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What Clean Beauty Means to Rose-Marie Swift

Rose-Marie Swift brings 36 years of industry experience, passion, wisdom, and skill to her craft. RMS was first launched in October of 2008, brin...

Skincare

Can Skin Cycling Make your Skincare Products More Effective?

Skin cycling has become quite the craze over popular social media platforms and rightfully so. It's become the top recommended method for using act...

Skincare

Wintertime Skin Part IV - Hydrate and Protect

If the dry winter air has you feeling like your moisturizer is no longer working the way it used to, it may be time to transition to a richer, more...

Skincare

Wintertime Skin Part III - The Glow Getters: Exfoliants, Essences and Serums

Exfoliation is such an important step in your winter skin care regimen! Skin glows and shines with radiance when accumulated dead cells are regular...

Skincare

Wintertime Skin Part II - Cleansers that Protect the Acid Mantle

In Part I of this blog series [Wintertime Skin Part I: Begin Within], we discussed ways you can fortify your winter skin from the inside out, by ch...

Skincare

Wintertime Skin Part I: Begin Within

In the northern Alberta climate I call home, all the moisture in the air seems to disappear around the second week of October. (Possibly overnight,...

Skincare

'The Minimalistic Skincare Ritual That Changed My Skin', by Lina Hanson

When we think about caring for our skin, it’s easy to get caught up with all the latest tools and trends – believing that the more products we put ...

Inspirational

Six Super-Special, Super-Natural Ways to Spoil Your Mom this Mother’s Day!

For the mom who treats her body like a temple... Exquisite shower gels and body oils from Esker Beauty. Founded by trend forecaster Shannon Davenpo...

Skincare

Spring Skin: 3 Key Ingredients to Strengthen and Soothe

The world of skincare is so often about what’s new. After more than a decade in this industry, I still get excited by a new product launch, especia...

Brand Feature

Kolya's Q & A with Ayla Rose Fahey, founder of Communion Botanicals

Based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, the focus of Communion Botanicals is the provision of pure and ethically-produced beauty. Communion supp...

DIY

Oil Cleansing for Glowing Skin

Have you ever noticed that people with oily skin have fewer wrinkles? It’s not a coincidence. Our skin loves healthy oil. Those who use the oil cle...