Want fuller lips? These are the best lip-cheating liners for every skin toneMy favourite was discontinued, sending me on a hunt for the perfect replacementTue Mar 03 2020 - 06:00
Neglected your skin over winter? Here’s how to revive it in time for springThese products will help if your body looks like you have been rolling in dry cementTue Feb 25 2020 - 06:00
The all-time best mascaras for every budgetMy personal favourite creates puffed-up, fluffy, ebony-black lashes – it’s perfectTue Feb 18 2020 - 06:00
Make-up for Valentine’s Day: a good pink will brighten every skin toneIt often loses out to its blowsier sibling, red, but pink is more forgivingTue Feb 11 2020 - 06:00
Warm up your complexion with make-up with a hint of redCareful though – a colour that looks sultry on your friend can roar ‘eye infection’ on youTue Feb 04 2020 - 06:00
There’s no need to be scared when things endI was well into adulthood before I realised that endings are not inherently badWed Jan 29 2020 - 06:00
Five beauty products to help you look your healthiest selfWith temperature fluctuations and early evenings, I’m craving lighter, dewier texturesTue Jan 28 2020 - 06:00
I have been increasingly fielding questions about marriageIt’s patronising to say an unmarried woman is a victim of her male partner’s indecisionWed Jan 22 2020 - 06:00
Banish January Face with these hardworking skincare productsBeauty: Overindulged at Christmas? It’s still written all over your faceWed Jan 22 2020 - 06:00
Peak notions: Have you been to the new Dunnes in Limerick? It has a sushi bar!In my late teens, I couldn’t wait to be gone, now, I can see the best aspects of my hometownWed Jan 15 2020 - 06:00
Beat the January blues with these great beauty basics for under €25Beauty basics are the stalwarts that populate a make-up bag; here’s some for face, hair and eyesTue Jan 14 2020 - 06:00
Disgusted by messy bedrooms? You’re probably a conservativeDisgust is a trendy, complex and fascinating area of psychological researchWed Jan 08 2020 - 06:00
January joys: Self-gifting for some new year cheerBeauty: There is a product out there for every budget to help you spring into 2020Tue Jan 07 2020 - 06:00
Last minute merchant? Five of the best scented candles to give as Christmas giftsOpt for traditional pine or spiced citrus, or go for an alternative leather-scented candleTue Dec 24 2019 - 06:00
The 19 best beauty launches of 2019Looking for makeup that gives you ‘instagram skin’, foolproof skincare products or a celebrity inspired skincare collectionFri Dec 20 2019 - 17:07
‘Your mother’s a shrew. She wouldn’t know Christmas spirit if it kicked her up the arse’Putting up the Christmas tree will always dangle a relationship over the precipiceWed Dec 18 2019 - 06:00
Beauty gifts for teenagersThis selection of beauty products is sure to please your younger friendsWed Dec 18 2019 - 05:00
Party make-up: Five great buys for the season of sparkleGo big with clusters of lashes, dewy primers and easy-for-the-lazy spot tanningTue Dec 17 2019 - 06:00
Our 15 favourite beauty gift sets for spreading a little joy this ChristmasFrom a €12 L’Occitane festive bauble to a €364 ghd hair-tool set, these suit all budgetsThu Dec 12 2019 - 06:00
Burnout: a slow dissolution of the tether that attaches you to the momentSometimes there’s not much different between burnout and boredomWed Dec 11 2019 - 06:00
Beat the frizz: styling products that withstand winter weatherBeauty: Specialist products for hair care can help keep winter moisture at bayTue Dec 10 2019 - 06:00
Eight of the best beauty gadgetsThese practical tools are must-haves for dedicated beauty fansSat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00
What I thought about while my office was on lockdown after London BridgeActs of terror such as last week’s knife attack can dehumanise us too, if we let themWed Dec 04 2019 - 06:00
Five luxury makeup palettes that will make for thrilling Christmas giftsChanel, Nars and Dior are just a few of the names that will bring smiles to anyone’s faceTue Dec 03 2019 - 06:00
Christmas in the air: Five of the best scented candlesWhether you like the traditional Christmas aromas or something else entirely, there’s a scent out there for youTue Dec 03 2019 - 05:00
Grief doesn’t leave you. It lays bare your capacity to tolerate what is terrifyingFour years, and still I don’t know what to do on my mother’s anniversaryWed Nov 27 2019 - 06:00
Red or dead? There’s too much joy in a red lip to worry about it being a winter clicheBeauty: We need colour, we need light, we need some lipstick on our shook-looking winter facesTue Nov 26 2019 - 06:00
Breaking plans at the last minute: is it rude or a form of self-care?We value commitments and one another’s time less than we used toWed Nov 20 2019 - 06:00
Westman Atelier cult high-end make-up comes to Brown ThomasThe artist behind Gwyneth Paltrow’s flawless skin explains the inspiration for her rangeTue Nov 19 2019 - 06:00
The seclusion of the suburbs can be freeing but there are downsidesWhat do you do when you find a stranger passed out in your neighbourhood?Wed Nov 13 2019 - 06:00
Sustainable Beauty: practical products you don't have to feel guilty aboutIt is difficult to separate the brands making real efforts from the ones doing the bare minimumTue Nov 12 2019 - 06:00
I was too young to appreciate Gay Byrne but he was a mean shot with a water pistolHis Late Late Show was way past my bedtime, but I still feel its influenceThu Nov 07 2019 - 12:35
After a year in London we were stressed, tired, poor and glumOnly after moving did I realise our stress was exacerbated by where we had livedWed Nov 06 2019 - 06:00
Winter is the time for comforting, indulgent products that pamper your bodyBeauty: At this time of year, legs will flake, midriffs will itch and elbows will crust over in protestTue Nov 05 2019 - 06:00
Growing up in a house full of tension, you become conflicted about conflictI grew up frightened of conflict but also slightly desirous of it. I felt trodden on, and that generated angerWed Oct 30 2019 - 06:00
Is your skin looking tired? Here's how to get it glowing againBeauty: Five products that could help revitalise drab, autumn skinTue Oct 29 2019 - 06:00
People fancy my tall, dark, handsome partner and tell himA male friend makes sexualised comments towards my partner when I am presentWed Oct 23 2019 - 06:15
Acne SOS: What are the best products to use for teenage skin breakouts?Breakouts can be seen as a teenage rite of passage but they shouldn’t beTue Oct 22 2019 - 06:00
Like most of us, I’m a hypocrite. So, is there a problem?Get comfortable with accepting you don’t always live your own beliefs through actionWed Oct 16 2019 - 06:00
Five of the best serums to give your skin a boostAutumn is an ideal time to tackle skin issues and switch up your treatment productsTue Oct 15 2019 - 06:00
Living in London? It’s an exercise in ignoring human sufferingThe homeless man was so invisible his invisibility became a power in itselfWed Oct 09 2019 - 06:00
Does your scalp feel dry? Do you have issues with oiliness? These products can helpLaura Kennedy: Whether you’re prone to oiliness or dryness, these should helpTue Oct 08 2019 - 06:00
‘I was annoying through my childhood and insufferable in my teens’Oh, Brother: More than two and you form alliances to wait out the most traumatic years of sibling rivalryWed Oct 02 2019 - 06:00
How to keep your skin looking and feeling great all through winterSoothing creams, balms and oils to keep skin plump and pearly as the weather changesMon Sept 30 2019 - 06:00
Overwhelmed by endless, boring life admin? You are not aloneWhy to-do lists can easily get out of handWed Sept 25 2019 - 10:37
Five of the best eyeliners to completely transform your make-upIt is the liner that sets the tone of the eyes, and consequently the whole faceTue Sept 24 2019 - 06:00
‘I can’t go to the bathroom in other people’s houses. I am unable to perform’Being a guest in someone's house is a social minefieldWed Sept 18 2019 - 06:00
‘The landlord pulled out after we paid the money and returned the signed agreement’Now we find ourselves without a place to live . . . the best-laid plans and all thatWed Sept 11 2019 - 06:00
September scents: Four grown-up perfumes for the new seasonWinning fragrances from Byredo, Timothy Han/Edition, Chanel and Jo MaloneTue Sept 10 2019 - 06:00
Your skin can be in bits at this time of year. Here's how to sort itTightness and dehydration appear as the heating comes back onTue Sept 10 2019 - 06:00