Sister pays beautiful tribute after sudden death of award-winning Irish beauty writer
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Sister pays beautiful tribute after sudden death of award-winning Irish beauty writer

AWARD-WINNING beauty blogger, writer and entrepreneur Aisling McDermott has died suddenly.

Her sister Kirstie McDermott took to Twitter this morning to share the news of her death and pay tribute to her life.

“I raise all the lipsticks in the world to someone who fought so bravely for so long and left behind such a legacy,” she wrote.

“Sleep well, Aisling. We loved you hugely.”

Ms McDermott said her sister had aggressive MS for 20 years.

“She was getting worse, but she still looked so glam,” she added.

Kildare native Aisling McDermott and her sister Kirstie founded the beaut.ie website in 2006, which they then sold in 2014 to Entertainment Media Networks.

As well as founding the award-winning site, Ms McDermott was a best-selling author of books including Gorgeous to Go and The Beaut.ie Guide to Gorgeous. 

She was also a columnist for The Irish Times and has built a reputation as one of Ireland's foremost beauty writers.

Author Marian Keyes expressing her shock at her friend's passing.

She described Aisling McDermott as 'clever, kind, astute, sweet and very courageous'.

Read Kristie McDermott's tribute to her sister below...