Sentences with phrase «on preen»

Those Aldo shoes are just amazing too, I'd had my eye on the Preen ones but missed out!

The pink, red and green peonies on Preen by Thornton Bregazzi's «Jessica» skirt are inspired by the blooms in artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh botanical drawings.

Not exact matches

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor finally meet in the boxing ring on Saturday night in Las Vegas after months of pre-bout hype and a string of preening press conferences rife with insults and posturing.

His hubris, on full display as he preens and gossips and makes catty remarks about Trump's spray tan and hand size, quite possibly put this man he considers a dangerous buffoon in office.

He preened with guns and knives on social media, bragged about shooting rats with his BB gun and got kicked out of school — in part because he had brought bullets in his backpack, according to one classmate.

But what are we to make of such a man, who hijacks an event focused on the suffering of a mostly forgotten group of people, sandbags his hosts, preens self - righteously, and deliberately provokes an ugly reaction to score political points?

For what a presence he was, that snow - white fisherman With the long golden beak and the black stick legs, Whether preening his wind - riffled feathers As he stood on his bright - orange water temple (That pi - shaped torii that floated like a spirit), Or flapping prehistorically across the pond To stalk and stab in the dark water Plucking with dagger bill a twitching minnow.

Surrealists, Beat poets, student revolutionaries, punk rockers, clever lycéens, and legions of the semi-educated who preen themselves on being thoroughly modern — as Rimbaud insisted we all must be — hold him in supreme reverence.

But Ronaldo — well - preened and cocky — is invariably criticised by pundits, fans and the media after quiet performances and has more pressure on his shoulders than the Argentine.

Preen by Thornton Bregazzi Hair: Luke Hersheson for TIGI Inspiration: Grunge meets glamour in a fresh, girly twist on the style of the early 90's.

«Andrew Cuomo's preening in the face of such a laughably small accomplishment is proof positive that this Governor has given up on trying to fix New York's business climate.»

Each parent would hop on and off the chick several times before the birds preened each other and one left to fish.

But in this case, the birds didn't have any crude oil on their feathers, so the decrease in preening is probably a sign they're not feeling well, the researchers say.

Researchers assigned a score to birds based on the proportion of compounds in the preen oil.

But along with the preening admiration bestowed on Taylor from many of those most stridently rejecting climate science or any effort to manage climate risks, he also won the very begrudging respect of those mainstream climate scientists and policy advocates who, while admiring his communications savvy and stage presence, trashed what they dismissed as his pseudo-science proclamations.

It looks great with white, camel or jeans but also with my beloved Preen skirt that you have already seen multiple times on this blog.

Dress: Guess (old) Shirt: H & M White shoes: Hoegl (similar on sale) Necklace: c / o Jewelry to your Doorstep Skirt: Preen (black version, blue version) Fuchsia shoes: Hoegl

From the printing of subversive plaids on wide - hooped skirts by Stella McCartney, Phoebe Phil and Céline, to Hedi Slimane's 80's rocker ensembles and Preen's glam - grunge looks, the 90s Nirvana - inspired revival is confirmed to be going strong well into the remainder of 2014.

This is one of the only hairstyles we can think of which looks just as perfect when worn in a scruffy, effortless top knot on casual days out as it does when it is preened and polished to perfection by a b →

Also of note were the grown - up womanly looks at Mulberry and Preen as well as at L'Wren Scott's UK debut, where look seven (a cobalt wool dress with gold collar) premiered on the runway after it premiered on Nicole Kidman at the Stoker premiere.

New York's take on tartan turned to buffalo check, with Rag and Bone including pullover jackets and pencils, and Preen showcasing asymetrical maxis in colours as bright as jewels.

From Preen's cozy army green version to Forever 21's expensive - looking wool - blend update on the classic double - breasted camel coat (modeled by Anja Rubik, snap), there are lots to choose from — and at all budgets.

That's exactly what happened with this Preen prism dress from the brand's Spring 2014 collection, spotted on a member of the Swedish royal family, an Order of the British Empire recipient and an independent film actress.

One of my friends alarmed me when she found the big - smiling one on British Vogue's Pin - board — flattering as well — and then I realised I had to contact the girls who shot me — there was no crime involved lol — at 9 am in the morning before Preen's show this London Fashion Week.

Of course, there were others shows going on too, notably Prabal Gurung, Lacoste, Jill Stuart, Mara Hoffman, and Herve Leger, all of which naturally brought out preening style - setters posing for street style photographers.

Women, on the other hand, like to primp and preen, with a majority (65 %) taking longer than 30 minutes.

Remember to focus on the facial expressions, particularly eyes and lips, the body signals with flirtatious indications and preening gestures if you are uncertain.

«The offline «flirting» equivalents, at best, would be a suggestive look or a preening bodily gesture such as a hair toss to one side or an over-the-shoulder glance, each subject to myriad interpretations and possible misinterpretations contingent on the perceptiveness of the players involved.

When the preening, flexing Tighten tries to wow her by repeatedly dropping her from on high, then swooping down to scoop her up at the last second, she is irritated by his showy stunts.

Miguel soon sets off on a quest to find the undead de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt, slick and preening), who's as famous in the afterlife as he was in life, and who holds the key to sending Miguel home.

Beefcake buffs won't feel cheated: He sheds his shirt frequently, flexes and preens on a construction site and takes a lingering shower.

But based on how they proceed to behave, it seems that all they've been missing out on is the sort if formulaic slapstick and sophomoric behavior one might find in a typical teensploit, such as pratfalls, preening, potty humor, skinny dipping, ogling women, boozing it up, and participating in gay panic homophobia.

Even the preening divas on his football team are fairly flat star - athlete archetypes.

There's no posing, preening bravado here: Hoskins» stocky build and blunt mug are all you need to communicate the story a man who's bubbled up from the bottom and holds on to his power with the jaws of a pitbull.

Baranski's preening matriarch is an imperious monster whose eyebrow tilts deserve their own EGOT; Hines» stage - five clinger is fantastically deranged, a child - like widow who can't understand why her daughter wouldn't want to be her best friend, or have her face screen - printed on her own pajamas.

A theatrical troupe arrives on an island off the coast of Florida, where Alan (Alan Ormsby, who also co-wrote the film and created its makeup effects), the group's preening and tyrannical director, wastes no time in pulling pranks on his unsuspecting actors and, for added kicks, holds a séance in an attempt to bring to life one of the corpses (Seth Sklarey as Orville) dug up from the local cemetery.

Let the record show that we have no beef with Val Kilmer's take on Jim Morrison, which persuasively intermingles the eyelids - at - half - mast preening of the Lizard King with the actor's own insouciant self - regard.

He's also juggling the tense relationship between a preening director (Ralph Fiennes) who's been handed a doltish cowboy (Alden Ehrenreich) as his new star, a foul - mouthed actress (Scarlett Johansson) with an unexpected pregnancy, and twin gossip columnists (Tilda Swinton) threatening to reveal dirt on just about all of Mannix's charges.

Copley's decisions and mannerisms are a misfire on a grand scale; he preens around with his angular facial hair and absurd accent.

Carell's performance as Doc is muted to a fault — to be clear, this is a performance that lays it on just as thickly as his work as the preening billionaire sociopath in Foxcatcher or the grossly misogynistic Bobby Riggs in Battle of the Sexes.

And around town or on the highway — where most people think to use vehicles not preening for an excursion to a track day — the RX is just the prescription the doctor ordered.

Sonnets 1 - 17 are all variations on the same theme — that the young man should stop preening, get a wife and start begetting sons, so that his great beauty will be passed on down the ages even though he'll get old and wrinkled and die.

If you've ever wondered — or tried to explain — what birds are saying as they flit about in trees or preen on their perches, help is here: Lita Judge's new book, Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why, is a wonderfully illustrated compendium of bird behavior and communication for young readers.

The two of you are playing, preening, and having fun, and then all the sudden your bird starts bobbing its head rhythmically, and before you know it, he or she throws up on you.

Cats even have small hooks on their tongue which are especially designed to preen their fur and keep themselves clean.

Your bird will dry off on his or her own while continuing the preening process.

Outside of nesting season, these crimson - feathered water birds spend their entire lives on their feet — preening, feeding and even sleeping upright.

A parrot perched on his bare shoulder tries to preen his ear.

With sprawling views of the Coral Sea and your choice of reception venues, plus the on - site Endota Spa for pre-wedding primping and preening, Peppers Airlie Beach takes the stress out of wedding planning.

Discover supernatural items: Race around the arena on your broomstick, visit the gypsy caravan or preen in front of your magic mirror.