Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen

Hi Huneybees,

I caught Hunger Games last week and till today I am still fascinated by the movie and the "Hunger Games Fever" is definitely catching on to everyone and I bet it will be a big success like Harry Potter.

One character who caught my eye would definitely be Katniss Everdeen played by Jennifer Lawrence. She's the protagonist and narrator of the Hunger Games trilogy. After her sister, Prim, was chosen to participate in the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss volunteered to take her place as the female tribute from District 12. She was good in archery and hunting, and her true-to-herself character made her the top favourite tribute amongst the others.

From Katniss, we learned about the determination and will to never give up. Although she is a pawn in the Capitol's sick game, she is never passive. In the games, Katniss continues to take control of her destiny. Instead of running from the cornucopia as she was told to do, she takes the risk of going in to get a backpack of supplies. And when the game makers change the rules in a way that means either she or Peeta must die, she comes up with a way to defy them. If we can learn anything from Katniss, it's that you should never defeat yourself and believe in yourself.

The more I watched the movie, the more I fell in love with Jennifer Lawrence. Her natural beauty shone and makeup that was kept to minimal on her, showed her flawless skin and youth. *I think I'm in love with her!*

At first, I thought she was the elder sister in the Chronicles of Narnia movie, played by Susan Pevensie. Not sure is it because of the archery reference,  but when I Googled, they do have a little resemblance. Agree?

Jennifer Lawrence looked so familiar, so who she is? And yes, after "asking" my trusty friend, Google, I found out where I've seen her before! She was Mystique in X-Men: First Class! No wonder the gorgeous face and body!

Here's her bio from Wikipedia:

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American film and television actress. She has had lead roles in TBS's The Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning Plain and Winter's Bone, for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 20, this made her the second youngest actress to ever be nominated for the award. She also played Mystique in X-Men: First Class. 

Lawrence was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and has two older brothers. Her parents are Karen (née Koch), who runs a children's camp, and Gary Lawrence, who once owned a concrete construction firm, Lawrence & Associates. She acted in local theater and, by the age of 14, had decided to pursue an acting career, persuading her parents to take her to New York City to find a talent agent. Although she had no training or experience, she received high praise from the agency for which she auditioned. She graduated from high school two years early in order to begin a career in acting.

Jennifer Lawrence has a very versatile style and seriously, she seems to look good in everything, coloured or plain, hair up or hair down, light natural makeup or heavy shadow makeup always works for her. Here are some pictures of her I found on Google. Ain't she gorgeous?

Jennifer Lawrence  in a Prabal Gurung dress.

Marchesa dress for a Berlin appearance,

 And yes guys, I found photos of her in Esquire magazine. Woots!

Anyway, there's this picture I found of her that had an uncanny reference to Jewel the singer, Kate Hudson and Renee Zellweger. Not just because there are blondes, but check out the photos below and you will know what I mean...

Jennifer Lawrence

Jewel

Kate Hudson

Renee Zellweger

 So, have you caught Hunger Games yet? Here's the official trailer for you...

Beautiful Actresses #1: Kate Hudson

Full Name: Kate Garry Hudson

Nickname: Katie

Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m) 

Date of Birth: 19 April 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA 

Almost everyone who has spent time with Kate Hudson -including directors, family members, co-stars and interviewers - is quick to comment on her ability to light up a room. Through some combination of a winning smile, solid work ethic, and good old-fashioned talent, the young actress has gone from indie beginner to Vanity Fair cover girl in just three years. 

A Little Biography:

• She is the daughter of Bill Hudson and Goldie Hawn; but raised by Goldie's longtime partner, Kurt Russell; whom she considers her father.

• Graduated from Crossroads, a Santa Monica performing arts school, in 1997. 

• She has one son named Ryder Robinson from her ex husband  Chris Robinson.

• She plays guitar & piano. Admires Betty Davis. Loves yoga & jogging. 

• Hates makeup.
• She speaks French.
• Has 3 dogs. 

 

• She is best friends with Liv Tyler. 

• Buys her clothes from vintage clothing shops and makes her own jewelry

Personal Quotes:

• I have zero problems when people say, "God, you look like your mother". I go, "Well, great! Thanks!"
• I'm a hippie at heart. I wear the clothes, and they're the best. And the music is incredible, too.
• Everyday, I tell my husband, "Maybe we should cash in. I'll make handmade lotion and you can write music and sell it on the Internet".
• “If I could choose between a dream-man and the perfect hair cut, I would take the haircut”

Get Her Look: A Natural Glow: Skin & Hair

 

1. Kate looks naturally gorgeous during her casual moments. Her skin is clear and glowing without makeup. Clean your skin everyday-morning & afternoon. Use Tonic, moisturizer that contains both sunscreen and wrinkle fighting properties (like antioxidants or retinol) and scrub cleanser.
2. Create a golden & shiny look at your hair. Use a deep conditioner.

1. Kate is famous for her gorgeous soft, bojo waves that are natural & healthy. After showering, gently blot hair with a towel (no rubbing), combine a mix of hydrating gel and mousse in palms and scrunch hair upside down. Afterward, wrap ends in a low twisted bun to air dry, and avoid touching with your hands.

1. Try picking a brand that provides both gradual tanning and SPF in the same bottle.

 

Get Her Look: Wear Makeup Like Kate

Kate Hudson is the epitome of hippie-chic. Kate's comfortable in her own skin and she typically has a beautiful golden glow. Kate Hudson's makeup is natural looking and easy to duplicate.

1. Apply a highlighting stick on cheeks and on the brow bones.   

1. Use a shimmer eye shadow from lid to crease to help eyes pop.

1. Achieve Kate's look in her hit movie "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" by wearing a combination of two foundations to appear tan and glowing. Try Chanel Waterlights Sheer Makeup Stick in shades Wheat and Sand. Top off with a liquid powder and a matte pressed powder in complimenting colors. Makeup artist Ronnie Spector said, "I wanted it to look like she glowed". Four different colored blushes were then applied to finish the glow.
2. Go natural. Kate Hudson is often seen running around town with her son or frolicking on the beach. Kate has flawless skin, so by only applying sunscreen, she is set for the day.
   

 

Best Friends: Kate & Matthew McConaughey
Kate & Matthew McCaughey have always been best friends and they have a natural connection between them. Yes! They are the perfect couple on screen! They get along very well; so the producters realized this long ago.. They have played as a couple on movies lots of times.

"Matthew happens to be one of the most loving and loyal people I know and his family is important to him."

-Kate Hudson

"I think he will be an incredible dad. I think because people see Matthew always out doing something whether [it's] out dancing in a bar or being on the beach or taking a hike with some crazy bandana on, I think that, like anything, they take their image and what they want somebody else to be and then they just run with that."  

- Kate Hudson

Filmography(The Most Popular Movies):

• Something Borrowed (Darcy): 2011
  

  Friendships are tested and secrets come to the surface when terminally single Rachel falls for Dex, her best friend Darcy's fiancé.

 

 

 

 

 “So I feel unsettled about my future and somewhat regretful about my past.”

 

“Luck is buying a lottery ticket along with your Yoo-hoo and striking rich. Nothing about my life is lucky—it’s all about hard work, it is an uphill struggle.”

• A Little Bit of Heaven (Marley Corbett): 2011 

A guarded woman finds out she's dying of cancer, but when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.

 

 

 

 

‘When you died, did you see anything?’ - ‘No. It was more like floating in water. It was real nice. I could’ve floated there forever.’

• The Killer Inside Me (Amy Stanton): 2010 

A West Texas deputy sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.

 

 

• Nine (Stephanie): 2009

Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

• Bride Wars (Liv): 2009

Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.

 

“Sometimes in life there really are bonds formed that can never be broken. Sometimes you really can find that one person who will stand by you no matter what.”

• My Best Friend's Girl (Alexis):2008

Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.

 Is that your phone? Want to Answer your phone? Or are you most interested in me right now? Answer your phone! Oh no wait that is my phone. 

• Fool's Gold (Tess): 2008

A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple's sense of adventure -- and their estranged romance.

• You, Me and Dupree (Molly): 2006

A best man (Wilson) stays on as a houseguest with the newlyweds, much to the couple's annoyance.

• The Skeleton Key (Caroline Ellis): 2005

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

 “You think too much about the time you have left, you don’t spend it living.”

• Raising Helen (Helen Harris): 2004

After her sister and brother-in-law die in a car accident, a young woman becomes the guardian of their three children.

• Le divorce (Isabel Walker): 2003

French vs. American social customs and behaviors are observed in a story about an American visiting her Frenchman-wed sister in Paris.

“Love is a pastime one tends to outgrow”

Hermès Kelly 28 in red crocodile flying off the Eiffel Tour in Le Divorce by James Ivory.

• Alex & Emma (Emma Dinsmore): 2003

A writer must turn out a novel in thirty days or face the wrath of loan sharks.

• How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Andie Anderson): 2003

Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Andie Anderson covers the "How To" beat for "Composure" magazine and is assigned to write an article on "How to Lose a Guy in 10 days." They meet in a bar shortly after the bet is made.

“I love you, but I don’t have to like you right now.”

“Andie Anderson: I did something kind of wacky. I used Photoshop at work today to composite our faces together to see what our kids would look like. Our family album! You don’t want to see our children?

Ben Barry: We don’t have… children.”

  

“You walked into the party,like you were walking on to a yacht”

 

 

• The Four Feathers (Ethne Eustace): 2002

A British officer resigns his post just before battle and subsequently receives four white feathers from his friends and fiancee as symbols of what they believe to be his cowardice.

Cover Girl:

 

 

 

 

 

Kate Hudson & Her Fiancé Matthew Bellamy

Matthew Bellamy is frontman for the British band Muse. They have a baby son.

“I was watching Radiohead’s Thom Yorke with a guy I knew from high school, who introduced me to Matthew,” “We realized we had met a few years earlier, in Australia. Then I got distracted and said, ‘I’ve got to find my friends; I don’t know where they went.’ He just looked at me and said, ‘Come on, I’ll take care of you.’ That’s when I went, ‘Wait a minute, who are you?’

Kate Hudson

Photoshoots:

 

Fun Facts:

1. Kate Hudson got certified for scuba on the Great Barrier Reef for 2008's Fool's Gold (costarring Matthew McConaughey. "I carry my certificate around with me in my wallet," she told U.K.'sTotal Film magazine. "Matthew got certified in five seconds, but it took me a couple of weeks."
2. When actress Christina Ricci and Kate Hudson filmed 1999's Desert Blue together in a small Nevada town, the budding actresses lived in a motel dining on Spaghetti O's and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.
3. Kate Hudson once dated Sally Field's son, Eli Craig, whom she had known since she was 9 years old.
4. Oliver Hudson nicknamed his sister Kate Hudson "Dumbo" and "Hammerhead Shark". When Playboy asked him in 2005 which nickname was more accurate, Oliver said, "Definitely the man-eating shark."
5. When covert photographers snapped Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn topless on a secluded beach in Sardinia, the mother and daughter hopped on waverunners and whizzed by the photographers' rubber boat, creating waves that drenched their camera equipment. Hudson ended the attack by mooning the surprised snappers.

She is a great actress no matter what. She is always smiling and has a natural glow. She knows to party, have fun & enjoy life. She is a role model, a sucessfull mom & actress.

Sources: ehow, people, google, imdb