What it is: A bestselling lineup of brightening products from the French skincare brand Caudalie.
The collection includes the Vinoperfect Radiance Serum, Concentrated Brightening Essence, Instant Brightening Moisturizers and more.
The clean beauty lineup has been reissued with a few formula tweaks for improved efficacy and greener ingredients, plus the packaging is now 100 per cent recyclable.
Beauty bonus: The regime is simplified to a few key products. Or, the efficacious products can be added individually to your usual routine.
Beauty bummer: None that I have found.
Overall: Full disclosure — I'm a big fan of Caudalie products. I've found that they work really well for my skin. The Beauty Elixir is an absolute ride or die for me.
The Vinoperfect collection includes a few products that I've tried previously and had appreciated. But, this was the first time I'd used the products as a system. Using the essence, serum and day or night mositurizers (depending on the time of day), I noticed a marked improvement in my skin. It looked more radiant and my skin tone appeared more even.
I have mild melasma on my forehead, so I'm excited to see how it works on that area with continued use.
Would recommend? Yes.
Price: $48 to $95
Retailer: Sephora, ca-en.caudalie.com
It's amazing to see all the innovation coming out in the fashion industry. As a "sizeable contributor" to carbon emissions, it's an industry that needs to clean up its act.
Club Monaco recently released a collection of garments in handful of dreamy hues including sage green and soft pink — each one created with the help of tea leaves. (Yes, tea leaves.)
Garments like this Tea Dyed Parka (it's currently on sale!) are dyed using Ceylon tea leaves repurposed from waste from the tea industry. The company also recently released a few new recycled cashmere sweater styles, for those who are looking to add a little extra luxe to their spring wardrobe.
With each new sustainably minded style I discover, I feel more optimistic about what the future of fashion might look like. If you're curious, check out my recent story highlighting initiatives targeting textile waste here!
It's a topic that I'll surely be highlight in greater depth in the coming seasons.
Stay tuned!
Parka: Club Monaco c/o | Jeans: H&M | Shoes: Adidas c/o
I love that chunkier necklaces are coming back into style.
I point toward the popularity of the to-die-for Tiffany HardWear necklace that's been photographed all over social media as the inspiration point for this. And I'm not mad at it at all.
While dainty designs have been the go-to for so many seasons, I like the idea of adding something with a little more heft into my jewelry routine.
And a medallion necklace, like the ones on offer by the Vancouver-based brand Pamela Card, is a pretty good place to start.
The style offers something a bit more substantial than a slim pendant or chain without adding a) too much bulk and b) too much price. (That HardWear necklace is way too pricey to make it off my wish list).
That's why I've rounded up a few fabulous gold necklaces with pendants that will have you rethinking adding a bit of bulk to your go-to necklace stack.
What it is: A seasonal beauty collection from the French brand Chanel that takes inspiration from the pearls worn by founder Gabrielle Chanel.
The products within the collection, which include a highlighting blush, lip colours, eye palette and more, are designed to create a "striking pearly glow effect."
Beauty bonus: The products, as is always the case with Chanel beauty releases, are as beautiful on the skin as they are on your Instagram feed.
Beauty bonus: Several of these pretty pearly beauty products are already sold out.
Overall: This collection is entirely covetable — especially if you're a beauty fan who gravitates toward a naturally radiant look.
Already big fans of the Baume Essentiel products (colour sticks that add a dose of natural glow along with a kiss of colour) we were excited to see two colour options in this release.
While the eye palettes are undoubtedly pretty, the undisputed showpiece of this collection, the Perles de Lumiere highlighting blush (a product that quickly sold out, it seems), gives skin a gorgeous glow.
The collection includes shades in three lipstick formulations — Rouge Allure, Rouge Coco and the ultra-hydrating Rouge Coco Flash. The rosy pink shade Rouge Coco 496 Tendresse was a fast favourite.
Not always a fan of nail polishes (we prefer a nice slick of topcoat over chipped colour), the opalescent Le Vernis 889 Perle Blanche is a new go-to.
Would recommend? Yes!
Price: From $38-$90.
Retailer: Chanel
What it is: Three new lipstick seasonal shades added to the Rouge Hermès collection for spring: Corail Aqua (a vibrant coral-red), Rose Oasis (a fiery fuchsia) and Beige Ebloui (pretty pink-beige).
Beauty bonus: The formulas are fantastic — super pigmented and comfortable on lips.
Beauty bummer: None!
Overall: Lipstick always makes me feel so pulled together, even when I'm working from home.
Add in an Hermès option and I feel even more chic!
These limited-edition shades feel super luxe, from the refillable packaging to the lipstick formulation. We love how pigmented the satin-finish shades are. We found they wore well, requiring a standard amount of touch-ups throughout the day.
If a favourite shade were to be chosen, it would be Rose Oasis. The fiery fuchsia shade has us dreaming of hot holidays ... and when we can take them again.
Would recommend? Yes.
Price: $93
Retailer: Hermes.com
This coat is one I'd spotted previously on the Mango website, only to wait on it and then return to find it sold out. So, imagine my surprise when I happened to spot it on Thebay.com. Not wanting to miss out the second time around, I purchased it (you knew I would).
The oversized style is casual and chic, and the colour (yes, even despite being more blue than I'd originally imagined) is perfectly on trend. It even garnered a compliment or two on its maiden voyage out running errands.
I'm sure I'll be sporting it this Easter weekend ... and for many more weekends to come. If you're in the mood for more sage green styles, check out a few of my current favourites below.
Coat: Mango | Jeans: Levi's | Bag: Chanel
Shoes: Stuart Weitzman
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