This the sh*t that I live for!

the only ticket you'll ever need xo

CALLING ALL DRIZZY FANS! Something happened to me this week that I have been waiting for since I was fourteen. I FINALLY got to see Drake in concert. When my friend told me that he'd bought me a ticket last October I literally screamed down the phone at him. Drake has been doing arena tours here in the UK for a while now and I've never had enough money to go. We were luckily enough to get tickets to the first Birmingham show on the 20th of March. It was made even more amazing because The Weeknd announced soon after that he would be supporting him.(I'd also missed out on tickets to his concert last November). I go to smaller concerts quite regularly but I can safely say that this was the best concert of my life!

me and my boy Danny

We spent the day shopping in the bullring which was agonizing for me because ATM I am dirt poor. However, it was nice to experience Selfridge's for the first time. And I did manage to scrape my student penny's together to buy some of my fave purple shampoo and conditioner by Bleach London. (I have every single Bleach London product, I swear the companies instagram hypnotised me and that their super edgy packaging forced me into buying, but TBH its the best purple shampoo I have ever used!) I have been to a few concerts in Birmingham now and I have to say I think its a really cool city. Even if I haven't seen much outside of the Ibis budget hotel windows!

When we arrived at the concert there was (as expected) a sea of YMCMB snapbacks and ovoxo t-shirts. But I cannot lie, I love it! There's something special the atmosphere of  a concert, realising that everyone around you loves this artist as much as you do makes me feel warm and fuzzy. At 7:30 on the dot, The Weeknd came onto the stage and he did not disappoint. He played songs from trilogy as well as Kiss Land which was great because I thought he'd only do his new stuff. His voice is just as beautiful in real life as it is on those sad rainy lonely Sundays (or when you wiv ya bae in tha bedroom).  He even came out later on with Drake to sing crew love (I was crying real tears by this point-sadgurls 4 lyf) which made the night even more special.

bae xo

Drizzy came onto the stage at about 9:30. He sang every song from his last two albums and then some. The DJ played some his older songs whilst Drake made an outfit change which was kind of disappointing but with everyone singing along the atmosphere was still electric. We managed to cop space quite near the front which meant I got to take some great photos. When he sang Hold On, Were going Home he pulled some girl from VIP up on stage. I was so jealous but being at the concert in the first place managed to outshine the fact he was grinding with some girl on stage in front of me. I was overwhelmed by how well he could actually sing live (I didn't doubt you baby I promise) and loved that he danced exactly how I'd imagined. For Started From the Bottom he played a video on the big screen that showed videos of him as a baby and in Degrassi. It was so emotional and well worth the price of the ticket! 5 stars!

Were you luckily enough to see Drake on the UK leg of his tour?

Style Watch: Kali Uchis

Kali Uchis is a singer/songwriter from the US. She first caught my attention on tumblr and after some more stalking i realised that not only did she dress incredibly she also made cool tunes. She mixes 90's RnB/ hip-hop and soul into  fresh little bundle of coolness. Her style is evocative of her music. Crop tops and bamboo hoop earrings, hero right? Personally i think anyone who wears this much gold jewellery should be put on a pedestal! Her nails also make me want to puke because they are always so perfect.

Kali is the cover star of  the spring 2014 edition of Viper Magazine, a project which was started by my favourite radio host Lily Mercer. Download Kali's mixtape Drunken Babble today. It has those summer chill vibes that will keep you warm until the sun actually does come out!

Here's the outfit I created inspired by her style:

kali uchis by cheryl180993 featuring Topshop

What do you think of Kali's style and her music?

disclaimer: obviously none of these images are my own, credit should go where it is due!

My Omighty Experience

I don't know about you, but I spend a lot of time scrolling through tumblr thinking to myself that top is sick, it would look sick on me and the world is sick for depriving me of it. When my gurl George introduced me to Omighty for the first time it seemed to me as if this was all going to change. If you live on the cyber ghetto/acid grunge side of tumblr then Omighty is pretty much your wet dream. 

These are the three items I purchased from the website in January:

I ordered these three tops with the new year discount code. I can't remember exactly how much discount I got but it was around 30%. I was fuckin pumped when I got an email saying that they had been dispatched. However, 5 weeks later I still hadn't received my parcel. So I got in contact with the company through the email address they have on the website. Initially they told me to be patient. And I was-for another two weeks! I emailed them again and this time they gave me a date to contact them by if my parcel still hadn't arrived. I wasn't surprised when it came to  the 28th of February and I was still without my garms. Omighty decided that it must have been lost in the post and so resent my items on a faster delivery option-for free. 

I was annoyed that I hadn't received my clothes yet because at this time I had a lot of events on that they would have perfect for but I was just happy that I was finally gunna get my hands on these babies. The parcel arrived a week later (luckily the same day we were throwing a hip hop themed house party-the crop top had to make an appearance!) but unfortunately the junkfood booty crop top was missing :(.

I contacted Omighty about this and they still haven't got back to me. Its annoying but tbh I bet their sick of hearing from me by now. Still, I paid for the crop top and really fucking want it! However, the clothes I did receive are AMAZE! I was quite worried that they wouldn't fit but both tops are made from a really stretchy fabric and look great even more my size 12 bod! I haven't taken any pictures of them yet but here are some (hella cute) pics from the party!

Tbh I probably won't order from Omighty again despite the fact I was really pleased with my purchases. I read on twitter the other day that Motel is going to be stocking some Omighty stuff so next time I'll probably order from them instead. Or go for a site that offers similar items such as ShopJeen or Karmaloop.

Have you ordered anything from Omighty? How was your experience in comparison to mine?

February Blues

Unfortunately, I spend a lot of my time watching films and I want to share two of my favourites from last month.

Blue Valentine (2010)

Running time: 112 mins 

Certificate: 18

Genre: Drama/Romance

Director: Dereck Cianfrance

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams

IMDB Rating: 7.4/10

My Rating: 8/10 

I am a huge Ryan Gosling fan and am always up for watching a film that he has starred in. And might I add I am not just a fan of his beautiful face. Although my hands up in the air,  because I admit that I first saw Gosling in The Notebook when I was going through my Nicholas Sparks phase. A phase that I am sure most girls my age had as teen. Gosling was the right kind of awkward in his portrayal of Noah and I adore when that seamlessly comes across in a film. Last year I fell in love with The Place BeyondThe Pines and after doing spending some time on google I found out that Gosling and Cianfrance had also worked together on Blue Valentine. If like me you are a fan of the dark, mysterious, mean but loving character type that Gosling tends to play in most of his films, or perhaps just if you have a thing for beautiful but realistic cinema, then this is the film for you. The plot isn’t necessarily a happy one, but the narrative takes many twists and turns which I’m sure will still leave you feeling happy and fulfilled. Gosling plays Dean, an alcoholic father and husband in his late twenties who paints houses for a living. Dean is married to Cindy who is played by the equally beautiful Michelle Williams. Cindy is a young mother who had dreamt of a life much different to the one that she ended up with. Told between flashbacks from the present day back to when Dean and Cindy first met, the narrative tells the story of a marriage that seems as though it should have ended before the film even started. What I adore most about this film is its soundtrack. The best of being Dean and Cindy’s ‘song’ in the film which is titled You and Me by Penny & the Quarters (which apparently, although it was recorded in the 1970’s, hadn’t been released until it was used in the film). The song has a very hopeful sentiment to it which makes the narrative just that little bit more bitter sweet. 

Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013)

Running time: 179 mins

Certificate: 18

Genre: Drama/Romance

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche

Stars: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos

IMDB Rating: 8/10

My Rating: 7/10

Unless you have been living in a cave for the past few months, or for some bizarre reason you like to steer well clear from social media, then you probably have heard about Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is theWarmest Colour. Yes it’s a French film and just like Amelie, everyone who has (and probably those who haven’t) watched it have decided they love it. So don’t watch this film and be that dick who says “OMG I’m a fan of foreign film” because you will sound like exactly that, a dick. Similarly to Blue Valentine, Blue is the Warmest Colour isn’t your average happy/smiley romance film. Instead I would say this is more of a film for the real romantics out there. Set in the present day, BITWC tells the story of Adele (played by Adele Exarchopoulus), a teenage school girl coming to terms with the fact that she is a lesbian. Emma (played by Lea Seydoux), a blue haired art student, helps her to realise this a little faster. Exarchopoulus’ performance is amazing I literally fell in love with her, plus I think her and Seydoux have great chemistry (despite critics saying different). The thing that has lots of people talking about BITWC are the sex scenes. TBH I think that people always have overly high expectations when it comes to films about gay romance and in general they are never pleased. Although the scenes are explicit, I think they rightfully demonstrate the electricity between Adele and Emma. Also at the end of the film Emma makes a little speech that I think clarifies that this is the reason the scenes are so explicit. It is worth a watch for anyone who loves beautiful cinema and beautiful love stories. Seydoux's performance has also made me very excited for The Grand Budapest Hotel which will be released in cinema's 21/3/14!

Speak soon!