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I busted out the winter coat this week to combat the uncharacteristically winter-like weather up here in Canadaland (even though winter's start date is actually more than two months away). That means I'm not only swathing myself in a wearable...
From the get-go, I knew that the Clean & Clear Advantage Blackhead Eraser Kit and I would get along famously. Anything that offers the mere hope of diminishing the little black spots crowding my nose and chin is welcomed by my perennially congested...
I've always loved Burt's Bees for their naturally fantastic lip balm, but now I've also been romanced by their amazing skincare. And any product that has a cool story behind it, as Burt's Bees Radiance Day Lotion does, lures me in immediately...
I used to balk at any beauty product containing oil; Of course, that all changed once I tried Josie Maran's outstanding Argan Oil and extolled the virtues of the miraculous Moroccanoil (also based on the aforementioned argan oil). Once I savored every...
While it seemed like summer had mysteriously gone missing for the last couple of months, Mother Nature has apparently woken up to that fact and has suddenly deemed August its proper kick-off month. So now, it's full steam ahead in the city of Toronto...
Ever been so tired you've thought of using baby wipes to remove your makeup? It seems they're not just for babies anymore: apparently, international superdad Brad Pitt uses them to clean up his pits when he's got that not-so-fresh feeling...
I've tried a ton of skincare products in my day, at a myriad of different pricepoints; some cheap and cheerful, and some, worth more than a week's worth of groceries. But I'll let you in on a little beauty secret: I always come back to Olay...
If I were stranded on a deserted island, YSL's Touche Eclat is the one beauty product I'd hope to have stowed away in my back pocket. This golden pen, with its thin veil of magical concealer, instantly wakes up tired eyes and is, quite literally...
Confession: I've never met a mascara I didn't like. Well, okay, that's not entirely true - there's been a few of the smudge-y, flake-off, lacklustre volume variety that have have failed to meet my Bambi-eyelash expectations. But for the...
I seem to have a bit of a love/hate relationship with bronzers lately: while I love the idea of them, I find that many, in the one-shade-fits-all variety, tend to be far too dark for my fair complexion. The dirty-face result (read: splotchy, orange-y...
Yes, I know what you're thinking: "Not another lip product..." But Nivea's Caregloss and Shine isn't just any old lip goo: not only is it an ultra-nourishing treatment product as well as a gloss, it also has hidden cosmetic benefits...
A felt-tip marker for your lips feels like one of those no-brainer beauty products, so it's wonder we didn't have one – until CoverGirl's Outlast Lip Stain came along, that is. Lip stains have tended to come in either roller-ball or brush...
As much as I'd like to say I have a sky's-the-limit beauty and grooming budget worthy of, say, Ivana Trump or a fallen beauty pageant queen, the reality is, my beauty bucks are far more frugal these days. I've had to seriously reign in my...
These times of amped-up hand washing call for a hand cream that can keep up. In an ideal world, hand cream would last through multiple washings, but the reality is, most wash down the drain after a single cleanse. But I've discovered a moisturizer...
Ever since I could afford it, I've been a salon-haircolor-only kind of gal. Even though I go for single-process color, I prefer to avoid the at-home splatter-fest and leave my dark brown color application in the hands of my professional colorist of...
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