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Every week our Beauty Fix columnist takes on your questions about makeup, skincare, hair and more. Have a beauty question we haven’t answered? Email us at beautyfix@fashionmagazine.com.

I recently cut my hair short and it’s at that point of growth where the ends flip out. What can I do to deal with this?
You’re preaching to the choir! I’ve been battling that old-school Carol Brady coif for a few weeks now, and let me tell you, it is a stubborn scene. Your best bet is to smooth the ends under when hair is still damp. After applying a heat protectant spray, aim the blowdryer nozzle downward on the hair shaft and grab a natural-bristle round brush to help decrease split-ends and breakage. Ideally, the brush should be small enough to use on shorter hair lengths, such as Raincry Professional Small Natural Bristle Brush 45mm ($48, raincry.com), to wrap the hair around the brush to curl the ends under in the opposite direction, working in sections and starting with the bottom layers of your hair. This method takes a bit more time, but ultimately, it’s less damaging to hair than the direct heat of a flatiron every time you wash your hair.

See the entire Pierre Hardy for Nars makeup collection »

Makeup collectors, get ready: Next month the Pierre Hardy for Nars collection is hitting counters and it’s sure to inspire a need-it-all hoarding frenzy. Inspired by Pierre Hardy’s shoes for summer 2013, the 14-piece makeup collection includes six nail polish duo sets and two brightly-coloured blushes. And as if you needed further incentive to purchase, the nail polishes come packaged in adorable, miniature dust bags and Pierre Hardy shoeboxes. The blushes, on the other hand, make use of Hardy’s signature cube print. “Rotonde” is a tiger lilly-orange blush while “Boys Don’t Cry” is a poppy pink grapefruit shade—and both are accented with a shimmering gold overlay of the geometric design.

Go inside Roksanda Ilincic’s bag »

There are a few things you can safely assume about a designer just by looking at their stuff. And in the case of London-based designer Roksanda Ilincic, you can figure this: She’s arty. Between the inspiration behind her Spring 2013 collection (an Opposites Day combo of Niki de Saint Phalle and Josef Albers) and Fall 2013’s fabric play (she blended baby pink PVC and taffeta on evening coats and used laminated lace on dresses), she’s a regular renaissance girl. You can also figure she’s ladylike inclined, given her consistent leanings towards dresses, collared coats and embellished eveningwear). One thing, however, that you (or at least I) couldn’t have known, is how breathtaking she is to behold IRL. I met the Serbian-born beauty last month when she was in town at The Room at Hudson’s Bay and was completely confounded at first glance. The violet eyed, porcelain-skinned, raven-haired designer is over six feet in heels. She’s the perfect model for her clothing, (she wore the opening look from her spring collection during daytime press interviews and this dress from fall for dinner later that night at the buzzy Bent restaurant) as is the similarly slender Duchess of Cambridge, who has worn her dresses in the past. “It’s a huge privilege and such honour and to have somebody like her wearing my dresses. I’m just really, truly honoured I must say,” she raved. To boot, she carries a beautiful purse—a purple satin clutch from her own collection that mirrors the effects of Mary Poppins’ bag. So, as if this ado hasn’t enticed you enough, have a look for yourself.

Read all the backstage tips from Peter Som Spring 2013 »

More was more on Peter Som’s Spring 2013 runway when it came to beauty. Bright orange eyelids were mixed with washed out pastel hair extensions, resulting in the ultimate cool-girl vibe for spring.

The Peter Som beauty team—led by Wella Professionals global creative director Eugene Souleiman and makeup artist Tom Pecheux—matched the collection’s watercolour-print boardshorts and billowy floral dresses with bright pops of colour. However, the models’ natural skin tone played a key role in the look. “There is no blush, no highlighter—no need,” said Pecheux, noting that all the models were returning from summer vacation with flawless, toned skin. As our spring trends guide reported, skincare products play a major role when it comes to the “natural” skin look. Pecheux used hydrating gel, foundation and a translucent powder to ensure complexions looked fresh.

Every week our Beauty Fix columnist takes on your questions about makeup, skincare, hair and more and provide all the answers. This week we share a tip for eyeshadows that will make blue eyes shine (it’s all about complementary colours!) and an equally helpful product for making dull skin look radiant. Plus: We introduce a new way of applying moisturizer that’s quicker than the traditional pump. Have a beauty question we haven’t answered? Email us at beautyfix@fashionmagazine.com.

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See what’s inside Heather Reier’s bag »

Heather Reier has always had a passion for all things beauty, so it’s no surprise that her Toronto-based brand has grown such a cult following. Since launching Cake Beauty at the age of 26, she’s stayed loyal to creating products that are all-natural, paraben-free and smell as sweet, sometimes even sweeter, than freshly baked treats. She also loves pink, something that has very apparently carried over to Cake Beauty’s fun product packaging as well as to her personal purse, which is full of girly trinkets.

Her large Badgley Mischka bag is the perfect size to hold all of her essentials and Cake Beauty goodies. We must remember to pick up the Milk Made Velveteen Hand Creme and Fuss-Free Volumizing Dry Shampoo Spray. If Reier is carrying it in her purse, we know they get the job done. In fact, that is one of the main goals of Cake Beauty–to produce products that actually solve a problem. Reier made this a goal after using numerous products on the market that just didn’t do what they claimed to. Over 10 years later, Cake Beauty has expanded to include hair products and the line contains over 20 signature products.

See the full spring beauty trends gallery »

Jump to: 1990s BEAUTY | THIN HAIRSTYLES | STATEMENT LIP | NAIL TRENDS | BLUE EYESHADOW | SKINCARE | BRAIDS | HAIR ACCESSORIES | BEAUTY ADD-ONS

It’s time to say goodbye to fall’s dark lip colour, vivid eyeshadows and unforgiving hat-head. Spring is finally here, and we’re ready to freshen up with the latest spring beauty trends. Amidst the myriad of Spring 2013 beauty looks on the runway, nine key trends stood out. From minimalist 1990s beauty to vibrant blue eyeshadow, spring beauty has something for everyone. We’ve rounded up the top beauty trends for spring: Click through the best hair, makeup and nail trends from the Spring 2013 runway shows as well as the products you’ll need to get the looks. This fresh new beauty inspiration is sure to carry you through the season and right into fall.

See what’s inside Leah Miller’s bag »

As the bubbly host of So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Leah Miller charmed audiences and viewers and even took home a Gemini award. Since her start many years ago as a MuchMusic VJ, she has interviewed countless musicians and pop stars including Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift. In 2009, she made her move into entertainment hosting, first with eTalk, Canada’s most-watched entertainment new program, and now with E! Canada. Miller shoots cute bits from her kitchen about her loves of juicing as well as other lifestyle segments and interviews major celebrities.

The punk rock-inspired beauty look at the Marc Jacobs Fall 2013 show had many elements worth obsessing over. Models all wore cropped, shaggy wigs which were done as homage to Joan Jett (remember when Kristen Stewart had the same hair?), covered in so much hairspray that they looked authentically rock show sweaty. The makeup—which cited Marianne Faithful as muse—was equally gritty, with heavily-lined eyes that had “cool girl” style. “The eye is smoky, but round and defined and we created really matte, perfect skin,” explained lead makeup artist François Nars of the look.

However, it was the nails at Marc Jacobs Fall 2013 (it always comes back to the nails, doesn’t it?) that had everyone excited.

After the success of last year’s Andy Warhol collection, Nars Cosmetics announced today that they’re launching a collaboration inspired by French fashion photographer Guy Bourdin. The collection, created on behalf of the Guy Bourdin Estate, will feature Bourdin’s innovative and provocative work in a set of unique Nars beauty products. Specific product details have not been released yet, but the collection is said to include new packaging, formulas and shades based on Bourdin’s photos.

See the full backstage beauty gallery from 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2013 »

Makeup inspiration at 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2013:
“She’s a sophisticated girl. She spends time in the mirror in the morning. She has an edge, she could live uptown and have a downtown boyfriend, or at nighttime be in a rock band.” – Francelle Daly, Nars lead makeup artist.

Get the look:
Daly applied Nars Luminous Moisture Cream and a illuminating foundation for a dewy effect. She also used a peachy highlighter (Nars highlighting blush in “Miss Liberty”) on cheekbones and the bridge of the nose. “It’s a flawless complexion, but it’s effortless.” Daly brushed “Yamal,” a camel shadow, on lids, defined brows with a pencil and curled top and bottom lashes with a clear mascara.

On lips she used Nars lip liner pencil in “Kenya,” a brownish red shade, to trace and fill in the mouth. Then she brushed “Mambo” eyeliner pencil on top to give it “depth and richness.”

Every week we take on your questions about makeup, skincare, hair and more and provide all the answers. This week we teach you a foolproof way to apply self-tanner to your body (who says you have to go on vacation to get a bit of a glow?) and share our top product pick for taming unruly eyebrows. Plus, two pretty lip colours to try and a new in-shower product that will allow you to skip moisturizer, even in the winter. Really! Have a question we haven’t answered? Email us at beautyfix@fashionmagazine.com.

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