SUMMER CHALLENGE LIST 2010.

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I have created a list of things I want to achieve this summer and as I cross them off my list I am going to blog about them along the way. Keep reading to see my:

SUMMER CHALLENGE LIST 2010.

(you're loving the dramatic large title right?)

1. Cook a 3 course meal. (I have chosen this one because I never really cook anything apart from the occasional dish of pasta and my Dad even insists that that is just "heating stuff up, not proper cooking." So I am going to stretch my non existent cooking ability, pour over the Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Delia Smith and Gordon Ramsey hard backs that are in my humble kitchen and cook a meal for my family. Wish me luck. This will be the hardest. I ain't no Julie or Julia (you should really see this film is you haven't already by the way, just for the hilarity of Meryl Streep who acts Julia Child as a constantly drunken French woman)

2. Learn one of my Grade 6 piano pieces. (I need to get going if my exam is in December)

3. Watch loads of inspiring film sand write a review for every single one I see.(SUGGESTIONS PLEASE?)

4. Read loads of inspiring books and write a review for every one I read (DITTO?)

5. Take loads of photographs with my trusty Canon 1000D and get myself back onto Flickr.

6. Go to London and get my summer wardrobe sorted. (So this one isn't exactly Nobel prize winning or even technically challenging but I have been working hard, I need a break, OKAY?)

7. Have a proper conversation with a French person when I go to France (NOTE TO SELF: THIS EXCLUDES SIMPLY SAYING "BONJOUR" OR "J'VOUDRAIS....." A PROPER CONVERSATION)

8. Get an article I have written published in a newspaper/magazine. (I always wanted to be a writer when I was older and now I am liking the sound of going into journalism so this would be an amazing first step to getting my name published in the Guardian- the ultimate dream)

9. Write a short story. Or a short film. Or a poem. Or an article. Just write something good really.

10. Get a job. (This probably is one of the most important things on the list although maybe not the funnest. My dream job would be to work behind the scenes on Glee- anyone make this happen, pretty please?)

11. Read a Shakespeare play. (I am thinking about being a proper nerd and reading all the books that are on the reading list for AS Level English Literature and Language early. Romeo and Juliet is one of them. I'm so going to get on this.)

12. Get my National Life Guard Award. (I told you that I was doing this a while back, can't wait to do it and then teach people how to swim.)

13. Get my exam results back. (And hopefully do well.)


I don't want to leave this list at 13, seeing as it's an unlucky number and all that but I can't think of anymore to add for now so I will just leave it at that.

So follow my blog if you want- I pinky promise it's really easy and I'll love you forever and ever- and join me as I try and accomplish all of them and cross them off the list.

Oh and if any of you have suggestions for challenges then feel free to tweet me here, or write it as a comment.

Wish me luck on my challenges!
Muchos love,
Beth Ruby xoxo

Please tell me I am still blond!

Vor kurzem rief mich ein Kollege an, ob ich nicht Lust hätte für seine Freundin als Haar-Modell zu dienen. Da mein Ansatz sich bereits ziemlich ausgebreitet hat und ich bei der Angelegenheit volles Mitspracherecht hatte, sagte ich zu. Einen Tag davor blätterte ich dann mit einer Freundin in Magazinen rum um mir ein wenig Ideen zu suchen.  Ich entschied mich mal einen natürlicheren Ton zu wagen. Es sollte ein wenig aussehen wie bei Olivia Palermo. 

Die Friseure waren einverstanden und die Freundin machte sich ans Werk. Da das ein Workshop von Tony and Guy war, waren da auch zwei Profi-Friseure dabei (einer für den Schnitt und eine für die Farbe). Die beiden haben angeblich Erfahrungen bei wichtigen Fashionshows und Shootings gesammelt. Umso weniger kann mich mir erklären, dass die Frau, die beim färben helfen sollte einfach total danebengriff  (oder sich mit der Einwirkzeit verschätzt hat) und die Haare viel zu dunkel wurden. Dann kam noch eine hellere Tönung drüber und das Endergebnis war zwar natürlich aber immer noch ungewohnt dunkel :/ 

Anschließend wollte ich mir das gleich auf Fotos ansehen und darauf sah es total rötlich aus.

Ich gehöre einfach blond. Im ersten Moment habe Ich es auch gut verkraftet nun nicht mehr wasserstoffblond zu sein... bis jemand zu mir sagte: " Du hast dich also mal BRÜNETT gefärbt." 

Ich habe wirklich nichts gegen brünette Menschen, aber ICH gehöre blond. Brünett hat bei mir absolut nichts zu suchen. Nicht mal im Wortschatz!

Naja das ist nun eine Woche her und zum Glück hat sich die dunkle Tönung ein wenig herausgewaschen und nun sieht das alles wieder ganz gut aus. So wie es von Anfang an gedacht war. Diese Fotos sind direkt am Tag des Färbens entstanden und da ich euch diesen rot-schimmer nicht antun wollte, hab ich die Fotos auf Retro getrimmt ;)

ENG: Not long ago a friend called me and asked if I want to be a hair-model for his girlfriend. I agreed, because my hairline spread to much and they granted me a say in this matter. The day before I searched for ideas in magazines. I decided to try a natural shade. It ought to look a bit like Oliva Palermo's hair. The hairdressers agreed with my decision. It was a Workshop from Tony and Guys and two professional represantatives were there (a guy for the cut and a woman for the coloring). Allegedly they had long-time experiences from shootings and important fashion shows all around the world. All the less I can understand, that the woman dyed my hair to dark with the first try (maybe she forgot the time and washed it out too late). So afterwards she told my friend to put on a lighter shade of semi-permanent hair color. The result was very natural looking, but still too dark :/

After that I wanted to see my new hair on photos and it looked awfully reddish! I just have to be blond! In the first moment I have coped with my darker hair, but then somebody asked: "So you dyed your hair BRUNET for a change." 

I really don't have any problems with brunet people, but I have to be blond. Brunet has absolutely no place in my world. Not even in my vocabulary!

Well, ... this was a week ago and  the color washed off a bit and my blond hair is shining through. Everything is fine now. How it should have been from the beginning. I made this pictures right after the coloring and I don't wanted you to look at this reddish hair, so I edited the photos into a retro-look ;)

LOVE MY OUTFIT ♥♥♥

LOVE MY OUTFIT ♥♥♥

photos: Lukas (via Pentax k-x)

top: London market

tights: H&M

shoes: Primark

shorts: Pimkie

bracelet: Primark

pearls: from china

necklace: from Poland (market)

T.ina T.urner E.lectricfyin' E.nergy

Dan, This is part 2 of your birthday surprise :) Enjoy!!
D.isco I.nferno (12'' Version)
N.utbush C.itylimits (C.J M.ackintosh Remix)
S.teamy W.indows (J.ustin S.trauss House Mix)
F.oreign A.ffair (One In A Million Extended Mix)
D.ancing I.n M.y D.reams (B'n'D Club Mix)
O.n S.ilent W.ings (T.otal A.bduction Mix)
S.imply T.he B.est 2008 (Cut Up Remix)
W.hen T.he H.eartache I.s O.ver (M.etro Mix)
R.aise Y.our H.ands (M.ilk and S.ugar Remix)[Vs Ga.uzz]
F.alling L.ike R.ain (House Mix 2009)
P.rivate D.ancer (Side A 2008 Remix)
T.ypical M.ale 2008 (J.ason P.arker Club Mix)
L.et's S.tay T.ogether (E.lephant Crakup Mix 2010)
W.hat's L.ove G.ot T.o D.o W.ith I.t (T.hee W.erq'n B!tches Rumoured Mix)
Click on image to download.
Time: 55 Mins (52.12 MB)

Best mermaid duo ever ♥

Xanthe (left) and me (right) :D

Ok so we kind of looked like mermaids right?
Unfortunately evolution hasn't let us physically sprout a fish tail (yet...) so I think the maxi dresses did a good enough job of getting the idea across for me and the fabulous Xanthe May, oui?

I ended up going way over budget for my maxi dress because I tried so many on in so many shops but then as soon as I walked into Topshop I saw this one and BAM it had to be mine.

Also at the 'Under The Sea' themed birthday bash I spied a Loch Ness Monster (cleverly wearing red tartan and green face paint) a giant yellow submarine, a pearl, a drop of water, a wave, surfers, some Hawaiians and also some sailors and pirates.

What a night.

And then it's my leavers ball tomorrow marking the end of my compulsory education and officially kicking off my 10 week summer holdiay. Wahey.

I am even going to get my hair cut and my makeup done at MAC with my BFFL for it. I know, get me pulling out all the stops.

Hope all you lovely bloggers/blog readers are having lots of fun in the sunshine, I know its unusually sweltering in England at the moment.

So layer up the factor 30 and enjoy amigos!

Beth Ruby xoxo

ps) THANKYOU SO MUCH TO EACH OF MY 200 FOLLOWERS!

Finally reaching the big 200 has made my day! Love you guys!

Burberry Autumn/Winter 2010 Campaign

Check the Burberry Autumn/Winter 2010 ad campaign by Mario Testino!







Photo Source: Fashionising.com

Ethno dress

Endlich hatte ich mal Zeit mir genügend Zeit für neue Fotos zu nehmen. Die Fotos gefallen mir sehr gut. An einigen hab ich noch ein wenig mit Photoshop rumgespielt und die Farben geändert. Mit den Ergebnissen bin ich auch sehr zufrieden.

Das Kleid habe ich von einer Freundin geschenkt bekommen, weil sie nicht dazu kam es zu tragen. Bei mir ist es auf jeden Fall in guten Händen gelandet. Ich liebe den Ethno-Print auf dem Kleid. Dazu passen (meiner Ansicht nach) ganz viele Schmuckstücke (vor allem aus Holz).

Es ist so typisch für mich so viel Schmuck/Accessoires wie möglich gleichzeitig zu tragen.

Ich freue mich euch ankündigen zu können, dass ich ab nun öfter wieder posten werde. Ich habe nun wieder einige Fotos/Outfits die ich euch noch zeigen möchte, außerdem noch einige Werke aus der Uni. Ihr könnt nun also wieder häufiger vorbeischauen :)

ENG: Finally I had time to shoot new pictures. And I like them so much. I changed the color of a few with Photoshop. I'm content with these results too.

The dress is a present from a friend, who didn't get to wear it. But now it landed in good hands. I love the ethno print of the dress. (In my opinion) many pieces of jewelry (especially wooden) match very good.

It is so me to put on as much jewelry/ accessories as possible :)

I'm glad I can announce that I will post more often from now on. I have a few photos/ outfits to show to you, and then a few pieces from college. So you can stop by more often now.

LOVE MY OUTFIT ♥♥♥

LOVE MY OUTFIT ♥♥♥

 

 photos: Lukas (via Pentax k-x)

dress: Zara (present from Melly)

shoes: Deichmann

necklasce: H&M

bolero: H&M

bracelets: H&M | Poland | Berska

Video Of The Week (20 Jun to 26 Jun)

I just love this song!!!

My summer starts here

So it's the first day of my sumer holidays; I'm free!

Finally my 17 exams are over (it was official when I tore up my exam timetable into teeny tiny little pieces and also binned all my old notes) and I now have 10 weeks of sunshine ahead of me. Hallelujah!

So to celebrate I am going to have a chilled out afternoon and visit the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize (which I went to last year and loved so I bet there will be even more amazing new talent there this year) and then this evening I am going to my best friends' joint fancy dress birthday party, which is 'Under The Sea' themed. I am going as a mermaid. Don't ask me how that is going to work- I am hoping that with my new Topshop maxi dress and with Xanthe May's genius MAC and hair crimping skills I'm going to look good.

(Might even post some photos tomorrow if you're lucky)

And hopefully because I have all this time off I can get around to a lot more blogging, checking out my favourites, finding new ones and posting lots more.

Oh and photos by me on my lovely jubbly Canon, of my darling little sister, in my humble back garden. Hope you like them!

Finally, tell me, are you up to any adventures this fine Saturday?

*Many blogging virtual hugs and kisses*

Beth Ruby xoxo

ps) Can anyone be an absolute darling and let me know how to post my photographs all big and beautiful on my blog?

Twilight Saga: Eclipse LA Premiere Fashion Style

The most anticipated L.A. premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has been flooded with Twi-hards who have been camping out for several days to see the cast walk on the black carpet. Let's see the red carpet style of Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and the rest of cast.


Kristen Stewart in a one-sleeve embroidered wool mini dress with a cut out at the back from Elie Saab.
Robert Patttinson in a bright maroon Gucci suit.


Ashley Greene in an Alexis Mabille Couture dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, VBH clutch and Buccellati jewels.
Nikki Reed in a Marchesa dress, Louboutin shoes, Brumani jewels, and a Jenny Packham clutch.


Dakota Fanning in a beige lace one shoulder cocktail dress from Elie Saab and Christian Loboutin shoes.
Bryce Dallas Howard in a yellow Christian Dior gown.
Julia Jones in Marchesa dress, Brian Atwood pumps, Judith Leiber clutch and Chopard jewels.

Photo Source: JustJared

Madonna Material Girl Collection

A few months ago, we already heard that Madonna is co-designing a juniors clothing line with her thirteen-year-old daughter Lourdes. Now, the long wait is over! On August 3, the Fall 2010 collection from Material Girl will be available exclusively at Macy’s and on macys.com. Before the stylish collection hit the shelves, let us take a sneak peak at the sketches for Madonna's Material Girl Collection!



Photo Source: InStyle.com

Remembering Michael Jackson: The Dance 1.0

It has been exactly one year since the King of Pop left the world suddenly and tragically at the age of 50. For some of us it seems like a long time ago, and we're not sure if it's because of the intense emotions and memories evoked by the event.
This megamix, the first of several, will feature hits from his first few albums "Ben", "Off The Wall" and "Thriller". It is dedicated to all his fans around the world. May his musical legacy live on forever.
Ben (Rafael Lelis Tribute Mix)
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix)
Rock With You 2008 (Freemasons Mix)
Off The Wall (Dirty Freek Remix)
The Girl Is Mine (Phunky's Rollin' Wit Da King Of Pop Club Edit)[with Will.I.Am]
Thriller 2006 (Electro House Remix)
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (DJ Fabrice Potec Remix)
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (Jaimie Fanatic 2006 Mix)
Billie Jean 2010 (Simon Berkovitch Remix)
Beat It (Under Construction Remix)
Click on image to download.
Time: 44 Mins (41.33 MB)

A little bit retro

Ich hab nochmal die Leiter als Requisite genutzt, weil es mir beim ersten Mal schon Spaß gemacht hat damit Fotos zu machen (versucht Mal eine Leiter mit Pumps hoch zu steigen ... und dann auch wieder runter. Nicht so ganz einfach, wenn die alte Leiter so wacklig ist). Ich finde diese Leiter trotzdem einfach toll. Sie sieht so toll Retro aus :) Ich glaub ich geb die meinem Nachbarn nicht mehr wieder. Das Kleid finde ich ebenfalls total Retro und man fühlt sich wie aus den 50er Jahren entsprungen.

ENG: I used again the ladder as a prop, because it was such a fun to pose with it the first time (try to climb a ladder with high-heels... and then try to descent. Not so easy when the old ladder is trembling all the time). Still I love the ladder. Looks so retro :)  I think my neighbour won't get it back. The dress looks retro too and it feels like you're sprung out straight from the 50ies.

LOVE MY OUTFIT ♥♥♥

*LOVE MY OUTFIT*

photos: Lukas

dress: H&M

shoes: Zara

bolero: from Poland

headband: Accessorize

ring: Primark

earings: vintage

bracelet: Primark

Royal Wedding Style: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden married her former personal trainer Daniel Westling last weekend. She wore a custom-made wedding gown designed by Swedish designer Par Engsheden. View the rest of the entry to see Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden's royal wedding style.



Custom Elie Saab Couture at the wedding reception


Elie Saab Couture for the gala concert


Roger Vivier shoe worn for the wedding


Source: InStyle.com

Vogue Spain Two in One Look

Although I can't understand Spanish, I love the fashion styles that have been featured in the latest issue of Vogue Spain. The magazine presented several ways to wear two pieces and achieve the most fashionable look from today's fashion trends. Check the rest of entry to create your own "two-piece" fashion style.


Short and Denim
Jacket by D&G
Shorts by Louis Vuitton

Blouse and Skirt
Jacket and silk skirt by Balenciaga
Checkered long-sleeve blouse, belt and bag by Louis Vuitton
Peep toes by Christian Louboutin


Blouse and Jeans
Blouse and bag by Louis Vuitton
Denim jeans from Ralph Lauren Collection

Short and Tailored Suit
Bag and shorts by Louis Vuitton
Nude jacket by Azzidine Alaia
Silk blouse by Fendi
Hat by Ralph Lauren


Mini and T-shirt
Miniskirt by Louis Vuitton
Jacket by Isabel Marant
Shirt from de Iro

Jacket and Leggings
Bag and Jacket by Louis Vuitton
Long-sleeve blouse by Chloe
Legging by Balenciaga


Parka and Worn out Jeans
Parka by Louis Vuitton
Jeans by Diesel

Mini and Vest
Bag and miniskirt by Louis Vuitton
Vest by Lanvin


Jacket and Shorts
Tweed jacket by Louis Vuitton
Shorts by Isabel Marant

Source: Fashionising.com