A Beautiful Breakdown with James & Suzy

This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from the lovely Rebecca, who wants to know if she should switch up her makeup now that the colder weather is hitting — because her tinted moisturiser just isn’t holding anymore. ❄️✨Suzy has two brilliant product recommendations (one spendy Dior option and a gorgeous budget-friendly dupe), while James shares his best serum advice — plus one tip that has absolutely nothing to do with what’s on your face and everything to do with what you’re drinking.If your winter makeup is sliding, cracking or disappearing… this one’s your glow-up guide. 💕

This week we’re joined by the iconic Amy Huberman — actress, writer, entrepreneur, comedy genius, and all-round national treasure. 💫We chat about her very special New Year’s Eve with baby Ted, her unforgettable debs tanning disaster, and the wild story of how she handed nepo baby BOD his big acting break… but did he take it?Amy also opens up about the beauty treatment that left her traumatically bright red and swollen - and somehow still had us crying laughing.She’s sharp, she’s warm, she’s outrageously funny, and this episode is an absolute hoot. 💕

This week’s Beautiful Bonus flips our usual question on its head - instead of talking about the trends we want to disappear, we’re confessing the make-up trends we secretly want to come back.Suzy (woman of the people, as James insists) makes a passionate case for big bouncy hair and even box dyes making a comeback, while James derails himself entirely by revealing how many pairs of jeans he owns… and it is an absolute shocker. 👖😳A little nostalgia, a little cheek, and some very controversial beauty opinions - buckle up, Beauties.

This week is extra special — James’ sister Vanessa joins us for a full Malahide deep-dive, and it is chaotic, nostalgic and emotional in all the best ways. 💕We chat about the inner workings of life in bustling Malahide — from the legendary Hillhoppers to the Balrags — and why the Butlers kept getting phone calls meant for the golf club (and how they handled them with absolute style).Vanessa also tells the iconic story of watching their mum, Fron, tear strips off a café owner who had just sacked a 16-year-old James.James: “Listen Suzy, she got her upandcommence, as Fron would say.”We laughed, we cried… again. It’s a goody. 💫

This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from Lorraine — a fellow spectacle wearer who wants to know how to make her eyes look bigger behind glasses. 🤓✨Both of us wear specs too, so we’ve got plenty of tried-and-tested advice — from the magic of nude eyeliner to mastering a softer smoky eye that won’t get lost behind the lenses.It’s quick, practical, and perfect for anyone who wants their eye make-up to stand out and stay chic in specs. 💄

This week we’re joined by Irish TV royalty — the fabulous Karen Koster! 💫Karen tells us about that “zzzzzap” moment when she first locked eyes with her husband John McGuire, the hilarious campaign to reclaim the name Karen from the meme, and how she’s learned to handle the harshest kind of criticism — comments about her appearance on screen.We also chat about the A-listers she’s interviewed (from the soundest to the rudest!) and the moving story of losing her mum. It’s heartfelt, hilarious, and yes… everyone cried. ❤️

This week we’re joined by PR director, beauty influencer and OG glam queen Mark Rogers — and he did not come empty-handed. 💅We chat about the time he discovered how Charlotte Tilbury speaks so well off the cuff on her legion of products (icon behaviour), his literally full-body tanning routine and the hacks he swears by, and James admits Mark may know more dirt on him than anyone else alive… 👀It’s gossip, glow and gorge from start to finish - exactly how Mark would want it.

How to stop eyeshadow creasing, and how to make brown mascara or liner work over black. James and Suzy share eyelid-prep tricks, shade-layering tips, and Suzy’s genius “I’m-in-a-rush” hack.