Eye-deal!

I always say you need to be high maintenance to be low maintenance — so before I headed for west Cork, I popped into Essentials for some essential maintenance! I badly needed to rejuvenate my Zoom-weary eyes.

I booked in with Cathy Steau, their lash and brow Kween, and had a brow tint, shape and LVL — I can’t recommend this enough, if, like me, you like to go make-up free when you’re off. An LVL is a lash perm with a tint; the results last six weeks, there’s no glue or curlers, just your natural lashes lifted to their fullest potential a la Michelle Keegan, pictured right, who is a big fan. It also gives definition to your eyes when you’re wearing a mask. An LVL is €55; add a tint and shape for €15. Essentials, 7 Upper Baggot St, D4, tel: (01) 668-3036, or see essentials.ie