Renctly posts by Joan on Beaut.ie

From Poodle to Princess: Collexia blow dry @ Hession Hairdressing
From this… to THIS! Right so. The Salon Virgin returns and this time I’ve moved on from lashes: it’s time to tackle my mane of hair. My hair is thick. Very, very thick. Yes, lots...

She’s truly remarkable: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visits Dublin – and I was there!
When I was but a young, idealistic teenager, I was a passionate supporter of human rights causes, furiously writing letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience around the world. Around that...

Fighting Fitness Week at Martial Arts Inc: Intense, strict – but oh so worth it!
There are two unavoidable things happening in Ireland right now: summer (or swinter, as the other half calls it) and sports. And there’s just no point trying to escape either one. So I decided...

A-tish-oo! Smells that make you sneeze
That’s me there. Honest. I have trouble with a lot of scents. Just to give you an idea: I’m liable to hack up a lung at the slightest spritz of perfume. I’m convinced that my...

Salon Virgin Diaries #1: Mink eyelash extensions at Up To My Eyes
It’s confession time: I am a stranger to the salon experience. I did attend a salon once before, it has to be said, but that was for a gentle massage, and I only went because I had a gift...

Balls to this: Irish women in sport, under funded, under appreciated, unknown
Have you heard of these women? Linda Byrne, Ava Hutchinson, Maria McCambridge, Caitriona Jennings; Fionnuala Britton, Stephanie Reilly; Derval O’Rourke, Joanne Cuddihy, Deirdre Ryan, Tori Pena,...

Props, eye candy, fluff: Women in advertising
This isn’t a guest post – it’s the first post from new Beaut.ie writer Joan. Take it away Joan – and we’ll get you set up as an author asap! “What’s your...