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Photography by Nettika Berthelot
We loved all the candy pastel eyeshadows on the Spring 2010 runways so we’re happy to say that we’ve got 10 of these “Toronto” eyeshadow palettes–filled with shimmery blue shades–to give away from Cargo Cosmetics (cargocosmetics.com). Also included in the prize pack is a tube of Cargo’s Lash Activator growth-boosting mascara. Enter here for your chance to win! Contest closes March 31.
Spring’s new crop of scents includes a tuberose infusion from Prada, a grassy chypre inspired by New York’s High Line park, a pomegranate Splash from Marc Jacobs and more collectible Harajuku Lovers. See all of the season’s top scents in our Spring Fragrance report. Plus, our favourites by the decade, hall of famers and our beauty director’s life-long relationship with perfume. (She has 57 favourites!)
READ: Spring Fragrance Report
Photography by Carlo Mendoza; Styling by Briana Mirabelli
The other day, I was called an “eco-warrior.” [Ed. note: That was me.] It seems it hasn’t gone unnoticed by my co-workers that my beauty greenness has spiked from pale lime to deep hunter in just a month. Everyone knew I was re-evaluating my personal regime, and every time I put down the phone from speaking to the owner of another green beauty line, I’d leap up to share the latest revelation.
My cosmetic eco-consciousness began when my daughter was born two and a half years ago—but as the green category has been inching its way from niche to mainstream, I’ve begun to question who is walking the talk and who is simply riding on the coattails of a market trend.
Read more about beauty editor Lesa Hannah’s education in eco-friendly beauty in our Green Beauty Guide. Plus, learn the trade-offs you’ll have to make for eco products and read up on ingredients to avoid if you’re greening your beauty regimen.
Click on the images below to see Lesa’s picks for the best in green beauty products.
The Vancouver Games may be over, but we still have plenty of reason to show our patriotic side. Enter the Canuck-inspired limited-edition maple soap by Lush ($8; lush.ca), which contains real Canadian maple syrup and a sugar topping that leaves your skin sweetly scented. Bonus: In true Lush style, no beavers were harmed in the making of this product!
Pure + Simple is my favourite place to go for all-natural skin care, mineral makeup and bliss-out facials, and my fandom continues unabated with the launch of this new lip oil ($13, pureandsimple.ca). In a handy rollerball glass applicator, the minty oil is deeply nourishing but leaves the glistening finish of a gloss.
Photography by Nettika Berthelot
I’m buying new boobs. They’re liquid. They’re easy. All I have to do is squeeze Avon Solutions Body Liquid Bra Toning Gel ($20, avon.ca) all over and pow! Thanks to the gel’s formulation of collagen- and elastin-boosting pomegranate and fennel extracts, I look firmer, tighter and perkier than Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club. And I haven’t even started to apply my lipstick, yet. Just saying.
Photography: Nail polish by Nettika Berthelot; runway by Peter Stigter
Nail polish is big beauty news, with runway shades morphing into a season’s cult beauty must-have. This spring, pastel shades, cement hues and a few juicy colours are on our shopping list. Click the links below to see our favourites, plus some runway inspiration.
Spring 2010 runway report: Nails
Plus: Get more of the season’s best beauty in our Spring Beauty Guide or check out what the nail pros were up to backstage at the Fall 2010 shows at New York Fashion Week.
Lipstick by Carlo Mendoza, nail polish by Nettika Berthelot, model by Peter Stigter
Spring’s bag of beauty tricks includes blazing orange lips, soft pastels and a parade of plaits. Dig into the top hair and makeup trends and check out our favourite spring nail polishes in our Spring Beauty Guide.
Photography by Nettika Berthelot
These double-ended Smoky ShadowBlast crayons ($9, at drugstores) from CoverGirl will get some play in my makeup bag based on ease of use alone. Add your base colour with the rounded tip, then work the pointed end along the crease and lashline. Two steps. Done. Perfect for stashing in your bag for quick touch-ups or after work events.
Eight years ago, Jamie Salé and David Pelletier took Olympic gold for their long program in pairs figure skating—and here’s betting no one’s forgotten the scandal surrounding their medal. Now, though, they’re in Vancouver for the 2010 Games, and in between commentating on her sport for CTV, Salé sat down with me to discuss her new role as spokesperson for famed au naturel line, Burt’s Bees (burtsbees.ca). Read the rest of this entry »
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