what is this thing...?

I know I've not made a music review for a long time...(last was in September).

This winter, I was listening to the radio when I heard a voice that I already knew, but couldn't name whose it was... : Tom Smith *, vocalist of Editors (I saw them once in live, few years ago, but didn't really begin to listen to them properly since now...).
Their last album is gorgeous and romantic (look at that beautiful picture cover!)! There is all kinds of songs and I really appreciate Tom's voice which is deep, clear and responding perfectely to violins...





Deezer



Besides this album, here the songs I add to my winter playlist :

Joshua Radin -  "cross that line" / "with me" / "Like they used to" / "your rainy days"
Maximo Park -  "Books from boxes"
Boy & Bear -  "Fall at your feet"
Foster the People -  "Waste" / "Coming of age"
Tired Pony -  "Carve our names" / "Ravens and wolves"
The Wombats -  "1996"
Balthazar -  "Leipzig"
George Ezra -  " Did you hear the rain?"
The 1975 -  "Girls"
Henson Keaton -  "10am gare du nord" / "on the news"
Eskobar -  "One day"
Scissor sister -  "Only the horses"
Andrew Belle -  "Dark matter" / "sister" / "The Daylight"
Eliott Smith -  "Between the bars"
The Boxer Rebellion -  "Keep moving"
Andy Burrows - "Shaking the color"
The Rambling Wheels - "Marylou"

“What is this thing called love that you speak?

 Cause we're out of it.

 We're out of it…” 

 

> Editors 

*Tom Smith also worked with Andy Burrows on Smith&Burrows project   :)

art is a way of survival

I wanted to make dots on my nails, but differently...and use my new american polishes too! It was meticulous to do, but I'm pretty happy with the result!

"We can beat the sun as long as we keep moving
From the air, stadium lights stand out like flares
And all I know is that you're sat here right next to me
We rarely see warning signs in the air we breathe
Right now I feel each and every fragment..."                           > Maximo Park





*nail polishes : OPI by Nicole : 'plum to your senses' & 'Iceberg lotus' / OPI : 'French quarter for your thoughts'.

american pastels

 My aunt (who lives in Florida) offered me for Christmas lots of polishes that I cannot find in my hometown!! Here, some of them...

“When I need you, you can't be found

I want someone who's around for me
Does it have to be so complicated?
…
Love long distance
Is testing me trying my patients
I need more of your assistance now…”         > Gossip







*nail polishes = Nicole by OPI :  'stars at night', 'Am I making myself Claire?', 'Selena' / OPI : 'short story'.

rainbow

Such a simple beautiful thing...a rainbow in a raining sky. It could make me cry...

“There's something to be said

 About the colors in your head
 And how they mix to form
 The perfect shade of sadness not because of things i've done
 Or any of the songs i've sung
It's just the story of our lives we wish we had this…”               > Andrew Belle







* Chelsea boots = ?? / short = Desigual / bag = Primark / scarf = Zara / nail polishes = Sephora ('Keep me posted' & 'Banana Split')

if I were a boy...

...I would dress like Joseph Gordon-Levitt!!!

 

 

 

 

"Never again, will there be another one that's as desirable as you ..."  > Acrtic Monkeys

 



I hope you feel beautiful today

I'm not very good at doing my hair nicely, but I saw this on the Internet, tried and ... succeed!

Alexa Chung for L'Oréal

"you take me as i am, for all my faults and problems
and you build me to withstand every gust and every gale
and if i knew i was going to die, well i'd be satisfied
'cos we've shared this moment..."    

> Stornoway

beau - tip

I began to polish my nails 6 years ago...don't really remember exactly when, but what I do remember is an advice my mother gave me once :
Never paint the entire nail, but let some space on each side, it will give an effect of length.
Since then, I always did that way and find it much  cleaner, less "heavy" and classy...


(this is only my personal opinion and I'm not judging anyone...I know that I have no qualifications about beauty so you can disagree with my point of view)

 

and this technic applies for feet too!

 

 

“ ’cause I sold my spirit for your soul

I felt it running through my fingertips
I love you more than you will know
And I hope you understand
My strength lies in your hands
…
You took my only one, when I only wanted love,
When I only wanted love…”                                      Boy & Bear**





* nail polish : 'Lucky Lucky Lavender' by OPI
** you can also check my playlist for 2013 (they're in!)

sparkling new year

I'm not that bling-bling, but, sometimes, glitter is necessary!
Happy new year!!

“...the lights are flashing

 Down in here tonight
 And some might exchange a glance
 But keep pretending to dance
 Don't act like it's not happening
 As if it's impolite
 To go and mention your name
 Instead you'll just do the same
As they all do, and hope for the best...”             > Arctic Monkeys