skincare

eos Smooth Spheres Lipbalm

April 6, 2012
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Switch up the Easter egg hunt this year and swap rich chocolate for smooth lipbalm. The organic eos Smooth Spheres come in pretty Spring colours and three yummy flavors: Summer Fruit, Honeysuckle Honeydew, and Sweet Mint. eos Smooth Spheres, $3.99. Buy Now Similar gift ideas:L’Occitane Shea Collector Hand CreamFab FacialSpaaaahhhhThree Wise CreamsQuo Endless Beauty Deluxe [...]

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L’Occitane Shea Collector Hand Cream

October 11, 2011
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I love the pretty African prints on this new collectors-edition collection of Shea butter hand, body and lip care products from L’Occitane. The Shea butter is produced by a growing partnership of women from Burkina Faso and under Ecocert fair-trade conditions. Available in three scents from Africa – Desert Rose from Morocco, Egyptian Hybiscus, and [...]

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Santa Maria Novella

May 4, 2011
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Happy Birthday Santa Maria Novella! For hundreds of years this iconic apothecary has been selling beautiful products much loved around the world. SMN started as a pharmacy in a Florentine monastery by Dominican friars in 1221 and became an official shop in 1612. Classic packaging and time tested (like hundreds and hundreds of years) product [...]

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Neutrogena Body Oil

February 25, 2011
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This time of year skin needs a ton of nourishment. In an attempt to stay moisturized, I lather on the lotion and my recently rediscovered fave – Neutrogena Body Oil. Give this light and lovely body oil to someone in need of a little winter pick me up. Neutrogena Body Oil, $12. Buy Now Psst…want [...]

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Odacité Beautiful Day Moisturizer

July 13, 2010
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This organic skincare line just celebrated their first birthday but you won’t find a product dating back to their launch on their shelves. Each Odacité product is made to order and shipped within a month of creation so that you get only the freshest, most potent product. My sensitive skin has been soaking up the [...]

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Dermalogica Multi-Active Toner

April 28, 2010
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I used to work as a beauty editor at a magazine where I tested and tried new products every week. I didn’t stay loyal to many brands as there was always something new that promised amazing results. But years later when you look in my beauty cabinet I’ve narrowed things down to just a few [...]

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Live Clean Baby

December 14, 2009
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Give a lil one ultra natural and gentle skincare. Live Clean Baby is made with a minimum of 96% replenishable, renewable and sustainable plant ingredients, completely paraben, petroleum and phosphate-free. Live Clean Baby Shampoo and Wash, $6.99. Buy Now Psst…3 winners will win the entire collection of Live Clean Baby! Two winners will be chosen [...]

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The Body Shop Classics Collection

December 9, 2009
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My best friend still wears the same perfume she did when she was 12 – The Body Shop’s White Musk. She often fears one day they will stop producing it. Well for a limited time The Body Shop has brought back some of their other classic scents and products – remember Fuzzy Peach Bath & [...]

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Cake Beauty Winter Wonderful Set

December 2, 2009
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Give a gal in need of a little pampering this seasonal survival kit of 3 best selling products from Cake Beauty. Milk Made smoothing hand and cuticle buffer exfoliates and nourishes hands and nails, Desserted Island supreme body mousse hydrates skin with a light coconut scent and Cake Kiss lip butter in pink berry moisturizes [...]

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Kiehl’s KAWS Limited Edition Creme de Corps

November 24, 2009
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In time for the holidays, Kiehl’s is collaborating with New York artist KAWS on an illustrated bottle of the best-selling (and personal fave) Creme de Corps. 100% of net profits from the sale of each of these limited edition ultra-moisturizing body lotions in Canada will be donated to the Canadian Association of Pediatric Oncology Camps [...]

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