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Shop the beauty closet: December
If you’ve ever seen The Devil Wears Prada, or more recently, The September Issue, you know that an integral part of most fashion magazines is the fashion closet. (Although despite how it was depicted...
View ArticleGift guide: Stocking stuffers
The whole idea of Christmas stockings is kinda weird—insert a bunch of tiny presents into a big ol’ sock—and yet, it’s one of my favourite rituals. Maybe it’s because I’m a sucker for quantity...
View ArticleInspiration board: Olympic beauty
With the Olympic Games in Vancouver overlapping this week with New York Fashion Week, it’s been hard to pay attention to the latter. So instead of following the trends on the catwalk—there’ll be loads...
View ArticleWin it: A hair and skincare gift basket from Ojon and Origins!
UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered! April is Earth Month—so to celebrate, I’ve organized a giveaway with two of my favourite earth-friendly brands, Ojon and Origins....
View ArticleWatch the Origins Rocks Earth Month Concert tonight!
Origins is celebrating Earth Month with a free concert in NYC tonight that will also be live streamed to the web! The concert will feature Grammy award winner Macy Gracy and will be hosted by Malin...
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Babe in the biz: ChickAdvisor’s Ali de Bold
This week’s Babe in the Biz, Ali de Bold, is a fixture at the beauty events I attend every week (lately, every day—it’s event season right now!). In fact, that’s where we first met: Ali is the founder...
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Winter sux! (Anyone else sick of this whole “living in Canada” thing?) But...
I like winter in theory. Snow is pretty (and cold air does wonderful things for rosy cheeks). You get to wear cute boots, and lots of layers, and black tights are a girl’s best friend. (Just imagine...
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Do you exfoliate? Like, regularly? I used to be a once-a-weeker, but here’s...
A few years ago, I wrote a story for ELLE Canada that was essentially anti-exfoliation. The inspiration was a chat I had with the VP of R&D for Burt’s Bees (Celeste Lutrario), who very convincingly...
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Let’s talk about bacne. And chestne. And how to get rid of them so you can...
It’s the problem nobody talks about. But there are probably millions who suffer in silence and have to relegate certain outfits to the backs of their closets. I’m talking about back and chest acne....
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Editor’s picks: 5 things to fix your super-dry skin (and only one is a...
All dry skin needs is more moisturizer. True or false? Ding ding ding! That would be false. Yes, moisturizer is important—but there’s more to it than that. You need to exfoliate to get rid of the dead...
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Commercial hair and makeup artist Hilary Jenset on her beauty must-haves—and...
I met Toronto-based hair and makeup artist Hilary Jenset a few years back when I was working on the set of a MuchMusic commercial. Let me tell you something: working on set with live actors is HARD...
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Dry skin, begone! My winter skincare regimen revealed, plus 10 tips for...
This polar vortex business can really get a girl down. Seriously, if you don’t have to be in North America right now, don’t come. We’re living through some freakish snap of cold weather (think: a...
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