The Great Rail Sale

Hey ladies! What are you doing on Sunday?

The Great Rail Sale is happening at the Radisson Blu in Dublin's City Centre and there will be tons of stylish bargains for sale including items chosen by some super-cool stylists like Rosemary McCabe who writes The Irish Times Fash Mob blog. It's also an opportunity to give away any office type clothes you may have and not need anymore to Sonya Lennon's excellent initiative - Dress For Success which helps ladies to present themselves well when looking for employment.

 I will also be there doing makeup demos and talking about the latest makeup trends and my new courses! There's no entry charge so if you're around, call in and say Hi...

Walk In Beauty

I'm sorry, did someone say HEAVENLY SHOE?!

These nearly took the sight out of my eyes (as we say in Ireland)

From Valentino's 2012 couture show...unbelievably beautiful.

{Wedding Wednesday} Lavender & Grey

Now there's a set of beautiful bridesmaids... look how lovely those dress tones are together!

I love the simplicity of a bunch of plain lavender for a bouquet, and the grosgrain ribbon is perfect too...

A sweet (and fragrant) idea to line an aisle...

I like non-conventional dress tones for brides...why not wear lavender?

Or pale grey? I adore this shot - don't they look so serene...

My kind of place setting...wooden table, real linen, mismatched glass bottles and, you guessed it...lavender!

(images from Style Me Pretty, Green Wedding Shoes and Pinterest)

Wonder Undies

Seriously, how gorgeous are these bras from BHLDN? I think they are the prettiest I've ever seen...

Plum lace - gorgeous colour and so delicate...

Sure, they may not offer the best in the way of support or practicality, but isn't that the point of divine underthings!

Polka dots and ruffles... So cute!

I can just imagine flouncing around some Parisian loft on a sunny morning in this one with a coffee in one hand and croissant in the other while my gorgeous lover reads the newspaper and looks all rugged and handsome!!

Hey! I can but fantasise...

Three Silver Rings

I love stacking rings and this little trio of sterling silver and blue cubic zirconia from Daisy Knights is catching my magpie eye today! And it's on sale at Net-A-Porter.... hhhmmm, dare I?

{Makeup Monday} Max Factor Liquid Effect Pencil

Oh, I love a good quality pencil! Thankfully, the majority of brands are upping their game when it comes to pencils and they are ticking the boxes of requirements. For the record, what you need from a pencil is a buttery texture so it glides on to the skin without dragging or indeed, poking. A deep level of pigment so the colour is strong and lasts long rather than an insipid colour that tends to disappear in a few blinks. 

Max Factor's Liquid Effect Pencils are good examples of pencils in the 'better' end of the scale. They perfom as they should and they leave a lovely, long lasting effect on the eye. (Not sure about the 'liquid effect' though as to me they are just a great kohl pencil)

I am addicted to the Violet Voltage shade which is deep aubergine shade. I use it both as a liner and as an eyeshadow base. It is smooth enough to sketch all over the lid and blend out with the attached smudger at the end of it. Apply a complementary shadow or metallic pigment on top for a gorgeous and easy effect. I think that these pencils can certainly hold their own against top brands and they definitely rival Armani's pencils in my view (and I have been pretty un-swayable when it comes to Armani before now!)

Lulu's Parklife

There is nothing Lu loves more than a park. She doesn't mind which one, she doesn't mind if there are swings - all she needs is space to run. And squeal!

These shots were taken yesterday... they really show off her personality; a scamp!

Hills are climbed...

Rolled down...

Lot's of chasing...

and going through tunnels...

My beautiful girl!