Hi girlies,
As the summer feels like it is in full swing with this fantastic weather that we are being blessed with I have been scrolling the web looking through all the fantastic swimwear that it has to offer. So rather than being selfish I thought I would share some of the little gems that I have managed to find with all you lovely lot.

Of course I have kept every-one in mind when doing this, as I myself am a mummy to 4 kiddies and I have a lovely mummy tummy , so I for one am not one to prance around in an itsy bitsy teeny weeny bikini, (although I wish I could) my tiger stripes (stretch marks) stops me from doing so, well its not them actually its other peoples perception of ''the perfect body'' that has me so self conscious that I feel I have to hid it all away. This Is a topic for another blog tho so keep an eye out for that ladies. And................
without further ramblings here are my top online choice for the perfect swimwear for this summer ,lets kick off  with bikinis.



1.  ASOS Fuller bust sparkle gem embellished supportive soft triangle bikini DD-F Top is £19.99 Shop Here
the bottoms have been out of stock but I have found a little alternative Here

2. ASOS Bright Gem embellished bikini, top £18.00 Shop Here
bottoms £14.00 Shop Here

3. Boohoo Orange neon contrast bikini £16.00 Shop Here

Next is my top 4 one piece swim suits again all from online stores.

1. ASOS Jaded London colour block sequin swimsuit £58.00 Shop Here

2 ASOS South Beach all over embellished swimsuit £78.00 Shop Here

3.ASOS Ted Baker encyclopedia high-neck floral swimsuit £89.00 Shop Here

4. ASOS Sequin embellished mesh plunge swimsuit £38.36 Shop Here

Next we have some beautiful pieces for the curvy beauties.

1. SIMPLY BE Bandeau swimsuit £28.00 Shop Here

2.ALIEXPRESS neon bandage swimsuit $16.14 Shop Here

3.GROUPON fringed Aztec bikini £12.98 Shop Here

4.MODLILY Dark grey one piece $22.37 free worldwide shipping Shop Here

Lastly is my top picks of slinky beach cover ups.

1.ASOS cheese cloth cold cross back £17.50 Shop Here

2.LIGHT IN THE BOX floral tassel chiffon , flash sale so at the min is £6.99 Shop Here

3.MISSGUIDED rose gold mesh bra-let £18.00 Shop Here

4.ALIEXPRESS Hawaiian beach dress $13.14 with free shipping to UK Shop Here


I hope you all like my little choices, thank you all for reading.
for now its Love, Hugs and Kisses from

****Disclaimer a few of these items are at limited stock so may be out of stock soon, if you liked any that are out of stock please get in contact with me and I will help hunt out on another website.*****

Realising how special family holidays are.

Having just come back from our little family holiday I have had time over the past few nights to sit down ,relax and go through the holiday pictures .
This year we went back to Log an tSeanti,

a holiday home in Derrybeg county Donegal in the west of Ireland,and even though this is just a mere hours drive from where I live it feels like a whole different part of the world. The house is situated so close to the sea and has only a handful of houses dotted around it

. I am so used to the hussle and bussle of living in a big city, so when we go there on holiday it feels so peaceful. The air is filled with the smell of the turf fires and sea air, such a homely place to stay, its hard to put into words just how I feel when I'm there
 This year we brought our extended family with us, children, mums, dads, sisters, aunts the whole works, we wanted to share this amazing place with them in the hope that they would love it as much as we did . They weren't disappointed, in fact my aunt cried as we were leaving (big softie) I think it was just the fact she could come away from all of her stresses for a week, leave all the worries in Derry, plus the fact that our phones or internet didn't work down there was a major bonus in my eyes, I don't know about you guys but I struggle to get a conversation from my crowd at times because they have there noses stuck in there phones scrolling through Facebook ,Twitter or Snapchat! don't get me wrong I'm as obsessed as the next person is with social media, but for them few days to be able to actually have proper conversation, oh my god ,it was bliss!
Thankfully while we were there we didn't have our typical Irish summer weather, we actually had some scorching sun shine,

The kids loved it because we could go to the beach every single day as it was practically on our door step, plus the sea air knocked them out at bed time so it was happy days for mummy as-well.
I have never seen such a stunning place, granted I have never travelled any further than England for holidays in the past .I know, I'm 31 and never been on a foreign holiday, but in all honesty why would you need to when we have absolutely amazing places like this in our own country, with stunning views to match I may add.
From our beach front we could see a number of little islands across the water,

 It is so breath taking just being able to see it all really, and the fact that we were spending precious time making memories with our family, made it all the better. Needless to say I took loads of holiday snaps, most being of my kiddies making sand castles, making my daughter a mermaid tail from sand

,my mum hunting for shells with my two youngest children, and our family just being together, having fun.

words cant explain how happy and content that makes me feel.it really is the simple things in life.
what is your idea of an ideal holiday? do leave me a little comment and share.
I hope you all have an amazing day, whatever you may be up to, but for now its love, hugs and kisses from Little PaintedMe xxxooo.

gorgeous hair with no hassle

Hi my lovlies
A while back I watched a video on instagram of a lady using a magic little gadget on her hair,it was like a guide she used to french braid her own hair. I thought this was a fantastic product and decided to try it out for myself because there is times I see demos of products on t.v and think ohhhh that looks so easy then i receive it and I might aswell blindfold myself and tie my hands behind my back, like come on its just ridiculous.
 It almost looked like a little plastic wriggly worm, (great description) so I Googled and found out its called a Shang Du and it was on Amazon for 89p with free postage and packaging, this is buttons like so what had I got to loose .

It was delivered a few days ago, it was really fast postage considering it came from china. I couldn't wait to test it out for myself but I wasn't pro enough to trial it on my own hair just yet as I thought it would be sooo awkward. So instead I used my little 8 year old daughter Amelia as her hair is super long and really thin, my way of thinking was I needed to try challenge the gadget in some ways to try and find its faults , and what better way than thin hair. Well wasn't I wrong!! Oh my god this was soooo easy even my daughter could have done her own hair!! Each little loop holds the hair perfectly in place without any hassle what so ever and her hair looked like it took me hours, I was sooooo pleased with myself I was showing everyone. (Such a show off) .below is a before and after picture of Amelias hair.

The Shang Du did slip a little through out the day but I think this was down to the fact her hair was freshly washed this morning. I would suggest maybe 2nd or 3rd day hair. It would be an amazing little extra to slip in your luggage to take on holiday for them lazy sunny days by the beach sipping on cocktail. I would highly recommend this little product to everyone Its just FAB!!!
I hope you all have a fantastic day but for now girlies its love , hugs and kisses from littlepainted me xxxooo.