A Beautiful Breakdown with James & Suzy
Episodes
A Beautiful Bonus: When Your Holy Grail Gets Discontinued (and What to Do Next)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from Orla, who had two great questions for us. First up: the origin story of Hildun (yes, it really is Hilton + Du...
Two Glitterballs, Zero Filter, and Karen Byrne Unleashed
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 runni...
A Beautiful Bonus: Blush Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 wha...
Limerick slang, Salmon Sperm gone wrong, and Louise Cantillon in Full Flow
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
A Beautiful Bonus: Contouring Without the Confusion
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Miriam Experiment revisited, Bridal Beauty, and Aisling Bonner spills
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 be...
Best in Beauty 2025: The ABB Christmas Awards
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our ABB Christmas Special and we’re closing out the year the only way we know how — with tinsel, opinions, and the Best in Beauty 2025: The...
A Beautiful Bonus: One Face, Two Events - Day-to-Night Makeup Done Right
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from Sian, who’s facing the ultimate beauty challenge — two big events, an early start, and a wedding later th...
Posture boob-lifts, Soot beauty Tricks, and Celia Holman Lee’s Glamour Wisdom
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re in the presence of true Irish fashion royalty — the legendary Celia Holman Lee. 💫Celia shares the kind of wisdom only an icon c...
A Beautiful Bonus: The Perfect Red Lip for Party Season
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from Pawła, who wants to know the ultimate festive question: what’s the best red lipstick for party season? 💄...
Una Healy
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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A Beautiful Bonus: Fixing Winter Makeup That Won’t Stay On
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from the lovely Rebecca, who wants to know if she should switch up her makeup now that the colder weather is hitti...
Debs Tan Disaster, Nepo Baby BOD, and Amy Huberman In Full Glow
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by the iconic Amy Huberman — actress, writer, entrepreneur, comedy genius, and all-round national treasure. 💫We chat abo...
A Beautiful Bonus: The Makeup Trends We Secretly Want Back
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus flips our usual question on its head - instead of talking about the trends we want to disappear, we’re confessing the ...
A Malahide Meltdown with James' sister Vanessa Butler
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week is extra special — James’ sister Vanessa joins us for a full Malahide deep-dive, and it is chaotic, nostalgic and emotional in all the b...
A Beautiful Bonus: Makeup Tips to Make Your Eyes Look Bigger Behind Glasses
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from Lorraine — a fellow spectacle wearer who wants to know how to make her eyes look bigger behind glasses. 🤓...
Love at first sight, dealing with loss, and big laughs with Karen Koster
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by Irish TV royalty — the fabulous Karen Koster! 💫Karen tells us about that “zzzzzap” moment when she first locked e...
A Beautiful Bonus: What is the Ultimate “Treat Yo’Self” Treatment?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from Katie — a self-confessed DIY beauty queen who’s approaching 35 and wants to finally treat herself to a pr...
Charlotte Tilbury Secrets, Full-Body Tanning Hacks, and Mark Rogers Spills the Tea
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by PR director, beauty influencer and OG glam queen Mark Rogers — and he did not come empty-handed. 💅We chat about the t...
A Beautiful Bonus: Crease-Proof Eyes + How to Wear Brown Over Black
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to stop eyeshadow creasing, and how to make brown mascara or liner work over black. James and Suzy share eyelid-prep tricks, shade-layering tips, ...
Signature Style, Inner Beauty, and Miriam O’Callaghan’s Most Beautiful Moment
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by Irish broadcasting and beauty icon Miriam O’Callaghan — and yes, it’s her first ever podcast appearance! 🎙️We c...
A Beautiful Bonus: Our Ride-or-Die Beauty Products
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus poser comes from Naomi, who asked the ultimate question: if you could only pick three beauty products for the rest of...
CEO Glow, Marathon Woes, and Aimee Connolly unfiltered
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by Ireland’s number one beauty entrepreneur — the stunning and brilliant Aimee Connolly. 💄✨We chat about the secret ...
A Beautiful Bonus: Fine Lines, Fixed!
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from Louise — a new mum (and total makeup lover 💕) who’s noticing fine lines under her eyes and finding her...
Glam Mammies, Big Lashes, and a James' *stunning* homemade Gift
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by the gorgeous Charlene Flanagan — co-founder of Ella & Jo Skincare and certified glow goddess. 💖We chat Botox and ...
A Beautiful Bonus: Step-by-Step Guide to the Perfect Self-Tan
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus is one for all the glow-getters ✨ — a listener who loves her spray tans wants to get better at doing her own.Suzy sh...
Fake Tan Over Jackets, Eye Make-Up Game-Changers, and Clémentine MacNeice's Blonde Fiasco
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our bestie episode! We’re joined by the fabulous Clémentine MacNeice — fashion and beauty queen, stylist to the stars, and one of our dear...
A Beautiful Bonus: From Hooded Eyes to Bigger Eyes, and All the Tricks
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus is all about one of the biggest questions we get: hooded eyes. 👁️Suzy’s asked about it constantly, and she’s sh...
TV3 Newsroom Queens, Celtic Tiger Glam, and Elaine Crowley’s Beauty Secrets
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by genuine Irish broadcasting royalty — the absolutely QWEEN herself, Elaine Crowley 👑.We chat about the nation’s obse...
A Beautiful Bonus: Patchy Foundation SOS
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Beautiful Bonus comes from a listener who’s struggling with patchy foundation — we’ve all been there!Suzy dives deep into differen...
Extreme treatments not available in Ireland and MAGA beauty disasters with Jonathan Van Ness
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by the one and only Jonathan Van Ness — yes, actual beauty A-lister Jonathan Van Ness! ✨We chat about their last trip to ...
A Beautiful Bonus: Dark Circles, Dry Skin, and Suzy’s Secrets That Actually Work
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Beautiful Bonus, we’re taking on Kelly’s beauty dilemma: dark circles and dry skin. 👀 Suzy’s in her element here - she’s dealt with...
Brow SAVAGERY, A White Lie Love Story, and A-Lister MUA Katie Jane Hughes’s All-Time Favourite Product
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by the incredible Katie Jane Hughes — make-up artist to absolute A-LIST STARS (yes, Dua Lipa and Hailey Bieber included 👀...
A Beautiful Bonus: Your Beauty Questions Answered
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to A Beautiful Bonus! ✨ In these bite-size episodes we take on the beauty dilemmas you’ve sent us — from make-up mishaps to skincare sec...
Margot Robbie's g-string, Studio Fix magic, and makeup secrets with Dáithí ÓSé
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’ve got a first for A Beautiful Breakdown — our very first male guest, and none other than Ireland’s sexiest man himself, Daithí Ó...
The perfect mascara, fashion that hurts, and making KASH an Irish beauty trailblazer with Keilidh Cashell
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by the fabulous Keilidh Cashell — makeup artist, creator, and the brains behind KASH Beauty. 💄We chat about her quest to...
Bikini waxing, dealing with pregnancy advice DMs and Doireann Garrihy's big Shopping Centre face-off!
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gals, we are BACK for Season 2 and our first guest is the fabulous Doireann Garrihy! In this episode, we get into the highs (and lows!) of bikini waxi...
Coming soon... Season 2
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 is nearly here, gals! 🎉 More beauty talk, more big laughs, and more of the conversations you’ve been asking for with a dream guest lineu...
New season news, how James and Suzy met, and why we created A Beautiful Breakdown
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this pre-season mini-episode, we’ve got exciting news about our brand-new season! We finally answer one of the questions we’ve been asked most ...
Goodbye Filler, The Mum Olympics, and One of Our Best Beauty Tips Yet with Laura Drury (The Glam Shamrock)
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode, we speak to Laura Drury (@theglamshamrock) about why filler is on the way out, the maternal decathlon, and she’s gives o...
How GHD Changed Her Life, 18 Years Without Bikini Pics, and Maia Dunphy’s Merkins
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode, we speak to Maia Dunphy about How GHD changed her life, Why she swore off bikini pics for 18 years & Maia’s Merkins Hoste...
Her Mum’s Last Make-Up, The Ultimate Wedding Lip, and Rotisserie Chicken Skin with Jo Prendergast
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode we speak to Jo Prendergast (@everythingjoloves) about the ultimate wedding lip, why glowy skin may’ve had its day & the be...
Irish Slebs on Raya, Cock Fright, and Beauty Gone Wrong with Ciara Ryan
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode we speak to Ciara Ryan (paintedbyciara) about The surprising Irish Celebs on her Raya, Cock fright & all the latest beauty t...
Supermodel Hacks, Finding Her Voice, and Pricks In Common with Thalia Heffernan
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode we speak to the fabulous Thalia Heffernan about Her Supermodel beauty hacks, Standing up for herself in a cutthroat industry &am...
Needles, A Beauty Epiphany at 45, and On All Fours with Jennifer Zamperelli
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first ever episode, James & Suzy chat to the fabulous Jennifer Zamparelli about needles, intimate waxing (!) and her big beauty realisati...
Coming Soon...
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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