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• Fantasy / sci-fi TV crush: Natalie Dormer

  April 26, 2012 @ 10:30 am | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  

  You might recognise Natalie Dormer, seen here playing Margaery Tyrrell in series two of HBO’s Game of Thrones, from her stint in The Tudors, as Anne Boleyn. It was a performance in which she was absolutely captivating – the perfect blend of hammy, overacting and seductive Playboy TV quality purring. She has the most amazing face, like a slightly smugger-than-usual cat (and y’all know cats are smug to begin with).

  

  Plus, I really love this dress. (Although I do have some issues with how they have written Margaery in the show; this is a slight spoiler, but I didn’t find her quite as conniving in the books.)

• Beyoncé – officially the world’s most beautiful woman

  April 25, 2012 @ 3:30 pm | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  

  According to People magazine, that is. But really – looking at this pictures of Bey au naturel on holidays, can you disagree?

  

  

  I remember, at Oxegen last year, while Beyoncé was performing a guy next to me turned to his friends and went, in the thickest Cork accent in the world: “Oh my God, she just has the most beautiful smile!” It was adorable. (And she does.)

  

• Finally! I love having curly hair!

  April 17, 2012 @ 2:30 pm | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  

  But really, I’m sure it’ll be short-lived. Via Fashion Gone Rogue.

• Unsavoury man crush: Jedward

  March 21, 2012 @ 1:30 pm | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  

  I know, I know, this is not the kind of crush one should admit to – but what can I say? I blame the Beaut.ie ladies, and, y’know, the ladies of Ireland, for voting Jedward their number one in Ireland’s Fifty Fine Things poll. Well, that, and I blame my shallow, disobedient heart.

  

  Look at him! So well groomed, and so happy! It’s official: The Irish Times loves Jedward. I feel I can speak for the whole paper as, hi, this blog is hosted on irishtimes.com. Therefore my word is law. I am the paper of record. (I am getting carried away.)

  

  Isn’t Jedward so handsome in black and white?

  

  Almost as handsome as he is when he is brooding and grungy.

  So gwan, share with the group: who’s your unsavoury man crush?

• Girl crush: Katharine McPhee

  March 20, 2012 @ 7:30 am | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  

  If y’all haven’t been watching Smash, the US TV show about a Marilyn Monroe-themed Broadway musical, you are missing out – and not only because there are some serious tunes and even more serious dance routines. You’re missing out on the butter-wouldn’t-melt sweetness of American Idol alumnus Katharine McPhee!

  

  This isn’t the story of McPhee’s fashion choices – no, it is the story of how adorable she is and how much I want to be her best friend, and how much I wish I’d pursued by dreams of Broadway before it was too late.

  

  

  

  

• Guest review: Benefit’s Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow + Porefessional PRO Balm

  March 13, 2012 @ 2:30 pm | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  

  This foundation came complete with a primer and a brush for application*, with stern warnings that the use of the brush in conjunction with the make-up was critical! All advice I happily ignored. I jettisoned make-up brushes and sponges years ago on the basis they simply absorb half of your overpriced product anyway.

  Applied with fingers, this foundation worked quite well. It’s super light and gives off a natural pinky hue. In truth, it’s probably suited to eh . . . more nubile skin. It works the au naturel look very well, though my old-lady skin is probably in the market for something au industriel. Verdict: good, a bit thin for coverage.

  Then, purely for review purposes, I applied the same make-up with the brush, and lo – dramatic transformation. Coverage this time was excellent, probably reducing the amount required by a third. Verdict: Made for a much more sculpted, and very natural look.

  The primer doesn’t float my boat. Probably evens out skin tone and closes pores, but give me Beauty Flash Balm or Laura Mercier any day for that just-f**ked look.  However, the brush effect has certainly made me think twice about using this technique in future.

  * I was given a sample kit to try; my tester would prefer to remain anonymous.

• Review: Waxperts’ Hollywood wax

  @ 11:30 am | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  

  A word of warning: this post is, by and large, about my vagina. I know, I know, what have you done to deserve this? Again. But the world of fashion and occasional beauty blogging is one that is full of perils, and, try as I may, there is no clear way to talk about the Hollywood wax I had at Waxperts without talking about my vagina – but I will try to get the genital references out of the way in the early stages. It’ll be just like ripping off a plaster – you ready? (more…)

• No 7 Protect & Perfect offer, while stocks last!

  March 6, 2012 @ 3:30 pm | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  

  Now here’s an offer worth getting out of bed for – N^o7′s Protect & Perfect Intense Face Collection is on special offer until March 30th, at €42 instead of the usual price of €88. And do you want to talk about bang for your buck? That’s a Protect & Perfect Intense Beauty Serum 30ml, Protect & Perfect Intense Day Cream 50ml and a Protect & Perfect Intense Night Cream 50ml – for €42.

  They’re selling this as a Mother’s Day gift idea but, really, I’ll be going in to get this for myself. My mother can make do with €20 flowers from Tesco.

• Guest post: Hannah Copeland reviews a facial at Kiehl’s, Wicklow St

  February 10, 2012 @ 10:30 am | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  Today I went to have a facial in Kiehl’s store on Wicklow Street. This brand has been around since 1851, so they really know what they’re talking about! I went in and had a talk about my skin with Lydia, who did my facial. She told me a bit about the brand itself and asked me about my skin concerns. She then showed me the products that she was going to use.

  

  Image via Alexandra Donald

  It was all really relaxing. She started off by cleansing my skin, using the Ultra Facial Cleanser. She gave me a massage for about 15 minutes, which was really nice. After that she used the Pineapple Papaya Facial Scrub and left that on while I got a hand massage. To finish off, she used the Ultra Facial Toner and Ultra Facial Cream. She also put on Ultra Light Daily Moisturizer SPF 50 and Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado.

  At the end my skin felt really smooth and soft and I was really calm and relaxed. I would definitely get this facial done again.

  Rosemary’s  note: Hannah came back to the office after her facial positively glowing and looking immensely blissed out, which totally sold the facial to me, even before reading her review!

• On my video radar this week . . .

  December 13, 2011 @ 10:30 am | by Rosemary Mac Cabe

  Keeping up with the latest in video is a full-time job – so I rely on my favourite fashion blogs to keep me informed. This week, Disneyrollergirl put up a video of how Mulberry makes handbags. Behold!

  

  Next, I was seriously mesmerised by this acne foundation tutorial on Fashion Foie Gras.

  

  Last but not least, there was this stunning video on FlyAwayBride.

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