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It has been waaaaaay too long since I've had a bit of money to myself! For anyone else who gets paid by the month, you'll know the struggle between December's pay and January's pay is all too real! But the wait is finally over and I didn't even give my money a chance to burn a hole in my pocket! So as per usual me and my happy head went straight into town after work yesterday, for a bit of much needed retail therapy! And I got off to a great start! I picked up this stripey blouse from River Island for €37. It will go with every colour denim, tucked into a skirt or layered underneath a jumper and with lashing of gold jewellery! I also tried on this River Island dress, which isn't my usual style, but it was actually so flattering on! It's perfect for work and is a nice change from all the black I've been wearing! Unfortunately the one I tried on was a bit grubby but I'll definitely pick it up somewhere else. As well as that, I picked up a few make up b

If your staring out the window dreaming of a sun holiday, let me tell you, Dubai is the place to be dreaming of! I went there on a girls holidays about two years ago and haven't shut up about it since!  So if you're planning on going over, or are in need of some holiday inspiration, here's what you need to know. First things first.....Dubai is fab! It's just so fabulous, and so new (Dubai only started making big money in the 1970's)! Everyone and everything is money, and it shows! Sure the police cars are Lamborghini's, chances are you'll see someone with a pet leopard and  everyone goes around with designer hand bags hanging off their arms. The city itself is a work in progress, one half of it is just barren desert while the other half is an amazing metropolitan city with some serious architecture, beautiful restaurants, seven star hotels and shops galore.  Getting there and getting around Dubai may be a world apart from Ireland but is actually isn't t

This picture garnered quite a bit of interest on the social media, so let me fill you in..... The coat is an Oasis 'blanket coat' very similar to a dressing gown and just as cosy! And it's a bargain at the minute, on sale reduced from €125 down to €44! It's really soft and the hood is massive so just what you need for cold, blustery days. And I'm sure we'll have no shortage of them in Ireland! As for my hair, in the top picture I styled it with my Yogi curling wand that Santa brought me a few years ago, but you can get them in Peter Mark as well :) I did a good few small sections of hair then brushed it out so the curls weren't too tight or neat. In the second picture (taken this morning) I did a quick job with the InStyler and it turned out a bit more wavy. I only got the InStyler a few weeks ago so I have to give it a few more goes on my own hair before I give my verdict. My hair is very fine so I'm finding the big barrel on the Instyler a bit difficul

There's been a few changes in my make up bag over the last few weeks and I'm only realising now how much I've accumulated since I last wrote about my make up! I got a good few new make up bits for Christmas and picked up a few other things myself while I was shopping for others! Sure what's a payday if you can't treat yourself?! For today's make up I used all my new products, generally I'm not into dramatic make up and I work in an office so usually my make up is very natural....but it takes a lot of work to look this natural! So here's todays face and what I thought of all my new bits!     1.Urban Decay Naked On The Run Palette This was on my Christmas wish list and thanks to my brother and sister, I finally have it! This palette is a great day to day palette, it comes with a travel size mascara (which I am loving!) a full size eyeliner, a full size lip gloss, six eye shadows, a bronzer and a blusher. I'll be honest, the bronzer and blusher are a bi

Struggling to make it through the week knowing there's nothing to look forward to? Dry January making you miserable? Get out of the house and treat yourself to a relaxing facial! I'd say a lot of people like me are suffering from dry, dehydrated skin at the minute. We're all getting bashed in the face with wind and rain one minute then practically sitting on the office radiator for eight hours! I personally, have taken hostage of the office blow heater. I know it's the worst thing for your skin but it makes me so cosy!! Fresh faced after my facial I noticed my normally oily skin was getting very dry so I booked myself in for a long overdue facial...about 10 years overdue! So last night I went to a local beautician who I had been to once before and who a few friends recommended. Haven Lodge Beauty & Aesthetics  in Blanchardstown, is owed by Tracy and is a beautiful Scandanavian Log Cabin. It's all wooden and is beautifully decorated with dim lighting, pretty mirr