Welcome

Hi Girls

Well hello there my divine divas and welcome to my blog. It's a little bit about fashion and a little bit about fiction for you and me! It's an evolving piece and we'll have to see where it takes us but the aim is to provide a platform for the stunning works of our stylish sisters. I'll be passing on to you what's hot and what's not in the way of fashion and frolicking around London and hopefully, So, from poetry to photography, short stories to real life, I'll impart hopefully, some useful info but above all, the aim is for it to be a lot of fun reading for you saucy ladies.

So come on girls, submissions welcome and get your friends along. Lets take the internet world by storm.

Nicola

xx

Timma's Makeover

These are some of the pictures from a makeover I did recently...

Cherry Picked Styling Service

So what is the service all about?

I can help you infuse your look with a bit of flavour and blush up your style from your hair and make-up to your clothes and accessories. Using new items cherry picked by me to complement your current wardrobe, I'll help create the looks that work for you. I regularly scour places like Portobello Road and Spitalfields Market, sales and charity shops in London and Paris, saving you time and effort but creating a style unique to you. You can also pick and choose the bits of the service that best suits you:

• a consultation looking at what works in your existing wardrobe and what you might need to say goodbye to. We’ll agree a budget for new clothes and/or make-up and I’ll do some personal shopping for you ready for the full makeover.

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• Fully Picked - a full makeover day where you'll visit the hairdresser, followed by a make-up artist then back to either my house (ideally) or yours for a spot of lunch/dinner and the full session. We’ll put some outfits together - already selected by me - and take some stunning photos to record your new look. You’ll also get a card to take away with personal shopping and styling tips.
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• Light Cherry - a makeover evening where we’ll create some looks for you but I would work with your existing hair and makeup adding some new pieces to your wardrobe. You’ll also take away some great photos of your new look and a card with your personal shopping and styling tips.

My rates are £250 for Light Cherry which can be an evening or a half day, and £380 for Fully Picked. I will then work within your budget for hair, make up and clothes but suggest a minimum clothes budget of £500 however, this is only a guide and we can discuss this during the consultation. I can also offer £25 cash back for referring me to a friend.

Film Fanatics Fix in Crystal Palace

For the South London divas amongst you, check out the following: www.crystalpalacepictures.com

CRYSTAL PALACE GETS IN THE PICTURE WITH NEW FILM SOCIETY

The glamour of Hollywood came to Crystal Palace with the launch of its new film society, Crystal Palace Pictures.

Crystal Palace Pictures is a new, not-for-profit film society run by the community, for the community and will launched its first season of films this month at The Gipsy Hill Tavern.

Bringing the best of independent, world, classic and documentary cinema to Crystal Palace every other Thursday for only a fiver, people can enjoy a quality film in a comfy local venue with their favourite tipple.

Crystal Palace Pictures will show films old and new, in English and from around the world. Never predictable, sometimes challenging, always a great night out.

Their season begins with Fright Night:

Thursday 29 October
Let The Right One In (18)

Details:
Dir. Tomas Alfredson | Sweden | 2008 | 115 mins
Principal Cast:
Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson

In a Stockholm suburb in 1982, Oskar meets Eli and falls in love. Both Oskar and Eli are 12 years old. But Eli has been 12 for a very long time…

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Still from Badlands
Thursday 12 November
Badlands

Details:
Dir. Terrence Malick | USA | 1973 | 94 mins
Principal Cast:
Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek

He was 25 years old. He combed his hair like James Dean. She was 15. She took music lessons and could twirl a baton. For a while they lived together in a tree house. In 1959, she watched while he killed a lot of people.

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Thursday 26 November
Vertigo

Details:
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock | USA | 1958 | 128 mins
Principal Cast:
James Stewart, Kim Novak
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052357/

Thursday 10 December
In The Loop

Details:
Dir. Armando Iannucci | UK | 2009 | 106 mins
Principal Cast:
Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, James Gandolfini
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226774/

Thursday 17 December
A Christmas movie of your choice – public vote!
Thursday 7 January
In Search of a Midnight Kiss

Details:
Dir. Alex Holdridge | USA | 2008 | 90 mins
Principal Cast:
Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989000/

Thursday 21 January
Man On Wire

Details:
Dir. James Marsh | USA/ UK | 2008 | 104 mins
Principal Cast:
Philippe Petit
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/

Thursday 4 February
Harold and Maude

Details:
Dir. Hal Ashby | USA | 1971 | 91 mins
Principal Cast:
Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/

Thursday 18 February
To be confirmed, celebrating LGBT History Month
Thursday 4 March
Jar City

Details:
Dir. Baltasar Kormákur | Iceland | 2006 | 94 mins
Principal Cast:
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805576/

Thursday 18 March
Gun Crazy (aka "Deadly Is The Female")

Details:
Dir. Joseph H. Lewis | USA | 1950 | 86 mins
Principal Cast:
Peggy Cummins, John Dall
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042530/

Thursday 1 April
Looking For Eric

Details:
Dir. Ken Loach | UK, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain | 2009 | 116 mins
Principal Cast:
Steve Evets, Eric Cantona
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242545/

Thursday 15 April
The Apartment

Details:
Dir. Billy Wilder | USA | 1960 | 125 mins
Principal Cast:
Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604/

Thursday 29 April
The Day The Earth Caught Fire

Details:
Dir. Val Guest | UK | 1961 | 98 mins
Principal Cast:
Janet Munro, Leo McKern
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054790/

Thursday 13 May
Sounds Like Teen Spirit

Details:
Dir. Jamie J. Johnson | UK | 2009 | 100 mins
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1039638/

Thursday 27 May
Saturday Night Fever

Details:
Dir. John Badham | USA | 1977 | 118 mins
Principal Cast:
John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076666/

Thursday 10 June
The Princess Bride

Details:
Dir. Rob Reiner | USA | 1987 | 98 mins
Principal Cast:
Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright Penn
IMDB Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/

Thursday 24 June
Classic blockbuster of your choice – public vote!