Tag: Japan

Pretty, Sophisticated Sloane Tea

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

If you haven’t seen the growth of interest in tea in Toronto, you must be living under a rock.  From shops like David’s Tea to tea sommelier programs at schools like George Brown College and “designer” brands of teas, it’s definitely catching on by the mainstream. Container of Sloane Tea’s Heavenly Cream, one of their […]

Asian Beauty Obsession: BB Creams

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

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 […]