Overweight woman charged more for manicure: beauty equivilant of shutting a cat in a bin?

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Imagine your aunt say, was a larger lady and she was treating herself to a manicure.

She gets her bill – and it’s a fiver more than she was expecting. When she queries the price she’s told that overweight people are charged more. And if she doesn’t like it she needn’t come back.

The humiliation!

Sounds mad? Well it’s not, it’s happening in the US and although there was a media storm about one recent incident in Georgia, it’s becoming more common to treat customers like this and is apparently perfectly legal.

Obese people break furniture say the salons claiming that the cost of this means that a surcharge must be slapped on each and every obese customer, because the furniture won’t take weights of over 200lbs. Buy stronger chairs to start off with I would have thought and then you won’t need to humiliate people.

The Irish definition of a larger lady is not however the same as it is in the US, where hugely overweight folk are much more common. Could it happen here though? And if it did what would you think?


Something for nothing: do you stockpile at BOGOF and Three for Two time?

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Is there really such a thing as a free lunch?

Well yes… and no.

Obviously offers in the supermarkets and chemists for big brand beauty items represent significant savings – but only if you were going to buy the item anyway. Brands will tempt you with “mix and match”; “cheapest one free”; “buy one get one free” and so on – but it’s all to get you to buy more than you usually would.

And if you’re anything like me you’ll do exactly what their psychologists say you will and load your basket up.

But “Buy One Get One Free” and “Three for Two” offers roll around with such regularity that it is actually possible to save a good bit of moola with them. Stay strong and just pick the things that you’d buy regularly anyway – shampoo, deodorant or whatever – and stockpile them. Some things are regulars on the BOGOF circuit and you can usually predict when an offer will be coming up.

For instance I don’t think I’ve paid full price for Frizz Ease in about five years. I always wait and get about six bottles when three-for -two-rocks around.

What about you?


Campaign to launch Naomi Campbell on rocket to heart of boiling sun.

Friday, August 6th, 2010

I don’t generally espouse violence – but in the matter of Naomi Cambell there is no justice to be served unless that woman is ejected from the Earth’s atmosphere as quickly as possible.

For she is VILE. Arrogant and foul and nasty and a liar.

But rich you see. Stinking rich. And a supermodel. So that’s obviously enough to ensure that she is some kind of super being, should be treated accordingly and can treat a summons to testify in a War Crimes tribunal as a “big inconvenience”. She had to be dragged to court – obviously she had better things to be doing than testifying in a trial which is trying to bring justice to tens of thousands of executed, mutilated, raped and terrorised people?

Appearing in court is nothing to Naomi – after all she’s well used to it, having been sued for beating up staff, refusing to pay people, and being a generally obnoxious git. But this time she’s gotten herself linked to a deeper darker kind of inhumane crime that is just too horrible to imagine.

In case you haven’t been following the Blood Diamond/Naomi story read more about it here. Read about blood diamonds here.

And in other unrelated (but spotted while watching Naomi’s testimony), she’s had way too much face filler. Forget dirty pebbles – she’s got a right set of dirty pillows injected into her cheeks. Now I’ve nothing whatsoever against the use of injectibles and if I was rich I would probably have a face like an overstuffed cushion. But just pointing it out in light of all Nomes smug “black don’t crack” comments.

Anyway. War Crimes Tribunal. Naomi’s bullshit testimony and the media circus that surrounded it. What do you think? Has this brought her to a new low in your estimation and do you want her spun out into space as soon as possible?


Poll: Do You Have an iPhone, iPad or a Smartphone?

Monday, July 26th, 2010

i wonder

You know we never like to sit still at Beaut.ie and we’re kinda sorta gadget freaks too – I cannot function without my Blackberry, my Nikon DSLR, my two Mac laptops and as of this weekend, my iPad (yay!).

This of course makes me think about all the scrummy things that may be possible to beaut.iefy for new and fancy gadgets, so we’re wondering how many of you burds have a smartphone, like a Blackberry, iPhone or Android? Or perhaps you’ve got an iTouch on which you browse the web and use apps? And have any of you invested in an iPad so far? If not, do you intend to at some point?

Take the poll below (select all options that apply) and leave us your comments – we’ll be filing them away for future use … oh yes we will.

The World Cup is over. Let’s find a new use for Paul the Octopus: what would you like him to predict?

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

As the World Cup final dragged on and on, with Holland fouling every attempt at a Spanish goal, only my faith in the psychic prediction powers of Paul the Octopus kept hope alive.

It was a bit like monkeys on a typewriter. Eventually someone was bound to score a goal if it went on long enough.

And sure enough Paul was right. His tentacle had reached out and touched the right mussel. Eight predictions and eight times correct. Those are some odds.

Although Babe was probably turned into rashers, let’s hope that Paul doesn’t end up as calamaris. The Spanish government have vowed to save him from this fate – but knowing their fondness for tapas I don’t hold out much hope.

But just suppose you had your own personal Paul – what would you like him to predict?


Victoria Beckham Gets New Hair Extensions. Me no likey

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

posh's new extensions

Ah nuts.

Just when you thought hair extensions were officially over, with even Cheryl “I’m Keeping The Surname” Cole ditching hers towards the end of last year’s X Factor in favour of a fab above-the-shoulder style, Victoria Beckham goes and feckin’ ruins everything.

She was snapped arriving in the south of France in the last couple of days with newly lengthened locks, and I for one was saddened to see the new ‘do. Personally – and I know this will send Posh sprinting to the salon to get the extensions removed post-haste -  I think they look a bit, well, ratty at the ends, and much preferred the messy bed-head bob she was sporting of late to this new look.

What do you ladies make of it?

Pic via uk.eonline.com

What Beauty Product Are You Scared of?

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

mairead just couldn't get along with a smokey eye

We’ve all got a cosmetic nemesis – me, I hate fake tan, I think mineral makeup is over-hyped bollocks and I can’t attach a set of false lashes to save my life. I’m happy with the rest of my maquillage skills and I know a blending brush from a kabuki, so there’s nothing makeup-related that scares me. Oh, excepting Mimi from Drew Carey/Mrs Doyle-style pearlised blue shadow to the brow-bone. That my friends, that is terrifying.

What gives you the heebie jeebies?

Yay or Nay: Katy Perry’s Blue Rinse ‘Do

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

katy perry

Ah I love me a bit of Katy Perry madness, so I do. The girl can always be relied on for outta this world manicures and perfect winged black eyeliner, and last week she rocked a blue rinse that Marge Simpson would be proud of at the MTV Movie Awards.

Apparently she’s been lined up to voice Smurfette in an upcoming Smurf movie, so I guess the wig was a pretty appropriate choice. She should probably hold on to it in case she lands a part as Cookie Monster in a Sesame Street film.

I like it and think she carries it off pretty well – what do you reckon?

Pics via http://www.showbizspy.com

The bathroom has no door: brings whole new meaning to term ‘dirty weekend’

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

I didn’t bargain on getting to know one another this well on our mini break…


When Tina tweeted last week about her city break hotel room there was only one little tiny problem.

The bathroom had no door.

The toilet was in full unblocked view of the rest of the room – leading to a clear and present danger of unwanted and shocking sights (and smells) reaching the other occupant of said room. There was no way of blocking the door or even hanging a towel over it – all of this was discussed on Twitter.

In the end we decided that she would have been better off just bringing a litter tray and going in the wardrobe.

I’ve been in hotels before where the bathroom has been like this – but I’ve quickly asked to change rooms. I would HATE to stay in a room like this.


Beaut.ie Wonders: What age is too young for make-up?

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

child applying makeup

One day last week, Himself’s sister was stuck for a minder for her 3-year-old daughter Saoirse and 5-year-old son Oisín and muggins here was drafted for some babysitting duty.

I was pretty effing stressed about it, being terrible with children and all, but actually things went fairly well until evening came. I was putting on a bit of make-up and Saoirse threw a mahoossive strop at not being allowed free reign in my make-up bag. It wasn’t just the visions of her upending my tub of NYC mineral powder or smearing black stripes of my Lancome Virtuose across the couch that had me telling the child she couldn’t wear my make-up. Whatever Jordan or pageant moms might think on the subject, I’m of the opinion that young children have no business being slathered in blusher or false eyelashes.

Playing dress-up and, for some reason, wearing nail varnish are different propositions to my mind. What’s your take on it though? What age is too young for make-up?

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