April beauty is all about experimentation, but which launches are worth the time? Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

Get Kate Mara’s nineties-inspired red-carpet makeup with tips from her make up artist. Rachel Marie Walsh speaks to Coleen Campbell-Olwell.

Rachel Marie Walsh tries out primers, liners, and blushes and rates how well they deliver on their promises.

June’s new beauty releases celebrate summer with natural glow-boosting, easy-to-wear products. Rachel Marie Walsh reports.

It’a all about the brow line for us this week as we checks out pencils and powders for ease of application. And she also tests for the best in concealers and eye serums.

Victoria Beckham is a lady to look up to for many reasons, not least her glamorous take on “barely-there” makeup. Rachel Marie Walsh breaks down her red-carpet look at the recent British Fashion Awards.

Celebrate the last weeks of summer with the newest fragrance releases and evocative expert choices.

Long, hot summer days call for a hassle-free beauty regime. July’s new releases give you maximum sparkle with minimal effort.

Here comes the sun.... The new-season collections bring summer to your make-up bag.

When used appropriately, makeup can be your face’s true ally in the fight to look youthful and fresh.

In the dock this month: red lipstick, hand cream and eye makeup remover.

MAC honours Antonio Lopez

A Dublin-based finance company within the Giorgio Armani group has applied to the Commercial Court to reduce its share premium account by €522m so as to distribute profits to shareholders in the future.

RIGHT around this time of year I get ready for my beauty New Year’s resolutions: take care of my hair, wear less mascara, defuzz my legs more often.

A new gadget allows stylists to take an in-depth look at your scalp and hair. Edel Coffey goes behind the lens.

THE party season is in full swing and at this stage presents, food and plans for where you’re spending the 25th are sorted.

Puppet Power

BASE MATTERS: Mac Face and Body Foundation, €36

BROWN Thomas will soon complete a €4 million revamp at its Cork store, as it goes head-to-head in a battle for consumers with British retail giant, Debenhams.

Rock star and activist Bono today unveiled a new push to fight HIV and Aids in Africa, unveiling a partnership with several companies to offer red-themed products, proceeds of which will go toward funding anti-Aids programmes.

U2 front man and activist Bono was today poised to unveil his latest effort to combat the spread of Aids in Africa while Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was to give a speech about the war on terror.

POPE John Paul II’s successor won’t just face falling church attendance and an ageing priesthood.

THE buzzwords on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards were “festive” and “glamorous,” with many celebrities opting for sleek, 1940s-style looks, right down to the Rita Hayworth-style peekaboo hairstyle favoured by Debra Messing and Portia de Rossi.

Armani says its sales topped €800m last year, as upmarket shoppers splashed out on clothes and accessories.