Beauty

Life Mag Column: Grin & Tonic

Life Mag Column: Grin & Tonic

Lotions and potions to make you grin including a beauty enhancing gin, and something, ’em, down below, for the men. Triona McCarthy has us all in a beauty spin.   Most wanted Can we take a moment to appreciate the beautifully packaged Urban Decay Naked Skin […]

Life Mag Column: Think Pink

Life Mag Column: Think Pink

It’s time to think (millennial) pink, as the colour is having a moment. Triona McCarthy rounds up lotions and potions a-plenty in the colour that’s sure to make boys wink!   MOST WANTED The pretty packaging, sweet scent, and, most importantly, the skincare benefits, make […]

Life Mag Column: No Filter

Life Mag Column: No Filter

Our birthday gal brings us the best of beauty with her must-have hero products of the summer.   MOST WANTED The Vamp Stamp VaVaVoom Stamp  My flicks look flawless today. My eyeliner game is strong, so it makes me feel, I don’t know, extra.  It […]

Life Mag Column: Blurred Lines

Life Mag Column: Blurred Lines

Come undone and zoom your groom as our beauty expert unveils her top picks and tricks.   MOST WANTED What the hell have I let myself in for, agreeing to do Celebrity Operation Transformation?! You’ll be seeing a lot more of me on TV – […]

Life Mag Column: Twice As Nice – Triona McCarthy’s Double-Duty Products

Life Mag Column: Twice As Nice – Triona McCarthy’s Double-Duty Products

She’s on the countdown to ‘Celebrity Operation Transformation’, so Triona McCarthy gets prepared with a clever selection of hard-working double-duty products MOST WANTED Don’t let the name fool you, this Bloom and Blossom Sleep Night-time Pillow Spray, below, €16.79, is not just for night-time use, […]

Life Mag Column: Girls & Boys

Life Mag Column: Girls & Boys

Magnetic lashes, men’s make-up and underboob sweat, our beauty know-it-all has it all and much, much more.   MOST WANTED I’ve been sweating a lot more lately from filming Celebrity Operation Transformation on RTE. Thankfully, there are now products from Megababe that address sweat in […]

Life Mag Column: Young At Heart

Life Mag Column: Young At Heart

Coloured hair, fresh skin, tattooed bods and an ‘anything goes’ approach to beauty – many of us are embracing this millennial attitude, and our cosmetics and aesthetics expert is loving it   MOST WANTED Diorskin Forever  Dior’s Diorskin Forever Perfect Mousse foundation, above €38, and […]

London Fashion Week: Halpern Spring 2018

London Fashion Week: Halpern Spring 2018

Michael Halpern put on a stellar runway with his ambitious ready-to-wear collection of shimmering galaxy fabrics, animal patterns (I’m talking sequined cheetah print here) and a range of shapes, with dresses, pantsuits and jackets on display.     Sheer and solid fabrics played peek-a-boo with […]

London Fashion Week: Tommy Hilfiger A/W 17

London Fashion Week: Tommy Hilfiger A/W 17

  The Roundhouse in Chalk Farm was the perfect venue for Hilfiger’s A/W17, because this was no ordinary catwalk – this was a TommyNow Rock Circus runway SHOW. Show is the key word. Inspired by the rock circuses of legends like The Rolling Stones, Hilfiger […]

London Fashion Week: Emporio Armani S/S18

London Fashion Week: Emporio Armani S/S18

Usually showcased in Milan, Emporio Armani brought itself to the London scene last week, fully embracing its place as the younger, more accessible sibling to Armani’s signature label.   It was Italian taste meets London edge, with a runway of pastels, embellishments, silks and sheers, […]