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Garnier Ultra Lift Miracle Sleeping Creams {CLOSED}

Posted on March 20, 2015November 15, 2015 by Elaine

My skin can be pretty finicky when it comes to face creams – especially night creams. They tend to be heavier and richer than their day cream counter parts, since the role of most night creams is to provide moisture. When you have oily skin like I do, the last thing you want to put…

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Budget Friendly: Be Better Argan Oil Products

Posted on March 19, 2015May 19, 2015 by Alysia

Typically skincare can be expensive especially when you are looking for targeted products but sometimes you can find some gems right in your very own drugstore! Alysia tests out some products from the Be Better Argan Oil line that is exclusively available at Rexall. ***** Argan Oil 2-in-1 Cleanser & Toner -washes away makeup and…

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Clarisonic Sonic Radiance Brightening Solution Twitter Chat

Posted on March 18, 2015May 19, 2015 by Elaine

I’m sure you’ve all heard about the Clarisonic system by now right? The latest edition to the Clarisonic family is the Sonic Radiance Brightening Solution. This new system is designed give you a brighter, more radiant complexion by helping to reduce hyperpigmentation in the skin. In the morning, start with the AM Skin Illuminating Cleanser which…

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Getting Colourful with Skechers Canada Flex Appeal Shoes

Posted on March 16, 2015May 19, 2015 by Sohnee

Part of a healthy beauty routine is a workout routine…but…I’m really bad at sticking to a workout routine. I hate to admit it but having cute clothes and accessories can sometimes motivate me to get moving – it’s like my mind is tricked into thinking that if I LOOK like I’m working out I will…

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Lise Watier Expressions Spring 2015 Collection

Posted on March 12, 2015March 30, 2020 by Joanna

Can it be true – is the weather REALLY getting warmer in Toronto? I’m crossing my fingers this is the lead up to spring! To help get us in the mood, beauty spring collections are popping up all over the place. Joanna has the scoop on the latest from Lise Watier. ***** When I first…

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Secret Beauty Weapon: Miracle Balm

Posted on March 11, 2015March 30, 2020 by Laura

We all have our miracle products that often surprise us. You know what I mean – the products that we don’t think will stand out but we soon discover we can’t live without! Laura tells us about why she loves Bella Vita’s Miracle Balm. ***** My love for this Made in Canada balm began several…

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Clinque Wear Everywhere Neutrals Palette

Posted on March 10, 2015March 30, 2020 by Elaine

When I was in my early 20’s I thought neutrals were so boring when it came to makeup. I was really into experimenting with “crazy” eye shadow colours and didn’t feel like myself in neutrals. My how times have changed! I’m still willing to try out fun colours but I have really come to appreciate…

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Life Changing Moments

Posted on March 9, 2015May 19, 2015 by Elaine

This post was inspired by Clarisonic Life Changers: Moments That Transformed How You See yourself When I was growing up as a little girl I always had a love for fashion and beauty. From playing with my mom’s makeup to sneaking into her closet and wearing her heels, I was a “girly-girl” through and through….

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August adventures! @torontotempo 5eva 💜 Wearing August adventures! 

@torontotempo 5eva 💜
Wearing #QuoBeauty Pass the Pinot mascara and Water-Activated liner 

@pizzeriabadiali is always worth the line 🍕

#badiali #torontoeats 

@guster_dog helps me review books sometimes. 📖

#librarianlife 

Family game night with my fellow weirdos ❤️

Shelving 8500 books in a week was brutal, but I’m so grateful to my dear friends who jumped in to help. Being lucky enough to work every day with some of your closest friends is magic📚

Brews and ball with my besties 🏀🍻
@jgjwrites @gem_tom @adam__malek  @torontotempo 

#gotempo #torontotempo #wnba 

I, too, am but a delicate peach 🍑 Farmer’s Market visits are a summertime must!! 

@bloorbordenmarket 

Saturday Morning Cartoons and All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Party with my 80s guys ❤️ @herodhimself and @adam__malek 

@revuecinema #stompbox #saturdaymorningcartoons #revuecinema 

I’ll always stop to look at a sunset 🌅 🥰

When you marry someone as nerdy as you are, UpWords games get *competitive* 😂

@adam__malek #upwords #gamenight 

Is it even summer if you don’t catch a happy hour patio? (Or five?) 🍹

@dsderwood65 #saltydog #kingtaps #torontohappyhour 

Turonno beisbol birds ⚾️🧢 (and the required snack accompaniment) 

#gojays 

Zucchini-carrot loaf made with fresh local veggies = 💯

#farmersmarket #bloorbordenfarmersmarket 

@guster_dog is trying to cheat at Go Fish 🤨🃏

My happy place ✅

Tried (and loved) some new @kjh.brand products! 

Wearing MicroScara, Precision Sculpture Stylo in Chisel, and Soft Smudge Lip & Cheek in Soft Cherry 🍒 

#kjhbrand #torontomakeup
BE HONEST: Do you reapply sunscreen throughout the BE HONEST: Do you reapply sunscreen throughout the day? 🤨 

Most people don’t, which leaves their skin vulnerable to sun damage. 🫣

BUT! With formulas like these ones from @sulwhasoo.canada and @shiseido, reapplication is a breeze. You don’t even need to worry about messing up your makeup! 🎉 Just glide or press overtop of your base for an SPF boost that your skin will thank you for. 

Which one would you use? ⬇️

*Sulwhasoo product was gifted

#torontobeautyreviews #sunscreen #healthyskin #spf #skincareessentials
Summer may be winding down, but the potential for Summer may be winding down, but the potential for sun damage isn’t! 😳 This SPF 50 cushion from @sulwhasoo.canada is a great option for reapplying your sun protection throughout the day. It goes over makeup like a dream! ✅😎❤️ 

Have you tried this innovative formula yet? 

*gifted @caneastpr 
#torontobeautyreviews #kbeauty #sunscreen #sulwhasoo #skincareessential
Back at @viestrada1183 for the best value date nig Back at @viestrada1183 for the best value date night in the city! 🍽️ New name but same incredible food, attentive service, and truly unbelievable value. 🥰

Have you tried Vie Strada (formerly Clandestino) yet? 

#torontobeautyreviews #torontorestaurants #datenight #toronto #torontofood
After my summer break, I’m back for my monthly man After my summer break, I’m back for my monthly mani at @emilyhousenail! 💅🏼This time, I tried their new service add-on: Spa Hands Steam Therapy ✨

15 minutes of gorgeous hydration and relaxation, leaving me with the softest hands I’ve literally ever had. 😍

Try this new service at your next appointment! Bonus points if you book with Donna, best nail tech in the game ❤️ 

#torontobeautyreviews #torontonails #treatyourself #selfcareinspo #toronto
We spent a magical night at @les_loges_ressourceme We spent a magical night at @les_loges_ressourcement in the Eastern Townships this summer, and it was an experience we will never forget. Such an incredible place! ✨🌳

#torontobeautyreviews #easterntownships #vacationinspo #thermalcircuit #romanticvacation
Adventures in the Eastern Townships! Love a @gue Adventures in the Eastern Townships! 

Love a @guesswheretrips moment. We did the “Backroads Bliss” trip to kick off our Quebec Adventure. 🚗🗺️

Hiked “Le sentier des cîmes” at Parc national du Mont-Mégantic! 12km to an elevation of 840m!! So tired. So sweaty. So proud. 🥾⛰️

Forest bathing 🌳

A moment of appreciation for the view from the “Pic de l’Aurore” viewpoint in Mont-Mégantic 🥹⛰️

Immediately after the hike. 😮‍💨 but 🥰

Best nachos & mocktails in the Townships!! 🍽️@labuvetteducentro

Literally never without a @winky_lux lip product. Lip Libations in Dirty Soda is *chef’s kiss* 💋

Brought a few snacks home 🙃

 🍄‍🟫Vegan “sans foie ni gras” pâté from @les.goulues 
🦆Duck Rillettes from @ducsdemontrichard 
🍷Rosé from @chateausteagnes 
🥜Maple coffee pecans from @lanoixderable 
🌶️Red pepper jelly from #petitchaperonrouge in Coaticook
☕️Dany St Pierre Liscio Coffee from @bruleriesfaro 
🍻Beer (Allez Pou-Pou and Histoire d’Amour with cassis) from @microdescantons 
🍊Seabuckthorn powder from @jardinszoneorange 
💜Dried haskap berries from #indigosuperfruit
🧀Zacharie Clouthier cheese from @fromagerienouvellefrance 
🥒Pickle cheese curds from @laiteriedecoaticook 
🧀Comtomme cheese from @fromagerie_la_station 
🫐Dark chocolate covered wild blueberries from @chocodesperes 
🧀Frère Jacques cheese (lol) from @stbenoitdulac 
💥Kimchi from @lesjardinsbolton 
🍁Maple chili crunch from @erabliere_du_village 
🍯Summer honey from @ibeem_happycultureinc 
🍫Milk chocolate covered almonds & dark chocolate covered pretzels from #chocolatsvandeneynden 
🍪Salted cheese sablés from #lilyetléon

Tuscany vibes in Sutton 🍇 @chateausteagnes

Staying a private sauna lodge in the forest next to the Dark Sky Reserve? Yes please! ✨ @les_loges_ressourcement

Obligatory stop at @laiteriedecoaticook for ice cream. Double blueberry and brownie. Obvs. 🫐

Walking one of the longest suspended footbridges in North America. (And yes, it wobbled. I’m very brave.) 🌉

An opera house and library built in 1904 directly on the Quebec-Vermont border, financed by a badass woman named Margaret Stewart Haskell. Still in use by citizens of both countries today!

Everything in this room is or
July joy ❤️ Art by @thebloggess #torontobeautyre July joy ❤️ 
Art by @thebloggess

#torontobeautyreviews #summervibes #findjoy

Ice cream = Friendship

Nature walks around the neighborhood

Celebrating the best boy with a custom @jujulet cake

@honeys.icecream for the win

The best type of co-working arrangement

Flora is an *enthusiastic* greeter

One of my fave places in the world. The Rideau Chapel at the National Gallery of Canada

Gorgeous piece by groundbreaking female impressionist painter Helen McNicoll. « Garden », 1913

Happy place

Girlhood is pool days with great snacks and even better conversation

The most bonkers lilies I’ve ever seen

@pizzeriabadiali IYKYK

Workout werkout

@guster_dog loves Bad Attitude Bread

Stay hydrated, bbs

No makeup makeup feat @winky_lux Dirty Soda Lip Libations gloss
Celebrating our best boy’s birthday with a custom Celebrating our best boy’s birthday with a custom sensitive-tummy-approved cake from @jujulet! Cause life’s too short not to mark special occasions 🐶❤️🎂 

I can’t believe @guster_dog is already 6! 😭❤️❤️

The cake is made of pumpkin, sweet potato, spinach, and carrot. The “frosting” is potato cream mixed with natural colorings. Gluten-free and lactose-free with lots of healthy veggies means Guster can enjoy his special treat and we don’t have to worry about his health. 🥳

The cake is truly a work of art, and - as you can see - Guster definitely approves of the taste! He ate the sculpture of himself so fast that we didn’t even catch it on camera! 🙈

Would you get a cake for your pet? 

#dogsoftoronto #petbirthday #adoptdontshop
If traditional strip lashes stress you out, check If traditional strip lashes stress you out, check out @prettyinthecity.beauty’s Ready to Wear Pre-Glued Lashes! No waiting for glue to dry, no mess, no fuss 😍 - just fabulous lashes that can last up to a week. 🙌🏼

Like anything, there’s a bit of a learning curve for application, but Veronica and her team have tons of videos and tips to help you feel confident in no time. ✅

If you’re looking for lashes that last more than one night but aren’t as big of a commitment as lash extensions, these are definitely worth trying out! 

*gifted product 

#torontobeautyreviews #canadianbrand #prettyinthecity #torontomakeup #lashclusters
Happy Pride, everyone! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️ To my fellow Happy Pride, everyone! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️ 

To my fellow queer folks:
Take up space, keep fighting, lift each other up. 
Create community, live to the fullest, be audacious in your joy. 
You are loved. You are nature. You are worthy. 

To those who try to erase us, legislate away our freedoms, and ban our stories:
You won’t change us. 
We will win. 
And the world will be better for it. ✨

👚shirt is from @outonthestreettoronto 

🎨Wearing:
@annabellecosmetics Perfect FX cream in White 
@shoppersdrugmart Quo Beauty Love is Love palette 
@patmcgrathreal Celestial Nirvana palette 
Assorted @colourpopcosmetics shadows
@kjh.brand Soft Smudge Lip & Cheek in Soft Cherry
@kulfi.beauty Lassi Lips Staining Lip Liner in La La La
@winky_lux Very There Lip Oil in Pink Opal & So Extra Mascara
@milkmakeup Hydro Grip Gel Tint in 2 & Hydro Grip Concealer in 0.5 

#torontobeautyreviews #pridemakeup #queerjoy #drugstoremakeup #pridetoronto
If you’re looking for a luxurious retreat in the c If you’re looking for a luxurious retreat in the city, @mirajhammamspa in the Shangri-La Hotel should absolutely be on your list! ✅

I was invited to try the Turkish Bath Ritual and was truly blown away. The space is beautiful and calming, the service was impeccable, and the treatment itself was divine. 🧖‍♀️💆‍♀️ 

It’s an indulgence to be sure, but one I would 10/10 recommend for special occasions. 

Have you tried this type of treatment? 

*hosted

#torontobeautyreviews #turkishbath #mirajhammamspa #torontowellness #torontospa
Grateful to have had the chance to meet this wonde Grateful to have had the chance to meet this wonderful human. Truly, @mattzhaig‘s writing has changed my life on more than one occasion. 

If you haven’t yet read a Matt Haig book, I highly recommend you find yourself a copy and a comfy chair, and get ready to sink into his extraordinary world. 

#tifa #gratitude #matthaig
You asked, so I tried it! 😲 Face Pilates at @amans You asked, so I tried it! 😲 Face Pilates at @amanspatoronto 

SO many different tools and techniques to target each of the facial muscles and leave you feeling sculpted, relaxed, and refreshed! ✨

Would you try this? 

#Torontobeautyreviews #facepilates #torontoblogger #torontowellness #amanspa
Keeping things pretty natural these days, makeup-w Keeping things pretty natural these days, makeup-wise. 😊

Some products I’ve been loving:
@kulfi.beauty Lassi Staining Lip Liner in Lassi 
@winky_lux Espresso ‘Tini Lip Balm* + So Extra mascara
@milkmakeup HydroGrip Concealer in 0.5 + Cooling Water Jelly Tint in PhReeze 
@marcellecosmetics CC Cream SPF 35 in Fair*

*gifted items 

What are your current faves? 

#torontobeautyreviews #springmakeup #affordablebeauty #easymakeup #tbrcontributors
Cheeky cherry ft. @annabellecosmetics ! 🙃🍒 Wearin Cheeky cherry ft. @annabellecosmetics ! 🙃🍒

Wearing:
Lip liners in Fuchsia and Red Flame
Fruity lip oil in Black Cherry 
Perfect Blush in Orchid 

Such a fresh and fun look for Spring! 

*all gifted products 

#torontobeautyreviews #annabellecosmetics #drugstoremakeup #makeupinspo #canadianbrand
My recent @kjh.brand purchases 🤩 💜 Hyper Shine Li My recent @kjh.brand purchases 🤩

💜 Hyper Shine Lite Pigment in Lite Purple
🍒 Soft Smudge Lip & Cheek in Soft Cherry
🖌️ No. 2 & No. 3 Brushes 

Have you tried anything from KJH.Brand yet?
Feeling refreshed and fabulous after this beautifu Feeling refreshed and fabulous after this beautiful manicure by Donna (my queen!) at @emilyhousenail! 💙💅🏼

(The color is @moding.gel 033, Cat Eye Blue Forest, in case anyone wants to twin with me!)

#torontobeautyreviews #nailsinspo #catseyenails #torontoblogger #emilyhouse
This @winky_lux Matcha Lip Balm came at just the r This @winky_lux Matcha Lip Balm came at just the right time! 🍵 Loaded with avocado and coconut oils, Vitamin E, green tea extract, and caffeine, it’ll heal those crusty winter lips in no time. 💚 🥑☕️

Plus the green tea and vanilla scent and flavor are SO delish 😍 It’s my new morning essential!

*gifted 
#torontobeautyreviews #winkylux #beautyblogger #lipbalm
Hi! 👋🏼 I’m still here! I’m sorry I haven’t posted Hi! 👋🏼 I’m still here! I’m sorry I haven’t posted much. I’m finding it a bit hard, tbh. 🫤

I’m figuring out what the next phase of #TorontoBeautyReviews looks like and healing from an injury, while my 9-5 has lately been more like 7-7, so I’m filling my off hours with family, dance, food, and books. Finding joy and peace where I can in an intense world. ❤️

I still try out lots of products and I do occasionally paint my face 🙃. I’m just not as interested in the grind of daily posts just for the sake of staying relevant anymore. Which has meant that I’m not on as many PR lists as I used to be. Which means that I don’t have as much new stuff to review. It’s a cycle. 

Things are shifting, which is tough sometimes. But it’s ok - so am I. 😊

#torontoblogger #milleniallife
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