Beauty Report: How to find the best cleanserAll skin types from dry to oily can benefit from using a balm or oil to remove make-upSat Apr 02 2016 - 04:00
Coping: No, actually, you don’t have a right to your own opinion‘Right’ implies that others are obliged to respect ill-informed viewsWed Mar 30 2016 - 08:00
Beauty report: new nail varnishes, plus a spray-on colour for the clumsyForget chipped, sorry-looking nails; keep these hard-working treatments on hand for beautiful results - even if you struggle to apply varnish yourselfSat Mar 26 2016 - 01:00
Coping: My brother’s wedding makes me doubt Schopenhauer’s ‘porcupine dilemma’On my way to my brother’s nuptials, the twisted trees and harsh landscape bring the pessimistic philosopher to mindWed Mar 23 2016 - 09:00
Beauty Report: Bring the colour back into your lifeWinter make-up can be drab - now that March is here, there’s a feel of summer on make-up countersSat Mar 19 2016 - 05:00
Coping: St Patrick’s Day is nothing to be proud of but our feisty nation isOur national day is not likeable, especially if you are teetotal, but I will celebrate our spiritWed Mar 16 2016 - 08:00
Beauty Report: An end to bad hair daysThe best problem-solving haircare to solve the most common hair issuesSat Mar 12 2016 - 05:00
Coping: Awake all night, thinking about deathLosing someone you love makes you realise the fragility of your own existence – and the importance of making a willWed Mar 09 2016 - 09:30
Beauty report: Save time with hard-working productsHere’s some make-up you can whack on while eating and still look greatSat Mar 05 2016 - 03:00
Coping: Approaching 30 and alone in the dark with a mutinous brainAnd I had thought my recent birthday didn’t bother meWed Mar 02 2016 - 07:00
Pride not prejudice: in defence of ‘women’s nonsense’Coping: Enjoyment of Plato and lipstick are not mutually exclusiveWed Feb 24 2016 - 10:00
Beauty Report: finding the right products in the golden age of skincareIf you have anything between €20 and €200 to spend, you can find excellent productsSat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Coping: It’s too bad you are bitter about my comment on TwitterHurt feelings are a poor reason for denying the right to free speechWed Feb 17 2016 - 06:00
Beauty Report: Facing up to a big night outA standard ‘good skin, bright-eyed’ look works equally well for special occasions or dinners and dalliancesSat Feb 13 2016 - 01:00
Coping: Epicurus was right about friendshipFRIENDSHIP WEEK: Such bonds are essential to human happiness – but it’s important to know when to walk awayWed Feb 10 2016 - 06:00
The importance of keeping your friends closeIn this introduction to friendship week, Laura Kennedy looks at how friendships often take a back seat to romantic or family relationships despite studies that show they are essential to health and happinessMon Feb 08 2016 - 06:00
Online dating: too much of a good thing?We can write a wish list – and weed out unsuitables – but research shows we are terrible at knowing what we actually want in a mate, so does online dating make it any easier to find Ms or Mr Right?Fri Feb 05 2016 - 12:30
Coping: Yorkshire pudding as a metaphor for disgruntlementAre all those philosophers right that romantic love is doomed?Wed Feb 03 2016 - 09:00
Beauty Report: Limit damage, maximise beautyMost people don’t have a problem with looking their age; they just want to look the healthiest and best that they can.Sat Jan 30 2016 - 05:00
Coping: What could make someone think so little of me?A conversation with a man who felt he was superior to me got me thinkingThu Jan 28 2016 - 12:00
Beauty Report: How to care for your crowning glory in winterArsenal for the annual battle between the weather and your long-suffering head.Sat Jan 23 2016 - 05:00
Coping: I no longer feel powerless in the face of depressionDepression is never the sufferer’s fault, but it is a flame you can either tamp down or throw petrol onThu Jan 21 2016 - 13:00
Skincare: Beat the January beauty bluesEight great products to inject some life into sad winter skin, plus a must-have product of the weekSat Jan 16 2016 - 06:00
Coping: How to survive life, love, death, depression and all the restA new weekly column about dealing with all of life’s wonder and awkwardnessFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Beauty Report: Taking care of your skinThere are plenty of effective treatments around for dealing with common ailmentsSat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
Beauty Report: Unwind this season with a spa treatmentTreat your body with a little bit of kindness and relax with one of these treatmentsSun Dec 27 2015 - 12:00
On Beauty: Help with last minute purchasesGift sets that you’ll actually want to receiveSat Dec 19 2015 - 11:00
Beauty report: How to look good at the Christmas partyGet the best red lipstick and fluttery lashes to take you through the festive seasonSat Dec 12 2015 - 05:00
Leavetaking: The nurse rings and suddenly I realise my mother is deadI wasn’t with her in her final moments, and I wonder whether she knew it was happening and whether she was frightened, and I crumbleThu Dec 10 2015 - 12:00
Leavetaking: Memory of the phone call has me breaking out in a sweat at nightSome day, the call will come again, and this time my mother won’t rallyThu Dec 03 2015 - 14:27
Leavetaking: Because of my mother’s cancer, we had to sell the family homeSince pancreatic cancer tends to interfere with daily routine, she could no longer workFri Nov 27 2015 - 16:00
Beauty solved: The WTF of alphabet creamsIn an extract from their new book ‘About Face’, Aisling McDermott and Laura Kennedy delve into the baffling world of alphabet creamsSat Nov 21 2015 - 05:00
Leavetaking: The constant fear of losing a loved one becomes tediousAfter a terminal diagnosis, you live always in the anticipation of lossThu Nov 19 2015 - 14:00
Beauty Report: Scented candlesA scented candle is a universally pleasing gift that makes your home more beautifulSat Nov 14 2015 - 00:00
Leavetaking: What we mean when we talk about ‘fighting cancer’Euphemistic language simply hides the brutal truth of the diseaseThu Nov 12 2015 - 14:00
Beauty Report: the best retinol creamsRetinol, a derivative of vitamin A, unclogs pores, smooths skin and reduces discolourationSat Nov 07 2015 - 04:00
Leavetaking: In the middle of my grief, my partner arranges a mock warHis positivity is infectious, and I’ve been draining it to keep myself afloat as I try to cope with my mother's terminal cancerThu Nov 05 2015 - 14:00
Instagram star Essena O’Neill is a normal 18-year-old: a self-obsessed narcissistAs adolescents we are all self-obsessed narcissists and the 18-year-old’s epiphany is just a common part of growing upWed Nov 04 2015 - 14:17
Beauty Report: protective skincareTaking preventative measures can be better than tackling issues once they arriveSat Oct 31 2015 - 00:00
Leavetaking: I have lost some friends as a result of my mother’s cancerHer terminal illness has wrapped tendrils around unexpected areas of my lifeThu Oct 29 2015 - 11:00
Beauty Report: Makeup must-haves for the festive seasonBrands reserve the most sublime limited edition items for their Christmas collectionsSat Oct 24 2015 - 00:00
Leavetaking: In dying, we are denied the right to self-determinationIf you remove religion from the question of euthanasia, what remains is complex but solubleThu Oct 22 2015 - 14:00
Beauty Report: Picking the right nail polishManicured hands give others the impression that you’ve got your business in orderSat Oct 17 2015 - 00:00
Leavetaking: A terminal diagnosis is fertile ground for angry outburstsWhen my mother glibly changed her mind about a big decision, I got angrier than I have ever feltThu Oct 15 2015 - 14:00
Cancer treatments: look good, feel betterWhen my mother was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, how she looked did matter to her. She wants to be able to project the self she feels like through her appearance, because there’s more to her than cancer. That’s true of everyone dealing with this horrible disease.Sat Oct 10 2015 - 00:00
Leavetaking: My mother’s new attitude has unlocked something in usThere’s little positive about cancer, but her determination to use her remaining time well is infectiousThu Oct 08 2015 - 14:00
Beauty report: makeup for the darker winter monthsMix up your makeup and experiment with colour and texture in winterSat Oct 03 2015 - 13:42
Beauty Report: How to be your best self at 50+Those with mature skin can enjoy products with the richest ingredients and lots of moistureSat Oct 03 2015 - 02:00
Leavetaking: Faced with two bad options, my mother chooses the chemoWith terminal cancer, you’re asked to choose the mode of your own deathThu Oct 01 2015 - 14:00
Leavetaking: The realities of cancer aren’t talked about enoughIn a new weekly column about my mother’s terminal cancer, I’ll be charting those realities with her blessing and helpThu Sept 24 2015 - 12:00
