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Beauty

Afternoon beauty fix: Does the order of your skincare routine matter?

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Now that I’ve added a facial oil to my regular skincare routine, how do I know what order to apply each product? Does it even matter?
Yep, it most definitely matters. Think of it this way: whichever item goes on first will penetrate your skin the deepest. A good rule of thumb for both instances is to apply in order of concentration from thinnest to thickest. After cleansing in the morning, a simpler serum like jojoba or coconut oil will maintain optimal moisture levels in your skin until the sun goes down. Read more »


Beauty

Year in review: The top 10 biggest beauty moments of 2011

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Today, we’re taking a look back at the year that was by counting down the top 10 beauty moments, developments, trends, and more. From Topshop to Tom Ford, they’re all inside!

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Fashion

What’s in your bag, Caitlan Moneta?

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Photography by Nicole Stafford

Next up, we go inside the bag of our assistant fashion editor, Caitlan Moneta. Just like Caitlan, this bag is totally chic on the outside, and a little funny on the inside. We’re opening her Prada tote to find hotel pens, double lip balms, and the most mysterious… clamps.

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Beauty

Editor obsessed: Dermalogica’s Powerfoliant clears skin of essentially everything!

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Photography by Amanda Elliott

It’s that time again, when the words “smog,” “heat wave” and “humidity” enter our vernacular, and our poor little pores suffocate under the blanket of sunscreen, street dust and the ever-present perspiration moustache. Don’t you just want to blast it all away at the end of the day? Dermalogica’s Powerfoliant ($85, dermalogica.ca) is satisfyingly merciless, and though it’s part of the Chroma White range (who really wants to whiten?) it’s just a serious exfoliator that combines vitamin C, salicylic acid and fruit acids, plus a bunch of other brightening ingredients. It’s also pleasingly science-y—the box contains two vials of exfoliator, and you have to pop down the cap to release the powder into the liquid, which—SHAZAM!—activates the lot of it until it self-destructs in four weeks. There’s also a dropper attachment so you don’t use too much of the precious (and I do mean precious) stuff. You’ll be rationing it obsessively for fear of running out; I certainly am.
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Beauty

Eye need, eye want: Dermalogica Age Reversal Eye Complex

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It’s a new year and I’m re-committed to my skincare regimen, which includes being sure to apply eye cream, even if I’ve pressed snooze five times or just stumbled in at 3am. Sure to make this easier is Dermalogica’s new Age Reversal Eye Complex ($105 for 15mL, Dermalogica.ca), which launched this month and raises the eye cream bar to a whole new level.

While reducing puffiness and minimizing dark circles, it actually reverses wrinkles and sun damage with the tiniest bit of retinoid. Most brilliantly though, it absorbs instantly, so there is no need to wait for it to dry before putting on my eyeshadow!


Beauty

Spa of the month: Concepts Day Spa, Toronto

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Image courtesy of Concepts Day Spa

From the West Coast to the Atlantic Ocean, Beauty Director Adriana Ermter scours the nation for must-try rejuvenating, relaxing and beautifying spas.

Concepts Day Spa, Toronto

60 Bloor Street West in the Holt Renfrew Centre, 416-922-2823, conceptstoronto.com

I’ve been here 100 times before. It’s not fancy, the spa is underground, there’s nothing special about the décor and you have to pour your own complimentary herbal tea. Sometimes, you can even hear the rumble of the subway. But it’s my comfort zone. And my ritual goes like this: Read more »


Shopping » Daily steal

The daily steal: Skin care kit, $46

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Photography by Kira Crugnale

Honey, they’ve shrunk the  Clean Start products! Yup, the skincare gurus at Dermalogica have done it again with this five-part grime, oil, and greasy-residue removing kit ($46, cleanstart.dermalogica.ca). It comes complete with a face wash, scrub, toner, spot treatment and SPF-infused moisturizer and fits neatly inside your carry-on.


Shopping » Daily steal

The daily steal: Custom mini-facial, $30

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Photography by Katie Ennis

Photography by Katie Ennis

Skip to the good parts of a facial with a Dermalogica MicroZone Treatment at Toronto’s Buff Nail Lounge ($30, 117 Front St. E., 416-913-8880), delivered by the skillful Lourdes (ex-Gee Beauty). She can focus on sloughing off winter flakiness, extracting clogged pores or delivering intense hydration–and it makes getting a regular facial a lot more affordable.


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