Banish chemo breakouts with this luxurious skin treat from Evolve Beauty

Breakouts. There’s no escaping them. Or is there? The Rainforest Rescue Serum from Evolve Beauty is my answer to breakouts at the moment. Dawn at The Clean Beauty Edit sent me one to try out and it really does seem…

Clean Beauty: Winter Skin Essentials

An email from The Clean Beauty Edit caught my eye this week. Check out these three awesome clean beauty products perfect for these cold winter days… Evolve Organic Beauty Rainforest Rescue Serum, €28 A natural solution to oily and blemished…

*NOW CLOSED* Sana Naturals Skincare Collection + A Giveaway!

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Kasia O’Reilly, Founder of Sana Naturals, at an event in Dublin. We got chatting and she told me all about her business creating a simple yet luxurious skincare collection. I’m no beauty…

Be skincare and beauty aware

Following on from last week’s post on skincare baddies and the harsh chemicals found in many popular beauty products, today Beauty Contributor Elfreda McGowan shares some non-toxic alternatives you might want to have in your beauty armour. Nail Polish: One…

Say goodbye to skincare baddies

Looking out for some of the harsher ingredients in beauty and bath products before we purchase them can help us make more informed decisions when it comes to what we put on our skin, writes Elfreda McGowan. Our skin really…

New skin for the New Year?

Did you make any #NewYearsResolutions to do with taking better care of your skin? If so, you may be interested in an online campaign happening over on organic skincare brand Green Angel‘s online and social media platforms. Our Beauty Editor…

*NOW CLOSED* Day 1: Nía Just Balm Giveaway

It’s the 1st of December! And here at Happy Magazine, we think that’s something to feel good about – a whole month ahead of fun and festivities with friends and family. Wherever you are in your cancer journey, we hope…

*NOW CLOSED* Cooling relief for hot flushes – Nía Facial Hydrating Mist + a Giveaway

If you are going through chemotherapy at the moment, and as a result, chemo-induced menopause, you might be experiencing hot flushes regularly throughout the day and night. Irish skincare brand Nía Natural Beauty have an Intensive Restoring Facial Hydrating Mist that…

Beauty during cancer: Look Good, Feel Better Workshops

Happy Magazine Contributor Ciara Doran joins us today with a guest article about the Look Good, Feel Better Workshops that you may have heard about in your hospital. Ciara explains what they’re all about and how to register for an…

And the winner of our 1st Birthday Giveaway is…

LISA DINEEN! Congratulations Lisa! Lisa entered our First Birthday Giveaway post by leaving a comment on the post. Lisa has won a beautiful hamper of natural skin goodies from Willow Cottage. We’ll be in touch via email Lisa, to arrange…

*NOW CLOSED* It’s our First Birthday + A Giveaway!

Today, 21 July 2018, Happy Magazine is one year old!! This day last year I posted the very first post here on HappyMagazine.ie and it’s been a wonderful 365 days since then. For those of you who may have only…

How Éminence’s Facial Recovery Oil could be just what you need after treatment

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment can take a heavy toll on your skin. Éminence Organic Skincare have a luxurious and versatile Facial Recovery Oil which might be just what you’re looking for to help repair and rejuvenate your skin during or after…

Review of Éminence’s Stone Crop Cleansing Oil

Éminence is an award-winning skin care brand that offers seasonal new launches and potent face and body treatments for spa, day spa, medi-spa and selected beauty salons. As an organisation, Éminence believes in providing the best skin care products possible.…

Homemade skin treats

Everyone knows how good smoothies and juices are for their insides, but did you know that there’s a whole host of simple everyday items in your cupboards that you can smear on your face for healthy skin on the outside…

Dr. Hauschka’s Almond Soothing Body Cream Review

Elfreda McGowan is back with us today with a review of Dr. Hauschka’s Almond Soothing Body Cream. This is a high quality product to try if you’re looking for a new, more natural alternative to your usual body cream. I’ve…

Dr. Hauschka Hydrating Hand Cream

Dr. Hauschka have a really lovely rose-scented Hydrating Hand Cream in their Body Care range. If your hands are in need of some TLC after treatment, this could be the product for you. Dr. Hauschka’s Hydrating Hand Cream is a fast-absorbing…

The Virginie Claire Beauty Centre

Once cancer treatment started taking a toll on my skin, I started thinking about treating myself to a lovely facial. The question was though, where could I go that used natural, organic skincare products? During my cancer treatment I started to become…

*NOW CLOSED* Green Angel Skincare + A Giveaway!

One of the first things we did after our cancer diagnosis here at Happy Mag HQ was bin all our existing skincare products and start again with natural alternatives. With the average Irish woman putting in excess of 400 different…

Neal’s Yard Remedies – Organic Natural Beauty

Today our contributor and all-things-natural expert Ciara Doran is here to tell us all about Neal’s Yard Remedies. We’ve seen the products before but had no idea just what a lovely (and affordable) organic brand this is. I first discovered Neal’s…

*NOW CLOSED* Dublin Herbalists + A Giveaway!

Dublin Herbalists is an amazing skin care range perfect for anyone looking to switch their current products to natural alternatives. Made from carefully chosen floral waters, natural butters and active ingredients, their unique range can intensely hydrate, deeply nourish and…

Ocean Bloom Skincare

Have you come across Ocean Bloom? We found the brand recently through social media and we were immediately drawn to it – natural, organic skincare is right up our street here at Happy Magazine HQ. Based out of the beautiful…

PHYT’S Active Organic Skincare

Here at Happy Magazine we love chemical-free products. They are part of our ‘Anti-Cancer Plan’ – that is, our new lifestyle after cancer. PHYT’S is a French skincare brand sold in Dublin and Ireland by the V Claire Beauty Centre in Dublin…

Absolute Purity

Irish skincare company Elave’s promise of Absolute Purity across their ranges makes the brand a great choice for people going through cancer. Completely free of harsh and unnecessary chemicals, their products have no parabens, no sulfates, no perfume, no formaldehyde, no methylisothiazolinone,…

Nourishing your hands this winter

We treated ourselves to one of these lovely Lavender, Rosemary, Thyme and Mint Hand Lotions from The Handmade Soap Company over the weekend and we love it! If you are looking for a nourishing lotion to treat your hands and…

PHYT’S Active Organic Skincare

Here at Happy Magazine we love chemical-free products. They are part of our ‘Anti-Cancer Plan’ – that is, our new lifestyle after cancer. PHYT’S is a French skincare brand sold in Dublin and Ireland by the V Claire Beauty Centre in Dublin…

Human + Kind Miracle Make Up Remover

We haven’t written much here on Happy Magazine about make up products suitable for people going through cancer yet so today we thought we’d share a gem of a product that we’ve come across recently. It’s the Miracle Make Up…

A unique event in Co. Mayo – Wellness for Cancer Care at the Ice House Hotel

Going through cancer can be an isolating experience. Here at Happy Magazine, we like to see Irish businesses that are considering the needs of people going through cancer and responding to them with tailored offerings. We feel this helps the…

Natural skincare from MySkin.ie

MySkin.ie offers a complete range of natural skincare products and also specialises in bespoke products. We asked owner Denise O’Connell to tell us a little bit more about herself and her products that are most suited to the skincare needs of people…

Absolute Purity

Irish skincare company Elave’s promise of Absolute Purity across their ranges makes the brand a great choice for people going through cancer. Completely free of harsh and unnecessary chemicals, their products have no parabens, no sulfates, no perfume, no formaldehyde,…