As a city girl living in the downtown Toronto area, I’m not exactly close to all-purpose (i.e. non-electronics or home-focused) big box stores. In fact, I believe the closest one to me is at least a 20-minute subway ride away! So if I’m looking for something quick, I often head to Shoppers Drug […]
I love attending the shOws. This intimate fashion event, held over two days, features Canadian designers who show abroad. This season, the four designers featured were Bellavance and CALLA on Day 1 and Jeremy Laing and Steven Tai on Day 2. Missing this year is one of my favourites, Tanya Taylor. It was actually very […]
Yes, YVES Saint Laurent. Not Saint Laurent, which is how everything else is branded these days. And YSL has two of my new favourite lip colours. Both on the lighter weight side, one is marketed as a balm (the Sheer Candy, in a silver case) while the other, the Rouge VOLUTÉ Shine, is more of […]
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, […]
As promised on Instagram, I am reviewing Marc Jacobs Beauty’s Lust for Lacquer lip vinyl. These glosses come in sheer and “full,” with six shades each, in reds, pinks, browns and purples. I was nervous about the fuller shades as I really don’t like bold colours on my lips. However, because of the glossy nature […]
“Wow, that looks delicious”, I said to Maria, my aesthetician at Ste. Anne’s Spa, as she applied the seasonal “Chocolate Spaberry” scrub on me, “I’m almost tempted to eat it!” I laughed. “You can if you want,” she said, without missing a beat. “We make it using only fresh strawberries, natural cane sugar, shea butter […]
I just realized that I’ve been wearing make-up for over 20 years and have noticed how much drugstore make-up has changed over the past two decades. When I first started wearing make-up, drugstores like Shoppers Drug Mart carried the classics – CoverGirl, Maybelline, Revlon and every tween/teen’s favourite, Bonne Bell. It was a dream for […]
It’s finally here! I actually thought the line debuted a day earlier, but arrived at a store finding that a shelf was blocked off. Then I checked the website, and found out the launch date was August 9. Anyway, on August 9, I walked into Sephora and there they were. An area full of beauty […]
I’m not a big fan of strong, bold lip colour – probably influenced by strict no make-up dress codes in high school. I keep my face fairly bare, often just wearing sunscreen, primer and a bit of mascara and lip colour. So, for IFB’s 108th Project, which asks us about our favourite lipsticks, I decided […]
I’m not too fitness-obessed, but I go to the gym in my building several times a week and also see a personal trainer. The workouts with my trainer are intense, and I usually shower after my session. I keep a make-up case with what I call “essentials” in my gym bag, mostly with sample-sized items […]
