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Toronto S/S ’12: Play up your eyes and pull back that hair! That’s the message from the top 6 beauty looks at Toronto Fashion Week

Fashion Week

Posted on Monday, October 31/2011

Here in the city we call home, Toronto Fashion Week recently came to a close—but the designers left a clear message for spring 2012. It’s all about the eyes and the hair. So... > continue reading

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Nicki-Minaj

Boo! Halloween is here—so conjure up a celeb-inspired costume with these 10 hair and makeup ideas

Tips & Tricks

Posted on Friday, October 28/2011

If you’re like me, you have a closet full of discarded Halloween props. Angel wings, a pitchfork, cowboy hat, cat ears and more than a few of those sequin eye masks. (What can... > continue reading

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George Clooney and Stacy Keibler at The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills

Hollywood Film Awards ’11: Michelle Williams looks fab! But I can’t endorse Anne Hathaway’s makeup, Carey Mulligan’s hair—or Stacy Keibler

Red Carpet Report

Posted on Wednesday, October 26/2011

So apparently I was wrong when I said that the ELLE Women in Hollywood tribute was supposed to get us through until January’s People’s Choice Awards. I forgot ALL about yet another red... > continue reading

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The right mascara is only half the battle—here are 10 seriously great tips to help you brush up your application technique (Kim Kardashian, listen up!)

Tips & Tricks

Posted on Monday, October 24/2011

Remember when buying mascara was as simple as strolling through the drugstore and picking up whatever Maybelline New York or CoverGirl product happened to be on sale that week? The decision was pretty... > continue reading

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George Pimentel

This week in beauty: LC goes peach, I get Beautylicious and the Victoria’s Secret Angels give my self-esteem a blow…

News

Posted on Friday, October 21/2011

There’s so much going on in beauty these days that it’s hard to keep up! Do you ever feel completely, totally overwhelmed when you step inside a Sephora or a Shoppers Drug Mart?... > continue reading

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The best fast-fix beauty products you need in your handbag—according to beauty editor Kristen Vinakmens (and she would know!)

Tips & Tricks

Posted on Thursday, October 20/2011

My handbag feels like it weighs 50 pounds. That’s because I tend to lug around about 30 different beauty products at any given time (and a good 40 percent of them are probably... > continue reading

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It’s (hair) tool time! From a DIY Brazilian blowout treatment to a volumizing hot-air brush, here’s what’s blowing me away (get it?)

New Products

Posted on Wednesday, October 19/2011

I can still remember when I bought my first flat iron. That was in the PBE (pre-beauty editor) era, and I would not be exaggerating to say that it changed my life. Upon... > continue reading

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ELLE's 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute - By Lionel Hahn

So ELLE had an event, and all kinds of (mostly A-list) celebs showed up—including my new beauty crush Elizabeth Olsen

Red Carpet Report

Posted on Tuesday, October 18/2011

We all know awards season in Hollywood runs January through March—but is it really realistic to expect celebs to go the rest of the year without celebrating themselves? Of course not, which is... > continue reading

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If you can get away with just applying concealer (and no foundation), you should—right? Wrong.

Tips & Tricks

Posted on Monday, October 17/2011

I’ve always been anti-foundation and pro-concealer. For the most part, I didn’t like the way foundations smelled, the way they could smear off on your clothes and (most importantly) how they just looked... > continue reading

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Young Woman Looking Away from Book

Required reading: Here are 5 of my favourite beauty books—you need them in your library, stat!

Editor's Picks

Posted on Friday, October 14/2011

I love beauty (obvi). And I love to read (I’m a total book nerd). So you won’t need much explanation when I say that I get super-psyched about beauty books. Yep, even though... > continue reading

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