Rosemary Mac Cabe

• celebrity
• November 30, 2010, 14:51

At any time of day or year, there are an assortment of images and press releases languishing on my desktop, yearning for the right moment to set them free. I usually attempt to create a dedicated post to said items, …

• bargains online shopping seasonal dressing
• November 30, 2010, 10:30

The cold snap over the last few days has left us all a little confused about how to dress – are Ugg boots acceptable outerwear? Survey says yes, although if you can change into, you know, normal shoes once you …

• bargains events
• November 25, 2010, 13:59

Because I’ll be going to the Dublin Flea, in Newmarket Square off Cork Street, where I’ll be scoffing delicious home-made goodies and checking out the vintage Christmas jumpers that I’ve spied are on sale from the Dublin Flea Facebook page. …

• bargains competitions high street
• November 25, 2010, 11:31

I remember, at an early point in my journalistic career, feeling ridiculously jealous of a colleague who was on Oasis‘s press mailing list, and was therefore the lucky recipient of a permanent 25% discount on any items purchased in the …

• celebrity designer collaborations
• November 24, 2010, 13:34

I recently started watching an amazing television programme, entitled Make it or Break it, about a bunch of Olympic gymnastics hopefuls living in Denver. It’s quite brilliant, in that it’s schmaltzy and cheeesy and the storylines are ridiculously predictable and …

• competitions high street
• November 23, 2010, 12:18

Here’s a beautiful press photograph I got sent, displaying new collections from a high-street brand that will be fairly familiar to most Irish readers. The first person to guess correctly which brand this is will win an as-yet-undetermined prize, courtesy of …

• competitions high street
• November 23, 2010, 09:34

They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but they’re always wrong, because if you look hard enough and, crucially, in the right places, you can get a free everything. The point is: you’re looking in the right …

• celebrity music
• November 22, 2010, 17:40

Hello, earthlings! I’m Halle Berry! You may recognise me from that Sindo spread in which I looked exactly like Victoria Beckham, or from that film I won an Oscar for therefore becoming the first African American woman in history to …

• designer collaborations high street
• November 22, 2010, 15:45

So it’s finally here – Lanvin for H&M has (almost) landed. The French couture house and the Swedish high-street store have joined forces to produce a collection, mainly of dresses and a few pairs of shoes, that will be launched …

• dresses music online shopping
• November 22, 2010, 10:28

I quite like Reiss. I know it’s overpriced for high street, but I look at it a little like a baby Prada or Miu Miu. It’s somewhere I would always look for something “special” – say, if I wanted to …

• competitions
• November 20, 2010, 11:20

Well the results are in for the teeth whitening giveaway, and the winner is Danielle, comment # 67. If you didn’t win, don’t worry, because there are two more great competitions coming up this week – a gift card for …

• shoes and boots
• November 18, 2010, 11:31

Rockport launched at Clerys on O’Connell St a few weeks back and, due to work commitments and personal commitments and an intense inability to organise my life so that I’m ever doing just one thing, instead doing three (this evening) …

• celebrity magazines
• November 17, 2010, 14:52

Carrying on with our brief magazine discussion from just there, behold US Vogue‘s November and December covers, featuring Anne Hathaway and Angelina Jolie. Now, not to nit-pick, but should these magazines not be swapped, month-wise, in order to make seasonal …

• magazines models
• November 17, 2010, 14:42

Not only does Australia have the best Top Model franchise, but now they have the best Vogue cover I’ve seen in a while – of a pregnant Miranda Kerr, with the promise of an article entitled “beauty and the blogs” …

• dresses online shopping
• November 17, 2010, 10:25

It’s been pointed out to me that there are more important things going on in Ireland than Kate and William’s impending nuptials, or teeth-whitening giveaways, but there’s a politics blog for that, so I’ll continue with the frivolous and slightly …

• celebrity
• November 16, 2010, 14:04

What a balm to the lovesick hearts of women across the world as we hear the news that Prince William has finally, after all this time, agreed to put a ring on the finger of his college sweetheart, Kate Middleton. …

• bargains
• November 16, 2010, 11:30

To reward its friends (and their families), American Apparel on Grafton St is tonight opening its doors from 7pm to 10pm with a 30 per cent discount on American Apparel products, and 50 per cent off selected items. Never wanting …

• reviews
• November 16, 2010, 10:00

UPDATE: The winner is . . . number 67, Danielle. An email is making its way to you as I type! Last week I made my way over to Dundrum to have my teeth whitened, courtesy of The White House. …

• film & TV
• November 13, 2010, 10:00

Did you watch it? If you didn’t, watch it now. It’s on the RTÉ Player, sure you’ve no excuse. Then come back here and tell us all what you thought. For my part, I thought it was awful and brilliant …

• celebrity music
• November 12, 2010, 16:54

That is a beautiful sentence up there, so it is, but it might just be the genius sibilance that’s selling me on it. Either way, Katy Perry has launched her own signature fragrance, and it is called Purr. So kooky! …

• bargains competitions handbags high street magazines online shopping
• November 12, 2010, 16:27

I know, I know, with these long headlines I am really spoiling you. ANYWAY. Asos is offering 20% off partywear. Lord knows what falls into the realms of partywear, but I care not. I love only the discounts. If you …

• high street models
• November 12, 2010, 15:36

If you’ve seen the television ads for the Jervis Shopping Centre, you’ll know this: Forever 21 has finally landed – or, at least, it will have landed to the public at 10am tomorrow morning, when the US high street giant …

• online shopping
• November 12, 2010, 12:34

You need look no further than, oh, right here, as Littlewoods Ireland has launched its Christmas cards, in aid of Temple Street Children’s Hospital. The cards, at €6 for a pack of five, are available to buy on the site …

• celebrity
• November 12, 2010, 11:08

Remember when Emma Watson‘s new hairdo was “news”? Back in the heady days of August when nothing much was happening, no huge accountancy firms were experiencing PR nightmares, the Budget wasn’t just around the corner . . . better days, I’m …

• childrenswear
• November 12, 2010, 10:14

Yes, you read correctly – I have done a 180 on my previous hatred of Crocs and have come around to the idea that, really, they might not be that bad. How so? Well, has anyone read Room? It’s the …

• trends
• November 10, 2010, 11:13

There are certain moments in fashion time that seem to stand still – certain decisions, made by designers, celebrities, those with influence, that leave an indelible mark on our fashion landscape. Jackie O, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Dita von Teese, …

• beauty
• November 9, 2010, 16:30

I know this is a mad, out-of-character two-posts-in-a-row love bomb, but I’ve been otherwise occupied today with begging for a dentist’s appointment (no-go) and sitting in the doctor’s surgery (joys!) so am going to eschew convention and throw this really …

• high street models
• November 9, 2010, 16:15

Well last week Monsoon and Accessorize (being the same company an’ all) held their Christmas press morning, which I missed due to my own stupidity-slash-the week from hell, but I have managed not only to upload their Christmas selections to …

• high street trends
• November 8, 2010, 13:29

Last week I was positively buoyed by the news that Cos was opening on our shores – in BT2 in Dublin, to be precise – but one visit to the store later and I am unconvinced of its success here. …

• celebrity music
• November 5, 2010, 15:02

It’s about time Fash Mob got its X Factor on – because I can avoid it no longer. No more for me, the DVD-watching (or, perish the thought, going out) of a Saturday night. From now on, I will be firmly …

• events high street
• November 5, 2010, 09:59

Last night I headed along, briefly, to the launch of New Look in the Jervis Shopping Centre, to see what all the fuss about the “largest New Look in the world” was about. New Look is one of those funny …

• reviews
• November 4, 2010, 15:22

I was contacted a couple of months ago with news of an “amazing new body therapy”, Hypoxi Therapy – and offered the opportunity to try it out for myself.  The theory behind the therapy is that this low-intensity exercise targets “problem …

• high street
• November 4, 2010, 11:56

Apologies for the radio silence on this end, have been up to my eyes working (on Christmas copy, heaven preserve me) and playing (last night at the Ticket’s inaugural table quiz, which I can only hope to do better at …

• high street
• November 3, 2010, 13:53

I asked this yesterday, and responses were very mixed – from Comptoirs des Cotonniers to Old Navy, but one store I’d like to see with a physical presence in Ireland is Anthropologie, purely from an aesthetic point of view. This …

• high street
• November 2, 2010, 16:07

Kate Moss for Topshop is now live. Following my post last week, we’re all very divided as to whether we love or loathe, but will the thrill of the last chance be enough to tempt us? Please report back! This …

• high street
• November 1, 2010, 11:43

I went into town yesterday with one sole purpose: to purchase an iPhone 4. For hilarity, watch this (as an aside): In any case, all’s I wanted was an iPhone 4 – and did anyone have it? No, they did …