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The Canadian Cosmetic Cluster has launched the inaugural Canadian Cosmetic Cluster Awards, an international program designed to recognize innovation across the beauty industry while providing winners with practical support to accelerate their development.

A Scottish castle is set to become the newest home of one of the world’s most exclusive organic skincare brands.

These days, your choice of treatments at the nail salon extends beyond the traditional polish versus gel, French tips versus seasonally-inspired nail art. We now have newer nail systems, like BIAB (or Builder in a Bottle), special effects like cat-eye polish, and more widespread availability of services from around the world like the Ukrainian manicure.

I first tried the iconic Crème de la Mer when I was a 22-year-old beauty intern, blessed with the sort of nearly perfect skin that is, frankly, wasted on 22-year-olds. Its proprietary Miracle Broth—a blend of fermented sea kelp, minerals, and what I can only assume is a little sorcery—was far more than my youthful…

We’ll admit it: we’ve tested enough skin care to be skeptical when a serum promises an “instant glow.” Instant should be, well, instant. Impactful. Noticeable. Instant should mean our coworkers pull us aside after a meeting and ask what we have on.

Consider this your reminder that vanilla belongs in every fragrance wardrobe. To say we’re having a vanilla moment is an understatement. Vanilla is everywhere, and so are the best vanilla perfumes: standing next to you on the subway, walking past you in a crowded restaurant, and on the best-seller shelves at your local Sephora and…

There’s dewy skin—and then there’s looking like our makeup is melting off our face, which we generally tend to avoid. Luckily, Kaja Beauty Dewy Bar in Berry Sparkler lands decidedly in the former category, depositing a juicy-looking, just-pinched-cheeks rosiness with a little gleam when the light hits.

About six months into her last relationship, Sarah*, a 23-year-old from Australia, noticed her body was changing. She mysteriously—and rapidly—shed 11 pounds and regularly awoke with nausea or acid reflux. “My hair was thin and dry; you wouldn’t have known I had curly hair because the texture completely changed, and I had the most frustrating…

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As beauty editors, we love having fun with our makeup. But what’s even better is when the product is genuinely fun to use, and the results are good enough that we find ourselves reaching for it again and again. The Aprilskin Hero All Day Plumping Lip Stain checks all the boxes.