L’Oréal are right to drop Munroe Bergdorf over race commentsTransgender model Bergdorf, whose person is her brand, was hired by L’Oréal to reflect the brand’s values. They had to fire herFri Sept 01 2017 - 19:10
The Stoics taught me to have compassion for others rather than pity for myselfCoping: With a Stoic sense of ourselves as works in progress, we can make our lives betterThu Aug 31 2017 - 06:00
Could this be the best barber in Dublin?Grooming has moved from preening to maintenance. One shop is at its epicentreWed Aug 30 2017 - 06:00
Autumn is in sight – time for deeper, darker eye makeupBeauty Report: You need something to last all the way to October, and more is definitely moreSat Aug 26 2017 - 06:00
Conor McGregor embodies the myth of Sisyphus. But don’t we all?Daring Dubliner believes he is capable of something no one has ever done beforeSat Aug 26 2017 - 06:00
My mentally ill gran: I was sure she was the worst person I’d ever meetCoping: Judging something we don’t understand is not fair to the person sufferingThu Aug 24 2017 - 06:00
Where can you watch McGregor V Mayweather?There are very few venues showing the fight, so staying in might be the best optionWed Aug 23 2017 - 06:00
Yes it's expensive but the Dyson Supersonic gave me better hairLaura Kennedy: If you’re going to be using an appliance for years to come, it makes sense to invest in the right onesTue Aug 22 2017 - 15:46
Laura Kennedy’s favourite heavy-duty foundationsWhen you need a little help, give your skin some heavy duty coverageMon Aug 21 2017 - 19:28
Just the two of us? When being a couple becomes a hard choiceThere are times when we start to consider the possible futures we have closed offThu Aug 17 2017 - 06:00
Laura Kennedy's top five foundations for €35 and underFull coverage foundations to help with bad skin days and move you seamlessly into winterWed Aug 16 2017 - 12:35
Beauty products that work hard (with minimal effort from you)Try these beauty products that are functional first, lovely secondMon Aug 14 2017 - 11:43
Prospective tenant peered morbidly through my underwear drawerCoping: Tenants are viewed as homeowners-in-waiting, somehow having failed to achieve a basic life essentialThu Aug 10 2017 - 06:00
Laura Kennedy’s top five Irish beauty brandsCloon Keen Atelier, Max Benjamin: a growing number of Irish brands use local ingredientsWed Aug 09 2017 - 13:23
The best travel beauty products: ‘I haven’t been stopped yet’Two lipsticks, one moisturiser – and no, foundation stick is not a pasteSat Aug 05 2017 - 06:00
My mother is gone, but I still see her everywhereCoping: This is the first time we have come to Bere Island without my motherThu Aug 03 2017 - 06:00
Laura Kennedy’s top five serums that work wonders for your skinWhile you should spend an affordable amount on a serum, there should be limitsTue Aug 01 2017 - 07:00
Special occasion make up: budget face powder and the best fake lashesBeauty: Products for fresh, flawless skin without needing to top upSun Jul 30 2017 - 15:43
Stop comparing today’s Ireland to The Handmaid’s TaleCoping: Laws that discriminate against women are aftershocks of a past dystopiaThu Jul 27 2017 - 06:00
Join the waiting list for five of the most hotly anticipated beauty buysFrom mirror polish to Kim Kardashian kits, a mix of hype and scarcity creates pent-up demand for some beauty productsTue Jul 25 2017 - 10:00
Orange is the new nothing: Our top picks for tanningBeauty: Some of these are aimed tanning veterans, others at the lazy and nervousSat Jul 22 2017 - 06:00
A female Doctor Who is not progressPeople celebrating a female Doctor Who as a symbol of increasing gender equality have got it wrongThu Jul 20 2017 - 06:00
Nailing it nationwide: The best nail bars in IrelandThere are plenty of options around the country for the perfect manicureTue Jul 18 2017 - 21:00
High-end skincare that’s actually worth itIf you are going to spend a lot of money on a beauty product, you need to choose wiselyMon Jul 17 2017 - 20:16
‘MayMac’ pantomime soap opera comes to a close in LondonMcGregor and Mayweather final press stop was obnoxious, vulgar and entertainingSat Jul 15 2017 - 09:44
What’s the point of buying a coffee table? I don’t know where I’ll be in a yearCoping: My mother’s fable of a new sofa may have been the defining allegory of my childhoodThu Jul 13 2017 - 06:00
Six of the best nude lipsticks - including one loved by AdeleBeauty: It may sound drab but the most flattering shade is the shade of your natural lipsWed Jul 12 2017 - 06:00
Is my neighbour a bigot or ‘just a foolish old man’?Coping: Our neighbour had worked himself into a great rage and the veil of socially acceptable artifice came downThu Jul 06 2017 - 11:00
Charlotte Tilbury ‘grey goo’ is the beauty product of the summerBeauty: Charlotte Tilbury's Unisex Healthy Glow is a tube of instant sunMon Jul 03 2017 - 06:00
How to keep your skin looking and feeling goodIf your skin is good in your 20s, you don’t have to work too hard to maintain itThu Jun 29 2017 - 12:00
The State encourages marriage, but I'm not interested in the State's takeCoping: It’s bizarre for the Government to have any role in the union of two peopleThu Jun 29 2017 - 06:00
Laura Kennedy’s favourite beauty products for under €10If you can find something at €5 rather than €35, why on earth wouldn’t you?Mon Jun 26 2017 - 06:00
Urban Decay opens in Dublin: what's worth queuing for?Laura Kennedy on the beauty booty that's exclusive to the popular make-up brand's first standalone shop which has opened on Grafton StreetFri Jun 23 2017 - 10:00
Easy summer beauty for pasty Irish skinWarmer days are tough on pale skin but getting a glow is a few clever products awayThu Jun 22 2017 - 12:00
Conor McGregor is audacious but let's focus on Floyd Mayweather’s misogynyCoping: Conor McGregor’s audacity attracts attention but Mayweather’s views on women are horrifyingThu Jun 22 2017 - 08:00
What is ‘period face’ and what beauty products can help?Laura Kennedy has some advice to perk up grey skin pallour experienced during menstruationMon Jun 19 2017 - 10:15
Best beauty buys for the men in your lifeAs Father’s Day approaches, we find ways to stop manly hands stealingThu Jun 15 2017 - 12:00
‘I was diagnosed as depressed. My grandmother was sectioned’Laura Kennedy: Diagnosis and treatment of mental illness are often shots in darkThu Jun 15 2017 - 05:00
Laura Kennedy's top ten beauty buys for under €20From a must-have highlighter for a fiver to Kendall Jenner's favourite cheap as chips shampooMon Jun 12 2017 - 06:00
The best summer candles and home fragrancesA luxury candle or diffuser boosts the atmosphere, promotes relaxation and is a treatThu Jun 08 2017 - 12:00
Christianity is an exercise in cherry-pickingThere is textual basis in many religions for terrible acts. There must be a way to recognise the real impact and context of terror attacksThu Jun 08 2017 - 06:00
How to get the most out of your morning shower... but indulge yourself at bath time. Try these bath and shower products to reinvigorate and relaxThu Jun 01 2017 - 12:00
Politeness is a higher virtue but it’s hard in the face of rudenessCoping: The fact that someone is rude to you doesn’t mean that emulating them is the only possible responseThu Jun 01 2017 - 06:00
Beauty is in the eye cream when you’re olderEyes can betray stress and tiredness more treacherously than any other part of the faceThu May 25 2017 - 12:00
It’s possible to have a chip on your shoulder and still be correctCoping: Philosophers are prone to as much pettiness and defensiveness as othersThu May 25 2017 - 06:00
Which sun-protection cream should you wear?We have scoured the shelves for the best sun screen creamsThu May 18 2017 - 12:00
‘You won’t want any tart. I hear you get enough of that already’Coping: My fiery grand-aunt wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. We should be more like herThu May 18 2017 - 06:00
The beauty buy that should be in every make-up bagIt’s time to admit the highlighter to the hall of daily staplesThu May 11 2017 - 12:00
Squash them or accept them? Life lessons from angry waspsCoping: In the dark, every unkind thought about yourself finds a tender spot and stingsThu May 11 2017 - 06:00
