INSIDE TRACK

InsideTrack

This month Ulster Tatler gives you our top picks for local beauty brands that are making waves in the beauty scene.

BE ALMAÍ

It’s time to embrace voluminous curls and bombshell bounce with Be Almaí, pronounced BE (Bee) AL (The AL from almond) MAÍ (May), the newest, Irish owned brand to hit the market. The brainchild of top Irish hairstylist Caroline MacMahon of Hidden Hair in Co. Tyrone, Be Almaí is the results of years working in the industry, yearning to create a product that satisfies both client and stylist alike, putting the peerless power of a professional, salon-approved styling tool in the hands of discerning women across the country, and afar, making it an undisputed, beauty industry gamechanger. The brand puts haircare and quality first and foremost.

WE ARE PARADOXX

WE ARE PARADOXX is the plastic free beauty company with sustainability at its core. Offering natural, vegan and crueltyfree hair and body products that really deliver. The multitasking collection comprises an essential edit of all you need for lightweight, soft and glossy hair, and smooth, nourished skin. The gender-whatever brand was founded by Yolanda Cooper who was determined to develop high performance formulations with clean, sustainable ingredients in eco-conscious, plastic-free packaging. The collection is housed in infinitely reusable aluminium and each product is infused with powerful Irish extracts including whiskey, hops, seaweed, moss, nettle and Celtic salt.

INSANITY

Luxury Northern Irish tanning brand Insanity has unveiled an exciting new look as part of a rebrand that includes the addition of new products and a reformulation of some of their best-sellers. Insanity products are made using the finest organic ingredients and their kind-to-skin formulas are suitable for even the most sensitive skin types. These luxurious tans nourish and calm the skin and are infused with antioxidant-rich white tea extract and soothing aloe vera to ensure a long-lasting, streak-free tan with a perfect fade. All Insanity products are free from alcohol, parabens and fragrances and are vegan-friendly and animal cruelty-free.

Ryan Cumins, Paul Cumins, birthday girl Kim Cumins, Kathryn Cumins and Dawn and Tom Lee.

The McQuillan family Laura, Alec and Joan McQuillan and Catherine Laverty.

Alex Parke and Glenn Harrison.

. Leeanne Brownlie, Caroline Best

and Pamela Ward.

RABBIT HOTEL

The revamped Templepatrick hotel is Northern Ireland’s latest luxury boutique venue and has taken dining outdoors to their terrace restaurant and botanical garden.

Families and friends enjoyed meeting up again for long awaited celebrations and some overdue dinner dates in the spring evening sunshine.

Ildy Vasile, Blanka Lednicka and Ella Mizia.

. Pamela and Eugene Marron.

Stuart Harron and Paul Clarke. Ali Bell and Sheila Towfi ghi.

Allison Matthews, Tracey Manson and Samantha Taylor.