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• beauty
• July 29, 2011, 14:30

I’m quite enamoured with the imagery from YSL‘s A/W line (and even more enamoured with the Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils, which is, hands down, the best mascara I’ve ever got my mitts on. Seriously, it’s amazing. I have the …

• celebrity magazines
• July 29, 2011, 12:30

I fell in love with wee Chloe Moretz some time ago, right after Kick Ass, when I read an interview with her in Wallpaper magazine (I think – or was it Wonderland?) and thought she was quite awesome. And here …

• online shopping
• July 29, 2011, 10:30

So I know this has been posted far and wide – for crying out loud, uber stylist Angela Scanlon already has the leopard-leather jacket – but I found these pics in my Fash Mob folder (I’m so organised, aren’t I?) …

• celebrity
• July 29, 2011, 09:30

This may be influenced by how amazing his character is being at the moment, but when I related this tale of joy to Ciara, can you guess her response? “We need to move to where he lives.” Because that’s how …

• magazines models seasonal dressing
• July 27, 2011, 15:30

I just came across this shoot, you know, on the internet, where I spend all of my spare time, from Elle France of the delectable Erin Wasson. I love the kind of cool beachy style – like summer in Ireland, …

• competitions photography
• July 27, 2011, 10:30

As if I haven’t been good enough to you lately (have you checked out my Twitter giveaway? OBVIOUSLY NOT, as I have but one entrant!), the lovely folks at Samsung have given me a digital camera to give away in …

• celebrity shoes and boots
• July 26, 2011, 16:30

So last week, Horrible Bosses premiered in London, and was attended by pretty much the entire cast of my favourite terrible programme, Made in Chelsea. Anyway, that’s besides the point, because also at the premiere was Zara Martin, who the …

• competitions street style
• July 26, 2011, 15:00

Kids! Here’s another competition, although not mine – this is far more fabulous, and offers you a chance to win a weekend in a city of your choice (Amsterdam, Hamburg, Knokke, LA, London, Milan, Madrid, New York, Paris, Stockholm or …

• Irish designs trends
• July 26, 2011, 12:30

So I kind of dropped the ball on this one; note to self – when you receive a lookbook, read the use-by date! These awesome T-shirts are by the Filthy Club, or the Fuck’n’Filthy Club, run by Josh Gordon and …

• sportswear
• July 26, 2011, 10:30

Okay, so I know this isn’t fashion-related, per se, but I couldn’t resist posting these stamps – for London 2012. I love the 1980s vibe of the illustrations; they remind me of the Enid Blyton books that kept me company …

• bargains high street
• July 25, 2011, 17:00

A couple of weeks ago I had a bit of a sneek peek of Penneys‘ A/W collection when I visited their offices on Mary St – and I was really impressed with the colours and textures that were positively shouting …

• hair models photography stylists
• July 25, 2011, 12:30

So while you were all gallivanting around the country this weekend, enjoying the weather and generally getting up to no good, I was working my butt off in Carton House, along with photographer Ailbhe O’Donnell, make-up artist Emma Farrell, hairstylist …

• online shopping
• July 25, 2011, 10:30

Have you ever found yourself eyeing something up and just not being quite sure whether you wanted to go the whole hog? This butterfly kimono was a case in point for me – I saw it on Topshop.com and spent …

• music
• July 23, 2011, 18:35

If you’ve been around for, oh, the past decade, there’ll have been no avoiding Amy Winehouse, who burst on to the scene (I know, such a clichéd phrase) in 2003 with Frank, her debut album, which was nominated for a …

• photography street style
• July 22, 2011, 16:30

I’ve always wanted to use the word “promiscuity” in a headline, especially about clothing. Go figure! I love it when I achieve my own personal goals, especially on a Friday. What are you doing with your weekend? I’ll be out …

• high street seasonal dressing
• July 22, 2011, 15:00

So I’ll admit it: Espirit isn’t a label I would ever really consider when thinking about where to shop, or even where to advise others to shop. But this campaign image made me stop, stare, and think what a fool …

• size issues
• July 22, 2011, 12:30

I mean the word b*tches with love, but house style would have us replace vowels that may render a curse word “offensive” with an asterisk. Go figure! In any case, I can’t asterisk out a photograph, so here’s a thought …

• online shopping swimwear
• July 22, 2011, 10:30

You could do worse than head to Etsy, my online Mecca for all things vintage, original or handmade, where recently I came across these babies. From Ariel Simone. Tyra would love those awkward angles! Jaunty vintage fun! That’s what this …

• bargains shoes and boots
• July 21, 2011, 16:30

For a good long while of last year, I yearned for, lusted after, craved, these Miu Miu sandals. I saw them in the window of Brown Thomas one day, and I was in love . . . then I saw …

• handbags high street Irish designs
• July 21, 2011, 15:00

Well the big news at the Arnotts A/W 2011 press day on Monday was that Coach is coming to Ireland in the form of a store within a store – its first in Europe – in the Henry St department …

• bargains vintage
• July 21, 2011, 12:30

Today as I wandered over to Crackbird for a freelance project I’m working on, I passed by Oxfam on George’s St and wandered in for a quick look at the vintage section, which is really great, especially considering the fact …

• high street seasonal dressing
• July 21, 2011, 10:30

God this bag is so amazing – it makes me wish I could trade in all of my plain ol’ leather numbers* and only carry my goods around in feather-covered fabric until the day I die. Swooooon. In short, the …

• competitions
• July 19, 2011, 16:37

So sometimes I run competitions, and then sometimes I kind of forget about said competitions and move on with my life, before remembering, a week or so later, that I set them and going, oh yes! Let’s give the results. …

• photography street style
• July 19, 2011, 16:09

Is it creepy that I want to pair up these grungy folk I met at Oxegen (God it feels like an AGE away . . .) and make them have grungy fashionable babies? This is Henrique Miranda. He was hanging …

• seasonal dressing
• July 19, 2011, 10:30

So I know I was less than complimentary about what I saw of the Brown Thomas A/W offering in the press photographs, but the video gives me a little more hope for quite a glam season in the high-end store. …

• events
• July 18, 2011, 16:00

So here’s a selection of items from John Lewis’s A/W stock. It’s by no means exhaustive, being basically the items that caught my eye on the day! On our trip into the store the next day, I was blown away …

• online shopping
• July 18, 2011, 13:30

I was just wondering what exactly I was going to put in my London post, seeing as I didn’t take any photographs with my real-life camera, as I was too busy, you know, “being in the moment”. (Lately I’ve been …

• interiors
• July 18, 2011, 10:30

On Sunday of this weekend, once I’d done about four hours’ work (no day is a free day for a freelance, y’know), I decided to get down to it and give my room a bit of a revamp. I’ve been …

• street style
• July 15, 2011, 16:45

I’m going to do up a proper post on my London experience with John Lewis and all of the fabulous bloggers who were there too (very chic, those bloggers, you know), but for now here’s an excuse for supreme narcissism. …

• fashion shows seasonal dressing
• July 15, 2011, 14:30

I was out of town for the Brown Thomas A/W preview during the week, much to my heartache. More on my trip next week, but for now a little preview of what BT has up its sleeve for A/W. (If …

• street style
• July 15, 2011, 10:33

This is Ike Costa. He’s from Brazil. He got his T-shirt in London, and his belt buckle is actually a holder for his Zippo. Ike might be the only man I have ever seen who has made a backpack look …

• celebrity music
• July 13, 2011, 11:30

I’m now in London, but thought I’d schedule some posts for you to read while I’m gone. I know, I know, I’m too good! In any case, here’s the first, in which I ponder the question: Taylor Momsen – good …

• seasonal dressing
• July 12, 2011, 17:00

You know, I almost spelled that “sneak peak”, such is the quality of my brain these days. Last week, I went along to Oasis‘s flagship store on St Stephen’s Green to take a look at what the UK retailer had …

• dresses events fashion shows
• July 12, 2011, 12:30

When I know I’m going to something very fashion-y, it puts me in all manners of panic. (That’s just to disabuse any innocents out there of the notion that I am fashionable, 24/7.) I wonder what shoes I’ll be able to …

• street style
• July 12, 2011, 10:30

Okay so this is not a hugely original look – and again we have hotpants but, wait, these aren’t denim, and is that a feather headpiece over Tara’s left shoulder? I loved the mix of influences here, and, let’s face …

• celebrity magazines
• July 11, 2011, 16:45

Here’s Olivia Wilde on the cover of US Marie-Claire. Who’d have thought that, way back when she was kissing Marissa in her trailer, that she’d end up being the biggest star of the entire OC cast? There’s been a fair …

• celebrity music
• July 11, 2011, 15:00

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I went to see The Saturdays on, um, Sunday in the Heineken Green Spheres tent – but it wasn’t the outburst of perfect pink pop that I did see, I’ll tell you …

• street style
• July 11, 2011, 10:30

If you got today’s paper, you’ll see my coverage from Oxegen – including my style spots, which basically involved my dragging a photographer around the site looking for people who didn’t look too muddy and weren’t wearing tiny, tiny hotpants. …

• competitions
• July 7, 2011, 10:30

So a couple of weeks ago I sat down for lunch in Avoca (let’s face it, my favourite place) with Sarah Jane Lanagan, a hair and make-up artist, to have a chat about her routine, her favourite products, her favourite …

• beauty
• July 6, 2011, 16:00

Galway-based Cloon Keen Atelier may be best known for its range of delicate, scented candles – but we predict a cult product in the making in the form of its latest creation, Cloon Keen’s first artisan perfume, Bataille de Fleurs. …

• competitions
• July 6, 2011, 11:00

So last night I went along to Arnotts’ top-floor bar for the launch of Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm range. (We quaffed Prosecco and delicious nibbles cooked by Clodagh McKenna, who will be launching her restaurant in Arnotts in September.) …

• celebrity
• July 5, 2011, 15:00

Sometimes I see young celebrities – or slebs, as I like to call them, and I think, “wow, she looks great!” Such as the below, Jessica Stroup of the CW’s 90210 which just so happens to be one of my …

• competitions models
• July 5, 2011, 12:30

Did you watch Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model last night? I’ll admit, I did – and I even, for a blissful moment, was joined by my housemate, who doesn’t watch television and merely came in to keep my company …

• bargains interiors
• July 4, 2011, 12:30

It may long have been the cheesy solution to a Christmas present panic, but there’s something undeniably chic about a house that smells of a fresh, crisp, cool scented candle. As opposed to, you know, garlic, or burnt toast, or …

• reviews
• July 4, 2011, 10:30

So I know, I know: I’m young. My mother is terribly afraid that all of these glycolic peels are going to irrevocably damage my “young” skin, while her work colleague is apparently concerned that I am doing “too much, too …

• celebrity
• July 1, 2011, 14:30

It’s sales time – and you know what that means: there’s not all that much going on in the shops, so until the sale racks clear out and the new stock comes up (and oh, it’s a-comin’), we’ll have to …

• bargains events
• July 1, 2011, 10:30

So, did you miss me this morning on Ireland AM? If you did, watch back here – I was on with Blanaid Hennessy of Shutterbug, Laura Nolan of Fran & Jane, uber-stylis Lisa Fitzpatrick and (of course) the laffly Sinead …