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As the Christmas markets spring up around St Stephens' Green and beauty gift sets go on sale at Beautyfeatures, it’s safe to say the party season has officially arrived. Yes, just when you thought it was safe to curl up on the couch in your reindeer patterned onesie watching this years hopefuls on the X Factor, your social calendar has suddenly become jam packed with events and invitations. The question is, are you ready for the party season? Have you prepared your body for the festi …

Who doesn’t love a beautiful palette of sparkly, shimmering shadows? And who doesn’t love a beauty product that can multi task? The sophisticated (and highly pigmented) Clarins Eyeshadow Palette has winged its way into the BF office in all its pearlescent, luminous glory and we pondered the question, what else can this collection of show stopping colours and tones do? We know there’s a gorgeous and on trend smoky eye in there and it offers a dazzling selection of 10 wearable shad …

'Tis the season to be beautiful – and conditioned! Women in the know are all too aware that the winter months can wreak pure havoc on your frazzled follicles with a daily dose of wind, rain, and maybe even snow. Protecting your hair and your ‘do’ can prove quite the challenge as the damp encourages frizziness and the cold a collection of split ends. Save your mane from becoming a seasonal disaster by safeguarding your prized locks with treatments that go the wintery distanc …

Whether you’re a pre pubescent teen or a woman in her 30s or even 40s, the mere mention of acne, pimples and zits can turn your flawless foundation into complexion chaos! Whatever term of affection you may have for your blemishes, it’s safe to say there is probably no other skin condition that induces as much stress and annoyance as the dreaded breakout! So we’ve decided to take a closer peek at this common skin issue and shed a little light on the differences between acne and blemishes an …

As summer sneaks off, and the autumn chill starts to set in, women everywhere start revamping their skin care routines, out with the light SPF BB’s and in with the richer more nourishing moisturisers, however as the scramble for the bathroom cabinet is on, many of us forget that its not only our skin that can be ravaged in the cooler months but our hair is subjected to a seasonal beating as the weather changes quicker than our mani-pedis. Unfortunately there comes a time where yo …