Make A Rare Impact with Sephora and Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez on October 10th!

Feel good about looking good today - in recognition of World Mental Health Day, Sephora and Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez announce the return of the Make A Rare Impact campaign, renewing Sephora’s commitment to donating 100% of global Rare Beauty sales to the Rare Impact Fund including Sephora sales in-store and online in 27 markets as well as at Sephora at Kohl’s locations across the United States. 

 

The goal of World Mental Health Day, which takes place annually on October 10, is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The Rare Impact Fund currently supports 26 organizations across five continents, expanding access to mental health services and education for young people- you can find more info about it at rareimpactfund.org.

An excellent option to pick up today:

 

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Liquid Blush - $32 - weightless and long-lasting with up to 12-hour wear, it blends and builds beautifully for a soft, healthy flush and comes in 9 radiant finish shades: Believe - true mauve, Hope - nude mauve, Encourage - soft neutral pink, Happy - dewy cool pink, Joy - dewy muted pink, Lucky - dewy hot pink, Grateful - dewy true red, Worth - true rose, Virtue - beige pink; and 4 matte finish shades: Bliss - matte nude pink, Love - matte terracotta, Grace - matte bright rose mauve, Faith - matte deep berry.

 

I always change to a liquid blush in the fall and this one is fabulous - I love Believe - it adds a healthy, glowing flush that looks so natural, it's my skin but better!

 

Find it and other Rare Beauty products at Sephora stores across Canada and online at sephora.ca.

 

- Lisamarie -

Share your purple manicure and help empower on International Women's Day!

Share the power of purple this International Women's Day (March 8th) and paint your nails with purple polish and share it on your socials with the hashtag #PurplePolishProject to empower others to take a stand ans peak out against gender-based violence.

I'm a fan of this fmg Glimmer Nail Polish from Avon in Lost Galaxy Plum ($14 at avon.ca) because for every one purchased from March 1 to 28, Avon will donate $2 to the Avon Foundation for Women Canada's Speak Out Against Domestic Violence Program, to support Women's Shelters Canada - which supports shelters and transition houses to ensure women and children fleeing violence receive the support they need while playing a critical role in the efforts to end gender-based violence - visit endvaw.ca to learn more.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... LUSH Rose Butterfly Bath Bomb - for a really good cause!

Lush Cosmetics is on a mission to  educate customers on the critical role pollinators play in the food supply and ecosystem, and draw attention to habitat loss from pollution, the misuse of chemicals, and climate change. 

And if you didn't think taking a nice long soak could help, you're wrong...

 

LUSH Rose Butterfly Bath Bomb - $6.95 - containing Sicilian lemon oil, which Lush buys from a family-run business in Sicily, Italy. The lemons are grown without pesticides and collected and pressed by hand entirely with their peel. Best of all,100% of the sales price (minus the tax) will go towards raising $150,000 for Pollinator Partnership and other organizations working to protect pollinators as these threats to pollinators are contributing to shrinking and shifting pollinators populations, which literally keep food on our plate. You can find more info on the campaign here.

 

Available now online at lush.ca and in LUSH stores across North America  but only while quantities last! 

While you are at the store be sure to pick up a take-away seeded paper, which is a mix of non-invasive plants including Bird’s Eye, Clarkia, Black Eyed Susan, Catchfly, Snapdragon and Sweet Alyssum, and can be planted to add natural habitat to attract pollinators. And if you drop by your local Lush tomorrow (Saturday June 25th) they are hosting free seed bomb making parties in 265 shops across North America starting at 12:00pm local time. 

 

You can find the Lush shop locator here to find the store closest to you that will be holding the event. Between the seeded paper and the events, new habitat for pollinators the size of almost 32 football fields will be created!

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Pierre Fabre x La Maison Bleue Best Seller Set!

Pierre Fabre x La Maison Bleue Best Seller Set - $19.99 - includes (can't live without) 50ml Avène Eau Thermale Spray, 100ml Klorane Micellar Water and 100ml A-Derma Hydra-Protective Shower Gel.

Not only will you get all three fave products at a great price, but you'll also be doing good, $7 of the purchase price will go to La Maison Bleue - maisonbleue.info - a foundation that aims at reducing social inequalities by providing pregnant women and families in vulnerable and critical situations with medical and psychological help and support - and will contribute to the opening of a 4th Maison Bleue house in Verdun, Quebec. 

Available now for a limited time at Jean Coutu stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Beauty that does good from The Better Skin Co., Aveda and Baby Foot!

The Better Skin Co. Better Skin Super Shield Anti-Pollution Serum - 30ml - $51 - a natural pollution defense system scented with a hind of aloe and rose and powered by white horehound designed to fight visible and invisible pollution damage while creating more youthful looking, radiant skin as well, the formula is naturally fortified with turmeric, eggplant, aloe, henna and pearl powder to protect, hydrate and renew skin for a healthier glow.

And feel good knowing The Better Skin Co. will be donating 100% of their October proceeds of the Super Shield Serum to iGoPink - a national non-profit focusing on educating, empowering and encouraging all men and women to become proactive in preventing breast cancer and, if diagnosed, surviving breast cancer. Through their free program services, iGoPink is able to educate, teach and provide the latest accurate information about integrated cancer care, cancer prevention, recovery, treatment, early detection and survival.

Available at Murale stores and select Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutiques across Canada as well as online at thebetterskinco.com and beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

Aveda Limited Edition BCA Hand Relief Moisturizing Creme with cherry almond aroma - 150ml - $35 - intensely moisturizes dry hands leaving them noticeably softer and smoother with andiroba oil and other plant hydrators that help infuse skin with nourishment for moisturized, soft hands.

And feel good knowing that with each BCA Hand Relief purchased from Oct 2019 to Sept 2020, $5 will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to help find a cure through cruelty-free  research. In alignment with the mission at Aveda, donations are used to explore environmental causes and links to breast cancer.

Available at Aveda stores across Canada and aveda.ca.

Baby Foot Exfoliant Foot Peel - 70ml - $25 -  removes unwanted dead skin from feet making it easy to say goodbye to rough, dry, cracked soles. Just slip the booties on for one hour while skin absorbs its unique formula including fruit acids and 16 natural extracts designed to exfoliate. Feet will start to peel within 3 to 7 days after treatment (the process of which is both disgusting and awesome), leaving feet super smooth.

And feel good knowing that Baby Foot is donating 20% of their October proceeds from their Pink Ribbon Box to the American Cancer Society in the fight against cancer.

Available at www.BabyFoot.com.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... C'est Moi Sleepover Facial Mask Set!

C'est Moi Sleepover Facial Mask Set - 3 x 30ml - $19 - includes three awesome masks that multi-task with only the best natural and organic ingredients to purify, refresh and soothe skin:

Purifying Charcoal Clay Facial Mask - formulated with activated charcoal, salicylic acid, apple, olive and ginger extracts, this mask helps to gently exfoliate to minimize the appearance of pores, leaving skin smooth and refined without stripping the skin. Perfect for all skin types and those concerned with congestion and oily skin.

Refreshing Papaya & Strawberry Seed Scrub Facial Mask - designed to hydrate and balance while gently scrubbing away impurities, this unique blend of papaya, sugar and strawberry seeds provides a refreshing treat to the skin.

Soothing Cucumber & Aloe Gel Facial Mask - The unique combination of organic aloe, cucumber, and calendula help to soothe and hydrate the skin. Perfect for all skin types and for those in need of a calming moisture boost.

They're also great for everything they don't contain including: synthetic fragrance, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, mineral oil, silicones, propylene glycol or dyes

Best of all, during the month of October, C’est Moi is donating 50% of the October proceeds from their Sleepover Facial Mask Set to the Young Survival Coalition - a nonprofit dedicated exclusively to young adults diagnosed with breast cancer age 40 and under and their co-survivor support networks - as well as educating and influencing the medical, research and legislative communities to address breast cancer in young adults.

Available online at www.cestmoi.com.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Peony and support Look Good Feel Better!

This spring Dolce & Gabbana introduces a new flower in the Dolce fragrance family. Fresh, free and deliciously feminine, this new scent brings to the garden a cheerful riot of colour:

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Peony - 75ml EDP - $142 - a fruity floral scent with top notes of spicy pink pepper, fruity white bergamot, nashi pear and cyclamen petals; heart notes of passionate peony, Bulgarian rose and dewy fresh freesia flowers; and base notes of yellow plum nectar, intense woody amber and patchouli.

A beautiful way to bring in spring!

Available at Hudson's Bay stores across Canada and online at thebay.com.

And while you're there be sure to pick up a Spring 2019 HBC Charity Tote Bag for $20 with this or any beauty or fragrance purchase. $8 from each tote sold before June 1, 2019, will benefit Look Good Feel Better - Canada’s only charity dedicated to helping women manage the appearance-related effects of cancer and its treatment. You can also buy a $10 beauty ticket  to get a 1:1 with a HBC beauty pro and receive a $10 coupon for any cosmetic or fragrance purchase over $75!

This all in support of Hudson’s Bay Company raising funds in support of women and teens with cancer at the Share Strength, Shop Beauty Charity Event, from April 12th - May 4th. The in-store events offer HBC customers exciting ways to give back while shopping their favourite beauty or fragrance products.

- Lisamarie -

Mascara Monday - Mary Kay Lash Love Mascara - with swatches!

Mary Kay Lash Love Mascara - $21 - defines, defends and delivers four times the volume while looking naturally flawless, soft and healthy with a flexible, sculpted brush that separates and coats even fine, hard-to-reach lashes.

And right now when you purchase the special edition, repackaged Lash Love Mascara, Mary Kay will donate $1 from each sale to The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation, which supports women’s shelters and survivors of abuse, as well as the Look Good Feel Better program.

Available from your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can fine one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.

- Lisamarie -

Share the power of lipstick and help another woman achieve success with Avon!

A new season calls for a new lipstick (or two) and if there ever was a reason to add to your lipstick wardrobe this is it - shop & help!

With every 2 lipsticks you buy, Avon will donate a lipstick to Dress For Success - a non-profit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life!

Available in 70 shades for $10 each or for a limited time, get 2 for $9.99!

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

L'Occitane Apricot Shea Solidarity Balm - celebrating women around the world!

This year, L’Occitane celebrates 35 years of working hand in hand with the women of Burkina Faso, who provide all of their shea butter and commemorates International Women’s Day with the new:

L'Occitane Apricot Shea Solidarity Balm - 20g - $7 - which combines the richness of African soil with the fragrant atmosphere of South of France vergers when pure shea butter meets with the velvety perfume of apricot in an explosion for the senses.

A well-kept secret in Burkina Faso, Shea butter has the sheer power of transforming everything it touches to silk. A dab on the lips and they will shine with luxurious moisture, a touch on the hair and you’ll feel a silky touch, and a hint on the skin will create a soft and supple peach-like texture. A joyful application which echoes its vibrant tin box, ornate with a traditional Wax fabric print, whose colours blaze like the African sun.

And you can feel especially good knowing that 100% of the profits made from this balm will go to support literacy programs, microcredit programs, trainings and women's entrepreneurial development in Burkina Faso. 

Available now at L'Occitane stores across Canada and online at loccitane.ca.

- Lisamarie - 

Support The Shoebox Project with the Avon Purple Peace Always With You collection!

It's International Women's Day and what better way to celebrate then with something pretty and sparkly that will also help other women out?!

Avon Purple Peace Always With You Ring - $14 - seven silvertone rings clasped together with a dangling faux amethyst.

Avon Purple Peace Always With You Bracelet - $14 - a double strand silvertone bracelet accented with seven crystals and a dangling faux amethyst.

Best of all, 10% of the sale price of either piece will go to The Shoebox Project - a really great initiative that collects and distributes care packages to women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in communities across Canada - you can learn more about them at shoeboxproject.com.

And while you are at it you can support another great Avon cause:

Tealish Purple Peace Empower Me Tea - 75g - $18 -  A warm and velvety black tea with orange and apple pieces, coriander seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, pink peppercorns, cloves and natural flavours.

And again, Avon will donate 10% of the sale price to the Avon Foundation for Women Canada to support Speak Out Against Domestic Violence programs across the country - learn more at avonfoundation.ca.

and get your hands on the jewelry from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Cute Alert - Avon Purple Peace Ombré Glassware!

Drinking just got so much prettier thanks to Avon Purple Peace Ombré glassware - with a blue and violet ombré finish, and gold butterfly accents:

Pitcher - $35 - holds 1.7 litres.

Glasses - Set of 4 - $25 - holds 325ml.

You can feel good about buying them too - they are part of the domestic fundraising products range which means that Avon will donate 10% of the sale price to the Avon Foundation for Women Canada to support Speak Out Against Domestic Violence programs across the country.

Available now until the end of February from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON - or online at avon.ca. 

- Lisamarie -

Cute Alert - The Body Shop Robot Money Box!

The Body Shop Robot Money Box - $28 - the most adorable and colourful robot chock full of fruity surprises that when empty, turns into a money box - perfect for saving spare change that you can then donate to a great cause!

Included inside is:

Shower Gel Mango 60ml
Lip Butter Mango 10ml
Shower Gel Coconut 60ml
Lip Butter Coconut 10ml
Shower Gel Strawberry 60ml
Lip Butter Strawberry 10ml

As an added bonus, buying it helps fund the Peace Play Project in Lebanon for a year, providing play and activities in a safe place for Syrian refugee children - win/win!

Available at The Body Shop stores across Canada and online at thebodyshop.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Tilley Endurables Limited Edition Invictus Games Hat

Canadian hat company, Tilley Endurables has partnered with the Invictus Games 2017 to supply their specially designed, limited-edition ball cap to all competitors, volunteers and dignitaries at the games which will take place in Toronto from September 23 -30 - and is also available to buy online.

Invictus Games Ball Cap - $70 - made with moisture wicking polyester and features an elasticized sweatband and secret pocket.

Also available is a Tilley fan favourite style - Invictus Games T3 Snap-Up - $90 - made with curable cotton duck, with a snap-up brim offering versatility.

For every Invictus Games hat purchased, Tilley will donate $5 to True Patriot Love Foundation, a charity focused on supporting veterans and their families.

Founded by Prince Harry, the Invictus Games are the only international adaptive sporting event for ill, wounded and active duty and veteran service members.

And for some sport of your own, take a gander at Harry with another delicious, delicious man at one of the Invictus Games promotion events - just another thing to celebrate my friends!

Get your limited edition Tilley Invictus Games hats online at tilley.com/ca and tickets for the games can be found at invictusgames2017.com/tickets.

- Lisamarie -

The Body Shop Amazonian Saviour Multi-Purpose Balm

The Body Shop Amazonian Saviour Multi-Purpose Balm - 50ml - $15 - a moisturizing multi-tasker with an oil-rich texture that revives the appearance of tattoos, intensely nourishes severely dry skin and improves the appearance of skin marks.

With a 100% natural-origin, nourishing formula made up of: community trade organic babassu oil, rganic andiroba oil, candeia tree's bisabolol, sunflower seed oil, community trade beeswax, sunflower wax, cera bellina wax, vitamin E and citric acid from citrus and formulated without silicones, colourants, mineral oil, paraffin or fragrance making it great for even the most sensitive skin and vibrant packaging with an exclusive design inspired by the life force of the Amazon jungle by tattoo artist, Saira Hunjan.

And you can feel good about your skin feeling good, a portion from every balm purchased will go towards saving the rainforest by building bio-bridges to help protect endangered species whilst  enabling communities to live more sustainably.

Available now at The Body Shop stores across Canada and online at www.thebodyshop.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Join The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International in the fight to end all animal testing in cosmetics!

Would it horrify you to know that 80% f countries don't have any laws against animal testing in cosmetics?

The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International pioneered the fight against animal testing in cosmetics, first campaigning together in 1989. However there is obviously still a long way to go and now is the time to take action to end this once and for all!

Let's fight for a UN convention that bans animal testing in all cosmetic ingredients and products!

What can you do to help?

Sign the petition now and show you are Forever Against Animal Testing at:
thebodyshop.com/en-ca/bananimaltesting.

You can also show your support by posting an image on Instagram of yourself making a bunny ear gesture and tag: #FOREVERAGAINSTANIMALTESTING

- Lisamarie -

Cute Alert - Mary Kay Beauty That Counts Baked Cheek Powder!

Mary Kay Beauty That Counts Baked Cheek Powder - $23 - in Giving Heart and Kind Heart - luxuriously three-dimensional colours that can each be worn on its own or pair the two shades together for a customizable finish - perfect for day or evening looks and either shade looks fabulous on all skin tones to add a rosy colour to your cheeks and a warm feeling in your heart...because...

with each purchase of a limited edition Baked Cheek Powder from May 16th to August 15th, 2017, Mary Kay will donate $2 to The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation to aid in its efforts to assist women living with cancer through the Look Good Feel Better program and to help end violence against women by providing grants to women’s shelters and community outreach programs.

Available through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can locate one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.

- Lisamarie -

Share a cup of courage with the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Courage Mug

Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Courage Mug - $15 - this ceramic mug holds 325ml of your favourite beverage and is dishwasher and microwave safe. It comes with a coaster that has a hanging cord so you can use it as an ornament - also makes a great cover to keep liquids hot and keep spiders from crawling in your mug.

Also available in french.

Best of all, $5 from the sale of each mug goes to benefit breast cancer research, awareness and support services.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Make change happen with The Body Shop Limited Edition Hemp Hand Protector!

Soft hands can now also be an agent of change with:

The Body Shop Limited Edition Hemp Hand Protector - 100ml - $21 - relieves very dry skin, helps soften and protect hands and restores moisture and suppleness with a formula that contains Community Trade hemp seed oil.

This cold-weather must-have has received a bold new limited edition packaging re-design by one of the world’s most renowned street artists – EINE. Using EINE’s famous typography, it communicates the positive and powerful message of CHANGE. 

Best of all, for every one you buy, $3 will be donated to help enrich our planet, oceans, people and animals.

Available at The Body Shop stores across Canada and online at www.thebodyshop.ca.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... L'Occitane Advent Calendar!

L'Occitane Advent Calendar - $59 - with a deluxe beauty essential sample for every day of December leading up to Christmas! Including: 35ml Relaxing Shower Gel, 10ml Dry Skin Hand Cream, 10ml Pivoine Flora Hand Cream, 25ml Cherry Blossom Shimmering Lotion, 10ml Roses et Reines Hand & Nail Cream, 30ml The Vert & Bigarade Shower Gel, 20ml Milk Concentrate, 10ml Ultra Rich Face Cream, 10ml Amande Delicious Hands, 30ml Ultra Rich Body Lotion, 35ml Shampoo Dry and Damaged Hair, 30ml Jasmin & Bergamote Shower Gel, 35ml Cherry Blossom Bath & Shower Gel, 25g Soap with Verbena Leaves, 4ml Verbena Refreshing Cloth, 30ml Ultra Rich Shower Cream, 35ml Shower Oil Cleansing and Softening, 30ml Verveine Shower Gel, 10ml Foot Cream Dry Skin, 7.5ml Cherry Blossom EDT, 10ml Cooling Hand Cream Gel, 30ml Essential Water, 30ml Gentle Toner, 50g Delicious Soap.

Along with the Advent Calendar, L'Occitane has lots of gifts sets available that are perfect for holiday gifting - and for every Collection Gift Set sold in store and online from December 1st to 25th, $10 will go towards Dress For Success - a global nonprofit organization that helps women achieve their professional goals through career-advancing services.

Set including in this initiative include:  Shea Butter Collection Set - $78, Lavender Collection Set - $78, Verbena Collection Set - $78, Almond Collection Set - $78, L'Occitan Collection Set - $78 and Divine Collection Set - $195.

Available now at L'Occitane boutiques across Canada and online at www.loccitane.ca.

- Lisamarie -