‘ieStyle Live’ will bring cutting edge trends to Cork in an unmissable fashion show next month, hosted by Brendan Courtney and Sonya Lennon. Ruth O’Connor talks to celebrity make up artist Christine Lucignano about the beauty trends she’ll be tapping into on the night

Twenty years after Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s premature death, her style still inspires the world over. Rachel Marie Walsh reflects on the enduring appeal of an American princess.

Look and feel gorgeous throughout the party season with long-wearing beauty that cares for hair and skin. Rachel Marie Walsh reports    

July’s beauty launches include a contender for Double Wear’s crown and a red carpet-worthy bronzer. Rachel Marie Walsh reports

Blend it like Beckham, cover your face in cocoa and coat your lips with acrylic colour. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

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Older women are asking for Botox, not as a vain attempt to turn back time, but as a tool to prolong their careers, writes Deirdre Reynolds.

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March beauty launches bring warm cheeks, jewel-toned eyes and glowing skin-finishers, Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

Apparently handpicked by Bobbi Brown herself, this trio is all the colour a gal needs to get through the week.

The buzzwords for spring make up? Healthy, radiant, and glowing – the ‘I just woke up like this’ look. Bobbi Brown’s PRO Make Up Artist, Amy Conway, shows us three s/s trends – and how to achieve them.

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Rachel Marie Walsh shares the best backstage beauty advice from London Fashion Week.

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July’s beauty launches include a bouquet from Giambattista Valli, a beach walk with Maison Martin Margiela, and shades of Bobbi Brown’s favourite getaway. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

Our testers go in search of smooth, shiny locks with three new hair oils.

Celebrate a classic It bag, make contouring a cinch and do a little good for womankind. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

Older women who wear make-up look younger and are considered to be more competent and more trustworthy, but it must be applied properly, says Margaret Jennings.

Best known for her focus on natural beauty, Bobby Brown’s philosophy is that “women want to look and feel themselves, only prettier and more confident”.

The name at the top of your Christmas shopping is the proverbial woman with everything. What can you get her in time for Christmas?

All you want for Christmas is here, three weeks early and ready for wrapping. 

BRIGHTS, neons and pastels might take a back seat for autumn, but there’s certainly no skimping on dramatics this season.

Serum foundations, Rihanna’s latest lippy and smoky nudes hit counters this week.

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Are you wearing the right foundation for your skin tone? If you haven’t updated it since last summer, the answer is probably no.

A smooth base, berry lips and curled lashes are essential for the party season.

You don’t have to invest bags of time or money to look a million dollars during party season.

Lisa Haynes takes a peek inside the cosmetics bags of three very famous faces and finds some interesting products.

MAC honours Antonio Lopez

As we recover from the shock of having constant sunshine, it’s time to review what we are harbouring in our make-up bags.

Lancôme by Alber Elbaz

WHETHER you get married in a church, register office, outdoors or in, one thing is guaranteed — all eyes will be on the bride.

You don’t have to wait for next Valentine’s Day for a bunch of ‘roses’. The beauty shelves are packed with flowery scents.

THIS season brands have gone to town with light and bright hues to put a spring in our step and revamp uninspiring make-up bags.

Aerin Brush Essentials Bag, €150

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Bring your body in from the cold this winter with a good cream to protect against dehydration or dryness.

Max Factor Liquid Effect Pencil, €8.99

SOMETIMES childhood experience can have a lasting impact. Growing up in the 1980s, I had a lot of experience of pastels. There were pastel ra-ra skirts, pastel tights, pastel jeans, and pastel Confirmation outfits. In fact, my Confirmation was spent in a lemon trouser-suit. I had strawberry blonde hair and pale freckly skin, and I thought lemon was a good look. I had a lot to learn.

Oxford native Lucy Balmer trained as a chef but wanted a more flexible career, prompting a move to perfumery.

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Bobbi Brown’s new offering, the Ultra Nude Eye Palette, is part of spring’s Neons and Nudes collection.

Chanel Lumière Sculptée Highlighting Powder, €55

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BASE MATTERS: Mac Face and Body Foundation, €36

Revlon Colourstay 12-Hour Eyeshadow Quad in Coffee Bean, €7.50