Sunday Independent Life Column

Life Mag Column: Smell You Later – The Products That Keep You Looking & Smelling Good

Life Mag Column: Smell You Later – The Products That Keep You Looking & Smelling Good

Poetry, pigmentation and plant extracts. Yes it’s the crazy mix that our beauty guru has compiled to keep you looking and smelling good for the week!   Triona’s trends I always say that smelling good is just as important as looking good. It makes scents! […]

Life Mag Column: Just For You/Bespoke Beauty Products

Life Mag Column: Just For You/Bespoke Beauty Products

Update your look this spring with some bespoke beauty products, says our beauty buff, our one-of-a-kind beauty specialist.   Triona’s trends Clinique’s BIY Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops Some of my beauty-writer friends speak of beauty fatigue, where they feel like they’ve seen it all […]

Life Mag Column: Reach for the Stars

Life Mag Column: Reach for the Stars

Pringles, Portmarnock, stars, jars and scars – what else could it be but the latest round-up of beauty from our beauty buff, mixed with pots of fun Triona’s trends Lancome’s Teint Idole Ultra Wear foundation I believe in the magical power of great hair, black […]

Life Mag Column: All About Oils

Life Mag Column: All About Oils

From avoiding ingrown hairs to Emma Watson’s furry friend and where to go for a vegan beauty product treat – our bubbly beauty guru has the lowdown on it all.   Triona’s trends Lycon’s Ingrown-X-It Solution It’s time to talk about hair. But not the […]

Life Mag Column: Making Waves

Life Mag Column: Making Waves

Want to smell good, rock beach-babe hair and feel fantastic? Triona McCarthy shows us how with her best tips, tricks and product picks. Most wanted I was more excited to meet Philippe Starck, the pure-cool designer, than some silly sleb! In a sea of sameness, […]

Life Mag Column: Turn Heads & Brush Up on Your Haircare Skills

Life Mag Column: Turn Heads & Brush Up on Your Haircare Skills

Brush up on your haircare skills, feel the love, and get Insta-ready with our resident beauty buff. Most wanted Look at any social-media platform and you’re sure to see Anastasia Beverly Hills products popping up anywhere from Bangkok to Berlin and Ballydehob! Anastasia Beverly Hills […]

Life Mag Column: Lip Tricks

Life Mag Column: Lip Tricks

For all the best beauty tricks, lipsticks and hair colour slicks, our mouthy beauty expert, has her usual mix of make-up and madness.   MOST WANTED I spotted this Good Girl fragrance from Carolina Herrera, below, €89, on Snapchats from Grangegorman’s White Moose Cafe. Its […]

Life Mag Column: Where There’s Smoke… Triona McCarthy’s Beauty Round-up

Life Mag Column: Where There’s Smoke… Triona McCarthy’s Beauty Round-up

So, let’s get to it – our beauty buff has brows, masks, hair tasks, and more, as she clues you in with her brilliant beauty round-up.   MOST WANTED Hourglass Vanish Seamless Foundation  At last! I’d been looking for a foundation in a stick formula, […]

Life Mag Column: Let’s Swap – Triona McCarthy’s Make-up Shake Up!

Life Mag Column: Let’s Swap – Triona McCarthy’s Make-up Shake Up!

With warmer weather a thing now, our resident beauty expert reckons it’s time for a make-up shake up!   MOST WANTED I recently had lunch with a rock star. A fragrance rock star – the rather eccentric Geza Schoen. The German is the creator of […]

Life Mag Column: Top Shelfie

Life Mag Column: Top Shelfie

Wanna look loaded without your bank balance eroded? Lucky for us, our beauty guru knows how and even has some tips for Catherine Zeta-Jones.   MOST WANTED Ouai Dry Foam Shampoo  I was kinda over dry shampoo there for a while, preferring to just get […]