I try to invite a level of seduction into everything I do and believe that life is meant to be flirted with. Claire’s Coquetry is a blog that highlights different things that will help you sex up your wardrobe, spice up your life and let your inner vixen claw her way out.
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I’m not going to give you the cliché “Watch horror movies on Valentine’s, screw love!” Love is nice occasionally, but so is being independent and your own goddess. So let’s skip the romance movies that make you feel sad as hell and eat your weight in chocolate. Instead I’m going to give you a list of some of my favorite movies, that coincidentally Netflix would probably put in the category of “Films Starring a Strong Female Lead,” but shouldn’t all movies? Anyway here are some films that are V Day worthy and won’t make you cry yourself into a coma.
Heathers is the 80’s version of Mean Girls. If you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor and get on that immediately. It also gets extra points for Veronica, the heroine played by Winona Ryder, who is an HBIC and able to see past the devilishly handsome JD, played by Christian Slater, who was extremely sexy 30 years ago, I promise. There’s a lot of death but it’s not gorey and some of the best one-liners come from Veronica and her posse of Heathers.
Next is Jawbreaker, which is the 90’s version of Mean Girls. I love Rose McGowan, okay? She’s overdramatic and says some of her best catchphrases in this film. It’s mainly about catty high school girls who say some of the most hilariously morbid things you’ve ever heard, while wearing neon pink and green fur. There’s also a love story, but it’s more of a B story and one that pales in comparison to the A story. Try to catch Marilyn Manson’s cameo; the film was shot while he and Rose were dating.
You’d probably think my last recommendation would be the modern day Mean Girls, but that’s a bit dated isn’t it? My last suggestion is The Dreamers. This one got a NC-17 when it came out, so don’t watch if you’re faint of heart. It’s about Matthew, Michael Pitt, who falls in love with twins Isabelle and Theo, Eva Green and Louis Garrel respectively. This is an ode to love, France, and film. I absolutely adore it.
So this Valentine’s Day, be your own goddess, vixen, or idol. Shave your hair off, Lisbeth Salander style or just buy yourself a hell of diamonds and kick your feet back. Most of all, enjoy yourself and love yourself, because like RuPaul says: