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Rock ‘n’ Roll is alive and KICKING

Thursday, 04 May 2017 by Hilda
It was Marilyn Monroe who said “Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world”. I reckon she meant boots because the stylist daughter Courtney has again collaborated with Shoe Lab with a second boot collection that is already conquering the world just 24 hours after the launch, with online sales as
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: boots, Bowie, buffalo, Celebrity, courtney smith, COXLAB, Fleetwood Mac, Iggy, Jimmy Page, Marc Bolan, rock 'n' roll, Stardust, Stevie Nicks, Suzi Quatro, T-Rex, Una Healy, Vogue Williams

Allicano – no longer a secret

Wednesday, 26 April 2017 by Hilda
Shsh! I am going to tell you a secret. Why? Because I am a sharing kind of person. Maybe some of you already know about this little gem, this wonderful little boutique called Allicano. It’s a little off the beaten track in Johnson Place at the top of South William Street near the Stephen’s Green
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Allicano, boutique, Dublin boutique, fashion, Irish designer, Occasion Wear, shopping

‘Selected’ stylishly Scandinavian

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 by Hilda
Have you heard about the Danish label Selected Femme/Homme? I have only recently discovered it since it arrived at the end of last year in my local shopping centre Swords Pavilions, but you can also find the label in stores like Arnotts or if you are so inclined you can shop online at www.selected.ie Why
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Arnotts, Littlewoods, Selected Femme Homme, shirts, Swords Pavilions

50 fierce over-50 women collaborate to launch global campaign

Sunday, 19 February 2017 by Hilda
Today, February 19th, I am honoured to be part of a movement with over 50 “over-50 bloggers” around the world to launch the first Fierce Over-50 Campaign on the 50th day of the year. Brainchild of the beautiful Catherine  McCormick (catherinegraceo.com), we want  to begin shifting a worldwide perception of this demographic in today’s world. A
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Rants and Random Thoughts, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: 50+, collaboration.50+andFabulous, thefierce50campaign

Tired of your ‘old man’? Get a new one!

Thursday, 19 January 2017 by Hilda
  GG has been given a make-over by the stylist daughter. She went through his wardrobe like a dervish and threw out (the local charity shop benefited) anything she thought was old, old-fashioned, dated, or a crime against fashion. Gone are the old man sweaters (her words!) and tailored slacks. Several shirts also hit the
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, Love & Relationships, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Belstaff, Brown Thomas, fashion, husband, Mango, men's fashion, Nudie, Reiss

Are you sale savvy or sale foolish?

Saturday, 07 January 2017 by Hilda
You either love or loathe sales shopping and I am a member of the former category. I love a good bargain and I am easily lured in by the SALE sign. And this year I didn’t have to wait until after Christmas to bag incredible bargains. The general advice is to buy classics that fit
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Biba, Brown Thomas, coat, coats, Enjoy Malahide, fashion, fashion over 50, Gerard Darel, House of Fraser, Kildare Village, Magee, Ology, Sales, shopping, Whistles, Zara
Rose petals

A pure treat to make you feel like Cleo

Thursday, 29 December 2016 by Hilda
Cleopatra and I have much in common.  I did date an Italian for a short time but it’s not that, so you will have to read to the end to find out what it is. Don’t dare skip! ULTRAPURE  Recently, I was sent some Rose Water Toner to try out by Irish Company Ultrapure. They
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Health & Wellbeing, Home, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: cleanser, face, irish company, moisturising irish blogger agency, rose water, rosewater, toner, Ultra Pure, Ultrapure Laboratories

Kildare Village- shopping mecca for discerning bargain hunters

Sunday, 18 December 2016 by Hilda
  It’s not often I can persuade the stylist daughter to come shopping with me; she is always too busy, you see. So when she offered to take me shopping in Kildare Village (in a chauffeured driven limo!) I didn’t wait to be asked twice. Even though the day was wet and miserable, The Village
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Tagged under: bargains, Belstaff, coats, DVF, Emma Manley, Gerard Darel, Kate Spade, kildare village outlet, Le Pain Quotiedien, Ralph Lauren, shopping, So Collective, stylist daughter

Cosmetology not plastic surgery best

Wednesday, 23 November 2016 by Hilda
Mirror Mirror Some days, when I look in the mirror I get a shock. When did all these lines and wrinkles appear?  Those of you who are regular readers know that I am seldom happy with my beauty creams, lotions and potions and I am constantly searching for some miracle cream that will help soften
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: ##, anti-ageing, cosmetology, facial, juliette armand, sisterhood, sunflowers, sunflowers salon

These boots are made for walking

Wednesday, 16 November 2016 by Hilda
Both of my gorgeous girls have had hectic years, in very different ways. The elder daughter Kirstin has been very busy getting engaged to Mark, buying and moving into their new home and then producing a beautiful baby boy with whom GG and I are unashamedly besotted. Much more on this subject in a future
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: boots, boots'buffalo.shoelab'rocknroll, buffalo, courtney smith, heroes, rocknroll, shoelab

Galway Fashion Trail

Tuesday, 08 November 2016 by Hilda
Galway was where Graham (GG) and I first started going out, so it has a special place in my heart. I couldn’t leave him behind when I headed west for my first Galway Fashion Trail. I had been invited by ITWBN (Into the West Bloggers Network for those of you who don’t know) to be
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: blogger, Brid ODonnell, Choice Boutiques, Colette Latchford, colette latchford harper, Colin Burke, Colm Quinn BMW, Crevation Designs, galway, galway fashion trail, Greenes Shoes, harper, itwbn, Kilkenny Shop, Rococo, Suzie Mahony Designs, treasure chest galway, willow

Getting it wrong and right!

Wednesday, 19 October 2016 by Hilda
I admit I have always been a sucker for animal print. The stylist daughter (who is not averse to a bit of animal print herself) told me I was channelling Coronation Street barmaids perfectly in my outfit below.   “Leather and animal print?” she chided. “Faux,” I replied, my feathers ruffled! “My point exactly!” she
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: black, Paula's, style, TKMaxx, Zara

“Let it rain” I don’t Care, I have a Raincoat

Friday, 14 October 2016 by Hilda
What is the one item of clothing every self-respecting Irish man and woman must and should have in their wardrobe? You can’t possibly guess? Why it’s a raincoat, of course, and this raincoat must be suitable for all occasions. I have owned some pretty horrendous versions in my time, most only suitable for walking along
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: fashion post, Ilse Jacobsen, Paula's Malahide, raincoats, stylish raincoats

Flutter those lashes!

Wednesday, 05 October 2016 by Hilda
  Finding a good mascara is a bit like searching for The Holy Grail. It can be a problem at any age, but it becomes even more difficult as we get older. Why? It’s one of the ‘joys’ of ageing. Think of the changes happening to our skin as we age; well, apply the same
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: beauty, Clinique, mascaras, maybelline, rimmel

Goodbye to bad hair days

Tuesday, 20 September 2016 by Hilda
It’s not called our crowning glory for nothing! No matter what I am wearing, no matter how well I look otherwise, if my hair is not right I might as well stay at home. I know that most of my friends feel the same way and many spend more on keeping their tresses just right
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: beauty, giveaway, hair, hairdresser, petermark

Green with Envy!

Tuesday, 30 August 2016 by Hilda
While I was a boarder at secondary school, we had a ghost called The Green Lady who supposedly haunted the chapel. I remember as a gullible third year (yes, fourteen year-olds were innocent then) being terrified by the stories put about by the seniors. But despite all that, green remains one of my favourite colours
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: fashion, fashionover40, fashionover50, green, greenlady, style

Lip smackingly good lipstick!

Tuesday, 23 August 2016 by Hilda
My late mother-in-law would not come downstairs without first applying her lipstick. She always said she did not feel dressed without it. I am far lazier, but I see the difference that the right shade of lipstick makes to my face. And the older I get, the more I seem to need it and the
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: beauty, Clinique, L'oreal, Lancome, lipstick, make-up, no7, pout, smile

Anti-Ageing Tips

Tuesday, 09 August 2016 by Hilda
Here I am at five o clock in the morning writing my next post. Usually I sleep well and long. In fact most nights I get eight or nine hours sleep. Maybe it was the heat last night, but having tossed and turned since three, I eventually decided to get up.   It is ironic
  • Published in Health & Wellbeing, Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: acupuncture, anti-ageing, collagen, creams, hydration, no7, skin, supplements, wrinkles

Putting my best FOOT forward

Tuesday, 02 August 2016 by Hilda
Those of you who are regular readers know that my feet are not my best asset and shoe shopping can be a nightmare. I squeezed my not so dainty feet into shoes that were too tight and too high for more years than I care to remember. And now I pay the price with feet
  • Published in Home, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: clarks, shoebdoo, shoes, style

Yes we can wear stripes!

Tuesday, 26 July 2016 by Hilda
  I have a penchant for stripes; maybe I was a zebra in a different life. I particularly like dresses with stripes and am not averse to wearing them horizontally either. The dress below is not new, but I still wear it a few times every summer because it is so comfortable. The material is
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: fashion, overfiftyfashion, stripes

Ageless Beauty…Make-Up class

Tuesday, 19 July 2016 by Hilda
I am the first to admit that I am not good with make-up. Usually it takes me three or four minutes to slap on a bit of foundation, eye-liner, and lipstick. Obviously, I spend more time if I am going out to dinner or going somewhere important, if you follow my drift. Then I add
  • Published in Health & Wellbeing, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: beauty, EF| Creative, make-up

Summer style dilemmas

Friday, 03 June 2016 by Hilda
I find it very difficult to buy clothes for Irish summers. Do any of you feel the same way?  First of all, we never know what kind of summer we are going to get and, secondly, I am past the age when I want to bare too much flesh.  I prefer any of the other
  • Published in Style & Beauty
Tagged under: #dresses #fashion #fashionblogger #blogger #, style, summer

Foot in Mouth?

Tuesday, 24 May 2016 by Hilda
It is just as well that GG (aka Gorgeous Graham) doesn’t have a foot fetish, because my feet are sadly lacking in the beauty stakes. Do any of you remember the photos published in papers way back in 1992 of Sarah Ferguson having her toes sucked by her lover? It caused a bit of a
  • Published in Health & Wellbeing, Home, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: bunions, Clarks shoes, foot problems, high heels, shoes

Guest writer Geraldine gives food for thought

Saturday, 07 May 2016 by Hilda
[fusion_text] I always feel good when I have been to see Geraldine, for two reasons. First of all, my hair always looks a hundred times better when I am leaving (yes, she is my hairdresser) and secondly, we have a laugh. We share common interests in alternative therapies, health and fitness and writing. As well
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Rants and Random Thoughts, Style & Beauty
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Porto held surprises around every corner. On stori Porto held surprises around every corner. On stories you can see the azulejo tiles recreating events from history. But I also loved the street art commissioned by the city. This feline caught my eye!
Pop over to the blog. Link in bio for more on our trip to Porto with @travel_department 

#presstrip #travelsafely #travelblogger #loveporto #over60blogger #citybreak #guidedtravel #streetart #wallart #discoverporto #traveltips #cityexplore #exploreporto #overthehilda #breakaway #midweekbreak #bestcitiesofeurope
Animal print deserves the red carpet treatment, I Animal print deserves the red carpet treatment, I think!
Sharing the full outfit from the beautiful wedding of Jen and Dave last Monday.
So delighted to share their special day.

 The dress is @fabiennechapot @arnottsdublin. Purchased last year but first outing! Shoes are years old @clarksshoes....so comfy.
Bag borrowed from @courtneysmithstyle is from.@tkmaxxie 
Sunnies @quayaustralia from.@charisma_fashions_ 

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#stylewithasmile  @thestylesplash
#chicandstylishme @mummabstylish 
#lovingfashionandstyle @nannylovesabargain #discoverunder10k
Went a little overboard on the animal print yester Went a little overboard on the animal print yesterday at the fabulous wedding of Jen and Dave @ballymagarvey_village 

#over60style #over60blogger #nevertooold #iwillwearwhatilike #sassystyle #animalprint #fabiennechapot #bebold #boldstyle
#standout #statementdress #daretodress
Porto you are stunning. Loving our trip with @trav Porto you are stunning. Loving our trip with @travel_department and still the best part of two days left to explore. Would you believe we walked 14 km yesterday and some of it was up and down hills like this? Boy did we sleep well last night! Porto has surprises around every corner.  And it is a very accessible city. Cannot wait to tell you all about it. Have you been? Looking for  a recommendation for a restaurant for tonight or tomorrow lunch time. We are in the Boa Vista area but can taxi.

#over60blogger #presstrip #travelgram #instatravel #traveltips #over60travel
#guidedtravel #cityexplore #citybreak #traveldepartment #weekendbreak #exploreporto #loveporto #porto #travelblogger #travelsafely
What I wear out walking! Love my sales purchase @s What I wear out walking! Love my sales purchase @selectedireland. Is it a gilet? I have no idea. But it is perfect for our Irish weather. Love how it dips at the back too.
Plenty of room to layer up underneath. Leggings are my old favourites @peachyleanofficial. And my runners are @asics. I find they give super support.

#over50style #over60blogger #casualstyle #walkingoutfit #gilet #walkingstyle #casualvibes #stayingfit
#over60style #walkforhealth #stayfit
Hard to believe the trench is about 40 years old. Hard to believe the trench is about 40 years old. Classics never date do they? And in Ireland it is always advisable to have a coat of some kind, whatever the season. 
Happy Friday everyone. Looks like being another beautiful Spring day here.

#trenchcoat  #wearwhatyoulove #over60blogger #midlifestyle #stayingstylish #oldclothes #discoverunder10k #fashionablyfriday
#cherryblossom #over50style #over60
#fashionpost #shopmycloset
Made the most of the lovely weather to get this pi Made the most of the lovely weather to get this pic for this month's 'Style Not Age'.
The theme is 'This Old Thing'. The mac was my mother-in-laws and is at least 40 years old. Check out my stories for more pics and the full post is on the blog. Linnk in the bio.

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

#stayingstylish #midlifestyle #agelessstyle #feelgoodfashion #wearwhatyoulove #thisoldthing
#springlook #shopmycloset #shoppingmywardrobe #outfitinspo
#retrolook #over50style #over60blogger
#irishover60blogger #realstyle #stylishsisters #vintagemacintosh
Post up on what makes me happy. Lots of different Post up on what makes me happy. Lots of different things in fact. But in this post I focus on grandchildren, the safe arrival of my new grandaughter and the joy I get from reminiscing on past holidays and looking forward to new.
This pic was taken when we were in Morocco a few months before the pandemic struck. We had a wonderful trip @tdactiveholidays. And so glad we were guided as we saw so much more and were well looked after.

#holidayspam #grouptravel #guidedtravel #travelblogger #travelagency #visitmorocco #over60travelblogger #beautifulmorocco #holidayideas #wheretonext #wheretogonext #over60blogger #happythoughts #holidayplans
Skincare meets makeup. The new No 7 Restore & Ren Skincare meets makeup. 
The new No 7 Restore & Renew Foundation might just become my new favourite. 
I do not like heavy foundation on me and prefer a lighter, more natural look. But at my age, I need something that adds radiance, evens skin tone and does not emphasise wrinkles. Plus it is full of skin-loving ingredients. Win win!
#prdrop
#bootsireland
#No7
#restoreandrenew
#skincare
#makeup 
#foundation
'More is More and less is a Bore'! Inspired by st 'More is More and less is a Bore'!

Inspired by style icon Iris Apfel, my Style Not Age friends and I dig out our beads and bangles and go maximalist on the blog. Our theme coincides with the launch of her collaboration with H&M.
So head over to my friends and see how they interpreted the theme!
@is_this_mutton_
@mummabstylish 
@annasislandstyle 
@thestylesplash 
My dress and feathered cardigan can be found  @studio124dublin.
For the rest I shopped my wardrobe and the attic. More on stories.

#stylenotage
#irisapfel
#moreismore
#irisapfelstyle
#wearwhatyoulove 
#dressup
#anythinggoes
#havefunwithfashion
#nevertooold
#notpastmyexpirydate @bestbeforeenddate
#colourmecrazy
#greenisthecolour
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What I might have worn on St Patrick's Day if Covi What I might have worn on St Patrick's Day if Covid had not finally got me. Luckily I was not sick at all and the only symptom I had was a touch of sinusitis. When I get sick I nearly always have sinus problems.
Hope you have been enjoying the beautiful weather because Spring has definitely arrived in Ireland.
Top and skirt from @studio124dublin in Malahide. 

#feelgoodfashion
#greenisthecolour
#over50style
#over60blogger 
#stayingstylish 
#fashionforall 
#fashionover50
#overthehilda
Have been wearing #playtex lingerie for several ye Have been wearing #playtex lingerie for several years now. They are so pretty and most importantly very comfortable.  And with #underwear comfort is key! 

This latest set is from their top selling 'Flower Elegance' range. It comes in many colours and I chose this lovely greyish blue set. This is #gifted but happy to buy others because they fit me so well. 😍
My first bras were Playtex and in my 60s I have returned to this iconic brand again. Everything comes full circle!

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#lingerielove
#over60style
#over60lingerie
#over60blogger
#whatiamwearing
#lingeriesets
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