What's hot and what's not
WHAT’S HOT
A €24 blow dryfrom House of Colour - comfy chairs, hand massage and a whopping glass of wine. we call that value.
The low stiletto– not more than 3 inches high, a wearable shoe is now chic, and on designer catwalks.
Hilary Clinton– has surrendered make up and her struggle with contact lenses. Love her.
Bums. The new fashionable body part. We blame Kim Kardashian and Beyonce. But we like the return of the so-called "Soft Body" aka the non-skeletal female form.
A crime novel with jokesJournalist Michael Clifford's "Ghost Town" is a rollicking good read.
RTE's Tony ConnellyThe thinking woman's Europe Editor. Well, we have to have something to take our minds off the news.
First-aid coursesJust half a day could give you the skills and the confidence to help save a life. See safetyireland.com. (And keep your defibrillator accessible.)
WHAT’S NOT
Not a good weekfor nervous fliers, with the new French President's plane hit by lightning. Pass the Xanax.
LOL– now completely defunct, thanks to David Cameron's use of it in his texts to Rebekah Brooks
The new pastel colours– were never going to suit most Irish women, but now look doubly dodgy under leaden skies.
DietingNow that it's emerging that you have to live on reduced rations for the rest of your life the whole prospect of dieting is that much grimmer. Pass the digestives.
Life for Valerie"La Rottweiler" Treweiler....becoming France's first lady and entering La Goldfish Bowl.
The wedding seasonPoor brides-to-be, trembling at every doom-laden weather forecast....We feel your pain.
