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These are the four key trends we’ll be wearing this spring, according to Opera Lane’s stylists
These are the four key trends we’ll be wearing this spring, according to Opera Lane’s stylists
Insider advice on adding these trends to your wardrobe and making them work for your style

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

These are the tops to wear for your 'jeans and a nice top' look
These are the tops to wear for your 'jeans and a nice top' look
This season the thrill is in the frills

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Ten ways to reawaken your love of fashion with a fresh new look this Mother's Day
Ten ways to reawaken your love of fashion with a fresh new look this Mother's Day
Think voluminous wide-leg trousers matched with sunny-side-up yellow kitten heels

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Desire Lines: Embrace brighter days with these pops of colour
Desire Lines: Embrace brighter days with these pops of colour
Plus Irish-made Mother's Day cards for next weekend

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

A teenage girl in a white towel on her head is looking at her face with problem skin in the mirror
What is benzene? What you need to know as popular acne products recalled
Benzoyl peroxide has long been a hero ingredient for those suffering from acne, but its newfound link to benzene, a known cancer-causing chemical, is causing concern 

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Nine fashionable jackets perfect for spring dressing
Nine fashionable jackets perfect for spring dressing
The spring jackets you need to know about, including the classics: leather and suede

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Wild Card: Leopard print is on the prowl to liven up your spring basics
Wild Card: Leopard print is on the prowl to liven up your spring basics
From the femme fatale look of a longline coat to taking a more subtle approach with accessories, fashion has gone wild.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Desire Lines: Some of the world’s coolest women are wearing these Irish designs
Desire Lines: Some of the world’s coolest women are wearing these Irish designs
And flared jeans are back in vogue

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

The Devil Wears Prada opening
Donatella Versace leaves role as head of Versace after almost three decades
The Italian firm was founded by her brother Gianni in 1978

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

I prep Dancing with the Stars celebrities' skin every week — here are my television-ready skin secrets
I prep Dancing with the Stars celebrities' skin every week — here are my television-ready skin secrets
Preparing week in, week out for the RTÉ cameras has given Jennifer Rock plenty of experience in tackling those nightmare skin scenarios. Here, she offers to share her cheat sheet so you too can be ready for the Lights! Camera! Action!

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Nine ways to wear Irish designs for St Patrick's Day
Nine ways to wear Irish designs for St Patrick's Day
Be inspired by these homegrown fashion favourites.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Ireland’s Got Talent: Buying Irish fashion has never looked so good
Ireland’s Got Talent: Buying Irish fashion has never looked so good
Irish creators are bringing fashion back to the future

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Self-tanning. Woman applying cosmetic product onto tanning mitt indoors, closeup
I felt like a slave to fake tan â€” here's what happened when I gave it up for a day
I love how my skin glows when I wear it and how it makes me look slimmer, but I resent being so reliant on it. How would I feel if I didn’t wear tan from a tube?

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

The It List: Must-have accessories, fashion and more for spring
The It List: Must-have accessories, fashion and more for spring
It's a new season. Here are the key things on our radar for spring

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Woman biting her lip
These are the top makeup and beauty trends you will see everywhere this year
Individualism, injectables and bitten lips: are you ready for the year in beauty? Kate Demolder looks at the trends set to dominate 2025 

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

I've modelled for 15 years â€” here are the eight best beauty tips I've learned from the experts
I've modelled for 15 years â€” here are the eight best beauty tips I've learned from the experts
Every time Teodora Sutrasits in the beauty chair,whether for a photoshootor a catwalk show, she’sall ears. Here she shares the tips that stand the test of time

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Desire Lines: New Lennon Courtney dresses and more
Desire Lines: New Lennon Courtney dresses and more
Granard Booktown festival; the new bar at Cork's Imperial, and Lily O'Brien's chocolate

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Garryowen! Nine ways to line out in rugby shirts
Garryowen! Nine ways to line out in rugby shirts
"Ireland squares off against France on Saturday at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. This much I know, which is surprising as I am the least sporty person you are likely to meet."

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

The best beauty trends from Fashion Month — and how to wear them
The best beauty trends from Fashion Month — and how to wear them
You can always count on Fashion Month for out-of-the-box glamour, grunge and unorthodox beauty – and that’s exactly what we got.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Close up photo of a sugaring procedure done at the salon during a leg skin protection session
Everything you need to know about sugaring and why it's better than waxing
Sugaring is not a very well known hair removal treatment

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Spring Watch: Ten ways to welcome spring to your wardrobe
Spring Watch: Ten ways to welcome spring to your wardrobe
Spring forward by ditching the gloomy hues of winter for a brighter colour palette and fun prints. 

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

97th Academy Awards - Show
In pictures: All the glamour of the 97th Academy Awards
Some of the key looks from the award ceremony

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

Beauty editor: The best of March's new beauty launches
Beauty editor: The best of March's new beauty launches
Following ten days of zero sunshine, let’s attempt some reprieve shall we? Read ‘em and weep on the best of new beauty below.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Desire Lines: Denim jackets, phone-free pubs and Drogheda Comedy Festival
Desire Lines: Denim jackets, phone-free pubs and Drogheda Comedy Festival
Here's some of what the Examiner's lifestyle team is loving this weekend.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

In bloom: Nine new ways to wear floral prints this season
In bloom: Nine new ways to wear floral prints this season
Is it premature to talk about florals? If the weather is any indicator, then absolutely. March has yet to leave its imprint on our collective psyche, let alone our wardrobes.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

The right stripes: ten ways to wear a lasting fashion fave
The right stripes: ten ways to wear a lasting fashion fave
Keep it streamlined with a matching co-ord or dare to go outside the lines with a mix-match of coloured stripes.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

'I love making clothes for people': Sinéad O'Dwyer ahead of London Fashion Week show
'I love making clothes for people': Sinéad O'Dwyer ahead of London Fashion Week show
The winner of Zalando's Visionary Award, and most recently announced as a nominee for the 2025 LVMH Prize, there will be a lot of eyes on Sínead O'Dwyer as she presents her London Fashion Week show tonight. Paul McLauchlan caught up with the Irish designer as she prepared for one of the biggest nights in the fashion calendar. 

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025

Desire Lines: The tenth annual Arc Fashion Show and more
Desire Lines: The tenth annual Arc Fashion Show and more
Plus: kimchi ketchup, fun backpacks and When Next We Meet festival

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025

Paul Costelloe Autumn/Winter 2025 Runway Collection
First look: Paul Costelloe reveals autumn/winter 2025 collection at London Fashion Week
The autumn/winter 2025 collection of the designer's heritage brand Paul Costelloe Dressage was unveiled on the London Fashion Week catwalk

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

New Look closing: 'It's not the end of the high street in Cork'
New Look closing: 'It's not the end of the high street in Cork'
As another physical fashion chain closes, one personal shopper says in-person shopping is not dying out

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Skin care using cosmetic skin cream Woman with black skin
ieExplains: Why is everyone on TikTok putting beef tallow on their skin?
Is beef tallow really a cure for acne, fine lines and nature’s answer to Botox? Kate Demolder investigates the latest skincare trend doing the rounds 

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Earn your stripes (and spots): Nine ways to wear animal print this season
Earn your stripes (and spots): Nine ways to wear animal print this season
"No longer the provenance of ‘that girl’ who’ll try anything, the domestication of animal print (leopard or otherwise) makes it less of a trend and more of an expectation. In fact, we can’t get enough."

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

FASHION-US-RALPH LAUREN
Sporty Spice: Ten ways to get back into athleisure wear
Team a cashmere jumper with metallic joggers or throw a varsity jacket over a flowing maxi dress for a win in sophisticated comfort.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

Paul Costelloe - LFW Spring Summer 2009 - Runway
S Paul Costelloe on the Trumps: 'Whether you agree with his politics or not, the family are outrageously smart-looking'
Noel Baker talks Trump, superficiality and style with Paul Costelloe ahead of his show at London Fashion Week

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Desire Lines: Spring and summer fashion and beauty
Desire Lines: Spring and summer fashion and beauty
Plus: the Big Matt burger approaches, and the perfect plates for fussy eaters

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter has brought back big hair - here’s how to recreate it at home
From Catherine Deneuve to Sabrina Carpenter, this iconic look has stood the test of time

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Skin in the Game: Nine ways to wear suede
Skin in the Game: Nine ways to wear suede
On a budget? Look to second-hand and vintage stores for sustainable (and original) fare. Cork’s Miss Daisy Blue is my favourite haunt. 

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Date Night: Ten ways to wear Valentine's Day designs
Date Night: Ten ways to wear Valentine's Day designs
Let opposites attract with a vibrant cocktail of scarlet heels and a romantic pink dress for a vision of love that will last forever.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Desire Lines: Dubai bar treats, Jellycats and a luxury gift for Valentine's 
Desire Lines: Dubai bar treats, Jellycats and a luxury gift for Valentine's 
As we’d expect in the Trump 2.0 era, quiet luxury has been replaced with more avert expressions of power — look to Victoria Beckham for bold structure and Saint Laurent for sharp suits.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2025

Beauty editor: My pick of the best new beauty launches for February
Beauty editor: My pick of the best new beauty launches for February
Rihanna is back with a setting spray for the ages, and K18 has launched a non-aerosol dry shampoo that has everyone excited 

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Here are the six key trends you’ll be wearing this summer, according to Brown Thomas
Here are the six key trends you’ll be wearing this summer, according to Brown Thomas
These are the looks that dominated the catwalk

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

The Look of Love: Nine ways to wear Valentines' Day flair
The Look of Love: Nine ways to wear Valentines' Day flair
Whatever your status, prepare to fall hard for Valentine-inspired looks doing the rounds this month. Here are the hot tips.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Michael Kors Collection Spring/Summer 2025 Runway Show
Caffé Mocha: Ten ways to wear coffee and hot-chocolate hues
Add rich sophistication to your spring style with a head-to-toe mocha hit, as seen at Michael Kors.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

These young Irish designers are taking the fashion world by storm
These young Irish designers are taking the fashion world by storm
Ríon Hannora O’Donovan dresses Kate Nash, Oran O’Reilly has worked with Chappell Roan, and Roy Keane is the latest to sport Greg Hall’s designs

Sun, 02 Feb, 2025

Desire Lines: Claddagh scarf, as Gaeilge prints, 20s-themed ball and more
Desire Lines: Claddagh scarf, as Gaeilge prints, 20s-themed ball and more
Here's what caught our eye this week

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025

Are they worth the hype? We tested the viral products Gen Z swears by
Are they worth the hype? We tested the viral products Gen Z swears by
Beauty, these days, seems entirely focused on hype. Today, we’re looking at the products Gen Z have helped go viral to see if they really live up to that hype.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2025

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