Beauty
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Vitamin C, Retinol and AHA: My Powerful Anti-Aging Skincare Routine
Entering Your ‘Fine-Wine Era’ Once you enter your 30s or 40s, you may suddenly find that the skincare routine that worked in your 20s just isn’t cutting it anymore. Fine lines are starting to show up, dark spots are more noticeable. And that youthful glow? It seems like it’s taken an extended vacation. But don’t…
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Not So Nice Pumpkin Spice: Glowy Vegan Makeup
A Dewy and Warm Festive Look From bronzer to lipstick, I’m feeling spicy well into the holiday season! Are you ready to chase away the winter blahs and upgrade your makeup? Check out my latest makeup routine for some inspiration. In this article, I’ll explore a range of high quality vegan makeup products that will…
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90’s Grunge Inspired Juicy Lips: Forget The Filler by Lawless
The Lawless Plumping Lip Gloss That I’m Obsessed With As a tween in late 90s and early 00s, I’ve always admired those who could pull off a brick red or muddy brown-mauve lip. But it took me a long time to find a shade that looked decent (aka: alluring and modern, not cringey) on my…
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Hot Girl Summer: The SPF + Natural Makeup Combo You Need
A Natural Beauty Look that Embraces SPF and is ~Oily-skin Friendly~ The summer temps are here and I’m living my best *outdoorsy girl* life. Thankfully, I have a bullet-proof makeup routine centred around sun protection. So I can worry less about (additional) fine lines and more about making the most of the warm weather. Skin…
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Testing New Zero Waste, Plastic Free & Multi-Use Makeup Products
How Can Brands Design Makeup Packaging to be Zero Waste and Less Reliant on Plastic? This is an exciting topic for me! The amount of plastic used in makeup packaging has always irked me. Eyeshadows, blushes, and bronzers pressed into plastic palettes. Lipsticks, concealers, and mascara shipped in plastic tubes. And then these are placed…
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My 3 Minute Mom-Friendly Makeup Routine
On Days When I Have Some Time to Spare… I’ll be honest that makeup is not a part of my morning routine every single day. But often it is! And I believe that’s possible, in part, because I’ve nailed down the right method and the right products to help speed up the process. Conceal and…
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Need to Perk Up Pale Skin? Try Westman Atelier’s Powder Bronzer
It’s a Dead-Simple Bronzer That Looks Incredibly Natural Normally I’m known to indulge in a bronzed glow all year long. (Both natural and artificial.) But throughout my pregnancy I decided to opt-out of self tanners. This meant that none of my normal go-to bronzer looked quite right on my naturally pale skin. Thankfully I stumbled…
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Ilia Review: Fullest Volumizing Mascara, Balmy Gloss Tinted Lip Oil, and Liquid Powder Chromatic Eyeshadow
Here are My Honest Thoughts on the Latest From Ilia Beauty… Spoiler: I love them. After maybe 18 months of not really wanting to buy or test any new makeup, Ilia really caught my attention with some of their newer formulas. The Balmy Gloss Lip oil has me swooning. It’s so easy to apply and…
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My Summer Face and Body Skincare Favs: Exfoliants, SPF’s and Moisturizers
The Products That Worked for my High-Maintenance Skin this Summer With summer coming to a close, I thought I should re-cap my most used skincare products. As you may recall, my face is slightly combination and acne-prone with some fine lines and large pores that clog easily. Sounds dreamy, right? However, my skin from the…
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My Day-To-Day Easy Vegan Makeup (No Foundation)
My Current Makeup Routine Takes Just 15 Mins! My day-to-day vegan makeup routine is one of my most requested topics! So I’m happy to share my current cruelty-free, non-toxic makeup routine with you today. Dusan treated me to a weekend at The Four Seasons Toronto, and we had a wonderful time relaxing (and eating!) together.…
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Warm Weather Things I’m Currently Obsessed With… | #4
It’s been quite a while since I published an article in my ‘I’M CURRENTLY OBSESSED WITH‘ series! We are long overdue for a roundup of items I’m swooning over. Today’s list consists of lovely, conscious things for the warm weather days ahead. And many of these items came along with me on my recent trip to Sauble…
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4 Vegan Perfumes I’m Digging for Spring
1. Angie Fresh/Floral/Green – natural & lightby rosie-jane Reminds me of: Gardenia Rattan by Aerin but far lighter, more airy and green. Angie, like the other perfumes from by rosie jane, is delicate, simple, and draws you closer. Honeysuckle, Fig, and Jasmine are the keynotes. The overall scent is natural, familiar, and unobtrusive. Like catching…