Looking for a bit of summer pampering? Look no further! We’re giving away a professional mini facial and makeup application for you and two friends during Saks Toronto Summer Beauty Week (June 6-9), where you’ll get treated with the latest products from brands like Decorté, Chantecaille, Valmont, EX NIHILO and Trish McEvoy. iframe.instagram-media { position: …
“We’re going to look back 10 years from now and wonder ‘What were we doing? Why did eyebrows look so sharp and strong and drawn in? And why were there so many steps?’,” says Mary Dang of the future shame and disbelief we’ll feel about Instagram brows. The dark and block-y arches were not as …
“If I don’t have jujubes, people think I’m going out of business,” Joel Carman says, motioning towards a bulk jar of the rainbow gummy sweets that have been a staple of Over the Rainbow since he first went into business all the way back in 1975. Carman, the jovial, mustachioed proprietor of the store is …
When Vancouver’s Tori Holmes was 21 years old, she became the youngest woman to cross the Atlantic ocean in a rowboat. After running into hurricane Katrina and breaking several ribs in a 60-foot swell, her desalinator broke, and she and her then-partner were without water for several days. It was a seminal moment that she …
Today we are showing how to tie or lace up a corset gown. Who knew it could be so complicated? 😉 The technique shown in our video (below) will keep all of the ribbons coming in the same way for a neater look (instead of criss crossing every which way.) We also show how to …
Imagine the one thing that’s synonymous with Lacoste: it’s the crocodile, right? Well, not anymore, as Lacoste is replacing their crocodile emblem with ten different endangered species as part of the Save Our Species collaboration with the International Union for Conversation of Nature (IUCN) to draw attention to the world’s endangered species. Replacing the crocodile …
Monogamous creative relationships are unusual in the perfume industry, where few perfumers enjoy in-house status at venerable houses. Masters like Christine Nagel (Hermès), Mathilde Laurent (Cartier), Olivier Polge (Chanel), François Demachy (Dior) and Thierry Wasser (Guerlain) are exceptions. Most perfumers work at one of the major raw materials companies (like Symrise, Firmenich, IFF or Givaudan) …
Early Monday morning, Meghan Markle gave birth to the long-awaited Baby Sussex. And, as promised by Prince Harry in his giddy birth announcement outside the Windsor Castle stables, the trio made their family debut Wednesday morning, posing for the royal press with their brand new baby boy. With perfectly manicured hands, Markle caressed her small …
Did Kanye West do something right? Last fall, he tweeted about the negative and dangerous effects social media has on the mental health of its users, particularly that of young people. “There are people who are committing suicide due to not getting enough likes,” Ye tweeted. “Seeking validation in the simulation. We need a live-streamed …
Leaving a workout feeling like you’ve truly connected with your trainer is a pretty rare but absolutely wonderful feeling. When it comes to teachers with massive followings, Amber Joliat, founder of Toronto’s Misfit Studio comes to mind. In fact, I’ve actually lost track of the amount of times I’ve heard a colleague or a friend-of-a-friend …