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The Fix - This Week's Greatest Hits

Smashbox Cosmetics

Blanket from Avoca

Mamas and Papas three pinny set

Fortune dress by London label Mina

Iyengar yoga

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Smash, grab

Smashbox Cosmetics, fast being our favourite make-up brand, has an excellent pedigree. It was established in 1996 by the grandsons of Max Factor himself, Dean and Davis Factor. No one's makeup bag is complete without its miraculous primer, Photo Finish, or indeed O-Gloss which turns your lips a perfect shade of natural pink. New for spring is the Muse collection which includes its eye palette with ten classic shades. These can be mixed up for day or night looks, making it your new cosmetic hero. €45 from Arnotts, Clerys and pharmacies

Soft Touch

Those two little buttons of cuteness, Zahara and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, are seldom seen without their blankies and while you might draw the line at a Snuggie (the blanket with arms for adults) there are certainly stylish ways to get into the comfort zone. Cosy up with this lambs wool throw, a delight of pinks, lilacs and green hues. €47.50 from Avoca stores

Retro a go-go

Mamas & Papas spring range takes its nod from the 1950s. Home Sweet Home is a gloriously girlie collection of gingham and prints while the boys get kitsch with badges, emblems in the Scrapbook Treasures range. Look out too for the limited edition Eighties inspired collection for boys, with Pac Man and Space Invaders motifs. Pictured is a three-piece pinny set, €45. Stores in Dundrum and Blanchardstown. www.mamasandpapas.com

Oh Mina My

Newly arrived on Irish shores, cult London label Mina has a strong celebrity following, as seen on fashion darlings Daisy Lowe and Ferne Cotton. Its signature look is bold prints combined with kitsch colours – certainly not for shrinking wallflowers, as demonstrated by the Fortune dress (€105), pictured here. Available at Sabotage, Exchequer St, Dublin 2 and other boutiques. Check www.minauk.com for stockists

Bend Me, Snake Me

What are you going to do on St Patrick's Day? Cheer at a parade? Drown the shamrock? Rebalancing your chakras is your option less ordinary. A mixed ability yoga weekend, is taking place at the East Clare Yoga Centre, a family-run retreat in Tuamgraney. Set on the edge of Raheen Wood, this a family-run centre and lyengar yoga, tuition is being given by guest teacher, Judith Richards from the UK and the weekend, which costs €335, includes eight hours of yoga tuition, accommodation, all meals and airport/train pick-ups. Visit www.eastclareyoga.com or tel. 061 640923