Makeup

Apply Yourself: Effortless Makeup

Effortless makeup? Count me in! Beauty companies are constantly coming up with ways to make their products more compact, efficient and easy for the consumer to apply. Let’s face it, none of us reach for a product that doesn’t go on well (no matter how great it is). Applicators have to be intuitive since the […]

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Hair

Sulfate-Free Shampoo

Stop what you’re doing and go take a look at the ingredients in your shampoo. No idea what the words mean? Yeah, I didn’t either. It is so important to be aware of what you put in your hair. Shampoos and conditioners are full of harmful chemicals that will seriously damage your hair, also known […]

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Body, Boscia, Hair, Makeup, Nails, Olay, Origins, Skin

RED CARPET READY

Ah, the Oscars. The night the world comes together to judge whose spray tan looks like something out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and whose hair just did not work with their dress (ahem, Cameron Diaz 2012). While the majority of us don’t get to walk the stairs of the Kodak, we do have events that […]

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Makeup

Retail Guide: Department Store Makeup

I am a sucker for anything in pretty packaging. That being said, I find myself coming home with products that will “transform my skin” but in reality, they’re a waste of money and worthless. I have learned from my mistakes and assembled a guide so you can make the most of your department store experience. […]

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J.Crew, L'Oreal, MAC, Makeup, NARS

Lipstick + Lipgloss

My first real makeup purchase was a NARS lipgloss in Risky Business. It’s been downhill from there. Six years and 4 tubes of Risky Business later, I have declared myself the lip product queen…. Cue the selfies (and disgusting amount of NARS products). 1) L’Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Fairest Nude + NARS Lipgloss in […]

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