Fashion & Trend

If you’ve somehow managed to avoid downloading TikTok within the past year, consider giving in now. The popular social media platform built for bite-sized videos is a proper goldmine for hacks of all varieties, especially when it comes to beauty. We love an over-the-top makeup look, but always welcome ways to simplify our routines — if only to pass the time by learning something new. We’ve rounded up some of the best TikTok beauty hacks — from heatless curls and bobby pin eyeliner, to crease-free foundation tips and lip contouring — as demonstrated by some of our favourite TikTok users, below. 1. Do your makeup “backwards” Apparently, we’ve been doing our makeup wrong this whole time. To avoid creasing or runny makeup, TikTok user @sylvi.uhh says we need to switch things up a bit. Follow up your moisturizer with a bit of powder, setting spray and primer, and then use your regular foundation. Definitely a hot tip for weather-proofing our makeup looks this spring and summer. @sylvi....

There’s no denying that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have shaken up the British royal family since they first got together in 2016 and it was widely believed that their relationship was going to modernize the monarchy. In reality, it seems like the union exposed many deep-rooted and systemic issues in one of the longest-standing institutions of our time. This is especially true of Meghan and Harry’s revealing interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 7 . And a lot has gone down since March 7. With Queen Elizabeth II and senior members of the royal family making unprecedented statements about racism to the media, there’s no telling exactly what will happen next now that the throne has been rocked. March 7: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s CBS interview with Oprah airs Approximately 17.1 million people tuned in to watch the highly anticipated interview with Meghan, Harry and Oprah, compared to nearly 30 million who tuned in for their wedding in 2018. Much was packed into the two-ho...

For the shortest month of the year, February sure did drag on and on. But at long last, after what felt like the longest winter of all time, we’re finally getting a glimpse at what we’ve all been looking forward to: the sweet release of spring. The few weeks of transition between winter and spring, otherwise known as March, are all about brightening (we are losing an hour of sleep this weekend, after all), skin repairing (post-winter dry complexion, anyone?) and summer prep (skin looking like it hasn’t seen the sun in months?). We’ve rounded up the March 2021 beauty products that have launched this month — or are launching soon — that can help you transition between the seasons, and deal with the rainy, still cold-ish, indecisive days in between. Fenty Beauty Body Sauce Body Luminizing Tint Fenty Beauty Body Sauce Body Luminizing Tint, $63, Sephora Launched on March 5, the latest release from Fenty Beauty is a lightweight luminizing body tint that provides skin coverage plus a ...

COS, the brand beloved for its Scandinavian minimalism, has launched its Spring/Summer 2021 campaign and its airy linen sets, crisp cotton separates and easy one-and-done dresses will make you wistful for those first patio days in April (or perhaps March? We can dream). In celebration of the new collection, COS has unveiled its SS21 campaign, centred “around the brand’s vision for a better future, with an optimism for the planet, its people and the next generation,” according to a press release from the label that has committed to becoming climate positive, with 100 percent sustainably sourced or recycled materials. (They’re tracking positively towards that goal, with 86 percent sustainably sourced materials so far in 2021.) The campaign, shot by Karim Sadli and styled by Aleksandra Woroniecka, features two top models who also use their voices for social change and share a commitment to a more ethical fashion industry. British style icon Edie Campbell, an advocate for the fair treatme...

One year into lockdown and Lady Gaga is giving us a fashionable reason to keep going. It’s been three years since her Oscar-winning performance in A Star Is Born , and she’s headed back to the big screen alongside Adam Driver for a juicy Italian murder mystery, set against the backdrop of the glamorous Gucci family life, called House of Gucci. The film follows the story of Patrizia Reggiano, Maurizio Gucci’s ex-wife, who plotted to kill her husband Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of fashion designer Guccio Gucci and heir to the fashion house. Here, everything we know so far about the 2021 film, out this winter.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) When will House of Gucci be released? The murder mystery is set to be released on November 24, according to its IMDB page . While many film release dates have been pushed back because of COVID-19, the on-time release of this one seems promising, given they’...

Sister duo Chloe and Halle Bailey — perhaps better known as Chloe x Halle and also known as Beyoncé protégés — released their album Ungodly Hour last year (yes, in the midst of a pandemic) to critical acclaim. Billboard even called it one of the 10 best R&B albums of 2020. “We’re still finding ways to navigate this and perform for our audience,” says Halle over a Zoom call. “It’s been like an interesting creative project, but we miss the energy of an audience and hearing people sing our songs back to us. But we’re making it work.” Making it work seems to be the underlying theme of the sisters’ year, and work they certainly have been. Chloe and Halle have just been announced as the new faces of Neutrogena — the brand’s first ever sister ambassadors. “We grew up seeing Neutrogena commercials on TV, and particularly that iconic face splash moment [in the sink] and we’d always re-enact it,” laughs Chloe. (Be honest: who among us didn’t nearly flood our parents’ bathroom at one point...

This article was originally published in September 2020.  Update: Underplayed is now available to stream in Canada on Crave. After highlighting the issue of “diversity within the music space” in the short film Discwoman several years ago, director Stacey Lee has returned with a documentary that focuses on the routine harassment and lack of equality that women and female-identifying creatives in the world of electronic music have faced for decades. “This isn’t a new phenomenon,” says Lee when asked about the sexism, undervaluing and under-representation that’s explored Underplayed , a new documentary which was produced by Bud Light and premieres at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival on September 19. “Women have been central and instrumental to the whole birth of this industry since the beginning.” Stacey Lee. Photograph courtesy of Underplayed Lee’s film offers a voice to a wealth of musical talents ranging from Australian DJ, producer and singer Alison Wonder...

In honour of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting Canadian female-led small businesses. From hair accessories to statement sweaters, you can find all your fashionable favourites close to home. If it’s loungewear you’re after, look no further than Sidia . Fashion industry veteran Erin Kleinberg named her brand of elevated casual clothing after her beloved grandmother. For a slow fashion statement, check out architect-turned-designer Ashley Phillips’s handbag line, Azure Lazuli . Phillips’s structured bags are made entirely by hand in Toronto — we love the idea of treating a special handcrafted piece as a future family heirloom. Channel your inner boss with Rosa Halpern’s leather jackets from her brand By The Namesake . Halpern’s collection of luxe leather jackets are named after influential women, including the Kamala leather blazer inspired by none other than the Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris . Click through below for our top p...