perfume whisperer
Vanilla is a very popular note in perfume, either on its own, or supported by other notes. The scent of vanilla is associated with desserts and baking, so it can take the wearer back home to comforting times. Eating sweets, warm cookies – these are all positive memory triggers to get from a scent. Some…
I’ve been visiting the good people at The Ottawa Clinic for some skincare treatments lately and have been quite excited to share my experiences with you. My first step towards better skin was to start undoing the sun damage I have been subjecting my skin to since I first started slathering myself with Hawaiian Dark…
I have always had a thick head of wavy, slightly coarse and often unmanageable hair. Add to that highlighting and heat styling, and my poor hair rebels. It gets pouffy and dry. I’ve used products that claim to nourish hair, and while they may indeed do that, they often weigh my hair down or…
I’m fairly fanatical about my manicures. I hate bare nails, although I’ll suffer them from time to time to give them oil infusions or even better, a good Nail Butter treatment. But I do have my desert island nail products that I wish I could sell as a kit. Honestly, add a crystal nail file…
To all the moms. To all the moms of four legged and winged children. To all the stepmoms and significant other moms. To all the moms who have passed over. To all the foster moms. To the mothers-in-law. To all the dads, grandparents, family and friends who had to step up. …
I am a lover of lip gloss, especially soft and natural shades that make lips look plump and cushiony. Lucie + Pompette is a gorgeous niche beauty brand that I stumbled upon meandering around Instagram. I found out there is lots of love for Lucie + Pompette and for good reason! From their site: Lip…
Guerlain Mahora is a reviled Guerlain offering from 1999, partially I think because it should have been release in 1985. Or maybe even 1965. It’s lush, animalic, unapologetically rich and, to me, absolutely gorgeous. Mahora is Jacques Guerlain’s last creation for the house, released after Guerlain’s other weird and divisive Samsara. I happen to love…
I started a special skincare routine around 10 days ago. And by special skincare routine I mean I added a serum to my morning and evening application of the things after cleansing. This isn’t just “a” serum, though, it’s more like The Serum because this one bottle of goodness is doing what it promises. We…
I hate to wear heavy makeup. I wear only the minimum amount necessary, which is very little. My go-to “face make up” for every day is my handy dandy Jane Iredale Pure Pressed Base. It gives just the right amount of easy to control sheer coverage, and my skin doesn’t hate it. It has a…
As time marches by, I have learned many important beauty lessons. The number one lesson is that it does not matter how much makeup we buy/use, nothing looks good if the canvas, our skin, isn’t healthy. Whenever someone asks me about “beauty secrets”, or how to look your best in the latest and greatest beauty…
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