Gaining weight - My Journey so far.

Over the past couple of months I have started to attend a local gym, most people will say " You're so skinny you don't need to workout!" I cringe at that sentence as it just show how our society thinks. The gym is not just for weight loss, it is also for bettering your fitness and yes Gaining weight. "Hypotrophy" is the word used to describe the process of gaining weight in the form of muscle.
This is what I have been doing over the past while.

Why Am I On This Weight Gain Journey You Ask ?

Back in December I had my tonsils removed and over the recovery time it was ridiculously hard to eat meaning I was getting very little nutrients into my system. I ended up losing a wee bit of weight putting me into and underweight category.

Over the time of getting myself better I began to notice what people would say to me. It was never "How are you feeling?" but a shocked "Omg You Look so Sick" or "You look so skinny are you not eating?" Now obviously I just smiled and passed it off but deep down my emotions were going crazy, I hated my body, one lady I met in the Shop even said "God you're gone very pale and sick looking", Automatically I had a full shop of people staring at me, I just wanted the ground to swallow me up there and then.

Once I had gotten over the Operation and got myself better I began researching how to gain weight and the best foods to eat, that was an Epic Fail. My metabolism is ridiculously fast and food doesn't stay in my body any longer than it needs to it burns it off in a flash.

My last resort

The Fit Factory.

For those of you who have been living under a rock, The Fit Factory is a gem hidden in Gravelstown, Carlanstown in Co. Meath.
David Moran is the Genius behind the Fit Factory he basically created a haven of fitness and a place to go and just completely forget all your worries. There is nothing better than going to workout along side like minded people who are all there for their own reasons and don't look at you like you dont belong there.

Also a huge reason I love the Fit Factory "THERE ARE NO POSERS!!" Yes no-one taking pictures of their ridiculous arms and abs in the mirrors.

There is a free weights gym which basically refers to weights such as barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, and medicine balls, which are weights used for building strength , balance and muscles mass. Now I really only know this from listening to literally everything I am being told. The Free weights gym is where I spend my time as I am literally concentrating on gaining strength and weight. Paul who is the trainer in the gym does individual programs for each person suitable to their goals and they get tougher each session but make you push harder for your results.

David also runs classes which are so intense but amazing, the results people have got with these classes are jaw dropping. So it just proves when you have a trainer with the right knowledge and when you have determination, you can do anything.

I have been off my game this week with training but it was my birthday so hey I suppose I can use that as an excuse ;)

Thank You to Paul & David for their help so far in putting me on the path to getting nice and healthy.

so there you go guys and gals, if you are afraid of getting into fitness and working out don't be, I was a nervous wreck going for my first time but remember, everyone has a different story.

I Hope you all enjoyed this post !! Be sure to head over and like the fit factory page on facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/fitfactorymeath

Much Love

Kayleigh xx

UPDATE- Where have I been ?

Hello Beautiful People!

To say it is odd to be sitting here typing again is an understatement. The past year has been a rollercoaster in both positive and negative ways. My blogging took a huge backseat as I had to put both my health and career as my top priorities.

Whats been happening you ask ??

Well, there are multiple things that stopped me from blogging, now in fairness I have been updating you all on Snapchat daily so some of you will probably know what I have been up to. Over the past 6months or so my anxiety hit an all time high of panic attacks, insomnia, restlessness and paranoia, so if I was to say that hasn't been easy I would be lying.

Work has been great over the past while, we are so busy and have had lots of training in new products, treatments etc, for anyone who's asking "what do you do?" well I work in The River Spa in the Knightsbrook hotel in Co. Meath, I am a Spa Therapist.

Major News Guys .... I GOT A CAR , Yes I am finally on the road and could not be more happier. I got a bit of help from my parents which I appreciate so much and I paid my insurance (so expensive). Being on the road has helped me with my confidence which I have very little of although most people are like "You're so bubbly and not afraid to talk to anyone" Yes thats what it may look like but most of the time Im dying inside !!

My Birthday is also tomorrow. I will be 22 ! Yes i know your all singing that Taylor Swift song don't be Ashamed Ive been singing it all day long. Work is a priority again tomorrow as I am in work on my birthday but hey I'd probably just sit at home and eat cake all day anyway.

I have also been going to the gym Yes I actually joined a gym that I like going to but I will post properly regarding that as most of you will be like "Why are you going to the gym? you dont need to!" Watch out for my blog on that it could be a long one.

I hope this has updated you all a little I know its not very detailed or interesting but Ive had questions asking why I havn't been posting as frequently, so there you go.

Hope everyone is having a fabulous week.

Much Love xx

Poland- Warsaw, Our Escape.

Hey Guys,

I hope you are all well. Back in January I secretly booked a trip to Poland for Adams 21st Birthday. We are going from the 1st of April to the 4th for a short break, just the 2 of us and I will update throughout the day as I am pretty sure most of you would like to be kept updated. Also add my snapchat to keep up with instant posts each day.

 

How cute was Adam as a kid.

Happy Reading Beauties xx

Day One:

Good Morning Guys, It is 7.30am, We are currently sitting in the Marqette cafe in Terminal One in Dublin Airport, we couldn't pass up a fry before our flight but wow it was expensive! On the flip side tho the beans were top notch. We are just relaxing before our flight, we always like to be through security in good time because if you get stuck in that line of security in Dublin Airport at the morning rush hour well you may waste away.

I just went for a wander around The Loop Duty Free and maybe picked up the new Mac Moisture Foundation, I've wanted to get it for a while but never wanted to spend the money on it but seen as we are on holidays who cares !

Now on our flight after a slight delay but hey wouldn't be a cheap flight without some kind of Delay.
We are just going to listen to some music and relax on this flight, oh by the way the new Ryanair planes are fab !!

 

Hey Guys, We have just arrived in our hotel and its so beautiful, We are staying in the 5* Sheraton Hotel in Warsaw, Now usually I wouldn't go 5* but this was a special trip so I went all out! The hotel actually reminds me of where I work it has an extremely large chandelier in the lobby and fab staircase. 

Its a little bit later now, Our room oh wow its fabulous, so spacious and airy, they even go to the smallest of details in putting fresh flowers in the room nothing nicer than the smell of a fresh flower.

Dinner Time: 

Starter- Octopus 

Main Course- Chilli & Basil Chicken 

Desert- Ginger & White Chocolate Mousse with green tea jelly & mango sauce

Once we finished our dinner we relaxed with a few drinks then headed to bed as we were both recked and it was a pretty long day of travelling etc. 

Goodnight, Godbless & Sweetdreams.

Day 2  

Good Morning Beautiful People,

Today we had a little lie in, something neither of us ever get to have at home. So we are just getting ourselves up and ready to head out for some breakfast, I'm just going to do some minimal make-up and wear some comfy clothes as we plan to walk a lot today. 

My Outfit:  

 

Jacket: Newlook

Scarf: Adams wardrobe lol

Top: Primark(Pennys)

Jeans: Jennyfer Brussels

Bag: Newlook

Glasses: Raybans

We walked into town which was literally a stones throw away from our hotel & came across some amazing modern buildings and where I decided it was necessary that Adam became a personal Photograhper for 5minutes( Hence the picture above).

We browsed around a couple of shops and picked up a few bits and pieces. Poor Adam had to deal with my Inglot obsession as I came across inglot and the brand being polish is so much cheaper there, and of course kayleigh spent her life savings on sparkly eyeshadows and foundations of every type 

"What happens in Poland stays in Poland?? " 

I will be doing a completely separate post on my Make Up Haul from Poland !! 

We went to a beautiful bar/restaurant called LOFT for our lunch, If you visit Warsaw you need to go to this place the food was to die for they also do amazing fresh juices and the interior of the place was so chic and fabulous. 

 

Once we filled our bellies with Yummy grub we made our way towards the Old Town which was so pretty it is the Oldest part of Polands Capital and it is one of the prime areas that tourists hit when visiting Warsaw.

 

Once we finished wandering the streets of Old town Warsaw, we headed back to the hotel to freshen up for dinner reservations. We ate in a restaurant called "Someplace Else" the food was delish and the drinks were fantastic. 

My dinner: 

 

There was amazing entertainment in the restaurant that night a girl sang along with a band and she sang all my faves like Whitney Houston, Beyonce etc. Even Adam enjoyed the music and singing. 

 Good night beauties xx

Day 3:

Last full day in Poland and I don't want to go home tomorrow.

We just looked out the window and there was the Warsaw City Marathon gathering outside. We had no idea it was on. Safe to say the city was mayhem, when we were walking out of the hotel I clung to Adam as I can't really do crowds since my Anxiety got worse it just really gets to me when Im in a crowded place. In saying that , I havnt had any major anxiety attacks recently which has been good just more so moments of stressing out and being myself again a few minutes later.

Today we wanted to explore the Palace of Science and Culture, The Parks and anything else we could find.

We had our lunch in the Warsaw Hardrock cafe and it was really nice, I forgot to snap pics of the food but I had a blackened chicken pasta and Adam had some yummy food too.

We came across this shopping centre that took me a while to get my head around, It was 5 levels of endless shops and thousands upon thousands of people. We went in and I had to ask Adam to walk outside with me as it was too much for me straight away but once I got some fresh air and Adam calmed me down we went in and picked up a few bargains. 

Who knew Poland had "Bath and Body works " shop ? We need one in Ireland OMG I wanted to move in there.

After a lot of browsing we decided it was home time we were both exhausted and just wanted showers and comfy clothes and food.

Seen as it was the last night we Reserved a table in the hotel Restaurant and I have to say the food was just so yummy.  We both really enjoyed it and I had asked the staff to bring out a special Pudding to acknowledge Adams Birthday.

Here is what they brought out:

 

The staff were so lovely and wished Adam a very happy Birthday in their best english.

We then headed up towards our room as we wanted to pack away as much as possible before our flight home the next day.

All in all we had an amazing time away and its safe to say we will be back to Poland again. It is a beautiful place and so laid back. It was so lovely to spend time with Adam just the 2 of us and just walk, talk, eat and drink. Its very hard when you don't live together as a couple and still both live at home with your parents. As much as I love my family sometimes a night away is needed for that personal space.

Im sure you all understand what I mean by that as I'm not being ungrateful for what I have. 

I hope you all enjoyed my holiday blog its probably not that detailed but we just wanted to chill out, relax and enjoy our time away. 

Happy Reading Beauties,

Kayleigh xx

Dont forget to follow my Snapchat: @ kayleighblogs 

                                      Instagram: @ kayleightravels

SOSU Complete Contour Palette

Suzanne Jackson has been an Idol in the world of blogging and social media and in the more recent months has taken the beauty market by storm with her amazing products. For those of you that may live under a rock and don't know who this lovely lady is, She is the Queen of Irish Blogging, Youtube and was pretty much the first Irish Youtuber I first set eyes on, and has made a career from working so hard on her social media. Did somebody say Lady boss ?

Suzanne has recently launched her brand new contour palette and oh my days this is one not to miss out on.

Now personally I am not a huge fan of cream contouring I would automatically go for a powder contour but Sue You have changed my mind completely.  This contour palette has it all, hence why she called it the "Complete" contour palette.

This palette contains 3 cream contour shades, 2 powder contour shades and also includes a beautiful cream highlighter.

This palette is so versatile, it can be used to complete your flawless contoured base for your make up whether its a day time look or a hot night time look.

Personally, I wear tan a lot, I usually wear cocoa brown tan in the dark shade and using Shade 4 from this palette goes perfectly with it as my foundation.

For my contour I use shade 1 and 2 as my cream contour.
I then set my cream contour with Shade 3 and 6. 
I used cream highlighter on the bridge of my nose and on top of my cheek bones.
Shade 6 can also be used as an eyeshadow for a natural bit of colour on the eye and also using the cream highlighter under the brows really helps to make the brows stand out.

I have fallen in love with this palette overall its just such a compact genius item that fits perfectly in your handbag and saves bringing around bottles of foundation, powders, highlighters etc.

Sue won us all over with her brand of Nail polishes and now has won our hearts with this beauty.

Cost: 29.95
Where to purchase: Cloud10Beauty , Selected pharmacies.

I am overall in love with this product as I have said 100 times over but make sure you check it out and get your hands on it.


Much love to Suzanne for creating this amazing product,

Happy Contouring Beauties ,
Kayleigh xx

My fave irish bloggers, youtubers and snapchatters.

The world of social media is rapidly growing and the likes of Blogging, Youtube and Snapchat are all taking over. Now we all have our ultimate faves on each of these.

Here are my most favorite people to follow on social media. Make sure to follow each of these especially on Snapchat.

My snapchat is "kaayleighmarie" make sure to add me 😉


1. James Kavanagh.

This Fab Human is my Personal fave to follow on snapchat. I honestly cant get enough of his personality. James posts his daily life on snapchat and couldn't be more entertaining especially after a long day its great to sit down and watch him frightening the life out of his boyfriend, or singing Spice girls or himself and Rob Kenny lunching it in fab places everyday.
Definitely one to follow such a positive guy.

Catch him on the following.
Snapchat : Jameskava
Facebook: James Kavanagh


2. Laura Dempsey.

Love make up tutorials and fab brows? You need to add this gorgeous lady. Laura is a YouTube, Make up artist and snapchat sensation. Laura does daily posts on her favorite products and she is such a darling to watch. Definitely a lady boss to follow as Laura has just began freelancing herself doing makeup etch and has worked with Urban decay in the past.

Check out Laura.
Snapshot : laudempmakeup
Facebook : Laura Dempsey makeup
YouTube : Laura Dempsey make up

3. Jen from TooDollyMakeup

Another gorgeous make up addict who is the queen of eye make up tutorials, Jen has a flare for dark sultry eyes and is just so talented I get lost in her snapchats as she just sucks you in. One big thing I like about Jen is that she uses lots of drug store products that don't cost an arm and a leg which just shows you don't need big brand products to have fab make up.

Catch Jen on,
Snapchat : toodollymakeup

4. Erin form Chasing Ruby Chat.

Erin is such a sweet girl to watch she is just so lovely and talented she is a busy bee on snapchat , YouTube, Facebook and blogs while also studying for college now if this girl isn't a miltitasker I don't know what she is.

Check out Erin on the following
Snapchat : chasingrubychat
Facebook: chasing ruby chat
YouTube : chasing ruby chat

5. Paddy Smyth !!

Paddy is an absolute inspiration. He is Devine on so many levels and if you follow James Kavanagh or Rob Kenny you will already know this gem. Paddy is known for being disabled and refers to all his followers are Disablers. Paddy is getting involved recently with lots of events to raise awareness for disabilities in Ireland so much respect to him ! He is also so funny and an absolute laugh when you need a pick me up.

Catch Paddy here,
Snapchat : paddyysmyth


6. Shannon from Shannonmakeup

Shannon is a beauty you need to follow this girl she is a mammy of a gorgeous little boy and also amazingly talented at makeup. Shannon just shocks me with how talented she is so make sure to check out her snapchat.

Snapchat : Shannonmakeup


7. Marissa Carter owner of Cocoa Brown Tan.

I get far too excited about this lady, Marissa is just a lady boss that inspires me to go further and further with my career. She started out as a beauty therapist like myself and is now the owner of the world wide known tanning products "Cocoa Brown" if you do not follow her you are crazy she is so inspiring and just makes me push myself more and more just by watching her Snapchat each day.

Check Marissa out on,
Snapchat : carternarissa

8.  Anna Saccone July

Anna is originally from Ireland so I had to add her in she is fab and is known from her Family YouTube channel where they post daily Vlogs on their day to day lives. Anna now lives in the UK and has 2 beautiful children Amelia and Eduardo and her husband Jonathan is the main man with his blogging skills. This family is complete goals !!

Check them all out on
Snapchat :asacconejoly
YouTube : SacconeJolys

9. Laura Whelan .

Laura is so lovely she is a student and also a keen snapchatter. She is a gorgeous red head and makes me wanted red hair so bad !! Laura is also so talented at make up and is a beauty junkie. Make sure you check this girl out.

Snapchat : lauralikesalot

10. Bla Murphy

Girl crush right here ! If you don't know who this beauty is well get out from under your rock ! She is so talented , an amazing make up artist that is also a keen snapchatter updating us with her face products.

Check her out on the following
Snapchat : blaaamurphy

So that's my favorite Irish people on social media  make sure to check them out and also follow my Snapchat 😉

Thanks for reading guys
Much love beauties,

Kayleigh xo

Inglot HD Foundation

I have become Obsessed with Inglot foundation lately and for a strong Mac Foundation Lover that is hard for me to say.

     

So what is Inglot HD Foundation? 

Inglot geniuses have created a perfect cover-up foundation, so it gives amazing coverage and makes your skin look flawless. It is also a Hypoallergenic foundation, Whats Hypoallergenic I hear you asking? Well basically it means that the Product is less likely to cause any allergic reactions so it would be great for an sensitive skins, now thats not saying it will suit everyone but its so gentle on the skin. My main reason for buying this foundation is that It gives the skin moisture so your skin is not being dried out throughout the day ad with Dehydrated skin myself it just sits beautifully on the face.

So this first picture is my skin without make up I am wearing Cocoa Brown Tan on my face also.

  

I Prepped my skin by cleansing and applying the Flormar Primer. 

This is my skin using the Inglot HD Foundation using shade #73.  

I applied to foundation at 10am in the morning and it lasted so well I was shocked. I did not touch my face once to fix it.  

 

The Above Picture is after about 10 hours of wearing the foundation.

I was so impressed by this foundation Inglot just seem to improve all the time and I am becoming more of an Inglot hoarder as the days go on. 

This foundation is so light on the skin but still gives such a full coverage.

What more do you want than having lightweight foundation and flawless coverage.

Where can I Buy it? 

I got mine in my closest Inglot store, which was Blanchardstown. The Girls are all so lovely and will try the foundation on your skin for you before you buy it so that you are completely happy before your purchase.

How much does it cost?

I got mine for 33euro which was great as its quite a large bottle of foundation compared to most bottles. 

It is so worth the money and is definitley one for everyone to have in their make up bags or Make up artists kits. 

You can also check out the Inglot website on www.inglot.ie 

Check out all of the Inglot girls on their Snapchats : @janeinglot @inglotireland 

Much Love Beauties,

Kayleigh

xx

ASU Nail Supplies & My Nail Training.

So I get ridiculous amounts of questions from people asking what Gel Polishes I use on myself and my clients so I said I would explain it to you all.

Over a year ago I came across an Irish, Dublin Based company called Asu Nail & Beauty Supplies / Training Academy Which is based in Swords.

At the time I was actually looking for somewhere to start training in all aspects of nails and this place caught my eye straight away. So I contacted them by Phone and the girls are so lovely and genuine. They are so kind and helpful which is huge when you are paying money for any kind of training.

So they sorted me out with a package where I got my kit for doing Gel Polishes which included my UV Lamp, 6 Gel Polishes which came with 6 matching ordinary polishes, My top & Base Coat , nail prepping products & My free Training. I cant remember off the top of my head what it cost but at the time I know I was delighted as it wasn't costing an arm and a leg.

I went up for the training day and got my kit there and then and I was so excited. When I went into the class room we were told to take a seat and help ourselves to tea and coffee and biscuits which was so nice as it gave us the chance to meet the other students and find out their backgrounds in beauty and nails. It just instantly makes you comfortable before going into your course.

We started the class and it was so enjoyable, If I remember correctly I think it was Laura that was teaching us that day and it was such a good class we started with all the anatomy of nails which was great to recap because I had forgotten so much since I left college. We then moved on to working on the nails and learning the correct way to apply the products etc. I fell in love with the Perfect Match Gel Polish there and then.

I left that day feeling super confident in Gel Polish application and I was dying to sign up for more classes. I then went on to doing my Gel Nail & Acrylic courses plus nail art & gel polish nail art all with ASU.

If you are in the beauty industry or looking to get qualified in the Nail, Tan or Lash industry make sure you check these guys out you wont be sorry smile emoticon

Much Love,

Kayleigh xx