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Lip liner outside your lips

Want bigger, more even-looking lips? I drew outside my lip line… and I liked it

Beauty Diary

Posted on Wednesday, March 6/2013

The title of today’s post takes inspiration from this song. Except, you know, we’re talking about lip liner (not cherry Chapstick). Yep, I did a total beauty “don’t”—or at least what I used... > continue reading

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How-to: The oversized red lips at Prada S/S ’13

Makeup

Posted on Friday, February 15/2013

The look: Bold, red lips in an oversize shape, with a bare face and groomed brows. The inspiration: Japan; the 1960s; the toughness and lightness of being a woman. “It’s all about a... > continue reading

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7 big beauty WTF moments from Milan Fashion Week… and 2.5 looks I can actually get behind

Fashion Week

Posted on Thursday, March 8/2012

While my own beauty choices are becoming increasingly (maybe even disturbingly, considering my line of work) classic and boring (I guess that’s what 6+ years in this industry will do to you), I... > continue reading

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My 10 favourite fall fragrances—check out these new scents and start dropping holiday hints NOW!

New Products

Posted on Monday, November 14/2011

Now is the time on BEAUTY EDITOR when we talk about fragrance. Specifically, all of the new fall ones that I’ve been collecting in a giant, overflowing, laundry-size basket since probably July or... > continue reading

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Milan S/S ’12: Makeup artist Pat McGrath calls the old smoky eye “boring”—but would you try one of these “exciting” looks instead?

Fashion Week

Posted on Friday, September 23/2011

Pat McGrath and I are so in tune. Just last week, for those of us growing weary of applying our smoky eyes, I gently suggested some of the new eyeshadow techniques coming out... > 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

New Products

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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F/W '11: Now that all the Fashion Weeks are dunzo, let's recap with the top 10 prettiest beauty trends you should try—like, right now!

Fashion Week

Posted on Wednesday, March 16/2011

We made it! Fashion Month is officially ovah for another six months, and wasn’t it grand? So much easier to help ourselves to the bird’s-eye Internet version than, as I said, having to... > continue reading

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Milan F/W ’11: Wanna look younger? This little Prada trick is just the ticket! (Wanna look older? Gucci and Fendi have just the colour for you.)

Fashion Week

Posted on Friday, February 25/2011

There are lots of things you can do to look younger—some advisable, some not. When you wear this fruity fragrance, for example, people think you’re younger by eight to 12 years. And a... > continue reading

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Milan S/S ’11: If you DO wear red lipstick (not orange or pink), then maybe you’d like to give it this smokin’ hot update

Fashion Week

Posted on Friday, September 24/2010

As you may have noticed, I’ve been chatting up lipstick lately in a BIG way. Specifically bright lipstick—which is what designers really, really want you to be wearing next spring. (And why not... > continue reading

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Babe in the biz: Lifestyle and entertaining expert Kim Vallée

Beauty Diary

Posted on Wednesday, July 7/2010

We’re heading to Montreal today for a chat with this week’s Babe in the Biz, Kim Vallée. If you’re into design, home decor and entertaining, you’re likely to be already familiar with Kim’s... > continue reading