I'm back! Apologies for not blogging in a while but life has been busy, busy, busy and today is the first day I have been able to settle myself down to pass on some little beauty gems.
I started using a new foundation lately and I find it absolutely fantastic. It's called Lycogel and comes in various shades - honey, beige and ivory - so there will be one to suit each skin tone. Lycogel is almost translucent, requires no powder, is long lasting, water resistant and doesn't stain clothing. As well as ticking all those boxes it has an SPF of 30, a must for anyone who wants to protect skin from the aging rays of the sun.
So for that perfectly made-up face to last beautifully from day into night my advice is that after cleansing you should apply Clarins Beauty Flash Balm and immediately apply the Lycogel shade that suits your skin tone best. Neutral lips and smoky eyes make for a beautifully natural look.
For those of you who are sensibly avoiding the sun but would like that golden sun-kissed look I still say that a St Tropez tan - professionally applied - is the best option. I have not yet found any self applied false tan to be completely successful. But I'm willing to experiment - so let me know if you come across one that you think works.
Enjoy the sun darlings - but protect, protect, PROTECT your skin. Keep it lovely - it has to last you a lifetime.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Hair today......
I’m so excited this week, everything is full steam ahead for the big Charity Fashion Show in Krystle on Friday May 21st. I have been over and back to the club co-ordinating everything with the organsers and the designers. The beautiful De Havalland models are being drilled and put through their paces to give a sleek professional performance on Friday night. I can’t wait! It’s going to be a fantastic night so be there or miss out on the launch of brand De Havalland onto the Dublin Fashion scene. I think everyone who has seen the De Havalland models (check my webpage for pictures)will agree that they are all natural beauties, enhanced by their shining bubbly personalities. With my guidance and encouragement these young people will all go far. So be there and in twenty years you can say – ‘I was at one of their first public appearances.’
http://www.dehavalland.com/
Of course hair and make-up will be provided by moi , thus guaranteeing the best foot forward for the all the models!
Speaking of hair, De Havalland models have been using Patrick Kazz of the Global Hairdressing Academy. The Academy and associated Global Hairdressing School recently moved into a fabulous purpose built premises in Dublin’s Digital Hub on Thomas Street beside Kennedys Pub. Global is a fabulous salon that employs some of the top hairdressers working in Dublin today. If you want to learn with the best or be styled by the best the Academy or School are the places to go. The long-established and much respected Jimie O’Dee is Artistic Director of the salon and school beside Kennedys pub. Well worth a visit girls and boys if you want one of the best re-styling experiences of your life. These people are the business, top-end of the industry and know that the customer is Queen (or King!).
So that’s my beauty tip of the week – no more bad hair days – off to the Academy with ye.
http://www.dehavalland.com/
Of course hair and make-up will be provided by moi , thus guaranteeing the best foot forward for the all the models!
Speaking of hair, De Havalland models have been using Patrick Kazz of the Global Hairdressing Academy. The Academy and associated Global Hairdressing School recently moved into a fabulous purpose built premises in Dublin’s Digital Hub on Thomas Street beside Kennedys Pub. Global is a fabulous salon that employs some of the top hairdressers working in Dublin today. If you want to learn with the best or be styled by the best the Academy or School are the places to go. The long-established and much respected Jimie O’Dee is Artistic Director of the salon and school beside Kennedys pub. Well worth a visit girls and boys if you want one of the best re-styling experiences of your life. These people are the business, top-end of the industry and know that the customer is Queen (or King!).
So that’s my beauty tip of the week – no more bad hair days – off to the Academy with ye.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Candle in The Wind...........
Little did I know when I started this blog last week that my second post would be on such a sad subject.
For a dear old friend, someone I haven’t met for a number of years but whose public life I always followed, has passed on. I write of Gerry Ryan of course, that broadcaster extraordinaire, showman, friend, family man and above all that vibrant, glorious human being.
I decided to blog only about Gerry today, for to talk of anything else right now would feel disloyal and superfluous.
I worked with Gerry on ‘Big D’ radio many moons ago; myself, Gerry and Dave Fanning were among others who in the late 1970's all threw our youthful enthusiasm behind the pirate radio station in a bid to challenge what we saw as a staid state-owned broadcaster. We had great, great fun with the station and played some wonderful music for our many fans. Eventually we were raided by the Gardai and shut down and we all moved onto other things. Gerry and Dave of course stayed in radio, moving onto the very RTE we had all challenged, and I moved back to my first love hair-dressing.
We kept in touch on and off over the years and I remember in particular a great chat I had with Gerry on his show in June 1989. It was the morning of Mandy Smith’s wedding to the Rolling Stone’s Bill Wyman. I was hair and make-up artist to the bride as well as a guest at the wedding and I talked to Gerry and the nation from the hotel. We had such a laugh. That’s what I will remember most about Gerry - laughter.
I lit a candle for Gerry today and as I prayed for him I watched the little flame dancing in a draft from somewhere. Our lives are so short aren’t they? Some unfortunately shorter than others and we should all aim to burn as brightly as we can, dance with life and bring comfort and support to friends and family during our brief burning.
Gerry’s was a very bright and merry flame and it certainly burned fiercely whilst it lasted. It seems incredible that he is no more. Rest well my friend.
For a dear old friend, someone I haven’t met for a number of years but whose public life I always followed, has passed on. I write of Gerry Ryan of course, that broadcaster extraordinaire, showman, friend, family man and above all that vibrant, glorious human being.
I decided to blog only about Gerry today, for to talk of anything else right now would feel disloyal and superfluous.
I worked with Gerry on ‘Big D’ radio many moons ago; myself, Gerry and Dave Fanning were among others who in the late 1970's all threw our youthful enthusiasm behind the pirate radio station in a bid to challenge what we saw as a staid state-owned broadcaster. We had great, great fun with the station and played some wonderful music for our many fans. Eventually we were raided by the Gardai and shut down and we all moved onto other things. Gerry and Dave of course stayed in radio, moving onto the very RTE we had all challenged, and I moved back to my first love hair-dressing.
We kept in touch on and off over the years and I remember in particular a great chat I had with Gerry on his show in June 1989. It was the morning of Mandy Smith’s wedding to the Rolling Stone’s Bill Wyman. I was hair and make-up artist to the bride as well as a guest at the wedding and I talked to Gerry and the nation from the hotel. We had such a laugh. That’s what I will remember most about Gerry - laughter.
I lit a candle for Gerry today and as I prayed for him I watched the little flame dancing in a draft from somewhere. Our lives are so short aren’t they? Some unfortunately shorter than others and we should all aim to burn as brightly as we can, dance with life and bring comfort and support to friends and family during our brief burning.
Gerry’s was a very bright and merry flame and it certainly burned fiercely whilst it lasted. It seems incredible that he is no more. Rest well my friend.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
My very first blog!
Welcome to my world! I intend to blog at least once a week, maybe more, on a number of subjects. I will be sharing some of my personal hair and beauty tips with you all and keeping you informed about any exciting events in Dublin’s fashion and beauty industry. I might even crack the odd joke!
The big event next month on Dublin's growing fashion scene will be the Eastern European Fashion Show (and Auction Sale) in aid of that wonderful charity ‘to Russia with Love’. The most divine garments - designed by some of our innovative new Eastern European friends - will be modelled by my beautiful De Havalland models in the nightclub Krystle in Harcourt Street on May 21st ,
C’mon everybody! This is going to be a great night out in aid of a wonderful cause. There will be an auction of some of the garments modelled and a date with one of my beautiful girls is also up for auction! Form an orderly queue gentlemen please! In fact - girls form one too, we might also auction off a date with one of De Havalland’s magnificent male models ! Contact the agency for tickets or risk not getting in on the night.
This week’s beauty tip is a little messy but pride feels no pain ladies! It involves hair, water, shampoo and conditioner and Hellmans mayonnaise. It HAS to be Hellmans, none of your Aldi or Lidl ‘I can’t believe it not Mayo’ mayonnaise, I don’t know why but this trick only works with Hellmans, some sciencey thing to do with the number of eggs they use.
So, shampoo and rinse your hair as normal. Then slather in handfuls of the mayonnaise until all your hair is well coated. Bung on a shower cap or towel and read a magazine or file your nails for half an hour. Then you rinse thoroughly and shampoo, rinse and condition as normal. When you have styled your hair I guarantee you will see a huge difference in your lovely locks. This treatment works particularly well for curly hair, giving it amazing shine and body. You will be the envy of all your pals and draw admiring glances from everyone you meet.
If you try my little experiment please leave a comment to let me know how you got on.
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