TFW Style Snaps

Evening lovelies! Did anyone follow Toronto Fashion Week? I confess I didn't but I'm loving Fashion Magazine's street style snaps of mixed prints out on the town on the last day of shows.

What fun texture!
Love the shape and colour of these purses, especially the turquoise...
I don't think I'd wear this skirt but this photo catches the eye!
Floral and galaxy prints? Makes for a great picture!

Left Brain Right Brain - Mercedes Benz Ad

I just stumbled upon these ads for Mercedes Benz and I love them! What a creative idea! Which side of your brain do you associate with more? I think I'm leaning towards my right brain...Image source: Ads of the World

The Night Circus

Hello hello! Did you all have fabulous holiday celebrations? I definitely did. Skiing didn't quite happen (thanks to foggy bad weather) and I didn't get to see White Christmas on the stage (no time this year). But I did watch White Christmas on television and plans for Whistler are being made and we did have a fabulous Christmas Eve feast!Pictures to come but first, my darling Jessica W.N. of MUAHjwn introduced me to a new book entitled, The Night Circus. It is so magical and filled with unbelievably vivid imagery. Author Erin Morgenstern truly paints pictures with words...It makes me feel... inspired! Time to pull out the sketchbook.

Snow White and the Huntsman

Back again! What a crazy, whirlwind week: coffee, dog walking, projects, overnight paper writing sessions, house work, faulty alarm system... tired! But I have just enough energy to share my intrigue for next year's Snow White & the Huntsman! It looks promising and visually stunning. Colleen Atwood has done wonders with the costumes again!How fabulously villainous does Charlize Theron look?!
Until tomorrow everyone! Here's the trailer in case you haven't seen it yet :) Ciao!

Roost: a Simple Life

Lamento - Sergio Mendes ft. Maogani Quartet

First of all, thank you to all who take the time to read and subscribe to my blog! Life has been a major juggling act the last few months and Moi Je Joue has been difficult to maintain regularly. Second, Roost: a Simple Life...I love looking at food photography! Caitlin (or Coco) is the woman behind the magic of these dishes and their photos. Even more appealing is that she didn't study photography but rather, through trial and error, taught herself!She also has beautiful shots of her travels!And a good eye for decorating and staging...Hope you enjoyed and check out her blog for more beautiful photographs and inspiration. Now back to work for me!
All photos from Roost: a Simple Life.

Give Up Tomorrow

Hola mis amigos! How are you all? I am, as usual, plowing through work and school (it never ends). I have to get a little serious with today's post.
On Thursday I saw one of the most incredible and heartbreaking films I have ever seen: Give Up Tomorrow (*warning: some of the images in the film trailer/website can be graphic).It is a true story about a high profile rape/murder case in the Philippines that brought out the worst and most frustrating of corruption and cronyism. Paco Larrañaga (along with six others) was accused and pronounced guilty of the crime which he could not have possibly committed.

"Amnesty International, the government of Spain, Fair Trials International, and the United Nations are unequivocal in the belief that for more than a decade, Paco has been paying with his freedom for a crime he did not commit. Indeed, some 40 people including classmates and teachers from the culinary school he attends – along with photographic evidence – place him hundreds of miles from the grim crime scene."

It's difficult to sum up a two hour film that sums up a 14 year case in one blog post but please take a moment to check out the film website. Please help free Paco with you support.
Thank you and more pleasant topics to come!

Designing Hamlet...

It's been a busy day of school, work and now homework. I'm reading Hamlet and coming up with costume design ideas. Suggestions anyone? I'll be back tomorrow with a much better post than this!Photo taken by Ines de S. at the Cross Decor & Design.

Posts from the Past

Hello again lovelies! What will you be doing this weekend? Mine is looking pretty full: dance and homework, which includes plenty of reading, researching, sketching and painting! I want to say thank you for visiting my blog and taking the time to read and write comments. A special thank you to all my followers for showing some blog love!
If you find yourself with a some moments to spare, take a look at some of my favourite posts from the past. Enjoy!

A Hat Like Audrey's

I'm looking forward to the ski season and more adventures like this one: The Galway Girl in Whistler Village

Black and White Ballet... gorgeous photography.

A seriously awesome travel accessory: Globetrotter Luxury

A Short Love Story

I really really want to visit Nice la Belle.

Vintage Photos

Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

It's funny how short he looked in this photo, when really he was quite tall!
Love these old shots of my maternal grandparents. So much style and so little effort. My grandpa used to love Tom Jones!

Whites

Next week is back to school: the last year of my bachelor's degree! I have one weekend to fix up my room. I love the fresh, crisp feeling of having a lot of white in the room, especially since my walls are an avocado green (a nice one). Here are some rooms I really like... What do you think?I love the layers of white textures on the left and the arrangement of the nightstands and picture frames on the right. Together they'd make my perfect room!
The frames in the bathroom! I love the loose placement. It's hard to see but the words of Frida Kahlo on the frame to the right are lovely: I have wings in order to fly.
Images from Small Rooms Tumblr

Casablanca

I love old movies and I love the idea of open air screenings! Remember the film The Wedding Planner? There's a scene where the characters are watching an old flick in the park, sitting on a fallen tree. Well yesterday, my friend and I decided to check out one of the free open air screenings: Casablanca. It would have made a perfect summer date night but we turned it into a girls' night ;)
Here's one of my favourite scenes...Play it Sam

Photo Shoot with MUAHjwn & Dominic de Sequera

Lavish (Deadbeats Remix) - Mark Rae

Hello fabulous people! It has been such a busy weekend/Monday. I can't even remember what I did anymore! Today after work, I went to Granville Island with my cousin and photographer extraordinaire, Dominic de Sequera, and my lovely Jessica W.N., make up guru turned model tonight, for a photo shoot.
I got to play assistant: adjusting hair, holding reflectors, making her laugh when my cousin wanted a serious shot... that sort of thing :P Here's a shot from tonight's shoot!
Check out Jessica's brand new website to see more of her work and click through to see more of Nik's work on Flickr.
As soon as I can, I'll share some more shots from tonight's session. Cheers everyone!

Dressin' for NYC

Hello lovelies! Well, the Big Apple has always been a fancy place where the people watching is incredibly entertaining! My wardrobe has consisted of blazers and black pants and pretty tops for summer! But my favourite pieces together? My wide leg, high waist trousers, a white t-shirt tucked in and my black and white converse sneakers!
Similar to J.Lo's look actually, minus the vest. I used a simple fitted white t-shirt and tucked it in for a slightly more casual look...I got pants similar to these from Le Chateau...
And I have these fabulous All Star Slim sneakers to make my look a little more fun, not to mention easy walk 20 blocks twice a day!
If the shirt my aunt gave me didn't have the studded design on the back (the Eye of Rah), I would have worn some sort of long chain or chunky necklace. Something like these ones from Charlotte Russe...

Affordable Makeup

I say a little prayer - Aretha Franklin

Happy Saturday! I received a question yesterday about affordable makeup brands. What are some good options for a lower budget? Probably all of us love to shop at Sephora, but with so many other expenses that's not always feasible!
So Jessica W.N. has kindly provided some answers about what makeup brands work well and don't completely break the bank!OOO0o0. Well, it depends what products you are getting.

For face products, I would recommend:
- Revlon foundation (Colorstay or Photoready)
- Almay loose powder
- Physician's formula ANYTHING (their bronzers, blush, powders, foundations are all natural and organic with lovely minerals and most are under $20)
- Rimmel Anti-Fatigue under eye concealer (only 4 bucks!)

For eyes:
- L'Oreal and Maybelline consistently make great mascaras, my fav cheapies are L'Oreal Voluminous with the curved brush and Maybelline The Falsies.
- Annabelle smoothliner for pencil eyeliner and also Annabelle eyebrow pencil
- L'Oreal Lineur Intense for liquid liner
- as for eyeshadows, I do believe you must spend a little more to get decent pigmented eyeshadows. Lots of people swear by the Maybelline eyeshadow quads, which come in lots of different colour combinations (4 each) and are really cheap. Annabelle's eyeshadows are also not bad. Personally I spend a little more in this area, for example on Urban Decay or Make Up Forever palettes (more pricey but if you get a GOOD neutral set they can last you YEARS).

Lips:
- Really... anything. Just browse Shoppers Drug Mart and you will be attracted to all the pretty colours and all of them pretty much do the same thing.
- CoverGirl Lip Stain pens are AWESOME
- Rimmel makes awesome gloss and lipstick!

Hope this helps!
Jessica ♥

International Dance Day!

Hello ladies! It's International Dance Day today! There are performances happening all over the place, swing bombs in the streets (professionals spontaneously pairing up and dancing when you least expect it!), a troupe of tappers doing their own version of Frankie Manning's Shim Sham, Indian dancers in full costume, and of course, our flamenco performance! Vancouver is looking lovely, warm and full of sunshine and dancing events all over the city! Even more exciting is that our flamenco picture is the main promotional shot! In honour of this fabulous day here are some great dance photographs!

Every ballerina starts somewhere...

This is my cousin, the ballerina.
A flamenco 'bailaora'...
Karen has taught me pretty much everything I know about flamenco...
My guess here is the tango?Who doesn't love a chorus line?!
Lindy Hop!

Here's another version of the shim sham in full swing (no pun intended) at a party, led by the one only, Frankie Manning! Have a bouncing weekend!