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Belfast Choir Celebrates Women Through Song
From Joni Mitchell to contemporary composers, Belfast's award-winning Quire choir is using music to celebrate women and showcase Northern Ireland on an international stage. There was something special happening in Belfast this week as Quire, Northern Ireland’s only LGBTQIA+ choir, performed a programme built around a simple but powerful theme: celebrating women. Every piece in…
Margaret’s Mission to Help Women Turn their Pain into Purpose.
Plumbridge-based Margaret Kelly fulfilled a long-held ambition to become a life coach through the international Napoleon Hill Institute and has set up her own coaching business to help women become the best versions of themselves. By Maureen Coleman Growing up in Nairobi, Margaret Kelly felt constrained by societal norms and self-limiting beliefs. Women were assigned…
Building Confidence Through Expertise
Advanced Nurse Practitioner and aesthetics specialist Iwona, known as Yvonne, talks about her journey into aesthetic medicine, the importance of safety, and why natural-looking results remain at the heart of YTP Aesthetics. Tell us a little about yourself and what inspired you to launch YTP Aesthetics? My passion for beauty began more than 15 years…
Finding the Dress Brides Never Forget
As the self-confessed “fairy godmother of bridal,” Dorothy at White Gold Bridal shares why carefully choosing collections like Essense of Australia is about far more than fashion — it’s about helping brides find the dress that feels truly meant for them. At White Gold Bridal, Dorothy has built a reputation not simply for selling wedding…
The Business Behind the Beauty Industry
As more aesthetics businesses launch across Ireland, Stephanie J Vaughan from Vaughan Chartered Accountants explains why strong financial support and proper systems are becoming just as important as treatments and client care. The aesthetics industry continues to grow at an incredible pace across Ireland, with more practitioners than ever taking the leap into launching their…
Your First Tattoo? Here’s What to Expect
Thinking about your first tattoo but not sure where to start? Ultraviolet tattooist Courtney Kilpatrick shares what to know before you book, from choosing the right design to feeling confident in the chair. For a lot of people, the first tattoo is a big moment. It might mark a milestone or honour someone important, but…
The Velvet Formula
Tanya Khan believes great aesthetics begin with skin health, and her Velvet Formula treatment is helping clients achieve fresher, healthier-looking skin through collagen stimulation and advanced skin rejuvenation. There’s a genuine sparkle to Tanya Khan as she talks about The Velvet Formula. And honestly, it’s not hard to understand why. The results she’s seeing in…
The New Luxury of Staying Home
The experts at Starview NI explain why swim spas and smart outdoor living solutions are transforming gardens across Northern Ireland into year-round wellness spaces. What began as one family’s desire to create a better outdoor space at home has quickly grown into one of Northern Ireland’s leading luxury outdoor living businesses. Since launching in 2020,…
Why Parents Still Want to Shop In Store
In a world of endless scrolling and online shopping, Sandra’s Nursery Corner still offers something many new parents value most — reassurance. There is something reassuring about walking into a baby store and speaking to a real person. Not a chatbot. Not a review section. Not a stranger on Facebook insisting that one pram will…
Loving Your Lips Again
Michele King from Portstewart Family Dental explains why subtle, carefully balanced lip enhancement is helping women restore volume, soften lines and feel more confident in their smile. Confidence Starts with a Smile Lots of patients are asking me about lips at the moment, and many are looking for a subtle enhancement. Every person has different…
