• travel

    Family break in Kilkenny

    January 16, 2018 - By 

    Before we had a baby, we were quite accustomed to a weekend away. I love nothing more than lazying in a hotel on a Saturday afternoon, stuffed to the gills after an epic hotel breakfast. Or spending the evening discovering local bars in a new town or city in Ireland. However, since having Conor, weekends like this stopped for what I thought were obvious reasons. I have often seen friends and family pack up the car to head to a hotel with their kids for a weekend and I could never understand it! To me weekend breaks consisted of gin,…

  • baby - travel

    Travelling with a baby

    August 13, 2017 - By 

    When I booked my holidays I had visions of a laughing baby and daddy in the pool, while mammy sipped on a cocktail at the side of the pool reading her book. Family dinners where the baby would sleep peacefully in his buggy, while we chowed down on the local delicacies. Nothing could honestly have prepared me for what it is really like going on holidays with a baby! While away I had a number of messages from mammies asking me to give my insight into traveling with a baby. I am by no means an expert in the area,…

  • beauty - Favourites - favourites - Youtube - youtube

    Current Favourites

    June 10, 2017 - By 

    It is a long time since I posted a favourites video! I am not sure why because they are my favourite types videos to watch!! The past few months have been a whirlwind of new products releases and different events in my own blog life. So I thought to go along side the favourites video, I would give you all a little up date on things that have gone on with the blog. March saw me head on an amazing trip to Barcelona with Flormar for the launch of their new extreme Matte lipsticks. These lipsticks are really beautiful. There…

  • cancer - travel - treatments

    Cancer Wellness at The Ice House Ballina

    May 22, 2017 - By 

    In 2013, as many of you know, I was diagnosed with cancer. It isn’t something I mention all that often on the blog. The Beautiful Truth was started as a distraction from being sick. My blog has always been my escape. My cancer free space. It was and still is my place to talk about stuff that is frivolous and a bit of fun.  Yet, when the Ice House in Ballina contacted me to review their cancer wellness centre, my interest was pipped. This was something I could talk about on the blog and hopefully help someone! When you’ve cancer, it…

  • shopping - travel

    Things to do in Orlando

    March 28, 2016 - By 

    I know this is a break from my usual beauty posts, but as many of you know, I have spent quite a bit of time holidaying in the sunshine state and in particular Orlando. I often get emails, messages and snaps from readers asking me to recommend things to do in Orlando, so I decided with holiday season starting, what better way to kick things off then highlighting all my favourite things to see and do in Orlando. If you haven’t already booked your holiday, I would suggest renting a house with a pool, rather than going to a hotel.…