#dream van

[strictstandards]

What is UAE Car Culture Most Known For? 🤔

Strict Standards Clique Collides with Low.OneDay — Bippu Cars of the UAE

Strict Standards Streetwear Showcases the Finest Bippu-Style in the UAE. Captured perspectives from close friends and great partners holding it down in Dubai— the Crew of @Low.OneDay links up with Clique Member Fahad Abdul Hameed and his modified 2006 Lexus LS430. Catch a glimpse of how luxury car style is an iconic trend in the United Arab Emirates. In conjunction with Build Representative Fahad, various tastes, aftermarket parts, and street-style aesthetics are demonstrated.

🤳🏻@low.oneday

#STRICTSTANDARDS🇦🇪

[one-time-i-dreamt]

My 24 year old van suddenly developed a self-driving feature that engages automatically when unlocked using the key fob, causing the van to come careening towards me from its distant parking space like an excited puppy, bashing into other cars and driving over curbs along the way.

[honeybard]

the private life of international celebrity Sam Butler is that she lives in a house with her partner who is mildy haunted by shadow demons, and his ex slash her childhood friend slash their best friend lives in a van on her driveway and every Sunday their other best friend who has bird wings flies over the sea to England from Chicago to have dinner with them

[ins4nebxtch]

ultimate IT girl guide

a guide to looking effortlessly perfect

"You’ve got the false narrative of a girl who spends 30 seconds on her appearance, when, in fact, you probably spent hours.”

1. basic hygiene:

having clean teeth and good breath

smelling good 24/7. i highly recommend finding a signature scent as a scent is associated with memory, id suggest something sweet yet not too overpowering like vanilla.

being clean in general. regularly shaving and exfoliating your skin to get rid of bodily hair and dirt that accumulates on your skin to make your skin glow.

clean nails. having clean and maintained nails (with a simple design if you wish) looks better than having acrylics that are wayyy too long and appear tacky.

2. hair :

having smooth healthy hair looks much better than dry and damaged hair. take care of your hair by finding the best products for your natural hair. get rid of your split ends as they make the hair appear really damaged.

in my opinion, loose waves look the most effortless yet pretty. but don’t ruin your natural hair by applying too much heat! you can try heatless styling methods to achieve this look.

3. diet and exercise :

being toned is the way to go to fit this aesthetic

avoid oily foods or sugary foods that damage your skin. don’t completely get rid of these as we all have our cravings, but try your best to avoid it

find a workout plan that works best for you, keeps you healthy but doesn’t burn you out! moreover exercise releases endorphins that improve your mood.

4. makeup and skin care :

natural makeup on clear skin fits this effortless aesthetic perfectly!

take care of your skin by finding a routine that fits you the best, consult with a dermatologist for the best results.

having smooth, blended makeup creates an illusion that you aren’t wearing any at all! this appears much effortless than a full face. also try to avoid those really huge false lashes that make you look tacky.

maintain your eyebrows and find a shape that fits you best!

5. outfits :

having a signature style which suits your body type is essential. experiment until you can find what suits you best! you can use a body analysis app for this.

wearing outfits you’re confident in, hot but not too revealing goes a long way. confidence is key. wearing overly revealing clothing might seem like one is trying too hard, but if you can carry it with confidence then that’s great!

jewellery : having dainty, signature pieces is key! find out which suits you better (gold or silver) through an ai analysis and invest in timeless pieces. personally, i think minimalistic pieces such as solitaires, simple pendants, classic hoops etc. look much more effortless.

6. personality :

don’t be too judgemental towards anyone as you don’t know what they’re going through and this makes you seem unapproachable

don’t talk too much or overshare! this creates a mysterious aura which draws people to you more

confidence is key! posture is very important too, carry yourself with confidence and walk with your head held up high.

7. examples and references :

serena van der woodsen (gossip girl)

mia thermopolis (the princess diaries)

cher (clueless)

elle woods (legally blonde)

rory gilmore (gilmore girls)

robin scherbatsky (how i met your mother)

gigi hadid

[ur-daily-inspiration]

Van Gogh themed wedding

[killin-kel]

yooo!! happy anniversary to Wilbur’s fanfic!

I wanted to do a little animatic of the restaurant scene, but time is a limited resource and I hadn’t enough of it, so here’s just some shots from the beginning 💥

(I probably won’t continue working on this, but I wanted to still show some pieces that were already done :3)

[altho-arto]

As much as I respect Ryuu's grasp on english the whole games you cannot convince me he or Susato wouldnt slip up back to their native tongue once in a while ( #bilingual struggle)

Bonus panel (dgs2 spoiler!!) under the read more

[misscoet]

be careful what you wish for, it might just come true

also diana:

[fashionlandscapeblog]

Dreams (夢, Yume), 1990 - dir. Akira Kurosawa

[abandonedmannequinfactory]

making my silly little moodboards in the hopes of them motivating me to study𐙚*‧₊˚

[partial-prints]

If you love vampires, listen up!

Do you enjoy vampires, 80’s music, a healthy dose of homoeroticism - all with a theatrical flair? Well look no further, for I submit to you Dance of the Vampires.

(More cool pictures at the very bottom)

What is it you may ask? It’s a musical about a vampire who seduces a girl and invites her to his midnight ball - an offer she simply cannot turn down. The whole thing sorta gives Phantom of the Opera vibes, but like, wayyy less creepy (despite it being a literal vampire). I will say now that yes, Tanz der Vampire (the original title of Dance of the Vampires), is in German, but there is a full recording with English subtitles on youtube, so please don’t let that prevent you from watching it. Now if you’re still reading, allow me to elaborate on the 80’s music and homoeroticism that I previously mentioned.

Let’s start with the tragic gay romance, because I’m sure that’s what you want to hear about first. While not a main part of the musical, the main vampire’s son falls in love with - gasp! - the vampire hunter’s apprentice. They dance together, and with stage magic involving a mesh screen and an actor on the other side dressed identically to the apprentice, it appears as though the vampire has no reflection in the “mirror”. Of course, the feeling is not mutual, as the apprentice is only at the castle to rescue the girl, who he is in love with.

Now, onto the 80’s music. Surely you’ve heard of the song Total Eclipse of the Heart, or the singer Meatloaf (even if it was just his role as Eddie in Rocky Horror Picture Show). Well, the man who wrote that song and a majority if not all of Meatloaf’s work, was Jim Steinman, who composed the musical. The soundtrack contains a decent amount of electric guitar, even a bit of synth at parts, and all around just sounds awesome. However, he only had about a month and a half to compose it all, so he reused some stuff he previously wrote, including a couple Meatloaf songs and Total Eclipse of the Heart, a song he originally wrote for a Nosferatu musical that ended up not getting produced. It was actually originally titled “Vampires in Love,” so what better song is there to fill the place of a big love duet between the girl and the Count?

Tanz der Vampire is my favorite musical ever. I’ve loved it ever since Count von Krolock appeared on the screen and first began to sing, and you may love it too. So I implore you. Please do yourself a favor and check it out. I’ll provide a link of a full recording with English subtitles here, but it should also be the first result on youtube when you search “tanz der vampire english subtitles.” (That production also has Drew Sarich as the Count, my personal favorite.) I should add though, do not watch the broadway production because it’s terrible.

If you’re still not sold, I’m not sure what else I could say to convince you, but hopefully you at least found this interesting and learned something new. If you want to know more about Tanz der Vampire or would like to hear about other musicals about vampires, please let me know and I can answer any questions. (If even one person watches it because of this I’ll consider this a success, and if you do watch it please let me know because it would really make my day.)

And now I’ll leave you with some pictures of Tanz der Vampire as a last resort to convince you how awesome it is and that you should watch it. (I also put in the alt text the song each picture is from for anyone interested)

*ooo the set design and costuming have hypnotized you… you want to watch it now… do it for the vampires…*

[brunettebomb111]

Checklist for going into 2025

Before stepping into the new year, there are things we should reflect on and do in order to have a fresh start for the new year.

Set your goals and then set miniature gaols for each to make sure you will achieve them

Journal or diary for the new year

Make sure your space is clean, change your bedsheets and dust your room

Write down your achievements and what else you plan on doing

Make a vision board! Do it on Pinterest if you don’t want to print it out

Create affirmations

Clean out your phone

Think those thoughts that were always pushed into the back of your head

Create an alter ego and achieve to be like them

Figure yourself out

Try out a new style of clothing or makeup!

Figure out what your leaving behind in 2024 and what your bringing into 2025

[one-time-i-dreamt]

not a dream

can someone Dutch explain to me or translate how much outrage there is in Netherlands about convicted criminal Steven van de Velde being allowed to represent you in the Olympics because it's been awfully quiet and I don't know if people are just not translating it or what

I've seen people on social media say that Dutch people don't care and I refuse to believe that

he was convicted for child r*pe btw

he was 19 and she was 12, he groomed her online and traveled to her hometown in England, gave her alcohol and r*ped her

[dollette-whispers]

serena van der woodsen fall outfits 𝜗𝜚 ⊹ ‧₊˚

[sweet4rose]

i'm so busy with schoolwork 😭

[amandabloggg]