sexy - colour
July 1st 2008 23:51
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sexy - monochrome
June 23rd 2008 07:09
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sirens
May 12th 2008 06:16
Yes, the siren of the silver screen is a beautiful creature to behold. I'm not talking about the Classical mythology of the half-woman/half-bird that lured men to their deaths with their eerie singing. Although there is an element of mystery and danger in the cinematic siren which is no doubt inspired from the Greek myth.
There are the classic sirens, such as Brigitte or Sophia, and then there are the those whom allure us with their own song; and for me that'd be Beyonce or Erykah.
So what makes a siren so? Often it can be the kinds of roles they perform, or the media image they project. Sometimes it can simply be a look in the eye, the way she plants her gaze. Other sirens use other attributes; legs, hips, breasts, lips, hair. But ultimately it’s in the way they move these attributes across the screen and the magnetic power of their celluloid charisma.
And then there’s the victims; the men (and women) who fall prey to their seductive powers. Because if we didn’t have the victims, they wouldn’t be sirens, it's as simple as that. However, I’ll be doing a separate post on femme fatales, don’t you worry.
So here is my selection of sirens past and present, a tribute to their universal appeal and dedicated to all the men (and women) who’ve fallen for their charms.
Of course there are dozens of other sirens, but I limit myself to twenty-four, that's the Style of Eye rule of thumb. My songs of the sirens in this selection would have to be; Claudia, Monica and Salma. But that's only because I have to select three. I'd throw myself into the treacherous waves for all of these women!
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Debate Battle! JESSICA ALBA vs. JESSICA BIEL
May 5th 2008 00:26
I’m back from my safari expedition! Have ya missed me? Probably not, but not to worry, here’s a little something to get ya’ll excited about! Yup, it’s the beauty battle of the two Jess’s!
We’re not talking about their respective acting chops, this is a blog on visual aesthetics, so it’s their loins we’re more interested in. How do they scrub up? Do they look good in denim? Do they need much make-up? Are they spunky as well as sexy? Do they give good style? How much does the camera love them?
Well, in the case of these two young Hollywood actors the answer is Yes, yes, yes, and a resounding YES! Ms. Alba and Ms. Biel are arguably two of the more stunning-looking actors on the lot. But don’t take my word on it, check ‘em out.
The debate at hand though, and one to get down and dirty about, is whether one Jess is better looking than the other. Are you with Team Alba or Team Biel? Why so?
Jessica Marie Alba was born April 28, 1981, and is of Mexican, French and Danish descent. She’s 1.69m tall (5’6”) and her measurements are 34-24-34.
Jessica Claire Biel was born March 3, 1982, and is of German, French, English and Native American (Choctaw) heritage. She’s 1.73m tall (5’8”) and her measurements are 36C-25-35.
So here they are in all their fabulous, fashiontastic glory; a further twenty-four alluring, alternating pics starting with Ms. Alba.
We’re not talking about their respective acting chops, this is a blog on visual aesthetics, so it’s their loins we’re more interested in. How do they scrub up? Do they look good in denim? Do they need much make-up? Are they spunky as well as sexy? Do they give good style? How much does the camera love them?
Jessica Marie Alba was born April 28, 1981, and is of Mexican, French and Danish descent. She’s 1.69m tall (5’6”) and her measurements are 34-24-34.
Jessica Claire Biel was born March 3, 1982, and is of German, French, English and Native American (Choctaw) heritage. She’s 1.73m tall (5’8”) and her measurements are 36C-25-35.
So here they are in all their fabulous, fashiontastic glory; a further twenty-four alluring, alternating pics starting with Ms. Alba.
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eyes
March 4th 2008 07:51
So, with poor excuses laid bare, I’m delivering a departure post. And what could more suitable than a post on the visual allure of “eyes”?
I trust you’ll appreciate my desire to spread my itchy wings, and fly over foreign lands, in order to enrich my visual knowledge of the world and all its beauty and design.
See you soon enough! Heh, heh!
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Johnny Depp
February 20th 2008 00:44
And that’s what makes Johnny Depp so damn interesting. He doesn’t follow convention, often appearing in arthouse films or movies with a subversive or provocative edge. I remember about ten years ago reading how a film lecturer in the States was running a university course on The Films of Keanu Reeves. I was like, what the fuck?! Keanu Reeves can’t act his way out of a paper bag. He's good-looking in a very bland kind of way, but his film choices leave a lot to be desired (River’s Edge, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and the first Matrix movie are the only ones where I’ve enjoyed watching him
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Bianca Beauchamp
January 31st 2008 04:02
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faces II
November 14th 2007 03:30
There’s the smile, the teeth, the eyes, the brows, there’s the chin, the dimples (or not), there’s the cheekbones, the lips, the ears, there’s the haircut, the frown, or perhaps the quizzical gaze, and then there’s the cheeky smirk
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sexy - feminine II
November 8th 2007 04:19
Once again though it’s not just the figure that commands the allure, or the clothing they wear, no matter how little. It’s the photography that ultimately influences the viewer as to whether they find a photograph of someone sexy or not. They not realise it, but the skin tones, the shadow of the figure’s curves, the light playing on their hair, these are all affected by the skills of the photographer, and if they’re not done right, someone whom normally might be deemed sexy might appear ordinary, or even bland
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beaches
October 31st 2007 05:57
In the meantime, I’ll say that I spent my childhood and adolescent years spending weeks and weeks at a time in the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand during the summer school break. It helped having a father who was a drama school teacher, as his holidays coincided, so we were away for up to two months! It was bliss
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wonders
October 12th 2007 01:28
Awe is a beautiful thing. What causes a person to gasp in astonishment or marvel with unbridled passion? It’s a combination of things: scope, scale, perspective, arrangement, feat, ingenuity … aesthetics, basically. These aesthetics might be bizarre, they might be beautiful. But they command out attention because we feel privileged to be able to witness them
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erotica
September 28th 2007 05:00
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sexy - feminine
August 24th 2007 03:25
Like I said in the first part, physical attraction is in the eye of the beholder, but there are definite factors which come into play when one is deciding what makes someone look sexy, desirable, alluring
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sexy - masculine
August 22nd 2007 02:36
But there are many other elements which help to define just how good looking and, more to the point, how sexy a person is. One of these is a person’s attitude which although somewhat elusive when one is being admiring from a far can be quite important to the overall vibe they give off, whether it be a moodiness, or a sense of danger, or perhaps a warm sensitive smile. Sometimes it can be a look of availability that adds to their libidinous charm, or the opposite, a steely gaze that says “What you lookin’ at? I ain’t your sex toy
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faces
August 17th 2007 01:56
Faces are, generally, what attracts us to another person. The face is what lures us in or distracts us. The eyes are called the windows of the soul. The shape of the nose, the way the lips curl, the edge of the chin, the prominence of the cheek, the colour of the skin … all of these elements add up to what the beholder finds either pleasing or displeasing to the eye
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sunsets
August 3rd 2007 02:32
But, appreciating a sunset for real is very different from enjoying a sunset from a distance. When I say “distance” what I actually mean is a photograph of a sunset. The image captured by a camera to be relished for years to come
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