By Caroline Gault Shanie Bar Oz is itching to soften your skin. The co-founder of Lavan (840 Granville St., Vancouver, 604-568-8807, lavanlavan.ca), which means “white” in Hebrew, sources all her store’s natural, hypoallergenic, paraben-free products from the Israeli countryside. The boutique, which opened late last year, has a grand stone sink in the centre, urging [...]

Sometimes a girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do, which is why I immediately tossed Dr. Hauschka’s Rosemary Bath ($31) and Rosemary Foot Balm ($22, both at spas) into my purse to take home. Both do double-duty as body massage products, they’re cheaper than going to an RMT, they promote increased circulation, [...]

Marni’s spring campaign features alien-like animated dolls dressed in Consuelo Castiglioni’s collection. See what we mean? Dolls are huge right now. [Grazia] Models: Lying down on the job this spring. [NYT] Why save for down payment on a house when you could blow $50,000 on the World’s Most Expensive Bath? For that starting price, you [...]

The Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards is one of our favourite features. We love hearing what you chose as your top picks for shampoo, lipstick, eye shadow, body wash, skin creams and so much more. (Seriously–there’s even a category for dental floss!) Click the images below to view all the winners and then check out all [...]

I’m not always the most original hostess gift-giver (a nice bottle of ice wine or champagne is almost always my fallback), but this season, I’m going to have these gift sets from Beautymark (beautymark.ca) ready to go instead. The Fresh Hesperides Collection set of body lotion and soap ($40) looks classy and appears more expensive [...]

If there’s a bath enthusiast on your list—and one who, like me, believes taking one is no fun without some sort of accoutrement–they’ll appreciate these Mark Self Sanctuary All That Fizz Scented Bath Balls ($14 for three, avon.ca). The candy-like spheres, in lime lavender, lemon sugar and berry cranberry add a playful effervescence to the [...]

My condo is too space-deprived to hold a beautifully decorated fir tree. Happily for me, Bella Pella‘s balsam fir citrus line (from $7, bellapella.com) does the trick. The colourful glycerin soap, bubble bath and bath salts are so holiday decadent, they conjure up visions of sugarplums and Christmas trees dancing in my head.

The Body Wash, Polish and Balm in Joe Fresh Bath‘s Wash & Go with Joe kits ($8, joe.ca) come in fresh and zesty scents–grapefruit, lemon, lime, nectarine, pomegranate or marine–to sluice away the jet fuel, while each 50 ml product’s juicy pop of pink, yellow, green, orange, red or blue is a delightful diversion when [...]