Who's up for a road trip?

Beauty lovers rejoice, as Kildare Village, Ireland's No. 1 retail destination, has announced the opening of several new beauty boutiques – and honestly, we cannot wait to check them out. Earlier this month, Elemis, Ayu and Pestle & Mortar opened their doors at Kildare Village, and next week, Charlotte Tilbury will follow suit, making the Co. Kildare-based retail village a real destination for beauty lovers of all ages. The Charlotte Tilbury Kildare Village store will open for a limited time only, and will no doubt be the ultimate one-stop shop for all your Christmas gifting this year. Team Tilbury will be on hand to help you choose the ultimate holiday gift for a loved one, or a seasonal treat for yourself, and beauty lovers can enjoy discounts ranging from 10 - 33 percent off the RPP on a selection of some of Charlotte’s most loved beauty essentials, including the Dreamgasm Luxury Palette and Airbrush Flawless Foundation. Today, Charlotte Tilbury is one of the UK’s most famous makeup industry exports and continues to push boundaries with her award-winning, eponymous and universally-loved makeup and skincare. Skincare junkies will no doubt go ga-ga for the new ELEMIS store, which opened at Kildare Village last week. A skin wellness brand with an aromatherapist soul, ELEMIS combines highly active and effective ingredients with cutting-edge delivery systems, which help to look after the health of the skin, every step of the way. Catering to all skin types and life stages, ELEMIS offers a diverse skincare range with clinically proven results. Its products are powered by nature and promise to deliver results that you can see and feel, both inside and out. Discover Irish-owned beauty brand, AYU, at Kildare Village from this month. Famous for its award-winning make-up brush and cosmetic line designed to enhance your natural beauty, AYU was founded by make-up artist Suzie O’Neill, and takes its name from the Indonesian word meaning ‘very feminine, very beautiful’. With a cruelty-free and eco-friendly ethos, AYU takes a stance against animal testing and its cosmetics are vegan-friendly. Combining simplicity with luxury, this up-and-coming beauty brand is a must-have for your make-up bag. Irish brand Pestle & Mortar has done what very few domestic beauty brands do – go on to become an international success story. Determined to find a simple daily skincare solution to remedy dull, dehydrated skin, founder Sonia Deasy was driven by the belief that skincare shouldn’t be complicated, so she created a line of simple, highly effective skincare products. Pestle & Mortar’s philosophies are rooted in Sonia’s Indian heritage in natural healing, and this continues to be the backbone of the company's philosophy today. And now, this vegan, cruelty-free, PETA-approved skincare brand has opened a shop at Kildare Village, making it easy for Irish skincare and beauty lovers to get their hands on all their favourite Pestle & Mortar products in one shop.