Pampering presents: Beauty gifts from under €10 to over €100Secret santa or tricky in-laws? Salon-worthy ideas whether you want to save or splurgeTue Dec 18 2018 - 06:00
Brilliant beauty gifts that also happen to be IrishThis year’s must-have candles, diffusers, cleansers and affordable male skincare productsSat Dec 15 2018 - 00:00
Rituals: From candles to washing-up liquid, a shop devoted to hyggeThe Danish beauty brand likes to take pleasure in the small details of lifeWed Dec 12 2018 - 06:00
‘Are you supposed to like your partner all the time?’Laura Kennedy: How many minutes a week you can spend irritated by your partner before yours can be classed as a bad relationship?Wed Dec 12 2018 - 06:00
How good is the Dyson Airwrap Styler?Review: It costs €500 but it is a remarkable and exciting beauty toolSat Dec 08 2018 - 00:00
What is the best make-up for a glittering party season?Never mind taste and sophistication. Glam up: we have entered ‘the glittering’Sat Dec 01 2018 - 00:00
Three years after my mother’s death I can’t remember her voiceLaura Kennedy: This week I stepped back into the past, to the hospice, to her last daysWed Nov 28 2018 - 06:00
Why did Kate Beckinsale get a ‘foreskin facial’?Outrage made Kate Beckinsale delete her Instagram post. So now she’s free for a bird-poop facialTue Nov 27 2018 - 12:05
Do you have a bad case of ‘radiator face’? Try these soothing productsSome calming products for when winter is playing havoc with your skinSat Nov 24 2018 - 00:00
We’re not children. So trust us with grown-up debateLaura Kennedy: Free-speech tussles turn on whether we can withstand disagreementWed Nov 21 2018 - 06:00
Red hot: make-up artist Lisa Eldridge launches her first collectionThe YouTube star’s limited-edition Velvet lipsticks are inspired by classic glamourMon Nov 19 2018 - 11:35
Six of the best and brightest lipsticks to wear on winter daysRich, cocooning textures and opaque, dramatic finishes for the months aheadSat Nov 17 2018 - 00:00
Telling people they’re perfect exactly as they are is lyingLaura Kennedy: We all know we could be better than we are. We just need self-beliefWed Nov 14 2018 - 06:00
Want better skin this winter? Here are some products to tryMaintaining skin’s natural barrier should be priority in approach to cold weather skincareSat Nov 10 2018 - 00:00
Anastasia Beverly Hills: the cult beauty brand lands in IrelandCult brand’s arrival at Arnotts makes it the place to go for make-up in DublinThu Nov 08 2018 - 10:35
Like many Irish people, I’m not good at confrontation and avoid it if I canLaura Kennedy: We should all be more comfortable with our own discomfortWed Nov 07 2018 - 06:00
The best ways to combat acne in boysA good skincare routine will do a lot to help those struggling with adolescent breakoutsSat Nov 03 2018 - 00:00
Beauty Advent Calendars: These are the best (and guaranteed to sell out)There are some frankly knee-weakening collections of mini-beauty products this yearThu Nov 01 2018 - 10:00
Love is tricky. There are no easy answersLaura Kennedy: Enduring love is not sparkling, or poetic. It is stout, practical and tenderWed Oct 31 2018 - 06:00
Five fail-safe beauty products that work every timeLaura Kennedy: From eyeliner to make-up remover, these are my go-toihero productsSat Oct 27 2018 - 00:00
Maybe I could have more friends if stopped holding myself backLaura Kennedy: We tend to live with a sense of pessimism about ourselves and othersWed Oct 24 2018 - 06:00
The man who wants to make every day a good hair dayDon’t blame your hair, blame your hair cut, says celebrity stylist Luke Hersheson in his new bookSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Frizz be gone: Five ways to manage all types of damaged hairLeading afro hair stylist Charlotte Mensah advises on how to treat brittle and damaged hairSat Oct 20 2018 - 00:00
I don’t have a lot of friends. That’s embarrassing to admitI don’t drink, and alcohol is the lubricant of every Irish social interactionWed Oct 17 2018 - 06:00
Marc Jacobs Beauty make-up arrives in Ireland at lastKnown for its chic packaging, the range offers smooth primers and buttery foundationTue Oct 16 2018 - 10:00
Simple, effective skincare in your 60sThis should not be about looking younger. It should be about healthy skinSat Oct 13 2018 - 00:00
The Dyson Airwrap Styler: Would you pay €500 for a hairdryer?A damp hair tool which can create a variety of styles comes at a price that might horrify someThu Oct 11 2018 - 07:30
Hoax papers: The shoddy, absurd and unethical side of academiaLaura Kennedy: A ‘grievance studies’ hoax has identified a disturbing cultural shiftWed Oct 10 2018 - 06:00
Struggle to do your own hair? This new curling tool is ‘game-changing’Beauty: Ghd's new Oracle is billed as an ‘idiotproof’ curling tool. Is it any good?Tue Oct 09 2018 - 06:00
Five products to tackle adult acne and blemishesBeauty: There’s an increasing number of people diagnosed with adult acne in their fortiesSat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00
Alex Steinherr Penneys range will sell out. What should you buy?Penneys’ new affordable skincare range is one of the most exciting launches of the yearFri Oct 05 2018 - 10:17
Drunk Elephant: The cult skincare brand is now in IrelandThese seriously effective, easy-to-use favourites are available here at lastThu Oct 04 2018 - 12:34
I have exactly nothing to worry about. So why I am so anxious?Laura Kennedy: Scared of losing what I have, I am invading my peace to anticipate its lossWed Oct 03 2018 - 06:00
Five of the best moisturisers for autumnBeauty: In a day moisturiser for autumn, I want something cocooningSat Sept 29 2018 - 00:00
The small, pathetic, petty events when it feels good to take the low roadLaura Kennedy: ‘The woman was so unjustly hostile that I did not want to be polite’Wed Sept 26 2018 - 06:00
My life story in beauty products: From Anne French to ChanelBeauty: The ones I retain are the ones which have made my life easier and give me joySat Sept 22 2018 - 00:00
Five moves in four years. Each one an exercise in shame and downsizingLaura Kennedy: In our little house, I sit with the things I’ve accumulated through my lifeWed Sept 19 2018 - 06:00
Five of the best handwash and lotion duosBeauty: Make a statement in your bathroom with these perfect everyday indulgencesSat Sept 15 2018 - 00:00
The Importance of Being Aisling: In Ireland you either know one or you are oneThe new Aisling book is imminent. What’s behind the success of this Irish archetype?Fri Sept 14 2018 - 06:00
I have my PhD, but what is the value of a university education?Laura Kennedy: So much of what we do at third level is inefficient and sillyWed Sept 12 2018 - 06:00
Five of the best new season scents: unique autumn fragrancesBeauty: Like red lipstick or dark eyeshadow, fragrance can help create the person you feel like being on a given dayMon Sept 10 2018 - 08:19
Anxiety: I wake up sweating worried about next weekLaura Kennedy: In the run up to a challenging week, I'm having the Leaving Cert dreams againWed Sept 05 2018 - 06:00
Four of the best foundations for the new seasonWhen autumn comes, I opt for a heavier or more matte foundationSat Sept 01 2018 - 00:00
I watched the hurling final despite my ignorance. Limerick’s win was humblingLaura Kennedy: Shared experiences of disparate people is mysterious and interestingWed Aug 29 2018 - 06:00
Summer to autumn: transitional beauty favouritesBeauty: This selection of glamarous and pragmatic products bring joy all year roundSat Aug 25 2018 - 00:00
A tenderness in me reaches for the headland. The sea is indifferentLaura Kennedy: In times of chaos or anxiety I have thought of the wildness and solitude of this place we entrusted with our mother’s ashesWed Aug 22 2018 - 13:03
Non-sleepless in Seattle: A mellow, cultured, foodie destinationThere’s much more to the city than its cliched image as home to Starbucks and MicrosoftSat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
The concealers you should never be withoutWhere you want an under-eye corrector or to cover up an angry spot, here are some of the bestSat Aug 18 2018 - 00:00
‘My brother spent much of childhood ashamed of me. A lot can change in 30 years’Laura Kennedy: Our mother would sometimes say ‘I’m afraid that when I die you two won’t take care of each other’. Looking back, we should have felt ashamedWed Aug 15 2018 - 10:18
