Watching Felicity: Season 1, Episodes 1&2 — First Impressions

I had no idea what to expect from Felicity because I'd never watched it before and I think I was a little young for it when it first came out. I also don't think it caught on much in Canada. I remember seeing Keri Russel in the teen magazines I read at the time, like YM but I never really knew anything about what she was famous for (besides having curly hair, which is surprisingly uncommon in actresses).

I knew so little about Felicity that it wasn't until a week ago that I learned that the show was set in New York. This knowledge is what first piqued my interest since "young woman in the big city" things are my jam. Here are my first impressions after watching the first few episodes...

Felicity moved to the city for... a guy

When I first learned that this was the basis of the throwback TV series I had decided to watch, I was livid. First I was confused ("I can't possibly be understanding this correctly?") and then I was livid. How could they base a show on a seemingly smart girl following a guy she barely knows (by the way they've never spoken, well except for once) across the country to potentially win his heart? Ok, breathe. I'll try my best to get over this as I watch, but my initial reaction is "wtf."

Her parents

...are assholes! When she reveals her plans to nix her whole Stanford medical school education and move to New York, they're understandably shocked. What I don't get is when they threaten to disown her/ cut her off/ never speak to her again. These parents are just wrong. It's kind of disturbing. 

Golden Globes 2013: Never Thought I'd Say This But... (Emily Blunt)

I've never really "gotten" Emily Blunt. I think she's kind of plain and usually plays boring characters (except for the messed up lesbian she played in "Sunshine Cleaning") and there's just nothing about her that interests me. BUT. Last night she totally impressed me.

I may have been more than a little swayed by her jewelry choice because I think the probably very expensive earrings look like lucite wonders she got from a vending machine. How cool, right? Collecting my quarters...

Golden Globes 2013: Most Played-Out — Zooey Deschanel

Before I get into it, let me make one thing clear: I am not a Zooey Deschanel hater, like, at all. I think New Girl is a surprisingly funny, clever and entertaining show and her character is charming and loveable. So this pains me to say, but her Golden Globes look (especially for a nominee!) was stale, played-out, lack-luster.

She opted for a classic ball gown which, whatever, it's fine, but she then paired it with a half-up half-down hairstyle and PEARLS. Fucking PEARLS. There needs to be a moratorium put on "retro pearls" because they're flat and common and make the wearer LOOK flat and common. Pearls can be done right (see: Chanel S/S 2012) and I can totally get into them but not in this string-of-pearls Leave It To Beaver 1950's housewife way. Come onnnnnnn.

Golden Globes 2013: Best Hosts Ever - Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

Who's the genius who hired Tina and Amy to host the show this year? Was it the awesome lady /President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dr. Aida Takla-O'Reilly? Whomever it was deserves some sort of distinction because last night was the best Golden Globes in a while (and I'm saying that as somebody who actually liked Ricky Gervais's "controversial" hosting year). They were comfortable on stage — years at SNL will help with that — and seemed to genuinely be enjoying themselves and one another.

Their red-carpet looks were completely different and both completely awesome. Tina looked maybe the most stunning I've ever seen her look (that HAIR! So full and shiny and lush) and Amy looked really, just, FUN. I'm obsessed with her 90's combo of strappy sandals and capris and I'm also really into the fact that she's doing BOOBS a lot lately (her Primetime Emmy's look was supa-hot). Please let them host again in 2014? Please?

Golden Globes 2013: Amanda Seyfried

I love this woman. She's the prettiest princess in all of the land and her voice in Les Miserables sounds like birds singing a beautiful morning song. Her dress wasn't earth-shattering but she looked incredible and her hairstylist somehow managed to make her hair look long and flowing while avoiding the dreaded Hollywood-Mermaid thing that almost everyone wears on the regz.

Although I'm pretty sure it's part of the dress, seeing her made me want to get a gold bar necklace like this one or this one.

Golden Globes 2013

Dry Shampoo Update: Batiste XXL Volume

So, I've found it. The holy grail of all dry shampoos! As a shower-hater, my quest has been ongoing since before my last post (in 2010!) on dry shampoos for the ultimate in dirty-hair-disguising weird, powdery sprays. In my last post I declared Batiste the winner, and after two years I stand by that declaration.



What I do have to update you on, however, is my new discovery of Batiste Volume XXL Dry Shampoo. The thing about the basic Batiste is that it works as a dry shampoo, but you still have to do some work to style your day-or-two-old hair into an eye-pleasing and self-confidence-inducing coiffure.  Wow, that was a lot of hyphens. ANYWAY, this new Batiste (or new to me, at least) acts as a styling product and a dry shampoo! It's amazing! Behold:



I didn't expect it to work so palpably, so instantaneously, so damn well. The moment I sprayed it, as I've sprayed the classic Batiste so many times before, I felt my hair gain this fantastic gritty, maleable quality akin to having heat-styled it with gallons of hairspray the night before for some big event and then sleeping on it. I took the above picture first thing in the morning and as the day has worn on, the effect has only gotten better, grittier, grungier, and more voluminous. As someone with thick, heavy, slippery hair, this stuff is a godsend.

I found it at a drug store in Canada called London Drugs and I've also seen it at Shoppers Drug Mart. Get some and get your Veronica Sawyer/Twin Peaks/Cindy Crawford/Valley Of the Dolls on!