Not Square with Gingham in Style not Age

Wearing gingham is not square, I swear. In fact, if you do you are right on trend. This month’s challenge for our ‘Style Not Age’ group was my choice and because I was busy helping out with my daughter’s wedding, I decided on gingham and thought I was very witty with the title. Many of
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Carry a Work of Art. Wear a Bellorita Handbag

When Bellorita Handbags gifted me one of their designs, I went online to check them out.  Well, I was blown away. They truly look beautiful, but as well as looking like works of art, they are also functional bags. There is a lovely story behind the company. Founder, Jack Sun, a research scientist, moved to
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Herbalife Skin Products Prove to be a Winner

I was recently sent some skin products from Herbalife ‘Intelligent Skin Nutrition’. I had never heard of the brand before, but I was delighted to be given the chance to review the three products, suitable for my age, which they sent me. Disclaimer As a blogger, I get free stuff. However, I only review what
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Go ahead, Break every Fashion Rule – There are no Rules

Some of my friends from The Midlife Revolution and I have got together and decided that we have had it with RULES… about what you CAN and you CANNOT wear when you reach a certain age. Who made these so-called RULES anyway? THE FASHION POLICE? Who are you? We will wear what we damn well
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The shirt a wardrobe staple -‘Style not Age’ challenge

Jacqui’s shirt challenge ‘The Shirt a Wardrobe Staple’ got me counting the number of shirts in my wardrobe. Dozens, literally dozens.  My ‘go to’ daily wear is skinny jeans and a shirt, usually worn outside and covering the bum. This month is a little different as Jacynth from The Bias Cut kindly gifted us each
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The Return of the Trouser-Suit

I was obsessed with suits, particularly trouser-suits, when I was a teacher. When I first started teaching, there was quite a strict dress code in my school and that included no trousers. Gradually, dressy trousers were allowed and so began my obsession with The Trouser Suit. Coco Chanel created the first skirt suit, but it
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Jumpsuit for Joy: ‘Style not Age’ Challenge!

Our ‘Style not Age’ collaboration features the jumpsuit with Anna choosing the theme ‘My Jumpsuit Joy’ this month and we have four very different styles to showcase.  My all-in-one outfit below is just like a dress, but better in fact, because it has an effortlessly cool vibe. You automatically feel younger, hipper, cooler. You just
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The Straw Hat ….perfect for Summer

The straw hat is right on trend this season, but it never really goes out of fashion, being a staple item of the sun holiday wardrobe. Icons like Brigitte Bardot and Bianca Jagger made them fashionable back in the ’60s and recently they have been popular at weddings and the races also. I use a

Mother of the Bride Dress Search continues in Harvey Nichols

I have to admit that I had never been into Harvey Nichols or Harvey Nicks until the stylist daughter sent me there on the ‘search for the dress’. WHY had I not ventured into the shop before? Because, I thought it was too EXPENSIVE! I was pleasantly surprised. Ok, I had been looking at some
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How to find the right Mother-of-the-Bride Dress

Mother-of-the-bride dress hunting is much more difficult than I imagined it could be.  In 10 weeks’ time, my daughter, Logan’s mum, will be getting married. The excitement is mounting, the venue is booked, Kirsty has her dress, Courtney, the only bridesmaid has hers and I still do not have mine, though I have contenders. I
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Urban Decay Eyeshadows review of ‘The Petite Palette’

Urban Decay Eyeshadows are not my usual go-to choice when it comes to my eyes. Maybe it is because I consider the brand to be aimed at a younger, a much younger, market. But my daughter had left this very attractive ‘petite palette’ out waiting to be borrowed and it was small enough to fit
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Interview with Eugenia from ‘The Age of Grace’

I am delighted to introduce you to Eugenia, one of my Fierce 50 sisters. Over a year ago, the Fierce 50 campaign was launched and through it I became friends online with Eugenia, who is one of the most thoughtful and kindest bloggers I know. Working in Pharmaceutical sales from 9 to 5, Eugenia, who
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‘Style not Age’ Rainbow Challenge

This month’s ‘Style Not Age’ challenge, where we are to be inspired by the colours of the rainbow, was set by Emma  from stylesplash. There is an often-used mnemonic to help you remember the colours of the rainbow Roy G Biv – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (just in case you don’t know)
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Medical Micro Needling under the Spotlight

Micro Needling is seemingly the latest and most effective treatment in the fight against lines and wrinkles. I laugh when I see the age of the testers. They need someone of more advanced years to really test it, I always say. So, when Wendy Tyner of Wendy’s Advanced Aesthetic and Skincare Clinic in Dunboyne offered
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Shaws wows with Style and Prices!

Shaws Department Store in Roscrea was where I spent my first wage packet. I had a summer job in a local chemist doing an inventory of the storeroom and stacking shelves, so I headed to Shaws and purchased the most amazing pink bell-bottoms. Well, it was 1971! Shaws was the ‘go to’ shop in the
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We have gone dotty in our ‘Style Not Age’ Polka-Dots March Challenge

It is time for our ‘Style not Age’ challenge again and this month we have gone dotty with polka-dots, set by Jacqui from mummabstylish. There were plenty of options in the shops (spots/dots are in) but I eventually fell back on an old favourite of mine, a Biba dress I bought in House of Fraser,
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Make-up for the more Mature Skin

I treat my make-up the same way I treat my man. If something serves me well, I tend to stick with it until I either find something I like better, or until it no longer suits me, whichever comes first. Of course, I am not serious, my GG is built to last, unlike my make-up!
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Fun With Fur Style Challenge in ‘Style not Age’

You may recall that as a part of a blogger group called ‘5 over-50’, I participated in a series of style challenges where we took it in turn to create a theme. Only recently, two of our group, Gail and Laurie, left because of other commitments, so we are now joined by young Emma and
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What I wore in 2017 in my fashion round-up

I embraced the kimono and the cold shoulder  fashion trends in 2017, though I had flirted briefly in 2016 with the latter.  A full-blown romance was conducted with this particular fashion item so that even if it goes out of style any time soon, my purchases will not be leaving my wardrobe. Firstly, it is
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The Best of 2017 in Health and Beauty

I was not even sure if it came under Health and Wellbeing, when I wrote about my love affair with gin. The title ‘How to stay Healthy, drink Gin’ confused a few people and I am sure many thought it was fake news but I did a lot of research which suggested that there were
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Christmas Jumper ‘5-over-50’ Style Challenge

I have never really been a fan of the Christmas jumper trend. I know it seems like I don’t have a sense of humour, but I can assure you that I do; it just doesn’t extend to wearing a novelty Christmas sweater. So, when Laurie from VanityandMe decided that this was to be our next
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Dyrberg/Kern in Arnotts has a Christmas Present for You.

Arnotts in Dublin has been my ‘go-to’ shop for years: it is pretty fair to say that you can get practically everything there, so I am always popping in and out. I was very happy to see the return of Dyrberg/Kern, the Danish jewellery brand, to the store. While you can find the brand in
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Adding panache to my outfits with a Radley Bag

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Testing ‘By Terry’ Light-Expert Click Brush

‘By Terry’, founded by Terry Gunzburg, the French cosmetic guru behind Touche Eclat (a product that I have never liked), has just recently come across my radar. I had been invited to an evening in Space NK on Grafton Street  Dublin where ‘By Terry’ specialist Lesley Damon was demonstrating some of the products to a
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