Articles about: magazines

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Magazine features: Celebs Without Make-Up. Sick of them or secretly like them?

Until pretty recently, I was an avid magazine reader but I don’t buy them nearly as much as I used to. I sometimes miss curling up with them on the couch – scrolling through blogs on my laptop doesn’t feel …

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Read More | Posted 9 months ago | 24 Comments
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Cosmo Sex Advice is friggin crazy

  Well Cosmo told me he’d LOVE that! The other day I was in a waiting room began to thumb through a well read Cosmo magazine. I found to my dismay that it dished out one GOLDEN tip; if you have …

Relationships & Sex,
Read More | Posted 11 months ago | 28 Comments
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Stitch ‘n bitch: knitting needles, wool, platypus, equal good times!

Like most small Irish girls in the 1980s, I learned to knit at an early age. At some stage in early childhood, a pair of plastic needles and some acrylic wool were thrust into my paws and I was told …

Life, Salons & Spas,
Read More | Posted 1 year ago | 48 Comments
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In which Anna confesses her unashamed love for O Magazine: proper good

  It’s a changing day as Dr Phil would say (come on I’m just sticking with the Oprah theme).  Please be upstanding and welcome Anna (@urchinette) to Beaut.ie – we’re absolutely delighted to have her mix of wit, wisdom and strong sense …

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Read More | Posted 1 year ago | 33 Comments
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Cate Blanchett unphotoshopped on magazine cover. What do we think?

An image of Cate Blanchett appears on the latest cover of American magazine Intelligent Life.  It’s not the usual heavily made up and heavily airbrushed image of womanity we’re used to seeing on magazine covers. Read posts in the sick …

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Read More | Posted 1 year ago | 34 Comments
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The Magazine Myth of Healthy Body Image: How do You Feel About it?

“You need a kaftan or shawl because they hide a multitude of sins! Here’s a collage of options from our advertisers, now pick one and get it on, fatty” “Get beach ready with our fruity shakes [read: starve yourself and …

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Read More | Posted 1 year ago | 75 Comments
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Bloggers choice Magazine Awards 2012 Winners!

Six categories Dozens of magazines Thousands of votes Last month Beaut.ie and British Beauty Blogger surveyed thousands of our readers to find out who our clued-in online style community thinks are the best magazines out there.  The results are in …

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Read More | Posted 1 year ago | 7 Comments
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Magazine Awards 2012: the results so far!

  We’re a week into our Beaut.ie and British Beauty Blogger Magazine Awards 2012 and the votes have been flying in – thousands of ‘em so far.  And one thing we’ve really noticed about this vote is that the shape …

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Read More | Posted 1 year ago | 16 Comments
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Magazine Awards 2012: brought to you by Beaut.ie and British Beauty Blogger

Next week we’re launching something really exciting: The Magazine Awards brought to you by Beaut.ie and BritishBeautyBlogger. It was a real “let’s put on the show right here in the barn” moment when we decided to do this – magazines …

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Read More | Posted 1 year ago | 29 Comments
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Beauty bloggers slammed as hairy armed copy cats: UK magazines show their true colours

A beauty blogger prepares swatches Ah she had to be having a laugh didn’t she?  Otherwise it was an absolutely incredible unprovoked attack on beauty bloggers.  The venom that was released in this  post from makeup artist Kay Montano showed a …

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Read More | Posted 1 year ago | 128 Comments