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There is something about winter that really draws you in. Of course, we all lament the dark evenings and mornings, the soggy trudge along rain-soaked streets. But even so, there’s something… magical about it.
Swirls of chimney smoke rising in the air; the peek you get in living room windows at dusk, before inhabitants remember to draw the curtains; the noisy clack of a taxi of revellers spilling onto the path, giggling as they duck into a doorway.
There is a magpie-like tendency to this time of year too, from gifting to glamour. Melanie Morris decides that we should all be self-gifting this year and selects her own beauty wishlist, while Sinéad Keenan reflects on her favourite metallic touches from the catwalks.
Elsewhere, there’s plenty of shine to be found in jewellery designer Chupi Sweetman’s home, where her glittering talents are splashed across walls and stairways.
Of course, with the darkness also brings a sense of longing – to go out, to get away. From quick staycation trips to Cork, Clare and Dublin, and Sarah Gill’s pal-finding guide to get you out of your comfort zone, to photographer Emilija Jefremova’s hike of Kilimanjaro, as Lizzie Gore-Grimes skis right to the door of a year-round Austrian retreat.
Whether you’re yearning to stay in or get out and about this season, I hope you find something within the pages to catch your eye.
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