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Another day, another amazing beauty collaboration we can't wait to get our eager hands on! 

The Internet's latest offering comes in the form of beautiful Disney-inspired face masks, and we want every single one of them. 

The Face Shop, who specialise in Korean beauty products, recently brought sheet masks together with its latest Disney collaboration. 

 

– 마법같이 찰랑찰랑 머릿결의 비밀 #라푼젤_헤어마스크

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The brand new sheet mask collection includes Disney princess-inspired masks that will leave your skin, hair, and even your feet feeling gorgeous and glowing.

The best part is, while you can buy a classic face mask, the collaboration is also offering options for your hair and feet – all inspired by the wonderful princesses we love.

You can choose from the Sleeping Beauty face mask, Snow White brightening mask, and Little Mermaid sheet mask, which promise to leave your skin feeling fresh like a princess. 

 

– 수분 가득 촉촉해질 시간 #인어공주_수분마스크

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The Rapunzel hair mask contains "88 extracts" that are guaranteed to give your lucious locks a “magical, and healthy shine.” There is also a Cinderella foot mask, which “contains strong moisturising ingredients such as shea butter and collagen.”

Prices for the GLORIOUS masks start at just €7 for two, which seems like a small price to pay for Disney themed relaxation. 

 

– 새하얀 눈처럼 티 없는 피부 #백설공주_미백마스크

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So, we're all more than a little obsessed with Kylie Jenner's famous lip kits, but now there is a new version that's a little closer to home.

Penneys have launched their own version of the metallic liquid lipstick duo, and we're obsessed.

 

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The shades look as though they could have come Kylie Jenner's personal lipstick vault, with dupes for two out of three of Kylie's metallic shades.

Molten Lava is the perfect substitute for Reign, and Molten Bronze could easily pass for an affordable version of Heir. 

Penneys clearly have their fingers on the pulse when it comes to lip trends, and these kits are sure to sell out as quickly as Kylie's.

 

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We're also dying to get out hands on them for festival season and at only four quid a pop, we might just have to get both shades.

We'll see you in the queue, basket full of lip kits in tow.

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Oh, and while we have you; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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Dee Devlin and Conor McGregor are the ultimate Irish power couple, and the pair are expecting a new addition to the family.

However, Dee's latest Instagram post is causing a lot of controversy online.

The businesswoman shared a photo is of herself and Conor travelling in the car.

 

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Dee captioned the post, 'Keeping the pregnant feet up, and shows Dee with her legs up on the dashboard while Conor is driving.

The reason it has attracted negative attention is because Dee isn't wearing a seatbelt in the shot and it appears that the car is moving. 

'You can see their driving by the bushes in the background​ are blurred … You definitely always need a seatbelt,' said one Instagram user.

'Seriously?! Not so smart when it comes to road safety,' said another.

The couple have not commented on the photo.

Oh, and while we have you; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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The Citizens Assembly will meet this weekend for the final time as the assembly continues to reconsider Ireland's controversial constitutional restrictions on abortion.

The assembly will vote today to establish their recommendations on whether to change the current legislation.

The meeting this weekend will focus on establishing what will be included in a ballot that will be put to the members.

The assembly will decide whether to recommend to government to retain, repeal or reform the 8th amendment, after hearing a series of experts from both sides of the abortion debate. 

The assembly will begin at 10am.

 

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After spending weeks lamenting the state of your cuticles and the length of your fingernails, you finally book yourself a much-needed manicure.

And you emerge feeling like a new woman.

From the shape to the colour, there's nothing you don't love about your latest treatment… until you see someone else's stunning set of nails and instantly wish you had opted for their shade and style.

If you're on the look-out for some inspo, step forward and behold these beauties of Instagram.

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Kim Kardashian has caused a bit of controversy with her latest tweet.

Taking to social media to promote her new range of Kimoji merch, the reality TV star shared a snap of her face replacing the Virgin Mary's on a prayer candle. 

People were extremely unimpressed with the move, and felt that Kim would not disregard other religious iconography in the same manner. 

'Go do this with other religions you low life. You wouldn't dare,' said one.

'We don't need a blessing from the porn star thanks,' said another, pulling no punches.

People took extra offence on Instagram, when the mother-of-two used the image to promote her new merchandise for 4/20, including rolling papers and an 'ass tray.'

Kim's face was superimposed onto the virginal icon's body in a series of trippy, drug-related videos. 

'This is blasphemy. Total disrespect to God and Christians,' said one.

 

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'It is so sad that someone who keeps claiming she's Christian, but keeps acting like this. You can't bless anything when you're not holy. And God says stay away from drugs and you're promoting it.'

Kim is clearly paying no heed to the controversy, as she stepped out in an outfit with Mary emblazoned across her chest today.

 

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The reality TV star showcased a cameo of the Virgin Mary's face on her see-through black dress, and while she looked pretty dazzling, people are sure to see this ensemble as a further symbol of disrespect for Christianity. 

Oh, and while we have you; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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At a time when feminist rhetoric is (rightfully) taking centre stage, it takes a brave woman to reveal she has – on some level – internalised a misogynistic narrative, and allowed it to cloud her judgement at times.

While reflecting on her role in One Day, Anne Hathaway admitted that she feels a sense of shame over her perspective on the work created by the film's female director, Lone Scherfig.

"I am to this day scared that the reason I didn’t trust her the way I trust some of the other directors I work with is because she’s a woman," the 34-year-old admitted.

"I’m so scared that I treated her with internalised misogyny. I’m scared that I didn’t give her everything that she needed or I was resisting her on some level." she continued.

And Anne admits that this wasn't an isolated event, revealing that she often adjusts her perspective depending on the gender of the director.

"It’s something that I’ve thought a lot about in terms of when I get scripts to be directed by women. When I get a script, when I see a first film directed by a woman, I have in the past focused on what was wrong with it."

"And when I see a film directed by a man, I focus on what’s right with it," she added. "I had actively tried to work with female directors, and I still had this mindset buried in there somewhere."

Acknowledging the backlash she may receive as a result of her admission, Anne insists she is aware how this may be perceived and is actively working on adjusting her stance.

"It feels like a confession, but I think it’s something we should talk about… I can only acknowledge that I’ve done that and I don’t want to do that any more."

Despite her apparent regret, Anne has revealed that she has never apologised to Lone directly, but intends to do so

Oh, and while we have you; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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So, while we may have had a few sunny days this month, this weekend is set to see some typical April weather.

Scattered showers are expected, as is heavy cloud coverage. 

'A dull and damp start to Saturday for some, with patchy light rain affecting Connacht and parts of Leinster and Ulster in the morning, but generally dry with sunny spells in the southwest, once early mist and fog clears.'

'Often cloudy with a few showers through the afternoon, but occasional brighter intervals also,' according to Met Éireann.

Saturday night is set to be mainly dry with 'some clear spells and some patches of mist or fog.'

Lowest temperatures will be 0 to 6 degrees, and there will be a touch of frost in Ulster.

 

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Moving into Sunday, there will be the usual bright spells and scattered showers. 

So summer hasn't quite arrived yet, then. 

Oh, and while we have you; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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As if we needed another reason to fight for women's rights, it recently emerged that our environment could be suffering as a result of our inequalities. 

In a special issue of the prestigious journal Science, academics warned how our spiralling population, and need to grow large amounts of food, is contributing to the loss of species and habitats around the world.

It is estimated that the global population will hit 11 million by the end of the century, thus increasing our necessary food production by a massive 30 per cent.

So, how does this relate to women’s rights?

Well, in one of the papers featured in the journal, Professor Eileen Crist, of Virginia Tech, and his colleagues, argue that little action has been taken to control the rate at which the human population is growing and this is largely due to the lack resources available to women. 

“Wherever women are empowered educationally, culturally, economically, politically, and legally, fertility rates fall.”

“Populations tend to move toward states of zero or negative growth when women achieve equal standing with men, as long as family planning services and contraceptives are readily available.”

The journal put a huge emphasis on the importance of female education, referring to birth statistics in Africa to illustrate their point.

“African women with no education have, on average, 5.4 children; women who have completed primary school have 4.3 children, and a big drop, to 2.7, correlates with completion of secondary school; for those who go on to college, fertility is 2.2.’’

So, simply put, man, woman, child or animal, we could all benefit from improving gender equality.  

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If you happen to own cream shoes, a black skirt and rock a pretty stunning smile, you may have an admirer on your hands.

A notice, which was spotted at a bus stop in Charlestown yesterday, suggests there may be love in the air…or the hint of a restraining order if comments made by social media users are anything to go by.

Reaching out to a young woman who caught their eye, one lovelorn person explained the circumstances that led to their posting of a very detailed and lengthy notice in public.

"The first time we saw each other was at 11.30pm on a Friday night almost four weeks ago. I think you were talking in Polish?" they wrote.

"I cycled past you on a green bike and climbed over the fence and went into the first house over the fence. As I was closing the door you climbed over the fence too. I should have paid more attention and said something!" the author lamented.

As it turns out, these two people were destined to cross paths again, but unfortunately there was to be no exchange of words.

"You got off the bus near Glasnevin Cemetery and it was only then that I realised it WAS you!!! I'M SO STUPID," they raged.

In the hopes they may actually get to meet properly, the writer signed off by suggesting the woman in question might be available tomorrow morning.

"If you are reading this I will be on the 140 bus service going to Dublin City at this stop on Saturday, 22nd April at 09.20. If you are interested we can meet HERE or you can come to the house you saw me going into almost FOUR weeks ago."

And the question remains; will she show up?

Oh, and while we have you; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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Plenty of beauty bloggers release their own affordable collections for their fans and followers to get their look, but one mega-blogger from the UK was invited by M.A.C to created her very own lippie for the beauty behemoth.

Fleur De Force has a hugely successful YouTube channel and blog, with over 788,000 followers on Instagram and almost 1,5000,000 subscribers on YouTube. 

Now, the beauty mogul is coming to Dublin to celebrate the launch of the one-of-a-kind lippie. 

 

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'A little bit of an update on #MACxFLEURDEFORCE guys,' the blogger said in an Instagram caption.

'Due to a problem out of my control, my lipstick is now launching on the 8th MAY! So sorry for the delay BUT I'm super excited to announce that I'm partnering with @TheOfficialSelfridges so it will be available both on the MAC website (from 8th May) and on Selfridges MAC counters and on the Selfridges website (from 10th May).' (sic)

'I'm also going to be hosting some meet ups in the Trafford Centre Selfridges store, and @OfficialBrownThomas in Dublin to celebrate the launch! More details to follow.'

 

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So if you have always wanted to meet Fleur, now could be your chance.

Keep an eye out for further details of the launch, which will be coming to Brown Thomas on Garfton Street. 

Oh, and while we have you; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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Blogging has become one of the most covetable careers in the modern world, but it's not all about schmoozing at press days and taking pretty flat lays. 

Bloggerconf 2017 is in the works, and as Ireland's leading conference for bloggers, influencers and digital creatives, it's a must-do for those hoping to improve their content and meet other like minded creatives. 

 

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The conference gives up-and-coming bloggers the chance to chat and mingle with established industry professionals, and it gives aspiring influencers the chance to connect with one another in the real world.

There will be a menagerie of successful online stars who will be giving talks on the day, and if last year's conference is anything to go by, there will be some seriously interesting topics covered.  

Instagram star Eimear Varian Barry, Conn Ó Muíneacháin of Blacknight Solutions, Jenny Taaffe, the CEO of iZest Marketing, Youtuber Rob Lipsett and Sue Jordan of It's Cherry Sue will all be on hand to share their stories, insights, top tips and advice with attendees, along with many more. 

There will even be a video master class with Simeon Quarrie of Vivida for budding YouTube stars. 

The event is the perfect chance to take your digital presence to the next level, and connect with fellow micro influencers. 

The conference will kick off at 9am on Saturday, May 20, in the Round Room of the Mansion House, Dublin

 

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The event is sponsored by some massive names like BMW, Blacknight, Revive Active, Listerine, Neutrogena, WetnWild Makeup, JustEat and Click and Go, so it's definitely not to be missed.

Tickets are available from www.bloggerconf.com for €70 plus booking fee, which includes a blogger lunch and well stocked goodie bag. 

Luckily for any upcoming bloggers, we have a special discount code 'SHEMAZING' worth €10.00 off your ticket

Oh, and while we have you; don't forget to have your say in the inaugural SHEmazing Awards this May! It's time to vote, and you can do it right here!

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