Sunday, August 18, 2013

It's the little things.

I confess: I am a complainer. I am inclined towards focusing on the negative aspects of my life and even create some where there are none. But I have plenty to smile about. A wonderful husband, a cute cat, some creative skills, nice hobbies, a secure job... There really is no reason not to be happy. And since I am quite a visual person, I decided to start taking pictures of the little things that make life worth living. These are just from today!
The cat! Our little Arwen ^^

Hubby having fun at a medieval archery display. 

Me having fun at my horse riding class. 

This evening;'s beautiful sunset as seen from our balcony.

The view of Merlin Woods across the road.

I am truly blessed.
Thank you for reading!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Autumn is coming...

Alright, so no quite yet perhaps. It is still too warm to sleep through the night. But those nights are getting a little shorter and I am happy for it because I LOVE AUTUMN! It is my absolutely favourite season. And here is why it cannot get here soon enough:
Autumn Colours!
There is nothing like all the browns, red, yellows, and oranges that give colour to the forest. A crisp walk surrounded by those colours, that's where it's at.
                                         Cosiness!
Cuddles, blankets, jumpers, tea..the lot. It's all out comfort.
                                                    Foraging!
Okay, so I admit I have never actually done much of this. But there is definite intentions this year. At the very least for blackberries, but I'd like to go after mushrooms too. Delicious!
                                                 The Halloween Bank Holiday Weekend!
In Ireland, we have the last Monday of October off. It is when most Halloween parties take place. I love that time of year with passion as I love dressing up.

What are you looking forward to for Autumn?

Thank you for reading!
                                                              

 

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Products I am loving right now!

I have done a few reviews in the past of my nail polish and Lush purchases. Now I decided to list the products I am happily using right now!

As you know, I am against animal testing, and I research the brand I am interested in before I buy. All of these products are blissfully cruelty free so no reason not to indulge!

Now, look at these beauties, posing on my couch.


It's the following:

Mineral eye shadow from Lavera. In chocolate brown and golden beige.
In June, I decided to send all my Urban Decay shadows away to me makeup loving sister in the Netherlands. I did not like the fact that they are now part of L'Oreal and I also did not think I was really using the two palettes (including Naked 2) to their full potential. I am quite lazy when it comes to makeup and the less I have one -while still looking the part- the better. So now these two shadows are the only ones I own. I wear them over primer and with mascara. I use the golden beige all over my eyelid up to the brow bone. Then I use chocolate brown from my lash line to my crease. The colours complement my eye colour very well and the quality of these shadows is the best I have seen so far.
Castana perfume from Cloon Keen Atelier.
I recently ran out of Thierry Mugler's Angel perfume. This actually took some effort on my part, my parents in law kept giving me a bottle for every occasion. But after I did run out, I fancied something a bit less common. So I turned to Google for niche perfumes. I found one of those slideshows on the subject through a beauty website and behold, I found a niche perfumer located in Galway itself. As the website was UK based, I reckoned there must be really something to these fragrances. I visited the place which was, as expected, intimidatingly posh. Their perfumes however all smelled amazing, one in particular. It gave me a certain sense of nostalgia as the scent reminds me of something in my childhood I still have not placed. A few weeks later my birthday came along so I bought a bottle. It's such an unusual scent, quite impossible to describe. I love wearing something different.

Organic Coconut Oil (cold pressed) from the Redwood Co..
A friend of mine whatsapped me that all she used these days on her skin and hair is coconut oil and that it was doing fabulous things. So of course I had to get me a piece of that action. This stuff is a truly versatile beauty product at a very affordable price. It is edible too, though I have yet to use it in recipes. I use it on the ends of my hair, as body lotion and as night and hand cream. It certainly does the job. And if you mix it with some sugar, it makes a mean scrub as well!

Udder Cream from Moo Goo.
I only bought this yesterday after testing it the day before and loving the scent. A sucker for all things animal, I was quite taken with the brand from the start. I am just using this when my skin gets irritated as it seems very soothing. My interest in their line is definitely peaked as my scalp and rest of skin could do with some TLC.

I hope I peaked your interest! I wholeheartedly support these products so go forth and shop!

Thanks for reading!

Another triumphant return...

..To my blog!

It has been 3,5 months since I last sat down to write anything. Hopefully I will be back on track from today.

Quite a lot has happened since writing last:
- I got made a permanent member of staff at work. Job security isn't exactly common at present so I am pleased. Of course I am spending my money ten times over in my head. I can finally save for New-Zealand!
- Through an arrangement at work, I have gotten back in the saddle! I have taken 5 horse riding classes so far. I want to take more but with a different equestrian centre as I recently discovered the one I am currently riding with associates with foxhunting, a disgusting "sport". This weekend we are visiting an alternative centre. My newfound love for equines is also taking me to Dublin next week for the biggest showjumping event in Ireland. More on that when I return! Last but not least some of my neighbours are horsies and great posers for my art! Check them out!
- Potentially as a result from horse riding, my lower back problems have gotten considerably worse. This means that I may just have to become a Pilates person to toughen up my core. Nothing wrong with that I suppose, I don't mind looking better.

Gods, I'm ranting. I'll come back when I have my head together.