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How-To

How-To: Get Lea Michele’s SAG Awards Look

January 25, 2010

I’m not on board the Glee train, but for those of you who are—here’s Lea Michele. (Love this green dress with her hair colour.) Her makeup happens to be Chantecaille—a new brand at Holt Renfrew that’s worth checking out. (Read this post for a bit ...

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How-To: Get Straight Hair with Body

January 14, 2010

When flat irons first came on the scene in the early ’00s, it was all about getting your hair as stick-straight as possible. Now—thank God—the look has a bit more bounce to it, with more volume at the roots and a slight curve at the ...

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Ask the Expert: How to Do Glam Holiday Hair

December 16, 2009

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of catching up with Eric Del Monaco, official hair artist and colourist for L’Oréal Paris in Canada and one of the nicest guys in the biz. (Truly—I once had to interview him at 10pm on a Friday ...

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Ask the Expert: How Can I Get Makeup to Last on My Oily Skin?

November 26, 2009

Susan Kirsch (that’s her on the left) is a Toronto-based makeup artist and the creator of brand-spanking-new makeup line Pandora’s Makeup Box—which has been receiving rave reviews across the blogosphere. (Stay tuned for my test drive soon—but in the meantime, check out reviews by Beautygeeks and ...

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How to Look Like Katy Perry

November 10, 2009

I just realized I forgot to post photos of the Katy Perry transformation I told you about a few weeks ago when I posted this little video of Look-A-Like’s Paul Venoit talking about pin-up girl makeup.
Above is the photo of Katy herself that Paul used as inspiration for making ...

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