Grafton street, pah! It’s all about Henry
Street now. Why? Well apart from having more actual clothes shops on it, its
flagship store Arnotts has had quite the makeover, doubling the size of its
beauty hall and renovating the accessories section so it’s yelling chic!
Many
of us will have a soft spot for Arnotts from way back and though the interior
became dated and overly crowded with concession stands, it had the old school
feel of a local shop but on a bigger scale. Its sales assistants in the shoe
section have always rocked and the beauty counters were thankfully devoid of
the uppity airs that put you off your game.
But now - done out in two tone
colours and with tons of space - their offering has got the chance to stretch
its legs so you can really have fun. Apart from the well-established beauty
brands they were already carrying, Chanel, Clinique, Clarins, YSL etc, they
have also got in some rather tasty new ones like Swedish cult brand Make Up
Store, which is gearing up to give M.A.C a serious run for its money.
Benefit
are there, complete with brow bar and Make Up Forever have a huge space worth
checking out. Another hot new brand to tip is BECCA, whose founder has been
searching for the perfect foundation, and I like their efforts (I also applaud
them on their mission).
The perfumery is completely revamped so you can waft
through rows of essential scents such as Nina Ricci and check out some of the
cute more unknown ones like HaraJuku Lovers fragrance.
Other newbies include KaplanMD, a makeup and skincare brand focusing on anti-ageing. I particularly liked their lippies, which combine a moisturiser on the inside surrounded by the shade.
Also check out the new skincare brand getting all the journo's in a flap, Trilogy, set to be the sensation of the year with their Everything Balm fast becoming an essential beauty staple (more on that next post!).
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On the fashion end they have
introduced Farhi by Nicole Fahri, Jaeger London and Italian label Marella in
clothing with Pied A Terre, Dune and Bertie all making their first appearance
on the shoe rack. Mimi is the name to watch in new labels for bags and
jewellery brand Agatha Paris is a good one to check out for affordable bijou.
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P.S Support your fellow Irish babe! There are eight Irish gals up for the Grazia Style Hunter awards, you can vote online
for them here. 