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Dublin Housewives, second instalment!

30 May

Ah, Virginia, that girl looks great an hour after giving birth, how does she manage?  Not an inch of make-up in sight.

The little baby boy is just a little dream and I have to say I got a bit teary-eyed when she was re-telling how she felt after giving birth to him. Thor is a great name! The web is full of people criticizing it because it’s a comic character. I see gaps in the Irish education; did they never learn ancient Norse religions and stories? I learnt about Cuchulain in school in Sweden and can find far stranger names in the Irish mythology without really trying.

Fast forward -zzzzrrrp- to the party in Roz’s place (I specifically wanted to avoid commenting on Lisa’s way of pronouncing the word ‘restaurant’, oh, oops… look what I did there ;-) ).

Danielle, I have to say, captivates. She has the most to say, lots of it is a bit cringe but I’d actually prefer to have a chat with her than any other of the ladies. She seems like she has an opinion and will stick to it and I like an outspoken woman. The way she was telling Jo to put out that cigarette, haha love it! I respect a woman with some ‘tude I really can’t wait to see more of her now. Also the way she wouldn’t budge on the height of a man, Lisa, love… your man is tall as a house, don’t be trying to push a midget onto Danielle!

An awful lot of talk about and with the children.
I. Am. Not. Interested.
Baby birth fine, but no more teenagers, small children and flying-out-of-the-nest children, please? Especially not post-teens crying about how choosing an outfit with their friend changed their life (that smells too much Tallafornia to me). Thank you. I hope this was a one-time occurrence and am looking forward to the next episode.Poor Jo, she seems like she has not spoken out enough.

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Dublin Housewives! Yippee!

29 May

After Tallaghfornia (Cormac Branagan <3), which I very guiltily enjoyed watching hiding my cringes behind a pillow, I have been counting down to the Dublin Housewives premiere for ages.

The first episode didn’t disappoint. The Tallaghfornia cast (apart from Cormac of course) looked like they all needed a good aul’ scrub and sported dreadful cheap clothes and bad fake tans. The Dublin ladies are glammed to their veneers and their outfits and accessories make me salivate.

Hair is fixed and extended, faces are botoxed and re-filled, bags are trophies and full make up is caked on going to the doctor. Fabulous! In times where us regular girls are mending our eBay dresses and re-heeling our Top-Shop stilettos, it’s an entertaining escape from reality.

The first episode gives us a first glance at the ladies.

Jo has the most gorgeous house, I like her attitude to bargaining, not mad about her eyebrows and large eyebrows are in Jo! But what a body, hello….

Lisa has books in her sitting room! Suprise! The dress where she poses with her partner, to die for… And the white top she’s wearing in the restaurant. Very want.

Virginia, I’ve always been crushing on Virginia, she’s pretty, petite, funny and her Alexis Bittar bracelets…. swoooon! Want them.

The Botox doctor, Danielle. Hmmm. She seems like a strong woman but I wonder if the episode has been cut to make her appear, well… not so wise? The interview with the dating expert, Avril was a tiny bit cringe. Strange, I’m sure you have to be an actual doctor to do Botox treatments and her little boy is a bit of a witty sweetheart so… I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt for the minute but so far she makes for the most interesting character which I can’t wait to see more of.

Roz has a sexy accent and looks great in wet-look leggings but didn’t make a massive impression on me in this episode. I’m waiting for the “bubbly spark” that Jo described.

Will it deteriorate into awkward watching with bitching galore a la Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? A small part of me hopes so, but I certainly don’t like to see any of these ladies morph into mean girls.

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Oh Rosie, how I Love Thee!

24 May

Love the shorts Rosie-posey!

Buxom Rosie!

Gorgeous Rosie in roses!

 

 

 

 

Partygirl.ie launch in il Fornaio IFSC

22 May

Partygirl.ie had it’s launch in IFSC today. Il Fornaio was doing the buffet food. It was soooo delicious! Dublin was really lukcy to have a fantastic, balmy evening so the Team from Secret Bite sat out in the square and cleaned their plates!

Going out in Mullingar!

19 May

Wore my beloved Top Shop perspex heels tonight! Mr Awesome says they look like stripper shoes but I beg to differ. So comfortable and they go down a storm everywhere and with both boys and girls.

Outfit for a Sunday!

13 May

Another Secret Bite appointment today, we went to the The North Side and the Underground Dance Studio. to help all the gorgeous ladies competing in Miss Polonia Ireland 2012 choose their Secret Bite bikinis. I know, work COULD be more difficult :-P .

I wore my “new” vintage sequin jacket, it was very popular and one of the girls even wanted to buy it off me, but this baby will stay in wardrobe for another while, love it!

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Fashion show in Brown Thomas

12 May

It’s a fantastic and sunny day in Dublin, what else to do than put on my gladrags and head into town, to see what’s new?

My favourite haunt for browsing clothes and fashion is Brown Thomas. The customer service is always excellent, it smells nice, everyone is beautifully dressed and there are soooo many things to drool over every time. Today I was teasing myself with a rose pink Hermes Garden Party Bag. Nyom! Almost as delicious looking as the Ladurée macaroons that I bought as my friend’s dinner gift for this evening.

Upstairs, I stumbled upon a fashion show, knowing work was ahead of me, I sadly had to say no to a flute of Champagne and instead took a few pictures of the nice combos the stylists had put together. Enjoy!

Carlingford Hen Party

30 Apr

Amazing weekend. I’ve lost my voice and my heart is still in Carlingford. What a lovely, welcoming and warm town!

After breakfast with vintage champagne in the bus, 14 girls headed for the Activities Centre. The staff took care of us really well, Zorbing and Leap of Faith were both fun but SO scary!

Afterwards we had some time to get ready and spruce up, dinner at The Bay Tree restaurant followed. I don’t think I’ve ever had creamed rice so TASTY! They had so many Coeliac friendly alternatives as well.

We also went to Taffess and PJ’s, both great places to drink, dance and chat and have fun.

Can’t wait for the wedding now, all the girls will be there again and we are looking forward to it so much.


Time to search for your Roots!

21 Apr

Since Secret Cherry bought a pair of gold YSL Trib Too slingbacks in Belfast in March, the luxury budget has been in tatters. I haven’t been to the hairdresser to do my roots and the new Ombre trend for hair is just a very convenient way of wearing my mane right now.

Very proud of my roots ;-)

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Nivea Creme – Review and vintage Bikini Ads

24 Mar
Nivea Cream and Secret Bite

Nivea Cream and Secret Bite

As a part of my effort of going back to basics I have incorporated a beauty regime involving a soft toothbrush (!) and Nivea Creme, the classic one in the lovely blue, simple tin. I’ve used it for two weeks now and it seems that my skin is beginning to thank me. I use the toothbrush to do a soft peel and every evening I slather on the Nivea. I wake up with amazing, smooth glowing skin and don’tneed to put on a moisturiser under my make-up in the morning at all. So far so good!

At Secret Bite we love all things quirky, glamorous and vintage, and as Nivea has had some lovely bikini ads in the past, I’ve decided to share them with you.

Wear the Secret Bite Adriana Swimsuit, Grace Bikini and Kristina Bikini for a similar, pin-up glamorous look.

Nivea Creme – Review and vintage Bikini Ads by Secret Bite

Nivea Creme – Review and vintage Bikini Ads by Secret Bite

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