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<p>Vickie Maye walks through Chanel's fields</p>

fashion and beauty

What I learned when I went to France to see how Chanel make their No. 5 perfume

Joseph Mul’s farm in Grasse is a remarkable place. It is where delicate jasmine flowers are harvested especially for perfumery - and where Chanel No. 5 was created. Vickie Maye takes a walk through the fields – and meets the Head Perfumer at the luxury house, Olivier Polge

<p>Keziah Platt, with some of her vintage stock. Picture: Moya Nolan</p>

fashion and beauty

Are Vinted and Depop just a type of fast fashion under a greener guise?

<p>Fionnuala Jones: 'My decision to mostly abandon beauty regimens is also a symptom of hustle culture.' Picture: Gareth Chaney</p>

people

Fionnuala Jones: Comments about how my skin looks on a video make me want to scream

A day at the spa: What 2021 looks like for Ireland’s top resorts

fashion and beauty

We tried some of the top spa experiences in the country — here's what's worth the splurge

ADELE MINER

people

'I feel sad my Dad does not have his daughter in his life — but his loss is far greater than mine'

Why the rise of spirituality among young women is not a passing fad

people

Why the rise of spirituality among young women is not a passing fad

ieStyle Live: Standing ovation as Annmarie O’Connor speaks about when 'life falls apart'

ieStyle Live: Standing ovation as Annmarie O’Connor speaks about when 'life falls apart'

Irish Examiner Weekend Fashion Editor Annmarie O'Connor spoke movingly of rebuilding her life after her Parkinson's disease diagnosis

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Annmarie O’Connor on Twitch: My Life with Parkinson’s

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Annmarie O’Connor on Twitch: My Life with Parkinson’s

Fashion Editor Annmarie O’Connor shares her story of resilience, family strength, and finding light while living with Parkinson’s

Listen | Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Deirdre O'Kane on the power of vulnerability, being authentic, and why Cork is 'having a moment'

Deirdre O'Kane on the power of vulnerability, being authentic, and why Cork is 'having a moment'

Ahead of her appearance at the Irish Examiner’s ieStyle Live event in City Hall cork, Vickie Maye sits down with Deirdre O’Kane to talk stand up, ambition - and the podcast everyone is talking about

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025

Fionnuala Jones: I made the mistake of turning to TikTok for advice before my wedding

Fionnuala Jones: I made the mistake of turning to TikTok for advice before my wedding

Irish people turn into Simon Cowell when it comes to a wedding. Needless to say, social media has a lot to answer for here.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

We tried 2025’s biggest fitness trends from padel to Hyrox – here's what we thought

We tried 2025’s biggest fitness trends from padel to Hyrox – here's what we thought

From reformer pilates to Hyrox, padel, barre and somatic movement - the Irish Examiner's lifestyle team put this year's viral fitness trends to the test

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

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TikTok is influencing our approach to diet and wellness — but is that a good thing?

From the hot girl walk to 'little treat' culture, TikTok is influencing Gen Z's approach to diet and wellness. But is the platform encouraging positive changes or promoting obsessive and unhealthy habits?

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

The It List: Must-have accessories, fashion and more for spring

The It List: Must-have accessories, fashion and more for spring

It's a new season. Here are the key things on our radar for spring

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Baby Triplets

Why should childfree women defend choosing to spend our money and time on ourselves?

Jenny McEntegart has made a choice not to have children. So why, she demands, does she have to consistently defend her decision?

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

The Peigín Crowley effect: How GROUND Wellbeing went global from a Cork kitchen

The Peigín Crowley effect: How GROUND Wellbeing went global from a Cork kitchen

She went from mixing oils at her kitchen table in lockdown to securing deals with five star hotels around the world. As she launches her new skincare line, Vickie Maye meets Peigin Crowley at her GROUND HQ in Cork

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Four years ago I quit my dream job and moved to Australia — here's why I'm back in Ireland

Four years ago I quit my dream job and moved to Australia — here's why I'm back in Ireland

In 2021, Holly Hughes quit her job. In a world that glorifies the grind and rewards hustle, she pressed stop, and gave herself permission to just 'be'. Four years on, she tells her story

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Woman biting her lip

These are the top makeup and beauty trends you will see everywhere this year

Individualism, injectables and bitten lips: are you ready for the year in beauty? Kate Demolder looks at the trends set to dominate 2025

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

I've modelled for 15 years — here are the eight best beauty tips I've learned from the experts

I've modelled for 15 years — here are the eight best beauty tips I've learned from the experts

Every time Teodora Sutrasits in the beauty chair,whether for a photoshootor a catwalk show, she’sall ears. Here she shares the tips that stand the test of time

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Kate Moss

Is the era of body positivity over? How a new generation became obsessed with thinness

Women's magazine editors, body diversity activists and medics all agree on one thing: the thin ideal is back. Having lived through 'heroin chic' and the rise of the body positivity movement, Kate Demolder argues the biggest loss is not weight

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Breathing Exercises

The internet is obsessed with manifesting — but what is it and does it actually work?

If we keep asking loud enough will the universe really deliver everything we want? Emily Crowley goes inside the new age world of manifesting

Tue, 22 Oct, 2024

I'm one of Ireland's top models — here are my secrets to glowing skin every winter

I'm one of Ireland's top models — here are my secrets to glowing skin every winter

As one of Ireland's top models, Teodora Sutra has worked with every beauty expert. Here she shares her trade secrets and the failsafe skincare buys for the colder months

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

Rise of the introvert economy: When did cancelling plans become cool?

Rise of the introvert economy: When did cancelling plans become cool?

Megan Roantree on why she can’t relate to millennial memes about hating plans and people

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

My aerial silks journey: 'I have never felt more connected to my body and femininity'

My aerial silks journey: 'I have never felt more connected to my body and femininity'

How the circus art of aerial silks helped Filomena Kaguako embrace her body and her femininity

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

FIONNUALA JONES

Fionnuala Jones: Ignore Pinterest — a home is a place to live, not just to show

What is home if it’s also not a place to rot?

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Eimear Noone: From east Galway to the Oscars and the struggles she faced along the way

Eimear Noone: From east Galway to the Oscars and the struggles she faced along the way

Eimear Noone made headlines as the first woman to conduct at the Oscars - it is just one of many strings to the Galway native's bow. As she takes to the stage in Cork as the keynote speaker at The Irish Examiner's ieStyle Live event, Clodagh Finn meets an Irish powerhouse

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Christine Lucignano: Five ways to wear this season's top beauty trends

Christine Lucignano: Five ways to wear this season's top beauty trends

Embrace this season’s make up trends with Clarins and celebrity make up artist Christine Lucignano

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Track stars: Go for style gold in the hottest trends for autumn/winter

Track stars: Go for style gold in the hottest trends for autumn/winter

Nine ways to wear this season's biggest fashion looks

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

The It List: 10 stylish things on our wish list this season

The It List: 10 stylish things on our wish list this season

From dopamine dressing to duvet chic, here's what we have our eye on

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Five new spa experiences to try for your next getaway, from facials to massages to hot tubs

Five new spa experiences to try for your next getaway, from facials to massages to hot tubs

Here are the latest spa experiences sweeping the wellness scene in Ireland

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Watch: ieStyle Live brings fashion and glamour to Cork's City Hall

Watch: ieStyle Live brings fashion and glamour to Cork's City Hall

ieStyle Live 2024 lit up Cork City Hall on Thursday night with fashion, food, and inspiration.

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

In pictures: Here's what the guests at ieStyle Live wore at the glam event

In pictures: Here's what the guests at ieStyle Live wore at the glam event

Cork's most fashionable gathered in City Hall for all things fashion and beauty, food, and inspiration. Here's what they wore on the orange carpet

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

ieStyle Live: Composer Eimear Noone on breaking barriers in music and law

ieStyle Live: Composer Eimear Noone on breaking barriers in music and law

Composer Eimear Noone, the first woman to conduct at an Oscars ceremony in Hollywood, gave the keynote speech

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

Person giving ceremonial cacao in cup. chocolate drink top view

I swapped coffee for a cup of cacao — here's what you need to know about the latest wellbeing trend

An ancient practice has been growing in popularity in Ireland in recent years. Now cacao is being used beyond ceremony and being touted as a healthier alternative to coffee. Nicole Glennon finds out more

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Woman holding huge hourglass

'It felt like my fertility was draining away': How the 'pandemic skip' is impacting women

As we approach the fourth anniversary, Suzanne Harrington examines the lasting impacts of the pandemic

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Katja Mia: 'Body image consumed my life — I was always a bit bigger than my friends'

Katja Mia: 'Body image consumed my life — I was always a bit bigger than my friends'

Katja Mia is resilient, strong and empowered – but it doesn’t mean she is immune from hurtful comments on social media. She speaks from the heart with Mary Cate Smith

Sun, 10 Mar, 2024

Woman backpacker greeting a sunset at the ocean coast

The joy of solo travel: How to holiday on your own safely and successfully — and where to start

As Google searches for solo travel surge, Vivienne Clarke reveals the joy of holidaying alone

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

BBL, SPF and more: The hottest beauty trends and treatments you need to know about for spring

BBL, SPF and more: The hottest beauty trends and treatments you need to know about for spring

It's time to say goodbye to thick moisturisers and embrace fresh, glowy skin

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

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'I didn’t recognise myself anymore': The truth about the loneliness of motherhood

The stereotype tells us we should ease naturally into motherhood, but for some it can be the loneliest time of their lives. Disha Bose tells her story

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

The It List: Beautiful bits and pieces for your home and beyond this spring

The It List: Beautiful bits and pieces for your home and beyond this spring

It’s the new season — and here are the key pieces on our radar for spring/summer2024

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Esther N McCarthy: Here's my fool-proof guide to getting kids off screens

Esther N McCarthy: Here's my fool-proof guide to getting kids off screens

Want to end screen time battles? Follow Esther N McCarthy's family-friendly, foolproof (tongue-in-cheek) plan

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

'If I didn’t just go for it, I knew I would regret it': Irish beauty founders on building their brands

'If I didn’t just go for it, I knew I would regret it': Irish beauty founders on building their brands

A new wave of Irish beauty start-ups are rising to the fore. Simone Gannon speaks to four founders about brand beginnings and problem-solving products

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Shop the shoot: Steal our models' style for less with these trending looks

Shop the shoot: Steal our models' style for less with these trending looks

Recreate the looks from our spring/summer photoshoot with these shoppable high street finds

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Meet Ireland's newest popstar CMAT: 'I’m not trying to be a normal girl — I never was one'

Meet Ireland's newest popstar CMAT: 'I’m not trying to be a normal girl — I never was one'

With a Brit Awards nomination to her name and a Choice Music Prize-sweeping breakthrough, is Claire Mary-Alice Thompson Ireland's next pop superstar?

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

The ieStyle Debrief: a look back at the height of autumn/winter style

The ieStyle Debrief: a look back at the height of autumn/winter style

"Fifty-two looks from the high street, homegrown businesses and high-end retailers walked the catwalk in Cork’s city hall to an audience of over 300."

Sat, 04 Nov, 2023

'I am still getting asked, is it even a thing?': Why we need to talk to our girls about masturbation

'I am still getting asked, is it even a thing?': Why we need to talk to our girls about masturbation

Despite so much progress, there is still the need for Irish women to learn a lot about sex, their own body, and self love, write Nicole Glennon and Filomena Kaguako

Wed, 01 Nov, 2023

Esther N McCarthy: 'Let me explain why we didn’t christen our children'

S Esther N McCarthy: 'Let me explain why we didn’t christen our children'

'My generation don’t have the legacy of fear and shame and power the Church wielded over our mothers and grandmothers...but what has me scratching my heathen head, is why weren’t more of my peers opting out too?'

Sun, 29 Oct, 2023

Simone Gannon: The 10 best beauty products of autumn 2023

Simone Gannon: The 10 best beauty products of autumn 2023

Simone Gannon shares the products she's swooning over this season

Sun, 29 Oct, 2023

Spa Day: The four best spa treatments worth travelling to in Munster

Spa Day: The four best spa treatments worth travelling to in Munster

From Clare to Cork to Kenmare here are three new spa treatments in Munster

Sun, 29 Oct, 2023

An iconic Cork building hosts a fashion extravaganza: Behind the scenes at ieStyle Live

An iconic Cork building hosts a fashion extravaganza: Behind the scenes at ieStyle Live

ieStyle Live transformed one of Cork’s most iconic buildings into the setting for a fashion extravaganza, both on and off the catwalk. Maeve Lee takes us behind the scenes of one of the highlights of the Cork calendar.

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023

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Does preventative Botox really work? The pros and cons of starting Botox in your 20s

Does getting Botox in your 20s really help with aging down the line? Maeve Lee investigates the latest trend that has taken her generation by a storm

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023