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Win 2 tickets to the Goldenegg Awards

The deadline is nearing on the chance to win two tickets for our Goldenegg Fashion Innovation Awards  this Thursday 18 March. If you want to be in with a chance of attending the West’s biggest fashion event this year, to brush shoulders with some of the country’s biggest names in fashion, then answer the following [...]

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Great heights

So it’s all about the pumps again this season… but for those of you who’ve never attempted the bare-footed look, and can’t be dragged away from the teetering heels, this Kurt Geiger platform will still have you looking on-trend while long-legged. (€175) Brown Thomas

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Hair tricks

Aveda’s new Light Elements Texturising Crème gives a light hold with weightless texture to hair, while adding moisture and nourishment. Ideal if your hair is light, and you’re looking for a bit of movement without that icky sticky, crunchy and fake feeling.
€31.00

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Awards Line-up

Following their stunning performance on The Late Late Show recently, Vladimir Jablokov and his Slovak Festival Orchestra will perform at the ‘Irish Fashion Innovation Awards’. All who attend will be entertained by one of the best musical acts in the country at the moment while enjoying their complimentary drinks and nibbling on the finest canapés [...]

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Trailblazer

I’m a huge fan of blazers; they always look great with jeans. This one from Hobbs (€190 ) is one of the best casual blazers in stores at the moment. Hobbs has upped the ante on its trend-appeal recently, and this season is no exception. Check them out online at www.hobbs.co.uk.

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Scent of the month

I’ve always been a huge fan of L’Occitane – the beautiful smells, the packaging, the stores, the great handcreams ….and the Frenchness of it all! Its  new Limited Edition Wild Cherry Tree Eau de Toilette is a fresh, florally, soft and pretty scent, perfectly light and ideal for spring.
€31.95

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The Chic Tattoo

Ever wondered about that tattoo you chickened out of on your year in Oz? Chanel’s Les Trompe-L’oeil De Chanel ‘temporary skin art’ tatoos are the chicest way to find out. A huge hit on the catwalk’s this season, the tattoos added that elegant touch of tattoo to an industry not generally known for its love [...]

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Let the show begin…

Here’s the lovely TG4’s ‘Paisean Faisean’ presenter Blathnaid Ni Dhonnchadha showing off one of the ‘Irish Fashion Innovation Awards’ by sculptor, Gloria Perry. Fashion students and Irish designers such as Joanne Hynes, Helen James, Eilish Boyle, Yasmin Vellosa and Heather Finn will battle it out for at the Awards show on March 18th at the [...]

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Paddy’s Day Palava

I remember, as a kid, practicing for weeks ahead for the Paddy’s Day Parade. It was a big thing in our school, and everyone had to take part. I used to be a majorette, with pom poms made out of cut-up Dunnes bags, then when I was a year older, I was promoted to the [...]

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Get the base right

Foundations now are so much more than the old, staid, cover-up gloop they used to be. And having tried dozens, nothing beats a really great mineral foundation, like Trish McEvoy’s Correct and Brighten® Loose Mineral Powder. This SPF 15 gives excellent coverage, an unbeatable glow, and a luminous finish. One of the best mineral foundations [...]

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