Notes for the season

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Lisa Lane
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Combining comfort and style

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Shoes are our guilty pleasure. They can finish off an outfit and flatter your shape. The rights shoes are as important as the right outfit. But above all they have to be comfortable. I have never met a woman that didn’t have a dilemma with her shoes at some point — sometimes you can’t walk in them, they hurt your feet, you don’t know what to wear them with, or they are not stylish enough. I spend a lot of my time on my feet, and after experimenting and looking around I was pleased to find shoes that suit me, are comfortable, and look great with my clothes. This week I want to focus on day shoes that combine style and comfort.

Great spring summer looks at Colette Latchford

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

A visit to Colette Latchford is a shopping experience customers like to repeat.

Introduction to Kairos therapy at Connemara College of Natural Healing

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Connemara College of Natural Healing will hold an introductory weekend workshop on Kairos therapy (www.kairostherapy.com) on April 21 and 22. If you like what you learn there is a professional training course starting in May.

This therapy is very successful in clearing old behaviour patterns that have developed from certain emotions which keep people tied to pain from the past. People squeeze around pain, and feelings get held inside our bodies. Kairos frees by placing the hands in a specific pattern. It relaxes the pain and clears the energy pattern from the body.

Heated Power Yoga to launch more classes this week

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Celebrating their first year in business, proprietors Ken and Natasha Coffey have announced that Heated Power Yoga is launching four more classes per week in a new venue in Briarhill Business Park from next week. This will bring the schedule of classes to 16 per week across four venues in Galway city and county.

Renowned yoga expert to hold workshop in Galway

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Dave and Laragh Cunningham of the Yoga Shala are bringing renowned teacher, speaker, and author Max Strom to Ireland to do two weekend workshops, one in Dublin from May 4 to 6, and one in Galway from May 11 to 13.

Twenty-one ways to improve your diet

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

1. Variety is the key to a good diet. Every type of food contains its own unique make-up and may be high in some vitamins or minerals while devoid of others. Only by eating a wide selection of foods can you help ensure you receive all the fuel your body needs.

Fran & Jane outlet opens in Galway

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

Leading Irish fashion label Fran & Jane has opened a new shop in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre.

Fran & Jane is renowned for the quality of its materials and attention to detail, and with sizes ranging from 8 to 16 there is something for everyone.

So Parisian at Brown Thomas Galway

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

For all confirmed French style connoisseurs out there, or for those who simply admire that certain je ne sais quoi inherently possessed by the women of Paris, Brown Thomas Galway is bringing the fashion capital to Galway until Sunday March 25.

New collection at Born Clothing

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

Popular British fashion label Little Mistress, which is available at Born Clothing, has unveiled an exclusive collaboration with TV personality and model Lauren Pope. The Lauren Pope Collection has been co-designed by Ms Pope and is inspired by the model’s peerless style.

The collection comprises various distinct looks — pastel princesses, dazzling embellishments, maxi to mini, and one print wonders, all inspired by fifties nostalgic glamour and Lauren Pope’s girlie style.

Unwanted hair removal by Therapie Clinic - just in time for summer

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

On average, women spend three months of their lives getting rid of unwanted hair. The advice at Therapie Clinic is to call time on painful waxing and shaving and give yourself the gift of laser hair removal – just in time for summer.

Hello sailor — nautical summer looks from Leo Guy at Kilkenny

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

Get your holiday plans under way and embrace all things nautical with the fabulous new collection from French label Leo Guy. Available from Kilkenny, home to Ireland’s largest collection of Irish designers, this collection will bring a touch of the French Riviera to your wardrobe and is this week’s fashion fix.

Thicker hair treatment at David Martin Hairdressing

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

David Martin Hairdressing now have the ultimate solution to give you thicker, fuller hair – Nioxin, a new luxury, hi-tech hair care system inspired by skincare.

Notes for the season

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

As shocking as this is going to sound, I have found a replacement for my beloved Bobbi Brown shimmer brick. The girls on the counter are still reeling. And even more shocking, it was love at first sight.

Krav maga classes starting at Connacht Taekwon-do Academy

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

Classes in krav maga self defence will begin shortly in Galway. Krav maga means ‘contact combat’ in Hebrew. It is a practical and tactical system that teaches how to prevent, deal with, and overcome all kinds of violence and attacks. Developed in Israel, this system has been tried and tested in many real life situations and is used today by Israel's armed forces and by many law enforcement and military units around the world.

Take the Great Western Greenway challenge for Cystic Fibrosis West

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

This month sees the launch of a new annual fundraiser to help the Cystic Fibrosis West team to raise much-needed finance for a new specialised day care unit for people with cystic fibrosis in the west of Ireland.

Gate Dental Clinic named Best Practice of the West at the Irish Dental Awards

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

At the inaugural Irish Dentist Awards, Dr Paul Moore, Dr Paul Browne, Dr Emily Clarke, and Dr Ian Wellings of Gate Dental Clinic, Dock Road, Galway, were overall winners of the Irish Dentist Practice of the Year for the West of Ireland and the Best Website.

How healthy is your heart?

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

Erina MacSweeney BSc (Hon) Dip CNM MIANT will offer customers of Matt O’Flaherty Chemists advice on cardiovascular problems including angina and high cholesterol today (Thursday) and Friday. Ms MacSweeney will offer cardiovascular screenings using the new B Pro device in Matt O’Flaherty Pharmacy, William Street, on both days.

A new you

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

Are you bored with the way you look? Would you like a makeover but are limited by an unhealthy bank balance?

And the award goes to…

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

If I ever won an award (preferably an Oscar) I would make sure I wore the mother of all ball gowns, bring the red carpet to a standstill, pose for the paps until my cheeks hurt and blow kisses at the adoring crowd. Well I can dream, right? Award season is well underway; the Golden Globes set the bar for exquisite style from Michelle Williams and Charlize Theron, the SAG awards let Angelina have her moment in Jenny Packham and the BAFTAs this week brought the black evening dress back to the fore. That said, celebrities do have the choice of every gown known to man; but not to worry, there are plenty of formal dresses making an appearance this season and at really affordable prices.

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