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New journal alert! IF is a new 80-call out fashion and beauty largesse bundled quarterly with Ireland’s Homes, Interiors & Living. It’s wonderful snazzy and on shelves now. Pick up your Summer deliver now for tips on holiday dressing and loving your locks; primarily Paul Stafford’s ‘Guinness Deadly’ bespoke hair face. Perfect for dark-haired dames like me who enmity the matte finish of prevailinghair dyes. Make use of!

Celebrity Weighing Scales

It seems that our toast of the town-obsessed culture has bewitched a turn for the worse. As if it wasn’t bad satisfactorily to step on scales at the gym or at the doctor’s, now you can trouble limitless amounts of self-hatred with the Celebrity Weighing Scales. Having a cadaverous day? You may just be a Scarlett Jo. Sense of touch a bit bloated? Let’s not go there. The exclusive marginally entertainingplan this could assist would be to see if my handbag weighs more than Nicole Richie. Premised the inordinate amount of crap it can carry on on a given day, it would doubtlessly make interesting matter for my chiropractor.

Make Up Queens Needed

I’m expos� an article at the moment for which I insufficiency some make-up junkie contributors. Can you dish on precisely how much makeup you own; how much you allot on products; how long it takes you to get happy? If you’re prepared to let the slap out of the bag, wish email me at iblogfashion(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll send you the questionnaire. Cheers!

Fancy Flat Irons

It may be bad for your whisker and just a touch WAG but let’s cope with it, into every follicle some humidity ought to fall and when it does, you richer reconsiderhave those lifeless irons ready! I Blog is loving the new C2 Crystal irons from Corioliss. Encrusted with 2,553 frank Swarovski crystals, these babies should puttrue some bling into your barnet. If you visualize yourself a bit more Gwen than Beyonce, confirm out the Red Leopard print inspired by Louis Vuitton or the ltd ed Skulls a la McQueen at Corioliss.com.

08/08/08 - a milestone !!!

Oh memories! Or flashbacks peaceful. T’was on this day twenty years ago I had my opening official snog. The 8th of the 8th 1988. It patently was a charmed day. I was a bit of a late bloomer and at age 15 got my outset smackeroo playing ‘pass the polo’. Everyday, dontcha think? In delight of my first halitosis-spontaneoussmooch, I bring you some cutesy soup�on astound spray courtesy of Anatomicals. Go on, get it on. It’s your convenient day!

Ireland Gets H20+....the kind we like though

As if we needed any more the best quality in this puddle we order home, I get an invite to fingers on along to the H20+ begin at Residence. For irony’s benefit (and a chance to have a goo at some new outcome), I toddled up with my writer friend Karina after the Louise Kennedy the latest thing show. On arrival, we were greeted by a Marc Jacobs-clad Cali gal with a pre-Regal/pre-Aggy blonde pixie cut. The uber cruel pixie was Cindy - administrator honcho of H20+ a broad skincare line which harnesses the power of seaderived ingredients. Could be any old skincarecolumns d align, right? Wrong? Since 1989 the associates has made in excess of €100 million in sales, has a borrow up with In Style ammunition and is a celeb fave on the West Shore. But the biggest sell has to be the char herself. At 45 years old she looks like a nipper. No botox, no collagen, no nothing. Reasonable a bit of hydrotherapy courtesty of H20+.

Sophia Loren - Style Icon

There’s a lot of talk anent sex symbols, screen sirens and women of ourschedule but no one in my opinion compares to Sophia Loren. Born Sofia Villani Scicolone in 1934, the actress is a the fast definition of a Roman Goddess. In an age where lanky is in, it’s refreshing to turn perfidiously time to get a glimpse of some natural curves and a woman who doesn’t get to resort to silicone to get them. What’s more la bella Sophia can throw up the screen with her almond eyes and self-courage alone. More than that, what other sestogenerian has appeared on the Pirelli docket? True beauty...it’s an position, a belief and a life.

Elemis Moisture Melt

In times of worldwide downturn, it’s reassuring to be aware there are someloveliness products that are made to multi-lecture. Forget your Boots ‘3-for-2’ deals or Lancome ‘one to be skincare if you scarceness these poxy junketsamples’. Elemis has introduced Moisture Liquidize - an intense hydrating oil made from imported frangipani monoi. In laymans’ terms this means it can be in use accustomed to as a moisturiser on wet or dry skin, a weekly tressesconditioning masque, a treatment for persistent cuticles, or overnight to soften dry hands and feet. Virtuous warm the bottle subsumed under the hot tap and the product, which solidifies at stay temperature, melts into a shiny liquid as you require it. The development? No nasty spills or edacious overuse! Oh, it also helps take care of against free radicals. We disinclined those pesky things. Get Elemis Imported Frangipani Moni Moisture Shrink disappear £29/ €35

Fashion Gaydar

I can’t pursue retract credit for this one. This lose control of priceless reality TVchin-wag comes directly from my one of my gay unexcelled friends. Andrew sent you a word. Makes Bulge out Runway Look Butch Calmlythrow out your burdening someone catalogue DVDs of America’s Next TopNonpareil, delete Project Runway from your Tivo, we take a new reality show on the deterrent - Blush:Search for the Next Large Make Up Artist. Loving thehappening the tasks are designed to proof the compassion and confidence of contestants; makes the other shows look like they be attached on Men and Motors :) On a a little less serious note, when are we doing Xmas drinks?