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The One Beauty Essential We Can All Afford… Win €500 Voucher at BT2 Most Stylish Pfizer Offer Help to Quit Smoking… Movember’s Dedicated Followers of Fashion WIN – El Hair & Beauty voucher worth €65 Get Alesha’s Dancing with the Stars Look Leading Leather Ruffles of the Day! Brown Thomas Master of Fashion & Beauty Events Littlewoods Most Stylish Lady & Gent at the Ploughing Championships.. AWear Now Serving Shoes! Camel Winter Coat for Under €100! -16 Ask the Expert: Cleansing Advice for Oily Skin Deal of the Day – Urban Beauty Special Product Review – John Frieda Weather Works Style Creme Meet Designer Pauric Sweeney Deal of the Day – Pamper Pack The News 4: Fashion Buzz
 
The One Beauty Essential We Can All Afford…

The One Beauty Essential We Can All Afford…

The one beauty essential we can all afford is water! One of the most important, if not THE best way to nourish your skin is to drink plenty of water, at least two litres a day.  Water assists the body with it’s natural elimination process by flushing unwanted toxins out, and keeping the skin hydrated, [...]

Win €500 Voucher at BT2 Most Stylish

Win €500 Voucher at BT2 Most Stylish

Get your glad rags on and head to Dundrum this Thursday and you could bag yourself a €500 BT2 voucher and a make-over!  If you fail to win at least you meet with Wow.ie‘s favourite stylist Angela Scanlon, and pick her brains with any wardrobe issues you may be having. The Dundrum Shop and Rock [...]

Pfizer Offer Help to Quit Smoking…

Pfizer Offer Help to Quit Smoking…

Ok, so no smoker wants to be nagged into giving up the dreaded habit.  Even lecturing about how aging it is on the skin, gives you many facial wrinkles, especially around the mouth (also known as cats bump mouth! Lovely!), not to mention yellow teeth and many more undesirable smells etc. If you are a [...]

Movember’s Dedicated Followers of Fashion

Movember’s Dedicated Followers of Fashion

Amid the authentic 1920’s surroundings of the famous Waldorf Barbers, a host of Ireland’s best known fashionable men lent their upper lips this Movember and showed us how to dress as a true gentlemen should. With veteran Movember snapper Steve Ryan behind the lens, this once off shoot features bag designer Pauric Sweeney, RTE’s Off [...]

WIN – El Hair & Beauty voucher worth €65

WIN – El Hair & Beauty voucher worth €65

Boardsdeals.ie are offering 3 lucky readers a chance to win a voucher at El Hair & Beauty!  This prize will give the lucky winner a Shampoo, Style, Blow-dry and Redken treatment – worth €65!.  It’s simple to enter – Just tell us where the El Hair & Beauty Salon is located and submit the answer by the [...]

Get Alesha’s Dancing with the Stars Look

Get Alesha’s Dancing with the Stars Look

If you were watching Dancing with the Stars on Saturday night you’ll have seen Alesha Dixon looking stunning in a hot sequin mini dress that’s bound to get you results on a night out!  If you want to create this sexy look you’ll find the dress at Chica Boutique or at their online store chicaboutiqueonline.com. [...]

Leading Leather

Leading Leather

Long before leather satchels or shearling lining became this seasons fashion trend, Garvan de Bruir was producing his leather satchels and laptop bags with real sheepskin lining.  Although relatively new to the accessory scene, Garvan de Bruir has been producing architecture, furniture and sculpture from his Kildare town workshop for a few years now and [...]

Ruffles of the Day!

Ruffles of the Day!

Savida have tickled our fancy again with this Sahara ruffle dress which could work for both day or evening wear.  It’s due in store this week for the absolute bargain price of €28 or £24. Jessica Simpson was spotted recently wearing a similar dress with ‘almost’ matching lipstick!  Maybe give red nail varnish a miss [...]

Brown Thomas Master of Fashion & Beauty Events

Brown Thomas Master of Fashion & Beauty Events

All this month Brown Thomas have been running The Masters of Fashion & Beauty throughout the country in all their stores.  There have been various events with well known characters from the world of fashion and beauty taking part in Fashion Fix Thursdays and Fridays and Style Saturdays.  We’ve also seen a series of master [...]

Littlewoods Most Stylish Lady & Gent at the Ploughing Championships..

Littlewoods Most Stylish Lady & Gent at the Ploughing Championships..

The prize to the ‘Most Appropriately Dressed Lady’ at the Ploughing Championships went to Roisin OBrien from Athy in Kildare and was well deserved.  Roisin won a €5000 shopping spree for Littlewoods Ireland (I’m green with envy just typing that!), wearing a navy padded jacket, jeans, leather boots and cowboy hat from various high street [...]

AWear Now Serving Shoes!

AWear Now Serving Shoes!

As the Weather Girls sang in It’s Raining Men… have we got news for you!  Awear are introducing shoes next month… wuhoo… oh, the excitement and anticipation of it all!  Lacking in a shoe department was my only grip with Awear, they have everything else so spot on but always lacked footwear – not any [...]

Camel Winter Coat for Under €100!

Camel Winter Coat for Under €100!

Yes, camel is EVERYWHERE this season and a great colour trend as it’s muted colour so should sit with most of the clothes you already have in your wardrobe.  This particular camel swing coat is available this week from Savida and caught our eye when we went on the hunt to bring you a bargain [...]

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All Style at the Ploughing Championships!

Littlewoods.ie announced recently that they were the sponsorship of the “Most Appropriately Dressed Lady” at the National Ploughing Championships this year in Athy, Kildare which kicks off today until Thursday, 23rd September, where the final winner will win a €5000 shopping spree (please god let my wellies fit!) with www.littlewoodsireland.ie. Judges will be searching for [...]

Ask the Expert: Cleansing Advice for Oily Skin

Ask the Expert: Cleansing Advice for Oily Skin

Q: Any advice for cleansing oily skin prone to breakouts? A: This is not an uncommon problem seeing even celebrities with all their money and experts on hand falling pray to the dreaded spot!  Adult acne is also on the rise and continues to do so year after year.  Janette Ryan gives us her tips [...]

Deal of the Day – Urban Beauty Special

Deal of the Day – Urban Beauty Special

   If it seems like we are bringing you more deals from Boardsdeals.ie than normal that’s because we are!  They seem to be on a beauty buzz at the moment so no harm in taking advantage of the offers they have running before they turn back to car valets!  Urban Beauty is a well known [...]

Product Review – John Frieda Weather Works Style Creme

Product Review – John Frieda Weather Works Style Creme

Product review: John Frieda Weather Works Style Sealant Crème This cream promised to provide ultimate protection against style ruining weather conditions, but living in Ireland, we have to think rationally.  Sometimes we can’t even step outside the door without our rain gear, so I doubt a cream is going to banish the need for a [...]

Meet Designer Pauric Sweeney

Meet Designer Pauric Sweeney

If you’re at a loose end this evening or hanging around town after work then this may be of interest to you.  Designer Pauric Sweeney will be launching his new handbag collection (drool…) exclusive to BT’s Dublin this evening. The bags are described as ‘edgy and modern but with a classical twist’.  If you fancy [...]

Deal of the Day – Pamper Pack

Deal of the Day – Pamper Pack

Boardsdeals.ie are offering another pamper deal: €48 instead of €118 for a Relaxation Package at Lotus Beauty and Holistic Sanctuary.  Lotus Beauty is in Blackrock, Dublin for anyone thinking of buying this deal.  On offer with this one you’ll get: - An Organic Balancing Facial - Ayurveda Head and Upper Body Release Massage - A [...]

The News 4: Fashion Buzz

The News 4: Fashion Buzz

Lindsay Lohan: All About The Sex? Over the past few years, Lindsay’s career has gone from teen-queen to wannabe lesbian to “oh, that fool”. Despite this, I like Lindsay, and I usually don’t like train wrecks; I think they’re sad and pathetic. But, I’d love to see Lindsay admit her problems, seek help (sticking with [...]

Pick of the Day – Melton Trench

Pick of the Day – Melton Trench

14 September 2010

What a warmer!  We’re loving the trench trend and in particular this take from Savida.  This Melton Trench is €55 and £47 depending on where you are living or shopping in the country!  It’s a great weekday work wear coat that also comes in black if the red isn’t your thing.  Expect to see it [...]

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Deal of the Day – Cats Hair!

Deal of the Day – Cats Hair!

13 September 2010

We’ve grown accustomed to checking in with boardsdeals.ie regularly to up date you on any great offers they are running.  It was to our delight when we discovered they’ve another pamper steal on offer today, this one is for your bonce! Cats Hair Salon (part of the Westbury Mall), are giving a €96 treatment for [...]

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Product Review – L’Oreal Color Appeal Trio Pro

Product Review – L’Oreal Color Appeal Trio Pro

10 September 2010

I generally wear make up every single day, unless I’m really really sick and have no intention what so ever of climbing out of my super comfy bed.  Whether it’s to go to the shops, work, the doctor or even walking the dog, I really do feel naked without my bit of slap.  I have [...]

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WIN – AWear Handbag, plus Vogue Feature the Irish Store

WIN – AWear Handbag, plus Vogue Feature the Irish Store

09 September 2010

Ok.  I know I’m a little obsessed with Awear lately, I promise to cool off after this post.  Honestly.  I do… maybe! Awear have gone from strength to strength over the last few years and are truly an Irish fashion success story which, is something to be congratulated and supported especially considering the state the [...]

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AWear A/W Press Day Clip

AWear A/W Press Day Clip

09 September 2010

As we’ve already mentioned AWear launched their Autumn Winter collection and got the almighty thumbs up from the wow.ie ladies.  Have a look at this clip made on their press day launch to see what big names in Irish fashion industry think.  We hear from Brendan Courtney, Meg O’Keeffe of Image magazine, stylist Courtney Smith [...]

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Michael Kors at Brown Thomas

Michael Kors at Brown Thomas

08 September 2010

Brown Thomas Dublin hosted an event last night in the Designer Rooms on Level 1, to celebrate the launch of the celebrated U.S. designer Michael Kors’ gorgeous MICHAEL Michael Kors ready to wear, accessories and shoes collections.  Yes, it’s a little late to let you all know about it now – my apologies! As an [...]

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Ask the Expert: Pigmentation

Ask the Expert: Pigmentation

07 September 2010

Q: I am a forty three year old woman and apart from the premature wrinkles I have sun damage and pigmentation. Are there any creams or treatments you can recommend? A: Anyone who exposes their face to the sun over long periods of time without the use of an S.P.F is at risk of premature [...]

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Pick of the Day – Animal Trench

Pick of the Day – Animal Trench

06 September 2010

Pick of the day today is this bow tie back Trench Coat from Dunnes Stores.  The coat, which is part of the latest Savida range, hits the print trend and will work with either day or evening wear, for office or going out.  It’s due in store this week and will cost you the lowly [...]

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Psssst…. Heatons Have Gone Online!

Psssst…. Heatons Have Gone Online!

03 September 2010

Yes, you read that right, Heatons are now available on line.  The value for money store is now available from the comfort of your home, or office depending on where you while away your on line shopping time!  If you prefer to not have your purchases delivered right under your bosses nose then you can [...]

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AWear Launch A/W ’10 Collection

AWear Launch A/W ’10 Collection

02 September 2010

If you are following us on twitter you’ll know I was lucky enough to have a sneaky peek at this collection last week and let’s just say I was very impressed.  Working girl meets 60′s is how to best describe the collection with some pieces looking more high end than high street – yay!  They’ve [...]

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