From the category archives:

Beauty

Five Purse Sized Pick-Me-Up’s

January 6, 2011

I am a sucker for pretty, useful little things to keep in my hand bag.  It is such a pleasure to take a little pause during the day to reach into my bag for a little dab of my favourite lip balm or to jot down an idea in a cute notebook.  Here are five [...]

Five Items You Can’t Fly Without

August 31, 2010

Although I'm not a big fan of flying, I do love the airport people-watching, hours of free time to peruse my favourite magazines, and an excuse to indulge in some chocolatey goodness along with a big bottle of water.   As long as I'm prepared with my in-flight must have's, I am able to enjoy the [...]

The Lazy Fashionista: How to Look Great Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

November 4, 2009

When you are a self-proclaimed style expert, you are supposed to walk the walk and talk the talk and practice what you preach.  It would not do, for example, for me to wear rubber flip flops on the street after my post about Style Do's and Don'ts.  But I have a confession to make: I [...]

Wear This: My New Column

October 28, 2009

Exciting news!  I recently started writing a weekly column in t.o.night, Toronto's new free daily afternoon paper.  It is a style column called Wear This and every week I will be writing about style trends in both fashion and beauty.  It has always been a secret dream of mine to write a column (sorry to [...]

My Product Posse

February 18, 2009

Can I still use the word posse?  Well, I'm gonna.  Here is a round-up of my favourite, stand-by products that always have space on my bathroom shelf.  I do explore beyond this list, but when it comes to beauty products, for the most part, I stick to what I know and love.  I am still looking for the [...]

How I Spent my MAC Gift Card

January 24, 2009

Note: This post is written by resident beauty expert, Renita Paranjape.

'Tis the season to cash in those gift cards!  I recently visited MAC to spend a $50 gift certificate.  Here is what I chose:  
Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Prussian ($17):  Prussian is a very dark, inky blue.  I know, blue eyeliner brings people back to the 80's, but this [...]

Scents and Sensibility

November 19, 2008

I am a fragrance girl.  I love everything that touches my skin to smell amazing - from hand soap, to body wash to  laundry detergent.  On summer mornings, I liberally spray on a light scent in eau de toilette form that slowly evaporates throughout the day, at which point I apply again before an evening out.  In winter, I switch [...]

Try This: Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion

November 4, 2008

Resident beauty expert Renita shares her new favourite products whenever they find a home on her bathroom counter:
The little purple genie bottle by Urban Decay holds some magical stuff.  The eyeshadow primer potion has been recently flashed in many magazines so I decided to head to Sephora to check it out myself.  The beauty representative [...]

Guest Post: Fresh Faced for Fall

October 6, 2008

This is the second post by Beauty Expert, Renita Paranjape.
You're all set - you've got your boots, chunky knit sweaters and wool trousers on stand-by for the first day of frost.  With more of you covered up, your face  takes center stage once again.  Time to update your make-up for the new season.   The fall [...]

Guest Post: Top Five Summer Beauty Essentials

July 23, 2008

I am excited to introduce the first of many guest posts by Beauty Expert, Renita Paranjape.  Renita's expertise runs from consulting on the "five-minute-face" to providing make-up services to brides and bridal parties.  Read and learn:

So it took a while, but summer is finally here.  Here are a few summer essentials that I love, and [...]