A Beautiful Breakdown with James & Suzy

This week we’re joined by Karen Byrne — two-time Dancing with the Stars Glitterball champion and now a judge on the show for her second year running — and she is exactly as brilliant as you’d hope. 💃✨
We talk growing up in Ballyfermot, never chasing fame — just wanting to dance — and how DWTS genuinely changed her life. Karen opens up about the pressure of judging versus competing, her famously low-maintenance beauty routine, and ballroom tan disasters.
Karen Byrne in full flight — and we were crying laughing. 💫
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This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from a listener who wants to know the eternal blush question: cream or powder first? 💗
We break down exactly what works best (and why), how Patrick Ta completely changed the blush game, and Suzy shares her go-to favourite from Rare Beauty. We also tackle a very real issue - how to clean your blusher when that weird film forms on top - plus James reveals the sellotape trick you’ll wish you’d known sooner.
And of course, we crown the ultimate blush queen: Zara Larsson, yellow blush and all.
Blush lovers, this one’s for you. ✨
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This week we’re joined by the brilliant Louise Cantillon - Today FM presenter and host of the How to Gael - and honestly, we covered some ground.
We chat about standing proudly beside her All-Ireland-winning husband, her genuinely hilarious brush with salmon sperm (yes, really), and then take a deep dive into buns - hair buns, to be clear - donuts, double-donut inspo, the lot.
Warm, witty, and wildly entertaining, Louise is an absolute joy — let’s go. 💫
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This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from Ann — a 45-year-old mam who wants to master contouring but feels completely lost. We've all been there doll. 💄
Suzy breaks it down in the simplest way possible, drawing a very important line between where contour belongs… and where it absolutely does not. James shares his foolproof hack that means even if you mess it up, you can fix it in seconds.
We also talk brushes, products, and how to contour in a way that actually works for real life, not ring lights.
Plus, we’re shaking things up — we want your voice notes next time, and we’ll be answering them blind, with no peeking beforehand. God help us. 🎙️✨
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This week we’re joined by Aisling Bonner, co-host of the 2FM Breakfast Show alongside Carl and Roz — and the timing of this chat could not have been better.
We recorded this episode in the immediate aftermath of that viral Miriam O’Callaghan interview and the eye make-up revelation that shook us all. Aisling heard the episode and decided to try the “Miriam Experiment” herself — Miriam’s seven-day lash — and she tells us exactly how that went.
Not only that, but Aisling is getting married in 2026, so we chat about the emotions of trying on her wedding dress with her mum, why she’s holding off on Botox ahead of the big day… and then she drops a bombshell about her own beauty routine that will definitely upset people even more than the Miriam experiment.
Iconique. Here’s Aisling. 💄✨
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