Yes. I Co-ordinate My Wardrobe With My Summer Pursuits!

Summer's finally here! Well, it was last week. Thank you, winds from the Mediterranean. It seems hard to believe that it was snowing here in London just over a month ago. And now I get to lounge around in a string vest and shorts. Winter was unnecessarily long this year. So now sunshine is pouring through my window, and with it wafts in the smell of barbecues thrown by my neighbours. It's a bit cold today though, which is just as well because unfortunatelaaaay, I'm confined to the house because of revision. 25 exams to goooo! And once they're out of the way, I'm OUT THERE.

I've got lots of wicked activities planned for this été. Here are a few of them.

1. END OF EXAMS = HOUSE PARTY TIME! Permission to throw a night of debauchery at last. The rents have been persuaded to stay out of the house, the Audacity's playing my backyard and I'LL WANT TO SEE ALL YOU RAVERS ON YOUR BADDEST BEHAVIOURS! That's all.


I ADORE and want to wear this trompe l'oeil dress sososo badly. Short too - cool for a hot June night in the capital. £190, Sass & Bide at urbanoutfitters.co.uk


These gold thong sandals are lovely, cheap-ish and best of all, easy to dance in. £45, Office at office.co.uk

2. ROLLERCOASTERS ARE FOR HARDCORE PEOPLE, I.E ME. Before everyone jets off holidaying, we're hitting up Thorpe Park, a brilliant theme park a trainride away. Favourite rides of mine include Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, Tidal Wave...


Hmm. Jumpsuit. Hmm. Yes. I promised myself I would never wear one, but it looks like I'm going to have to act the hypocrite. This "Natasia" jumpsuit is just too summery to pass up on. £124, Diane von Furstenberg at net-a-porter.com

More gold sandals. But you can't blame me! They're the supermodel of flipflops - a lot more glamorous, and you can wear them with practically anything. £14.99, Urban Outfitters at urbanoutfitters.co.uk

3. OPERATION CRASH READING When I missed out on the opportunity to buy tickets to Reading Festival a couple of months ago I nearly cried. But yesterday I found out that it's apparently possible to buy unlimited tickets on the door. If that's true, I'M SO THERE


Yeuch. Sorry, but the girl in this picture was one UGLY MOTHER. So I cropped her face out. Luckily the dress is pretty enough to make up for her. Love gingham. LOVE IT. £55, Urban Outfitters at urbanoutfitters.co.uk


It sucks being oh-so-nearly 5"4. So I'll need these leather sandals to be tall in the crowd, so I can actually SEE the band, won't I? That, or I'll get my mate to hoist me on to his shoulders. Either way is a win :) £347, Roberto Cavalli at net-a-porter.com

4. AÔUT IN THE MED Spending the first week in France cotching at the château of a friend and participating in a piano course. Then I'll be taking the train down to northern Spain and who knows what'll happen after that?


I can just see myself in this, whiling my days away inside the château at the keys of a piano while the sun beats down outside. £145, Juicy Couture at net-a-porter.com


WOW. LOVE this. It's an absolute gem of a dress. Parfait for alfresco lunches on the lawn, equally jolie to perform at the end-of-course concert in. The (black) cherry on top is that it's tough as well as sweet. £295, Jill Stuart at net-a-porter.com


In our free time I plan to persuade our mates to head down to the lake near the château for a spot of sunbathing and relaxation London-style, with the foxy sounds of summer (playlist coming soon) plugged in to our ears. This bikini is just right - it ain't too flashy and will hopefully draw attention away from my pale corpse-like-skin. £24, Topshop at topshop.com

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT!!! Bring on the summer!

I'm Delighting My Scent With The Flowers Of Spring

"Summer breeze makes me feel fine,
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind." - Summer Breeze, Isley Brothers

Fine...the summer breeze blowing through flowers in my mind aren't strictly jasmine. Actually, they're wisteria. We have it growing around the top of the porch outside the front door. Every May for the last decade of my life these tendrilled plants, yearning for something to curl round, burst into sweet purplish-blue bloom. Last week they finally blossomed, and now I have the opportunity to reach up and touch them as I leave the house every day.

I think that the colour of the wisteria flower is absolutely gorgeous. So I hunted down the beauty products that match the shade the best - click on the image below to see them and my wisteria :)



1. Heavy Metal glitter eye gel in Bootleg. £11.50 at Urban Decay, hqhair.com

2. Pressed eyeshadow in Bluebell. £8 at B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful, lush.co.uk (or alternatively, if you're in London, check out the B Never shop at 39 Carnaby St - it's a genuine Aladdin's cave of beauty gems!)

3. Cream eyeshadow in Boozey. £11 at B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful, lush.co.uk

4. Eyeshadow in Parfait Amour. £10 at M•A•C, maccosmetics.com

5. Shadow Pot in Sky. £14 at Stila, hqhair.com

6. Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Light As Air. £11 at M•A•C, maccosmetics.com

7. Cream eyeshadow in Grand Bleu. £15 at NARS, hqhair.com

8. Cream eyeshadow in "my date's my brother". £11.50 at BeneFit, hqhair.com

And lastly for tonight, a pretty cotton sundress fresh in from TopShop. £28, topshop.com.

I've Been Feeling Childish Lately...

Subsequently, I have become enamoured of these giggle-making products. This is my "indulge the little girl within" wishlist.


1. So deliciously kitsch. I'd probably eat 'em all in one sitting. Hello Kitty Lil' Devil Cinnamon Hots are €12 at colette.fr


2. This Mr Bump first aid kit will look so cute in the bathroom cabinet. I'll almost be happy when I graze my knee (which I do frequently). €12, colette.fr


3. "Mummy, I want to go to Disneyland!" I whined at my mother, aged seven or so. I got to go, but my memories consist solely of swirly lollipops chock full of E-numbers, whirling round in teacups until I nearly threw up (I was so un-hardcore back then..) and shrieking my head off in the Phantom Manor. This version of the Disney castle, by Disney Couture, is much cuter and less nausea-inducing. And what's more, it's got Swarovski diamonds in the doorway. Win. $80, fredflare.com


4. "In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines,
Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
They left the house, at half past nine,
The smallest one was Madeline."
Ah, such were the days of my youth. I read Madeline and Eloise instead of watching the Teletubbies or whatever. By wearing this tee, I can channel Madeline's gutsy attitude (poor long-suffering Miss Clavel!) and wish I were standing in front of the Arc de Triomphe aussi. $24, fredflare.com


5. Hm. To be quite honest, I'm not really sure who the superhero on this Luella tee is. Batman, maybe? Where's the bat symbol? Hrr, I still find it cute. Although he doesn't seem to be wearing socks. This kind of reminds me of a David Shrigley sketch. £55, net-a-porter.com (Sorry I keep mixing currencies, by the way. Should I convert everything to pounds?)


6. So simple, yet so lovable. I want. (Even though I could replicate it with a grey M & S tee and a graffiti can for a tenth of the price.) £125, Moschino Cheap & Chic at net-a-porter.com


7. Another Mr Man (I'm allowed to love Mr. Men and Little Miss's, because I had practically the whole set when I was a younging). This one's Mr Funny, gracing a pair of Topshop girl boxers. £4, topshop.com


8. God, I am definitely going to Topshop next weekend. These bunny girl boxers are just too cute. £4, topshop.com

I'm going to avoid my revision now by going and eating some Iced Rings and Phish Food-flavoured Ben & Jerry's in front of Beauty & The Beast now. Mm.

A Thinly Disguised Semi-Rant About Russell Brand

On Friday after school, a group of friends and I hit the Angel Vue in Islington to watch Forgetting Sarah Marshall, "Knocked Up" director Apatow's latest baby. My opinion? Es war gar nicht so schlecht. ("It wasn't too bad", for all you German learners). To my surprise, Russell Brand's character, Aldous Snow, was strangely likeable, despite the fact that Brand was basically playing himself. Usually I think Russell Brand's a bit of a prat to be honest. When I flip open my morning Metro on the Tube in the mornings there's usually something about Brand's sex addiction, which he is immensely proud of. I can't take that kind of...erm...cockiness. No pun intended. Also, who calls their autobiography "My Booky Wook"? Please.

So as I was saying. He wasn't bad. I actually laughed when he simulated sex with a giant chess piece for the benefit of an inexperienced Christian guy's sexual education (see below).



I also found the vampire musical composed by the main guy, Jason Segel, hilarious. It was a bit like Avenue Q, which I love. And Mila Kunis was depressingly gorgeous. To possess such slender, tanned limbs and abundant dark tresses... it's too unfair on the rest of the female population. Kunis makes me green - with envy, that is.

Anyway, the long and short of all of this is that I would like to visit Hawaii now, please. I can't wait for the summer holidays. But UGH. I just remembered the horrors I have yet to face: After next week, (my last official week in Year 11) I have 2 months of GCSE hell to get through! Please save me.

Allow me to introduce myself...

in·tro·duc·tion /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-truh-duhk-shuhn] –noun

1.	the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.

2.	a formal personal presentation of one person to another or others.

3.	a preliminary part, as of a book, musical composition, or the like, leading up to the main part.

4.	an elementary treatise: an introduction to botany.

5.	an act or instance of inserting.

6.	something introduced.

I'm not trying to insert anything or make any remarks on botany. Honest. Hello, by the way. I'm Tamako. If you want to know a coupla things about me...

Age: Sweet sweet sixteen. (I've got a winter birthday, which pains me because I don't get a summer party and Christmas steals all my thunder)

Lives: LONDON TOWN. Dick Whittington came here because he'd heard the streets were

Education: Currently completing GCSE year (Year 11/Upper Fifth) at an inner-city all-girls school.

Likes: I read fashion magazines like a beast. Also like musics and learning new languages, and EATING.

Heritage: Mongrel of the world

Enjoy my nonsensical writing!