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Tuesday 28 March 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# Beauty

All time
# eyes lips face
Super cheap makeup brand E.l.f. has arrived in Ireland - here are 5 cult products to try
Another great budget makeup option. We’re spoiled rotten.
# greased lightning
18 essential facts of life for oily skinned gals
*blots face on receipt*
# barbaric
Hey, magazines: Stop chopping up expensive lipsticks for your photo spreads
It physically HURTS US to see it.
# Skin Deep
Skin Deep: How to get into skincare if you're really lazy like me
Ditch the wipes. Good skincare doesn’t have to be a pain.
# Skin Deep
Skin Deep: How many makeup brushes do you actually need?
Spoiler: It’s probably not as many as you think.
# you glow girl
Chrissy Teigen is bringing out her own highlighter and makeup lovers are READY
Chrissy Teigen and highlighters. It’s a wonder Instagram didn’t explode.
# Skin Deep
Skin Deep: Let's Cut the Crap About Contouring
Do you need twenty five products and seventeen hours to get involved with contouring? Louise has the answers.
# short hair don't care
11 essential facts of life for women with short hair
*scrapes hair back into world’s tiniest ponytail*
# Beauty
How to wear red lipstick when you think you're gonna get the shift
Can you successfully smooch wearing a strong lip without smearing it all over your kissing partner’s face? Louise has the answers.
# juicy tubes
12 beauty products that will make 2000s girls weak with nostalgia
Three words: Dream. Matte. Mousse.
# glitter lips
Topshop is giving Kylie Jenner a run for her money with this €25 glitter lip kit
Yes, GLITTER.
# about face
10 things every woman who is deeply committed to her skincare routine understands
Number one rule in life: Stay moisturised.
# hey guys
If Makeup Tutorials Were Anything Like Actually Putting On Makeup
*sneezes immediately after applying mascara*
# pluck off
Do you sneeze every time you pluck your eyebrows? Here's what's going on
Your nerves hate you, basically.
# take it off
Urban Decay are FINALLY launching a skincare line with 'makeup dissolving spray'
Shut up and take our money!
# heather shimmer
My Nana, Her Makeup, And Me - the healing power of lipstick and a bit of self care
“Her eyes were green like a cat’s and the lipstick made them sparkle, and when I hugged her she’d smell like face powder and Coty L’Aimant”, writes Ellen Tannam.
# not so a-peeling
Those peel-off face masks going viral right now are really not good for your skin
“It’s a little like using a chainsaw to prune a tree,” says facialist Andy Millward.
# a hair past a freckle
People are getting freckles tattooed on their faces in the name of beauty
It’s the newest cosmetic tattooing craze.
# sperm brows
The 9 woes of every woman who overplucked her eyebrows as a teenager
Ah we were FOOLS!
# gis a pizza that
Mac is bringing out a new liquid eyeliner that rolls on like a pizza cutter
Because why would they make it easy for us?
# silisponge
Penneys are now selling those weird silicone makeup sponges - but are they worth a go?
Should it replace your beauty blender? Let’s examine the evidence.
# no ghds here
9 things you'll know if you ever risked your life to straighten your hair with an iron
Well, maybe not your life. Certainly your ears.
# Home grown
11 Irish-owned beauty products that are well worth your euros
Support local businesses and look good while doing it.
# naked palette heaven
A whole shop dedicated to Urban Decay is set to open on Dublin's Grafton Street
The makeup brand has been granted permission to open at 50 Grafton Street. Wahoo!
# instagram mua
How Much Do You Really Know About Makeup?
Are you an Instagram MUA or a bit of a noob? Find out here.
Girls are trolling their boyfriends by asking them to identify what this beauty blender is
Genius.
# did i ask tho
Hey makeup police, it's time to stop telling people they're wearing 'too much makeup'
“I prefer a natural look.” Oh do you now? Isn’t that nice for you?
# so damn thirsty
9 deadly beauty buys for anyone cursed with dry skin
All for under €20. (Well, almost.)
# thursday tan night
22 things you'll know if you're a girl who LOVES her fake tan
Throw your tanning mitts up if you feel me.
# bend and snap
18 new Irish Snapchatters to make your feed 100% more interesting
Liven up yer auld Snaps!
# the come clean cloth
These makeup removing cloths from Penneys are a total game-changer
Actual magic.
# eye love d*ck
Gals are taking the piss out of mad makeup trends with the help of 'd*ckliner'
So creative! So NSFW!
# powder room
Beauty bloggers are going crazy for this makeup setting powder from Penneys
A dupe for the tricky-to-find Ben Nye Banana Powder! Happy days.
# Flawless
Boots have hit the jackpot with their new spokesperson Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Nigerian author will star in a new ad campaign launching this week.
# shurrup yew tick
20 very real struggles all girls with thick hair must face
Bobbins don’t stand a chance.
# put it on your face
10 products from Sleek that need a home in your makeup bag
Sleek are killing the beauty game, folks.
# orange you glad
Ah, Pan Stik - every Irish 90s girl's Holy Grail makeup product
*shudders*
# tantalising
This beauty blogger used instant coffee to make fake tan but people aren't convinced
Can you imagine the SMELL.
# check yo lipstick
The coveted Kat Von D makeup is *finally* available in Ireland - here's what you need to know
No longer must we beg lipsticks off pals going to the States!
# squeaky clean
Gals are raving about these cheap as chips makeup brush cleaners from Penneys
Penneys, saving our lives again.