To be honest I could not imagine anything worse at the minute than traipsing around a stuffed venue centre with women clambering about everywhere but then again I am 7 months pregnant and just a wee bit cranky at the minute! Read on »
L’Oreal Feria Preference Pastels – The launch I have been waiting for!
I read about the L’oreal Feria Pastels home dye kits well before last Christmas and try as I might I couldn’t find out when they were launching in Ireland. I made do with jumping on the pastel haired bandwagon by having several run ins with Crazy Hair Colour but never did really achieve the subtle pastel look I was after; check out my purple hair that’s no so pastel below. Read on »
Beauty Science: Could we see a cure for grey hair? Also, bacne brings a whole new world of pain
This week a couple of science news items caught my attention, in that they could potentially be revolutionary and have connections to beauty! So I’ma break it down for ya.
Grey hair may soon be a thing of the past!
In a step closer to “Death Becomes Her”-alike perpetual beauty, scientists have successfully prevented the greying of hair with a topical treatment! Read on »
Bank Holiday Bargains…
Whilst the majority of you will be enjoying the bank holiday Monday thats in it, I will be slaving away in the office for my sins! I’ve also had a bad dose of morning sickness all weekend (woe is me!) so to make myself feel a wee bit better I took advantage of all the bank holiday sales that are running at the minute. I picked up some new beauty bits which I will showcase at a later date but in the meantime being the trooper that I am I rounded up some of the online shops offering good beauty value at the minute. Check out the list below and let me know if you splashed the cash! Mwah x Read on »
Do your bit in the fight against Cancer, with Elave and the Irish Cancer Society
Each year approximately 30,000 people in Ireland will be told they have cancer. Cancer is a disease that knows no boundaries, does not distinguish between sex, race or class, and has or will affect us all either directly or indirectly during our lifetime.
The good news is that more people are surviving cancer than ever before and this is thanks to increased awareness of signs and symptoms, early detection of the disease and better treatments. Survival rates in breast cancer for example have risen from 73% (1994 -1997) to 85% in 2007 – 2009. Prostate cancer survival has increased from 65% (1994 – 1997) to 93% in 2007 – 2009. These are two of many examples where survival rates have increased.
There are approximately 100,000 people living with cancer in Ireland. (This figure comes from the National Cancer Registry of Ireland is up to date as of 31/12/2009 and covers people diagnosed in the 16 year period 1994 – 2009.)
If you are concerned about cancer, please call the Irish Cancer Society’s National Cancer Helpline on Freefone 1800 200 700 and speak to a specialist cancer nurse in confidence or go to www.cancer.ie.
Freebie Alert: Shiseido gift with purchase now on!
Shiseido is having its first National Gift with Purchase event in Pharmacies nationwide from Monday the 25th of April to Sunday the 12th of May. Read on »
Neostrata Enlighten Range – Brighten up for summer!
For those of you wanting to prep your skin in time for summer clinical skincare producers Neostrata have just the products for you; that’s of course if your budget will allow for it. Neostrata products can be expensive but boy are they worth it. Read on »
Dolly Rouge shall NOT be joining She Said Beauty. Here’s why… Bloggers take note!
So I’d had “She Said Beauty” in the back of my mind as a blog aggregator platform to explore. We’ve covered before our dubiousness about the now dead HelloCotton, so I approach most blog aggregators with the same trepidation. However innocent until proven guilty in my eyes. Well today, while not even researching the topic, unfortunately She Said Beauty have been proven GUILTY. See proof below, clicky to embiggen.
The actual blog that image is from is called www.paperbacksandpostcards.com. Why is the above bad you ask? For a comprehensive discussion please see my previous post about HelloCotton. But basically, She Said Beauty are serving up blogger’s images as their own. And they’re appearing higher ranked than the actual blog website in image search results. This bad SEO juju. Read on »
How to follow Dolly Rouge… and WIN! Giveaway!
Oh great, another post about the demise of Google Reader, yawn. Well yes, but we have a little incentive for you at the end, so please keep reading. I’m sure you’ve seen all around the blogosphere that Google Reader is closing on 1st July. I could get into all that and GFC malarkey, but to be honest it’s been coming for a while. Google seriously want a Facebook competitor, and so will be gradually pushing everything social towards Google+. If you currently rely on Google Friend Connect to follow blogs, it might be a good idea to start looking at an exit strategy. Which is why I’m posting today! Read on »
Giveaway! Win Urban Decay Naked Basics & Naked Skin Foundation Match
Well do we have a treat for you today! In conjunction with the amazing Urban Decay, we’re delighted to offer a free foundation match of the new “Naked Skin” foundation at your local Urban Decay counter. Myself and Rachelle popped down to our local at Debenhams Newbridge to test the service, and had a lovely consultation with Aoife who gave us a fab makeover absolutely free. We promise you won’t regret it, as Naked Skin foundation is a winner – providing weightless medium buildable coverage which feels and looks like your best skin day EVER. Why not bring mum along too for a Mother’s Day treat! Be sure to check out the limited edition Glinda and Theodora palettes while you’re at it, they’re stunning.
ON TOP of that, we have a Naked Basics eyeshadow palette to giveaway to one lucky reader! Check out Kat’s review of this very handy workhorse product here.
What’s the catch you say? Well you just need to like and share below! Read on »