There’s so much going on in beauty these days that it’s hard to keep up! Do you ever feel completely, totally overwhelmed when you step inside a Sephora or a Shoppers Drug Mart? I know I do—even though it’s kinda sorta my job to keep track of the dozens of cool-looking products hitting shelves every month. The always insightful BritishBeautyBlogger wrote a post recently called “Beauty Fatigue” that really hit home for me. It (and the comments) are a must-read for industry types, but I think what she’s saying is relevant for anyone with an interest in beauty these days: “I have never known a time when there were so many new products flooding onto the market or new launches, beauty presentations or ‘scientific findings’. [...] I’m quite often asked what drives me to feature a product and it’s almost impossible to say. It used to be amazing packaging, innovative concepts, value for money and beautiful colours. Now, I’m surrounded by all of things all of the time.”
Eeks! It’s SO true. And that doesn’t even take into account all of the celebrity beauty news, the mind-blowing tricks I pick up from interviewing hairdressers and makeup artists, and so on. THERE IS SO MUCH I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WITH YOU GUYS! And that’s why I’m gonna try something new today with a little Friday round-up of beauty tidbits—you know, a post dedicated to all the neat stuff that’s been going on in my world (and that I need to share before next week’s round of discoveries steals my attention). Come and dive in! Keep reading »
October 14th, 2011, 11:34 am |
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by Elizabeth
I love beauty (obvi). And I love to read (I’m a total book nerd). So you won’t need much explanation when I say that I get super-psyched about beauty books.
Yep, even though beauty blogs—like this one you’re reading right here!—are amazing at providing instant intel on the latest and greatest, there’s something about the tactile experience of sitting down and cracking open a book that makes me feel all warm ‘n fuzzy. I love knowing they’re there and that I can flip through their pages at any time for help. (See? Nerd.)
From makeup how-to’s to face mask recipes to which vitamins to take for glowing skin, I’ve found it all in my growing collection. If you happen to be literary keener like me—or if you’re just looking for some new tips—here are five of my favourite reads. Keep reading »
There are two annual topics that every women’s magazine always runs, but which beauty editors always kind of dread. One is the typical winter skincare story (which I attempted to cover in this post—the products change but the advice stays the same). And the other is the yearly sunscreen article in which the author kinda sorta b*tchslaps the audience (how nice!) for not knowing the difference between UVA and UVB, or that you still need to re-apply even an SPF 100 every two hours.
But seriously, do you even READ those pieces? Honestly, I can’t really blame you for sun protection ignorance because those stories especially can be very preachy and/or boring. (Except for the one I wrote this year, of course, which is called “The Tan Commandments” and is in the June issue of FLARE. Go buy it!)
Anyway, that doesn’t mean we won’t still be tackling the sun protection beast on this here blog. I’m just going to break it all down into nice, tasty, bite-sized beauty chunks (in the spirit of what BEAUTYEDITOR.ca is all about!). First up, we talked about the fact that you DO need to re-apply your sunscreen every two hours—and I gave you some options on how to get around this unfortunate reality without ruining your makeup. Today, we’re going to address mineral sunscreens: why you might want one and the prodz that I think are the best. Keep reading »
