Shiseido S/PARK in Yokohama, Japan
A global innovation centre on beauty.
Part research and development lab, part museum, part beauty bar, Shiseido has opened a new state-of-the-art beauty mecca in Yokohama, Japan.
Beauty
How to Turn Your Beauty Stash Vegan
Firmly planted.
Here, seven vegan beauty products that work just as well as their non-vegan counterparts.
Vancouver’s Fig is More Than a Pretty Facial Bar
The self-proclaimed "first clean facial bar".
There’s something deliciously intriguing about figs. Those not-quite-a-pear, not-quite-a-peach fruits share qualities with our skin—an organ that’s best treated from the inside out.
The Power of the Pout
Lipstick is back with a vengeance.
Lana Turner was a dame who understood the power of the pout. In The Postman Always Rings Twice, her lipstick case rattles along a café floor toward a rugged John Garfield. Her manner poised and hand outstretched, Turner waits for Garfield to bring it over; when he doesn’t, she saunters by, grabs the case from his hand, applies her lipstick, then hits the road.
8 Tinted Lip Balms to Wear this Summer
Balmy weather, breezy lips.
Tinted lip balms are more hydrating than lipstick, though they won’t repair cracks or flakiness (typically winter problems anyway). And because they’re sheer, they can be a great way to dip a toe into brighter colours. Here are eight tinted lip balms to try.
The Science of Sunscreen
Toxic truth.
When you’re as famous for your looks—sun-streaked locks, perfect tan—as for your marriage to a star quarterback, anything you say about beauty is bound to be scrutinized. It took supermodel Gisele Bündchen two sentences to turn sunscreen into front-page news. “I cannot put this poison on my skin. I do not use anything synthetic,” the Brazilian bombshell declared.
How to Build an Exercise Beauty Kit
All worked out.
Don’t sweat it, we’re exploring all of the solutions to your beauty concerns pre- and post-exercise.
The Future of Sustainable Hair Care
How the industry is cleaning up.
The beauty industry as a whole contributes a huge amount to environmental pollution, mostly through its enthusiastic use of plastics. But these days, it’s easy to choose salon hair-care labels that are making efforts to be sustainable and eco-friendly.
11 Must-Know Canadian Beauty Brands
Canuck cosmetics.
In Canada, our beauty brands are inclusive and socially conscious, the embodiment of the cliché about Canadian “niceness”. Everyone wants what we’ve got. Read on to find out what to buy from the next generation of quintessentially Canadian beauty brands.
