Hi Everyone 

We are just home from the first ever Mayo Style awards in Breaffy house. The style awards were ran by the Connaught Telegraph and a great night was had by all. I was very lucky to make it into the final three in the category for Best in Hairdressing. I was very excited as it was my first time getting through for any kind of award. The category was won by Allure hairdressing with my salon PLATINUM hairdressing  and LS hair parlour as runners up. 

  
 
It was wonderful to be selected as a finalist and to be part of such a great event. There was loads of publicity for the businesses involved in the Connaught telegraph which created a great buzz locally.  The night itself was a very glamorous occasion with great craic and banter from MC Toni Bourke. Breaffy house did a great job looking after us with a lovely meal, there was dancing later on too. We had just arrived home from our honeymoon in Mexico today so we were exhausted otherwise We would have stayed much later. 
 

 
However I’m delighted to show you my cert for qualifying as a finalist. It was a great achievement for me as a small business and I’m thrilled to have done so well. I’m already looking forward to next years awards. Congrats and well done to all the winners and finalists. It was a brilliant night.

 

Thanks to Everyone who voted for me and to the judges for selecting my salon as one of the top three in Mayo.I really appreciate the positive feedback about my business. It has really given me a much needed  confidence boost after a difficult few months. Mum would have been delighted to see PLATINUM doing so well.
  
On the night I wore a dress from River Island from about two years ago. I had to cover up as my skin is peeling after getting sunburnt in Mexico. Not something I’d recommend by the way.  Hurray for autumn and opaque tights.My Sparkly shoe boots are Gerry Maguires from a few seasons ago too.

  
My clutch  & earrings are from Tomorrow’s Heirlooms.ie .I did my own hair & make up. Face is Benefit foundation, Youngblood powder, pippa palate, the lipstick is MAC honey love which I bought in America. Benefit they’re real mascara. All in all I thought I looked great for a lady who only got off a plane from the U.S at 7 am.

 

 
  
Well folks Thanks for reading, could you do me a favour and hit the share button. I’m trying to build readership on my blog at the moment and every click counts. I appreciate all your help and support you are all very kind. Also if your not already following me on snapchat add me. All my best antics are there first.

  
Bye for now,

Love Maria xx

So I treated myself to a pair of Nike Thea trainers today. I am always complaining of pains in my feet from standing all day. Yet another sign I’m an “oul wan” I recently have experienced inflammation in my hip. The result of years of standing all day long. I like to walk for exercise and for pleasure, so I guess my poor legs are feeling the effects. I’ve had some Chiropractic treatments for my hip and shoulder pain. I will do another post on this soon and tell you all about my experience. I have been advised by Lorraine in Revive Chiropractic to wear supportive footwear to balance my pelvis and stop me leaning on one side. Hairdresser problems eh??

Gawwwd I really am soooo old, arnt I??  

Anyway I used to live in flip flops in previous summers but since I’ve had this hip trouble I need to wear proper shoes. My Asics trainers that I wear out walking look totally ridiculous for work. So I was on the hunt for a some fashionable, functional footwear.

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Hey Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed Your weekend, Just a quick little Blog post today, on the outfit I wore yesterday to SoSueMe workshop in Glasshouse Hotel Sligo. (Full post coming soon on the event)

So this is the great outfit I picked up in River Island on my trip to Dublin last week. I fell in love with this suede skirt. Suede is everywhere at the moment and ties in with the bohemian seventies theme that is taking the fashion world by storm this autumn. Think warm rustic, browns, deep orange, khaki and mustard tones.

buy it here

Here I am in the changing room in River Island taking a cheeky Snapchat. If You are not already following me my user name is mrspdilly2b add me. All my best antics go on snapchat first.

This skirt is a great fit, I’m a size 14 and its lovely on, its a heavy material too so its very flattering on. Theres also a thick waist band so it pulls everything in. Great for us Mammies. I went for a simple black cami top with it. The skirt is a great statement piece so I wanted something simple to wear with it. Black is always good.

You can buy it here

I love River Island and its so handy to buy online, most of the sizes are pretty true to life.  The size 14 usually fits me perfectly. The autumn winter collection is to die for, absolutely amazing. Go on now and shop until you drop.

Here I am with Suzanne Jackson, she is an absolute lady and a lovely person. I was  so lucky to meet her in person.

So thats  all for today folks, let me know if you decide to buy the outfit.

Love Maria xx

Hi Everyone,

As some of You already know I attended SoSueMe workshop in The Glasshouse Sligo on Sunday. If You are not already  familiar with SoSueMe, it is a blog\brand created by Dublin Gal Suzanne Jackson. SoSueMe is hugely popular amongst us ladies and I would regularly follow Suzanne on social media to keep up with the latest goings on.

 

If You have been following me for a while You will know that I started off running a busy Facebook page for my salon. This moved into an inspiring Instagram account, to track my bridal prep and weight-loss progress. Which in turn led me to writing a hairdressing blog on my salon website. This eventually brought me to a fully fledged Blogger and so MrsDillonsDiary kind of evolved really.

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Well folks, summer is supposed to be here.

Even though our weather isn’t great at the moment but here’s hoping.

I am lucky enough to be going on holidays in September.

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We attended my cousins wedding at the beautiful Mount Falcon estate in Ballina.
It was our first wedding since our own so We could really kick back and enjoy ourselves.
I had to go into work for an hour or two in the morning.
It was great though as Sarah was there to do my hair & lashes for me.
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