Yesterday me and my mum went to go and see the Danish Girl. I'd been waiting to see the film as I'm a massive fan of Eddie Redmayne and the film highlights some incredibly important issues that are still relevant today.

There was a part of me that thought that this film wouldn't be able to top The Theory of Everything, which i absolutely adored. However, I needn't have worried as it's a completely different plot and can't really be compared. The film follows the true story of Ivor, a landscape painter and his artist wife, Gerda. The film picks up after the couple have already been married for six years, and it's clear pretty much straight away that Ivor is a woman in a man's body. His wife, and her dancer friend encourage him to go to a party dressed as 'Lily', an idea that starts off as a fun game but quickly becomes more serious when Gerda catches Lily with another man. I won't tell you the whole plot as i really want you guys to go and see it. The journey that this couple went through is traumatic, uplifting and inspiring. Considering this took place in the 20's, the understanding shown by Gerda was inspirational and the events of Lily's life were groundbreaking at the time, and her story helped to set the wheels in motion for transgender people today. Alicia Vikander's portrayal of Gerda was absolutely amazing, completely heartbreaking and extremely believable. However, Eddie Redmayne couldn't do anything but steal the show with his utterly beautiful portrayal of Lily and Ivor. For me, Redmayne is one of the best, if not the best, actors in Hollywood, and his performance in this film could not be faulted. He was completely believable as a woman and he literally became Lily, i forgot i was even watching a film when he was acting.

Firstly let me start this post of with an apology, it's been so long! I know it's not really an excuse but I recently started an internship in London and as you can imagine I've been super busy. Just incase you were wondering, I'm doing a Fashion buying placement in M&S headquarters in Paddington. I'm in the kids department and I absolutely love it, I'll be very sad to leave next week but It's been a great experience that will hopefully help me gain a job in the industry when I leave uni next year. Anyway, on with the post!
On Friday I was sent by M&S to do a competition shop in Oxford Street, and while we were in Selfridges I was drawn to the Dior stand as I'd heard good things about their foundation. I had been using Mac which I did really like at first, but the second time i bought it, it was the wrong shade for me and wasn't really doing much for my skin. I ended up purchasing the 'Dior Skin' foundation and Air tan powder. Now I'll say right off the bat that this isn't a cheap purchase. All together it cost me £68, which is pretty expensive, but if you're looking for quality products then these are the way to go.

First of all, Happy New Year!! I hope 2016 is full of fun, happiness and love for all of us. I also hope you all had a lovely Christmas and you ate ridiculous amounts of turkey and quality streets. Sorry I haven't blogged for a while, being a waitress/barmaid doesn't exactly bode well with Christmas, it seems that I've been working every hour under the sun over the period so it hasn't felt very festive for me unfortunately.  However, it's over now and i'm looking forward to the new year. I know everybody always says this but I've got a feeling it's going to be a good one.

This was only a quick little post to say that I'm now on Instagram!! I've had a personal Instagram account for ages, but I thought I'd make another one for my blog that was a bit more creative and included more pictures of some of the beauty I see in my day to day life. It's been running for a while but I keep forgetting to tell you guys about it. Come find me at AllTheRageFashion.