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Another month, another dose of TikTok beauty hacks here to shake up your GRWM game! And if there’s one thing we know about #beautytok, it’s that you never know what bizarre beauty hacks you’ll find yourself putting to the test. Case in point: glueing down your bangs and turning a deodorant bottle into a facial […]

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Whether you’re looking to grow your curls out or cut down on daily styling, protective styles that incorporate extensions are tried-and-true methods for preserving natural hair by shielding strands from everyday stresses like over-manipulation and the environment. (Note: Cold weather can be especially brutal on textured hair, which is already drier and prone to breakage.) […]

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In a culture that puts a high premium on beauty — and by “beauty,” we mean “youth” (let’s be real) — Tai Salih is a torchbearer for ripping up the rule book. Box braids, which she gets re-braided with extensions every five weeks, have been the Toronto-based yoga instructor’s signature hairstyle for more than five […]

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In a surprise twist, the beauty trends out of Paris Fashion Week were arguably the month’s most pared down of all. Instead of delivering over the top glam, the city of lights’ message for fall entailed various levels of chic undress when it came to hair and makeup. Bare faces were taken a step further […]

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Winter is coming, which means the season for protective hairstyles is also upon us. The best part? These styles are set-it-and-forget-it. However, while its relatively easy to maintain these looks, its important to stay on top of daily dirt and build up, especially as you look to remove your style and get your hair back […]

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The Covid lockdown and stay-at-home orders have no doubt effected our relationships with our go-to beauty routines. Here, Tracy Peart, a body positivity advocate and the resident makeup artist for CityTV’s Breakfast Television Toronto and Cityline, shares how months of quarantine life has shifted her hair routine from a long-standing love affair with protective braids […]

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Once temperatures skyrocket and that humidity hits, nearly every day can feel like a bad-hair day. And if you have longer tresses, forget it: Wearing your hair down feels like you have a blanket over your shoulders at best. To help ease your heat wave struggles, we’ve tapped two local hair experts for summer hairstyle […]

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The days are longer. Our parkas are long. The sun is (sometimes) shining. While the season promises warmer days, it also means we have to put up with some rainy ones. Although April showers do bring May flowers, rain can be quite the nuisance to our morning beauty routine, especially on our hair. While throwing […]

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You can always count on braids to make a runway appearance at fashion week each season. Their versatility, aka their ability to quickly transform from schoolgirl staple to intricate works of art, has made them a staple (and beauty editor favourite). That versatility was showcased time and time again on the spring 2017 runways, where designers […]

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After what seems like a hundred seasons of “no makeup” makeup dominating the runways, the Spring 2016 shows brought back something we’d been seriously missing—fun. And colour! If you can believe it, models wore actual makeup. Yes, as in more than just a quick swipe of moisturizer. So what better way to kick off the […]

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Some of my earliest childhood memories are of my mom parting my hair with comb at the centre of  my head before braiding my long black hair into two elbow-length plaits. It’s nice to know that I have something in common with North West, although her braids are probably not being done by mommy, Kim […]

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Every morning we’re faced with a series of questions that can seriously throw off our entire day. Get up now or hit snooze? Sneakers or pumps? Take public transportation and look flawless all day, or cycle to work and be doomed to have flat, greasy hair all day? Unfortunately, if we want to take advantage […]

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