believe me it works.
My taste in soaps is very varied, but my favourites are:

Vanilla in the Mist, which has a lovely vanilla and cinder toffee smell and leaves my skin strokably soft! Plus vanilla is one of my favourite scents.

I also love the smell of mint, which is catered for by Demon in the Dark, an insanely fresh smelling soap that is always guaranteed to wake me up.

My other body saviour is running to the embassy, a minty fresh body butter that exfoliates and is just the thing for tired sore tootsies (seriously I think this saved my life during work experience) It’s also great for buffing dull, tired skin!
Lush cosmetics have pulled my skin out from every catastrophe it has hit, and their friendly staff are always on hand to recommend something to cure what ails me!