Author: Jane Daly

With Spring dragging her feet I really needed to add some cheery colour to my routine. Pink is always perfect. I love pink flowers, I love pink sunsets and my favourite fruit, watermelon, is a lovely pink. Pink clothes can work miracles and brighten a sallow complexion, and you will always look gorgeous and glowy…

Spring- I’m looking at you! Darn that groundhog and his getting my hopes up for an early spring….March came in like a lamb and we know what that means *cries*  Watching the snow fall outside that is slowly turning into freezing rain and dreaming about the big melt. On the plus side, the days are…

My amazing Chanel Fairy gifted me with the pretty much unobtainable Chanel Steel and Strong from the Chanel Soho Collection in Fall 2010. She has a knack for tracking these beauties down and for that, I am eternally grateful! This colour is rich and heavy, and makes me think of those magnetic hematite stones. I…

One of my pet peeves with mascara is thick clumpy mascara that looks fake and make-up-y. I am a lover of soft and natural make up, more so as I get older. I like my lashes to look dark, and perhaps a bit longer than they are naturally. Not thick, spidery, uber black and clumpy….

File this one under all things soft, subtle and neutral. Coco Chanel famously said “I take refuge in beige because it’s natural”. Here, here I say. As much as I love a pop of colour when it comes down to feeling comfy, cozy and at ease, neutrals are where I want to go. In cosmetics,…

Ready to watch the Academy Awards? Who doesn’t love to watch the stars – and their fashion and beauty selections for the evening? We had some ideas this week to make you Oscar-ready. Tim Quinn, Giorgio Armani makeup artist to the stars (we’re sure he will be helping the Armani favorites get ready for the…