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Xtreme beauty from The Beauty Parlour

 I recently had the pleasure of meeting Yvonne & Pamela Laird in The Beauty Parlour in Terenure. Check out their website www.beautyparlour.ie

They offer a wide range of treatments including uber relaxing facials, semi permanent makeup, microdermabrasion, spray tan, waxing, mani pedi to name but a few items that they offer. Visit the website to seethe list of treatments and prices.


What I would like to bring your attention to is the lash extensions which are available as lash extensions and mink lash extensions which feel as light as a feather.

Clocks forward..spring back..

Clocks forward...spring back

hi all, well it has been a very busy few weeks here at Maria McGrail Photography HQ. Lots of new clients so lots of editing to be done . We have also launched the most amazing competition to look for the face of Tempted boutiqe..check out Tempted.ie. I am one of the judges and what fantastic company I am in as Cathy O'Connor is a judge and also the stunning Vicki Mooney, curvacious model with Andrea Roche agency and of course the most importrant judge is Rosemary Kearns, owner of Tempted.

Youtube video - Check it out!

Have a look at my very short but very sweet fashion video ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb1wbs0fLng&feature=youtu.be

Photoshoot with Miss Ireland- Holly Carpenter

Hi all, just a quick visit to my blog ! Well I uploaded some of the beautiful photos of the very fabulous Holly Carpenter, Miss Ireland. Elaine Scully did an amazing job at styling Holly. Denise Bray created hairstyles and Anne O'Donovan created makeup looks. I loved this shoot, Such a wonderful honour. I also uploaded a few more photos from a recent shoot that I did for Rachel Fallon Milliner, another wonderful shoot and Stephanie Burgess created makeup looks and again I had the pleasure of Elaine Scully styling the lingerie shoot.

Photoshoots in February

Hi all, well I had a great start to the month editing Miss Irelands - Holly Carpenter- Fashion photoshoot. It was a very short shoot but sometimes they can be just as magical. We did the shoot in Ardgillen Castle which is such an inspiring setting and staff are so nice. The shoot was styled by my favorite stylist- Elaine Scully. Elaine has a gift of making everything look effortless and the final look is outstanding. You can follow Elaine on Facebook and also on "lipstick and parties". Denise Bray created the hairstyles which complimented the dresses that Elaine chose.

Photoshoot in aid of DSPCA

Hello all ! Cant believe we are half way through December! Well here I have an early special xmas gift idea for you all. I will be doing a portrait day on the 14th of January in the studio and I will be donating 50% of each booking to Dublin SPCA . http://www.dspca.ie/
The price is 100euro . So if you want a fabulous photo of you and your loved one be it animal or human! Or if you need new headshots? Book now and help this amazing charity for animals. If you would like to book makeup for the shoot, Tara O'Farrell will be doing makeup at a special rate of 50Euro per person and will be dontating 20euro from each booking to DSPCA.

The White Door


Hello my fellow Fashionista's! Well This week I bring to  you the uber stylish White Door boutique and I would like to Congratulatate them as they won  Dublin Fashion Retailer of the year! So that will tell you how fantastic they are but dont just take my word...you need to see for yourself.

The White Door serves as a one-stop-shop for high-end fashion from both Irish & International designers at fantastic prices and is the exclusive stockist of the famed American brand Hello!SkinnyJeans the miracle jeans that sculpt and enfold to create a shapely silhouette .

Seka Cosmetics

Hello to all my fabulous fans all over the world, hope you are having a great week so far! I got a very sweet and delicious surprise sent to me and that was a lucious lipgloss from Seka Cosmetics. Susan, creator of Seka Cosmetics, pursued her dream of a career in the cosmetics industry in 2007, after completing a degree in makeup artistry. While finishing the makeup artistry degree with LA Makeup, Dublin, she wondered how cosmetics were made and so began her quest to create a new Irish cosmetics brand.

Tempted 16-28 Boutique

Hello everyone ! Well  this week I ventured into Tempted Boutique in Raheny and met its vivacious owner, Rosemary Kehoe. A fabulous boutique for curvy ladies, they stock sizes 16-28. Tempted is located in Raheny, Wexford and Carlow. It is a boutique for women who love clothes and love fashion but don't want to sacrifice their style just because they happen to take a size 16  or a 28, its just about looking and feeling great about yourself.

Rosemary kehoe is the owner of Tempted and to say she is passionate about her boutiques, would be an understatement.

Kwilla Boutique

Hello my fabulous Fashion followers!

Well this week, I bring to you a fabulous and exclusive gem called KwillaBoutique.

Kwilla is a truly precious little find nestled neatly on Rose Inn Street in County Kilkenny's beautiful marble city. the boutique opened its doors in June 2011. Kwilla are very much design led, fashion forward and offer unique accessories at affordable prices. All of their  products are exclusive to the boutique with most of them handmade here in Ireland and the UK. It is situated on