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There’s a pep talk happening when I arrive at the Saks Fifth Avenue Toronto flagship on an early Saturday morning. Benoît Verdier, one of the three co-founders behind French perfume line Ex Nihilo, is here for a guest appearance, and the beauty hall sales associates are buzzing, excited to hear him speak before they open […]

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Once when Los Angeles-based natural perfumer Douglas Little met with his supplier, he was handed a brown paper bag containing a wildly fragrant stash. Another time, the man showed up in a coffee shop toting a silver Zero Halliburton attaché. After they sat down, he opened the case to reveal tiny bottles held in place […]

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In beauty circles, bigger isn’t always better. Case in point: Buyers from mega-retailers like Sephora, Urban Outfitters, Costco and Amazon now scour gatherings like the Indie Beauty Expo (IBE) for the next buzzy brand. “Indie brands hold about 5 per cent of the market, but they’re growing at 20 per cent and capturing the growth […]

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Raise your hand if you want to look (and feel) like a million bucks. Yep, thought so. Put your best face/bod forward with a new arsenal of beauty and grooming products made to up your A-list cred in 2017. Now’s the time to name drop a few of these secret weapons to your SO—and to […]

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