Happy Christmas 2014

Hello There, Happy Christmas I hope you are currently sitting somewhere reading this stuffing your face and enjoying some well needed time off work.

I was looking at some photo's and realized I never posted my outfit from my staff night out.

Dress: Three Floor

Shoes: Public Desire

Bag: Michael Kors

Coat :She Inside

Unfortunately this is the only photo I was able to take cause it was far too good of a night, We went out to a restaurant in town called The Manhattan, Drank way too many cocktails and Danced most of the night.

In other Blog related news, I'm going to start posting a lot more regularly, things like Ootd, Reviews, Products I've Used Up, and anything else you would like me to do leave any requests or idea's in the comments.

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and an Amazing New Year, Here's to 2015!!!!

Sarah XOXO

Hakuna Ma'Vodka

I think the words above perfectly depict the night. Hello Everyone, It was my Baby Sister Rachel's 18th Birthday ( I still can't believe she's 18) so I thought I'd share some photo's from the past two weekends, as it was her actual birthday on the 2nd but she didn't have her party until the 8th.

Oh and by the way I have dyed my hair back brown.(Yay for not damaging my hair )

A little Blurry wooops

As you can see the photo's aren't the best quality as everyone was well on at this point.( Again see photo at the very top)  I got my dress from a website called IClothing, An Irish website to which I wasn't aware of until a fellow Irish Blogger wore a dress during NYFW and the second I seen it I needed it in my life. It's probably the most flattering dress I've ever worn and Im gonna wear it to my Christmas party at work, YES I love it that much. It also come in Black and Red if you want to check them out. Perfect Party Dress

Mine is the Navy one as I always go for Black but I am going to purchase it in Red also. It's so pretty, it's high necked and comes down in a triangle at the back of my neck, Its fitted but not in a tight way and then curves asymmetrically at the bottom with the white pleats going the whole way around the dress. I would really recommend this for a special occasion like a wedding or a party and its a steal at €40.  

I don't have any other suitable photo's of the night so Im just going to leave it there.

Happy Birthday Rachel xxx

Talk Again Soon 

Love From Sarah

XXX

Liebster Award

I was nominated for a Liebster Award by Queen Of The Lions, Thank you so much for the Nomination.

These are the questions that she would like me to answer.

1.what is your favourite book or movie?

My favourite movie is Titanic, I could literally watch it a hundred times. 

2. If you could have one super power what would it be?

To have all the super powers, like I could absorb other peoples. 

3. If you could meet one person in the whole world and spend a day with them who would it be?

Jared Leto, I would love to see what he does every day.

4. What/who do you appreciate the most in your life.

My parents, they've been there so much for me I can only hope that they see how much I appreciate it. 

5. Where is your dream place to live?

Brighton and I don't know why, I've never been there but it seems lovely.

6. What is your favourite memory?

Wow big question, probably seeing 30 Seconds to Mars at Belsonic.

7.Is there anything you would change in your life?

Yes a few things but overall I'm happy. 

8. If you could choose to live in a certain period in time what would it be? ( eg 1950 or 70's)

I would have loved to have been alive in the 20's, I love the fashion and lifestyle, it seems so extravagant. 

9. Any regrets?

Yes, The main one will be not seeing Grandad before he died.

10.In 10 years what would you like to be doing?

Hopefully living in England somewhere blogging and being a stylist. *fingers crossed*

11. Your guilty pleasures?

I love cheesy 80's music and really bad Reality TV.

These were great questions, I nominate

- A small girl in a big ol' world
-Alishas Attic Of Beauty
-Sophie Said
-Any one reading this that would like to take part.

Here are your questions:

1. What was your favourite concert that you've been to?

2. What was your favorite birthday?

3. If you were given the opportunity to do what you've always wanted to do but that would mean leaving all your friends and family behind would you do it ?

4.Favourite Youtuber?

5.Favourite Blogger?

6.Would you go back in time to change something in your past?

7. Is there a place in the world that you've travelled to that you really didn't want to leave?

8.What would your last meal ever consist of?

9.Which celebrity would you Style-Steal?

10.Favorite make up brand?

11. Whats your go-to fashion website ?

Tell me in the comments below when you've answered them so I can go check out your answers :) 
Happy Blogging :).

My Week on Instagram

Hello Everyone, I've seen these edits on some other people's blogs and I thought feic it, Im gonna join in too.

This week wasn't overall very eventful as I only had one day off from work, but let me take you through some things I did get up to and documented on the holy grail that is Instagram.

Starting from the bottom,This was the weekend. I can't have my nails painted at work but I bought a new nail varnish from Rimmel, its a Metallic Silver and I love it. I put a Matte top coat on in this photo though.

Moving onto the next photo, and I am sort off redecorating my room so I've decided flowers are gonna be a constant thing in my room, for now there real but in the future who knows.

Sunday was a real lay on the sofa watching Friends all day sort of day ( Thank you Comedy Central for playing Friends all day every Sunday.)

After a very strenuous day of watching Friends, Im sure you feel my pain, I decided to experiment with my hair this started as two fishtails and then I put a Pocahontas style twist on it. Kinda festival vibes idk.

I decided to do something productive on my Sunday ( Jesus did I take a lot of photo's that day ) and dye my hair as my roots were unacceptable at this stage.This time I use one of Bleach London's bleaches and their White Toner.

Cut to Wednesday which was my day off, I decided to do some, as I call them, Heidi Braids and went to town with Nana to have lunch because it was such a beautiful day.

Second last photo, last year at a fashion show in my little gift bag I was given an Air Freshener to put in your wardrobe, Mine was Irish field by a company called Bog Standard so I was so obsessed with this that when I found out they had Candles aswell I had to immediately buy one if not all, (which I can assure you Im working on )

And then we come to today which is of course the first off the month, so I found this cute little picture on Tumblr and shared it.

That's basically been my week, tell me about yours anything eventful happen in your life,tell me all the juicy details down below in the comments, Talk to you soon xxx 

I've gone Blonde

Hello there everyone, for the summer I thought it would be a nice change to dye my hair blonde, really just to see what it would be like and I've always wanted to. 

Some of you may know that I've had ombre for as long as I can remember, so I decided to brave it.

It turned out better than I thought it would, but not the shade I wanted at first.

 From Ombre to Blonde 

I used the L'Oréal's Perfect Blonde bleaching kit that I used previously with my ombre just because I was used to it.With the picture above, that was the first time I did it but I only dyed the brown bits and it actually turned out the same shade (Thank god).

Bleaching Kit I used.

Although it did come out well and I was happy with it. It wasn't the exact shade I wanted so I bleached it again and this was the result.

I know, poser right!

I like the different tones through it because it looks more natural and i don't think platinum blonde would suit me, I would like to point out that I only used bleach and no toner. So if you want  really blonde I would definitely use a toner. I also used silver shampoo to eliminate those horrible yellow tones nobody wants.

These are the only Silver Shampoo/Conditioner I've ever used so I couldn't give you a comparison but these work really well for me.If you have any suggestions on other one's that you think are better let me know or any tips for bleached hair they will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for Reading :) xxx 

Throwback Thursday

This is one of my favourite family pictures from when I was younger.Although dad's not looking at the camera. I think this was my sister Rachel's 3rd or 4th birthday, So Im about 6/7 in this. (late 90's/early 2000's)

I found this photo recently and it made me laugh so much because I don't know what made me pose like that but whatever, I was young and judging from the photo, loved the camera. I remember wearing that top a lot as well. 

Follow me on Instagram for more Throwbacks - Sazzie8

 :) xxx

Afternoon Tea/Lunch for Mother's Day

Hello everybody, As its mothers day today Mum, Nana, My sister Rachel and I went out for lunch in Lough Eske Castle yesterday. I had never been for Lunch out there before but I always heard good things about it. So I took some pictures of it and I'm sharing them with you guys because this place is so pretty.

 

The entrance to the hotel

It was a castle way back in the day but has now been renovated into a hotel on the outskirts of Town.

Yum

This is the nicest Chicken Caesar I've ever had.

How cute are these though.

I don't know why I took a picture of this, It was way cooler in real life.

Mum and Me

Overall we had a great day out there, it was perfect for Mothers Day and if you ever in Donegal Town be sure to come out there for a visit you won't be disappointed.

Happy Mothers Day

xxx

Spring Skin

Hello there, As it's now officially spring, I like to start preparing my skin for Summer as I will obviously not be wearing much make up. So I thought I would share with you some of the things that I use that really help my skin and hopefully yours too.

I have seen this product on nearly every beauty blog, so im sure you'll have seen it before, as I have sensitive skin I was a little apprehensive about using this and usually any cleansers leave my face a little red after but this hasn't. It is essentially like water.My skin has never felt so clean before.

I use both the Clean and Clear Morning burst Moisturiser and Facial Cleanser, that I use as somewhat of a scrub, I recommend this for the Spring/Summer as it leaves your skin with a radiant glow.

And for a Face Mask I use this Australian Tea Tree Mask, I love the smell of Tea Tree. I wouldn't recommend this if you don't because its quite strong. It really leaves your feeling soft and clear from the first use.

These are products that work with my skin, and as I said my skin is really sensitive so these product should be suitable for any skin type.

Let me know if this helped anybody as I love finding new products that leave me with nice clear skin.

xxx

Vegan Maybe ???

Again not really a beauty related post, but im gonna use this as like a diary for the week and try to update about it as often as I can, so my friend Diana and I watched a documentary on Veganism and decided to try it for a week to see what its like and see will I continue it.

This isn't something I decided from watching the documentary as such, I have been thinking about it for a while, but didn't think it would be easy to do due to where I live and accessibility to Vegan products but its far easier than I originally thought, although it is early days.

As this is the first day and im new to this, I wanted to use this as a sort of way to document it and share my experience with Veganism if any of you were thinking of trying it. Also if you know any good recipes maybe you could leave a link or the recipes themselves below, I like all vegetables so im open to anything.

Wish me Luck :)  xxx

Style Crush Sunday | Camila Alves

Every Sunday Im going to tell you who Im loving at the moment, whether it's style/make up or hair.

Today its Camila Alves, Brazilian Model and wife of Matthew McConaughey, she really brings it, whether it's red carpet or casual, I think she's stunning. As well as being a mum of three (I know, with her body) she is also a designer.

I also have serious hair envy but lets not get to into that, I love that her casual style it's so laid back compared to her Red Carpet wardrobe, to me she really made an impact on the red carpets recently at movie premiere's and award shows.

She wears clothes so well,well I suppose she is a model, and always looks so unbelievably gorgeous.

I just love the whole vibe she gives off with her style,she has the same style I do and Im obsessed with her lately, I can't wait to see what she wears to the the Oscars, she will more than likely be featured in my 'I Have Red Carpet Fever - Part 2' as she was heavily in the first one.

What do you think of her style? Let me know.

Thanks for reading xx

Dallas Buyers Club Review

Both Posters for the Movie

I know this is a beauty blog and I don't write about things like this, but I recently went to see a movie that came out called Dallas Buyers Club. Now this wouldn't be the type of movie I would go to see, truthfully I only went to see it because Jared Leto was in it, but Im so glad I did. This movie is one of the best I've seen. I've already read reviews from people saying the same.


Its a true story set in 1985 Texas were AZT trials are taking place which was the drug used as a form of treatment for AIDS.

Matthew as Ron Woodroof

It stars Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof, a guy who struggles to come to terms with the fact he has AIDS.

Jared as Rayon

Jared Leto as Rayon, a transgender who also has AIDS. The two form an unlikely friendship to try and beat the disease.

Jennifer as Eve

Jennifer Garner stars as Eve who is originally helping Ron and Rayon in the hospital.


After being told he has thirty days to live Ron sets out to try and find better drugs that will keep him alive, so he goes to Mexico and finds a drug that they're using down there but its not FDA approved, so he sets up the Dallas Buyers Club, a club that you pay membership to and you get all the drugs you need for free, that way its not illegal. Rayon helps him out in this club, there have there fair share of ups and downs with the FDA confiscating the drugs twice so they go elsewhere.
Not going to lie, I did cry at the end of this movie.

Ron and Rayon

Once you get over the initial shock of seeing the weight loss in both Jared and Matthew and focus on whats happening you'll see how inspirational this movie is, it makes you want to know more and more about the characters and their lives.


This movie is heartwarming yet sad, its a perfect balance of having light hearted humour but still having a serious edge to it, if you see one movie this year let it be this, this is acting at its finest.
Its no wonder why they're winning so many awards for there parts.

Please let me know what you thought about it if you saw it. xx

Primark S/S 14 -My Favourites

While flicking through LOOK Magazine, I seen they had some of Primark/Penny's S/S 2014 Collection.I knew I needed some new things for my wardrobe, So I went online and found some of my favourites, these items will defiantly be in my wardrobe ASAP.

First off, I found this Green Blouse with sheer flower detailing which I really like, I absolutely love this colour and thought it would look great for Spring.

To compliment that, I thought this White Mini Satchel would go with anything in the Spring and then into Summer. 

How cute is this Yellow Shift Dress, I can totally see this with this Statement Necklace when the weather gets a little nicer.

As I missed out on Zara's skort when it was out I will be purchasing this replica , that is if this one doesn't go either.

If you know me, you know im a bit obsessed with Monochrome, I basically live in it and I adore this Monochrome Grid Blouse , not really for spring only, for me this is an all year rounder.

I've been really liking Perspex clutches and was about to buy one online when I found this one, This Perspex Handbag is perfect for summer nights out to bring a pop of colour to an outfit, although i would like to point out you will need a little pouch inside this for money, cards etc as it is see through.

Again this is something for all year round , This Denim Sleeveless Shirt would look great open with shorts or tucked into a skater skirt, and paired with this Statement Necklace .

If you've seen some of their new collection tell me what was your favourite and if you have some suggestions on what I would like please tell me :)

I Have Red Carpet Fever - Part 1

Apart from Fashion Week, Awards Season is my favourite time of year, I am always in awe of what and who people are wearing.This is just some of my favourites from The Golden Globes, SAG's and The Grammys.


Starting off with The Golden Globes as they were first. The Golden Globes to me are the kinda showcase as they are the first 'big' awards off the year.

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves wins Best Dressed Couple for sure, she is outstandingly beautiful and her dress was beautiful but yet she didn't outshine Matthew which I like, I also really like Matthew's Bottle Green Velvet Jacket I think he killed it and together they look phenomenal.

Olivia Wilde for me was Best dressed overall, despite being pregnant which I actually think she embraced and made this dress look even better on her. Her hair and make up was perfect and the minute she arrived on the red carpet I was at a loss for words.

 Lupita Nyong'o rocked it for her big first red carpet to come out in this Ralph Lauren dress was amazing, This to me is one of those dresses that everyone will remember, she was a show stopper.

Cate Blanchett looked almost regal at this event, I love the cut of this dress and the laser cut detail with her pale skin looked divine, the back of this dress defiantly won me over.

Sarah Hyland looked so cute in this coral Pink dress and I really like her Hair like that, Im a big fan of Heidi Braids since Katy Perry did them, and I really think it complemented this look.

Doing it for the Boys, Shannon and Jared Leto looked amazing and Im glad Jared toned it down for the event and didn't show up in some crazy get up.I really like Jared's hair like this aswell, and he is slaying Awards Season at the moment, and being a fan of the band and his Movies I'm really happy for him.

I was really underwhelmed with the SAG's comparison with The Globes.

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves, Again Best Dressed Couple, I swear you could put them both in a bin liner and they would work it, Its almost frustrating. Im so looking forward to see what she turns up to the Oscars in.

Jared Leto, This time with his Mom Constance, first off I see where he gets his looks from, shes stunning and they look great again in love with his hair.

I didn't even recognize Claire Danes when I seen her, I really like her hair this colour and I really like the effect on this dress and the 'less is more' with accessories.

The Grammys again wasn't what I was expecting, Im hoping everyone holding back for the Oscars *fingers crossed*

The minute the camera panned to Taylor Swift I forgot how to breath, is it just me or does she look like an Oscar statue, She looks phenomenal, her hair and make up complemented the dress brilliantly I really don't have enough nice things to say about this outfit, I only hope she brings out another show stopper for the Oscars next month.

Thirty Seconds to Mars were also there, Im in love with Jared's Balmain Jacket and Shannon's Saint Laurent Jacket but I felt Tomo could have done a little more.

I have loved every dress Kelly Osbourne has worn so far for Awards Season but this has got to be my favourite, I also liked the nod to her Dad with his cross on her back.

This Valentino dress looks like it was made for Katy Perry for this event specifically, I don't think she could have done any better, the only problem I have with this look is I hate her hair like this.

So who wore it best for you, Leave me a comment below. I'll be back with my favourites from The Oscars, BAFTA'S, IFTA'S and Brits.

Face Mapping

Being a girl, something that I find really important is trying to keep my skin clear because even though your make up will cover it up (sometimes) you will constantly be worried about it.
And I know for me the first thing I think is where the spot is and what that means.


About 4 years ago my Mum introduced me to face mapping and a couple of weeks ago my friend mentioned she had had a persistent spot and I said 'where is it' and she looked at me weird and said 'why does that matter' and I realised none of my friends knew about face mapping.


Well anyway she said it was a cluster on her cheekbone and i said that's your lungs so I asked did she have a cough or anything and that's what it was so she wanted to know about face mapping so I was more than happy to teach her about it.


So just in case nobody else has heard about it,and the fact that it helps me so much, I thought I would write about it.



Forehead
This is usually a sign of a poor digestive system or your liver, Easily rectified, just drink plenty of water , get a good night sleep and eat foods that will support you digestive system eg Yogurt, Meat and Fish,Whole Grains, Banana's and Ginger.
Avoid High fat and Fried Foods, Anything Spicy, Alcohol and Berries.


Cheeks
This is usually a sign that there are problems with your respiratory system. Commonly more prone to people who smoke. Usually spending more time outside will improve this.
As well it could be due to sickness.


Nose
This is linked to heart health and could be down to blood pressure.


Jawline
This is most common due to hormonal imbalances and stress, More intake of green veg and increased intake of water will help.


Neck
This is your body's way of telling you, you have an incoming illness, again water helps and take a few vitamins to strengthen your system.



I hope this helps you in some way because I find this so helpful, Thanks for reading.xx