When is it time to break up with your make up?

The lipstick you bought to wear on that first date, the eye shadow palette you bought for your wedding that’s now older than the kids, that expensive foundation that you bought a few years ago but you only wear on special occasions - chances are you could have similar products that may now be out of date, lurking in your make up bag.

In The Navy // Interiors Trend

Navy blue has been gaining popularity in interior decors recently, and has been highlighted by Pinterest as one of the biggest home decor trends for 2017 in their annual Pinterest 100 trend report.

Christmas at Home // The Kitchen

The kitchen is the heart of the home, and even more so at Christmas with lots of baking, cooking and entertaining going on. So I wanted ours to be a haven of tradition colours with scandi-style influences. I'd recently painted the kitchen a gorgeous shade of grey called 'Dolmen' by Colourtrend - an Irish paint brand  - so everything just popped against it. 

Christmas at Home // The Living Room

As I put away all our Christmas decorations I thought I would share some photos of Christmas in our home this year. I so enjoyed decorating the house, and giving it that cosy hygge vibe. So my first gallery is of our living room.

Winter walk on a West Cork beach

There's nothing quite so good for the soul as a bracing walk on the beach. It's one of the things I miss most about Scotland - the stunning East Lothian beaches we regularly visited on the weekends and on summer evenings after work.

New Year's Day Dinner Decor

Well, I don't know about you, but I'm so happy to have seen the back of 2016. So, it was nice to have been able to welcome in 2017 with a lovely celebration with friends and family who stayed over with us on New Year's Eve.