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RECIPE FOR LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE
I'm not really that into single-layer cakes. I much prefer a big fat Victoria sponge, preferably chocolate or coffee (or a mix of both), always sandwiched and topped with thick smooth butter cream...
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HOLIDAY OUTFIT 1: BABY BLUE SUIT
Last week we went to Tenerife for a few days as a kind of album three research trip/excuse to eat loads of ice cream and nap in the sunshine. It was GREAT. I loved being able to wear summery clothes...
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STYLE DISSECTION: BEVERLY HILLS 90210
This week's style dissection is the hit 90's TV show 'Beverly Hills 90210', a show that I wasn't allowed to watch when it originally aired because my mum thought the content was too racy. Well...
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I BIND YOU NANCY
We've been working on the soundtrack to the debut film by Charlie Lyne, a documentary about teen films called Beyond Clueless. Over the past few months I've had to hold my tongue from squealing as we...
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HOLIDAY OUTFIT PART 2: STRIPES AND GELATO
My holiday outfit number two is another co-ordinate from ASOS, this blue and white top and matching shorts. It was great to have a bit of sunshine to wear it in, and now I'm itching for summer so I...
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'THE GIRLS ARE' MAGAZINE
OK, so normally I'm a bit wary of projects that use the phrase "women in music", even when they're (mostly) championing those women. This is because ideally I don't think that separation should exist,...
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STYLE DISSECTION: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
So, judging from the look books and previews for Spring I've been ogling, pastels are going to be big news this year. I am desperate for a baby blue patent skirt and white shoes, but since it's still...
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RECIPE FOR MOCHA CAKE
When I was at school my mum had a much-loved tradition of making my sister and I a coffee cake on the first day back in September. It was great, not only because it gave me the Pavlovian response of:...
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NAIL FILE: NAIL ROCK STARDUST NAIL WRAPS
OK, so I have to be honest: the reason I haven't done a Nail File for about two months is because my nails were completely destroyed after wearing wraps and foils constantly on tour. I got home at...
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FILMS FILMS FILMS: FEBRUARY 2014
February seems to be the month you go to the cinema with a serious face and watch serious drama about serious, important issues. Fine by me, I can do serious. That said, it's also the month that Lego...
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STYLE DISSECTION: THE CRAFT
So now that Fairuza Balk (AKA Nancy from The Craft) is narrating the documentary we're soundtracking, I'm eager to fully assess the outfits of those teenage witches. I remember watching The Craft when...
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ASOS S/S 2014 SHOWROOM VISIT
A couple of weeks ago I had the treat of visting the ASOS showroom in their expansive, gorgeous, offices. While there I sneaked a peak at the upcoming S/S collection, which will hit the site pretty...
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INSPIRED BY: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
This outfit is inspired by Edward Scissorhands after doing a Style Dissection of it last week. While I do really like this look, and can't wait to wear it when summer rolls in (there should be an "if"...
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STYLE DISSECTION: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
So, what I didn't realise when I watched this film for the first time many, many years ago, was that the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was real. It was a league founded for female...
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HELLO TOKYO
I am in Tokyo for the first time this week, so I apologise in advance for all the excited Japan-based posts I will be doing in the next two weeks. Can't wait for Disney Sea!
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INSPIRED BY: THE CRAFT
I had so much fun putting together an outfit inspired by The Craft after doing a Style Dissection of the film a couple of weeks ago. It's not a look I would ever normally wear, but it felt pretty...
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SILICONE AND SULFATE FREE HAIR
Years of blow drying and straightening (often daily – past me, you were a fool) left my hair completely fried. I wanted it long but it would always break off, so I stopped all that and started leaving...
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STYLE DISSECTION: LAST DAYS OF DISCO
I don't know about you, but I've always been a bit wary of the disco outfits from the 70s and early 80s. So many creations from itchy man-made fabrics, clothing you're going to be gyrating in all night...
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TOKYO DISNEY SEA
My band Summer Camp played our first show in Tokyo last week. Before we went I was so excited/worried that I'd built up the city way too much in my head and that it wouldn't live up to my...
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THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERHERO GIRL
I've not had this book for a long time, but I've already re-read it several times. The latest graphic novel by Faith Erin Hicks (who I've written about before) is funny, sweet, and beautiful drawn and...
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