These are the beauty essentials we wore, discovered, swore by and admired this month, plus four new scents for the season …
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Autumn is traditionally a time to augment your scent. We tend to gravitate towards richer, deeper fragrances as it gets colder. This year, we’re seeing a trend for bold scents, each more “intense” and “extreme” than the last. We may be minimalist with our make-up, but is maximalist the way to go, perfume-wise, this season?
WORE Prada Soft Matte lipsticks – the texture and colours are stunning. At Brown Thomas.
DISCOVERED Korean skincare steals at TK Maxx stores nationwide, including snail mucin-powered Cosrx.
SWORE BY Ignae skincare – fabulous science plus nature from the Azores; www.ignae.com. See more: This New Skincare Brand Landed In Ireland and We Love It
ADMIRED The Dries Van Noten AW beauty look, all fresh skin and burgundy lips; @driesvannoten.
FOR TRAVEL CHIC For long-lasting, instantly memorable fragrances, look to Cloon Keen: the new travel set is a trio of the Galway perfumery’s favourites, including recent Báinín. €80, at Cloon Keen Galway and Dublin; www.cloonkeen.com See also: Light Up For Autumn, featuring the new edition Cloon Keen candle
TOP PERFUMER FOR LESS Find Brazilian perfume favourites, plus skincare and bodycare, at My Lily in George’s Street Arcade. Founder Geany Locatelli brings together the best of Brazilian beauty; try the Elysée Succès eau de parfum (€55), which is big on Turkish black rose, by perfumer Frank Voelkl (who did Glossier’s You and many of the Le Labo scents, including Santal 33). www.mylily.ie
PINK POWER Breathe in fresh air via the bright rose geranium hit of Narciso Rodriguez All of Me Intense. €158, at Arnotts.
BRIGHT & LIGHT In the spirit of wearing what you want, when you want, keep summer going via scent with Roger & Gallet’s Cologne Twist, a modern take on cologne, with a burst of fresh air via Sicilian and Calabrian citruses, plus hints of sage and white woods. From €38, at pharmacies.
