I am all about easy regimes when it comes to, well, just about everything, and that includes my skincare. I’ve got sensitive skin that easily breaks out if products are full of questionable ingredients, so when I was asked to give the Riversol line a try, I was hesitant. Would it really do what it … [Read more...]
Skincare Hacks For Oily, Greasy Skin
Warmer weather means changes in our skin for both us and our little ones, but it doesn't necessarily mean submitting completely to troubled skin. Though allergy- and heat-related pimples may be unavoidable for some of us, there are a host of DIY projects and low-maintenance products that can easily … [Read more...]
How To Ease Summer Skin Congestion
We often joke around about just how bad the street congestion is in the city especially during the summer months. But it seems to not just to be about traffic. The congestion on our skin from environmental changes wreaks serious havoc in the summer months. I don't know about you but my skin goes … [Read more...]
Everything You Need To Know About Adult Acne
Once your teenage years are behind you, you think acne should be too. But then you find yourself firmly settled in adulthood and it's still happening. It's real. It makes sense since our hormones play a big part in various stages in life, but that knowledge doesn't mean much. And why do they tend to … [Read more...]
Aveeno’s Here To Save Your Winter Skin
This just in from CBC: "Winter outlook: Another deep freeze ahead for most of Canada." Winter is here to stay. Most of us across Canada were treated to an early blast of the season, and the combination of cold temperatures, blustery winds and dry indoor heat have started wreaking havoc on our … [Read more...]
Melasma: The Mask of Pregnancy and What You Can Do
As some of you know, I've been troubled by large dark spots that have appeared on my face over the past few years. I've had a some success with beauty products, like Philosophy's Time in a Bottle, that contained a high concentration of Vitamin C, but only if I was diligent in using it continuously. … [Read more...]
Learn How To Keep That Summer Glow!
We've entered the Fall season but no complaints here! It's still warm during the days but soon enough the colder temperatures will set in. We all love that summer glow and are desperately trying to hang on to it. I had a chance to chat with Victoria Radford, makeup artist to stars like Fergie from … [Read more...]
Oil Change…For Your Face
The hottest trend in skincare is oil. But before you hit up your local mechanic, we've done a little research on these new products and their usage. When my Vichy contact pitched me their latest product, the Neovadiol Magistral Elixir, I scoffed. This was being marketed as an elixir of youth for … [Read more...]
La Roche Posay, Part Two
I know it sounds nuts, but even though I returned from France two months ago, I still keep thinking and talking about my experience at La Roche Posay. Just the other day, for example, my cousin said she'd heard I went there and wanted to hear all about it. I could have told her about the spectacular … [Read more...]
Humidity and keeping the shine away. Ugh.
I truly understand when people talk about dry heat versus what we get here in Toronto. We've just had our first heat advisory of the year (yeah, finally). Remember? We go from cold to hot in a nano second. A couple weeks ago I was in Palm Springs, California. It was hot... like 100 degrees hot. But … [Read more...]