Last month, I had the chance to sit down with Danielle Vincent, a Canadian makeup artist — she’s the woman behind all of Sandra Oh’s latest glam red carpet looks — who has called Los Angeles home for years. She launched her line of no-nonsense cosmetics about 10 years ago, and her signature brow pencil has finally landed this side of the border, at The Detox Market.
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I gave up on conventional fragrance years ago. Don’t get me wrong, I used to be a mega fan, and I was for a long time. Exclamation!, JLo Glow, Chanel No5, and more all graced my wrists, neck and décolletage over the years. But in the last 10 years, let’s say, I had really weaned myself off of any heavy fragrances.
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I recently added a hydrating serum to my morning routine — I won’t mention the brand, because I don’t like to slag and everyone’s skin is different, tbh. But after using it for almost three weeks, my skin became super reactive to it.
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It can be overwhelming for me most mornings when I open Twitter to see what’s going on in the world. Besides having to worry about what kind of society my daughter will end up living in thanks to the rise in misogyny in North America, what really gives me the most anxiety is seeing people willfully ignoring the facts that scientists have brought to light regarding climate change.
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As we close out the year that was 2018 (seriously, what the f*** was that?), with all it’s crazy ups and downs (like Individual #1, all the new #MeToo allegations, that new beer-loving Supreme Court Justice, etc. etc.), one thing that seems to also be going to hell in a hand basket is the environment — but we already knew that. So, let’s be thankful for the little bits of good news that we can find, while also starting 2019 with a fresh perspective on the ways we can improve our own lifestyle for the benefit of the planet. There have been some small wins this year, so let’s keep ’em coming.
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