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All Kinds Of Everything

Thursday, 23 September 2021 by Hilda
I decided to do a more general chat this week, an ‘All Kinds of Everything’ kind of post. I tend to post on the blog once a week, but am more active on Instagram stories. So, I want to fill in my readers who are not on social media. Well, what have I been up
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING, Autumn Fashion, Center Parcs, Future Beauty Show, Malahide, menopause summit 2021, September 2021
Helen McAlinden and Hilda Smith

Helen McAlinden Autumn/Winter 2021 Fashion Show

Wednesday, 15 September 2021 by Hilda
Some feeling of normality returned last week when I attended my first fashion show in nearly two years. Helen McAlinden’s collection was showcased beautifully in Harvey’s the restaurant in Harvey Nichols in Dundrum Town Centre. I had some photos on my Instagram stories last week. But one of my followers (whom I bumped into recently
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Tagged under: Dundrum Town Centre, fashion post, Fashion Show, Harvey Nichols, Helen McAlinden

Statement Sleeves with my ‘Style Not Age’ Friends

Monday, 30 August 2021 by Hilda
Hello everyone. It is all about statement sleeves with my friends at ‘Style Not Age’. I searched my wardrobe and found nothing of interest there. There were no statement sleeves that impressed me. So, I had to go shopping. And I found this lovely shirt from ‘Studio 124‘ in Malahide with fabulous full sleeves and
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, annasislandstyle, fashion, fashion post, isthismutton, mummabstylish, statement sleeves, style not age, style not age challenge, thestylesplash
July Jacket

‘Style Not Age’ Showcase July Jackets

Monday, 26 July 2021 by Hilda
July Jackets, chosen by Jacqui, makes for a good alliterative opening to this month’s ‘Style Not Age’ prompt. Is it because I am in my mid-sixties that I feel that time is flying by? Or is it because it feels we are stuck on PAUSE at the moment, waiting for life to get back to 
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion, fashion post, isthismutton, July Jackets, mummabstylish, Studio124, style not age, stylesplash, stylish sisters
Malahide Castle

‘Style Not Age’ Shares Picnic Outfits

Monday, 28 June 2021 by Hilda
Hello, my friends. ‘Style Not Age’ is back with a picnic theme this month. What would you wear to a picnic? This prompt came from Gail of ‘Is this Mutton’. Do you go on picnics? I used to as a child. I would gather my sisters and take them off to a nearby field that
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, dress for picnic, F&F at Tesco, fashion, fashion post, is this mutton, mummabstylish, picnic attire, style not age, style not age challenge, stylish sisters, Tesco Ireland, the style splash
Blue Kimono

The Sky and the Sea Inspire ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 31 May 2021 by Hilda
HOW THE SKY AND SEA INSPIRE ME When I think of the sky, I picture the colour blue. Some fluffy white clouds float by. Another favourite would be sunset or sunrise with yellow, red and orange colours dominating. Similarly with the sea, I prefer the blues of sunny days rather than the greys of stormy
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion post, fashionover40, is this mutton, kimono, kimono love, May Style Not Age, mummabstylish, over50style, style challenge, stylish sisters, the style splash
Spring Sweaters

Spring Sweaters with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 26 April 2021 by Hilda
Another month nearly over. And we have the perfect prompt of ‘Spring Sweaters’ from Anna for our ‘Style Not Age’ feature this month. There may have been a lot of sunshine but there is still a chilly wind most days. While I have ditched the heavy winter coats, I still need to keep warm. No
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion post, isthismutton, mummabstylish, Spring sweaters, style challenge, style not age challenge, stylesplash, stylish sisters

Online Shopping with Charisma Fashions is Still Personal

Monday, 05 April 2021 by Hilda
I am a big fan of shopping in boutiques because I love the personal service you get there. Department Stores are great but they do lack the personal touch. Nothing beats a boutique, where the owner has personally chosen her stock. I shop a lot in Malahide and have written before about some of my
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Charisma Boutique, Charisma Fashion Boutique, Charisma Fashions, Charleville Co Cork, Cork Boutique, fashion post, online shopping

Borrowed from the Boys with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 29 March 2021 by Hilda
‘Borrowed from The Boys’ is Emma’s prompt for this month’s ‘Style Not Age’ group. It is true that we have adopted many items of men’s clothing as our own, over the years. Trousers are the most obvious item, I suppose. POTTED HISTORY OF PANTS When you look back at women’s fashion through the centuries it
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: annasislandstyle, borrowed from the boys, collaboration, isthismutton, March Style Not Age, mummabstylish, style not age, the bias cut, thestylesplash, trousers, wallaroo hats
Faux leather jacket

‘Style Not Age’ Showcases Faux Leather

Monday, 22 February 2021 by Hilda
Faux Leather is the theme of my ‘Style Not Age’ group this month.  I have some faux leather in my wardrobe, my most loved being my Spanx suit (below) which you have seen before. But for this month’s challenge I decided to bring out my much-loved faux leather biker-style jacket (below), bought a few years
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Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, faux leather, isthismutton, mummabstylish, Spring look, style not age, Style Not Age February, style post, thestylesplash

‘Style Not Age’ in Loungewear at home

Monday, 25 January 2021 by Hilda
Loungewear has obviously become much more popular since the pandemic. Why? Because we are spending more time in our houses. Many are working from home and so the more formal work dressing has gone by the wayside. CASUAL WEAR It is true that casual dressing had been creeping into the workplace anyway. It started with
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, Casual style, COSY STYLE, fashion post, isthismutton, Loungewear, mummabstylish, Staying at Home, style not age, thestylesplash
Primark green coat

Out and About with Style Not Age

Monday, 28 December 2020 by Hilda
Our ‘Style Not Age’ collective shows what we wear when we are ‘out and about’. In my case, I have been living in casual clothes. I presume most of you have too.  In Dublin (Ireland), we have been in and out of various levels of restrictions since last March. We had a brief reprieve for
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, Casual outfit, Covid clothes, December Style Not Age, is this mutton, mummabstylish, Primark coat, thestylesplash, Walking outfit

Gothic Romance for Halloween Week with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 26 October 2020 by Hilda
GOTHIC ROMANCE Emma’s theme of Gothic Romance is perfect for Halloween Week. I am more of a Romantic than a Goth in my style but I did enjoy the challenge. It certainly pushed me out of my comfort zone. I chose a local graveyard for my backdrop, within my 5k radius in a really beautiful
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion over 50, fashion post, Gothic Romance Style, How to dress in Gothic Romance Style, is this mutton, mummabstylish, style not age, style not age challenge, stylesplash, thestylesplash

‘Style Not Age’: All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

Monday, 28 September 2020 by Hilda
We have had so few occasions to get dressed up in the last 6 months. My summer dresses were particularly neglected and I spent most of my time in more casual and leisure clothes. Social occasions were mainly outdoor barbecues. And with Irish weather being so unpredictable, I always went for trousers and layers and
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: all dressed up, Anna's Island Style, is this mutton, LK Bennett, mummabstylish, September Style Not Age, style not age, the style splash

‘Style Not Age’ Share FROW Outfits

Monday, 31 August 2020 by Hilda
This month, we are having a little fun and imagining what we would wear if we were invited to sit at the front row (FROW) at any of the designer shows at London Fashion Week. The pandemic has obviously changed how it will look and I believe 90% of London Fashion Week in September will
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion post, is this mutton, mummabstylish, Spanx Jacket, Spanx leggings, style not age, the style splash, What I would wear at FROW

How to Fix Broken, Chipped, Worn Teeth and Improve your Smile

Monday, 24 August 2020 by Hilda
‘Teeth are always in style’. Dr. Seuss I have been smiling without showing my teeth recently (see below) because I have not been particularly happy with their condition. My top front teeth had become weakened and worn down, the edges were rough and the enamel was damaged. They had also lost length. Seemingly, this is
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Health & Wellbeing, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Composite bonding, Dr Sarah Flannery, How to fix worn down teeth, New dental techniques, Non invasive teeth repair, Oral health, Seapoint Clinic, Teeth bonding, teeth health

Our Signature Colour is ‘Style Not Age’ July’s Theme

Monday, 27 July 2020 by Hilda
This month, I have asked my ‘Style Not Age’ friends to each choose their Signature Colour. This is their ‘go to’ colour, the colour that they are drawn to when they open their wardrobe or go into a shop.  I head straight for red, orange and yellow (more mustard really) as I am obsessed with
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: annasislandstyle, fashion post, isthismutton, mummabstylish, my signature colour, orange, Paula's Malahide, Signature Colours, style not age, stylesplash, stylish sisters, what colours say about you
Zara check trousers

Check Me Out With Style Not Age

Monday, 29 June 2020 by Hilda
This month, my friends and I in ‘Style Not Age’ are featuring anything and everything check. I love check and have featured many looks over the past few years. You may remember these trousers from Punt Roma, exclusive to Shaws Department Stores. They have got a lot of wear because they are so comfortable.  The
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: annasislandstyle, check pattern, check trousers, fashion, fashion over 50, fashion post, isthismutton, mummabstylish, shopping, style not age, stylesplash

‘Style Not Age’ roar Welcome to The Jungle

Monday, 25 May 2020 by Hilda
Our Style Not Age ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ prompt for May comes from Emma (Style Splash) and gave us plenty of scope. If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know that I am addicted to animal print. The leopard, cheetah, tiger and even zebra prints are prominent in my wardrobe.
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: annasislandstyle, fashion post, Hayley Menzies, isthismutton, jungle, jungle fashion, May Style Not Age, mummabstylish, Spanx, style not age, stylesplash
Hilda upstyled Zara combo

Upstyling or Revamping your Wardrobe With The Zip Yard

Monday, 18 May 2020 by Hilda
Upstyling is the buzz word of the moment, as is sustainable fashion. They go hand in hand, I suppose. Some people are very good at upstyling. I was not one of them, but I have been converted. The stylist daughter Courtney (you can follow her on Instagram @courtneysmithstyle) is an avid upstyler. From a young
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Tagged under: courtney smith, for up-styling.-styling, Marie Sweeney, recycled fashion, refashioning, revamping your wardrobe, South Anne Street, sustainable fashion, The Zip Yard, upstyling
Unbelieva Brow

My Brows are Back with ‘Unbelieva Brow’ by L’Oreal

Sunday, 03 May 2020 by Hilda
My Brows are Back with ‘Unbelieva Brow’  by L’Oreal (well temporarily back). Lockdown has played havoc with my brows. Usually I get them dyed and then all I have to fill them in with a pencil. And my go-to pencil is Charlotte Tilbury. I like many of Charlotte’s products. But they have been gradually disappearing in
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Tagged under: beauty products, brows, dying eyebrows, eyes, L'oreal, L'Oreal products, Unbelieva Brows

Comfy Casuals for Staying Home with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 27 April 2020 by Hilda
Since I retired from teaching, I have more comfy casuals in my wardrobe than ever before. In winter, it means jeans and a top/jumper worn with boots. In summer, it is more likely to be a top and light trousers or skirt. VERY CASUAL EVERYDAY LOOK DURING LOCKDOWN For the first few weeks of lockdown,
  • Published in Friends and Family, Health & Wellbeing, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: annasislandstyle, April style challenge, comfy casuals, isthismutton, mummabstylish, Peachy Lean, Punt Roma, Shaws Department Stores, style not age challenge, stylesplash

Denim Directions with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 30 March 2020 by Hilda
My friends from ‘Style Not Age’ and I are bringing you denim this month.  We decided we need to bring you some normality. In Ireland, Graham and I have been in self-isolation for two weeks. We have seen our family from a distance. More restriction came in two days ago and now we can only
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, denim, denim directions, is this mutton, jeans, mummabstylish, style not age, style not age challenge, the style splash

Flower Power means ‘Style Not Age’ dig out their florals

Monday, 24 February 2020 by Hilda
I chose ‘Flower Power’ as this month’s ‘Style Not Age’ challenge. WHY? Because the shops are full of floral patterns on tops, jackets, skirts and dresses. You could say that floral prints are having a moment. In truth, they have been back on trend for a few years now. But where did the term ‘Flower
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: 70sstyle, Anna's Island Style, florals, is this mutton, Kilkea Castle, M&S, mummabstylish, Parfois, style not age, stylenotagechallenge, the style splash
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January Blues with my gang from 'Style Not Age'. January Blues with my gang from 'Style Not Age'.

So glad we are nearly finished with the month and can look forward to Spring and brighter days. 
Dress @lkbennettlondon @kildarevillage
Shopped my wardrobe for the rest.

Check out my post on the blog and see if my friends are as 'blue' as I am! 

@mummabstylish, @is_this_mutton_ , @thestylesplash and @annasislandstyle 

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I know I have too many coats but I could not resis I know I have too many coats but I could not resist this gem bought @primark a few weeks before Xmas. I have no will power🙈!
 But it has been worn constantly during the cold spell. So cost per wear pretty good. Shopped my wardrobe for the rest. Boots @marksandspencerireland
and hat @mango. At least we have said goodbye to the rain for the moment!

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Sparkle and shine with 'Style Not Age'! I borrowed Sparkle and shine with 'Style Not Age'! I borrowed my jacket and shirt from my very sparkly sister @gannonrosie. There is a dearth of glitter in my closet😪 You can see more pics on stories and a close-up of my sparkly bag @shopfolkster. Check out my blog and see my glittering friends @annasislandstyle
@mummabstylish
@is_this_mutton_
@thestylesplash 

I hope you are all enjoying the festive season.....chat soon.

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New post up on the blog with my friends from 'Styl New post up on the blog with my friends from 'Style Not Age'! And this month we are mixing stripes and spots. I went for a casual, cosy outfit. Shopped my wardrobe for most of it.

Trousers an hat are  new @primark.
Jumper @thisiswhistles 
Boots @marksandspencer 
Bag @lula_belle_malahide_ 
Scarf present from @nelly_approved 

Check out my friends' outfits
@thestylesplash 
@mummabstylish 
@is_this_mutton_ 
@annasislandstyle 

#stylesisters #stylenotage #over50style 
#casualoutfit #stripesanddots #stripesandspots #stylishatanyage 
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#agelessstyle #stylishsisters #wearwhatyoulove #fashionchallenge #ootd #jumperweather #over60irishblogger
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Glowing skin just after my final @ultraceuticals_i Glowing skin just after my final @ultraceuticals_ire treatment. You can read all about my 90 day journey using at home potent products and in-salon treatments over on the blog. Particularly happy with my skin tone which is brighter and less blotchy. And the lines and wrinkles are less obvious too...plus the jaw area seems tighter. 

#ultraceuticals #realvisibleresults #skincare #cosmeceutical #over60skincare #myskin #myskinjourney 
#glowingskin #faceproducts #realdifference  #skincarethatworks
Had a wonderful stay at The Killarney Royal Hotel Had a wonderful stay at The Killarney Royal Hotel and a trip on a jaunting car in Killarney National Park.  Lovely to visit when it is not high season. Killarney is charming and the people friendly. New blog post up with all the details. Highly recommend. More pics up on stories. 

Wearing my new cosy hat @peruzzi.official @choiceboutiques.Shopped my wardrobe for the rest. 

#hotelreview #killarneyhotels #kerryhotels #irishhotels #irishboutiquehotels #midweekbreak #kerry #over60blogger
#travelgram #travelblogger #visitireland
#visitkerry #midlifeblogger #livelife
'Orange you glad it's Halloween?' is our Style Not 'Orange you glad it's Halloween?' is our Style Not Age prompt this month. And  I am always happy to wear orange no matter what the season/occasion.
My coat is over 25 years old and I still love it. Have you heard of the label Oui? I never see it in the shops now. And I loved the brand. 

Boots @paulasmalahide 
Hat @anthonypetodublin
Bag @kildare_mk 

Check out my friends  @mummabstylish @annasislandstyle @thestylesplash 
@is_this_mutton_ 

Happy Halloween!

#over50fashion  #over60blogger #orangelove #coatlove #over60style #agelessstyle
#ageisjustanumber #stylenotage #nevertooold 
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Coat weather has arrived and this beauty is last y Coat weather has arrived and this beauty is last year's @selectedireland and they have some very like it this year too. Check stories. Love the fact that it is oversized so it is easy to layer up. 

#coatweather #autumnvibes #over50style 
#60plusstyle #agelessstyle #midlifestyle #autumncolours #over60blogger
#coatlover #coatseason #cosycoats 
#nevertooold #autumnstyle
New post up on the blog featuring where we stopped New post up on the blog featuring where we stopped off on our Danube River Cruise. Love looking back on the photos which bring back great memories of our trip. We stopped off somewhere different every day. Our final stop was Budapest. We arrived during the day, but the trip up and down the river at night with the city lit up was magical. The Parliament Buildings were particularly spectacular.
*press trip

#traveldepartment #travelcompany #guidedtravel #over60blogger #travelblogger #rivercruise #budapesthungary #travelsafely #over60travel#citylights #cityexplore
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