Between My Thighs #4

With this fine weather we’re having, things are hotting up here at the Crayze - quite literally - I am melting faster than the Wicked Witch of the West; but I’m not complaining, it’s nice to have a summer in Ireland, makes a change from the last six years. So do forgive us if we have been neglecting our posts of late, it’s difficult not be distracted by the sun and the scantily clad hotties that emerge from god knows where, with a perfect tan the second the sun makes an appearance (sunbeds anyone?) Unfortunately, I don’t have access to the names or pictures of the random hotties I pass on a daily basis so I will substitute with one whose name I do know and whose pictures and intimate details I can locate on the interweb.

Style-Eyes - Fashion at your fingertips

Recently I read that Shazam are working on a fashion app whereby you can hold your phone up to the screen and the app will search EVERYWHERE to find you the item you desire, it sounded like a dream come true to many, but it still seems to be a bit far off.

But today I read that closer to home two childhood friends from Dublin just won an Enterprise Ireland award for 'One to Watch' as they have developed an app that will do the same as Shazam but good news is it's due for release in September!

"Style-Eyes" is a free smartphone, tablet and computer application developed in Dublin City University by Dr Mark Hughes and Bobby Pringle. The app uses image recognition technology to make fashion more accessible, therefore it's much easier for us to spend our money!

When the user takes a photograph of an item of clothing from a magazine or website on their phone, Style-Eyes uses image recognition technology to search through a huge fashion retail database. It then brings back that item or one similar and heypresto all you have to do is hand over the cash and it can be yours (presuming it's in stock and in your size etc.)

The app is now reaching the final stages of development and it will be available for download from September. I am very excited by idea but I don’t think my bank balance will be too happy at the ease at which I can find  amazing clothes, like this.

Queens of Neon

Neon used to be something you'd see in an eighties romcom or what we'd imagine every character on Flashdance or Fame would be wearing.

But now it's a must-have this season. Whether it's nail polish, or a necklace, or a brightly coloured tee!

While neon can really make an outfit pop and is very on trend, don't over do it.

Music, I'll never forget you again

Maybe it's the fact that it soooooo hawt outside, or maybe it's just because I cannot stop jumping from TV series to TV series, but lately I've been pretty bad about being pro-active about ANYTHING.

But one thing I have neglected a lot lately is music. I haven't had a clue about what new albums are out or about to come out and it seems that during the last few months I've only been listening to top ten hits and golden oldies. 

But no more!

So here's a guide to new albums released over the last few months that I missed, that I quite like. 

YEEZUS- Kanye

My man Kanye is back and while calling himself a God doesn't help his public persona, he damn well knows how to make music. 

MAGNA CARTER ...HOLY GRAIL-Jay Z

Not a notion what the album title means, but the song Tom Ford is my jam, and I'll probably be obsessed with this album by the end of the week.

INDICUD-Kid Cudi

I've always liked Kid Cudi, and while there isn't any number 1 hits like 'Day n'Nite' on this album, you do get the sense that he's creating his own individual style not unlike Kanye's My Beautiful dark Twisted Fantasy. It's a slow burner.

#WILLPOWER -Will.i.am

Okay, so I know he's been releasing songs off this album for months, but I really think that the album itself is well worth a listen in its entirety. Will.i.am didn't get to be as famous as he is by just throwing out the same auld dance tune and I think anyone who listens to this will be pleasantly surprised 

This1Time...In London

Imma gonna try out something new with this post and calling it a "This1Time" and hopefully it might become a regular thing. The title is oooooobviously inspired by those blonde gals and their fashion line Twenty8twelve.

So we went to London for approx 36 hrs. Laura and I and honorary Crayze member @Lou_louclancy   flew out Tuesday morning and returned to Ireland on Wednesday night.

We walked a lot, we ate, we shopped, we ate, we acted like tourists and again, we ate. When you're only in London for a day, there's a lot of precious food to be consumed.

Laura being a tourist. Classic Laura

Prepping on the train for Landaaan town with bronzer and horoscopes!

Getting blown away by the sights.

Acting like the gansta she is. 

So we were all determined to get frozen yoghurt because in Ireland its hard to get the fancy stuff. We luckily found an "Itsu", which is a ridiculously healthy restaurant takeaway place. I got mine with strawberries and the one on the right is honey glazed walnuts. They were amawzing!

Our main reason for going to London was to attend a Cosmopolitan Career Masterclass. I mean it kind of was just an excuse to go to London initially but it was seriously interesting. We got to hear about how other media professionals got into their perspective careers, like PR, Event management, Journalism, TV presenter and online digital editor.   They all had such passion for their careers and drive.

Without trying to sound cheesy, they really did show us that if you really want to do something and work hard and do the research that you can eventually get the job you want. But by the looks of it I'm going to have to work for free and do internships before anyone realises how fabulous I am.

Until then though I'm just going to find more reasons to go on day trips to London and live it up, Crayze Style. 

E-

Confessions of A Reluctant Adult

It's not all its cracked up to be, is it? Adulthood that is! We seem to spend our teens wishing we were in our twenties and our twenties wishing we were in our teens. When our parents warned us to enjoy our school years because 'they're the best years of your life' did we pay them a blind bit of notice? Nope! Although my thinking for about 5 of 6 years in secondary school was 'if this is the best it gets then I might as well pack it in now!' Luckily, I took my mother's advice for once and followed my friend to another school for my final year of school and it did get much, much better. People don't believe me, but being in school for 12 hours a day 5 days a week, and 6- 8 hours a day at weekends was the best year I had...no, honestly! I got to spend almost every waking minute with great, genuine friends and for the first time ever I didn't hate going to school. More's the pity it was only for one year, if I'd had that experience the whole way through school I'd never have wanted to grow up!

However, after leaving behind the safety net of school and college, I've graduated and entered the adult world kicking and screaming! It's come as a bit of a shock to the system This whole full time job, rent, and bills malarkey ain't what I signed up for when I accepted my scroll at graduation, but here I am months in still struggling to 'get into a routine' at which point it'll 'be grand' apparently. So, I taken it upon myself to compile a short list of just some of the reasons I am a reluctant Adult.

Dawson never had to grow up.

Reasons it sucks being an Adult:

1. There's no one to make you dinner or your lunch when all you want to do is go to bed and get a good nights sleep.

2. There's no one to call/text to bring you tea/biscuits/your glasses to whatever room you're in.

3. There's no one to make a fuss over you when you're putting  great effort into exaggerating your cough or cold.

4. You've to do your own washing, and ironing if you do that, but let's be honest who irons their clothes?

5. You've to budget and shit, that's not cool man, I just wanna shop! (Yes, that's right, I do have womanly urges).

Okay, I'll admit it, my list seems quite pathetic but I swear when I first thought up this post I had way more reasons, I'm just too tired from cooking and cleaning up after myself to recount them right now. I think I better give the final word to the professionals.

Jenna Marbles has seen me through some tough times in my life and when I'm not ready to look on the sunny side of life , I turn to Jenna, she always knows what to say or at least she share's my thoughts on being an adult.

Feel free to leave a comment with any other reasons you can think of Why it sucks being an Adult!

Yours, Reluctantly,

Claire - B.A. Adulthood

Confessions of a Shopaholic

The Shopping Diaries – Cork Edition

Ok I’m woman enough to admit it, I’m Laura and I’m a shopaholic.

See it’s not even the clothes that I love, it’s the simple rush of spending money, the artform of shopping (believe me there is an art to shopping, or maybe I’m just desperate to be creative).

So, in an attempt to justify the fact the I love spending my money as soon as I earn it and to show off my shiny new purchases I've decided to I’m going post a few entries of a ‘shopping diary’ right here on the Crayze. And we can all celebrate in my addiction!

Well as Limerick has about roughly three shops left in the city centre (jog off will you bloody recession) I had to journey a little further for a bit of shopping this week and headed off to the land of mystery and wonder known as Cork.

Looking for a few bits for my upcoming holidays to Spain at the end of the month, I hit the main shopping areas of the city and was not left disappointed, as you’ll see!!

Ah, the totally pointless shopping OOTD shot!! (Bus journey totally leading to wrinkled t-shirt situation.)

Ok, so here is maybe the real reason I travelled all the way to Cork, the unbelievably amazing Mars bar cheesecake in Scoozis on Winthrop Lane (http://www.scoozis.ie/), literally the best cheesecake I’ve ever had and believe me I've had a lot of cheesecake.

I have to get some every time I go to Cork. They do a mean pizza too.

Seriously if you’re ever in Cork check this place out, I’m obsessed with their dessert menu!!

Well a shopping trip is nothing without basking in that post shopping feeling, not pictured is me rolling around on the bags, indecent proposal style.

So alas until another shopping diary entry and haul of goodies.

xoxo
L