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Trend alert: Lip glosses that look scarily bright but really aren’t (as Kristen Bell demonstrates)

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Posted on Tuesday, July 13/2010

I love me a punchy, bright lip—but am also the first to admit that in order to properly wear one, you’ve got to get a whole lot of other grooming things right. Such... > continue reading

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Trend alert: Short, rounded nails

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Posted on Tuesday, June 15/2010

What shape do you file your nails in? I used to be a die-hard “squoval” girl—that’s industry lingo for a squared-off oval shape—but lately, it’s short, rounded nails, preferably polished in a bright... > continue reading

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Kevin Murphy’s spring/summer 2010 hair trends

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Posted on Tuesday, May 18/2010

Back in March, I was lucky enough to meet Australian hair guru Kevin Murphy (read my tribute post to his amazing eponymous line, if you missed it the first time around). And I... > continue reading

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Is it just me or is lip gloss kind of over?

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Posted on Thursday, May 13/2010

Well not OVER, over. But definitely falling out of the makeup rotation, no? It’s funny—I used to joke about the annual fall lipstick story that every magazine on the planet would run (the... > continue reading

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Next big nail polish trend: Nouvelle Vague by Chanel

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Posted on Tuesday, April 20/2010

Is it just me or are nail colour trends moving at lightening speed these days? The next big one is Nouvelle Vague from Chanel’s summer collection (Les Pop-Up de Chanel). It’s a chalky... > continue reading

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Have you ever bleached your eyebrows?

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Posted on Monday, April 5/2010

For quite a while now, we’ve been seeing models on the catwalk with blonde, bleached-out eyebrows. But have you ever tried—or would you consider trying—to do it at home? I don’t mean anything... > continue reading

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Trend alert: Lash growth products

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Posted on Friday, March 19/2010

You’ve heard of Latisse, yes? It’s the prescription treatment for growing your lashes longer, thicker and darker—and like most things that are awesome, not available in Canada just yet. (Health Canada is currently... > continue reading

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Trend alert: Taupe nails

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Posted on Monday, March 1/2010

Doesn’t it seem like nail polish trends are on warp speed lately? It’s tough to keep up—even in the past six months or so, we’ve seen three mayjah ones. Yves Saint Laurent’s Stormy... > continue reading

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Trend alert: Grey hair

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Posted on Thursday, February 4/2010

In the past couple of months, there’s been a flurry of stories (see here, here and here) about grey hair—not hiding it, but wearing it DELIBERATELY. I flirted with the idea of doing... > continue reading

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Top 10 beauty trends of the ’00s

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Posted on Thursday, December 31/2009

Can it really be the last day of 2009—and the entire decade? Yikes! Let’s take a look back at the beauty trends that defined us… (Click on an image below to enlarge. To... > continue reading

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