My 7 latest beauty splurges that were SO worth it (come check ‘em out, and...
Hi, I’m Elizabeth. And I’m a beauty junkie. Guys, what is it about beauty products and services that makes me forget about budgets, savings accounts and credit card bills? Really! I recently returned...
View ArticleDo you exfoliate? Like, regularly? I used to be a once-a-weeker, but here’s...
A few years ago, I wrote a story for ELLE Canada that was essentially anti-exfoliation. The inspiration was a chat I had with the VP of R&D for Burt’s Bees (Celeste Lutrario), who very convincingly...
View ArticleThis week in beauty: Snooki exfoliates with cat litter, Emily Blunt’s latest...
The last half of November is fun times for a beauty ed. I used to think September was the busiest month—what with TIFF and the Fashion Weeks and all the fall launches—but this time of year is shaping...
View ArticlePeel, mask, moisturize: Maybe you should make this your new skincare mantra
Okay, so I’ve jumped on to a new skincare bandwagon. (Happens every week, NBD.) This time I got inspired by my aesthetician, Anna, at Concepts Salon & Spa in Toronto. She does my pedis every month,...
View ArticleFather’s Day ’12: Gift ideas
Pamper your pop with one (or more) of these great grooming gifts.
View ArticleWhy you might want to use Retin-A (because I’m back on the wagon)
I always like you guys to be the first to know when I change something up in my skincare routine, so it’s time to fess up: the Retin-A thing is ON. Again. See, I first started seriously dabbling with a...
View ArticleNeed a winter pick-me-up? This DIY body exfoliator is like a vacation for...
We all know the unpleasant symptoms our skin experiences during winter: dryness, itchiness and dullness, just to name a few. But suffering is so not glamorous and neither is spending ridiculous amounts...
View ArticleEditor’s picks: 5 things to fix your super-dry skin (and only one is a...
All dry skin needs is more moisturizer. True or false? Ding ding ding! That would be false. Yes, moisturizer is important—but there’s more to it than that. You need to exfoliate to get rid of the dead...
View ArticleWill exfoliating thin out my skin and prevent it from regenerating properly?
The question Allison writes: I’ve been told by two different estheticians that I should be exfoliating my face as little as once every three months—the reason being I have “thin skin” (I’m 31) and...
View ArticleDry skin, begone! My winter skincare regimen revealed, plus 10 tips for...
This polar vortex business can really get a girl down. Seriously, if you don’t have to be in North America right now, don’t come. We’re living through some freakish snap of cold weather (think: a...
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