taryn k.

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My name is Taryn. I'm in my twenties. I come from the land down under. I'm married. I work full time. I like pretty things. My favourite food is watermelon. I hate dancing. I like to talk. I tend to contradict myself. I hate snails. I like you for reading my blog.

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08 August 2012, 9:14 PM

OOTD 050812

I took these photos a few days ago, looked at them, decided I hated how I looked in every single shot, forgot about it, went back and decided to upload them anyway.

Yeah, I'm wearing my pink Factorie jeans again. Mostly because none of my other pants really fit me, but also because I just really like them ;) And again, the outfit is really nothing groundbreaking, but the top is one I bought on a recent shopping trip (I have a haul post to do, man I'm getting behind in these posts), so I thought it might be useful to have a pic of me wearing it.

I wore this on the weekend when we went and visited my in-laws for lunch, the day after my birthday party (oh yeah, did I tell you it was my birthday?), so it was all very casual.

Top: Temt
Jeans: Factorie Baxter Jeans in Baby Pink
Belt: Vintage
Shoes: Steve Madden Pinto flats
Watch: Michael Kors
Knot Ring: Sportsgirl
Heart Ring: Diva
Nails: Toff by butterLONDON

Labels: Diva, Factorie, OOTD, Sportsgirl, Temt

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24 July 2012, 4:29 PM

Pink and Grey

As promised, here is an Outfit Of The Day featuring my new pink jeans from Factorie. I was just popping out to my sister's house for a visit and a cuppa, so I kept it casual and comfortable. And I think I may go back and get these jeans in another colour.

Jeans: Factorie Baxter Jeans in Baby Pink

Top: Kenji

Jacket: Purchased during my trip to Britain in 2006, can't remember the store

Shoes: Sportsgirl

Watch: Michael Kors

Rings: Wedding Ring, Engagement Ring and Eternity Ring

Every outfit needs inspiration, right?

image from mummamadeit

Labels: Factorie, Fashion, Kenji, OOTD, Sportsgirl

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30 May 2012, 5:10 PM

Nearly there!

Hopefully this is one of my last pregnancy ootds! I'm due in less than two weeks and am SO looking forward to getting this pregnant part out of the way and on to the good stuff!

Tonight I'm headed out for dinner at a newish nearby restaurant with my husband and parents. This'll probably be one of the last meals I have out for a while, come to think of it!

I also had my hair cut last week, a few inches off the ends (to get rid of the last of the ombre-damaged split ends) and a few more layers put in. You may not be able to tell the difference, but it's the shortest it's been in years! I'm quite liking it though, feels very fresh :)

Not much else to report - I've spent the last couple of weeks organising different areas of our home, like the kitchen pantry and office, and watching lots of YouTube. It's felt like a lot of waiting around, waiting for the big event to go down! Hopefully I don't have to wait too much longer.

Top: Temt

Jeans: Jeanswest Maternity available here

Shoes: Gift from my parents

Watch: Michael Kors Jet Set Watch

Bracelet: Portmans

Rings on right hand: Diva

Labels: Jeanswest, OOTD, Portmans, Temt

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01 April 2012, 7:21 PM

another attempt at style while bump-ing

'Twas the first day of April today, and it was such a typical April day. Nice cool morning, perfect for snuggling up in bed with a cup of tea (and the man), lazy breakfast catching up on blogs & YouTube videos, warmed up slightly around lunch time (but not too warm) with a light sprinkling of rain, and now it's 7pm and cool enough to curl up in a fluffy, albeit short sleeved, dressing gown. Happy.

Today was my cousin's 21st birthday afternoon BBQ, so I had to dress myself and the burgeoning baby bump in something smart, but relaxed. I must admit, getting dressed in something other than sweats is getting increasingly difficult and I imagine I'll be saying goodbye to the heels soon!

Dress: Temt (XL singlet top, but I've been wearing it as a dress)

Pullover: Temt (this season)

Boots: Deena and Ozzy via Urban Outfitters

Necklace: Diva, years ago

Watch: ~~Urban Outfitters~~ Asos.com (July 2011)

Sideways Cross Bracelet & 'Love' Ring: Sportsgirl

Nails: Essie Ridge Filling Base Coat & Chi Chi Disco Diva on tips.

Bump: Grew it myself

What else can I talk about this lovely Sunday evening?

I went and saw The Hunger Games on opening night last week - I went in with no expectations and was quite happy with it. I thought the actual games themselves could've been a little more epic, but I suppose they did what they could with the PG rating. I felt that they didn't make the tributes innocent enough, if that makes sense. The careers were just a tad too hard-core. They almost made up for it at the end with Cato's desperate speech, but not quite. And I don't think they quite managed to show just how tough the games were. I didn't really feel that Katniss had that much of a rough time before the fire started, and I'm not sure they managed to properly portray Katniss's feelings towards Peeta, but ah well. That said, I think it was a very good book to movie adaptation. I'll definitely be getting it on DVD when it comes out.

I can't wait for my maternity leave to start. I'm finishing up in May, a month before my due date, so hopefully I get a couple of weeks to get organised and get a couple good sleeps in before she makes her debut. I bought some bits and pieces for my hospital bag on Saturday - fluffy socks and nursing bras - so I'm slowly getting organised. I'm on the 10 week countdown now!!

Looking forward to the short working week and the Easter weekend now - are you doing anything for the four day weekend? Not sure of my plans yet, but a couple of my close friends happen to have their birthdays this weekend, so it's not going to be all rest and relaxation I'm sure.

Happy April everyone!

Labels: Baby K, OOTD, Sportsgirl, Temt

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17 March 2012, 11:12 AM

Pregnancy OOTD

As you will be able to tell by looking at the photos below, I've become quite a fair bit more pregnant since you last saw me. I'm just about at the 28 week mark now, so closer to the end than not! I've managed to get away with only buying one specifically maternity clothing item so far, jeans (which I love and are incredible), everything else has either been from my closet, or just purchased oversized from more inexpensive (ie. cheap) clothing stores like Temt.

I haven't managed to take any photos of said maternity ensembles so far because I've been terribly unorganised and it seems to take me quite a fair bit longer to get ready to head out the door.

But!

Last night I decided to get myself ready well in advance, mostly because I bought new leggings and shoes yesterday and wanted to blog about them.

Just so were clear, those are not my half marathon medals hanging on the mirror. And I clearly need to clean that mirror.

Top from Dotti - couple of years ago, but similar styles still around I'm sure
Leggings from Sportsgirl - I cant link directly to them, since the Sportsgirl site is a Flash based site, but they are the Panel Ponte leggings at Sportsgirl
Shoes from Miss Shop at Myer
Watch from Urban Outfitters - appears to be discontinued
Ring from Diva - a blatant ripoff of the YSL Arty ring and I love it
Nail Polish is Essie Bahama Mama - you can't really see it, but no doubt I'll so a post on it soon because I love it so.

I was so comfy in this outfit - we were just going to a casual BBQ at a friends house so there was no need for anything particularly fancy. Or heels. I have to say these leggings are fantastic. I know they're not of the 'cheap and cheerful' variety, but they are made of nice, thick, stretchy fabric so they feel like actual pants. The dreaded bum-cheeks visible through too-thin leggings tragedy will not fall upon me whilst wearing these babies. We've all seen that, and we all know, it ain't pretty.

They also have a jodhpur feel about them, due to the panelling across the thighs and calves, which I have found quite flattering. The waistband is also nice and thick, which is great because it doesn't cut into the hips and I imagine will hold everything in on a jelly-belly (which I'm bound to have in a few months after The Child Birth). Oh, and I have cuffed them up in case you were wondering. They are full length leggings, but I thought they complemented the shoes a little better being slightly cropped.

I'm also taking myself and the baby-bump to a 21st birthday party tonight - theme is Uniforms. I cannot think of a more difficult theme for a pregant lady...besides maybe a Pimps and Hoes party. I think I'm going to end up just wearing an AFL footy jersey, my maternity jeans and hopefully some kind of heels. Man, I'm going to look swell (well, maybe swollen would be a better term).

Catch yas!

Labels: Baby K, OOTD, Sportsgirl

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24 September 2011, 7:19 PM

you got a fast car, i wanna take it to anywhere

Today was a proper spring day - a bit warmer than 20C, light breeze, sunshine all day. Loved it. Joe and I went to breakfast at a nearby restuarant (where I had an amazing gourmet Eggs Benedict but questionable service), then ran some errands, watched the football at my parents', then came home.

I got to pull out a dress and bare legs. Some iPhone snaps I took while waiting for Joe in the car during the errands portion of the day. Excuse the scratches on my hand - my cat and I had a minor disagreement.

Nothing new here, but I don't think I've shown you the anorak of the booties before. Anorak is from Cotton On at the beginning of winter - I've barely worn it since it is quite light, but today was perfect for it. The boots are some of my favourites, but I hardly ever wear them either. They somehow don't seem to fit into my wardrobe as well as I thought they would. I got them as a birthday present to myself last year.

Labels: CottonOn, Fashion, Jewellery, OOTD

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22 August 2011, 9:24 PM

OOTD: Catch-up dinner with school friends

I tweeted that I would do an outfit of the post - mostly so that I would actually do it. I always mean to do these, but I always seem to be running out the door at the last minute, or my camera doesn't have batteries, or my lighting is shitty. Not that these are the best photos, but hey - you get the gist.

Jacket from Factorie (last year)
Oversized t-shirt from Dotti (last year)
Wet-look leggings from Cotton On
Leopard-print booties from Forever New (I saw a bunch of these on sale at an outlet store recently - try DFOs or Harbour Towns)
Necklace, earrings, maroon beaded bracelet, sideways cross bracelet all Sportsgirl
Green ring from Diva
Watch and clutch from Asos.co.uk (check my birthday haul for links)
Nail polish OPI "Lincoln Park After Dark" (post coming soon)

Ps. I swear my carpet isn't yellow.

Labels: Nail Polish, OOTD

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19 May 2011, 6:04 PM

OOTD: Work Neutrals

Here is the OOTD video I proimised yesterday. I attended a training workshop for my job yesterday, which meant a half day of work and no uniform - yay! Here's what I wore.

Details:

Necklace: Classicdesigns on Etsy

Shirt: Mooloolah (last year)

Cardigan: Witchery (last year)

Pants: Just Jeans (last year)

Boots: Urban Outfitters

Watch: Urban Outfitters

Ring: Sportsgirl

Nails: OPI's Rumples Wiggins and China Glaze Electric Lilac

Labels: OOTD

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25 April 2011, 3:49 PM

OOTD: Easter Lunch

I hope everyone had a lovely, relaxing long weekend. I got spoilt for Easter, lots of Ferrero Rochers and Raffellos, my two favourites :)

This morning we woke up at 4:30am to attend the ANZAC Day dawn service. I've been attending with my family my entire life and have only ever missed one in 2006 (but I forgive myself since I was in Europe). Attending the dawn service is very important to me, and always has been. I'm impressed every year by the amount of people that turn up to pay their respects. My new niece attended for her very first time (she's only eleven weeks old) and was so well behaved. Four generations of my family were in attendance this year :)

It wasn't very cold this year so it was a little easier than usual to drag myself out of bed. I did get to wear my thigh high boots for the first time, but they made me a little warm by the time the sun came up.

Below is an OOTD video from Easter Sunday. My family isn't religious so we don't attend church or anything on this holiday, but we do spend time together. We spent Good Friday with my parents and family, Easter Sunday with Joe's parents. Joe's mum made a delicious roast chicken lunch with a gorgeous rhubarb and apple strudel for dessert.

Necklace: Etsy - Classic Designs - available here

Top: Valleygirl

Shorts: Tokito @ Myer

Shoes: Steve Madden "Pinto" ballet flats

Watch: Urban Outfitters - available here

Ring: Sportsgirl

Nails: Chi Chi "On The Prowl" with OPI "Vodka and Caviar" on my index fingers (not really trying for a fashion statement, but my two index fingers chipped in a major way and the red polish was all I had).

I've still got one more day off before I go back to work, so you'll probably be hearing from me a couple more times before then. Talk to you soon :)

Labels: OOTD

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16 April 2011, 11:52 PM

OOTN: Girls Night April '11

Hello lovelies! Happy Saturday to you all. I had a pretty low-key Saturday evening this week - I had a lovely dinner at a local resturant with four of my best girlfriends - we hadn't caught up in a while, so it was great to have a chat over cocktails and dinner. I tried to take photos to do an outfit of the day, but I can never get it right, so I just decided to film it instead. The lighting isn't the best, but if you like these style of posts, let me know and I'll sort out a better filming location.

Since going on my beauty and fashion shoppng ban I've been doing a lot of 'shopping my closet', hence most of these items being a little older. I have never worn this combo before though, so it felt like a whole new outfit.

Earrings: Diva
Shirt: Mooloolah
Pants: Valleygirl
Heels: Steve Madden
Ring: Diva (I figured it out!)
Bracelet: Portmans
Watch: Urban Outfitters - still available here
Nails: Essie Lapis of Luxury & China Glaze Broken Hearted (blog post coming soon - probably tomorrow morning)

Hope you're all enjoying you weekend :)

Labels: China Glaze, Essie, Fashion, OOTD, Sportsgirl

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28 December 2010, 9:19 AM

Conical Wand Win

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend, enjoyed lots of time with family and friends. I'm still on holidays til the 4th of January (yay!), so I actually have time to blog mid-week. I got lots of goodies for Christmas - I got the SJP Covet perfume I wanted from my last post (I'm going shopping today to take advantage of the end of year sales - am hoping to pick up Burberry Brit EDP at a cut price, I'll let you know), I got Sportsgirl gift vouchers (yay!), a gorgeous vase (which I'll show you once I get a bunch of flowers to fill it), a Danny Bhoy DVD (sooo funny, I spent last night in stitches watching it), Influence by MK & A Olsen (halfway through and LOVING it), and amongst other things, a conical wand.

Since 2002 I have had a hair idol in Marion Raven, Norwegian pop (thinks she's rock) singer. She used to be in a group, M2M, with Marit Larsen. You might remember their "Don't Say You Love Me" track from the Pokemon soundtrack. They went their separate ways in 2002, both releasing solo music - Marit's I love, Marion's ... meh. But, besides a brief kinda gothic stint in 2006, Marion's hair has remained my ultimate.

This shoot in particular from the release of their 2002 album The Big Room is my most lusted for:

Marion is the brunette, Marit the blonde. I've struggled forever trying to acheive this type of curl. Actually no, first I had to grow my hair to a decent length (I haven't quite accomplished the thickness) then I struggled to create this type of curl. I've tried thick clamping tongs, smaller clamping tongs, three prong tongs, hair straighteners, hot rollers, everything! But I think I've found the answer in my brand spankin' new Remington Tribal Tong. Just to be classy, I asked for the pink crocodile skin model.

So delightfully tacky!

I used it last night for the first time. First thing I noticed is that it is SO quick - it only took me about ten minutes to curl my entire head and I was struggling at first trying to work out which way my hands and arms were meant to go so I wouldn't get burned. I imagine I'll get even quicker with some practise.

This is what I managed last night:

It's not quite the Marion curl yet, but I'm pretty damn sure this baby will be the one.

I will say that I think the tong is quite damaging, so if you do try it, make sure you use a heat protectant spray. I don't think this is one for every day use. But I must say, today being the morning after and the curl is pretty much still holding. Excellent!

Bonus OOTD:

Top from Mink Pink, skirt from Sportsgirl (circa 2006), shoes by Mongfish (circa 2007), watch from Urban Outfitters.

And I'm out - thanks for reading!

Labels: Fashion, Hair, Marion Raven, Marit Larsen, OOTD