Tributes pour in for celebrity makeup artist Aisling Eyre who has lost her battle with cancer

Tributes are pouring in for makeup artist Aisling Eyre who passed away on Tuesday following a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Aisling who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer before her death spoke candidly about her illness and the moments of deep loneliness but remained positive to the end.

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She was surrounded by her adoring family including her heartbroken father Liam, and siblings Brian, Patricia and Aveen when she died away on Tuesday.

Helen Cody with Aisling Eyre. Pic: Helen Cody/Instagram

Aisling began her career working in fashion before making the move to makeup and designer Helen Cody was among the first to pay tribute to her.

She wrote of how the news saying: ‘I’m sitting in my kitchen numbed by the news of Aisling Eyre’s passing… I can’t move… it’s too sad.

Helen recalled how they first met on a magazine shoot aged 21, and became ‘kindred spirits’ as they ventured forth in their careers.

Aisling Eyre. Pic: RIP.ie

More memories came in the form of ‘endless chats’ about the ‘visual stories’ they wanted to create with photographer friends and at one time they lived in a house share together which she fondly remembers they dubbed ‘cleavage cottage.’

‘She was such a gentle, sensitive soul, madly talented and always laughing… I’m truly sad and sorry for her passing,’ she signed off her tribute.

In reply someone else wrote, ‘Helen, it is too awful to accept, I couldn’t function after the news. I’m so sad. ‘

Stylist Sonja Mohlich also paid tribute to her writing RIP beautiful Ash, you will be missed!

Aisling Eyre. Pic: Facebook

Others shared their memories of Aisling throughout her life, from her younger years running about as the ‘cool’ girl around town to the part she played in their special day as their wedding makeup artist.

Aisling remained defiant about her illness to the end and in the weeks before her death, when she had been moved to palliative care she recounted ‘sneaking out’ to make a very important appointment.

‘Two years since the day I was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer and what a great two years it was. Today is my birthday and I am now in a secret location getting away from a lot of chaos I found myself in.

‘…However that didn’t stop me sneaking out the other day for a very important appointment with my tattoo artist for my second year’s anniversary tattoo … better to have it done without anyone knowing than to be told I couldn’t get it done. [I] was only gone AWOL for four hours… that was probably the best birthday I ever had.’

Aisling’s removal will take place on Friday morning from Quinn’s Road in Shankhill for a funeral mass at 11am at St Anne’s Church, Shankhill.