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Delfine Bafort by Ellen Von Unwerth for The Gloss Magazine - April, 2004

[brian-in-finance]

The New Universally Flattering Midi Haircut to Try For Spring

THE STYLE WORKS WITH ALL FACE SHAPES AND IS UNIVERSALLY FLATTERING FOR ALL AGES, SAYS HAIR STYLIST GARETH BROMELL

I caught up with Gareth Bromell before he headed to LA for awards season; he’s working with everyone from Caitriona Balfe to Cillian Murphy, and created Jessie Buckley’s striking “grungy 1920s bob with undercut and micro bangs” for her role in Cabaret.

For spring, Bromell says we are all looking for a change – and the key is to be able to recreate a style at home while embracing your own natural texture and movement. “It’s all about mid-lengths for spring: the midi is the big thing. How it’s styled is important: naturally dried textures are trending, with products used to amplify movement. You can wear these mid-lengths in various ways, with a centre parting, or create that modern shag look with a bit of layering. It works with all face shapes and is universally flattering for all ages.”

(6 January 2019, Golden Globe Awards)

For inspiration, Bromell says, look to Margot Robbie’s mid-length layered look. “To add a bit more volume, my go-to finishing product is Kiehl’s Silk Groom. And if your hair tends to be frizzy, we do a vegan relaxing permanent blowdry to smooth and relax the hair for three to six months.”

(4 November 2021, Instagram)

One home tool to invest in this season? “Curling irons – you can also use them as flat irons to smooth the hair.” TIP: Look out for Bromell’s own styling cream launching this summer. To book in with Bromell at his Harvey Nichols salon at Dundrum Town Centre, you’re looking at a March appointment at the earliest; www.hbygarethbromell.com.

https://thegloss.ie/caitriona-balfe-hair-flattering-midi-haircut/

Remember… Brian thinks it odd The Gloss chose a three-year-old photo of Caitríona. Her 2022 hairstyle isn’t mid-length and wouldn’t suit the story, so is it a matter of choosing any photo that does? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[whichpercydoyouthink]

The one where Qing Ming is kind of like Robin Hood but is also the adopted father of numourous children and Bo Ya just wanted his job back... or something

So it’s been brought to my attention that The Yin Yang Master (2021) is based on the video game and The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020) is based on the novel which makes sense now that I’ve watched the former and seen how different they are. I wasn’t aware of this before I watched it, though, and as a result, I couldn’t help comparing it a lot. Which was a mistake because despite sharing the characters Qing Ming and Bo Ya as well as their fictional universe, they are very very different movies with different strengths and weaknesses (apart from their shared beautiful visuals and soundtrack, ofc). During this rant/rave unfortunately I won’t be able to stop myself in the comparisons as that is how I experienced the movie but I will try my best to separate them as much as possible.

BUT, before I do anything else, a summary: we start with a glimpse in the past in which Qing Ming is caught betraying the Yin Yang Bureau (yeah, so apparently there’s an entire BUREAU which explains a lot) and after killing some guy called Ci Mu, and escapes using a Thor-worthy teleportation spell. Skip some years and we have Capital Guard Bo Ya who encounters the rogue Qing Ming when he hijacks the transportation of some tributes and generally annoys the heck out of Bo Ya. When Bo Ya is suspended as a result, he goes on a journey to find Qing Ming in the Monster Realm and arrest him. Along the way he meets a girl called Shen Le equally eager to find Qing Ming. As they find Qing Ming, the pair get caught in a conflict between Qing Ming and literally everyone else, eventually being swept up in a battle to save both the human and monster worlds from the clutches of the great evil wanting to take over the world. Feat: Qing Ming’s dark past and a boss lady called Bai Ni.

One of the things that really stood out in this movie (for me at least) was the rich and colourful world it explored. Seriously, it’s like something out of Star Warsor Guardians of the Galaxy except without the space, and magic instead of guns/lightsabres. There were so many interesting monsters and places to see. I loved Qing Ming’s home and the little world it contained with all his familiars. I also loved the monster city and the Spirited Away-esque bridge thing, that was really cool. It was just so entertaining to see the characters interact with this world even some of them were also discovering with us and it felt big and detailed and creative. This world-building is something I feel this movie did better than Dream of Eternity, if only for the fact that the world felt bigger, and we got a lot more information on things that weren’t necessarily needed for the plot but were still cool to see.

I also enjoyed the fresh characters this movie presented around Bo Ya and Qing Ming. It was kind of like watching an alternate universe but that was also an awesome experience in itself because I got to see Bo Ya and Qing Ming in a different way, in different situations and I got to fall in love with more characters. I thought Shen Le was cool and I loved the sibling-like squabbling she and Bo Ya shared as it filled the Bo Ya and Qing Ming partnership-shaped hole in my heart. Same goes for badass Bai Ni and her more mature old friends-turned-enemies relationship with Qing Ming. The character who became my new favourite was the Red Ghost, though, like seriously, that ability of his was freaking awesome and made him practically indestructible. He also, like, ditched his bully captors and saw Bo Ya as worthy of being his master so he obviously has good taste. In addition, despite what I’m gonna say about the movie’s villains later, I will say that the Snow Lady/Queen was interesting. Her airy voice-thing was slightly annoying, but her powers were cool and it was awesome to see her in a fight scene. She was all swish swish, bendy bendy, ‘join my master’. I definitely liked her better than he-who-shall-not-be-named-but-will-later-be-described (I hope others who have watched are able to guess who).

I gotta say, I really mourned the loss of Bo Ya and Qing Ming’s chance to properly work as a team and bond. I mean, they did reach a place where Qing Ming was amused by the angry child chasing him and Bo Ya grudgingly respected the mischievous Yin Yang Master, but I wanted more scenes where they worked together. I felt they barely had any moments where it was just them. Oh well. That’s just me comparing it to Dream of Eternity too much, I guess.

To be fair, in pushing away Dream of Eternity from my mind, I did really like the new take on both Qing Ming and Bo Ya’s characters. Qing Ming definitely had more of a rule-breaking outcast vibe, and I thought the actor did a fantastic job. Bo Ya was adorable but in a younger, less experienced way. To that end, the relationship between Qing Ming and Bo Ya was less as equals and more of an older/ younger friendship. Which, I guess, isn’t too strange considering in this one, Qing Ming was undoubtably the main character, with less of a chance for them to share the spotlight.

Ok, so, I don’t like to complain, and I don’t say this to warn people away from the movie BUT I can’t deny that (to me) the first half of the movie definitely felt better than the second half. I don’t know, maybe that’s just when the plot really starts to kick in and for me, the plot kind of felt like the let down of the movie. It just didn’t captivate me as much and with kind of terrible villains, it just wasn’t as good for me. I love movies with a good antagonist, particularly one that doesn’t look quite so… ridiculous. Maybe it was just me but the flowing red hair, reindeer horns and giant spider hand-thing didn’t really impress me as much as an immortal snake man who actually has an emotionally driven motivation. The bridge battle didn’t really feel as high stakes as they tried to make it, I don’t know, maybe that was just me. And the way Qing Ming took down the bad guys and the way it ended? Wasn’t really satisfying to me. I guess it leaves room for a second movie? I’m not really sure. (I’m trying really hard not to spoil anything if you can tell.)

No but don’t let that dissuade anyone. Seriously, it’s still a good movie in my eyes and I enjoyed it, especially as it definitely answered a lot of the questions Dream of Eternity left me with. Yes, the plot kind of sucked but the worldbuilding was fantastic and the different realms were interesting to explore. Maybe if you plan to watch both movies, watch this one before Dream of Eternity. That way you will be able to enjoy it without comparing the plot/characters so much AND you’ll be able to go into Dream of Eternity with some knowledge of the world already and maybe come out with less questions. But seriously, they’re good movies separately. So, give it a go, I guess. If you want, that is.

Completely irrelevant side note here (screenshot below) but did Qing Ming in that scene make anyone briefly think of Inuyasha or was I the only one who was reminded my that while watched? No? Just me? Ok. I haven't even watched the anime wth why did I think of this.

[belladoesbeauty]

Hey everyone welcome to the Blood Lust Haul pt 2,

Today I wanted to show you one of the glosses I bought from the blood lust collection and one from the original lip gloss collection because I decided if I was going to make my purse cry then it better be worth it.

So first off the Blood Lust collection we have the gorgeous colour Sorcery which is a glitter extreme lip gloss with purple and pink glitter. This gloss was £16.00 and any gloss from the Blood Lust collection has purple packaging to match the palette both packaging and gloss itself. In this post since you can see the two types I got you can see what the original packaging looks like versus the Blood Lust collection. This gloss is such a gorgeous colour and for me the most wearable out of the 5 shades available, the rest of them are more blue/ purple glitter toned.

The second gloss I bought was from the original ‘The Gloss’ collection called Wet Melon, 16.00 and it is such a gorgeous colour pink glitter gloss. From the tube it looks like a dark orange pink but on the lips it’s actually more of a light pink. I love the original bright pink and gold packaging it’s so eye catching it’s gorgeous.

I adore Jeffree’s gloss formula it always looks amazing on the lips and doesn’t feel thick of tacky on the lips. It’s also very hydrating which I really appreciate as well. It’s also impressive that from such a highend quality brand they only cost £16.00!!

Tomorrow I will be showing two looks I have done using the Blood Lust palette and wearing the .glosses

See you tomorrow

Lots of love

Bella x x

[utopiawife]

this is sexc . happy birthday black kingi

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