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Extra.ie
10-07-2025
- Business
- Extra.ie
Cork beauty entrepreneur reveals the secret to his multi-million euro collaborations
It is said you should never mix business with pleasure, but for Cork-based beauty businessman Kieran Walsh, linking up with two firm pals in the form of Vogue Williams and Lisa Jordan, has been one of the most fortuitous business decisions of his life. Mr Walsh, who owns and operates the massively profitable beauty distribution company National Beauty Distribution, from his hometown of Cork, has told that a late-night tete-e-tete with firm friend Vogue Williams, was to prove the beginning of a beautiful business relationship. 'So Vogue and I knew each other for years from press stuff,' Mr Walsh told Extra. Vogue Williams with Kieran Walsh. Pic: Instagram 'And we kind of had this casual friendship where we would chat about different things in the industry,' he continued. A self-made entrepreneur with his finger on the pulse of the beauty sphere, Mr Walsh had the inklings of an idea of launching a new tan brand into the beauty market. Kieran Walsh. Pic: Instagram 'So I had been thinking about the tan category myself for a long time. I always thought that it's kind of broken,' he said 'I owned an apartment, and I was renting out at the time to two women, and I used to listen to them talking about tan, and how it stank, destroying bed sheets, so that just got me thinking about those two main kinds of problems with tan.' And a random Sunday evening casual chit-chat with Vogue Williams was to bring his idea to fruition in the form of Bare by Vogue. Kieran Walsh with Vogue Williams. Pic: Instagram 'So then Vogue and I were chatting one Sunday evening. I just messaged her on Instagram, and I said, 'like, we're talking about doing a tan.' So she rang me and she said, 'this is so weird. I was going to the office tomorrow to sign a contract for a two-year deal with a tan brand'.' 'So I said, 'don't do anything. I'll be over on Tuesday'. So I flew over and we agreed a deal that day,' recalled Mr Walsh. Bare by Vogue is now one of the biggest selling tan brands in Ireland and across the pond in the U.K, netting millions for the business-minded pair of Mr Walsh and Vogue. And as well as Vogue, Cork born Kieran also collaborated with his former school friend and fellow Corkonian Lisa Jordan. Kieran Walsh with Lisa Jordan. Pic: Instagram 'So with Lisa Jordan, I had been talking about doing makeup back as far as 2015,' Mr Walsh told Extra. 'So in 2017, we finally came to the market with the Luna by Lisa brand, and we launched four lip glosses.' In the past eight years, Luna by Lisa has grown exponentially, with her beauty range now a multi-million euro earner for Walsh and Influencer Lisa Jordan. From Apprentice to Master – check out the next edition of Business Plus Magazine to read the full story of Kieran Walsh's journey to success.
Irish Independent
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Triona McCarthy: Need a confidence boost? Slap on the tan, smooth your hair and cool your body with these beauties
When I was younger, I was all about the Dita Von Teese pale gal chic, but nowadays a faux glow just makes everything look better! A spray tan is brilliant but if I haven't got it together to book one, I have a secret weapon – AyuGlo Instant Tan (€14.50, This fast-drying tan is infused with truffle extract and allantoin. It blends effortlessly with your skin to deliver a beautifully subtle colour for covering up corned beef looking legs, veins and scars in a jiffy. Another Irish instant I love is Bare by Vogue Instant Tan (€19, Just look at Vogue Williams, a great ambassador for her brand as she always has a perfect faux glow. This instant tan formula is enriched with goji berry, oatmeal, chamomile and pomegranate. So what else is out there that can give you a little confidence boost? So what else is out there that can give you a little confidence boost? What's Up, Buttercup? As the days of covering up in handy layers are behind us, we need to keep our skin soft and hydrated. The Bellamianta Butter Me Up Body Butter (€20.99, is an oil-free product that provides intense hydration and also gives great results with your skin's tone, texture and even the appearance of cellulite. It contains shea and cocoa butter as well as hyaluronic acid, and is perfect for prepping your skin before you apply tan. All a Blur My new summer foundation is Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Blurred Matte SPF 30 (€50, Inspired by her iconic original formula, this upgrade from Mercier has a skincare-infused formula and buildable sheer-to-light coverage. It also gives a natural blurred matte finish to make it look even and shine-free. A true gem, it improves the appearance of your pores and gives 16 hours of hydration to help balance skin. Heart of Glass We're always hearing about glass skin these days, but if you like the idea of adding glass-like shine to your hair, try Oribe Supershine Mirror Rinse Glass Treatment (€71, It's a conditioner you use weekly that smoothes the cuticle to give a vibrant glossy shine and a mirror-like finish. It works for all hair types and is perfect for the summer, where we put our hair through hell thanks to the sun, the sea and chlorine from the pool. Voya Voyage Created by Kira and Mark Walton from the fab Voya company, the new Voya Cryo-Cooling Gel (€37, is a great product for soothing and hydrating tired limbs and muscles. It contains organic seaweed, aloe vera and menthol, and as well as working to soothe tired, achy feet at the end of the day, it also helps to ease hot flushes and perimenopausal overheating. If you're a gym bunny, it's great for aiding the post-workout recovery. Treat Mask magic I feel like a superhero every time I wear this brilliant Brow Aid IllumiLift Eye and Brow Hydrogel Mask (€32 for five, as it supercharges my skin due to actives like hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, caffeine and vitamin C. It boosts brow density, brightens dark circles and evens skin tone. Treatment Festival hydration This is the facial that every festival-goer needs to book this summer! The HydraFacial (€150, is the ultimate pre-festival skin treatment that guarantees a gorgeous glow to go with your glow stick! From lymphatic drainage to boost circulation and eliminate toxins to unique Vortex-Fusion exfoliation and hydration along with LED light therapy to reduce redness, you will be ready to rock for those selfie pics. Trick Break on through While we're on the subject of confidence boosters, I was talking to Mini my ten-year-old about how to deal with having less-than-perfect skin, which will happen when hormones start hitting! I told her that you can't camouflage an insecurity, but you can emphasise something else to draw attention away from it. So those Starface Hydro-Star stickers are super for teen breakouts or winged eyeliner and bright lip gloss when she's older.
Daily Mirror
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Little-known tanning brand beauty editors swear by gives the most natural glow
We've hit upon a gorgeous tan brand that's a favourite amongst beauty industry insiders. We tried its facial tanning drops and loved the natural-looking result they gave I'm no stranger to fake tanning, with Isle of Paradise and Bare by Vogue being two of my favourites, but recently I'd been seeing a lot about a range of tans that admittedly I hadn't heard of before: Three Warriors. A bit of digging later and I realised why it was on my radar: it's the brand of choice for James Harknett, the tan expert behind many a celebrity's golden glow, and the go-to for beauty editors ahead of their weddings. Keen to see if the Three Warriors products could give me a similar type of luxe, natural bronze, I put Three Warriors' Hydrabronze Tan Drops, £38 – a serum that's to be mixed into your skincare serum or moisturiser, and my favourite way to tan my face – to the test, and I think I can see why it's such a favourite... First up, a look at the ingredients list of Hydrabronze Tan Drops should let you know that it's going to be good; it's high in skincare ingredients such as hydrolysed collagen, hyaluronic acid and niacinamide. The instructions state to add 2-4 drops to your moisturiser – I went for four drops, which was definitely a good shout, as even this maximum amount gave quite a subtle colour with the Light To Medium shade I picked (there's also a Medium To Dark). It mixed in really well with my favourite moisturiser, glided really evenly onto the skin, and dried quickly (don't forget to wash your hands!). The next morning, I was so happy with the resulting colour – natural, even and non-orange, with the difference not so striking that people will know that you've fake tanned the night before (think healthy weekend in the sun rather than three weeks in the Caribbean). If I was after slightly deeper colour, however, I'd be tempted to try the Medium To Dark shade, or else go back to my favourite Isle of Paradise Face Tanning Drops in Medium, currently £14.24. Isle of Paradise also makes one of my favourite tans for the body: Glow Clear Self-Tanning Mousse, also in the shade Medium, and currently reduced to £15.96. It's easy to apply with a mitt, although being clear with no guide colour, you do have to be diligent about blending it in well, especially around drier areas such as the knees, elbows, hands and feet (I like to apply a rich body cream in these spots first, and then once again after applying the tan). However as it's transparent, it doesn't transfer onto clothing or bedding – a major plus in my eyes. It makes my limbs look a very natural shade of golden, with any lingering greyness, redness or imperfections minimised. I felt really confident wearing my summery shorts and dresses while away on holiday recently, and not like some ghostly pale Brit who spends most of her life indoors.
Sunday World
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Vogue Williams admits she has a ‘big mouth' as she talks life at home, her new book and over-sharing
Vogue Williams has launched a new book while recording podcasts, running a business and being mum to three kids… but she wouldn't have it any other way It's been a minute since we last caught up with the always-candid entrepreneur and mum-of-three, but true to form, the 39-year-old isn't holding back as she chats tanning traumas, turning 40, and why she'll never have her sh*t together. 'I once went into school with luminous orange hands and I remember just covering them for the full week with my jumper!' she laughs, recalling her early tanning fail. 'Back then, we didn't have proper tan removal gels, so we were using bleach. How bad is that?' These kinds of stories — self-deprecating, hilarious, unfiltered — are part of why she has a staggering 1.1 million followers on Instagram. And they're also the reason her tanning brand, Bare by Vogue, has exploded in popularity. 'We are a small country, but we are so into our tan. Irish girls do it incredibly well, and I'm always buzzing when someone tells me they're wearing Bare by Vogue — it makes me so proud.' Vogue and her hubby Spencer married in 2018 But tanning isn't the only thing Vogue's got going on. She recently launched her debut book Big Mouth, while also recording three hit podcasts, parenting three kids, and running successful businesses. Add to that TV work, influencer campaigns, a fitness app, a fiction-writing course, and an ever-growing radio presence, and you've got someone who is undeniably operating in overdrive. Still, Vogue insists she's not as put-together as she might seem. 'Sometimes I look at other people and say, 'How do they have it all together?' But let's be real: no one has it together all the time. We actually love the chaos in our house; it keeps things fun,' admits the star who married Spencer Matthews of Made in Chelsea fame in 2018, after meeting on Channel 4's The Jump. 'There's always something going on. I try to be organised by laying out school uniforms and packing their water bottles the night before — anything to save those few minutes, particularly on Monday mornings when I have run club with Theodore and we have to be out the door super early.' The uber-organised star, who is mum to Theodore, Gigi and Otto, may enjoy a schedule, but if there is one person that isn't so into structure, it's her co-host and best friend, comedian Joanne McNally. The duo are the force behind the chart-topping podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me — a no-filter, weekly rollercoaster through personal overshares, unsolicited advice, and truly unhinged listener stories. 'I don't think Joanne or myself ever thought that the podcast would take off the way it did,' Vogue admits. 'But we love doing it, and I think that shows. It doesn't feel like work because we genuinely have such a laugh, but we do put a lot of effort into every episode.' Vogue and her podcast co-host Joanne She beams as she talks about Joanne, whose high-octane energy and every day misadventures are, apparently, part of her charm. 'Joanne is completely unpredictable and full of energy — I love her chaotic nature, I never know where she's going to be next! Her ability to nap anywhere is second to none, just like my husband Spencer's. I would really love to have that talent.' While much of her public persona is rooted in humour and glamour, Big Mouth, her new memoir, reveals a deeper, more vulnerable side, touching on everything from childhood insecurity to adult anxiety. Vogue writes openly about the life-altering loss of her father at 24. She discusses the lifelong grip of anxiety, the invasive thoughts that used to rob her of sleep, and the fear of not being enough. There are also honest reflections on her divorce from Brian McFadden. 'I love writing — I find it really therapeutic,' she says. 'It's the only time that I actually sit and concentrate on one thing and my brain isn't full of a million things. It has just got that one focus, so for me it feels really meditative, in a way, to write.' Vogue Williams Today's News in 90 Seconds - June 30th The book never shies away from deeply personal moments, but never feels too heavy — in true Vogue fashion, there's plenty of laughter between the heartbreak. 'It explores things I don't usually talk about, like grief and anxiety, and I hope readers feel seen in those moments,' she adds. 'There's also a nostalgic nod to Irish life, which I think a lot of people will connect with.' That Irish connection is central to who she is. 'I adore Ireland — everyone knows how obsessed I am, it's a topic I could talk about endlessly,' she grins. 'I want my kids to love it too and to have strong ties here. My brother moved away at 11 years of age and doesn't really have the same connection now, so I make a big effort with my children. They've built friendships here, and that means everything.' When they're back, Howth is home. 'My house there is my happy place,' she says. 'The cliff walks, meals with friends, just hanging out.' Cork is another favourite, especially for family trips to Fota Island and check-ins with the Bare by Vogue team. With her milestone birthday just around the corner, she admits the moment feels surreal — but not scary. 'I thought I would be dreading it, but I'm not,' she says. 'It feels surreal, like, how did that happen? But I see it as a privilege to age and to be able to say that I am turning 40. I'm happy — I love my family, my job, my friends, so turning 40 just feels like a celebration of where I am right now.' Looking ahead, she's keeping things creative. 'I can see myself doing more radio, I really enjoy that side of things,' she says. 'And I'm planning to dive into fiction writing this summer. I've started a course and drafted some early bits already. I'm not putting pressure on myself like I did with the last book — I want to enjoy the process and see where it takes me.' . Always exfoliate before applying tan — I love our Luxury Exfoliating Mitt (RRP €9) and Express Tan Removal Gel (RRP €19). From day two or three, keep exfoliating lightly so the tan fades evenly. Moisturise your hands, ankles, and elbows really well — those are the giveaway spots. I love using a thick moisturiser like Nivea for that. I apply my tan to my arms first, then buff out the excess with our Bare Body Brush (RRP €20), especially around the ankles.
RTÉ News
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Vogue Williams on turning 40: "I feel like I'm in a good spot"
Someone who seems to have the Midas touch in her life and career, Vogue Williams – podcaster, entrepreneur, presenter and now author – talks to Janice Butler about sharing her life story in her new book, Big Mouth, why she doesn't embarrass easily and being in a good place as she turns 40. The week before I chat with Vogue Williams, I was getting my Friday fix of her podcast with comedian Joanne McNally. During their chat, she confesses that she's anxious about the release of her new book, Big Mouth, a reflection on her life so far and the hilarious and sometimes sad twists and turns along the way. She says she is nervous about what the media will pick up on and the usual clickbait headlines that are part of being in the public eye. There's been many iterations of Vogue Williams over the years: the Howth native first came to people's attention as a model in the mid-Noughties and star of the ground-breaking reality TV show Fade Street. She then went on to be a successful TV presenter with her Vogue Williams Investigates documentaries. Her marriage and divorce from Westlife star Brian McFadden made perfect tabloid fodder. After that stressful time, she moved to London to recreate her life. That's exactly what she has done. Now, Vogue is a queen of podcasts (she currently has three!) and is happily married to former reality star, Spencer Matthews (whom she met on reality show The Jump) and the couple have three young children (Theodore, Gigi and Otto). She has a successful business too, with Bare by Vogue tanning products, clothing collections, a fitness app and of course, she is the voice and face of Fairy Non-Bio ('click-clack'). It's an impressive portfolio; I'm tired even thinking about it! Her podcasts brought her to a whole new audience, breaking down people's preconceptions of her and giving a "sense of the real" Vogue. "I think people thought I was very different to what I'm actually like and got a sense of the real me when I started doing the podcast with Spencer and my one with Joanne. When you're on social media, you only see a snippet of someone's life, but when I'm on the podcast, I'm very much myself," she remarks. Now, with Big Mouth, she's revealing more of herself with her trademark humour. While the book is packed with stories from her life, she's hesitant to call it an autobiography. How does she feel now about its release? "You can take any sentence out of context, and it doesn't really lend to what the book is, or the tone of it," she answers. "There's going to be things that are of more interest to people, and you'll get the clickbait headlines, but I think I'm kind of over those nerves now, although I was feeling that way for a while," she adds. "I wanted to write a book that's hopefully interesting to people; there's been a lot of things in my life that I could have done better, and maybe people will learn something from those that I didn't. I wanted to entertain people with this too, I want it to be a book that you take to the beach and enjoy reading." When we chat, she's sitting in a stylish room in her house (in another life, Vogue got a degree in construction design and management), which people may recognise from her social media. The room is as chic as the woman herself, with a sleek blonde bob and flawless make-up. Her youngest son, Otto, is calling through the door, keen to go scooting with her. It's hard to appease a three-year-old when they're on a mission. She promised him she won't be long, apologises and we continue our chat. While she's very open on her podcasts, the book covers parts of her life that she hasn't discussed publicly before. Yes, she does get Botox: "Everyone already knew from Joanne and I's chats. We'll still be gorgeous when we die," she laughs. More serious topics include her divorce from Brian McFadden and the impact of the death of her father, Freddie, when she was in her early 20s. Big Mouth charts her childhood in Howth, with her siblings Amber, Frederick (she's the youngest) and step-brother Alexander. She deals with her parents, Sandra and Freddie's divorce, when she was seven; her subsequent relationship with her mum Sandra and step-dad Neil, who she's very close to; and with her dad, who she describes in the book as 'fond of the drink." "I always said I'd never write an autobiography because I didn't know how to approach it. I didn't want to throw anyone under the bus, it's not really my style. But I realised there was a way to do it without calling out people," she explains. As someone who can't remember what happened last week, I tell her I was impressed by how much of her childhood and teenage years she could recall. "I remember snippets and, of course, the funnier parts," she laughs. "When my mum read it, she said 'There's a lot of drinking in this book' and I genuinely don't drink that much. "It's quite nostalgic and an Irish childhood is very different to any other," she continues. "We spent a lot of time in the pub with my dad, but even in terms of the freedom you had, you'd go off on your own for the day. I'd never do that with my kids now, they just won't have that life here in London." She refers to her mental health quite a bit in the book and her battle with anxiety, which she manages now through exercise and a healthy lifestyle. She's very open about the benefits she gets from seeing a therapist. Did she find digging back into the past and getting it down on paper therapeutic? "It was. It was one of the only times I've ever just been focused on doing one thing because I had such a short window to write the book. Writing it all down, I learned a lot about myself, about my anxiety and where it might have started, and that was really interesting. When you sit down and put it all out there, you think 'Oh that's why I'm like this'." Her father, who spent a lot of the latter part of his life in and out of hospital, passed away in 2010 when she was 24. She says it changed the trajectory of her life. She reveals in the book that she escaped the reality of it all by moving to Australia with her then-boyfriend, singer Brian McFadden. The pair quickly got engaged and married, but in the book, Vogue admits it all happened too fast, and she realised quite soon after their wedding in Italy that she'd made a mistake. They went on to divorce in 2017, and reflecting on it in Big Mouth, she admits she felt embarrassed at the time by how public the end of their relationship was. Looking back on her dad's passing, she says it took her a long time to process it, and it was hard to revisit the emotions when she was writing. "I don't think I grieved properly at the start; I was just going through the motions with everything, and that's when I ran away for a while. I didn't start to grieve until I would say two years after he died, and even now, I get sad when I'm doing things that I know he'd love to be doing," she says. "Grief is a funny thing. Even writing down the stories about my dad, I got to remember how fun he was. He was a really good dad to us. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be to put all that down. "It's just terrible that he can't be around for so many things; like he'll never meet my kids, and that's really sad because he loved kids and he'd have loved hanging out with them." She always had the itch to be on stage or screen, or "get attention", as she says in the book. While she's better known for her TV and modelling work, she also went to the Gaiety School of Acting and spent a month at the prestigious RADA in London when she was a teenager. She jokes now that she hadn't a clue what she was getting herself into with the latter. "I don't know if that trip was about RADA or me moving to London for a month," she laughs. "I didn't know it was a Shakespearean theatre of acting until I showed up and thought: 'What is this?' I got into it, though, sword fighting and all that. "I just loved the whole world of acting, and that hasn't changed. Sometimes when you're doing TV, you have to pretend to be a version of yourself, which is acting in a way. I loved drama and dance growing up; I loved everything about showing off," she laughs. Reflecting on her career to date, the good and the bad, she's happy with where it's led her. "I'm not embarrassed by anything I did back then. Even modelling, back in the day, it was such a ridiculous concept of having us all standing on a shopping street in a bikini to promote something. But I had such a fun time with all the girls, and everything has moved me on to the next stage in my career. I'm here now because of everything that's gone before," she says. Is she proud of herself? "I'm Irish, I don't think we're allowed to say we're proud of ourselves!" she laughs. At the moment, Vogue has three podcasts on the go: My Therapist Ghosted Me with Joanne McNally, her solo project, Never Live it Down; and Vogue & Amber, with her sister, who replaced her husband Spencer earlier this year. "I loved doing it with him, but not towards the end because I knew he wasn't enjoying it," she says of his reason for leaving their pod. "He has his own one now that he loves, whereas the things I like discussing with Joanne and Amber are not up his street," she laughs. While she now lives in London, her home town of Howth, where she's recently renovated a house, is where her heart lies. Would she ever move the family back permanently? "I love the idea of it, but I think so much of my work is over here now, so it would be really difficult for me to go back full-time. But I love going home so much and I want the kids to have friends there and to be friends with my friends' kids and have the same love for Ireland that I do," she replies. Without giving anything away, the last chapter of Big Mouth is titled 'Fantasy Future Plan' where she describes a fictional future life plan, but what's the real five-year plan, I wonder? "I'd like to focus on doing a bit more TV, and then I'm going to start writing my fiction novel," she reveals. "I've three ideas in my head and I'm meeting publishers next month. I have a feeling which one they'll go with. One is more of a TV show idea, so if I write the book, it's possible it could be made into a TV show, so it's just to wait and see which one they think will work better. "I'm giving myself a long time to write it, though. I've never written fiction, so I'm going to do a course in the summer and make sure I have a proper understanding of it," she adds. Vogue turns 40 in October, and in a way, this collection of stories feels like a bookend as she enters a new decade. "I feel like I'm in a good spot at the moment, and I'm looking forward to turning 40. I'm not dreading it at all," she says. "I think your 40s are meant to be a great decade. I've had a really good time in my 30s, especially my late 30s, and sure, aren't we all lucky to be ageing, 'cos we're still here?"
