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• Christmas Stocking Fillers That Aren’t Shite

  

  This year is to be my second Christmas celebrated outside of Ireland.  Those of you travelling for the festive season will know that it can be an extra expensiv... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2017 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Shouk, Drumcondra | Restaurant

  

  I’ll be living in Drumcondra for 3 years this October (WHAT?!) but I’m pretty much still a stranger to the area.  Now that I’m free on weekends I’m trying my... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2017 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• New Beginnings

  

  September, for most, hails the end of summer.  Holidays and festivals are almost over and it’s time to get back to reality, back to work, back to school, and... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Dancing In The Rain ❤ Willow & Clo

  

  I’ve never been much of a jewellery person.  The small amount of jewellery I own has been gifted to me on Birthdays and Christmas over the years by various... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Glamping in Co. Offaly

  

  If you’re looking for somewhere ‘a bit different’ to go on a short trip, you really don’t have to look outside the island of Ireland. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Smoky Roast Asparagus, Peppers & Chickpea with Pineapple Brown Sauce

  

  This is my first time to post a recipe, apart from that one time 5 years ago when I made tofu scramble and thought I’d get Jamie Oliver’s job, so go easy on... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2016 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Dukale’s Dream

  

  If everyone in the world made a few simple changes in what they choose to eat, purchase, and use every day, we could make the world a better place.  It really i... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• If You Can Cry, You’re Still Alive.

  

  There is a certain kind of beauty that can be found only in sadness.  This poem is that kind of beauty; best turned to in a moment of need and remembered... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Is There Life on Mars, Sinéad?

  

  Yesterday was International Women’s Day,  and while Kim ##########’s naked body was trending once again and her essay on body-shaming was a talking point, my... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Lush ♥ Dublin

  

  I remember when LUSH arrived in Dublin years ago, the sweet scent wafting out the doorway as I passed by; surely those smells and colours couldn’t be natural? Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Nota Bene

  

  Are we the generation of the perpetually ‘offended’? Stephen Fry thinks so: “It’s now very common to hear people say, ‘I’m rather offended by that.’ As if that... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• A Night to Remember

  ‘Facebook memories’ wanted me to remember the night this photo was taken.  It’s a normal photo, of a normal woman, on a normal night.  It was taken two years ag... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Blissmas Brunch

  

  This morning, on my way into town on the bus, rather excited, my Mam calls me. Me: Heya Ma Mam: Are you still in bed?? Me: No Mam, I’m not in bed! I’m on my... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Wigwam on Abbey Street

  

  Who knew you could fit so much inside a wigwam?  The Bodytonic crew closed the Twisted Pepper doors on Abbey Street, Dublin 1, earlier this year, only to have i... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Christmas Shopping off the Highstreet

  

  Christmas is a time for cheer, a time for giving, and a time for eating yourself into a slouched mess on the couch as you settle in for the Christmas TV... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• The House

  

  There’s often an assumption that an old house might be haunted.  People allow their imaginations to conjure stories about what went on behind the dirty, darkene... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2015 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Check out My New Site

  

  Back To Blog! The Wrong Girl blog began its journey 5 years ago on my beloved blogspot, where I migrated back and forth between there and wordpress until I all... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Mad Max and the Fury of the Mra

  

  Excited and dubious are two words which best describe my reaction upon hearing there was to be a new Mad Max. Excited because the cult film holds a place in... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Enormous Equality

  

  When we heard our pal Steve OwlDonnell was hitting the beach, we thought he was checking out the surf. Then our friends at Yelp posted this: We’re on... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY, SHOPPING

• Hidden Treasure.

  

  Literally down a laneway, Quack Dirk is a sweet hideaway packed with vintage and handmade clothes and accessories. I pass the little sandwich board sign just... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 FASHION, LIFESTYLE, SELF EXPRESSION