Ellie Balfe

With a fully-fledged beauty career behind her, this makeup artist, turned beauty blogger joined IMAGE Magazine as acting beauty editor in 2012. She brought her digital daydreams to the first re-vamp of image.ie in 2013 and was like a proud mum at sports day when the site won Best Digital Product at the 2014 IMA?s. Ellie writes about beauty, as well as this funny old thing called life. She is remarkably fond of Breton tops, red lipstick and good gin and she swears she has a book in her.

EDITORIAL

Aleppo: We Must Bear Witness

Last night, I had a nightmare. It was the first real nightmare I have had in a very…

By Ellie Balfe

BEAUTY

Be True To You

Have you ever spent time browsing the beauty departments, swatching colours and testing textures to find your perfect…

By Ellie Balfe

BEAUTY

Emotional: The Pirelli 2017 Calendar Is Here

The Pirelli calendar is the stuff of editor's dreams. We dream of having budgets big enough to hire…

By Ellie Balfe

EDITORIAL

Bridal Beauty: Ignite Light: Get The Look

Fresh, pretty radiance is the hallmark of classic bridal beauty, and a look such as this will never…

By Ellie Balfe

BEAUTY

Louise O’Neill On The Expressive Power Of Makeup

You may have seen the extremely excellent ad for the Boots No7 Match Made campaign featuring the renowned…

By Ellie Balfe

EDITORIAL

You Want It Darker

There is no doubt that the world feels darker this weekend. How different it feels to last Sunday.…

By Ellie Balfe

EDITORIAL

Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Taken

In this age of hyper-real manipulation of all imagery everywhere we turn, it was with an inordinate amount…

By Ellie Balfe

EDITORIAL

When It Feels Like Hope Is Gone

November 9th 2016. The day Donald Trump won the presidential election, and the world becomes a little bit…

By Ellie Balfe

Michelle Obama

EDITORIAL

Enough Is Enough – Michelle Obama Speaks On Behalf Of All Of Us

Dear reader, please free up thirty minutes of your time to watch this video of Michelle Obama's speech…

By Ellie Balfe

EDITORIAL

The First Day At School

Here's to the first-timers. Fly, little ones, fly? The first day at school. Such a pivotal day for…

By Ellie Balfe

BEAUTY

BEAUTY VIDEO: The New Skin

This season's beauty looks are some of the freshest we've seen in a while. A delightful juxtaposition of…

By Ellie Balfe

BEAUTY

BEAUTY VIDEO: The New Lip

This season's beauty looks are some of the freshest we've seen in a while. A delightful juxtaposition of…

By Ellie Balfe