The Lovely Blog

Makeup Bag Makeover

2011-12-05T18:51:00.001-08:00

By Wendy Schmid With all the great products on the market, it’s easy to amass quite a beauty stash. When they’re kept too long, however, cosmetics can go from enhancing your clear complexion to compromising it with funky colours and smells -- plus they can spread bacteria. “Over time, preservatives stop working efficiently and it’s possible for staph, fungus and yeast to contaminate makeup

Can Your Favourite Beauty Products Stop Working?

2011-11-27T10:55:00.001-08:00

By Shelley Levitt Every woman has had the experience: A tried-and-true regimen that once left your hair beautiful and shiny and your skin its radiant best suddenly seems to have stopped working. Is it time to move on to a new set of products? Here, advice from the experts. Should You Change Your Shampoo and Conditioner? When your once bouncy, gleaming hair starts looking flat and dull,

What Makes You Happy?

2011-11-26T08:39:00.001-08:00

I believe everything we do is motivated by our desire to be happy. What makes it even more interesting is that everyone's idea of happiness is different. To promote it's latest perfume, Clinique Happy, Clinique is running a brilliant contest called "What Makes You Happy?" where each day until December 31, you can enter to win 2 Clinique Happy sets, Why 2? Because it's always better to share.

Small Healthy Habits With Big Health Benefits

2011-11-17T16:14:00.000-08:00

By Dominique Andrews for Life and Beauty Weekly It’s no secret that some of the best ways to stay healthy are eating well, lowering stress and connecting with loved ones. The challenge, of course, is squeezing in time each day -- even a few minutes -- to take care of yourself. The good news is that you don’t have to take long yoga classes or whip up organic meals every day to make a

Prevent Wrinkles, Don't Treat It!

2011-04-04T23:40:00.000-07:00

It's always frustrating to me to hear people say "I don't have wrinkles so I don't need to use skincare yet". People often think they should only use moisturizer, sun care and other methods of anti-aging when they'll have developed wrinkles. Ladies, the whole idea behind skincare is prevention, not treatement or correction. There is no moisturizer out in the market that will help you reverse

A Beautiful Day on the West Coast - It's Home

2010-10-16T20:15:00.000-07:00

One of the things I love about traveling is getting to know different cultures, people and they way they live. I also get to try the local's foods and way of life. But I find traveling is so good for the soul because it makes me appreciate where I live and who I am. This last week, I was fortunate to make a trip down to Houston Texas to visit a client. The weather was warm and sunny, very

10 Foods for Pretty Skin

2010-04-16T22:38:00.000-07:00

I'm an avid reader of Prevention Magazine. A magazine that provides women very educational information on health, beauty, nutrition, fitness and even cooking! In the April 2010 issue, it has a fabulous article called The Pretty Skin Diet that discusses 10 foods you need to have in your daily diet to achieve pretty younger-looking skin. In addition to that, the properties contained in these foods

My Results From Cosmetic Acupuncture Treatments

2010-03-04T07:31:00.000-08:00

Back in June 2008 I discovered Cosmetic Acupuncture when I took a Foods for Natural Beauty class with Dr. Cindy Quach. Based on principles of Chinese Medicine, acupuncture has been used thousands of years to treat many illnesses. Today, it is being used in place of plastic surgery to take years off your face! Learning about that I just had to try it out for myself, so I visited a neighborhood

Blemish Control for Occasional Acne Breakouts

2010-01-06T20:25:00.000-08:00

A blemish is unusual skin coloration like dark spots formed due to occasional acne outbursts. Blemishes can naturally occur with birth, exposure to chemical pollutants, stress, make-up and also due to normal pimple formation on the skin. But, blemishes are most often caused by acne breakouts forming blackheads and whiteheads. They form when the pores get clogged by dead skin cells and get

A Hairy Adventure - Part 2

2009-09-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

From my friend and Senses and Style blogger, Teresa is back with part 2 of her Hairy Adventure ;). I find her recommendations on hair treatments and style very helpful. But you don't have to take my word for it, looking at her photo, she has amazing looking black hair! :) It’s a lengthy process to see the benefits of improving your diet to be healthier and have healthier locks. But think of

A Hairy Adventure - Part 1

2009-08-03T22:11:00.000-07:00

Contributing writer for this week is my dear friend Teresa Lee. Teresa has beautiful thick and dark hair so I asked her to share with us her hair care regiment. Below Teresa's article for thelovely.ca readers....We’ve been friends for around 6 years now. In many ways we grew up together and watched each other go through our crazy 20s of love, career aspirations, and self-improvement. And now we

Reduce Stress in 10 Minutes or Less

2009-07-17T18:08:00.000-07:00

<?xml:namespace prefix = o />10 Small Things You Can Do to Reduce Stress in 10 Minutes or Less:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Sometimes we assume that changes have to be epic, and that we have to overhaul our entire lives in order to reduce our stress. I disagree. I believe that small changes add up to big changes over time, and that doing less can

Cosmetic Acupuncture vs Botox

2009-07-11T13:04:00.000-07:00

I'm always looking for new skin care treatments to help improve or enhance one's skin. Last year I attended a class on Natural Foods to Achieve Beautiful Skin and met a naturalpathic doctor who introduced me to Cosmetic Acupuncture. This appeals to me because the procedure itself helps improve your skin while improving your overall health through the flow of energy. I was curious and met up

Glowing Faces

2009-06-22T09:02:00.000-07:00

The most rewarding thing about my business is meeting wonderful women and making a difference in their lives whether the products I recommend give them results or when I share the business with them that give them freedom and flexibility to take control of their finance.I'm happy to announce a new member to my team, Jessica Weiss. She sincerely loves Mary Kay skin care as they make her skin "

Real Beauty - Just be Yourself

2009-06-09T09:57:00.000-07:00

I love the business of beauty and it brings me joy to share my knowledge and skills to help make each woman beautiful. By doing that, I don't wish to change who she is but help her realizes natural beauty that is uniquely her own. Beautiful women come in so many different shapes, sizes and colours that it would be such a strange world if everyone looks the same.Here's an example of what I mean...

Beach Ready Skin

2009-06-01T14:05:00.000-07:00

Summer is here and we find ourselves showing more skin than usual. We love to be in our summer dresses, mini skirts, shorts and given the right place, in our bikinis :).In order to look fantastic, we need to prep our skin by exfoliating it, tone it, moisturize it and give it that fabulous glow. You may ask how can you do that? Well, according to Ladies' Home Journal, you can get a beach ready

We Were at the Health and Beauty Expo

2009-05-14T23:30:00.000-07:00

What more can I ask for than to be surrounded by everything beautiful? And that was exactly what I did this last weekend on May 10 at Vancouver's biggest Health and Beauty Expo! :) There were so many great finds in beauty treatments with various types of machines that send electronic currents to areas of your face that supposedly stimulate blood flows to rejuvenate your skin, to new skin care

Weekly Makeover with The Lovely

2009-05-06T10:25:00.000-07:00

Each Tuesday, I meet with Mary Kay Cosmetics beauty consultants and our guests in a beautiful setting around town to have a fun filled evening to discuss latest skin care techniques and/or treatments to achieve beautiful skin or maintaining what we already have; followed by a makeover with the latest colours in mineral makeup to get that fresh look for the season.Last night we hosted a Career

The Arts

2009-05-01T23:54:00.000-07:00

I have many interests in life. Aside from my work as Project Manager and my passions in beauty and fashions, I also love the arts. I want balance between technical and the creative to keep me in touch with everything that make me most happy and where I can realize all my potentials. Last year, I joined the Surrey Art Gallery as a volunteer assisting with special events and it has been a

TimeWise® Microdermabrasion – "at home" alternative to a cosmetic procedure

2009-04-29T16:12:00.000-07:00

I'm often asked what I do to have nice skin, even from guys. :) Which is kind of nice because I always thought boys don't notice things like that. ;) My number one beauty secret to maintaining healthy skin is exfoliation followed by sun protection with a moisturizer of at least SPF 15. I also have acne prone skin so it's necessary for me to exfoliate to control blemishes. Our skin naturally

L-O-V-E

2009-04-28T00:19:00.000-07:00

I said in my Beauty Tips for Spring Bride post that I would touch on the topic of love another time and today is the right time as every where I went I was reminded of it.It started off in the morning with wedding photos from my friend Becky's wedding over the weekend which she shared on her Facebook. She was glowing with happiness and surrounded by little princesses. What a beautiful bride she

The Other Beauty Duties

2009-04-27T11:44:00.000-07:00

So I've been giving my Twitter followers reminders of the daily steps they need to do to achieve beautiful skin. Below a recap: Cleanse - you must wash your face before you go to bed at night, especially for the ladies who wear makeup!Exfoliate - my beauty secret ;)Freshen - to refine poresMoisturize - hydrates your skinProtect - sunblock to prevent wrinkles caused by sun exposureThe other beauty

10 Beauty Tips for Spring Bride

2009-04-19T13:05:00.000-07:00

We are definitely in Spring, though in Vancouver, you're not really sure sometimes.. ;) And where there's Spring, there's love in the air right? ;) Yah...I'll leave this alone for now.I recently received an article from Paula Begoun on 10 Beauty Tips for the Spring Bride and since a couple of my girlfriends are actually getting married this Spring, I’d thought I’ll touch on the topic and share

The Trench Coat

2009-04-15T15:57:00.001-07:00

There's something timeless about the trench coat that I love and I can never get enought of it. I have one in beige...black... and white and they are appropriate for any season and for any occassion. You can wear it with a dress, jeans or just wear it alone with your stilleto for a sexy yet classy look!And yes, I adore the trench coat on men. ;). It makes them look sexy and sophisticated. You can

The Business of Beauty

2009-04-12T10:53:00.000-07:00

Recently I attended the SHOP Symposium in Vancouver, Canada where independent business women gathered to exchange and learn from each other and be inspired. It was a one day conference which was great for me as I don't always have time to attend multiple days events such as these. I came away with practical skills to build a business and the best part of all was the wise encouragement and