Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
NOTD - Essie Shop Til I Drop
I put a layer of OPI Hollywood Blonde over top of my ring finger and that was really nice!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Cosmetics and Fragrances 40% OFF - Alberta Only
Saturday and Sunday if you spend $100, you get $40 back!
There is no reason to feel gulity about a new spring splurge this weekend at Shopper's Drug Mart!
Go ahead, get that new perfume, or the new spring make up collection, or enough nail polish to paint your house...you deserve it!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
NOTD - Essie Tart Deco
Thursday, April 14, 2011
2011 Beauty Grand Prix Awards
2011 Beauty Grand Prix Awards - - Elle Canada*
We asked 750 ELLE Canada & ELLE Quebec readers to review and test 255 products and then pick their favourites. Here are their top 47 steals, saves and splurges!
We asked 750 ELLE Canada & ELLE Quebec readers to review and test 255 products and then pick their favourites. Here are their top 47 steals, saves and splurges!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Toxic Brazilian Blowouts? - CAUTION
Health Canada says it has discovered almost a dozen more hair smoothing products that contain formaldehyde above the accepted limits. (Source)
The products aren't sold directly to the public but are instead used in salons.
Health Canada says it discovered the products "as part of its ongoing work on hair smoothing products."
Formaldehyde is sometimes used in cosmetics as a preservative. Health Canada has capped the allowable level of formaldehyde at 0.2 per cent, but says it found some products with as much as 8.0 per cent.
Formaldehyde is a known irritant, and has been linked to cancer, when inhaled over a long period of time, the agency said.
It said it has received complaints of burning eyes, nose, and throat, breathing difficulties, and hair loss associated with use of professional hair smoothing products.
"Health Canada believes that the reactions are being caused by formaldehyde becoming vapourized during the blow drying and flat ironing stages of the treatment," the agency said in a statement.
It adds that any procedure using products containing high levels of formaldehyde "places clients and stylists at increased risk."
Stylists who use these professional hair smoothing solutions are advised to stop immediately.
Consumers who are aware of salons using products should report it using the incident report form on the Health Canada website.
The following products are listed in the warning (The level of formaldehyde is listed in brackets):
The products aren't sold directly to the public but are instead used in salons.
Health Canada says it discovered the products "as part of its ongoing work on hair smoothing products."
Formaldehyde is sometimes used in cosmetics as a preservative. Health Canada has capped the allowable level of formaldehyde at 0.2 per cent, but says it found some products with as much as 8.0 per cent.
Formaldehyde is a known irritant, and has been linked to cancer, when inhaled over a long period of time, the agency said.
It said it has received complaints of burning eyes, nose, and throat, breathing difficulties, and hair loss associated with use of professional hair smoothing products.
"Health Canada believes that the reactions are being caused by formaldehyde becoming vapourized during the blow drying and flat ironing stages of the treatment," the agency said in a statement.
It adds that any procedure using products containing high levels of formaldehyde "places clients and stylists at increased risk."
Stylists who use these professional hair smoothing solutions are advised to stop immediately.
Consumers who are aware of salons using products should report it using the incident report form on the Health Canada website.
The following products are listed in the warning (The level of formaldehyde is listed in brackets):
- Keratin Complex Express Blowout by Copomon (Coppola) contains (1.70 per cent)
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment (Mint) - Royal Keratin Professional Line by Keratin Connection (also available in Chocolate and Strawberry) (1.54 per cent)
- Veloce by La Brasiliana (0.35 per cent)
- Zero (Apple) by La Brasiliana (also available in Clear and Mocha) (0.76 per cent)
- Moroccan Hair Treatment by Inoar (2.84 per cent)
- Original by La Brasiliana (also available in Original Chocolate)
- Domani by La Brasiliana
- Spruzzi by La Brasiliana
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment by Pro Skin Solutions
- Marcia Teixeira Chocolate Extreme De-Frizzing Treatment EU by M&M International
- Marcia Teixeira Brazilian Keratin Treatment EU by M&M International
- Brazilian Blowout Smoothing Solution by Brazilian Blowout (8.4 per cent)
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment by Marcia Teixeira (1.8 per cent)
- Advanced Brazilian Keratin Treatment by Marcia Teixeira (1.7 per cent)
- Chocolate Extreme De-Frizzing Treatment by Marcia Teixeira (1.6 per cent)
- Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy Treatment by Copomon (Coppola) (1.8 per cent)
- Global Keratin Taming System Strawberry by Global Keratin (3.0 per cent)
- Global Keratin Taming System with Juvexin Strawberry Resistant by Global Keratin (4.4 per cent)
- Global Keratin Taming System with Juvexin Strawberry Light Wave by Global Keratin (1.4 per cent)
- Pro-Collagen RX Keratin Treatment (2.8 per cent)
- IStraight Keratin (Advanced Keratin Treatment) by IBS Beauty (2.3 per cent)
- Brazilian Thermal Reconstruction by Cadiveu (7.0 per cent)
CTV.ca News Staff
Date: Wednesday Apr. 13, 2011 7:57 AM ET
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