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Okay, ladies: Some of you are wearing too much makeup, and I feel like it’s all my fault.

Beauty Diary

Posted on Friday, March 23/2012

So I went out for drinks last night. Oh wait—Trainer George, if you are reading this, NO OF COURSE I DON’T DRINK. Anyway, I was waiting in line at one of Toronto’s finest... > continue reading

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Detox Diaries (Part 3): Can juicing give you better skin? Find out how I fared with Total Cleanse’s beauty-focused custom cleanse

Beauty Diary

Posted on Thursday, February 9/2012

Editor’s note: And now for the third and final juice cleanse in Carole’s Detox Diaries! If you recall, she started with the Benourished juice cleanse in Part 1, the BluePrintCleanse in Part 2,... > continue reading

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Detox Diaries (Part 2): I did the scary-sounding “Excavation Cleanse” from BluePrintCleanse

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Posted on Thursday, January 19/2012

Editor’s note: The Detox Diaries are back! After Carole completed the Benourished juice cleanse (detailed in Part 1, if you missed it), she bravely dived into cleanse #2… During the window between Christmas... > continue reading

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Introducing the Detox Diaries (Part 1): I test-drove the Benourished juice cleanse—and put the kibosh on holiday bloating

Beauty Diary

Posted on Wednesday, January 4/2012

Editor’s note: Guys! Meet Carole. While we were all busy stuffing our faces with shortbread cookies and Christmas chocolate, Carole took one for the team and tried not one, not two, but THREE... > continue reading

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What are your 2012 beauty resolutions? I’m an overachiever, so I have 10.

Beauty Diary

Posted on Tuesday, January 3/2012

Happy new year! Welcome back! Can you believe we’re entering our FOURTH year in the beauty blogging biz? (Therefore: If you ever get the niggling sense that your hostess ranks very, very high... > continue reading

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Do you exfoliate? Like, regularly? I used to be a once-a-weeker, but here’s why I’m suddenly scrubbing again (on the daily)

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Posted on Wednesday, November 23/2011

A few years ago, I wrote a story for ELLE Canada that was essentially anti-exfoliation. The inspiration was a chat I had with the VP of R&D for Burt’s Bees (Celeste Lutrario), who... > continue reading

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Shopping

My 7 latest beauty splurges that were SO worth it (come check ‘em out, and then tell me about yours!)

Beauty Diary

Posted on Tuesday, September 27/2011

Hi, I’m Elizabeth. And I’m a beauty junkie. Guys, what is it about beauty products and services that makes me forget about budgets, savings accounts and credit card bills? Really! I recently returned... > continue reading

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Get ready: Fashion Week (Month) has begun! And so has the Toronto International Film Festival. Here’s what I do to not feel like a troll

Beauty Diary

Posted on Friday, September 9/2011

Here’s a little insidery fact: If you’re a beauty editor, the first week of September, directly after Labour Day, is hands-down the busiest, craziest week of the year. It’s kind of cruel, because... > continue reading

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thin-thighs

So I went to Muskoka, let a handsome plastic surgeon do LipoSonix on me… and came home with thin(ner) thighs. Whee!

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Posted on Wednesday, July 6/2011

Most people, when they head to Muskoka—a region just north of Toronto that’s known as “cottage country”—partake in activities such as swimming, boating and barbequing. Me? I get my fat cells blasted. Or... > continue reading

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Smiling Lips

I got porcelain veneers and laser gum reshaping—and here’s why it was the best damn beauty investment I’ve ever made

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Posted on Monday, May 30/2011

When we talk about beauty stuff, what comes to mind first is obviously the temporary stuff: makeup that washes off, self-tanners that gradually fade, hair colour that eventually grows out. Even Botox and... > continue reading

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