GIRL ABOUT TOWN Paradise Lost

Belfast-based artist and designer Carrie Neely has launched a divine range of luxury silk sleepwear, unisex streetwear, and leather bags for her vintage maximalist lifestyle brand Myrtle & Mary. A mix of graphic stripes, tropical leaves and vintage animal illustrations give the ‘Paradise Lost’ range a distinct Gucci feel and comes in two colour ways (Night & Day). Watch out for a new home wear range launching in the New Year. Dear Santa, if you are reading this can I have one of everything please? Available in-store at Art Loves at The Merchant and online at www.myrtleandmary.com from December 1st.

The HeART of Beauty

World renowned makeup artist, Paddy McGurgan, has launched the Bellamianta by Paddy McGurgan HeART Of Beauty collection, an exclusive 11-piece cosmetics collection with award-winning Bellamianta, luxury tanning brand. From the catwalks of London and Paris Fashion Week to the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival, Paddy has worked with some of the biggest names and brands in the world. The stunning and luxurious makeup collection includes a 15-shade eye palette to create professional and long-lasting mesmerising eye looks, three shades of hydra blushers for a lustrous and airbrushed finish, three shades of sculpted bronzers to recreate the skin’s surface whilst defining your natural features. The New Bellamianta by Paddy McGurgan collection is available to purchase from www.bellamianta.com and stockists nationwide.

Never Too Late To Learn!

I never went to university; it just wasn’t part of my journey and I have to say it’s always niggled me. It was not the physical going to university that bothered me, missing out on student life (I have experienced as many all-nighters and flat mates who won’t do their fair share than I care to remember!). It was the academic learning I missed, as far as I remember I have always wanted to learn. After three years, two lockdowns and at 57 years old I have put that yearning to rest. Last month I graduated with my first Diploma in Professional Digital Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing at Belfast Metropolitan College. There is a saying in my family about us Meenehan’s being late developers. Well, Mum and Dad, you got that right. It’s never too late to learn!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Wishing all our lovely readers a fabulous Christmas and wonderful New Year. See you the other side.