Holiday Gift Guide 2015: Selfies – Best Gifts for Yourself

Last week, we our holiday gift guide suggested the Best Gifts for Everyone Else.  Now, we are on to “Selfies” – Best Gifts for Yourself – a very popular and au courant part of our Annual Guide. Best Bath Product to Gift Yourself: We absolutely love The Body Shop Frosted Cranberry Shimmer Lotion 250 ml.  […]

Kiehl’s BB Cream: High SPF but Late to the Game

It looks like Kiehl’s has finally joined in to last year’s beauty crazy, BB Cream ($36 CDN).  Launched earlier this year, the product boasts a high SPF at 50, higher than most brands, which are typically 25 to 30, has Vitamin C and is available in four shades, according to the US website: fair, fair/light, […]

Garnier’s Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream: Not So Perfect

The people at Garnier Canada recently sent me a very small sample of their new BB Cream.  BB Creams, also known as Beauty Balms or Blemish Balms, work as an all-in-one primer, sunscreen and for many brands, a tinted moisturizer, is the latest import from Asia and first written about at DelectablyChic! back in December.  […]

Asian Beauty Obsession: BB Creams

BB creams, or blemish balm creams, originally used to protect and smooth out very sensitive skin caused by laser surgery is the latest beauty phenomenon in East Asia.  Practically every line, ranging from local names to western drugstore brands like Maybelline to department store lines such as Bobbi Brown and Clinique carry them.  Most formulas […]