Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Clementine Kruczynski

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How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d;
~Alexander Pope

I love Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and I’ve recommended it to people so much that I’m on my fourth copy because I lost the first three to the people that borrowed them. Kate Winslet plays Clementine Kruczynski, an impulsive woman who decides to forget her ex, Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) by undergoing a medical procedure that erases the memories of him in her brain. Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, and Elijah Wood are there too! I don’t think this quite qualifies as a Rom-Com as it is a Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance, but this might be as close as I get to that genre beyond Practical Magic. Because of this movie, I’ve always wanted to hang out in a bed outside in nature, visit Montauk, and own a big, bright orange hoodie. That last one feels like it could be achievable in this lifetime!

A dress form with a bright blue Love is... racerback tank top and golden sparkly green camo pants with black converse shoes with pastel hearts on the ground in front.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Clementine Kruczynski Outfit

Outfit: Love is…shirt (that I’ve had for around 20 years) & camouflage pants (that I bought for $3 on a Walmart clearance rack because my friend joined a roller derby team that has green camo as their uniform, and I thought I would wear them to cheer her on at a bout.)

Shoes: black converse (mine have small pastel hearts all over them)

A closeup of a pale person wearing a bright red wig in two low braids.

Hair: Long, Bright Red Wig put into two low braids. This one is a Disney Ariel wig that is really hot to wear. I do not recommend! (Previously seen for #ColorWeek2023: Red.)

A selfie of a pale person wearing a bright red wig in two low braids. Their eyes are looking up and away and the long lashes are visible against the skin.

Makeup:

Eyes: Covergirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara in Very Black

Lips: Elf Lip Primer Matte Base Anti-feathering & Honeybee Gardens Lipstick in Romance

A closeup of two pale hands crossed in front of the camera. On the left arm and hand, the thick black strap of a Fitbit and a thick silver thumb ring with zodiac symbols on it. On the right arm and hand, four colorful bracelets and two silver rings with opal and abalone stones.

Accessories: Thick black band on my Fitbit, variety of bracelets that were all given to me, and my old zodiac thumb ring that I wore in high school along with two of my current daily wear rings, an opal & abalone.

A silver chain necklace with a silver ring on it.

Accessories: A silver chain with a silver ring on it.

A large greenish brown colored foraging bag hanging on the back of a dress form.

Accessories: My foraging bag in lieu of a backpack.

A closeup of a white Asian food takeout container with a metal handle.

Prop 1: A never-used Asian food takeout container. (I bought a set of these many years ago as I was going to use them as packaging for presents.)

A closeup of a white coffee mug that says Harvard University Mom.

Prop 2: The most absurd coffee mug that I own because unfortunately, I don’t have one with Kate Winslet’s face on it.

A person dressed up as Clementine Kruczynski with bright red hair in two braids, a blue Love is shirt, and green camo pants edited into a scene from the movie.
“Look, man, I’m telling you right off the bat, I’m high maintenance. So, I’m not gonna tip-toe around your marriage or whatever it is you got going on there. If you wanna be with me, you’re with me.”

A person dressed up as Clementine Kruczynski with bright red hair in two braids, a blue Love is shirt, and green camo pants edited into a scene from the movie.
“I don’t need nice. I don’t need myself to be it, and I don’t need anybody else to be it at me.”

A person dressed up as Clementine Kruczynski with bright red hair in two braids, a blue Love is shirt, and green camo pants edited into a scene from the movie.
“Too many guys think I’m a concept, or I complete them, or I’m gonna make them alive. But I’m just a fucked-up girl who’s lookin’ for my own peace of mind; don’t assign me yours.”

A person dressed up as Clementine Kruczynski with bright red hair in two braids, a blue Love is shirt, and green camo pants edited into a scene from the movie.
“You don’t tell me things, Joel. I’m an open book. I tell you everything, every damn, embarrassing thing.”

A side-by-side comparison of a person dressed up as Clementine Kruczynski with bright red hair in two braids, a blue Love is shirt, and green camo pants next to Kate Winslet as Clementine in the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
“People have to share things. That’s what intimacy is.”

A side-by-side comparison of a person dressed up as Clementine Kruczynski with bright red hair in two braids, a blue Love is shirt, and green camo pants next to Kate Winslet as Clementine in the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
“Meet me… In Montauk.”

A side-by-side comparison of a person dressed up as Clementine Kruczynski with bright red hair in two braids, a blue Love is shirt, and green camo pants next to Kate Winslet as Clementine in the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
“Look, I’m sorry if I came off a little nutso, I’m not really.”

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