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13th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards With Presenting Sponsor Lacoste - Arrivals

Look! Hair companies FINALLY realized that fine-haired peeps want to repair damage without also looking like walking oil slicks

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Posted on Monday, June 27/2011

This photo of Claire Danes—which yes, we’ve discussed at length before—is how I look when I use (most) products designed for damaged, colour-treated hair. Because dontcha know? People with damaged hair need all... > continue reading

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Should you use a mineral sunscreen? Here’s why you might consider it—and 7 beauty editor-approved prodz to choose from!

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Posted on Wednesday, June 15/2011

There are two annual topics that every women’s magazine always runs, but which beauty editors always kind of dread. One is the typical winter skincare story (which I attempted to cover in this... > continue reading

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Video: Is it spring already? Here are 5 makeup essentials to invest in now

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Posted on Wednesday, April 20/2011

Folks, it’s ovah. Winter, I mean. Just last night I finished tucking away my wool sweaters, tweed jackets and approximately 751 pairs of black tights. And then I looked at my pale white... > continue reading

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New niche scents that are very, very nice! (Because who REALLY wants to smell like a Britney, Celine or Beyoncé?)

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Posted on Monday, April 18/2011

As much as I enjoy it when someone identifies a designer article of clothing on my person, whether correctly or not (Them: “I love those Chloé boots!” Me: “No, they’re Joe Fresh!”), I... > continue reading

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It’s the spring ’11 fragrance special! And if you’re a girlie girl at heart, you’ll swoon over the 10 prettiest new scents

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Posted on Monday, April 11/2011

I don’t know what happened in the ’00s—I suppose the inexplicable rise of Paris Hilton had a lot to do with it—but these days, it’s no longer de rigueur to wear baby-doll dresses,... > continue reading

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Can we talk about lipstick again? Because there are some new ones—and balms and stains and liners, too!—that deserve your attention

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Posted on Wednesday, January 19/2011

I think I sound like a broken record these days, so forgive me. Just last week my blog sista Anya, who writes the delightful fashion-focused site I’m the It Girl out of Vancouver,... > continue reading

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Best of 2010: The year's most innovative, most effective—and yes, highly covetable—new beauty products

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Posted on Thursday, December 30/2010

The last post in my trifecta of 2010 re-caps is this one: a look at the new beauty product launches that I thought were either the most groundbreaking, efficacious or just all-around AMAZE... > continue reading

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Now would be a GREAT time to pick up one of these ridiculously well-priced—and delightfully girly—gift sets

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Posted on Monday, December 6/2010

Continuing along on the theme of beauty gift ideas for both other people and, well, YOU—I really must urge you to consider one of the gorgeous makeup gift sets that the beauty marketers... > continue reading

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New-ish and rather excellent makeup you can buy at the drugstore or supermarket for under $20

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Posted on Tuesday, November 30/2010

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if my collection of makeup, acquired as a beauty editor, were to disappear forever (along with my current crack cocaine-like supply of new arrivals... > continue reading

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The 10 bestest new fragrances that have landed on my desk this fall

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Posted on Tuesday, October 12/2010

I get as much joy out of a brand new lipstick as the next girl. Feel exhilarated when I crack open a new body wash. Can’t believe my good fortune when I get... > continue reading