Pre-beauty editor era, one of my favourite activities used to be late-night trips to Shoppers Drug Mart to troll the aisles of the makeup section (where I’d inevitably scoop up a dozen or so sweet prodz for a fraction of what you’d pay at a department store). It’s like the female Canadian Tire, right? Or Vegas—time kind of stops and you could spend hours in there.
Now, of course, makeup (and every other beauty category known to woman) shows up at my doorstep, so I’ve had to retire that pastime. But you know what? I still get a little thrill when I come across drugstore things that WORK.
The latest area to impress me is skin-perfecting stuff. Foundation, primer, powder, concealer. Like I keep saying, the beauty brands are getting way smarter—so you no longer need to sacrifice performance, or texture, or skincare benefits, for a cheapo price. I’ve been testing up a storm and here are eight new-and-notables… Keep reading »
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 hotspots with another beauty-minded friend, and we couldn’t help but notice All.Of.The.Makeup. And not just because we work in the biz, mind you. I’m all for the sisterhood, and I hate pointing stuff like this out because if makeup makes you happy, then who am I to complain? But OMG, this was intervention-level stuff. Think goopy red lips, extreme amounts of bronzer, theatrical eyeshadow. (And this was an after-work bar. Imagine what happens when they’re not coming from the office?!?)
So I think it’s time I used this blog—my platform, as it were—for the greater good. We need to talk about this, because I do believe I’ve been an enabler for far too long. Keep reading »
Yesterday was a glorious day. The sun was shining, I wore open-toed shoes and, because for once I’m enjoying a tiny lull in between mag deadlines, I played hooky and walked around all afternoon following a lunchtime media event.
But (because you knew there would be a but) then my world came crashing down.
Okay, not really, but I was trying on some new gym clothes at Lululemon and suddenly noticed that the eye makeup I’d so artfully applied that morning—to go with my artfully arranged side ponytail and Chanel lipstick—had migrated both above the crease of my eyelids and beneath my lower lashes. Quelle horreur! (And I know I always talk about how the lower lash line is the new thing in eye makeup, but I mean that when you apply it there deliberately—not in an OMG-it’s-3pm-and-I’ve-sweated-it-all-over-my-face kind of way.)
Clearly, I wasn’t fully prepared for this warmer weather. (And clearly I don’t always use my own tips.) So to go with the first week of spring ’12, let’s talk about the things we ALL should be doing to prevent eye makeup meltdowns. Keep reading »
