Monday 25 March 2013

Best foot forward!

My sister has been raving about the Korean Purederm Glycolic Peel foot mask she recently used. She said the results were incredible.

You pop your footsies into the booties that are filled with liquid and then put a regular pair of socks on top. Relax for 90 mins then wash your feet in water. After 5-7days hard skin starts peeling off your feet and you are left with amazingly soft feet!

I'll let you know what the results are in a week.





The real thing!

I used to be a big Diet Coke Fan until Coke Zero was introduced to the market. I think Coke Zero is a diet drink that tastes the most like real coke.

When I was younger I spent some time over my Summers in Germany with a friend in her home in Stuttgart. While I was there I developed a real taste for Coke Light. It only seems to be widely available in mainland Europe as I have bought it in Spain, France and Belgium but never Ireland. That is until today.

Look what I found - it's Coke Light!!! Delicious!



Fascinating fascinators!

It has become very fashionable to wear "Fascinators" to Irish weddings rather than the more traditional hat. I saw lots of fascinators for sale in Boots and Penneys (Primark - not to be confused with JC Penny) this morning. Normally a fascinator will set you back about €25 euro in somewhere like Marks & Spencer's or Monsoon Accessorize but they were only €11 in Boots and half that in Penneys. My sister got a very nice fascinator in Dunnes Stores so do shop around if you are looking for one! They tend to be either clip in or on a band. If you are anyway crafty you could easily make a fascinator to coordinate with your wedding outfit.









Sunday 24 March 2013

India!

Here's a great blog post by my sister about her travels in India.  There are also a few photos too. Enjoy!

When Spencer Tunnick came to Ireland

American photographer Spencer Tunnick is best known for organizing large-scale nude-shoots all over the world. In 2008, he visited Ireland and photographed two installations. One at the South Wall in Dublin (see photograph) and the other in Cork at Blarney Castle. Blarney Castle being the site of the famous "Kissing" stone.

Poor puppy

There we were trying to enjoy our breakfast in The Farm on Leeson Street while Bones stared in at us while he waited in the car. Poor little fella'. BTW, the pancakes were "American Style". They definitely were fatter and fluffier than Irish pancakes. I wonder what is the difference. Does bicarbonate of soda get added to the American pancake batter?









Saturday 23 March 2013

Steak time!

This is what we ate for dinner. Fillet steak, chips & pepper sauce. So simple, so good!