Girl Crush #2: Carey Mulligan

I am currently completely and utterly enamoured and in a frantic lust with Cary Mulligan. Inevitably with the Great Gatsby’s release TODAY in Ireland (contain your excitement!!!) Carey HAD to be the Girl Crush of the week.  I may be slightly biased considering The Great Gatsby has been one of my favourite books since I was in sixth year. I am fascinated with the character of Daisy and I’m hoping, with everything crossed, that Carey will deliver her usual flawless performance.

The 27 year old nominee and BAFTA winner is renowned for the raw emotion she brings to every character and is immediately recognisable with her pixie-esque do.

1.    Aforementioned do bringing us onto the first reason we love Carey. She is one of the very few actresses that can rock the crop-do and if that’s not something to admire I don’t know what is. She just does. She manages to always look elegant, yet fierce with her beautiful short hair that has been bleached, chopped and hacked to within an inch of its life, all in the name of art, of course.

2.    I'm clearly not the only person who have spotted how amazing Ms. Mulligan is, as she is ranked number 55 in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women of 2012 and of course, her track record with the opposite sex could drive some women into jealousy fuelled hatred, however, we won’t let that happen! She is known to have dated both Shia La Beouf and Jake Gyllenhaal, two of Hollywood’s most sought after bachelors and, shall we say, they’re not lacking in the looks department either. However, the reason her attraction to the opposite sex is number two is the story behind her current beau. Carey recently married Marcus Mumford of, surprisingly, Mumford & Sons. This isn’t just a standard famous couple story, they were long distance pen pals when they were younger, resurrected their friendship as adults and fell in love and married!!! All together now *awhhhh*They are intensely private which simply maximises just how great their story is.

3.    Despite the fact that Carey was a massive tomboy till she was 15 she always, always looks great and rocks the red carpet, or the tarmac, wherever! She’s been known to sport Prada, Chanel, Vionnet and Christopher Kane, but to name a few. Carey generally channels a slightly alternative style with longer hems and a more chic and sophisticated look than a lot of actresses. She’s like a modern day Audrey Hepburn!

4.    Even though Carey is, apparently, dying for her hair to grow she refuses to wear extensions. The most she’s done is taken a few protein tablets. It’s been said that because she barely wears make up and is very natural it’d be hypocritical for her to wear extensions, and a lot of effort! She eats organic and attempts to wear mostly ethical clothing and understands that extensions go against everything she represents.

5.    The reason I love Carey the most is, simply, her talent! She, unlike a lot of women who would make the FHM Sexiest Women, has talent in abundance. She rebelled against her parents when she was younger to pursue acting and with brilliant movies like Pride and Prejudice and Brothers under her belt I can tell you that I’m glad she did!

  

The upcoming film that everyone is waiting with baited breath for is The Great Gatsby, with Carey playing the iconic role of Daisy Buchanan slongside Leonardo deCaprio and Tobey Maguire in Baz Luhrmann's sprawling, lush new epic. With Miuccia Prada collaborating on costumes and Jay-Z producing the soundtrack, I have no doubt this will be the film of the year. not to mention Mulligan;s already-praised performance!.