Fashion Bloggers' Brunch at Pacino's

September's FBB took us off to Pacino's on Suffolk St. last weekend and despite the fact that I must have walked by it on more than one occasion, I'd never registered it was there before. While waiting for our delicious eggs florentine and pancakes with bacon we eagerly delved into the Clarins goodie bags so generously provided - expect to be reading more from me about the lovely Autumn/Winter 09 collection at a later stage...

There was no rest for the fashionable once we'd devoured the food as we were ushered downstairs for a surprise lesson on how to mix the perfect Mojito with renowned mixologist Paul Lambert. With his top tips in mind, there'll be no reason not to make my own delicious cocktails at home next summer.

I had to take off following the demonstration, but I heard rumours of even more yummy food afterwards, so props to Pacino's for being such generous hosts and thanks as usual to the lovely Annmarie for organising the event!

Pizza + Benefit = Happy Fashion Bloggers

It doesn't get much better than delicious Milano pizza and Benefit goodie bags at noon on a showery Saturday in May. And so it was that the 10th Fashion Bloggers' Brunch passed happily in a haze of pizza, indigo mascara and teeny lemon tarts.



Important lessons were learned (when applying Benefit Lip Plump, you want to aim for two dots, blended well, rather than applying a full coat as you would with lipgloss), accessories were admired, politics (or at least political posters) were discussed and a birthday was celebrated.

Thanks as usual to the lovely Annmarie for organising it all - looking forward to next month!

FBB gets on the bus

A select band of hardcore fashion bloggers braved pre 9am alarm calls on Saturday morning and ventured beyond the pale to a very foggy Kildare Village for a spot of browsing and some lovely Italian food, courtesy of L'Officina by Dunne and Crescenzi. With brands such as Reiss, All Saints, Nike and Anya Hindmarch available, it might be surprising that this is what I came home with...



It was so cute that I couldn't resist, particularly at 50% off the already reduced price in the Le Creuset store! However, I will definitely be heading back to Kildare for a longer look in the Anya Hindmarch boutique next time...

Fashion Bloggers' Brunch at the Clarence

I don't know when I last rose as early on a Saturday morning, but it helped that the sun had finally come out to herald February's Fashion Bloggers' Brunch. Hosted by the Tea Room at the Clarence, we were utterly spoiled with a delicious spread of pastries, juice, pancakes, boiled eggs, fruit and heaping platters of cheese and cold meat, not to mention the pink bubbly. Despite the early start, it wasn't long before we got started on such pressing topics as the negative effects of snow, slush and ice on fashionable footwear. I have been delightedly sampling the contents of the Clarins Spring 09 goodie bag ever since, so more on that at a later stage... see you at the next one!

Fashion Bloggers' Brunch at the Dylan

The lovely Annmarie O'Connor organised yet another fantastic Fashion Bloggers' Brunch this weekend. A whole crowd of us delighted over the beautifully-packaged aprons from Clodagh McKenna's Love Aprons range and tucked into delicious Eggs Florentine, pancakes and french toast (as well as some of the best chips I've had in a while), thanks to the Dylan Hotel.

Check out the action over at I Blog Fashion!