Style Diaries 3: Portugal

Pop of Neon

This Missguided duo was something I ordered just before holidays. The skirt is a hot pink neon crepe maxi (and was in the sale...winning!) and the cream crop is new season.

I love a bit of neon, especially on holidays, and this maxi has a real body con feel but the material feels lovely, even during a hot evening over here! I think you could even rock this skirt during winter with a rock band graphic tee and biker jacket!

My sandals are Zara. You can never have enough bling! And my rings are H&M.

Missguided are constantly updating the 'new in section' and if you subscribe to their e-mails- you'll always get some great offers and discounts that keep you reaching for your purse! 

Happy Shopping! X

Fierce Shoe Friday

These boots were made for walking...

I.love.these.boots. And guess where they are from? Pennys!

These Pennys/Primark beauties are an absolute steal at €20. I love the dark olive colour as it will go with virtually every colour trouser you own. The heel is super chunky and sturdy and the faux suede keeps the boot looking a lot more expensive then it is!

Well done Pennys! These are on my A/W list! 

Style Diaries 2: Portugal

Love me some Leopard...

Anyone who knows me, understands my love of leopard! I'm obsessed! This skirt is an old season mullet skirt from a brand called UNIF. Nasty Gal stock a wide range of UNIF pieces and I have spied some really nice autumn pieces that have just come out!

I paired the skirt with a Topshop crop tee and gladiator sandals (that I got in the summer sale!). My bag is a Zara last season mini office bag! I know it's not really holiday style but I try to bring as little as possible away with me- and I love this bag for travelling as it's so small and compact! And finally, my braclets are a mixed metal trio from Pennys/Primark.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Summer Mantra

I am very lucky that I'm on my second holiday this summer! With my profession, summer is a quiet time of year- I chose to do camps for the month of July and give myself a whole month off during August. I find it quite hard to sit and do nothing but that was my goal this Summer, to switch off! I do the occasional bit of work here and there (my fingers get twitchy lol!) but other than that, I have spent the last month breathing, eating and sleeping!

Personally, I think back in Ireland, we all work and stress too much and not live enough! People begrudge when you have that much time off during the summer- with the 'it's well for some' attitude being used. People have even said that my job isn't a real one as I don't necessarily work a 9-5. I said it before and I'll say it again, find a profession that you love, not necessarily what pays well (though I'm not ignorant to personal circumstances...) and you won't feel like you have worked a day in your life. Don't work to live, but live to work! 

With only a week between Morocco and Portugal, I got the opportunity to catch up with friends and venture around Dublin.

Myself and Ev went back to Portugal this Summer- only because it's soooo cheap, we already know it and it has guaranteed sun all day!

We eat fish every day, squeeze oranges for breakfast every morning and go on walks/runs as much as possible!

Pure Bliss! I'm about half way through my  stay here in Porches, Portugal...and I couldn't be more revitalised! I'm also super excited to start the new business year in Sept...

Style Diaries: Portugal

Monochrome Maxi- 

I loved this dress so much in Morocco that I had to pack it for Portugal. It's from pennys (and shhhh- I spied it reduced to €7 last week in the Pennys on Henry St!) and I paired it with my Topshop gladiator sandals that I got in the summer sale. 

Because I'm quite bottom heavy- I need to show of my waist so I don't look 9 months pregnant and used my sisters tassle belt to cinch in. Raging that I forgot to take a photo of the back of the dress- it has two gorgeous spaghetti black straps that look lovely on sun kissed skin.

My hair and makeup was my typical fuss free summer look- hair in a bun and plenty of bronzer!

Summer Salad

Dad is in the midst of a middle life crisis which has resulted in a garden full of the most crisp greens. Organic obsessives, eat your heart out!

Tonight's dinner is a chili and garlic chicken served with roasted peaches and  basil, sautéed courgettes, a caprese salad and mixed leaf and beans and flatbread. Woah...that was a handful to write!

Marinated the chicken in cayenne pepper, fresh chillies, garlic and salt and pepper. 30 mins at 180 degrees (fan oven). Caprese salad is made up of mozerella, vine tomatoes (newbarn farm), basil and plenty of olive oil and salt and pepper. Peaches were roasted with basil in coconut oil and courgettes were also cooked in coconut oil. Flatbread cooked for 5 mins to crisp. Mixed salad was Swiss chard, spinach and rocket and green beans- washed and served as it is.

Dinner took me 30 mins to prepare and I used a mix of olive and coconut oil. No excuses. 

Salad isn't rabbit food after all...

Marrakech Diaries Part 1

Unfortunately, the wifi in the hotel we are in is pretty appalling! So apologies for the lack of social media infiltration from me lol!

(Rant warning- why the hell do hotels in this day and age not have decent wifi grrrr!)

Marrakech is hot!!! So hot that I have developed a wee bit of a heat rash...boo! Anyone know how to solve this? We have a done a few things the last two days but the highlights would have to be the copious amounts of pool lounging, eating and hanging around Jaama El Fnaa. Dining out in Morocco is soooo cheap- yesterday for dinner we had traditional harrira (a soup) and Msemem (a savoury Moroccan pancake)- and for six of us, the bill came to €5!!! Some one will have to roll me of the plane...

Last nights #OOTD-

Necklace (HRH Collection), Waistcoat and Tank vest (HM), Shorts (Levi's) and Sandals (Topshop)