Here’s a little insidery fact: If you’re a beauty editor, the first week of September, directly after Labour Day, is hands-down the busiest, craziest week of the year. It’s kind of cruel, because you’re just coming off a long weekend and still wanting to savour what’s left of the warm weather as we cruise into fall. Instead, you’re jolted into madness, since a) an entire month of Spring Fashion Weeks kicks off, starting with New York, b) the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) takes over our fair city and c) BECAUSE OF a) and b), a very large number of companies want to get in on the excitement by hosting beauty events during this time.
And so, I’ve had to violently pull myself out of summer mode—which, let’s face it, might be just a tad slack-ass on the grooming—and channel a more polished, presentable, red carpet-ready version of myself. (Even if I’m not walking any actual red carpets.)
You may wish to do the same. In fact, I recommend it! Just like I urged you to examine the fall beauty trends and think about what looks you want to go for this season, I also think it’s important—probably MORE important—to deal with the foundation. Not the cream-to-powder kind, silly, but all of the underlying things like your haircut, and hair colour, and skin and nails and brows and more. I do all of these things in early September (because mentally I can’t let go of that “back to school” thing) and it feels like a million bucks. I swear. So here’s a little random rundown of what I’ve been up to, and recommend. Fun! Keep reading »
