Rebel Wilson starring in Guys and Dolls

Last night I went to watch Rebel Wilson starring as Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls at the Phoenix Theatre for 8 weeks. It was her first night in the role. I wasn't sure what to expect from this very funny comedian. Rebel Wilson is one of my favourite actresses. She is well known for her 'Fat Amy' role in Pitch Perfect. 

I thought Rebel was amazing as she bought her sense of humour when acting to the show. The show in general was brilliant, an extremely funny production of Guys & Dolls with incredible choregraphy from Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright; and I could not recommend it enough!

Love Soraya x 

The Wonderful Bill Cunningham

Renowned street style photographer Bill Cunningham passed away on Saturday 25th. He was a well loved street style photographer all over the world. He was known for cycling the streets of New York with his camera, loaded with film finding the next trend. 

I was first introduced to this legendary name in the fashion world during my first week at university. Our course went to the Broadway Cinema to watch a documentary about Cunningham. It was an incredibly inspiring documentary that followed him as a works on his column for the New York Times - 'On the Street'. Bill Cunningham, New York is available on Netflix and it is definitely worth a watch. 

You can see how much the fashion industry appreciated and loved Bill Cunningham and his work from all the lovely tributes posted on social media. The fashion industry have lost a wonderful photographer and he will he missed greatly. 

RIP Bill Cunningham

1929 - 2016

Love Soraya x

Photo Credits: Google

The Gucci Jordaan Loafer Dupe

Gucci Jordaan Loafer

The Gucci Jordan Loafer is a popular shoe among celebrities and models such as Emma Roberts, Alexa Chung and Gwen Stefani. As you can see below these Gucci loafers are so versatile they will go with anything!

These loafers are classic and come in lots in different colours. This season Topshop have made a similar looking loafer. Instead of paying the £400 you can get yourself a similar looking real leather loafer for £62. Topshop have made this shoe in two different colours - white and black. I have tried some on and they were extremely comfortable. I decided to get the black pair as they look classic and will always be on trend. It will be a nice change from wearing trainers all the time and they will immediately smarten up an outfit. 

Topshop Karter Loafer 

I think these loafers are an essential for every wardrobe. 

Soraya x

Photo Credits: Gucci, Topshop, Google

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Contouring, A thing of the past?

I was reading Vogue.com yesterday and I saw an article stating that 'Kim Kardashian is 'Over' Contouring!' I was a little shocked, because contouring has been the be all and end all of the beauty industry.

Kim Kardashian had said this when she was on a panel at the Vogue Festival. 

How can the Queen of Contouring, be over contouring? She  is apparently into 'Strobing' now. Strobing is highlighting the skin without the bronzer. I sense the beauty industry going into melt down and beauty gurus on Youtube are now going to perfect their strobing skills for the next makeup hype.

I thought I had just mastered the technique of contouring but I will have to put my Hoola Bronzer a side and pick my Champagne Pop highlighter to master this Strobing hype.

Soraya x

Photo Credits: the Guardian and Google 

Exhibitionism @ the Saatchi

Last Friday, I went to the Satchi to see the Rolling Stones Exhibition, which celebrates 50 years of the Rock band. We were taken on a journey through the years. The room we started in was a recreation of their first apartment together. It was very messy, with plates, takeaway boxes and clothes everywhere. To be honest, it reminded me of my university halls kitchen which is messy and pretty disgusting most of the time! There was also a screen showing how many shows and tours they had done over the 50 years of the band. It was incredible to see how many shows they had done and in so many countries. The Rolling Stones just don't seem to stop!

The next few rooms displayed their amazing guitars and drum sets that they had used over the years. There songs were playing through headphones for people to listen to. It was an amazing atmosphere in those rooms as it seemed that some visitors were taken right back to when the song was released with a few people dancing and singing along to their songs.

We next moved onto the fashion side of the band. In the early days of the Rolling Stones they tried to copy the style of The Beatles which definitely did not suit a rock band at all! Through the years their style evolved and you could see who would wear what. Mick Jagger's style was the most out eccentric out of them all. When they had all their outfits on display, it was surprising that many of their outfits made for them were 'unknown'.

The penultimate room had stage set mock ups for theirs and artwork created for the brand. The story and creative process behind the iconic logo of the Rolling Stones was revealed. Mick Jagger was incredibly interested in Hinduism and the goddess Kali, who is the goddess of power, creation, preservation and destruction. Kali has her tongue out in drawings of her. I thought this was so interesting and so unexpected.

As we approached the final room we were handed some 3D glasses. I was not sure what to expect but  to end the experience at the exhibition we watched a song from a recent concert they had done. I loved this experience as I thought it brought he whole exhibition together.

I could not recommend this exhibition enough. Even if you aren't a Rolling Stones fan there is something for everyone - music, fashion, art and set design featured in this incredible exhibition.

Exhibitionism is on till September 4th.
Until next time,
Soraya x

Photo Credits: Myself and Google

Perfume Brand Promotional Video Shoot

We decided to shoot our promotional video on Tuesday. We decided to open a wardrobe that revealed our rose gold hangers with some clothes that fitted our colour palette. Those rose gold hangers are to die for, and only £3 at Primark! What a bargain! We used some of my clothes in the shoot. We chose 5 pieces from my wardrobe that went with our colour palette. As we had the rose gold hangers we chose blush pink and black clothes. 

The items of clothing were -

(Clothes that are available are linked below)

River Island light pink bomber jacket

All Saints Shirt (last season)

Y.A.S Perla Body at ASOS

Miss Selfridge embellished crop  top (old)

Zara Dress with lace trimming (old)

I love this colour palette as it's so elegant, classic and well... just very me!

Our next shots were squeezing lemons, oranges and grapefruits. Check out our instagram @aroma_fragrance to see the behind the scenes video. 

I can not wait to post the promotional video once it's complete. I am really excited for all you to see the final outcome of our wardrobe fragrance brand. 

Until next time!

Soraya x

Perfume Brand Photoshoot

Welcome back!

Monday was a very exciting day for my fragrance group. We got to shoot our promotional advert in the university photo studio. This was the first time I was in a photo studio so I was nervous but also really excited to see our storyboards, sketches and ideas come to life with a photographer and a few props. Prior to the photoshoot we had created a storyboard and mood boards choosing the colour scheme and various flatlay ideas. 

Our fragrance is a wardrobe fragrance that will keep your clothes fresh for longer. Our photoshoot went really well. Here are some of my favourite images from our shoot. 

Go check out our social media to keep up to date with all our latest fragrance adventures!

Instagram - @aroma_fragrance

Snapchat - @aromafcp

Soraya x