The 1920s brought modernity to Canada, but not with the same roaring intensity seen in the United States. Canada was still deeply tied to British cultural expectations — modesty, propriety and social restraint. Urbanization accelerated in cities like Toronto, Montréal, Winnipeg, and Vancouver, and immigration diversified the cultural landscape. Women gained the right to voteContinue reading “Canada in the 1920s: Modernity Arrives, But Conservatively”
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Canada from the 1920s to the 1990s: Social, Political, and Cultural forces that Curated Beauty and Fashion Looks
This is Canada from the 1920s to the 1990s: the social, political, and cultural forces that curated the beauty and fashion looks we recognize today. Understanding beauty and fashion history isn’t just about the products, the silhouettes or the trends — it’s about the world that shaped them. For years, I’ve walked you through theContinue reading “Canada from the 1920s to the 1990s: Social, Political, and Cultural forces that Curated Beauty and Fashion Looks”
Award-Winner: Dior Forever Skin Glow
Dior Forever Skin Glow is the House of Dior’s modern glow, delivering a sumptuous, high‑coverage complexion veil that melts into the skin with a thin, imperceptible elegance, delivering a flawless no‑retouch radiance that endures for 24 hours, even under heat and humidity . Perfecting powders blur every imperfection, creating a refined, close‑up‑ready finish that feelsContinue reading “Award-Winner: Dior Forever Skin Glow”
Award Winner: Rhode Highlight Milk
Rhode’s Highlight Milk has landed onto Allure’s Best of Beauty Products of 2026!! Highlight Milk is the brand’s most refined take on glow — a multipurpose luminizer that gives skin a soft, pearlescent sheen without slipping into glitter or metallic shine. It’s built from the same hydrating base as Glazing Milk, but with a subtleContinue reading “Award Winner: Rhode Highlight Milk”
Ancient Romans & Their Love of Leeks: Food, Beauty, and Imperial Routines
Leeks were more than a humble vegetable in Ancient Rome, they were a cultural staple, a medicinal ingredient and even a beauty ritual. Roman writers like Pliny the Elder describe leeks as one of the empire’s most‑used vegetables, added to broths, porridges, and herb‑oil braises. Their mild flavour made them essential in everyday cooking andContinue reading “Ancient Romans & Their Love of Leeks: Food, Beauty, and Imperial Routines”
Best-Selling and Fave: Besame Aero Slim Refillable Cake Mascara with Refill
Cake mascara! The very first modern mascara to ever hit the market. A mascara that was invented or as some may say, innovate was Maybelline in 1917, just two years shy after developing their company in 1915, in Chicago, before transferring their company to New York. Maybelline is known for their mascaras, still to thisContinue reading “Best-Selling and Fave: Besame Aero Slim Refillable Cake Mascara with Refill”
