Lips
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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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I’m Currently Obsessed With… #5 | New Mom Life
Body and Health Chloe Ting’s Summer Shred Challenge I’ll be the first to admit that I thought my body would’ve snapped back to its pre-pregnancy shape just a bit quicker… But given that I am seven months out from giving birth and still not quite where I want to be fitness wise, I figured it…
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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 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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My Favorites from 100% Pure
The 14 Best Skin & Makeup Products from 100% Pure One of the beauty questions I’m asked about most frequently is: What products would I recommend from 100% Pure? And this makes sense since I’ve been using (and featuring!) 100% Pure makeup and skincare since I started green beauty blogging back in 2017. I’ve tested…
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Ilia Review: True Skin Serum Foundation, Concealer, and Colorblock Lipstick
Beautiful, Effective, and Splurge-Worthy Clean Makeup by Ilia. I first discovered Ilia in back in 2015, when I had just started to dipping my toes into the green makeup community. Walking into the Pure + Simple spa in Yorkville, the Ilia makeup display immediately caught my eye. Their packaging was chic and minimalist, yet had…
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Polish & Plump Sugar Lip Scrub (LUSH) Recipe
A Quick, Natural & Cheap DIY to Pamper Your Your Pout. This is a super simple, 4 ingredient sugar lip scrub recipe inspired by LUSH Cosmetics. It’s perfect for winter months, or whenever your lips need a little TLC. Both my sister and I are big fans of the sugar lip scrubs from LUSH. They…