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Beauty notes, bridal tips & behind the scenes
Expert advice from our Toronto makeup artists and hair stylists: how to plan your wedding-day beauty, the products we swear by, and stories from weddings, shoots and red carpets around the world.
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Cannes Lions Hair Stylist on the Croisette
Every June, the world’s advertising and entertainment leaders gather on the French Riviera for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Recently, I had the joy of joining a hair and makeup team at the…
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Tips, trends and real weddings, written by the artists who do this every day.
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Makeup & Hairstyling | TIFF | Toronto International Film Festival
During the festival Red carpet hair & makeup, premieres to after-parties Festival schedules change by the hour. We…
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Your Bridal Emergency Kit: A Makeup Artist’s Checklist
After hundreds of wedding mornings, I know which little things tend to go wrong: a smudge after happy…
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Smokey Eye Wedding Makeup
Paris is made for romance, so when Margarita showed me her gown, I knew her look had to…
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Wedding Lipstick: How to Choose Your Shade
Lipstick is the last thing I apply before a bride walks down the aisle, and it’s the part…
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The Huda Rose Gold Palette: A Makeup Artist’s Review, Then and Now
When Huda Beauty’s Rose Gold Textured palette launched in 2016, it was the talk of the industry, and…
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Engagement Photo Makeup: A Romantic Paris Shoot
Paris is the perfect place to be whisked away for a romantic photoshoot. When Rupi and her fiancé…
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How to choose lipstick colour
Do you find yourself staring at the lipstick counter, wondering which shade will actually suit you? Choosing the…
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Summer Wedding Makeup: Lessons From a Desert Photoshoot
Few places test makeup like the desert. This pre-wedding photoshoot took place among the dunes at Anantara Qasr…
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Full Glam Bridal Makeup: A Night Shoot by the Burj Al Arab
As the sun set over Dubai, the city’s towers lit up in colour, and the Burj Al Arab…
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