An online shopping find
Buying makeup online can be tricky since you can't test the shades, but Sephora's sleek Professional brushes are a good online shopping bet -- no testing required. Check out: 1. Foundation Brush, $45. 2. Natural Powder Brush, $50. 3. Concealer Brush, $33.
Putting eye makeup removers to the test
Take it off. Take it all off! In hopes of making eye makeup vanish in the blink of an eye, we put four removers to the test.
1. Dior Duo-Phase Eye Makeup Remover, 125 mL, $32.
"Just one swipe of a remover-soaked cotton pad put morning-after raccoon eyes firmly to bed."
Kate Dowhan, The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
2. Almay Non-Oily Eye Makeup Remover Pads, $7.50.
"Perfect packaging: no mess. Perfect size: one pad for both eyes. Perfect strength: wiped off Saturday night makeup with ease."
Laurie Mackenzie, senior editor, Health and Family Life
3. Eucerin Gentle Eye Makeup Remover, 125 mL, $14.
"I needed a few swipes to get all the mascara off, but no fragrance, no oil, no irritation -- it's worth it."
Donna Paris, senior editor
4. Origins Well Off Fast and Gentle Eye Makeup Remover, 100 mL, $19.
"This soothing liquid formula took waterproof mascara right off without smearing it around. Bonus: it left no residue."
Tammy Sutherland, Health intern
Hot beauty tip
"Use quilted cotton pads with your eye makeup remover. They're gentle on the eyes and leave less cotton fibre behind than nonquilted."
Alice Kilpatrick, makeup artist
Treat your hair
Luxury hair-care company Kérastase spent 11 years perfecting Reflection, its new lineup for colour-treated hair. Fortunately, it doesn't take that long to see results: we tried the masque and enjoyed salon-silky hair after just one use. Chroma Reflect Rich Radiance-Enhancing Masque, 200 mL, $50; Bain Miroir Shine Revealing Shampoo, 250 mL, $30; Chroma Reflect Radiance-Enhancing Milk, 125 mL, $30; Chroma Protect Protective Polishing Cream, 125 mL, $40.
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