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What to Expect with a Skin Consultation at Shoppers Drug Mart

Winter is coming to an end as we’re running into more days with double digits. So what does that mean for your skin? As seasons change, so do the needs for your skin. In the winter, the dryness in the air from having your heating on could make your skin dehydrated or dry. In the summer, your skin may produce an excess amount of sebum. To keep up with the right routine for your skin, I highly recommend you visit Shoppers Drug Mart for a skin consultation. It doesn’t cost anything and will only benefit your skin. Instead of buying products that your skin doesn’t need or that you’ll be returning the next day, why not narrow down what it does need.

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I was invited to a beautyBoutique event called beautiful skin starts here.

I went through the entire experience and more! The skin consultation service isn’t completely new to me.  When I was a beauty advisor at Shoppers Drug Mart over a decade ago, I would actually do the skin consultations and use the moisture checker machine on customers regularly. It helps identify which parts of the face are actually in need for more moisture and which parts are balanced.

My overall average for moisture was 29%. This was below the average. Which meant my skin is on the dehydrated side. I kind of knew this already. A strong telltale sign would be after you wash your face, does it feel really tight and uncomfortable? Yes. Then you have dehydration, my friend.

There was also a second machine that went further to actually show me where my age spots, sun spots and any kind of skin damage was.

READ MORE: SHISEIDO EUDERMINE – WHAT IS IT?

After the two checks, I was recommended products that would keep my skin hydrated and at a normal pH balance.

  1. Everyday moisturizer. The Clinique Moisture Surge:
    For all skin types and provides all-day moisture to your skin. It’s really light and absorbs into your skin very quickly. I also love that it barely has a scent. It has hyaluronic acid and activated aloe water.
  2. The super hydrating serum. Vichy Mineral 89:
    There’s no way your skin will be dehydrated after using this serum. You can use it day and night and
    I’ve even mixed it with my concealer. Also contains hyaluronic acid and 89% of thermal spa water. The Vichy Mineralizing Thermal Water is a concentrate of 15 minerals, which means all of those minerals are being
    fed into your skin! I love the gel-like texture.
  3. Evening anti-aging cream. Lise Watier Age Control Supreme:
    I use this as my evening cream. It’s rich in texture, so completely different from my day cream. I love that it is to be used on the neck as well. I usually have a separate neck cream so this works amazing for dual purposes. I’ve noticed my skin to be a lot plumper and in the morning I feel it hydrated versus feeling tight and dehydrated.
  4. Evening serum. Lise Watier Sublimessence Nuit:
    Not only does this bottle look beautiful with all those petals floating in the serum but it works too!
    This serum is oil based and if you have normal to combination skin like me I would recommend using very little every evening under your night cream. Full of natural oils but what makes it powerful are the active ingredients. 60% active ingredients include flower and plant petals.

Find out if your skin care routine is putting your skin at its best that it can be.

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Being By Sanctuary Spa Available at Beauty Boutiques

Being By Sanctuary Spa at Beauty Boutique by

Shoppers Drug Mart

I got a couple of messages a week ago saying they saw me on City TV’s cityline show. It was a segment on Being By Sanctuary Spa products, from their launch. I was quickly reminded of these products I’ve been using ever since the launch! Some of these products I am really enjoying using and will definitely be purchasing. Let me sum it up for you so you know exactly which products to definitely add to your routine. P.S All of these products can be found at Beauty Boutique by Shoppers Drug Mart.

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Being By Sanctuary Spa – Body Butter

This body butter in Salted Caramel and Macadamia smells SO good and feels amazing on the skin. I use this after I shower and the scent lives with me all day. I’m all for layering scents for that extra long scent life. The body butter is loaded with cocoa and shea butter, which are known for their intense moisturizing abilities. It’s $20 for a 300 ml.

HIBISCUS & COCONUT WATER BODY SCRUB

The combination of using this body scrub and then the body butter after; you smell great all day and your skin will feel soft and hydrated. $20 for 250g.

being by sancturay body scrub

This flavour actually has a hand cream as well. $10.

CLOUDBERRY & LYCHEE BLOSSOM

Smells just like its name! Love the foaming shower gel, well because it gets really foamy..duh! If you’re a fan of lychee, you’ll be happy to know this product actually has lychee extracts in it. The shower gel is $15 and you can marry it with the cloudberry and lychee blossom body lotion, $16.

Try smelling yummy without these!

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bold with beauty

On August 9th I had the pleasure of meeting some amazing people in the beauty and photography industry. Shoppers Drug Marts Beauty Boutiques are doing a special campaign called Be Bold with Beauty from Aug 12th – Sept 8th. This campaign welcomes customers into Beauty Boutiques to choose their new bold make-up look, consult with the beauticians and learn about the products being used to create the new look.

A beauty boutique make-up artist did the metallic look on me. Definitely something new for me. I usually go really dark on eyeliner and mascara. This look was light on the eyes, but popped with metallic eye shadow and more bold on the lips and cheeks. Especially for to my skin tone.

Be Bold with Beauty

Legendary Metallic Make-up
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Expert makeup artist and beautyBOUTIQUE™ by Shoppers Drug Mart spokesperson, Simone Otis; (whom I had the pleasure of meeting) says, “People aren’t always used to matching lips with eyes, however to achieve this look both lips and lids have a metallic finish”.

The main product used for this look was Smashbox Be Legendary Liquid Lipstick in Haterade.

 

After having my make-up done, celebrity photographer George Pimentel captured my new bold look:

bold with beauty

READ MORE: ALL ABOUT BEAUTY ON HUMJK.COM

I then got to sit down with one other blogger/influencer with celebrity make-up artist Joyce Bonelli. We talked about bold beauty and her favourite products. She always does 3 bold things to create a bold beauty look. Her favourite liquid eye liner is by Stila and bronzer or can be used for contour is hoola by Benefit. She was really down town earth and super friendly. Of course after our chat we took some selfies.

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Don’t forget: Follow @ShoppersDrugMartOfficial on Instagram and share your bold look using #MyBold for a chance to win a $1,000 Shoppers Drug Mart gift card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her below shout out on Instagram thanking everyone just melted my heart!

Check out the other Bold Beauty looks you can try at a Beauty Boutique near you:

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beauty boutique holiday

Merry Christmas! Some of you are sitting around the Christmas tree with hot cocoa, eggnog and other fancy drinks and treats. Most importantly spending quality time with friends and family. Opening presents and sharing precious memories. Not only is it Christmas Day for me but our wedding anniversary! Five years ago today we got married! At this very moment I’m cuddling my husband and have baby D sitting beside us reading Christmas books. Not. Actually, baby D has fallen asleep, taking his nap, so my hubs and I are watching bad moms. :”D 

The #beautyBOUTIQUEholiday party was held at

the TIFF building in the beautiful malaparte room. When we entered the room the first thing we noticed were the beautiful white Christmas trees with lip gloss, mascara and other beauty product ornaments! How cute!

I love shopping at beauty boutiques for gifts. I remember for one of D’s birthdays getting him his favourite fossil watch, make-up sets for countless events like a pumpkin carving contest we held and so much more. Definitely my go to spot for gift shopping. They do an awesome wrapping job and you get to collect optimum points! Which in my opinion is the best rewards program out there. I might have a biased opinion because it was my first job and worked at Shoppers for years. #truth

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At the party I got illustrated! I love watching the artists work their magic in minutes and this time we got an image and animated version of the illustration. Check it out:

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And here’s the video version. I added one of my fave Christmas songs to it:

 

lip cookies

These lippy cookies were perfect! Gingerbread cookies at their finest.

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beauty boutique fragrance

How awesome are these personalized perfumes!

givenchy perfume

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