Triona McCarthy

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My two favourite Sagittarians 💜 #sagittariussea My two favourite Sagittarians 💜 #sagittariusseason #sagittarius♐️ #sagittariandadanddaughter
I ❤️ @sally_hewett thought provoking work. She I ❤️ @sally_hewett thought provoking work.
She manages to make me contemplate, question & even laugh at the human body & muse over our perception of beauty in society today.

#sallyhewettembroidery #artlover #whatisbeauty
🎈 DATE NIGHT IN DUBLIN GIVEAWAY UP FOR GRABS🎈✨Date night in Dublin ✨
2 night Romantic getaway for two with Dinner 🥂 @claytonhotelcharlemont the super chic, newly built hotel situated on the grand canal in Dublin City.
Enter the giveaway & you’ll be helping @cmrf_crumlin to purchase & fund much needed life saving equipment & provide ground - breaking research .

HOW TO ENTER - click the link in my bio & donate a minimum of €5, then comment below when you’re done ❤️ 
Winner announced at 6pm this Friday 

Please give what you can 🥰
Thank you thank you xxxx💕💕💕
#irishgiveaway #irishfundraiser #irishcompetition #irishhotel #dalatadigsdeep
Do you see what I see? I see skies of blue & cloud Do you see what I see?
I see skies of blue & clouds ☁️ ☁️of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world 🌎 

Being part of the #doveskinunfiltered campaign has made me realise the way we see the world has changed dramatically as our digital lives become an even bigger part of our day as we spend more & more time online.
Research from this campaign highlighted just how much we filter & edit images when sharing on social media & it really resonated with me as I love to filter a photo, brightening or blurring to make the picture prettier.
The urge to use the Juno filter on this particular photo was immense, just so my hands could be the same colour as my face & the bottles would match my jumper better!
Had I used a particular app, my shiny face, bags under my eyes, lines on my neck & spot on my cheek would magically vanish.
I automatically do all this now before posting a pic. 🙈
Although I remember the first time someone edited a photo of me on their phone-I thought I looked absolutely ridiculous-like I should be in Madame Tussads!
I downloaded the app to have a great laugh with friends on how we could all get the “Instagram Face” with the thick lips, ski slope nose, & teeth white as toilet bowls!!!
Now bear in mind, art directors at magazines & papers have long edited pics of me but the fact that I could now do it with just a few taps on my phone was a whole ‘nother level.
So then I began tweaking my pics a lil here & a lil there.
I know, I know! 
The thing is, I never mind anyone IRL seeing me as I am?!
I like how I look & at 47,  I’m not trying to look 27- in real life, that is!
#Doveskinunfiltered is all about encouraging real conversations like this for the launch of their new #dovebodywash range & I couldn’t be happier to be part of it as it’s certainly opened my eyes 👀 
I’ll leave the last few lines to Louis...
“The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands(eh, obvs before Covid)saying how do you do
They're really saying, I love you” 🎶Aaw 😍
It’s gonna be lit! Get it? Christmas lights? Li It’s gonna be lit! 
Get it? Christmas lights?
Lit?? 
I’ll get my coat 😂

#december2020
If in doubt, just peace sign ✌️ & pout 💋 & If in doubt, just peace sign ✌️ & pout 💋 & ignore the tan stain on the rug 😂

#fiveyearoldlife #miniwhite #commedesgarconspolkadots
The littlest feet leave the biggest footprints on The littlest feet leave the biggest footprints on my heart ❤️ 

Love is taking a few steps backwards, maybe even more, to give way to the happiness of the person you love.

#mini #minimoo #minime #mummydaughtertime
'Tis the season to gift & glow & make moments eve 'Tis the season to gift & glow & make moments even merrier with @lancome legendary lipsticks 💄 iconic scents 🌹& award winning skincare 🎁 at the Christmas Comes Early Event online now @officialbrownthomas & @Arnotts until December 1st
While Christmas is not all about material goods, we cannot deny the thrill of giving or receiving a gorgeous gift. 
Watch as I unwrap some of @lancome most iconic offerings 🌹 over on my stories, especially, if you’re an #emilyinparis fan like moi 💋

#christmascomesearly #lancomeireland #christmasgifting
And a 1, 2 , 3 na 💃 Great fun on @irelandamvmt And a 1, 2 , 3 na 💃 
Great fun on @irelandamvmtv this morning showing gifts for guys -check it out on @virginmediatelevision_ player or head over to my live to see what all the fuss about a heated razor from @officialbrownthomas was about, 

@ellieprofessional Irish hair brand that is seriously chic @globalbeautyireland #happyscalpbrush @polished_london ✨set @yonka_ireland cool denim gift set @viktorandrolf #spicebombnightvision
🚨 Set your 🚨 At 3pm tomorrow we are giving 🚨 Set your 🚨 
At 3pm tomorrow we are giving away our first @claytonhotelcharlemont 
✨Gather your Girls Break ✨
Enjoy 2 nights B&B for 2 people with 🥂 on arrival & dinner one evening
Raising much needed funds for @cmrf_crumlin 

HOW TO ENTER - click the link in my bio & donate a minimum of €5, then comment below when you’re done ❤️ 

Please give what you can 🥰
Thank you, thank you xxxx💕💕💕
#irishgiveaway #irishfundraiser
☀️GIVEAWAY & GIGGLES☀️ COMPETITION CLOSED- ☀️GIVEAWAY & GIGGLES☀️
COMPETITION CLOSED-we have a WINNER @musingsbymirs 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

To celebrate the launch of @tanorganicofficial 7 Piece Star ⭐️ Gift Set, currently on sale for €49.99 on Tanorganic.com (normal RRP is €140) that’s a saving of 70% 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I’m posting this out take from a summer tanpaign to brighten up this dull Tuesday in November during fricking lockdown 😂 As you all know by now, I’m not mad about my legs but I’m getting over it, if only for the giggles this gets🤪
I’m also giving away a Star Gift Set to one lucky winner 🌟 

To enter, simply put a ☀️ in the comment section below & make sure you’re following @tanorganicofficial too💕 

The Self-Tan ⭐️Star Gift Set has everything you need for a perfect flawless golden natural tan & contains:
Self-Tan Oil – 100ml
Self-Tan Lotion – 100ml
Self-Tan Mousse – 120ml
Moisturising Facial Tan Oil – 50ml
Luxury Self-Tan Application Glove
Tan-Erase Ultimate Exfoliator Glove
Exfoliate & Tan Duo Tanning Glove

Good luck! ☘️ Thank you to 📸 @annamacak & a very special guest appearance by the marvellous Kathleen Mason ❤️

#supportirish #shoplocal #selftan #tanorganic #vegan #organic #organicbeauty #crueltyfree #ecofriendly #giveaway #win #brandambassador
Calling all #greenfriday shopaholics! ✨ Use code Calling all #greenfriday shopaholics! ✨
Use code triona5 @mccabespharmacy & get €5 off at checkout-valid till midnight TONIGHT!!!✨
The special code also gives entry into a competition to win a €100 Voucher 🎉
FYI @mccabespharmacy #blackfridaydeals with savings of up to 65% on Electricals, Beauty, Fragrance, Skincare & more are on from now till November 30th.
FREE DELIVERY 🚚 nationwide when you spend €38 or more.
Click & Collect shopping 🛍 available from your local McCabes Pharmacy. 

#irishdiscountcode #sp #irishblackfridayoffers
Bedtime Story anyone?📚 Once upon a time, in a Bedtime Story anyone?📚 
Once upon a time, in a lovely land called Ireland 🇮🇪 there was a delightful company called @dfi_beds who waved their magic wand & reduced all their beds & mattresses for Black Friday 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Princess 3na couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw there was 50% off selected mattresses & divan bed sets including the very bed she lay on with it’s Gelflex mattress from €295 & Tweed Bedsets which have 50% off too. 
“Visit the website” the 🧚‍♀️ 🧚‍♀️ sang , so you too can see which mattresses & beds are on offer. 
Order right now & as if by magic your bed will be delivered within 7 working days ✨
Best of all €5 from every sale of a bed & mattress on DFI Beds during November will be donated @focusirelandcharity Ireland
And they all lived happily ever after & #everythingisgoingtobeok 
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#brandambassador #BlackFriday #blackfridayweek #blackfridayireland #buyirish #dfibeds
You can only take one! Which I one is it gonna be? You can only take one! Which I one is it gonna be?!! #popapillandchill
“Your legs are much bigger at the top aren’t t “Your legs are much bigger at the top aren’t they, but at least you have a pretty face!” somebody once said to me.
Fifteen years ago actually & 
I haven’t forgotten it.
For years I’ve joked that I’m really a mermaid 🧜🏻‍♀️ as most pics of me are from the waist up.
I rarely show my legs.
My Mum -who’s 5 inches taller than me-has legs up to her armpits & always advises me to cover up my legs & not to wear anything that shows them, not even my knees!
Just recently under a picture I posted on here, where I thought I looked grand altogether, somebody said my legs were too short for the strappy shoes I had on.🙈
So posting a pic of myself looking like this with no filter or editing & full disclosure I LOVE an oul filter, is leaving me wide open to a lot of criticism I’m sure.
But in the visual & virtual culture we now live in, our bodies are basically ourselves & we now have an epidemic of body image anxiety that is hugely debilitating.
Whenever anybody makes comments on our physical appearance, the subtext is that the way we look is up for discussion & judgement by anyone that happens to see. 
One way to begin to address this is to post more ‘real’ pics like this. 
It might just change the mood music & make us all little less self-conscious, I hope.
As I mentioned already, I only love a filter! 
I fully admit it.
For the days when I feel ugly AF. 
Or if I’m too lazy to put on make-up.
Or if I’m hungover!
Ok,mostly when I’m hungover 😵 
Other days I feel fine & once in a while I feel pretty-oh so pretty! 😂
The thing is, it’s kinda normal to feel ugly & fine & pretty.
When we have real conversations about body image & self-esteem, it leads to lasting confidence. 
That’s why I am so happy to partner with Dove, who are fully committed to championing real beauty, in all of its diverse, unique forms – wrinkles, rolls, hair & pores.
They have just released some research that found the majority (83%) of women have cellulite, scars & stretch-marks, but only 16% have posted a photo of themselves on social media with these so-called ‘skin imperfections’ visible.
So there you go now, time to change the tune! 🎶 
#Dove #DoveBodyWash #DoveSkinUnfiltered
Here’s the info on everything I featured on @ire Here’s the info on everything I featured on @irelandamvmtv also on my live 👉the Best IRISH beauty gifts for everyone on your list, from your boss to your BFF & you can WIN them all by donating to my fundraiser #linkinbio
 1. @seavite CLEANSE & GLOW BOX, €60, check out the website & try the new system to choose a bespoke gift.
Great value with theses gift boxes as items are bundled, with worldwide shipping available.
This is the ORIGINAL Irish Seaweed skincare brand created by Marine Scientist Patrick Mulrooney when back in 80’s he saw how his young daughters Jane & Katherine’s severe eczema was soothed by seaweed so he created this brand. His legacy is continued by his darling daughters Drs Katherine & Jane Mulrooney -this makes me 😭-the ladies are industry icons -can you imagine how proud their Dad would be. 🥰
2. @seoulista_beauty  Two to Twinkle, €18,
Part of a larger Christmas gift collection, this Cleanse & Hydrate with the Magic Cleanse pads -recently won award from @getthegloss after only two months-hydrate with the mask
I have a CODE #TRIONALOVES off everything on the website ONLY for this weekend!

3. @rebeluna_cosmetics The Vault, €160
Everything you could ever need for any make up application & a SURPRISE included. 🤫 
Great gift to a budding MUA-start a whole new business.
Created by 29 yearn old MUA & Mum Lauren Cleare, a powerhouse, was working full time until recently & raising two young kids, one with special needs 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

4.  @ayumakeupireland iconic gift set, €85, 
Dubbed the Irish Bobbi Brown by moi 😂 MUA @suzie.ayu does make up for real life . I ❤️ how Suzie gets her marvellous Mum to model for her.
This is the best beauty gift, contains the AYU Iconic Palette-everything you need for a full face of make up, 2 x double ended brushes & a v stylish striped bag.
5. @tedbagz HandySan leather case for hand sanitisers, €69
The gift of 2020!!
The handiest bag charm designed by Brendan McEvoy & wife Kasia.
Read up on the heritage of the brand-it will make you totes emosh!!
6. @theshelbournedublin Perfect Nails for a Year, €399
A once a month gel mani at the glammest salon, to ensure you have groomed cuticle all year #irishgiveaway #irishcompetition
One of my mantras is; always have good shoes 👠 One of my mantras is; always have good shoes 👠 & a good bed 🛏 because when you're not in one you're in the other!  😂
Makes sense doesn't it?
So whilst I've sorted the shoes out- many, many times 🤪 a good bed these days is hard to find.
And then I discovered @dfi_beds , the Irish online bed retailer & I’m delighted to tell you all, I’m their new ambassador. Did somebody say Triona Bed?!!!🥳
I’m doing a lil spruce up at Triona Towers at the mo, so I can’t wait to show you some tips & tricks when it comes to beautifying the bedroom.
Check out @dfi_beds for yourself & see the HUGE selection of beds at great value prices.
Ordering online is so easy & they have FREE delivery within 3- 7 days anywhere in Ireland.
BEST of all, €5 from every bed & mattress sold in November will be donated to @FocusIreland 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #supportlocalbusiness #brandambassador irishbedcompany #irishmade🍀 #machandmach #machandmachshoes
❤️MASSIVE GIVEAWAY❤️ As we near the end of ❤️MASSIVE GIVEAWAY❤️
As we near the end of what has been an incredibly difficult year for so many, but especially for children & then there’s sick children & it breaks my heart just thinking of what they go through & how they cope & how their families struggle 😢 BUT one BIG positive to take from this year is how we have ALL learned to pull together as a nation 🇮🇪 & it made me realise how 2020 is most certainly a year for giving back. 🥰 So with this in mind I am joining forces with @claytonhotelcharlemont & Dalata Hotel Group to raise money for @cmrf_crumlin🤗 
So let’s put the FUN into FUNdraiser as I have some AMAZING giveaways!!! 🎉🎉🎉
For something we are all craving so badly ...
Who wants to reunite when the time is right with our loved ones!!! 
Brilliant city breaks in Dublin City Centre or your nearest Clayton or Maldron Hotel 
❤️PRIZES❤️
3 of these 
✨Gather your Girls✨
Enjoy 2 nights B&B for 2 people 
Dinner one evening 
Glass of bubbly 🥂 on arrival 

3 of these 
✨Date night in Dublin ✨
2 night Romantic getaway for two with Dinner 🍽 

3 of these 
✨Family breaks 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 in Ireland in Clayton and Maldron hotels ✨

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❤️HOW TO ENTER ❤️
Click the link in my bio & donate a minimum of €5, then comment below when you’re done ❤️ 
Winners announced weekly!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Please give what you can 🥰
Thank you thank you thank you xxxx💕💕💕
Special thanks to the lovely @loumcclean for making this dream a reality 😘
#irishgiveaway #irishfundraiser #dalatadigsdeep #irishcompetition
Eye see you baby, shaking that pack!!!😂 9 week Eye see you baby, shaking that pack!!!😂

9 weeks since I started back taking Beauty Complex from @reviveactive again & I’m definitely feeling the benefits.
Skin is brighter, nails are stronger & hair is looking good if I say so myself.😜
But best of all the Limited Edition Beauty Gift Pack goes on sale THIS Thursday 19th November at 12 noon on reviveactive.com
Also available to purchase in pharmacies 
It includes 3 boxes of the Beauty Complex, a complimentary gel eye mask & a chance to win a skin consultation in @nurissclinics the London skin clinic with 2 nights accommodation.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great value at 99.95 – as you’re getting 3 boxes of Beauty Complex for the price of 2 boxes plus all the extra’s for the price of only 2 boxes of Beauty Complex.
 
My discount code TMCC10 is still valid across the site but is not valid on the gift pack because the gift is already discounted
 
#sp #beautycomplex
💋competition closed💋Winner @bernadetteohanlo 💋competition closed💋Winner @bernadetteohanlon 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Triona Bed 😉 here about to brighten up this dull day with a gorgeous giveaway to celebrate @mccabespharmacy 40th anniversary 🥳
As part of their celebrations they have given me some amazing gifts from their Christmas collection to give away to one lucky winner-check out my stories where I go through them all-the pink fluffy dressing gown is absolutely gorgeous-I’ve even bought one for myself.
All the gifts are available online at mccabespharmacy.com  for Nationwide Delivery or you can choose to Click & Collect from your local McCabes Pharmacy.
FYI McCabes Pharmacy have up to 50% off their gifts collection 🎁 right now on their website so make sure to go onto mccabespharmacy.com and check out the range.
Best of all they have a HUGE selection of Irish ☘️ gifts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
To win Follow @mccabespharmacy on Instagram and Like and Share this post-that’s it!!! 

#irishgiveaway #irishcompetition #supportirishbusiness #irishchristmasgiftguide #mccabespharmacy #sp
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