Saturday 13 November 2010

Why HELLO there ;)

Thanks for stopping by- I'm Tara! I'm into all things stylish, hawt, & uber cool.

OH HAI!

So, this is my individual blog but it doesn't get used anymore. If you're interested, you should come stalk me over at The Style Rawr!


That's where all the fun happens.

Hope to see you there soon ;)

RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWR! @Englishian XoX

Wednesday 14 July 2010

Dr. Martens- Iconic Footwear LOVE.

Dr. Martens (or Docs ;) are possibly the most iconic footwear fashion has ever seen.

Created by Dr. Klaus Märtensback in World War II, the popularity of Dr. Martens has continued to soar. Released in 1960 in England, they celebrated their 50th anniversary this April (with sales of over 100 million so far)!

Worn by fashionistas, punks & celebrities alike, Dr. Martens are a very important staple wardrobe piece! ;)

I absolutely ADORE these:


Classic 8 Eyelet Boot. 1460z - White Patent, £59.99- Cloggs.

As Seen On Supermodel Agyness Deyn!

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Another celebrity who LOVES to rock the Dr. Martens, is the amazing Gwen Stefani's stepdaughter, IT girl & model- Daisy Lowe.


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14 Eyelet Boot. 1B99 - Black Buttero, £64.99 (RRP £85!)- Cloggs.

I'm a HUGE fan of the longer style too! These are so awesome. Not only great with skirts/dresses, they would also look fab with a pair of skinnies! YUM.

Check out Daisy behind the scenes of the Dr. Martens shoot. She talks about her LOVE for Docs:


As a girl who likes to stand out in a crowd, I do appreciate the GOLD awesome-ness of these Docs:


Classic 8 Eyelet Boot. 1460 - Hot Gold, £49.99-Cloggs.

Utterly fabulous.

Alexa Chung, Lady Gaga, Emily Blunt & Chloe Sevigny have also been spotted rockin' their favourite Docs! HOWEVER it's important to note that Dr Martens aren't just for women...

My future husband & international heartthrob, Robert Pattinson LOVES his Dr. Martens! He's been spotted on various occasions wearing the same ones...


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One of the great things about Docs is their durability. You can literally wear them for 5 years and they still wont fall apart. Hard core!


Classics. 1460z, Black Smooth, £59.99-Cloggs.
Dress your man like Robert Pattinson. Ah nom nom ;)

So there you have it. Dr. Martens are uber hot and you can never have too many pairs...They are virtually indestructible aswell ;)

For an extensive range & a lower than RRP price,Cloggs have a superb collection!

T <3's Dr. Martens XoX

Wednesday 16 December 2009

Win with Domestic Sluttery!

The wonderful gal's at Domestic Sluttery have recently been running a 12 days of christmas advent competition! Well its the BIG finale. A chance to win ALL of the previous prizes- aye carumba!





The loot is made up of:

A Hunkydory Home lampshade, a case of wine from Molly Brown's Wine List, a Cocomale teapot, a fully decorated Christmas tree from Dobbies, a gold ring from Accessories Online, a Merchant Gourmet cooking kit, a Paris print from Bodie and Fou, a sampler from Miso Funky, some organic porridge and bowls from Dorset Cereals, a bunny vase from Hannah Zakari and a dress from Aspire style.

:O So that list is guarenteed to have wet your appetite ;)

All you have to do is head on over to their webby and tell them how YOU are spending christmas! Extra points for Retweeting & Blogging :)

Go DO it!!! :)

Click me to have a chance to win!

Friday 23 October 2009

Eeeek Get Excited!




Sooooo its finally Friday! Which means the Bling & Buy competition finally goes LIVE!

Head on over the the Bling and Buy Blog for the full dets! Here are the FANTASTIC prizes up for grabs.














Love, Hearts and Crosses - Cherry earrings, rocking horse necklace and Amour Necklace

Penny Dog - Candy necklace

Funky Junk Jewellery - Stud earrings

LaurasJewellery: Carousel necklace

Miss Dollipops - Love Necklace, Headband, and ring

Kooky Boutique - Rainbow earrings


Not to mention some free choccie from Chocoholics too! The comp closes tonight so get entering :D It took me forever to decide on only 3 items.

YUM-tastic.

Monday 12 October 2009

Some recent bakes...

Blueberry muffins. I cant even tell you how proud I am of these. I used a recipe from the Magnolia Bakery Cookbook. I was expecting a disaster...They taste SO good! They literally lasted 2 minutes :D


Its SO my favourite cookbook right now :) Ive also made delicious brownies & cookies from it! :D

My mum always goes on at me because I use "american" recipes and she prefers "english recipes"...SO today I decided to bake a coconut cake using an english recipe.

NOW coconut cake is my mums speciality. It took me about 10mins to sift through some online recipes and I went with the one with the strangest method (ofcourse).

This was the result:


Now it may not look like much (lets be honest, regular coconut cakes never look pretty) BUT...Wow! It tastes SOOOOOOOOOO good :D Nom Nom indeed! There isnt much left :S Its ridiculously more-ish. Its just so light and spongey. Needless to say my mother had to accept defeat, she LOVES it.

Im not sure what to bake next...I think it should be something chocolatey in celebration of it being National Chocolate Week! :D

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Ive been SO busy lately ;) BLAME my twitter addiction.

I just want to say a HUGE thank you to Conny at Love Hearts and Crosses! :) I was actually the winner of their last competition- whoop whoop :D <3


Its SO worth having a look at the website, the pieces are just so unique and GORGEOUS.

I was going to post about her new competition but its just closed- oops! :( It was being run by Love Hearts and Crosses & the lovely Liz from The Beauty And The Feast blog - to win a unique charm bracelet. Good luck to all who entered! Its worth pointing out that at the end of the month Liz is holding great 2 prize draws!

"There are TWO prizes up for grabs, one packed full of beauty and pampering products, and one laden with food and drink goodies! Both are perfect for sharing, giving away as Christmas presents or simply for spoiling yourself, so get entering!

The prize draw is open to anyone in the UK, over the age of 18 and closes on 31st October 2009 (a whole month starting today!). Winners will be drawn at random.

To enter follow the link below to my just giving page (or go directly to http://www.justgiving.com/beautyandthefeast) and for every pound you donate, you will gain one entry into the prize draw. When you donate, leave a comment saying 'BEAUTY' to enter to win the beauty prize and 'FEAST' to win the food/drink prize.

The proceeds will go to the charity Cancerkin in aid of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (1st-31st October 2009)."


Also if youre thinking of purchasing something from Love Heart and Crosses, head on over to Liz's blog where you will find a yummy little discount code :)

LOVE :)

XoX

Plastic Bat Blog Giveaway

So I stumbled across the cutest blog thats currently running a competition to win an adorable Deer necklace!!! :)



There are 6 different ways for you to enter so be sure to go on over to the blog and check them all out :D Also if you win, you get to choose between an orange and a brown one- SWEET!!!

The competition ends on Monday 19th October.

http://plasticbat.blogspot.com/

Twitter: @plasticbat

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