Articles about: bonkers
Chastity, patent shoes and phone books: convent advice to live your life by.
“Now girrrrlls” Sister Assumpta Mary would trill, settling herself on her chair. “Today we’re talking about BOYS and the DANGER you are in with them!” She would write BOYS! DANGER! on the blackboard. Cue sniggering in the back of the …
Chocolate Makes You Skinny. Er, Yeh Wah? Evidence Seems to Point to Contrary
In between clever titles of pictures of the Pope wearing a sombrero (Cardinal Hatzinger! I nearly fell off my seat on the bus with uncontained mirth), yesterday’s Metro Herald (and all other news ‘outlets’ including the Daily Wail on Women …
Question! Do we Love Chanel’s Crystal Eyebrows & Nude Nails for AW12, or er, Do we Not?
Perhaps Uncle Karl was so overcome with excitement about his Fortress of Solitude-style set that he felt he needed to replicate said angularity on the model’s faces? Who can say – but what I want to know RIGHT NOW is …
Beaut.ie How To: DIY GaGa’s Christmas Nails
If you’ve got a spare $225 lying around the place and fancy getting your paws on some snazzy false talons from one of the world’s foremost nail artists, you’re in luck: that’s precisely the asking price for a set of …
Denman Fragranced Hairbrushes: A solution to the curse of dinner hair?
I came across an odd thing as I browsed the hair accessory aisle in Boots recently. I was on the lookout for sectioning clips for blowdrying my hair, but got distracted from the task at hand when I spotted Denman’s …
Do You Shave Your Arms? Beaut.ie Wonders …
Mid-way through a manicure a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that the backs of my therapist’s hands were silky smooth … and completely hairless. It reminded me of a number of friends of mine who shave and wax their …
Scarlet Fever: Modern Medieval at Paris Fashion Week for Viktor & Rolf
Paris Fashion Week is on at the moment and designers are showcasing trends we’ll all be (possibly) following come the autumn. And because it’s Paris, there’s lots of glamour – not to mention theatre and OTT goings on. Bonkers Dutch …
Fur Realz: Pet Head by TiGi
Living in Chicago a few years ago, myself and Himself arrived home from work one day to find one of our neighbours sitting on his front step painting his dog’s nails red as if it was the most normal thing …
AW10: The No-Brow Trend. Is it For You?
Ah Autumn Winter. It always throws up a divisive beauty trend or three and we’ve already looked at going grey naturally and not wearing any mascara; both are arguably pretty extreme for a lot of women. Lets take another gander …