Each month, IMAGE.ie brings you the IMAGE List, a monthly edit of everything you need to know about, from the tv shows that are interrupting all our meetings, the bar we’re going to for after work cocktails, the hottest new restaurants to know and the sure-to-sell-out fashion and beauty launches to set your alarms for.
DINE
Floritz, 22 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin, floritz.ie
Make your next reservation Floritz, the newly opened, beautiful dining room on Stephen’s Green (right above the cosy Cellar 22 wine bar). There’s an Asian inspired menu, influenced by the journeys of adventurer Thomas Lighton, who travelled to India and the Far East before building the townhouse that Floritz is housed in. With a wide selection of gorgeous wine and cocktails, plush velvet booths and luxe wallpaper, it’s worth a visit for the interiors alone, but don’t miss the tempura rice chips with dragon sauce.
DRINK
CleanCo, coming soon to stockists nationwide
CleanCo, the award-winning non-alcoholic spirits created by Spencer Matthews are landing in Ireland this month. “I lived in a cycle of drinking excessively for most of my twenties, finding jobs where partying and entertaining was part of the package and was considered a skill,” says Spencer. “Before the birth of my first child, I decided to go clean and it unlocked a dimension of my life that I was surprised by — becoming more focused, driven, creative and able. It also felt like I had far more time in the day to achieve my goals. It didn’t take long to realise that drinking alcohol wasn’t necessary to have fun either — I’ve never looked back, I haven’t needed to. Developing CleanCo was not to preach about alcohol consumption, but to give you a choice when mixing a drink, without compromising on taste or social experience. You should be able to enjoy the delicious, refreshing cocktails you know and love without the repercussions.” With a commitment to quality, flavour and an uncompromising drinking experience, CleanCo’s sugar-free low-calorie and non-alcoholic spirits hope to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with your favourite spirit while cutting out the next day hangover. Sold.
PLAY
House of Padel, Dublin 24, opening July 12
Dublin’s first indoor padel club House of Padel opens on July 12, a state-of-the-art facility with four premium indoor courts, a health food bar, yoga and pilates classes, a sauna and ice bath plunge pools, with membership at €40 per month.
THE MUST-WATCH
Kinds of Kindness, in cinemas now
Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Irish production company Element Pictures are back together again after the runaway success of Poor Things, one of three feature films from Element Pictures this year to make the official selection at Cannes Film Festival. Shot while Poor Things was in post-production, Kinds of Kindness, also starring Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer is an anthology broken into three parts with Lanthimos’s signature twisted surrealism.
THE MUST-READ
Bodies by Christine Anne Foley, out Friday, July 5
“Dark, subversive and surprising, Bodies confronts the way women’s bodies are treated and the lasting impact of trauma. It’s a novel driven by rage and grief, a yearning for connection and a desire for obliteration.” Dubbed ‘the It Girl book of the year’ (say less!), Christine Anne Foley’s debut, out Friday, July 5, explores the dark side of dating.
THE BEAUTY LAUNCH
Glossier in Space NK, in stores and online
At last! Glossier has finally arrived in stores in Ireland, in Space NK on Grafton Street and Dundrum Town Centre. New launches include the Lip Line lipliner and a bronzer version of the incredible Cloud Paint, but if you’re new to the brand, also try Brow Flick, the cocktail of lip balms (the newest is Strawberry!) and probably my most frequent beauty rebuy, Stretch Concealer. Don’t miss a chance to take of whiff of the gorgeous You fragrance while you’re there too.
THE FASHION LAUNCH
Designer Exchange Bag Rental, designerexchange.ie
Designer Exchange have a new, genius designer handbag rental service. There are two different ways to rent – the ‘Event Rental’ which will give you the opportunity to rent from a curated edit of beautiful designer handbags, and a ‘Subscription Rental’ for the handbag obsessive that will give you access to one designer handbag per month. See you on the waitlist for the diamond embellished Prada.
House of Padel, opening in Dublin 24
DON’T MISS
Odd Muse pop-up in Arnotts, while stocks last
Stuck for a dress for a wedding or an upcoming event? Odd Muse, Instagram’s favourite timeless occasionwear has landed in Ireland for a limited time only. The sculptural dress and fitted blazers from the luxury womenswear brand sell out in record time, so don’t hang around, head to Arnotts second floor to check out the pieces, from the viral pearl dress to the best-selling cap sleeve.
CHECK OUT
Rachel Galvo’s The Shite Feminist, Friday, July 12, the dlr Mill Theatre in Dundrum Town Centre
Before she has her debut at Edinburgh Fringe, comedian and TikTok creator Rachel Galvo is kicking off Fundrum, the five-day festival at Dundrum Town Centre. With two 40 minutes shows at the dlr Mill Theatre with tickets for just €15, see an extract from her comedy show The Shite Feminist, which sold out in minutes when it went on sale in Dublin, so grab your tickets while you still can.
Photography by Floritz, Glossier, Odd Muse and Designer Exchange.
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