no7 BB Lips range

Ah here. BB LIPS from No7. The madness must end

It was only last week that we were talking about the mass jumping on the BB bandwagon by the entire cosmetics industry without any regard to whether those products were, eh, you know actually any good. “BB Beauty Balms were …

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Read More |1 hour ago | 6 Comments
The Controversial Mooncup

Period Drama: Mooncup review plus Team Tampon Vs Team Mooncup

The Mooncup, that rubber cup-shaped tampon alternative is weirdly controversial and anecdotally not very popular among Irish women. We MAY be slightly more repressed than other nationalities. But what exactly is it about the Mooncup that grosses people out so much? Is …

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Read More |3 hours ago | 24 Comments
Make Up For Ever Lesson 1 Natural Eyes kit

Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes: Lesson 1 Natural Eyes Kit

They don’t do much press so they tend to go under the radar a little, and I think we sometimes forget just how lucky we are to have Make Up For Ever right on our doorsteps – unlike a lot …

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Read More |4 hours ago | 10 Comments

Beaut.ie Blather: Monday

Monday is here SO quickly GAH.  Let’s blather it away!

Blather
Read More |6 hours ago | 41 Comments
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Pharrell Williams is 40! No Blurred Lines here: He Got Lucky with his anti ageing routine?

I began to write this post as a thinly veiled excuse to put Get Lucky on the site but while  “researching” Pharrell I found out something truly astounding that I DID NOT KNOW. He just turned 40 on April 5th. …

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Read More |Saturday | 13 Comments

Weekend blather!

So what are we all up to this fine weekend?

Blather
Read More |Saturday | 57 Comments
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WIN! Goody bags filled with Benefit Color Collection!

To celebrate the launch of our new site Benefit have given us fantastic prizes for FIVE of you! Five goody bags packed with five products from Benefit’s gorgeous, brand new Color Collection are up for grabs – and we know …

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Read More |Friday | 301 Comments
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GOSH Growth Serum and Mascara tried and tested: before and after pics

GOSH Growth Serum (€12.99) and Growth Mascara (€9.99) caught my eye as I was idly browsing the chemist shelves a few week back. My lashes are wimpy at the best of times, but seemed even wimpier than usual at the …

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Read More |Friday | 17 Comments
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Never can say goodbye…The hoarder next door: is it YOU!

I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m a bit of a hoarder. I don’t mean the gross kind that you see on tv though, with rooms full of manky old newspapers and a family of feral rabbits living in their …

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Read More |Friday | 35 Comments
Buff Makeup

Buff Makeup Review: Hi Def Foundation, Sheer Glo Highlighter and Huetopia Gloss

Irish makeup brands are few and far between, so I’ve been dying to try Buff since it launched late last year. A collaboration between Paul Hession (Hession hairdressing) and make-up artist Paula Callan, the products are exclusive to Ireland and …

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Read More |Friday | 39 Comments

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