Friday, August 9, 2019

Netflix Recommendation: Dead To Me





Hi guys! I've just finished watching Dead To Me on Netflix, and I was really impressed with it. This dark comedy really struck a chord with my warped sense of humour and I'd certainly recommend you give it a go if you have Netflix (is there anyone left who doesn't at this point?).


~~ NO SPOILERS~~

Cast: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden
Genre: Dark Comedy
Seasons: 1 (10 episodes), renewed for a second season
Country: United States


This series is essentially about the friendship between two women. They meet at a therapy group and form a strong bond whilst grieving for their respective partners, who have recently passed away. Jen (Christina Applegate) is having a very tough time dealing with the death of her husband in a hit and run accident (as you would!), meanwhile Judy (Linda Cardellini) has a much more positive outlook following the death of her fiance.


Dead To Me follows their journey as they support each other and grow closer. However all is not as it seems, and we begin to learn Judy holds a pretty fucking big secret! There's a couple of great plot twists, and watching Jen discover the truth and uncover the mystery is half the fun of this engrossing series. The two female leads are magnificent in this, and carry the whole show with aplomb. The subject matter seems depressing, and although it is dark, the comedy provides relief, and again, the acting is superb. Christina Applegate is required to run the absolute gamut of emotions in this, and she is so watchable, excelling in dramatic, moving moments whilst still displaying the impeccable comic timing we know her for (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, TV's Married With Children) in other scenes.

I was a little bit 'WTF?' at the how the last episode ended, but honestly it just makes me excited to see where they will take this in Season Two. Go add this to your watch list now and thank me later!




You may be interested in What I've Been Watching On Netflix



Don't miss a post!
Like Max The Unicorn on Facebook
Follow me on beauty Instagram @shinyglitterbug
Follow me on foodie Instagram @imhungrymax
Follow me on Bloglovin'
Follow me on Twitter @ShinyGlitterBug
Subscribe via email (right sidebar)


Let me know your Netflix recommendations in the comments!


Friday, August 2, 2019

Mani Monday: Multi-Colour Autumn/Winter Nails!




Hi guys! I haven't done anything remotely interesting with my nails in such a long time, so when I saw the below photo in CityMag, I was inspired to put together an Autumn/Winter Mani! I thought this look was amazing and really wanted to re-create it. So I went through my nail polish collection looking for suitable shades, and this is what I came up with. It's slightly different but has the same vibe. I hope you enjoy!

Inspiration......

Photo Credit: Jessica Clark

I saw this photo in this CityMag article about the stylish looks found on Moonta Street in Adelaide. These gorgeous nails belong to Sia Tam, who is currently studying business. I am in love with this look!


My Re-Creation....



The Polishes I Used.....

~ The Body Shop Colour Crush in Red My Mind
~ Furless Lacquer in Freak*
~ Essie mini in Cocktail Bling
~ Sally Hansen Color Therapy in Unwine'd*
~ OPI Lacquer mini (shade not on bottle)
~ Essie mini in Good To Go (Top Coat)




I used Red My Mind from The Body Shop on my thumb nails. This polish is beautiful! To me this appears more orange than red. I'm crushing on the shade and the deliciously smooth and easy to apply formula. I even asked The Body Shop about it but they haven't made nail polishes in years! I remember I picked this up in a discount bin for around $2!

On my pointer fingers is Freak* by Furless. I love this shade. A few years ago I was kindly sent a bunch of polishes from their grunge-themed line. They're edgy and cool, and I'm yet to get sick of them! I don't think they sell nail polish anymore but you should check out the Furless Instagram page for make-up looks that are out of this world!

On my middle fingers is Cocktail Bling by Essie. This impressed me with its lovely formula. I'm so glad I picked this because I'm not usually into grey, so it forced me to try something different. I really like it!

~ I applied two coats of every polish, followed by the top coat, by the way! ~




I used one of my all-time favourite shades, Unwine'd* from the Sally Hansen Color Therapy range on my ring fingernails. Hooley Dooley, is this a gorgeous colour! Absolutely perfect for Winter, too. I was originally sent this as a press sample but I've bought at least one, if not two, bottles since. I wrote about it in my May/June Beauty Faves and you can read more about the Color Therapy range in my blog post here. Highly recommended!

I used the little yellow mini from OPI on my pinky fingers, and although there's no shade name on the bottle I feel like this was from a discontinued Shrek Forever After mini pack I won (released 2010, thanks Google). Ugh this is so bad and lets down the whole look in my opinion. The formula is thin, uneven and streaky AF. Maybe because it's 9 years old? Oh well, they can't all be winners!

As a top coat I used Essie Good To Go. It produced a super shiny finish, but has the tendency to 'pull off' the colour on the nail, so I had to be very careful when applying to just do the bare minimum amount of strokes to get it on there.






What do you think of this look? Are you a fan?




You may be interested in Mid-Week Mani: Rimmel Be Red-y!

Linking up with Life This Week and Mummy Mondays



Don't miss a post!
Like Max The Unicorn on Facebook
Follow me on beauty Instagram @shinyglitterbug
Follow me on foodie Instagram @imhungrymax
Follow me on Bloglovin'
Follow me on Twitter @ShinyGlitterBug
Subscribe via email (right sidebar)

Disclaimer: Products marked * were provided for editorial consideration. Reviews are my honest opinion. There are no affiliate links in this post. Please see the Disclosure page for further information.

Would you rock this look? Have you ever been inspired to recreate something?