January is a tender month for most people. More challenging than we admitLaura Kennedy: New year may not feel new, but it is a good time to set down past baggageWed Jan 09 2019 - 06:00
Got gift vouchers for Christmas? Great beauty ideas for how to spend themChristmas vouchers may be unexciting, but not if you trade it for prime additions to your makeup bagSat Jan 05 2019 - 00:00
'Instagram is visual not verbal and it makes me feel bad about my legs'Laura Kennedy: Instagram substitutes verbal chicanery for the visual sort and reminds me that my legs are not aesthetically pleasingWed Jan 02 2019 - 06:00
Best beauty product of 2018 –‘It makes skin look airbrushed and candlelit’Charlotte Tilbury takes the lead with her Hollywood Flawless Filter, followed by Dyson's styler and a Penneys colabThu Dec 27 2018 - 06:00
Don’t panic: last-minute Christmas beauty gifts you can buy todayFrom travel kits to hair products, our guide includes gift ideas for teenagers and adultsSat Dec 22 2018 - 00:00
What to do when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Ignore Freud for a startLaura Kennedy: I woke with a ball of anger thrashing in my gutsWed Dec 19 2018 - 06:00
Pampering presents: Beauty gifts from under €10 to over €100Secret santa or tricky in-laws? Salon-worthy ideas whether you want to save or splurgeTue Dec 18 2018 - 06:00
Brilliant beauty gifts that also happen to be IrishThis year’s must-have candles, diffusers, cleansers and affordable male skincare productsSat Dec 15 2018 - 00:00
‘Are you supposed to like your partner all the time?’Laura Kennedy: How many minutes a week you can spend irritated by your partner before yours can be classed as a bad relationship?Wed Dec 12 2018 - 06:00
Rituals: From candles to washing-up liquid, a shop devoted to hyggeThe Danish beauty brand likes to take pleasure in the small details of lifeWed Dec 12 2018 - 06:00
How good is the Dyson Airwrap Styler?Review: It costs €500 but it is a remarkable and exciting beauty toolSat Dec 08 2018 - 00:00
What is the best make-up for a glittering party season?Never mind taste and sophistication. Glam up: we have entered ‘the glittering’Sat Dec 01 2018 - 00:00
Three years after my mother’s death I can’t remember her voiceLaura Kennedy: This week I stepped back into the past, to the hospice, to her last daysWed Nov 28 2018 - 06:00
Why did Kate Beckinsale get a ‘foreskin facial’?Outrage made Kate Beckinsale delete her Instagram post. So now she’s free for a bird-poop facialTue Nov 27 2018 - 12:05
Do you have a bad case of ‘radiator face’? Try these soothing productsSome calming products for when winter is playing havoc with your skinSat Nov 24 2018 - 00:00
We’re not children. So trust us with grown-up debateLaura Kennedy: Free-speech tussles turn on whether we can withstand disagreementWed Nov 21 2018 - 06:00
Red hot: make-up artist Lisa Eldridge launches her first collectionThe YouTube star’s limited-edition Velvet lipsticks are inspired by classic glamourMon Nov 19 2018 - 11:35
Six of the best and brightest lipsticks to wear on winter daysRich, cocooning textures and opaque, dramatic finishes for the months aheadSat Nov 17 2018 - 00:00
Telling people they’re perfect exactly as they are is lyingLaura Kennedy: We all know we could be better than we are. We just need self-beliefWed Nov 14 2018 - 06:00
Want better skin this winter? Here are some products to tryMaintaining skin’s natural barrier should be priority in approach to cold weather skincareSat Nov 10 2018 - 00:00
Anastasia Beverly Hills: the cult beauty brand lands in IrelandCult brand’s arrival at Arnotts makes it the place to go for make-up in DublinThu Nov 08 2018 - 10:35
Like many Irish people, I’m not good at confrontation and avoid it if I canLaura Kennedy: We should all be more comfortable with our own discomfortWed Nov 07 2018 - 06:00
The best ways to combat acne in boysA good skincare routine will do a lot to help those struggling with adolescent breakoutsSat Nov 03 2018 - 00:00
Beauty Advent Calendars: These are the best (and guaranteed to sell out)There are some frankly knee-weakening collections of mini-beauty products this yearThu Nov 01 2018 - 10:00
Love is tricky. There are no easy answersLaura Kennedy: Enduring love is not sparkling, or poetic. It is stout, practical and tenderWed Oct 31 2018 - 06:00
Five fail-safe beauty products that work every timeLaura Kennedy: From eyeliner to make-up remover, these are my go-toihero productsSat Oct 27 2018 - 00:00
Maybe I could have more friends if stopped holding myself backLaura Kennedy: We tend to live with a sense of pessimism about ourselves and othersWed Oct 24 2018 - 06:00
The man who wants to make every day a good hair dayDon’t blame your hair, blame your hair cut, says celebrity stylist Luke Hersheson in his new bookSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Frizz be gone: Five ways to manage all types of damaged hairLeading afro hair stylist Charlotte Mensah advises on how to treat brittle and damaged hairSat Oct 20 2018 - 00:00
I don’t have a lot of friends. That’s embarrassing to admitI don’t drink, and alcohol is the lubricant of every Irish social interactionWed Oct 17 2018 - 06:00
Marc Jacobs Beauty make-up arrives in Ireland at lastKnown for its chic packaging, the range offers smooth primers and buttery foundationTue Oct 16 2018 - 10:00
Simple, effective skincare in your 60sThis should not be about looking younger. It should be about healthy skinSat Oct 13 2018 - 00:00
The Dyson Airwrap Styler: Would you pay €500 for a hairdryer?A damp hair tool which can create a variety of styles comes at a price that might horrify someThu Oct 11 2018 - 07:30
Hoax papers: The shoddy, absurd and unethical side of academiaLaura Kennedy: A ‘grievance studies’ hoax has identified a disturbing cultural shiftWed Oct 10 2018 - 06:00
Struggle to do your own hair? This new curling tool is ‘game-changing’Beauty: Ghd's new Oracle is billed as an ‘idiotproof’ curling tool. Is it any good?Tue Oct 09 2018 - 06:00
Five products to tackle adult acne and blemishesBeauty: There’s an increasing number of people diagnosed with adult acne in their fortiesSat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00
Alex Steinherr Penneys range will sell out. What should you buy?Penneys’ new affordable skincare range is one of the most exciting launches of the yearFri Oct 05 2018 - 10:17
Drunk Elephant: The cult skincare brand is now in IrelandThese seriously effective, easy-to-use favourites are available here at lastThu Oct 04 2018 - 12:34
I have exactly nothing to worry about. So why I am so anxious?Laura Kennedy: Scared of losing what I have, I am invading my peace to anticipate its lossWed Oct 03 2018 - 06:00
Five of the best moisturisers for autumnBeauty: In a day moisturiser for autumn, I want something cocooningSat Sept 29 2018 - 00:00
The small, pathetic, petty events when it feels good to take the low roadLaura Kennedy: ‘The woman was so unjustly hostile that I did not want to be polite’Wed Sept 26 2018 - 06:00
My life story in beauty products: From Anne French to ChanelBeauty: The ones I retain are the ones which have made my life easier and give me joySat Sept 22 2018 - 00:00
Five moves in four years. Each one an exercise in shame and downsizingLaura Kennedy: In our little house, I sit with the things I’ve accumulated through my lifeWed Sept 19 2018 - 06:00
Five of the best handwash and lotion duosBeauty: Make a statement in your bathroom with these perfect everyday indulgencesSat Sept 15 2018 - 00:00
The Importance of Being Aisling: In Ireland you either know one or you are oneThe new Aisling book is imminent. What’s behind the success of this Irish archetype?Fri Sept 14 2018 - 06:00
I have my PhD, but what is the value of a university education?Laura Kennedy: So much of what we do at third level is inefficient and sillyWed Sept 12 2018 - 06:00
Five of the best new season scents: unique autumn fragrancesBeauty: Like red lipstick or dark eyeshadow, fragrance can help create the person you feel like being on a given dayMon Sept 10 2018 - 08:19
Anxiety: I wake up sweating worried about next weekLaura Kennedy: In the run up to a challenging week, I'm having the Leaving Cert dreams againWed Sept 05 2018 - 06:00
Four of the best foundations for the new seasonWhen autumn comes, I opt for a heavier or more matte foundationSat Sept 01 2018 - 00:00
