J'ai 17 ans + my time in France.

I thought it would be a good idea to post before I get swallowed by all the amazing things that come with being an AS student...exams!

Firstly the "J'ai 17 ans" in my title isn't simply stating my age, instead emphasising my change in age, I turned 17 two weeks ago (February 15th). There isn't really much to say, except I have some pretty amazing friends who know how to make birthdays the best, a surprise feast at lunchtime, that was cute! It has to be the first time I have enjoyed my birthday at school, usually it's in the half term but this year I have no complaints whatsoever. I was supposed to have a movie night after school but we spent most of the evening playing Articulate and make-shift karaoke (Mtv with subtitles)!


The following day is when the real fun began. I went to Nancy, a little city in North-East France with a group of French A-level students for the week. The whole purpose of the trip was to work, so we were all given different work placements, mine was in a lingerie shop called Etam. Actually, I was supposed to work in a shop called Kiabi, which from my research and comparative skills is pretty much a French Matalan, however when we had to go out and find our work placements, mine wasn't on the map (just my luck), it turns out I would have had to get the metro (tube) there, bearing in mind there was no metro station, so I was placed in Etam with another girl who came on the trip.

Working in Etam made me appreciate underwear so much, spending 7 hours a day surrounded by the most gorgeous bras and knickers starts to have an effect, they also had some of the most adorable pyjamas ( which I may or may not have purchased.) Another great thing about Etam was that none of the workers spoke a great amount of English, so I had to be in complete French mode 95% of time.
Besides that, Nancy is a beautiful city, it's so cosy and you instantly feel at home. It was very modern but still had many typical French elements such as 100's of pharmacies and patisseries, both of which came in handy.
It snowed twice which was dandy. It was also really fun hearing little stories that people would bring back from work each day, also forming friendships with those then random people you spoke to on the coach!

F is for friends that do stuff together ^^

                                                                     FRANCE

Un beau ciel

PAUL<3

Mes nouvelles amies!

Our French colleagues in the middle!

Puppies on my feet!

As a whole, the trip was amazing, I met some really amazing people, made awesome friends, spoke loads of French, ate the world's best macarons, saw beautiful French boys, ate a FLUNCH 3 TIMES ( if you know what it is, you ought to sympathise), and bought the cutest slippers known to man.



                                                                  ~Taz x

Introducing Abstract: Bow ties!

My Young Enterprise company is finally up & running. We are Abstract, a company consisting of 14 innovative, fashion forward Sixth form students, now producing and selling a range of one-of-a-kind bow ties. Our first line consists of a range of different coloured silk bow ties, either plain or studded which can be worn both formally and for fashion-driven purposes. Enjoy!

If bow ties don't make you happy, what will?

Effortless appeal

Release your inner rebel

A pink studded bow tie, modeled by the lovely Monique whose
blog you can check out here!

Last but definitely not least, we have another lovely model,
 Franciska, be sure to check out her blog too, right here!

  Let me know what you think either here, or at abstract625@hotmail.com. You can also find us on instagram @abstractbowties.

~Taz x

And she walked for days in her brand new shoes

With my January AS exams finally out of the way, my blog shall slowly come back to life! 

After months of trying to convince myself otherwise I finally bought thses beauties, the Nighthawk boots. Here is the post where the love first blossomed! The  post-Christmas sales seemed to be perfect time for me to buy them as they were £35 less than the original price, so I got them for £50 which for a sale price I wasn't too impressed with, especially as the red ones were £40, but it was a take it or leave it moment, I took. I could ramble on again about how much I love them but I did that  here. I absolutely love the buckle and the shine they bring to the boots. I'm really glad I made this purchase, they're really comfortable and provide a good inch & a half boost..if that's what you're looking for!

~Taz x