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Review: The Hollywood wax at Wax in the City
I’ve written before about the utterly wonderful experience I had in Waxperts in Dún Laoghaire, so you may be surprised to learn that, a few short weeks ago, I found myself walking through the doors of...
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I’ll take you to the candy shop with Butter London’s S/S 2013 nail colours
A couple of weeks ago, I was sent these beautiful nail shades from butter LONDON, a UK brand best known for creating nail products free of harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde, toluene, DBP or...
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GRACE – a shoot by Eilish McCormick
Click here to view the embedded video. I was sent this shoot last week by Eilish McCormick, whose work you’ll remember from this shoot featuring Naoise Tan, and I instantly fell in love – it’s a...
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Coming soon: Clinique nail polish
An exciting new launch from Clinique this year is its 12-shade nail enamel range, un-handily titled A Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skins. Not one that rolls off the tongue, is it? Still, the...
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Touche Éclat 2013 collectors’ edition
For 2013, YSL has released this limited collectors’ edition of cult favourite, Touch Éclat. Available in shades 01 and 02, the packaging of the highlighter pen has been designed with the crystal...
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This is 34: Katie Holmes covers Allure magazine
One would think that being married to Tom Cruise would do a lot to age a person – but Katie Holmes confounds all myths about ageing, looking as good at 34 as she did in Dawson’s Creek, at the age of 20...
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Review: Rimmel Salon Pro with Lycra
When it comes to exciting nail polish claims, we’ve heard ‘em all. Non-chip, instant drying, holographic, “crackle effect” (that trend was a bit short-lived, wasn’t it?), eggshell-effect, and now...
View ArticleThe Brazilian at Brazilia: a guest post
Having never been a hugely loyal salongoer myself, I’ve always wondered what it is that makes someone go back to a salon again and again. When I discovered that my friend Aideen* has been going to...
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Review: Creme de la Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream
Late last year, I met with the team from Crème de la Mer to discuss the latest development in their arsenal: The Moisturizing Soft Cream, a moisturiser that promised to produce the same results that...
View ArticleTackling bad skin – is it the climate, or is it just me?
I don’t know about you, but I have been experiencing some major breakouts lately. I used to think that once you turned 21, your skin would settle down and just “be”, but as time goes by I realise that...
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The, er, boiler suit of the season – by MiH
When I first saw MiH‘s boiler suit, at the UK jeans brand’s S/S press day, I thought, you’re having a bit of a laugh with this one. A full-length boiler suit, in the lightest of denims, with zips and...
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Ka-Pow! A comic book themed box of tricks from Lush
If you’ve been reading for any length of time, you’ll know that I’m quite the Lush fan – and when I saw this amazing Ka-Pow box, which landed in my inbox the same week I went to see the Roy...
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New for summer 2013: L’Été Papillon de Chanel
The big bods at Chanel beauty – specifically, Peter Philips, creative director – have looked to nature for the French fashion house’s summer make-up collection. In particular, they’ve looked to the...
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Gel nail extensions at Glam Nail & Beauty Salon, Trinity Street
Let’s get this out of the way for a second: nail extensions are a bit tacky. They look fake and they feel fake, and Katie Price likes them. But sometimes, to achieve a certain “look” – not the Katie...
View ArticleBB creams – from face to lips with No 7
As if BB creams weren’t confusing enough, now we have to cope with the idea of putting them on our lips, thanks to No 7. BB lips (€11) has all the benefits of a BB cream – moisturising, nourishing,...
View ArticleBust your cellulite, Kardashian-style, with Velashape at Pink Beauty Emporium
When someone offers you a fab new cellulite-busting treatment with the subtitle, “the Kardashians have the machine in their house”, you can pretty much guarantee you’re going to be willing to try it...
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Lindsay the Sugarist: hair removal, but not as you know it
Throw the words “sugaring New York” into Google and you get a whole host of results. There are sugarists everywhere from Harlem to Hoboken, and no one seems to bat an eyelid at the concept. On this...
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Benefit and Matthew Williamson pair up for pretty palette
I feel as if the past year has been a whirlwind for Benefit (and I don’t even work there) – launching product after product with little time for rest or recuperation. So in a way, I wouldn’t blame you...
View ArticleReview: the customised deep cleansing facial at the Marker Hotel, Dublin
So I’ve had a tour of the Marker Hotel in Grand Canal Square (big rooms, gorgeous architecture). I’ve been to the rooftop bar (breathtaking views all the way out to the sea). I’ve eaten lunch in the...
View ArticleReview: Shellac at SugarDolls in A¦Wear Grafton St
You may find it hard to believe, but there are several things in this life that I am really, truly, no good at. Photograph-taking, for example (see above). Team sports. Painting my own nails (although...
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