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Posted on October 14, 2015

Nima Brush turns 3!

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Last Thursday evening, myself and a few familiar faces attended the third birthday of Nima Brush, an Irish owned brand which specialises in making quality, and affordable makeup brushes.

I was introduced to Niamh Martin, the mastermind behind this successful brand, a few years back at one of the first blogger meet ups I ever attended. Looking back at what she has accomplished since then, I think she is living proof that staying focused and  having a strong support system will help your business thrive.

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Today, the brand has a number of collection sets as well as makeup accessories to keep your brushes lovely and safe. Niamh does workshops where you can learn to care for your brushes and how to properly use them. On top of that, Nima Brush won the RSVP Beauty Awards in 2014 and they are also winners of the U Magazine Beauty Awards ’15.

But what I like the most about Nima Brush is the fact that each of the brushes is named after someone in Niamh’s life. This adds a personal touch to it, and if you don’t already know, I’m a sucker for that kinda thing – makes me feel so emosh! Also, they are made of natural fibres and strong brush ferrules to ensure they last as long as possible and most importantly, so that you can get the most usage out of them.

So what did the night entail? Well for starters, a lot of bubbly. Sweets, competitions, spot prizes and a glance at the 13 piece brush set, where we had the option to purchase brushes.I didnt buy any brushes on the night because luckily, I was one of the few gals who won a prize – I never usually win, so I was absolutely chuffed to find a winning ticket in my gold envelope and then to be prized with these little guys here:

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All in all, it was a very successful night and I was happy to have catch ups with my favourite people! I’m really looking forward to using my Nima Mitt as well as my new brushes! I actually already own one of their angled brushes, but I suppose you can never have enough brushes, especially when it’s a Nima!

A huge congrats to Niamh and the Nima Brush team, and a big thank you to the Bronze staff and everyone who contributed to the success of the night. 

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Posted on October 5, 2015

Enhance What’s Yours is a finalist!!!

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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for Enhance What’s Yours in the Health & Wellbeing and Best Blog Post category for the the Blog Awards Ireland 2015.

My post 8 Types of Men You Should Avoid Dating has made it to the final stage of the Best Blog Post category, so now I just have to wait until the big ceremony on the the 22nd to see if there’s a shiny award sitting there with my name on it! 🙂

I appreciate all the love and support that my blog – and particularly my dating articles – has received since I started. I will try my best to give you all the Filomena Bradshaw I have in me! 🙂

Again, a huge thank you for voting , will keep you guys posted on what happens next. Also, congrats to all the other finalists!

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Posted on September 7, 2015

Enhance What’s Yours is Shortlisted!!!

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I am absolutely thrilled to announce that my blog, Enhance What’s Yours has been Shortlisted in the Blog Awards Ireland 2015, for Best Health & Wellbeing and Best Blog Post.

I have no words to explain how grateful I am to even be nominated, let alone shortlisted! I honestly can’t thank some of you enough for all the support, suggestions and just general feedback that I’ve gotten since I started the blog.

I started my blog a little under two and a half years ago, but I stopped writing for half a year because I started an internship with Shemazing!

At the time, my blog was running under the domain Belle F Beauty as my main focus was on makeup and beauty. But like everything in life, my blog started to evolve. I started to include topics like health, fitness and things that I practiced a lot more regularly.

So with that in mind, I decided to change the domain to Enhance What’s Yours as I thought this name was more reflective of the message I wanted to send to my readers.

I wanted my readers to realise that we each possess features which are unique to us and yet to be discovered. I think that by having a healthy fitness regime and following a balanced diet, and in practising healthy beauty habits, we begin to radiate an aura of confidence which helps us become a magnet for positivity.

This blog is about enhancing your health, enhancing your beauty and enhancing your overall wellbeing, it is about Enhancing What is Yours! 🙂

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Thanks again to those who nominated me, and a big congrats to all the other bloggers who were also shortlisted! Keep an eye on the blog for voting! xx

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Posted on August 21, 2015

New beauty range alert!!! The Body Shop Oils Of Life & Spa Of The World

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Yesterday evening saw the launch of two new ranges from The Body Shop: Oils Of Life, a skincare range which uses natural seed oils to revive, replenish & revitalise the skin, and Spa Of The World, a collection of pampering-session products which were created using naturally sourced ingredients from different parts of the world.

To mark this special occasion, a group of bloggers were invited to get pampered in their Grafton Street store, and being an avid fan of the Italian Summer Fig, I was delighted to be asked to attend the event.

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Unfortunately, I showed up a tad bit late, so I missed all the lovely talks and speeches. However, I still got the chance to get my beautiful henna tattoo done, indulge in some gourmet popcorn from Cornude and fresh strawberries from Nudiefoods and of course, have a look at the new collections.

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Of all the oils, scrubs and creams I got to play around with, I must say that my favourite was the Japanese Camellia Cream. It is velvet moisturising body cream that has a soft and silky texture. I fell in love with the smell of it and found it subtle, but still very captivating. It’s definitely going down on the wish list!

the body shop cream

To make up for being late, I stayed towards the very end so I got the chance to catch up with my fellow blogger friends and even meet some new ones (the perks of being in the blogging world!).Unfortunately, I didn’t get to take home a goodie bag, as they were all out – sign of a good event!

However, the lovely Revolve girls are sending one out to me so be sure to keep an eye on my mini reality TV show a.k.a Snap Chat to see what I’ll be getting! 🙂

And before I leave you, how amazing is the design on my henna tattoo?

the body shop henna tattoo

A big thank you to Revolve, The Body Shop, Cornude, Nudiefoods for such a fab evening! 

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Posted on July 16, 2015

Discover Flormar with Leonard Daly

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Yesterday evening saw a group of makeup-worshipping bloggers, gathered together in the downstairs lounge of the prestigious Residence Members Club for the Flormar preview event.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Flormar, it is a professional Italian makeup brand which initially launched as a nail polish collection. With unbelievable success in the nail market (1,000 different colours are available today), the brand decided to develop their range into a full makeup line.

From primer to foundation to lipsticks and more, Flormar now have high quality and budget friendly makeup products ranging from €2.95 to €12.95.

To kick things off, Paul Mooney from The Cosmetic Outlet gave us a quick introductory talk on the Flormar brand. Next up, Dublin makeup artist Leonard Daly gave us a very informative makeup demonstration using the Flormar products, while showing off his incredible talent (photograph of Leonard taken by Nirina Plunkett of Killer-Fashion).

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Throughout the evening, we were spoiled with glasses of bubbly, canapés as well as desserts. And as if that wasn’t enough, we were each gifted with a Flormar goodie bag containing some of their products. Mine had an illuminating primer, revolution lipstick, long wearing lipgloss, bronzing powder and of course, a Flormar nail polish!

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A big thank you to Rachel Dalton Communications, Paul of The Cosmetic Outlet, Leonard Daly and the staff at Residence Members Club! Keep an eye out for upcoming reviews on Flormar products 🙂

Stockists: Flormar are available to buy online, in The Cosmetic Outlet store and in selected pharmacies across Ireland.

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Posted on July 7, 2015

Get ready for the Galway races with Debenhams and The Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa

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Hi everyone,

As you well know, Ireland’s most popular racing festival is held in Galway every summer. So to prepare for this special occasion, a small group of bloggers were invited to get pampered and spoiled at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Galway.

Organised by the PR Guru of Debenhams herself, the exclusive Get Ready for the Galway Races event saw a day of spa treatments, a makeup demo by Urban Decay, a talk with personal shopper, Margaret Dolan, and of course, some afternoon tea!

Upon arrival, myself and the beautiful Mei Ling of Darling Buds of Mei grabbed a bite at the Atrium Bar & Lounge. After a two hour journey, some serious carbs were in order – calories don’t count when preparing for the biggest highlight of the Irish racing calendar (well, that’s what I like to tell myself anyways!)

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We then made our way to Spirit One Spa, where we were ushered to the changing rooms and got ready for the 25 minute neck and body massage which awaited us – it was absolute heaven!

Following the deep tissue massage, was a quick tour of the Spa. We met with the other fabulous bloggers and got to explore the different steam rooms and cooling areas before we headed up to the pool area and got into the hot tub.

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To further spoil us, we were welcomed back with some bubbly and brought over to the space which was sectioned off for afternoon tea and the guest speakers.

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A makeup artist from Urban Decay did a makeup tutorial on a model for us, where she used some drool-worthy Urban Decay products. I don’t think there was a single product I didn’t want to take home with me – okay, maybe I wouldn’t get any use from the shade of foundation she used, but all the other products were to die for!

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Personal shopper, Mags shared some invaluable tips on dressing for your body shape and size – some of which were very new to me. So if you’re ever in Galway and you need an honest opinion on your wardrobe choices, I would definitely recommend popping into her for some advice.

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Last, but not least, we got to try out the Turf Tester, which is a handy little tool to let you know whether your heels will sink or swim on turf! Looks to me like Mary O Donnell here is an exceptional swimmer!

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All in all, the day was an absolute success, and I want to thank Debenhams for organising it, the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa for their amazing customer service and the guest speakers for teaching me a thing or two about style and makeup. I really appreciate it! But before I leave you to it, how generous were Debenhams with our goodie bags? Cannot wait to try these products! Enjoy your day 🙂

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The Gloss Magazine teams up with Links of London

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Yesterday evening, I attended an exclusive Links of London shopping event which took place on 25 – 26 South Anne Street, Dublin. In association with THE GLOSS, it was an opportunity to meet fashion blogger Rebecca O’Byrne who was recently featured in the much-loved magazine herself. She spoke to style editor Aislinn Coffey about how she narrates her style with Links of London jewellery.

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On arrival, myself and Nirina of Killer-Fashion were greeted by Tracy Ormiston, who is part of THE GLOSS team. We felt very welcomed by her and after a quick introduction, we didn’t waste any time before having a nosey at all the lovely jewellery pieces.

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Like always, there were cocktails & nibbles, and the most amazing macaroon mountain ever! At first it was too pretty to even look at – never mind touch!! But once we got over the fact that somebody had to eat it, we made sure we tried every flavour!

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My favourite part of the evening was meeting fashion illustrator Miss Magpie Fashion Spy. She came fully prepared. She brought her tools to do illustrations of  the guests, and I personally found it fascinating to see an artist at work. She is incredibly talented and did a lovely little illustration of me to take home. 

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I think the only thing missing from this illustration is a picture  frame, I love it! 🙂

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A big thanks to Tracy from THE GLOSS, Rebecca O’Byrne, Miss Magpie Fashion Spy and everyone who contributed to the success of yesterday’s event!

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Wet n Wild Summer Launch Party

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On Wednesday evening, I attended the Wet n Wild Summer launch party with my favourite blogger gal Nirina of Killer-Fashion, which took place in 9 Bond Street Studios.

Initially, I thought the venue seemed a bit odd. It was dark and gloomy and it just didn’t seem like the best place to host a party – especially a summer one, for that matter! But as soon as we got upstairs to where the actual celebration was being held, those thoughts quickly vanished!

The upstairs scenery was more than just a little lively! The place was decorated with massive balloons and bright lights. The tables were covered with Wet n Wild’s newest makeup collection, feature product magazines, cupcakes and there was even a slush puppy machine it really brought out the child in me!

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But the fun didn’t end there……

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There was also a DJ on deck who kept us buzzing for the night, free glasses of bubbly on the house and two makeup artists who were showcasing Wet n Wild Products and doing makeovers at a makeup station. Unfortunately, I didn’t get my makeup done by any of those lovely gals. But I did see before and after’s which I loved!

Overall, I thought the summer launch party was a true reflection of the Wet n Wild brand itself – which you probably know at this stage – is bright, colourful and fun!

A special thanks to the Wet n Wild team, Amy and Caroline from Publicity Loft, DJ Avila Lipsett and everyone who helped put this whole event together!

Keep an eye out on the blog for upcoming reviews on Wet n Wild products! 🙂

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Wet n Wild is available in Dunnes Stores nationwide, selected Penney’s and pharmacies nationwide. Check out www.wetnwildcosmeticsireland.com to find your local stockist!

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Posted on January 31, 2015

Stila Cosmetics Press Day

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On Thursday evening, I was invited to attend the press launch of Stila Cosmetics Bomb Shell Collection in Harvey Nichols, Dundrum Shopping Centre.

Myself and some other lovely bloggers got the opportunity to preview the new Stila Collection SS15, which put a lot of focus on the much loved beauty trend of the strong and defined brow – my fave!

Being the brow fanatic that I am, I was more than just a little excited to test those bad boys out. As well as being showered with the newest and most popular Stila products, we got to meet Stila’s beautiful brand ambassador, Sascha Jackson. She gave us a masterclass on how to use some of their top products and even completed a full look on a model.

Before I show you the finished look, here are some of the products we were introduced to on the day:

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One Step Correct moisturising serum

This 3-in one serum acts as a primer, colour correcter and a brightener. It’s creamy formula blends into the skin without settling into pores or fine lines (not that you have any!).

PRICE: €31/£25

Stay All Day Liquid Liner

This liner has a marker- like tip, which makes it easier for makeup newbies to perfect their winged liner. It goes on smoothly without skipping, smudging or pulling!

PRICE: €17/£13

Stay All Day™ 10-In-1 HD Illuminating Beauty Balm SPF 30

This illuminating balm helps brighten up your look in just seconds. It is infused with skin-emollients which have been proved to increase antioxidant activity by up to 90%.

PRICE: €34.50/£26

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Convertible Color Lip & Cheek

The Convertible colour is Stila’s signature product. This two-in one product can be used on both the lips and cheeks. The sheer tint adds a radiant colour to the skin!

PRICE: €21/£16

Stay All Day Brow Gel & Brush

The product I can’t wait to get my hands on…..this brow gel comes in 5 different shades to match a number of hair colours. It comes with a double ended brow brush to help perfect the shape of your brows. These clever little tools help add definition and fullness to the brows – even for those barely-there brows!

PRICE: €18/£13.50

Stay All Day Foundation & Concealer

This oil-free foundation has a creamy formula which glides onto the skin very easily. It comes with a full coverage concealer, along with a handy mirror. The two products combined leave the skin looking smooth and flawless.

PRICE: €39.40/£29.50

Brand ambassador, Sascha Jackson used these products along with some other fabulous picks from Stila to finish the look.

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At the end of the evening, we were treated with some lovely goodie bags. Mine had three Stila products in them: a stay all day liquid lipstick, a waterproof brow colour and their signature product, the convertible colour.

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I’m looking forward to trying these out and be sure to keep an eye out for the release of Stila’s Summer/Spring Collection (on-counter February 14th).You can find Stila products in selected Boots and Marks & Spencer stores as well as Harvey Nichols.

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Christmas Blog Party 2014

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Over the past couple of weeks, myself and my buddy Nirina joined forces with Aoibhe Devlin of The Secret Obsession Blog to plan a little festive party for our fellow blogger friends – there are just so many of us out there!

After a lot of venue hunting and trying to get the right sponsors for the event, it finally took place on Thursday 20th November in the upstairs lounge of The Opium on Wexford Street, Dublin.

We were absolutely spoilt for whole night: they treated us with a lovely selection of dessert platters and there wasn’t a single blogger who wasn’t holding a glass of wine in their hand – not that I’m encouraging alcoholism here or anything, but their wine just tasted so good!

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As well as that, we got a very generous sponsorship from the KOH Coconut team and OKF Ireland, who kindly shared with us some very interesting flavours of their coconut water as well as their infamous aloe vera water – it is absolutely to die for!

Some other sponsors included reputable brands such as Cocoa Brown, Dream Dots for Spots, Sizers, Beverly Hills Formula, Nivea and Popchips. The girls were very lucky to each go home with a goodie bag filled with products from all these brands so I’m really looking forward to getting some feedback from them.

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  • Dream Dots Dream Dots for Spots 
  • Beverly Hills Formula Perfect White Black Toothpaste
  • Nivea In-Shower Body Moisturiser, Invisible Deodorant, Fruity Shine Cherry Lip balm
  • Sizers Orange & Purple
  • Cocoa Brown iPhone Case
  • Koh Coconut Coconut Water & Pineapple and Coconut Water & Mango
  • Aloe Vera King Natural  drink
  • Popchips Original and Sour Cream & Onion

The fun didn’t end there! There was also a spot prize for one lucky blogger and the gorgeous Agata of Style Gamblers, who is still very new to the blogging scene, went home with the prize for the best dressed. She looked as festive as ever and I’m really glad she – and the rest of the clan – made such an effort for the event!

Thanks for everyone who attended the #XmasBlogParty, it was so lovely to meet all the bloggers and I hope we’ll be seeing more of each other from here on out! Here’s a list of the beautiful girls who attended. Feel free to send me links to your Instagram ladies (I guess I wasn’t as organised as I looked ha!)

Aoibhe DevlinThe Secret Obsession

Zita KellyZee-railed

Nirina PlunkettKiller Fashion

Lorna DuffyFashion Boss

Jessika BanaghanChaos Wearing Lipgloss

Amy O’SullivanThe Secret Obsession

Megan DalyBlondes Love Cupcakes

Agata & VeronikaStyle Gamblers

NadineThe Parma Violet

Katie Brennan Okaybee

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Again, a huge thank you to the brands that got on board for this event, it honestly wouldn’t have been the same without your contribution, we really appreciate it. Be sure to #XmasBlogParty on Twitter to get a better look at all the fun that was had!

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Posted on December 1, 2013

Bloggers Meet Up

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As you know, the event was supposed to take place  at 4pm in Dakota on South William Street,Dublin. However, when I arrived with event planner Christelle Matonto, the manager told us that he knew nothing about our event at all (words can’t explain how I felt when I heard that) apparently the person dealing with Sales & Marketing didn’t communicate anything to him at all so we were basically sitting there with all our load, ready for an event  and no venue at all (it was horrific!) 

He said the closest time he could give us to set the place up was 3:45 but even then he couldn’t guarantee us the area we had left a deposit for 5 weeks prior to the date – disgraceful

The place was packed so we couldn’t really have the event anywhere there.

I left Dakota thinking it would be a nightmare trying to look for a venue as I didn’t know who was going to take us in at such short notice…..

Luckily for us, the staff in Lost Society were kind enough to take us in with all our load so we had time to set the place up before everyone arrived. They actually saved us , I really can’t thank them enough.

They had a great little place for us and everything, it was perfect! (much better than Dakota)

Moving on to the fun stuff……

Despite our little hiccup with the venue I think the evening turned out quite well. The place was decorated with coconut water (I felt like we had a years supply of that) and aloe vera water as well(absolutely hooked on that stuff now!)  I’m so grateful Mark from Koh Coconut was able to provide us with everything.

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There were 17 of us, which meant that everyone was able to get a goodie bag provided by Cloud 10 beauty. Each bag had four beauty products, a mini mirror and a  €5 voucher to use on www.cloud10beauty.com.

They also had a mud mask from Anatomicals, a voucher for a free mini facial in the Buff Day Spa, a sign up from Boots and one free raffle strip.

Giovanna from Cloud 10 Beauty was the first guest speaker. She shared with us some fabulous beauty products from their site,one of which was a real techniques brush set available only from Cloud 10 beauty. They even offered us a set to use as a spot prize (too kind!)

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Next up was Aoibhe Devlin from The Secret Obsession. All I can say is –  WOW. Her talk blew everyone away. Aoibhe didn’t hold back on anything at all: she was honest, funny and really well spoken. Her advice yesterday was just invaluable to me, delighted she was there. Thanks again chick!

Through out the evening, everyone had lovely cheesecake bites provided by Cheesecake Dublin on South William Street. We had vanilla flavor and nutella as well, they were both amazing and staff in Cheesecake Dublin are just so kind!

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Raffle winners!!

Elisha from Always Time for Tea won the Real Techniques brush set – lucky her! and Marlene from Everything Coco Chanel won the voucher for an hour session on any treatment in Buff Day Spa (very kind offer!)

All in all, I thought everything  turned out well in the end, I mean who knew it was possible to find a venue at such short notice!

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Thanks again to Lost Society and all of our sponsors so make sure you like each of their Facebook pages and give them a follow on Twitter:

Lost Societythey saved the day!

Holly Shortallsavage illustrator! Facebook/Twitter

Koh Coconut Water – they kept up well hydrated! Facebook/Twitter

Cloud 10 beautygoodie bags (we actually got one in the end!) and a lovely spot prize Facebook/Twitter

Buff Day Spavouchers for everyone and a lovely spot prize (we should plan a girls day over there!)  Facebook/Twitter

Cheescake Dublin–  need I say more? Facebook/Twitter

Anatomicals–  cute little facials, I actually wrote a post on one of there a while back, check it out hereFacebook

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Thanks to everyone who came, it really did mean a lot to me and I hope you all had fun:

Aoibhe Devlin from The Secret Obsession

Zita Kelly from zee-railed

Marlene from Everything Coco Chanel

Nirina from Killer Fashion

AlwaysTimeForTea

The Sequin Cinderella

Flawless Magazine

LiaDesta12

MakeupartistaKassi

Town Mouse Country Mouse

Emmajcsheenan

ElephantOwl

ConstanceDoyle (photographer)

Sorry if I left anyone out, you can leave your link below! Thanks again ladies, so Dakota anyone? hahaha

sweet dreams xx

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Posted on November 29, 2013

Belle F Beauty Bloggers meetup

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Hello dolls! I’m happy to finally say there’s just one more sleep left until my first bloggers meetup. Over the past couple of weeks, myself and a friend have put a lot of effort into planning the perfect way to end the year.

Unfortunately some of the bloggers I’ve met since I started blogging will not be able to make it , but for those of you who will be coming, here is what tomorrow will bring:

First things things first, the address is Dakota, South William Street, Dublin 1

If you get stuck feel free to send me a tweet as I will be at my phone the whole day…

It will start at 4 pm and the first 20 to arrive will get a goody bag! So make sure you get there on time! On arrival, you will get the chance to catch up with other bloggers and meet with new ones.

After that we will have three guest speakers (with breaks in between of course!)

Of the three, the fabulous Aoibhe Devlin will speak to us about her experience in the world of blogging, and how she The Secret Obsession Blog became as popular as it is now.

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Cloud 10 Beauty, who have also sponsored the goody bags for the event, will be in to speak about their Christmas box set and last but not least, Fiona Bourke will be telling us all about her fashion journey and how what started as a hobby is turning into a successful business.

There will be a raffle in the evening and we have some lovely spot prizes from Buff Day Spa and Cloud 10 Beauty so remember to get your tickets throughout the day.

To keep everyone energized (we will need it believe me), KOH Coconut have provided us with a GENEROUS amount of coconut water (I have half a litre every day and I still can’t get enough of it!)

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Non coconut lovers can have Aloe Vera Drink instead, and finally (yes there’s more!)  they have also given us a few beauti shots which is new to the market- Can’t wait to get my hands on those…….

I’m not a complete health freak so it won’t be a complete health feast! The nibbles and munchies will assure you of that! I’d rather not announce the dessert now as I’m very excited to try it myself, it’s probably one of my favorite desserts in the world – to say the least.

I think I pretty much covered everything! If you have any questions let me know! Also I finally found my outfit after roaming around the street of Dublin for 3 hours yesterday (it was worth it!)

Look forward to seeing you all and I hope you all like the illustration of me by Holly, I think it looks amazing  don’t you?

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