For what seemed like FOREVER, we waited with bated breath for it. Every time the sun breaks out of the grey sky, we look outside longingly and wish summer is here and now it is and we couldn’t be more excited! There are so much to do, people to see, places to visit and…
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If you live in Canada, especially in the more than occasionally brutal Ottawa during winter, there is no denying the past winters have been particularly damaging in many ways than one. One of the first to suffer is, unfortunately, your skin, which the winter leaves as parched, dry or flaky. Definitely not a great way…
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How many of you guys have the luxury of time in the morning, during the work week, to indulge in very elaborate routine of cleansing, toning, hydrating and softening your skin just before your mad dash to the office? While that sounds like the most marvelous way to start the day in dream land, it…
Read More...SAY HELLO TO SPRING WITH DOVE DRY SPRAY
There’s never been a busier time in the nation’s capital than this spring. While the winter was filled with galas night after the night, the longer days and the warmer temperature brings about a sweet change to these social events. This week alone has been a hectic time from non-stop Easter festivities to launches of…
Read More...KEEPING IT SPRING FRESH WITH AVEENO #FRESHESSENTIALS
What a doozy this winter has been in Ottawa – and it seems to just keep on coming. Every year the cold weather outside and the dry heat inside to compensate takes a toll on our skin. We do what we can to bundle up and protect our skin but after 3 months of frigid…
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As I write this, I watch the Golden Globes Awards, with the usual giddy excitement I have every single year, and I couldn’t help but smile at the perfect coincidence of this moment. I write about thinning unhealthy hair as I ogle fabulous hair and hairdos at the Golden Globes Red Carpet – a beautiful…
Read More...GET PRETTY: STRONG BEAUTIFUL NAILS WITH TRIND KERATIN TREATMENT AND CARING COLOUR NAIL LACQUER
Here’s one thing beautiful weather, sandy and sunny beaches (I know!) does to you that you may not necessarily talk about or realize – the downside on beauty. One of which is the surprising side effects of getting too much salty ocean water on your skin and nails. I do tend to linger a little…
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Every time a new season of Survivor is launched on TV, I’m always left to wonder what that one beauty item I must take with me in the island. I’m not even sure why I had to wonder as season after season, my answer never changed. Take away the glosses and the lipsticks…
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Confession: Although I love shopping, the important element of it, which is trying clothes on (shoes, I don’t mind so much) is the part that I dread the most. Especially during winter when you have layers over layers of fleece, cashmere and fur, just the thought of taking them all off and putting them all…
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