With the proliferation of brow bars, gadgets and expert advice, there is no excuse for those important hairs framing your eyes to be in bad shape, says Deirdre Reynolds

When richer people take their kids on Christmas ski trips or buy them a new Christmas saddle for the new Christmas pony, there are murmurs only of quiet approval, But because 300 fivers mummy went for quantity over quality, she got an online pasting, writes Suzanne Harrington

Christmas parties should be rockin’. So if you’re throwing one, says Vicki Notaro, seek inspiration from America’s most famous family, (not the Obamas) the Kardashians.

As A/W trends land on cosmetics counters, it’s time to streamline your beauty regime. From classic pieces to the best new season launches, Weekend’s Beauty Editor Rachel Marie Walsh creates the perfect make-up bag.    

Short, long, tight or tailored, whatever a man’s choice of swimwear, the focus should be on what suits his body shape, not the latest trends, says Deirdre Reynolds.

Forget vampires and zombies: Halloween is your excuse to go all-out glam, Hollywood-style. Rachel Marie Walsh recommends tools and tricks that make it easy.

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With the launch of their dinosaur-shaped crunchy corn puffs, healthier crisp company Veronica’s Snacks is hoping to appeal to children and parents — and not just in Ireland, writes Trish Dromey

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

Retinol is one of the most buzzed about anti-aging ingredients in skincare, included in a bamboozling array of products. Rachel Marie Walsh explains why, and how, you should make it part of your regime.

Retinol is one of the most buzzed about anti-aging ingredients in skincare, included in a bamboozling array of products. Rachel Marie Walsh explains why, and how, you should make it part of your regime.

Sunny days call for super-smooth pins and there’s no shortage of ways to get them.

Master a Hollywood makeover at home. Lisa Haynes reveals how anyone can glam up like last week’s Oscar winners.

Stakes are high at the 2014 Hennessy Best Dressed Lady event, says Annmarie O’Connor.

Bitbuzz — the Irish-owned wifi company — recorded its best year on record in 2013, with an 81% increase in registered users, to 2.08m and a near 70% rise in log-ins, to 811,944.

Rachel Marie Walsh talks to Ireland’s key fashion buyers about the trends that really matter in 2014. From sportswear to arty prints to daytime metallics, here are the clothes we need to buy now.

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A Harvey Nichols advertising campaign showing women about to kiss their mirror image has escaped censure.

* We love the ferocious spiky Louboutin clutch and cute floral vintage Dolce & Gabbana tea dress combination that Juno Temple served up alongside that porcelain skin and flaming mane at BAFTA in London after being announced as a nominee for the 2013 EE British Academy Film Awards.

From fashion designers to actors and businesswomen to models, the next generation of young Irish people has thrown up some significant talent across a range of professions. These young people are among a pool of highly-accomplished achievers whose remarkable successes to date are bucking recessionary trends and putting their country back on the map.

Finger bling — the best way to accessorise that glass of bubbly

Annmarie O’Connor is inspired by crystalline snow queens, ice wind goddesses and pitch black nights for our Christmas fashion shoot. Think glittering festive baubles, champagne fizz and iridescent lights

How did shopping become a generation’s leisure activity of choice? Dave Kenny spends a day at Dundrum Town Centre — and gets to the bottom of the cult of the mall.

New York Fashion Week feels like a distant memory now — that’s the dream-like nature of fashion weeks — but there was one glaringly obvious trend that marched up and down those catwalks with relentless consistency.

Punctual never looked so pretty.

The garish mascara of the 1980s frightened me, but the trend now is for subtle, conservative colours such as aubergine, plum, violet or moss green, says Edel Coffey.

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SITTING front row at a Joanne Hynes fashion show should require seat belts — to counter the creative whiplash on the runway.

Wondering how to pull off the latest trend? Annmarie O’Connor says Animal Prints are way to go

* Looking for that present for the person who has everything?

Six months after his worst-ever feeling in golf England’s Simon Khan woke up today to discover his best-ever moment was not just a dream.

Sarah Jessica Parker feels “old and tired”.

AN ASIAN immigrant arrives in Britain in the 1970s without any English, works his way through cobbler school, toils every hour in a shabby workshop and ends up making shoes for film stars, socialites and the world’s best-loved princess.

Upmarket UK department store chain Harvey Nichols has seen its profits slump 40% as the global financial crisis tears holes in the pockets of its wealthy customers, it was reported today.

Some 444 jobs are to be created in Dublin’s Dundrum Town Centre by November, it was revealed today.

VICTORIA Beckham is spicing up her life with musk rather than music these days.

British pop star Lily Allen loves designer labels so much, she once stole her mum's credit card and splashed out on a $1,800 (€1,164) handbag.

A host of stars are expected to turn out for a charity movie premier in Dublin tonight.

FOOTBALLERS shunning Sunderland because of the poor shopping? Surely not!

Actress Sharon Stone was a shady lady tonight at the world premiere of Basic Instinct 2.

HEY big spenders. Celebrity hang-out Harvey Nichols has its designs on your cash as its new store in Dublin tries to tap into the country’s multi-million love affair with shopping and high fashion.

Luxury British department store Harvey Nichols is due to open an outlet at the Dundrum shopping centre in Dublin today.