#jennifer hennessy

[guardianreadersofthegalaxy]

So I was at a gig in Stockport last night and who should be in support act The Hayes Sisters but Jennifer Hennessy AKA Valerie from Gridlock. Once described by the Bigger On The Inside podcast as "that woman who fucked the cat man".

[find-me-in-hell]

Just found out the woman who played Valerie Brannigan in Gridlock is the same woman that played Bills foster mother, Moira.

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Madame Web 2024

[wornoutspines]

Madame Web (Movie Review) | A Carefully Crafted Bullet

Madame Web, the puzzling addition to the superhero genre that leaves a lasting impression. 😒🕷️ #MadameWeb #MovieReview #DakotaJohnson #SydneySweeney #CelesteOConnor, #IsabelaMerced #SuperheroMovies

Writer: Matt Sazama, Kerem Sanga, Burk Sharpless S.J. Clarkson (Director) CAST Dakota Johnson Sydney Sweeney Isabela Merced Celeste O’Connor Tahar RahimAdam Scott REVIEW In a cinematic landscape saturated with superhero tales, Madame Web emerges as a puzzling addition to the genre. Director S. J. Clarkson and her cast led by Dakota Johnson, attempt to delve into the mystique surrounding the…

[gameofthunder66]

-(started) watchin' Season 1- 4/22/2023= on Peacock

2x04 “Only Devils Left” Yellowstone (2018-)

[cleolinda]

This does not spark Joy (Dior, 2018 & 2019)

PREVIOUSLY ON: Jean Patou's Joy (1930) was voted the Scent of the Century, but for some mysterious reason, it's not manufactured anymore.

Dior fucking killed Joy.

I won't bury the lede here at all. It was Dior. And I love a good Dior, don't get me wrong. But in August 2018, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (which owns every damn thing, including Sephora and half the brands in it) bought the Jean Patou company (which had already changed hands twice). More importantly, they bought the name "Joy." And, somehow, their subsidiary Parfums Christian Dior had their own Joy, complete with Jennifer Lawrence ad campaign, ready to release two weeks later.

For a while, Designer Parfums was at least allowed to manufacture and sell Jean Patou's Joy in France. But now, according to the Patou website, the company's fragrances "are no longer in production." When "authorized outlets" run out, they're out. Because apparently, it was that important for Dior to keep anyone else from using the name "Joy."

So what did they replace the Scent of the Century with?

I had heard that Joy by Dior Intense was a huge improvement on the initial Joy by Dior (which infuriated fragrance aficionados itself by existing, clearly), and I'm glad I tried it first, because if I had started with the original ("original") Dior, I would have punched a wall. But let's start with that: I kept trying Dior Joy #1 over and over because I couldn't remember what it smelled like. It is literally, in the literal sense of literally, forgettable. I tried it one more time today in order to write this paragraph, and: it's soapy white musk. Which upset me initially, I remember now, because I'm just really not a fan of soapy/laundry white musk, but that's on me; I've seen user reviews that do really like Joy by Dior. On me, it's just bubblebath froth, eventually a sweet citrus that peeks up from under it, and a drydown that adds some vanilla to that. That's joyous, I guess?

What I will say is, unlike the other perfume that made me think of bubble baths, it didn't give me a panic attack, so it's got one up on Chanel. But it's just... was this necessary? Did we not have enough soapy white citrus-vanilla musks in the world? At the time, I was just asking myself this rhetorically, but then I kept reading up on the Dior Joy(s). As Victoria at Bois de Jasmin points out, the actual fragrance is a copy of yet another perfume:

The result is that Dior Joy is Allure Lite. The rose and jasmine are folded into a sandalwood accord reminiscent of Chanel’s fragrance. From the top notes to the drydown, Joy follows the course of Allure, but in a softer, more transparent interpretation. The mandarin peel dusted with sugar, the rose blended with the lemony jasmine, a touch of apricot and orange blossom that melt into the sandalwood and custard-like vanilla. Even the same contrast between the sweet citrus and creamy woods is maintained.

Mark Behnke at Colognoisseur:

[Dior perfumer François Demachy] chose to create a mash-up of two huge best-sellers. The citrus opening is straight out of Chanel Allure and the floral heart is Dior J'Adore. In other words, it is just a re-tread.

DIOR! WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING DOING!

I won't say that Joy Intense (Dior #2) is more like Jean Patou's, but at least it has less of a soapy musk opening. Let's compare the notes:

Joy by Dior (2018): White musk, Grasse rose, Grasse jasmine, mandarin orange, patchouli, bergamot, cedar, sandalwood.

Joy by Dior Intense (2019): Neroli, bergamot, Grasse jasmine, Grasse rose, vanilla, patchouli, musk, sandalwood.

[Note: Grasse, "the perfume capital of the world," is a region in France famous for its role in the history of French perfume; it is especially known for jasmine and roses. "Grasse rose," "May rose," and "Rose de Mai" all refer to Rosa x centifolia. "Grasse jasmine" is Jasminum grandiflorum, as opposed to, say, the licorice-friendly jasmine sambac.]

Further info from dior.com:

Get the absolute fuck out of here with this BOTTLE and this LOGO, what are you even doing. I did not even know a perfume could eat crackers

Joy by Dior, per the official website:

JOY by Dior Eau de Parfum is a bright smile, and a pure concentration of joy in a bottle. A juicy, vibrant top note gives way to an enveloping white heart of flowers and musks, just like a soft caress.

Again, I hated Dior's first Joy when I first put it on, but that's my own bias. It was just sheer disappointment that they centered this on synthetic white musk—you vaulted the Scent of the Century for this?

The "Intense" version:

Oh well if there’s a star on the bottom I guess I’m not mad anymore??

JOY by Dior Eau de Parfum Intense is a new olfactory burst, a scent of joy wherein flowers celebrate and explode in all their faceted beauty. The dazzling light of the juicy Citrus blends with the colorful shine of Rose and Grasse Jasmine, and is heightened by an enveloping woody echo of Sandalwood tinged with Vanilla. The fragrance results in a floral firework.

Fuck the actual fuck outta here. "Firework" my ass. It's fine, I guess. It smells like vanilla lemonade and some jasmine on me, with a pleasant lingering drydown. Not just the smell of lemonade, but sort of the feeling of happiness you get when drinking a sugary glass of it on a hot summer day. Don't ever say I don't try to be fair. And it's 1000% better without the white musk. I honestly wouldn't mind wearing this under a different name, but it's just so adequate. I put on Jean Patou's Joy, even a diminished Joy, and it was a revelation. I put on the Dior, even the "good" version, and it smells like copying what the popular girls wear in hopes that they’ll like you. Thank God they didn't stuff some Ambroxan in there while they were at it. The only reason Dior didn't dupe some trendy note from Baccarat Rouge 540 is because Francis Kurkdjian didn't work for them yet. What the fuck are you people doing.

Back to Colognoisseur:

[It] is puzzling why Dior would make the decision to produce a new perfume with the same name of a masterpiece. The cynic in me says because they’ve unleashed their market research staff and found out most consumers have no idea there is a previous classic perfume called Joy. [...] Joy by Dior is a good perfume put together via the perfume assembly line of focus groups and market research; as cynical as it gets in other words.

This is absolutely my take as well. I wore Jean Patou on one hand and Dior's Joy Intense on the other and compared how they unfolded in real time, and what struck me most at that point was how gourmand-adjacent the Dior is. Not entirely so, but the vanilla lemonade I get is far more in line with the cupcake and burnt sugar notes (WHICH I LIKE!) that fragrance brands have put in everything since Mugler’s Angel, rather than just let a floral be good—superlative—at being a floral. But the marketing department says that the Costliest Perfume in the World isn’t on trend in the 21st century; we can charge plenty for something simpler, more predictable, more pandering.

My other take is that Dior's Joy perfumes are formulated to inevitably be cheaper than Jean Patou's Joy, even what Joy was at the end of the company's life. I have smelled at least a Platonic shadow of the Costliest Perfume in the World, and (I don't care how much Grasse jasmine Dior claims is in theirs) this ain't it. I don't blame François Demachy; he was given a brief and he did his job. The man made not one but two versions of Hypnotic Poison. He has done more interesting things than this. Dior’s Joy has "cash grab" written all over it and it's not even bad. It's just WHY. Why would you DO THIS. I am going to stay mad and die mad about this. Jesus Christ. You can't even, like, gently reformulate the Jean Patou, put out the Demachy versions as flanker fragrances, and market them all? You have four kinds of Poison RIGHT NOW and you can’t figure this out?

And I wore these three perfumes for three weeks, I want you to know that. I alternated them day by day, sometimes wearing two at a time to compare. I gave them all many, many chances. And besides the fact that I personally don't like white musk very much, the two Dior Joys are not bad. They're not! They're just accessories to a minor act of cultural vandalism, is all. Imagine taking Botticelli's The Birth of Venus and saying, we're going to throw this out so we can have a photographer recreate it with Jennifer Lawrence. Everyone's wearing Dior Spring/Summer 2023 designs (including Venus). It actually looks pretty cool, I guess. Great, so we don't need the Botticelli anymore? When does the trash get picked up, Tuesday?

Even Disney doesn't vault its animated movies anymore after it remakes them as live action. Maybe I can scrape up enough couch change to buy a bottle of Real Actual Joy and some DVDs before anyone else gets some big ideas.

Perfume discussion masterpost

[shortpplfedup]

8 Shows to Get to Know Me

Tagged by @bengiyo and this is gonna be difficult because I have watched INSANE amounts of tv from all over the world my whole life and picking 8 shows is damn near impossible but imma try. Movies would be easier, somebody do movies!

Law & Order

ACAB and all, this is still my ultimate comfort watch, and I have watched the entire series (over 400 eps) end to end at least 5 times. Best cast (pictured): Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, Jill Hennessy, Sam Waterston, Steven Hill and S. Epatha Merkerson.

Something in the Rain (aka Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food)

My first kdrama and a show I am incredibly fond of, I rewatch this repeatedly.

Fringe

Pacey Witter was my first ever TV boyfriend and I love sci fi so Josh Jackson in Fringe was guaranteed to get me, and that show was amazing.

Friday Night Lights

Life-altering. Life. Altering.

I Promised You The Moon

I grew up a performing arts nerd, I was a dancer and a singer, and IPYTM read my diary I swear.

Silent Witness

Procedurals of all kinds are my comfort food, murder mysteries are my favourite kind, and a murder mystery that's more a medical procedural than a cop one is my jam. This show just wrapped series 26 and I've enjoyed every one.

Pride and Prejudice (miniseries)

Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle doing Jane Austen. What more do I need to say?

A Different World

Lil me couldn't wait to get to college and be like them.

Consider yourself tagged if you wanna be.

[vvendyreads]

Degrees of Engagement by Jennifer Hennessy

Thank you Headline and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Bianca Dimitriou is the friend who is always there at the drop of a hat for her friends. She flies to different continents to be in weddings or babysits with hardly any notice. She has many close friends who she would do anything for. She is therefore incredibly hurt when none of her friends or family go to her party celebrating the fact that she successfully defended her thesis and is now a PhD. One of the few people who does come is her classmate, Xavier. Xavier was Bianca's only friend in her academic program, but he pulled away upon learning that he would soon be moving to Greece for a fellowship. When Bianca suggests that her family and friends would have dropped everything if she was getting married, Xavier suggests that they should pretend to be engaged. Bianca agrees and well, you probably see where this is going.

Another fake dating book (you know I can't get enough of those) but this time it's a fake engagement! I think this book had a lot of positives and a few negatives that took me out of the story a bit.

Pros:

I liked how much the Bianca and Xavier respected each other academically. I liked that their friendship was formed from challenging each other. As the story goes on, both characters comment on how brilliant they think the other is and it was nice to see "could be rivals" acknowledge each other's strengths.

Xavier was so supportive of Bianca throughout the book. Is only reason for suggesting/agreeing to the fake engagement is because he was a good friend and was mad at Bianca's other friends for not being there for her. He repeatedly shows that he wants her friends to be supportive of her and defends her when they are not.

I liked that each of Bianca's friends were at a different stage in relationships. It was fun seeing her interact with friends who have reached different milestones.

I enjoyed this book in general. The writing was good and I wanted to keep reading it.

Cons:

I get annoyed when pretty much the only conflict in a book is that the characters won't communicate. Bianca goes into this fake engagement to teach her friends and family a lesson, but she spends most of the book not even telling them how she feels. All she had to do was say, "It hurt me that you weren't there to celebrate the massive accomplishment that I made." She also continually semi-communicates with Xavier about their feelings for each other, but they never actually say what they mean and always immediately change their minds when they set boundaries.

While the different friends showed up every so often, I felt like I didn't really know any of them. The characters felt like they were in a bubble.

Overall it was a solid read.

4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[fortunebusinessinc]

Revenue Boost: Jewelry Market Growth Predictions 2023-2030

The global jewelry market size was valued at USD 216.48 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow from USD 224.38 billion in 2023 to USD 308.36 billion by 2030, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.6% during the forecast period.

The rising trend for increased consumption of jewels is attributed to the fact that people are getting inclined toward luxurious products. The growing popularity to incorporate technology in ornaments is boosting product demand. With increasing levels of disposable income levels, spending of consumers has been on the rise. Fortune Business Insights™ shares this information in its report titled “Jewelry Market, 2023-2030.”

List of Key Players Profiled in the Report

Harry Winston, Inc. (U.S.)

Chopard (Switzerland)

Pandora Jewelry, LLC. (U.S.)

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company Limited (Hong Kong)

Tiffany & Co (U.S.)

Rajesh Exports Ltd (India)

Cartier International SNC (France)

Signet Jewelers Limited (Bermuda)

Chanel (France)

LVMH Moët Hennessy (France)

Segments

Ring Segment to Dictate as it Symbolizes Marital Status

On the basis of product, the market is segmented into necklace, earrings, ring, bracelet, and others. The ring segment is set to lead due to rising popularity as it signifies engagement and marital status. Growing customer preference for personalized jewels has stimulated vendors to provide various customization options. Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and others have also been on rise owing to their usage for beautification and enhancement of looks.

Diamond to Govern Due to its Various Benefits  

Based on material type, the market is categorized into gold, platinum, diamond, and others. Diamond is anticipated to dominate the market due to its sparkle and reflection. Various celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Gal Gadot, Rosie Huntington, Celine Dion, Naomi Campbell, Demi Moore, and many others donned diamond and platinum jewels at the Met Gala event of 2019.    

Women Segment to Lead Due to Rising Use of Jewels

On the basis of end-user, the market is categorized into men and women. Women segment holds the majority part as the women population uses jewels more due to its symbolization of femininity. Men segment is also anticipated to show favorable growth as they want to own the product as a symbol to showcase their high status, unique styles, and fashion sense.   

Based on geography, the market is studied across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and the Middle East & Africa.

Report Coverage

The report provides a detailed analysis of the top segments and the latest trends in the market. It comprehensively discusses the driving and restraining factors and the impact of COVID-19 on the market. Additionally, it examines the regional developments and the strategies undertaken by the market's key players.

Drivers and Restraints

Increasing Levels of Disposable Income and Spending of Consumers to Augment Market Growth

Increasing levels of disposable income and rising spending of consumers are anticipated to drive the jewelry market growth. The demand for increasing consumption of luxury goods such as ornaments is propelling the market growth. Additionally, different customs regarding the adoption of ornaments followed by people across the globe are expected to significantly boost the purchase of the product. Increasing number of working populace of women and awareness about modern jewels and premium-class gems will further fuel the market growth.

However, strict regulations on importing and exporting ornament are expected to hamper the market growth.

Regional Insights

Asia Pacific to Govern Owing to the Presence of Major Market Players in the Region

Asia Pacific is expected to have the largest jewelry market share owing to the presence of major players in the region. Tanishq, Malabar Gold and Diamonds, Queelin, Wallace Chan, and others mark their presence in Asia Pacific owing to increasing consumption.

Europe is anticipated to have a substantial growth in the forecast period due to high per capita income in European countries. People have been spending high on ornaments due to high income levels. 

North America has moderate growth due to the presence of many millionaires who are the prime contributors to the increasing purchase of luxurious products.

Competitive Landscape

RJ Scanlan & Co. Expanded its Fine Jewelry Offering by Introducing a Range of Lux Collection

Key market players have been focusing on looks and design of jewels to meet consumers' ever-changing needs and desires. In June 2021, RJ Scanlan & Co. expanded its fine jewelry offering by introducing a range of the Lux Collection in the Australia market. The collection is crafted with gold, diamonds, color gemstones, and pearls. Every piece is customized to order and essential to environmental sustainability.

Key Industry Development

January 2023- Tanishq entered the U.S. market by opening its first store in New Jersey. The store has about 6,500 jewelry designs in 18 and 22-karat gold and diamond.

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[mendingbone]

i’m ALSO doing an all bitches version because of the who i am as a person. similar 2 kitkat i did ten female characters from different fandoms who are horrible turbo bitches who i love So So Much. love and light on planet earth xoxo

tagging @aphrobites @faewaren (mwah!!!) @horrorlesbians @camilllahect @failfemme @veggiebed @chappellroanofarc @hangsawoman and anyone else who wants to!! you do not have to do evil bitch women!!!

tagged by @the-everqueen to make a poll with ten favorite female characters..... but i love too many women, so. i added an extra challenge -- here's ten favorite female characters from ten different fandoms who, at some point or another, have been Huge Gigantic Mega-Bitches <333

tagging @cabeswaterdrowned @rhythmic-idealist @papika @ghostzzy @mosscosmos @robobee and literally anyone else who wants to do a ten favorite female characters poll, bc. i love this. (YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO AN ALL-BITCHES VERSION.)

[unexpectedarrivals]

I imagine the interactive performance of my everyday doings in relation to objects, can be perceived as an oracle. Maybe we are oracle-ing our well being through our dress and physical expressions every day. 

What if I used sculptural bodies to indicate something more abstract of my inner life - could visibilizing those tendrils of the unknown and unseen lead me into new understandings? 

I imagine that sculptural forms open up perception rather than position an identity through character costume. I choose elements based on experiments with materials, sensing into shape, colour, scale and texture to make choices. I animate the objects, what kind of movement or rhythm does this shape lead me into?  How can I use the objects around me and my animation of them, to help me answer the questions of my life?  I can see threads of a narrative as I piece together what is visible after the performance of moving through variations.

I was inspired by “The Oracle Dance via Eleanor Bauer,” a score wherein “dancers act as an Oracle answering a visitor's question" - but with myself playing all three roles of: visitor-question asker, intuitive mover, and speaking as the Oracle.

The Oracle Dance originated in 2014 with and by Eleanor Bauer, Jennifer Lacey, Alice Chauchat, Valentina Desideri, Alix Eyunaudi, Keith Hennessy, Anne Juren, Mark Lorimer, Raimundas Malašauskas, Philippe Riéra and Mårten Spångberg, "It has been passed on to others since then, and belongs to nobody and anybody.” (https://danspaceproject.org/calendar/eleanor-bauer-the-oracle-dance/)

[unsaltedsinner]

Merry Christmas. And if you know someone who, like Miss Havisham, is alone this holiday season, perhaps you can drop by and spread some cheer?

[doctorfriend79]

Gridlock

[mizgnomer]

Behind the Scenes of Gridlock (Part 5)

Excerpts from the Podcast Commentary with David Tennant, Russell T Davies, and David Houghton

David H: [talking about the cars] It does look really claustrophobic in there, doesn’t it?

David T: It was [laughs]

RTD:  Was it?  Was it hot?

David T:  It wasn’t hot, particularly, but it was quite uncomfortable because I couldn’t stand up straight.  It’s low - but it’s great.  It’s what you need.  It’s pokey.

RTD: Yeah, it’s what makes it work

[ talking about when the kitten-kids get older ]

David T: It’s going to get very tight in that car as well, in 10 months time, isn’t it?

RTD:  Imagine the birth

David H: Imagine the smell

David T: Imagine the conception

[ all laugh ]

RTD: All of which would be beautiful and marvelous

David T: It would be

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[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Red Riding 1974 (2009), Red Riding 1980 (2009) and Red Riding 1983 (2009)   aka Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 , Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 and Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

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The Violators (2015) Helen Walsh

July 16th 2020