My London Part One.

So for those of you that don't know, I'm at university in London studying Medicine at the moment, and I'm loving every minute of London life, okay maybe not when the tubes mess up. But London is such a vibrant, cultural and breathtaking city.

I've only been at uni two months, and I've got another four and a bit years to go! During these years I intend to explore as much of London as physically possible. Here are a few of my favourite places I've come across so far.

I will update you when I have compiled a few more!

Spitalfields Market/Brick Lane

The smells in this market are something I cannot describe, every cuisine you could ever imagine from Singapore, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Spain and everywhere in between is served here. I plan to make my way around every food stall! The clothing market also has reasonably priced clothes, I picked up some vintage levi shorts for £15 pounds here. There's also a MAC, Benefit, and other high end make-up, beauty and clothing shops.

Nearest tube Aldgate East/ Liverpool Street.

Millenium Bridge 

Walk along this bridge and you've got West London one way, the Tate modern another, the Shard and London Bridge downriver and spectacular St. Paul's Cathedral behind you. It is really quite breathtaking to walk along here on a sunny day, especially on a cold crisp evening. 

Nearest tube Blackfriars/St. Pauls

Covent Garden

A tourist favourite, and for good reason! Street performers, quirky shops like David and Goliath, Laduree and lots of stalls selling original gifts and crafts. I went the other day and the Christmas lights are stunning, they make you feel so festive! There is a huge selection of restaurants and bars, however beware drinks are very pricey, even by London standards. Walk south of Covent Garden for a few minutes and you'll get to TuttiFrutti froyo, seriously nommy!

Nearest tube Charing Cross/Covent Garden (gets very congested)

Southbank

Go for a run, go for a walk or watch the BMX guys do their tricks in the skate park. Plenty of restaurants and bars with gorgeous views over the Thames. I can't wait for all the Christmas markets this year, the Southbank is full of them!

Nearest tubes Waterloo/Charing Cross/Embankment

Me and my friends on Waterloo bridge :)

Enjoy London!

Tarrahhh xxxx

OOTD. Grungy

I've definitely been inspired by new people I've met at uni and a lot by the amazing street style I see in London.

Grunged my look up a bit today with this vintage denim shirt I got over the weekend.

Vest- H&M, Cardi- M&S, Denim Shirt- Vintage Shop, Leggings- Select, Socks- Primark, Boots- Dorothy Perkins, Scarf- Italy.

Hope everyone's well 

tarrahhh xxxx

OOTD. Black Out

I normally absolutely adore my brights and my nudes, but today was a dreary rainy London day and I felt like black on black on black,

Uni life has been beyond hectic. I cannot explain the workload I get as a med student (I'm talking hours every night). But to balance out the work I have been partying hard too, and London nightlife is so so good.

I hope everyone is well and dandy. Apologies for the terrible quality and questionable poses, I was just about to dash off to lectures.

Skirt- New Look, Top- M&S, Cardi- Primark, Tights- M&S, Shoes- Diechmann, Jacket- Florence and Fred, Scarf- Italy

Tarrahh lovelies xxxxxx

Please bear with...

Hey guys,

So I have just moved to London to start uni, and it has been a crazy few days. Freshers, enrolment, admin stuff and generally adjusting to this huge change. There will be posts, but they will not be very frequent and for that I am sorry.

Please bear with me and I will try my hardest :)

Hope everyone's doing well 

Tarrahhh H xxx

September Summer

Beautiful weather today, sunny and warm, lovely :)

Here's what I wore to lunch with my friendsies.

Top-New Look, Shorts- Florence and Fred, Belt- Primark, Shoes- New Look, Cardi- Primark

In other news I am obsessed with this song, it's so calming and very relatable for me at the moment.

Hope everyone is well

Tarrah H xx

Tunage

So I thought I'd do a bit of a different post this time. 

As I mentioned previously I went to Reading Festival last weekend. Firstly, it was amazing. Maybe one of the best weekends of my life. I think it was a mix of all my friends, great music and quite a bit of alcohol :L We're all going off to uni in the next few weeks and it was such a lovely send off I'm actually getting a bit tearful writing this. There was a silent disco where you wear headphones to listen to the music, it was such a laugh. Festival food was delicious and greasy, toilet facilities left a lot to be desired and the weather held out beautifully- I actually got burnt. I would recommend Leeds/Reading to ALL!

Anyway slightly off topic, I thought I'd tell you about a few of my favourite bands I saw at Reading, sort of like a little review and put in a few piccys for yas. Enjoy :)

Deaf Havana

No pictures unfortunately, but this band played mainstage and they were awesome. An awesome rock/pop mix. Please check out Littles White Lies. Its so catchy!

Hadouken!

Never had heard of this band, but some friends dragged us along to the NME/BBC3 tent. Mix of dance and rock. I was moshing like a monster! It was so much fun...check out Turn the Lights Out

You Me At Six

Such a good set, amazing rock band from Surrey. Check out Stay With Me, Underdog, Kiss and Tell, No-one Does it Better, Crash, Finders Keepers. Oh I love them so much!!

Bombay Bicycle Club

Suprisingly, this set was the most violent, the songs are so calm and chilled but we got crushed by the crowd, people were moshing everywhere. They were good but their cool psychedelic stuff would've been better inside rather than on the mainstage. Listen to Shuffle, How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep and Always Like This.

Paramore

Hayley Williams? Nuff said. They were incred. Listen to all their songs, now.

Foster The People

One of my favourite sets of the weekend. They were amazing, the lead singer put on such a show and there was confetti at the end! Go and check out the set here. Skip to the end to watch Pumped Up Kicks, so good!

Azaelia Banks

You can imagine how crazy the crowd went for 212?

Florence and the Machine

Unfortunately me and my friend had to leave the set a bit early as we had got soaked in the torrential rain (I'm not kidding, I basically showered in the rain :L) But what I saw was awesome. She was just really lovely and put up with the crap weather.

Green Day

One word. Wow. Secret gig at half ten on saturday morning? We ran to the NME tent. They put on an amazing show for an hour and a half. Billie-Joe Armstrong is hilarious, he had a toilet paper gun :L Please please watch their set online. Check out Murder City, Basket Case and Know Your Enemy.

Sorry for terrible quality, had a disposable camera.

All Time Low

My favourite band. Ever. I have shamful amounts of love for Alex Gaskarth. They did not disappoint. Check out Lost in Stereo, Dear Maria and Stella.

On my friends shoulders...so fun.

The Black Keys

Cool catchy old school kinda rock. Check out Gold On the Ceiling and Howling For You.

Two Door Cinema Club

One of the best sets, they are amazing and I love them! New album came out today I believe, watch their set online and listen to all their songs! I absol love Something Good Will Work :)

Honorable Mentions

Coheed and Cambria

Angels and Airwaves

Passion Pit

The Courteeners

The Vaccines

Jaguar Skills

Kasabian

Foo Fighters (the best the best of youuuu)

Django Django

Justice

Of Monsters and Men

and some pics...

Hope you're not bored to tears

Taraahh xxxx

Festival Fashion

I'm off to Reading Festival on thursday, and I thought I would share with you an outfit I was planning on wearing whilst there. 

It can be hard to look nice at a festival; only having a little rucksack, not feeling your best due to lack of proper showers and of course the unpredictable weather!

It is forecast to be sunshine and showers with temperatures of around 20c, so I thought a shorts and jumper combo is appropriate. Also I didn't particularly want to take my best clothes to a muddy rock festival :L

Some essentials I would say you need are:

- Wellies and Pacamac

-Lots of wetwipes, hand sanitizer and dry shampoo

-Food and Alcohol (for those over 18 :L)

-Lots of dry socks and clean pants

-Leggings and Hoodies/Jumpers for when it gets cold at night

-Pair of shorts and a few baggy festival tops

Jumper, Shorts, Sunnies - Primark. Wellies - Ebay

If any of you are off to Leeds/Reading or any festival enjoy and stay safe!

Taraah xxxx

Long Time...

No see eh?

Urm yeah, I'm sorry. I really cracked down and studied hard for my A levels, and it paid off, as I got my grades and I'm off to medical school in September to (hopefully) become a doctor.

It still hasn't quite sunk in, I've wanted this and dreamed about it since I was eight years old, and to know I've achieved it... is amazing.

So I just wanted to update you all with a few things that have been happening in my life. I finished college, by far the best two years of my life so far. I've met incredible people, had so much fun, learnt so much and have really grown up. I'm going to miss it so much.

We had our Leaver's ball, which was insane. We had Ricky and Melvin from Kiss FM and some guys from Ministry of Sound. Insert picture from night

I'm in the pink :)

Then I went on holiday to Magaluf with the above girlies, which I'm sure you can imagine was also insane. 

After we got back, me and a few friends decided to have a little mini break to the seaside, the weather was rubbish (but what can you expect) but we went to a little farm, had cream teas and sightsee-d. It was a lively little getaway.

Got totally into the Olympic hype, and can safely say 'I was there'. And it was the most amazing atmosphere and made you feel so good. It sounds a wee bit silly, but it was a moment where I thought, wow humankind is amazing. The sportsmanship, the patriotism and the niceness of everyone there, seriously a once in a lifetime event.

Soaked up any moment of sunshine, here's us on the local pond chillbillin' in the sun :)

Loving life being 18 and reppin' the clurrrbs

Nice to go out with all different sorts of people, work lot, college friends, old friends

Whippin' out the red lipstick for results night. A really special night, celebrating years of hard work with my nearest and dearest.

Hope you're not too bored, and enjoyed my little life update.

Here's to many more :)

Taraahh xxxx

100 Questions

Beware- this is gonna be wordy :L 

So I didn't really know what to blog about, so I thought a little (or not) quirky TAG would be good :)

Enjoy 

1:Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? They have to be closed, childhood fear of monster in the cupboard remains.
2:Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? My mum does, I don't
3:Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? Out
4:Have you ever stolen a street sign before? No
5:Do you like to use post-it notes? Love em for revision/to do's
6:Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? No
7:Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees? Urmmm a bear.
8:Do you have freckles? Lots
9:Do you always smile for pictures? Nah, the pose face comes out sometimes
10:What is your biggest pet peeve? Plate scraping/noisy eating
11:Do you ever count your steps when you walk? No
12:Have you ever peed in the woods? Haven't we all...
13:What about pooped in the woods? Don't think so...
14:Do you ever dance even if theres no music playing? Always
15:Do you chew your pens and pencils? Ashamedly yes, and went you realise its a borrow pen- awks.
16:How many people have you slept with this week? Thousands :L 
17:What size is your bed? Small double
18:What is your Song of the week? Chris Brown Turn Up the Music
19:Is it okay for guys to wear pink? Yeah, some pinks.
20:Do you still watch cartoons? Not really, unless you count the Simpsons
21:Whats your least favorite movie? Something Sci-fi
22:Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? Somewhere secret.
23:What do you drink with dinner? Wine, water, squash.
24:What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Ketchup
25:What is your favorite food? Sushi, Risotto, Pasta
26:What movies could you watch over and over and still love? Cool Runnings
27:Last person you kissed/kissed you? I don't kiss and tell :L
28:Were you ever a boy/girl scout? I was a brownie :)
29:Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine? For enough money and if it was tasteful yes
30:When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper? To my besty in class.
31:Can you change the oil on a car? I could try.
32:Ever gotten a speeding ticket? No
33:Ever ran out of gas? No
34:Favorite kind of sandwich? Chicken Salad or Pulled Pork
35:Best thing to eat for breakfast? Nutella Porridge
36:What is your usual bedtime? It changes from 9.30-12
37:Are you lazy? Not really
38:When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween? Didn't really celebrate halloween
39:What is your Chinese astrological sign? Idk, but I was born in the year of the Rooster :)
40:How many languages can you speak? English, French so 2 

41:Do you have any magazine subscriptions? No
42:Which are better legos or lincoln logs? Lego
43:Are you stubborn? A bit
44:Who is better...Leno or Letterman? Letterman
45:Ever watch soap operas? Used to, can't be bothered anymore
46:Are you afraid of heights? No
47:Do you sing in the car? Like a pro.
48:Do you sing in the shower? Nope
49:Do you dance in the car? Yes
50:Ever used a gun? Yes
51:Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer? At the club on thursday
52:Do you think musicals are cheesy? A bit, but I still love them.
53:Is Christmas stressful? Yes.
54:Ever eat a pierogi? No, wtf is that?!?
55:Favorite type of fruit pie? Apple and Cinnamon
56:Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid? Princess, Lawyer, Judge, Spy, Doctor
57:Do you believe in ghosts? No
58:Ever have a Deja-vu feeling? Yes
59:Take a vitamin daily? I try
60:Wear slippers? No
61:Wear a bath robe? No
62:What do you wear to bed? Baggy I heart Paris tee and short/trousers
63:First concert? Steps
64:Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart? Target
65:Nike or Adidas? Adidas
66:Cheetos Or Fritos? Cheetos
67:Peanuts or Sunflower seeds? Peanuts
68:Ever hear of the group Tres Bien? No
69:Ever take dance lessons? Ballet and Modern
70:Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing? What ever make him happy.
71:Can you curl your tongue? Yes
72:Ever won a spelling bee? No
73:Have you ever cried because you were so happy? Through laughing
74:Own any record albums? Yes
75:Own a record player? It broke :(
76:Regularly burn incense? No
77:Ever been in love? Maybe...
78:Who would you like to see in concert? Beyonce
79:What was the last concert you saw? Glee Live
80:Hot tea or cold tea? Iced Tea
81:Tea or coffee? Coffee
82:Sugar or snickerdoodles? Sugar
83:Can you swim well? Yes 
84:Can you hold your breath without holding your nose? Yes
85:Are you patient? Not really
86:DJ or band, at a wedding? Hmmm DJ
87:Ever won a contest? A few swimming competitions 
88:Ever have plastic surgery? I'd consider it
89:Which are better black or green olives? I like both
90:Can you knit or crochet? I can knit a bit
91:Best room for a fireplace? Bathroom
92:Do you want to get married? Yes
93:If married, how long have you been married? N/A
94:Who was your HS crush? Not telling :L
95:Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way? In my head
96:Do you have kids? No
97:Do you want kids? Yes
98:Whats your favorite color? Green
99:Do you miss anyone right now? Yeah...

OOTD. Spring

It's getting warmer, getting warmer :)

To add some spring colour into my day I chose these green/mint jeans paired with some basics, hope everyone's doing well and enjoying what spring weather is coming your way :)

Jeans- Primark, Basic Top- New Look, Scarf- Zara, Cardi- Primark

In an unrelated topic, bought myself a Reading Festival ticket on Monday after seeing what an AMAZING line up there is. Paramore, Bombay, Youmeatsix, Angels and Airwaves, Florence, Vaccines, Foo, All Time Low, Two Door, Foster the People. It's gonna be one amazing weekend. Looking forward to getting my festival chic on :L Anyone off to any festivals this year??

Tarah H xxx

OOTN. Results

As many of you will be aware, it was A level results last night and in order to celebrate/commiserate, I went out :)

Here's what I wore and what I had on my face, hope everyone got the results they were hoping for.

Tarrah H xxx

OOTD. Gossip Girl Inspired

For those of you who watched Gossip Girl last night, Serena had on a lovely jumper/skirt combination, which kinda inspired me this morning. Now Blake Lively would look good in bin bag, but this outfit was casual yet still girly and a bit quirky. Right up my alley.

Girl Crush.

Top- New Look, Cardi- Primark, Skirt- Zara, Cosy Tights- Primark, Jacket F&F @ Tesco, Bag M&S

Tarahh xx

OOTD. Cardigan in February.

It was so warm today, say what? I know, in Feb I had on a short sleeved top and a cardi, madness.

Its the weekend, yay :) Off to my friends tonight for a quiet birthday drink and tomorrow I'm going to a party :) Have a lovely one.

Jeans- Gap, Top- New Look, Cardi- Primark, Belt- Primark

Taraah xxx