Summer Beauty Essentials (Bioderma, simple, L’Oreal, Polysporin + more)

Summer may be winding down but many of us are still hanging onto every last bit of sunshine before Fall hits this September. This year, the family and I spent some time up north and also flew to the Dominican Republic for a week to unwind. Aside from that, we've spent every other day in ...

Going Naked: Beauty Must-Haves! (Featuring Urban Decay, Lancôme & My Neutral Favourites from the Drugstore!)

We've all heard the saying, "Go Bold or Go Home". Well, with Spring in full swing and Summer just around the corner, bold and bright shades of makeup, including nail polish and lipstick are creeping up just about everywhere. Despite the growing popularity of this bold trend, some of us are not quite ready to ...

Marcelle’s Xtension Plus Mascara & New Waterproofing Mascara Top Coat

Marcelle's Xtension Plus Mascara was recently announced as the Elle Canada 2013 Beauty Grand Prix award winner for Best Mascara Under $20. Have you tried it? Xtension Plus was designed to give lashes extra length and curl. It's formula defines and separates lashes while minimizing clumps. The applicator brush is a soft polymer that has a row of longer ...

Marcelle Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover Pads

Wearing makeup is fun but taking it off at the end of the day can be a chore. With so many makeup removers on the market today, it's often hard to choose between them. While the Bioderma Micelle Solution & Shu Uemura Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil remain my cleansers of choice for removing face makeup, if/when I ...

Glossybox: The Gold Star of Beauty Subscription Services

Beauty subscription services are popping up everywhere here in Canada (i.e. Glymm, Luxe, Topbox) but from what I can see, the Glossybox one seems to be the gold standard. Like the others, Glossybox charges a monthly fee and mails out luxury boxes filled with deluxe beauty samples every month to its beauty members. Products can include, but are not limited to, lotions, makeup, ...