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Red Herring Sequin Detail Net Prom Dress €109

News just in! Debenhams are offering up to 25% off throughout the store for the next four days (Wednesday 18 November to Saturday 22 November) with 10 per cent off beauty products and perfumes. If you are looking to pick up some pre Christmas goodies, beauty booty for presents or a little something for yourself, this could be a great chance to bag a bargain. Here are a few of our picks of what they have in store right now.


Star by Julien Macdonald Colour Block Day Dress €93

Benefit Something About Sofia Set €39.99


J by Jasper Conran Angelina Vintage Cap €28



J by Jasper Conran London Letterbox Ostrich €93

Yes, Irish savvy shoppers (and early birds) are already selling their Jimmy Choo’s from H&M on line at ebay.ie, and making a tidy profit too.

This Leopard Print Clutch is for sale at a 'buy it now' price of €170 but was in the shop for under €100.

The reserve prices have been set at around the face value, or a little higher, but if you want your purchase guaranteed the buy it now figure is almost double the shop price in some cases.

The collection has sold out in the shops here, like everywhere else (boo! hiss!) but if you still want a Choo fix then check out what’s selling on ebay.ie now.

The Christmas lights were turned on in Henry St on Sunday with Grafton Street following tonight.

We hear Westlife are doing the honours

But the biggie is the 'switching on' of the Christmas Tree on O'Connell Street on Sunday.

You'll remember the tree from last year - it's the one with the light-bulbs.

We've been doing a bit of research and are told that far from being a big waste of energy, the light bulbs are all LED.

Anyone who has tried to change a lightbulb immediately after switching it off will appreciate that a lot of energy pushed into regular light bulbs creates heat.

But with LED all the energy goes into generating light, not heat. This means the electricy bills are a fraction of the normal cost. And they're all sponsored by Bord Gais

It’s handbags at dawn this Saturday with the hotly anticipated Jimmy Choo collection going on sale in H&M stores around the globe including 11 stores in Ireland.

Given the queues for their previous collaborations like Matthew Williamson and Comme de Garcons, there are likely to be queues well before the shops open particularly in their flagship store in South King Street.

And like previous occasions, the entire range won't be available everywhere - South King St, it seems, is the only which will get everything. But here's what's in stock ladies!



(L-R) High heel patent strap shoe €79,75
High heel cheetah print patent sandalette €99
Stud and eyelet heels €79,95

And now get a load of this fabulous leggy dress


Long wrap dress €99
High heel zebra print shoe €99 99
Evening bag €49,95
Leather bracelet with studs €19,95

Jimmy Choo isn't just about shoes as you know - here's some more fab accessories, lots of spangle stuff - bang on for the Christmas party season.



High heel strap shoe with zip €99
Leopard print bag €99




High heel cheetah print patent sandalette €99



Leopard print bag €99


One shoulder leather dress €199


Clutch bag €49,95



Flat pump with studs €59,95


Bracelet with studs and crystals €29,95


Leather jacket €199



Leather studded belt €49,95



High heel peptone shoe with studded strap €129


Leather bracelet with studs €29,95


So if you are planning to brave the scrum or would just like a good drool over the gorgeous collection before it sells out, then here are our must-have picks from the range.

Their store on South King Street in Dublin will be getting the full spread of items, but other outlets, like Dundrum, will be less a few pieces.

Check out our pick of the best followed by what won’t be up for grabs outside of their flagship Dublin shop.

H&M have 11 shops in Ireland:
Dundrum Town Centre
South King St, Dublin 2
Henry Street
Liffey Valley Shopping centre
The Swords Pavillion
The Crescent Centre, Limerick
Athlone Town Centre
Blanchardstown
Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge
Faulkner's Street, Cork


What won’t be in most of the nationwide stores:
Wrap belt
Leather treggings
Jumpsuit
Maxi dress
Faux fur gilet
Suede one shouldered dress or the leather one shouldered dress
Suede fringed dress
Over-the-knee boots

For those who are going to brave to queue's good luck, by the look of these, it's worth it!

Just a quick PS on weekend Vera Wang wedding guna sale at Brown Thomas that we told you about.

Today we rang BT to see how it went, and they said this: "There girls queuing from 8am on Friday morning to get in to Brown Thomas (which opens at 9.30am!!!). When the doors opened the girls ran up the escalator and came storming towards us!

Were you there? Did you bag a dress for your wedding. Post a comment beneath and tell us how it went.

"It was wonderful.  Friday was absolutely manic, with girls and dresses everywhere!

"On Saturday and Sunday there was a constant, steady flow of excited girls coming in to try the dresses and by Sunday afternoon there was practically nothing left! There was a brilliant atmosphere! We can’t wait to host the next one!"

Neither can we - now on to today's hot hot hot buy - believe it or not it's at Tesco. Yip.


Red Tailored Dress €18.50

If you fancy a Victoria Beckham style dress, complete with capped sleeves, cinched-in waist and fitted tailoring, then check out this number.

The beauty of it though is that you won't have to break the bank, or even a €20 note to get it.

This gorgeous Florence & Fred red dress is just €18.50 at Tesco. If you want to see more you can also check out the video from the Tesco press day on Dublin's Barrow Street showing their new collections.

Here is also a list of what Tesco stores carry what.
Full clothing range (Ladies, Mens, kids, baby, accessories, essentials) available in the following stores:
Clarehall extra, Wexford Square, Finglas Clearwater, Arklow Square, Edenderry Square, Clonmel Square, Killarney Park, Tullamore Square, Dooradoyle, Tallaght, Maynooth, Celbridge, Claremorris, Nenagh, New Ross, Midleton Square, Mahon, Lucan

Extensive clothing range (ladies, kids, baby, essentials and limited accessories) available in the following stores:
Carrick on Shannon, Wilton Square, Kilrush, Limerick Coonagh, Navan, Monaghan, Bray, Dundalk, Longford,  Nutgrove, Ardkeen, Castlebar, Greystones, Carlow Square, Cavan, Galway,  Ballybrack, Tralee Manor, Roxboro.

Limited clothing range (ladies, kids, baby and all essentials) available in the following stores:
Newcastlewest, Gorey, Letterkenny Square, Roscommon, Portlaoise, Youghal, Westport, Golden Island, Mullingar, Paul Street (cork), Thurles, Ashbourne, Jervis Street.

Kids, baby clothing and essentials available in the following stores:
Ballinrobe, Mitchelstown, Lisduggan, Abbeyfeale, Tipperary, Bloomfields, Poleberry.

Baby and all essentials available in the following stores:
Dundrum Town Centre, Ballinasloe, Sligo, Tullow, Arthurs Quay.

All essentials available in the following stores:
Ballfermot, Mallow, Roscrea, Rathfarnham, Dunlaoghaire, Newbridge, Naas, Crumlin Merrion, Balbriggan, Santry.

Ever wondered where celebrities such as Dita Von Teese, Keira Knightley, Claudia Schiffer or Rachel Weisz get their handbags?

If so, then get yourself down to Brown Thomas today between 1pm- 3pm for the chance to view the new accessories collection of celebrity favourite Lulu Guinness.

Not only will you get to browse her stunning creations but, to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of Lulu Guinness, you’ll also get the opportunity to meet the designer herself.

And, if that’s not enough to tempt you, there’ll also be champagne and cupcakes on offer. Sounds like an altogether lovely way to spend a Wednesday afternoon to us!

Click here to see more luscious Lulu lip clutches

Check out Anthony Birrill's new men's T-shirts, designed especially for BT2.

Story is, BT2 in association with OFFSET 2009 are presenting cool graphic designer Anthony Burrill's t-shirt collection.

And if you pop along to the shop on Grafton Street, you'll see the window that the designer made up especially for the collaboration.





























































































































OFFSET 2009 is week long creative festival culminating in a 3 day conference taking place in Dublin’s Liberty Hall Theatre from Friday 6th - Sunday 8th November. It's bringing together the world’s leading creatives and throughout Dublin there will be showcases of some of the top creatives' work. So look out.

Let us know what you think when you check it out...

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OFFSET 2009

 In the run up to Christmas (yes, we can no longer ignore the barrage of yuletide information coming at us) Boots are doing weekly special offers - not a bad place to start for cash and idea-strapped bargain present hunters.

This week they have a deal on Elle MacPherson’s beauty set ‘Elle Ultimate Elle’ which is normally priced at €52.00 but will be available for half the price at €26.00 until 5 November.

The collection is part of Macpherson’s ‘The Body’ range, and features a Start the Day body wash, Ultimate Moisture body butter, foot cream, mini hand cream, mini bath soak, facial wipes, pulse point oil, exfoliating mitt and a four-way nail buffer.

 If you don’t end up giving it to someone else, you can always slather, buff and preen yourself through the winter.

It also comes in a pretty cute (and reusable) black and ivory handbag.

From 3rd November Boots are also offering some specials on fragrances, Joop! Jump EDT 50ml bottle, which is usually €48.49, will be on sale for €19, with DKNY Purple 100ml reduced from €43.99 to €29.
 

Carvela 'Arden' Heel

Asos 'Sofia' heel

Check out these hot heels for a skinting.
The original Carvela 'Arden' Style is in Brown Thomas at the moment for €140, but these super similar 'Sofia' suede style are online at Asos for just €70.59. Genius.