MAC viva glam - VI

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Tinted Lipglass (17 euros)

Viva Glam VI- Warm plum with pearl (frost)

Viva Glam VI Special Edition- Soft pink-tinged mauve (frost)

Viva Glam Lipstick (17 euros)

Viva Glam VI Special Edition- Soft blue pink

Viva Glam VI- Terracotta-plum with pearl (lustre)

Autopsy - movie review

Yet another horrorfest movie review this time in the shape of “Autopsy” & as the name suggests it involves doctors & such. As a group of friends are returning home after the trip of a lifetime at mardi gras they get involved in a car accident, they soon find out that they have hit a man & before they can figure out what’s after happening a mysterious ambulance shows up to cart the man back to hospital but one of the group is badly injured so he too is brought to the hospital with his friends following. Upon arrival a doctor shows up & takes the injured guy away to be treated, one by one the group of friends get seen to by the medical staff but they start to notice not all is right with the hospital or the staff. A few things about this movie confused me but overall it did have a good scary feel to it..maybe because I’m scared of hospitals? But then the over the top gore definitely added to the scares, when the horror & gore does happen its very raw & there are not many cut away’s to shield the audience but then I guess that’s how it made it into the horror fest line up. The acting was surprisingly good with a great performance by Robert Patrick as the evil doctor Benway, again doctors & hospitals unnerve me so I expected this to creep me out but with elements of “hostel” thrown in it definitely delivered a genuine dose of weirdness, although at times some of the scenes felt a little like the movie “braindead” but all in all once I got my head around some of the confusing plot points it was an enjoyable enough movie, not the best from horror fest but a good attempt.

Dying Breed - movie review

Dying Breed was another movie that featured in the latest collection of after dark horrorfest . Feeling a lot like “wrong turn” this movie takes place in Australia & is rife with blood & gore scenes. When a group of friends decide to go on a hiking trip in the hopes of tracking down a rare breed known as the Tasmanian tiger. A long the way they encounter a group of grotesque cannibals believed to be descended from a criminal known as the pieman. From start to finish the movie delivers some pretty good effects & decent gore, it is a horror movie after all. Following the same recipe for horror as movies like Friday the 13th & wrong turn once the group are isolated enough then the real terror kicks in, & when it does it will leave you gripping your seat at every little gruesome jump. The only bad thing I can say about the movie is that the girl who played nina had the worst Irish accent I have ever heard in any movie..there were moments when I’d shudder just hearing it, of course for anyone who can stick the accent they will be rewarded with a sharp little horror movie that delivers in bucket loads.

From Within - movie review

From within is a horror movie directed by phedon papa Michael & written by brad keene. This was one of my favourite after dark horrorfest movies this year & had a couple of really good scares. After a number of suicides start to plague the small town of grovetown the people quickly turn to their faith for the answer..but the truth is harder to swallow than expected. Lindsay starts to investigate what happened herself & gets deeper into the mystery when she makes friends with aiden, she soon realises all the deaths are linked & that the real power behind them is pure evil..not only that but she is next in line to die. I really liked this movie & loved how it dealt with the concept of peoples religious beliefs, apart from the horror element which was of course prominent throughout the movie it did a great job of portraying a realistic reaction to such events. perhaps the real horror is that fact that peoples beliefs can overshadow the truth to such an extent that they become evil themselves.

Jesús Fernandez - spring/summer collection 2009

Jesús Fernandez is a company dedicated to the design & production of handcrafted fine retro style corsetiere and lingerie. The production is performed by incorporating artisan haute couture techniques. They count on a specialized group of people who work with professionalism & put their passion in what they do. In their corsetiere laboratory they combine innovation & tradition, together with imported fine materials & haute couture details, in order to produce unique pieces, original & with great design. They work with recycled sewing machines in order to maintain the spirit of the last century corsetiere. Their products are fine, ultra feminine, with delicate textures & exquisite details. The latest collection is called “Via Tokyo/Via Paris” & incorporates Japanese aesthetics with Italian fabrics, liberty motifs, stripes & of course classic polka dots. The new line introduce a number of camisoles which are both sophisticated & stylish.

Dead Space - game review

Set in space (obviously) this bears an uncanny resemblance to the movie “event horizon” & “alien/aliens” ..not that that’s a bad thing & in this case it sure isn’t. dead space puts the player in control of isaac clarke an engineer sent to repair a mining ship known as the USG Ishimura which has recently come into contact with a strange alien artefact. Upon boarding the ship clarke & his crew are confronted with unimaginable horror as the ship is slowly turned into one giant bloodbath. Infested with aliens & mutilated crew the Ishimura has turned into a what can only be describe as hell, a hell the player must survive through in order to discover what happened & how to fix it before its too late.

Its no secret that the game borrows a lot from the movie event horizon & even some of the alien movies so visually that’s really what you get. The ship itself is full of atmosphere & seems to be ever changing - a rare enough feature in most modern games. The lighting effects really impressed me here & the first time the ship went into lock-down when the lights started flashing & I could only make out things moving in the shadows I was instantly hooked..not to mention a little scared! But then that’s the way the game is supposed to play, from the start to the finish you know you are playing a survival horror game. The level design is top-notch & includes, claustrophobic hallways, industrial type hanger bays, areas so heavily infested that the walls themselves are alive, medical labs, armouries, control rooms but one of my favourite little features is the areas where zero-gravity has kicked in. these areas as you might imagine are completely free of the effects of gravity so things in the rooms float freely through the air, but so do you & whatever enemies you may encounter, solving puzzles in zero-gravity can be tricky but equally entertaining & definitely rewarding.

The alien enemies are called necromorphs &a simple headshot will definitely not take them down instead you have to literally take them apart piece by piece. If you are squeamish then I really wouldn’t advise playing this game but if you aren’t then you will enjoy blasting your way through the game taking out all kinds of aliens & a number of bosses. A long the way you will encounter key characters & logs that will help you get to the truth. To deal with the alien threat the game gives you the option to buy all kinds of weapons at shop points throughout the levels, credit can be collected & found in many different places & on the bodies of the crew/aliens but you can also earn credit by selling items you don’t want..I really liked this feature because instead of roaming around looking for ammo I needed I could simple sell the ammo/items I didn’t need & purchase the things I did need

Your character is equipped with a spacesuit or “rig” which can be upgraded through the game by collecting power units & unlocking upgrades but it also gives you control to slow down objects in real time which can be very useful when faced with a swarm of enemies or trying to get past a broken door. Another ability unique to the game is the use of telekinesis which allows the player to pick up & move objects without actually being near them, you can even use the limbs of defeated enemies & fling them as weapons. As for the weapons themselves there really is everything you would expect & a little bit more - pulse rifles, force guns, flame throwers, plasma cutters, even an industrial saw which can shoot blades out to dismember the aliens, & as an added bonus every weapon can be upgraded using the same power nods as the your suit, my favourite was the plasma cutter but on my second play through I upgraded the pulse rifle & stuck to using that.

So my final thoughts about the game. The visuals are stunning & it has some of the best lighting I have ever seen, its full of atmosphere & the ship itself is truly unique, the enemies are constantly changing/evolving to the fit the level, the music & acting is a cut above the rest & the plot/story will grab you & not let go, the weapons/abilities are impressive & fun to use & upgrade. All in all it’s a solid game with a lot of features & intrigue that will have you playing for hours - I’d say I got about 3days play out of the whole game. If you are a fan of games like resident evil/silent hill or movies like event horizon/alien then you will really enjoy this game, I sure did.