Lipstick Powder N Paint

We have always wanted to see a little curl in our editorial assistant’s hair.  She has worn it pretty much poker straight, or in a ponytail, since we’ve known her – and that’s been quite a few years.  We decided to visit Antonio and his crew at Salon Tocci, in Toronto, and asked them how to create soft bouncy waves in Steph’s fine hair.  Here is the step by step: (more…)

The Lancôme Ôscillation Powerbooster primer amplifies eyelashes. A simple sweep of this white, vibrating, power primer goes on before your mascara making lashes appear thicker and longer. Conditioning ingredients fortify and strengthen lashes, and help mascara glide on more easily. (more…)

The easiest way to create an all over, natural looking glow without baking yourself in the sun is a little product called bronzer. We asked Janet Curmi, Elizabeth Arden’s Vice President of National Education and Development, to teach us the proper way to apply it.

To achieve a naturally bronze glow, apply bronzer to the areas of the face that the sun hits first – nose, apples of cheeks, forehead and chin. To enhance the sun kissed effect try adding a pop of bright pink blush to just the apples of your cheeks. This will give the illusion that you’ve just been lounging on the beaches of St. Tropez.

Here is a selection of the latest and greatest bronzers that you can try: (more…)