About a month ago, I received a super exciting email announcing that one of my all time favourite cosmetics brand, essence Cosmetics, was finally making its way to Canada. For those who have never heard of the brand before, essence is a high- quality drugstore makeup brand that started in Germany and has spread to 55 countries, including The United States. The brand carries a wide range of cosmetics from [...]
Last week, we had the opportunity to attend an event put on by Physicians Formula Cosmetics to showcase some of their new Spring 2012 beauty products. The event was held in Toronto in the Bellair suite of the super posh Hazelton Hotel where, we were told by staff, Brad and Angelina sometimes sleep when they are in town. The event was a lot of fun and, we had a great [...]
After reading Melissa’s fabulous post on Spring 2012′s colour blocking trend, I started wondering if this shockingly bright and super fun trend would also work well for makeup. Would a hot pink lipstick look nice when paired with a lime green eye? Could a bright yellow eyeliner be paired with a deep violet cheek? To find the answer, I went in search of colour blocking beauty pictures, and what I [...]
MAC Cosmetics has signed Beth Ditto to create a limited edition collaboration with products expected to hit counters in June. In celebration of the partnership, Ditto will attend this evening’s Gala Sidaction Dîner de la Mode as a guest of John Demsey, group president of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. and chairman of the MAC AIDS Fund, and Karen Buglisi, MAC global brand president. The MAC AIDS Fund will donate [...]
It’s true that there are a lot of great cosmetics companies from the US, UK and other places around the world, but what some of us Canadian beauty girls tend to forget, are the amazing beauty brands based out of our own backyards. In order to showcase some of the best beauty products Canada has to offer, I will be doing a bi-weekly post featuring some of Canada’s biggest (and [...]
With 2012 quickly approaching, I wanted to take a look back at 2011 and share some of my favourite beauty products from the past year. As a complete makeup addict, this task was not easy. After all, it’s hard for a mother to pick her favourite child. In the end, I managed to come up with a good list of products, and couldn’t wait to share them with you. 1. [...]
Last week I had the unique opportunity of attending L’Oreal‘s holiday party and spring 2012 preview event. It was a great night filled with cocktails, delicious food, great company and of course, A LOT of new beauty products. The first thing I noticed when I arrived at the L’Oreal event (held at the C5 Restaurant at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto) was just how spectacular the room really was. [...]
