Last minute party makeup

Are you a lover of nail polish? Then if the answer is yes it would be wise to check out the new Chanel paris-moscow collection. There are three currently available “nuit de russie” Russian night, “or de russie” Russian gold & “feu de russie” Russian fire, the base of each polish is black but the comes with a unique hint of colour that includes gold, red & blue sparkles that reflect the light & are perfect with any metallic eye make up you may be wearing this season..the only problem is the price tag, its currently retailing at 30 to 35 euros - santa please take note.

More party make-up, I already mentioned the new metallic’s range of Chanel polish that’s perfect for the party season so to match the eyes I would have to recommend bobbi browns new collection called simply “the party collection”. what’s in it? Six glitter glosses for the lips & six soft shades of shadow, all six perfectly demonstrate how great your party makeup can be when used right & the great thing with this collection is its easy application. There are custom mirrored palettes available too that can house your favourite shades so its perfect for home use or busy on the go, either way it wont let you down if you are looking for a more sophisticated look in this season of soirees & festivities.

*Xmas stuff*

My Christmas tree..well the top half anyways, its too big to fit in one shot - looks like even the angel was cropped oh well = )

Paul Williams (dirty money)

I have always been a big fan of Paul Williams series of books on organized crime in Ireland & its no surprise that after such a long string of publishing’s behind him that a DVD was to follow. Williams is more widely known for his work on the Sunday world newspaper as the resident crime correspondent & its no surprise that he holds the title, not only does he do the full research on the criminals that he writes about but he is constantly putting him in the line of fire. Ireland was rocked back in July 1996 when crime journalist Veronica Guerin was assassinated by a gang of drug traffickers & it’s those same traffickers that threatened the life of Williams too. The DVD was aired as a 6 part series on tv3 & concentrated mainly on establishment of the CAB (criminal assets bureau) - before the CAB Irish gangland was thriving & there was nothing the law enforcement community or even the government could do about it. After the murder of Guerin Ireland was galvanised in such a way that the people were calling for a change & so the law was changed to seize the proceeds of organized crime. Each episode runs at almost an hour long & tackles a different area ranging from government corruption to the godfathers of not only Irish but international organized crime & even to the vast wealth of the provisional IRA. Targets investigated & profiled in the series include the mastermind Martin Cahill “the general”, Gerry Huth “the monk” & of course the man charged with the murder of Guerin..john Gilligan. Having read the book “ the untouchables” the series didn’t exactly provide me with anything I didn’t already know but for anyone who is interested in organized crime especially Irish OC should definitely check this out. Its extremely well produced & really doesn’t blow anything out of proportion - it sticks to the facts & that’s what’s so powerful about it, few people really understand the size of organized crime in Ireland & after seeing this they will. With such detail & innovating production quality “dirty money” is sure to score high on the list of DVDs bought this Christmas - if however DVDs are not your thing then I would highly recommend any of the books by Paul Williams on the same topic.