December 13th, 2010, 1:56 pm |
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by Michelle
Talk about greedy. A very nice company sent me a bottle of Veuve the other day and instead of saving it for a special occasion, or at least New Year’s Eve, a girlfriend and I proceeded to guzzle it down two days later over takeout pizza and gossip. It WAS rather delicious, I must say—especially in contrast to the $10 “sparkling wine” we proceeded to open next. And besides the fact that I rarely drink (um… anymore), that is why I felt like I’d been run over by a truck the next morning. (I’m not blaming the Veuve—it’s too expensive to cause something as icky as a hangover, right?)
Anyway! Hungover I felt… and hungover I looked. Luckily my shallow choice of career DOES come in handy sometimes.
This is my post-hangover beauty Rx. Maybe it should become yours too? Keep reading »
November 15th, 2010, 12:56 pm |
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by Michelle
My goodness, I’ve come a long way in the past few years. There was a time when I shuddered at even the thought of applying oil to my skin, for fear that I’d become a walking, talking oil slick—or worse, erupt in breakouts.
Now, I not only endorse oils as moisturizers (Décleor’s neroli oil, Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate and the recent discovery Aïny Nourishing Radiance Serum are all favourites), but I’ve actually CLEANSED my skin with oils. Yes.
If you’ve ever heard of the Oil Cleansing Method then you know what I’m talking about. Keep reading »
I love British newspapers, I really do. For the second time in just over six months, the Daily Mail has run a story on Botox—and it’s not the kind of rah-rah, everyone-should-do-it type of piece you’re likely to find over on this side of the pond.
No, the article is about a beauty writer who started getting Botox injections 18 years ago, at the age of 29. (Funnily enough, it was for a magazine article and therefore probably gratis—that’s how you start to get hooked on these things, I tell you!) Anyway, at first it worked… but then things went horribly wrong—wrong enough that she decided to give it up for good.
Now I’m not really against Botox—heck, I just got some myself at a media event about a month ago (I’ll be posting a video soon with some tips from the docs). But the fact that it can backfire and actually make you look WORSE really scares me. This is the thing Nobody Talks About. (Or at least nobody in North America.) So let’s! Keep reading »
