Desire Lines: Savida brings the style, Kathryn Thomas' Pure Results heads for Kilkea
From our daughters to our mothers, our friends, and the editors and influencers we look to for style guidance, it seems like everyone is clothes shopping in Dunnes Stores these days.
Savida has just launched their summer campaign, and we'll be running for this red shirred dress, perfect for when the sun comes back. €35.
Chanel's Les Beiges Bronzing Cream returns for summer with five sun-kissed hues.
The bronzer
Chanel's Les Beiges Bronzing Cream returns for summer with five sun-kissed hues.
From light to dark bronze shades, the iconic gel cream bronzer, €60, promises golden caramels to satin golds, warming the skin with a healthy glow.
Apply with the fingers for a natural look. A summer must-have, whatever the weather.
Modern Hairspray by Sam McKnight, mini €14, Brown Thomas
The hair product
Once again, we've opted for a cabin bag only on our travels and then ended up stressing for days about which beauty bits to leave behind.
It's given us a whole new appreciation for Modern Hairspray by Sam McKnight, a stellar multi-use product that offers heat protection up to 230C, as well as a fine hairspray that can be used for curling, straightening, and taming flyaways.
The 50ml is perfect for travel. €14.
Kathryn Thomas pictured at Powerscourt Springs. Pic: Marc O'Sullivan
The retreat
Kathryn Thomas is taking her Pure Results retreat to a new, and special, location this summer.
The wellness weekend takes place on June 21 and 22 on the grounds of Kilkea Castle, the 12th-century destination where she was married.
This two-day, one-night retreat includes fitness and yoga sessions, a coaching workshop, and gourmet meals by Michelin-starred chef Cormac Rowe.
It's all designed to nourish body and mind and give you time to rest and recharge in the 180-acre private estate.
Shared twin room: €495 per person. Single room: €595 per person.
The Oakberry Açaí Bar is open for business at Kildare Village. Expect the brand's signature all-natural açaí bowls, smoothies, Perfect Ted matcha lattes and much more in a grab-and-go format
The new opening
The Oakberry Acaí Bar is open for business at Kildare Village. Expect the brand's signature all-natural acaí bowls, smoothies, Perfect Ted matcha lattes and much more in a grab-and-go format — a quick and healthy recharge while shopping.
Oakberry's South Anne Street South location in Dublin is already officially the brand's top-performing store in Europe.
Untitled 1 from the series 'After Magdalene' (2006-2009)
The exhibition
Dublin City Council's LAB Gallery has just opened its latest exhibition, 'What does it mean to know?'
Magdalene laundries may be closed now, but their legacy lingers and this new work asks whether we, as Irish people, have reckoned with this painful past.
Irish artists Ethna Rose O'Regan and Sinéad McCann, have worked in collaboration with writer and sociologist Louise Brangan to produce two new artworks: No babies were born there, a large-scale sculptural text work, and I'm still there, a light and sound installation.
O'Regan's photographic series, 'After Magdalene' (2006-2009), was made in the last of the Magdalene laundries on Seán McDermott St, which officially closed in 1996 and is, poignantly, mere minutes from The Lab Gallery.
During this exhibition, the artists involved and the Dublin City Council staff at the Lab will be sensitive to and supportive of any patron who may find the exhibit or experience distressing in any way.
From June 12 to July 26, The LAB Gallery, Foley St, Dublin 1, Monday to Saturday 10-6pm.
Lough Key Forest Park, the home of Night and Day festival.
The festival
Roscommon County Council has happily confirmed the return of the Night and Day Festival, a three-day outdoor music festival in lovely, leafy Lough Key Forest and Activity Park.
From June 27 to 29, the festival forms part of Roscommon's outdoor recreation campaign, Breathe in Roscommon, which celebrates the county's natural beauty and endless opportunities for outdoor adventure in Ireland's Hidden Heartlands.
This year, there's a new wellness area alongside a musical bill that includes José González, KT Tunstall, Paul Brady, The Wailers, The Stunning, Lisa Hannigan, Sultans of Ping, Adwaith, and Fionn Regan among others.
Compiled by Vickie Maye, Nicole Glennon and Jillian Bolger.
Email: weekend@examiner.ie
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