Here’s What Team STELLAR Is Loving This Week

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We are *checks calendar* a mere 12 days away from Christmas.

And listen, we’ve been a busy bunch.

From launches to treats to a bit of beauty, here’s everything we’ve been loving this week.

Head of Digital Jade is loving… Fun and games

This week, I was invited down to the new Super Social venue at Leopardstown Racecourse, and lads, it was very fun.

The €5 million, 15,000 sq ft venue is opening on December 20th, and is a competitive socialising space with tech-driven, hands-on activities including high-tech mini golf, interactive darts, supercharged shuffleboards, and a Super Social Arena (think The Cube, but even wilder…)

The group want to offer Irish adults more of an experience when hanging out, that doesn’t have to revolve around alcohol (though there is a bar and restaurant on site). 

We played some mini golf, ate some mac n’ cheese squares, had a few drinks, and absolutely annihilated these two lads in the Super Social Arena. It was class.

Editorial intern Olivia is loving… Vlogmas

@charleenmurphyy The egg ick is back 🤢#vlogmas #creatorsearchinsights ♬ Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee

Just about every content career has jumped on the vlogmas bandwagon this year and it is safe to say it has firmly put us into the Christmas spirit.

From Zoe Sugg’s festive family orientated YouTube vlogs to the short and snappy videos by TikTok creators giving us a glimpse into their lives in the run up to the festivities; these vlogmas videos have become one of my favourite things to watch during the cozy evenings.

Jade is loving… Peanut butter

 

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It’s officially the coldest time of the year, and if you think that I’m having a cold item for breakfast, you must be crazy.

It’s porridge szn, baby, and I’ve been going mad on the toppings lately.

We’re talking chocolate, honey, almonds, dried fruit, pistachio creme, and of course, peanut butter.

Meridian are Ireland’s number one nut butter brand, and it’s really not difficult to see why. Their range of all-natural products is extensive (they even do cashew butter!), and completely delicious.

Other nut butters simply do not compare.

Olivia is loving… Lindt advent calendars

 

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A change from my original Cadbury advent calendar, waking up to a luscious piece of Lindt chocolate each morning is seriously something I could get used to.

Counting down the days to December 25th with an advent calendar is something I will truly never grow out of, especially if chocolate is involved. Will certainly be investing in another one of these for Christmas 2025.

Jade is loving… Serious skincare

 

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With the colder months comes dry skin, chapped lips, flakey foreheads… at least, that’s the case for me anyway.

Around December, I genearlly need to switch up my skincare routine and include products that are going to help my skin recover.

Modern Botany is one of my fav brands for that. Their Recovery Cream is made using all natural products from Ireland, and promises to leave the skin smooth, supple and hydrated.

The brand focuses on the healing power of plants, and incorporates that into all of their products.

There’s nothing I enjoy more than slathering this stuff all over my face. Dreamy.

Olivia is loving… La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Levres

This is for all my chapped lips girlies out there. There is nothing worse than the dry and irritating feeling on your lips in the winter months.

As someone who has tried literally every moisturising lip product to combat this annoying occurrence, I think I have finally found one that actually prevents my lips from chapping.

Introducing the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Levres, the product that I must admit has protected my lips on every beach walk and outdoor activity from going super dry. Definitely my fave so far.