• baby - fashion

    The Capsule Maternity Wardrobe

    May 1, 2017 - By 

    Finding clothes to wear while pregnant can be tough. Your body is constantly changing shape and size. Throw in the fact that in Ireland we can experience 4 seasons in one day, it is hard knowing what to actually buy. How much you want to spend on maternity clothes comes down to personal preference and budget. Personally, I bought a number of cheap and cheerful items, as I knew I would be sick of looking at them come the end of my pregnancy. With that in mind, I have picked out a number of items which I found useful and…

  • beauty - Skin Care

    Pestle and Mortar Erase and Renew Double cleansing system

    April 19, 2017 - By 

    They say not all products are created equal and when it comes to cleaners this is definitely true. I have been through my fair share of cleansers since starting The Beautiful Truth, some were awful and some great. However, nothing has blown me away the way the Pestle and Mortar Erase and renew Double cleansing system has. I am very lazy when it comes to taking my makeup off and when I saw a double cleanse system coming through the door, I was doubtful if I would actually use it, as it seemed like a lot of effort. I honestly thought,…

  • beauty - lips - lipstick

    Nude Lipstick for every budget

    April 9, 2017 - By 

    I love a good nude lipstick. Something easy to wear, yet a lipstick that gives a wow finish. I have picked out my 10 most used nude lipsticks from the past few months for today’s post. One thing I will add is that for the most part I wear a lip liner with these lipstick. If you want a versatile lipliner, I can’t recommend Mac Whirl lipstick enough. It goes with almost every one of these lipsticks. Mac Faux There isn’t much lipstick left in my tube of Faux . I have worn this colour to death!!! Faux is a…

  • beauty - EYESHADOW - makeup - palette - youtube - Youtube

    Violet Voss Holy Grail Palette Tutorial and review

    April 3, 2017 - By 

    If you follow any of my social media, you will have heard me talk about this palette again and again. The Violet Voss Holy Grail palette, is one of those palettes that has taken the hearts of many a beauty lover. When you look at it, it is not hard to see why. The Violet Voss palette is a warm tone lovers dream palette. It has 20 warm toned shadows that are a mix of both matte and shimmers. Often with eyeshadow palettes, there are either too many of the same type of colour, or not enough shades to create…

  • beauty - brand spotlight - tan - Tanning

    Brand Spotlight: Cocoa Brown

    March 28, 2017 - By 

    For this month’s brand spotlight, I decided to focus on a brand that almost everyone has heard of and one that I absolutely love. Cocoa Brown! Cocoa Brown have a considerable amount of products in their range, so I thought I would pick out a few of my favourites to feature in my brand spotlight series. 1 hour tan I suppose I should start with the obvious one. Cocoa Brown 1 hour tan is the original product from Marissa Carter. Originally launched in November 2012, Cocoa Brown now sells at a rate of 3 bottles a minute! No matter what line…

  • beauty - favourites - Favourites - Youtube - youtube

    Current Makeup Favourites

    March 12, 2017 - By 

    It is a very long time since I have recorded a monthly favourites. In fact I would nearly go as far as to say it has been two years!! With life getting in the way, YouTube fell to the wayside. However, 2017 is the year I am getting back on the YouTube horse and bringing you more video. I’ve tried more new makeup than ever before and I have so many bits that I want to share with you. So expect even more favourites ! I have also grown a pair and started to record some makeup tutorials. I always…

  • beauty - makeup

    Spring time makeup

    March 5, 2017 - By 

    Chill Insurance asked me “Do you prefer to stay in or go out during the winter months?” During the winter I barely budge from the couch. My routine consists of pyjamas, fluffy slippers and face masks! However, as soon as March hits, I begin to get an itch to become somewhat of a social butterfly again. I don’t know if it is the new brighter clothes hitting the shops or the new makeup releases that have me dying for a night out. Spring time means a change in makeup, so for this collaboration I have picked out a few of…

  • beauty - EYESHADOW - hit miss maybe - palette - palettes

    Hit, miss and maybe : Eyeshadow palettes

    February 27, 2017 - By 

    When it comes to eyeshadow palettes, I have a serious problem. When I see a new palette release, there is like a switch goes off inside me and I am not right until I buy it! It is actually an illness! As a result, I am very picky as to what I want from a palette. For me, if a palette is to be a hit, it must have a good selection of colours that you can create a number of looks from. There is nothing worse than having a palette where the shadows just don’t work all that well…

  • beauty - Youtube - youtube

    Blank Canvas Master Series One Palette Tutorial

    February 23, 2017 - By 

    I am not normally one for tutorials. In fact, I tend to avoid them like the plague. I often feel that my lack of qualifications in makeup, makes me hold back in showing how I apply my makeup. However, I’ve come to the realisation, that qualifications are not a big deal for things like youtube. So I have decided to give tutorials another go. As I tend to flash the other products that I use quite quickly, I thought I would tell you a little about them here. Push Rudy Nudy You may have heard me talk about this product before,…

  • beauty - Budget buys - Foundations

    L’Oreal Infallible 24hour Matte foundation review

    February 14, 2017 - By 

    The L’Oreal Infallible Matte 24 hour foundation has been on my radar for quite a while now and if I am honest. I actually avoided buying it. I think the fact that the word matte was in the name turned me off, as I was afraid it was going to be very drying on my skin. It was Lustre Lux 2016 favourites that gave me the kick to buy this foundation. Since buying it, each time I use it I fall more and more in love with it! Shade Range: The shade range from the Infallible Matte 24 hour foundation, is…

  • beauty - blushers - bronzer - highlighter - highlighters - lips - lipstick

    Under the radar products

    February 6, 2017 - By 

    The beauty world is a fickle place. Often there are products that receive a lot of attention and hype. Sometimes this attention and hype is justified and other times not so much. Then you have products, that perform like a dream and yet get little to no attention from the online beauty gurus and makeup fans. Under the radar products! Under the radar products, does not mean under the radar brands. Very often there are popular brands that have hidden gems that people just don’t know about. For todays post, I have picked out a number of my favourite products that I…

  • beauty - bronzer

    Jane Iredale So Bronze Bronzing powder 01

    January 24, 2017 - By 

    As a beauty blogger, there are a lot of products that land on my makeup table to try. Some I love, some  are ok and some I wouldn’t be overly fond of. However, it is very rare that a product that I have heard absolutely nothing about before, comes and completely blows me away. Yet that is exactly what happened with the Jane Iredale So bronze bronzer. Over the years, I have come across many bronzers that I have really loved. They were perfect colours,  blended well into my skin and overall worked very well for me. I thought I…

  • beauty - tan - Tanning

    Cocoa Brown Tanning wipes

    January 19, 2017 - By 

    As a beauty lover, it pains me to admit, that when it comes to developing tan, I am an absolute disaster. No matter how careful I am, I always make an absolute mess of it. It is either patchy, too dark, streaky and don’t even get me started on the hands! I know I have a tendency to over exaggerate in my life, but trust me, I don’t get on well with developing tan. This probably explains why I go through bottles and bottle of the Cocoa brown tanning gels!!! Early last summer, Marissa Carter announced, that due to popular demand,…

  • beauty - brand spotlight - bronzer - makeup - mascara

    Brand Spotlight : Benefit Cosmetics

    January 16, 2017 - By 

    I’ve decided that it is about time I started a new blog series on The Beautiful Truth. For the next few weeks/months, I am going to focus on my favourite products from different brands. I will also throw in a clanger or two if there are items I am not overly fond of by a particular brand. For my first brand spotlight, I have decided to take a look at some products from Benefit cosmetics. Benefit is a brand that I have actually never featured on the blog. If I am honest, for a very long time, I thought Benefit was extremely…

  • baby - cancer

    The Thyroid, The Cervix and The Lovely Baby

    January 10, 2017 - By 

    It has taken me a long time to sit down and try to put this story into words. There are so many reason why I have avoided writing this post. Firstly I have absolutely zero medical experience just my own journey.Which made me a little nervous about sharing medical information. Secondly this story, while a part of my life and something the made me stronger, I kinda want to forget some of it. Finally, I actually didn’t know how I was going to document this story. How was I going to detail what happened and not over complicate things? There…

  • beauty - highlighter - highlighters - hit miss maybe

    Hit, Miss, Maybe : Highlighters

    January 8, 2017 - By 

    It seems that every week there is a new highlighter hitting the market. A new must have the product to achieve the glow you’ve longed for. A highlighter that will give you enough glow to be seen from space. If you’re like me and a little obsessed with highlighters, then it is very easy to get caught up in the hype that surrounds every new release. To make your decision a little easier when it comes to picking a new highlighter, I have put together my hits, misses and maybes. I know there are some obvious choices included, but there…

  • 2016 budget favourites
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    2016 Budget favourites

    January 3, 2017 - By 

    What a year 2016 was! For so many, 2016 will be chalked down as one to forget. It was the year that saw a multitude of celebrity deaths. World politics went a little of track and there seemed like there was a lot of personal heartache on my timeline.  However, for me, 2016 was one of the best yet. As 2016 was the year I became a mammy! I am sure you’ve heard it again and again, but there really is nothing that can prepare you for the love you feel for a tiny human. Even the sleepless nights are manageable, as you’re getting…

  • favourite hair tools
    beauty - Hair - Youtube - youtube

    My Favourite Hair Tools

    December 18, 2016 - By 

    Without a shadow of a doubt, your hair is your crowning glory. On the days that our hair cooperates, we tend to feel good about ourselves. However, on days that our hair just won’t do what we want, those are usually the days that start off with a bad mood! How you hair works out in the morning, can really make or break your day! With so many  tools on the market, it is hard knowing what is worth splashing your cash on. For so long, we stuck to the tried and tested GHD for most of our hair needs. In recent…

  • beauty - gifts

    Gifts for the men ( or women) in your life

    December 11, 2016 - By 

    In our family, when it comes to buying gifts , the men in our lives are the hardest to by for. The reason for this being, they have either bought the things they want, or they keep telling us to not waste our money because they don’t need anything!!! To help you narrow down your search for gifts for your men, I have put together a small gift guide. It is worth noting that the majority of these gifts can be bought for women too and the only reason I didn’t include gadgets like these in my other gift guides,  is…

  • beauty - Gift Guide - gifts

    Stocking Filler gift guide

    December 10, 2016 - By 

    Ready for your shopping to get a whole lot easier? I have put together a stocking filler guide to help you pick out a few more of those “little bits” that end up causing us heart ache!!! It is actually harder picking out little bits for people, than it is buying the bigger gifts. I have used almost all of the products in this gift guide, so they 100% get my seal of approval and will go down a storm on christmas morning. Little Miss and Mr Men merchandise Last week I spotted these mugs in Arnotts and thought they…

  • beauty - Gift Guide - gifts

    Luxury Christmas Gift guide

    December 8, 2016 - By 

    I don’t know about you, but I often find it difficult to pick a gift for somebody or even myself when the value goes over €50. To help you with your Christmas shopping or indeed to help you pick something that you can put on your list, I have put together some of my favourite luxury gifts. Steampod If you have hair and don’t already have a steampod, this 100% needs to be top of your Christmas list. This is honestly the best hair tool I own. I bought this over a year ago in Shush Hair and have used…

  • Araya beauty salon
    beauty - treatments

    Eyelash extensions at Araya Beauty Salon

    December 5, 2016 - By 

    For the past few months, each time I look in the mirror tired eyes stared back at me. There really is nothing like a few sleepless nights to make you feel the need to pile on makeup to make you feel a little more human! Yet, like a lot of people, getting makeup on everyday isn’t always an option, so when I was invited out to Araya Beauty in Leopardstown for eyelash extensions, I absolutely jumped at the chance! For me, lash extensions mean my eyes would look more awake and I would get away without having to put on…

  • feel good look better - fitness

    The Trapped Mindset

    November 29, 2016 - By 

    Guest Contributor: Noel Flynn from ABC GYM Remember the Cranberries’ song ‘Zombie’? The one line I always remember is “It’s in your head, it’s in your head…..Zombie, zombie, zombie”! And it is a line that really resonates with me in so many ways. What goes on in your head every second, every minute, every hour, everyday is pure mental…… We are all bonkers in our heads but we might come across at least human at times Have you ever seen the film ‘Inside Out’ it is brilliant. I am not messing, it is one of the best films I’ve ever watched. It really does give a humorous…

  • beauty - shopping

    Black Friday / Cyber weekend 2016 discounts

    November 23, 2016 - By 

    With Christmas fast approaching our finances begin to take a serious hit at this time of year. To help you get a kick start on your shopping, I have listed below all the discounts I can find for the Black Friday / Cyber weekend sales. I will continue to add to this list over the next few days as more codes become available .To make things even easier for you, if you click on the name of each shop below, it will direct you towards the relevant pages. If you know of any codes that i haven’t included, please leave…