Cherry Pick of the Week: Hilary Duff ~ Sparks

Cherry Pick of the Week: Taylor Swift - Bad Blood

Cherry Pick of the Week: OMI ~ Cheerleader!

Oh, you were looking for the sound of the summer? BOOM there ya are now!

Can NOT get enough of this OMI tune, whether it be discreet shoulder dancing on public transport when I hear it or full on, not a bone in your body, Jamaican grooving when out on the tiles. Without doubt, it's going to be ginormous this season here & abroad. 

Doesn't it make you wanna book a hollier? Wait, you've already booked yours, haven't you? Come on, sicken us, where are you off to?

Win an iPad for Your Travels: Play Falcon Holidays Sunshine Selector

Some people are incredibly gifted at finding great holiday destinations at knock down prices. My own sister is so good at it that we've nicknamed her Stone Travel (she married Mr. Stone), I, on the other hand am less than useless. 

Case in point the last fortnight spent scouring websites, catalogues, travel agency windows and cross referencing the lot with wildly varying reviews before giving up on the hope of new horizons and settling for somewhere we'd been before. 

I've teamed up with Falcon Holidays to make life easier for you though and share the news of the Falcon Sunshine Selector. It's a fun, interactive game that has been added to their website and aims to find you your perfect destination in just 7 simple questions. 

“For over 25 years, Falcon have been sending Irish families on their dream holidays,” says Charlotte Brenner, Marketing Manager at Falcon, “so we know each of our destinations inside-out. This simple, interactive quiz is a great way to demonstrate that knowledge and make choosing your summer holiday destination easier than ever.”

Not only will this fun little quiz point you in the right direction, literally but Falcon are also giving two very lucky participants an iPad Mini to take with them on their travels, simply for playing. 

You can play directly on Falcon's site or click here now but be quick about it as the competition ends this Friday. 

Andale,andale! Arriba, arriba!

*This post is in collaboration with Falcon Holidays. 

Summer Nails Courtesy of LacqLustre (The Most Talented Nail Artist I've Seen in YONKS)

We know I'm a nail nut, we know I'm partial to a touch of my own nail art and we know I love to find people as crazy about the art as I am. Cue a chance encounter on Reddit last week, where I came across these stunning Easter Chocolate and Caramel Bunny nails by LacqLustre. It was only when I followed the link to her site that I found some of the most incredible nail art talent I've seen in quite a while, naturally I asked for a guest post immediately. Take it away, T!

Hello everyone! I'm just a girl who loves nail art and can never pick a favorite color. I have an obsession for the whimsical, the cheesy, and the sparkly! I started LacqLustre as a way to justify my insatiable polish hoarding, and it turned into an amazingly fun hobby. My favorite nail art to do is a three way tie between florals , food, and polka dots. 

Gerbera daisies are one of my favorite flowers and they never fail to cheer me up. I hope they do the same for you! 

Polishes Used:

Background color: China Glaze Electric Pineapple

Black: Wet N Wild Black Creme

Yellow: OPI The It Color, China Glaze Happy Go Lucky

Pink: China Glaze Sugar High, China Glaze Designer Satin

Orange: Sephora By OPI Paisley Me Attention

Red: China Glaze Roguish Red, China Glaze Ruby Deer

Thanks to Sue for giving me the chance to share them with y'all! -T

Well, huh? Isn't she a natural genius? Do yo'self a favour and go check out her site LacqLustre.com today, if you're a nail art nut on even the smallest scale you appreciate this girl's mad skillz. 

Thanks a thousand T, I'm definitely going to give these a shot now that the sun in shining in Dublin town *touches all the wood*. Also, China Glaze Electric Pineapple will be mine! 

If you'd like to see your work, nail art or

otherwise featured on CherrySue, do drop

me a line and let's chat!

Monday's Moments - 12/9

You know I'm actually consciously looking out for good stuff since introducing this regular feature & guess what? Its kinda nice! Without further ado, my glorious moments this week have been:

1. Story?

This weekend my elder Broseph that I've mentioned several times was home with his lovely wife for a family gathering. While we're very close and talk/text/email every other day there's nothing quite like physically seeing a family member that lives overseas.

Laughing, joking and catching up are all great but a big brotherly bear hug? I'll take a couple of those please.

2. You did What?

Searching for my blouse the other day for a meeting I knew someone had moved it. After turning the wardrobe inside out I asked the eldest Gorgebag. 'Yeah, I had a bit of washing to do so did some of yours too. Is that OK?'

'Is it what? It's only gone & made my day you beautiful child' *cue affectionate noogie.

3. I Got Sunshiiiine...

Grabbing a quick bite of lunch on my ownio the other day it dawned on me that the coffee shop had placed tables outside. They now basically have a courtyard between two buildings but looking out over the fields.

Realising there was no one else out there I slipped outside with my salad. The place is a suntrap! I turned the phone on silent showed my mush to the sun and let it warm my bones. There's not a feeling like it in the world.

4. Jus' Chattin' 

This is going to seem like the nerdiest thing I've posted (so far) but several of my moments of chuffage this week have followed tweets or mentions by celebriddies that I've a lot of respect for.

There was Harlan Coben thanking us for recommending his books. Jackie Collins agreeing with me on the nudey merits of Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall but the couple that have tickled my poindexter fancy more than those were RTs and Thanks for my review of Kill List by the Director, Cinematographer and the main character.

As a relative newbie to Twidder I know the novelty of accessible stars may diminish, but for now? It feckin' rocks.

5. Brand Spankin'

Final moment of delight this week has a direct correlation to number 1. Having a great time at the family gathering, naturally, involved cocktails. Several pitchers of cocktails to be precise. 

I did try to alternate drinks with soft drinks but that's not always possible so had resigned myself to losing most of Sunday morning to the Death of a Thousand Dogs. What happened? 

I woke up brand new, not a niggle, not an ache. A hangover free Sunday despite my best efforts? Get in!

What's been good in your world this week, folks?