Style

With the better part of the past year and a half spent at home, many have taken steps to add character to their dwellings using vintage decor.At Toronto’s Stay Home Furnishings, the focus is on authentic mid-century modern design.“That being said, good design is good design and we don’t discriminate...

An Ontario court granted a request from Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. to remove Deciem Beauty Group Inc. founder Brandon Truaxe from the Toronto-based skincare company on an interim basis.Deciem owns a handful of beauty brands and became a cult hit after it launched The Ordinary line in 2016. Deciem eschews...

Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has dealt another blow to the founder of Deciem, weeks after the cosmetics Goliath orchestrated his removal from the Toronto-based beauty brand he built.Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge Michael Penny granted an application from New York-based Estée Lauder on Friday, preventing Deciem founder Brandon Truaxe...

It‘s safe to say that skin care wouldn’t be where it is today without Deciem. The industry’s emphasis on transparency, vertical integration, fast-paced launches and ingredient sourcing can all be traced back to the Toronto company. Now, with more than 1,400 employees around the world and a US$1-billion investment from...

Suzana Rose, founder of the beauty, personal care and cleaning-focused website Cruelty-Free Kitty, says a brand that’s truly cruelty-free doesn’t test on animals at any point.“Their suppliers also don’t test on animals on their behalf, and neither do any third parties,” Rose says.She recommends first checking the packaging for the...

Livia Manywounds, an Indigenous designer, artist, crafter and horsewoman, creates one-of-a-kind formal wear from her family ranch on the Tsuut’ina Nation in Treaty 7. She learned to sew in junior high school and was accepted to fashion school in New York, but was unable to attend because of funding.Her creativity...

When Ben Miller started Wirth Hats in 2018, it was about more than just creating a hat company. He was honouring the legacies of Jakob Wirth and Philipp Altenburg, two close friends he’d lost to suicide. Naming the company for Wirth, who’d long dreamed of creating a line of hats,...

It’s official: We’re in the dog days of summer, and you may have noticed that your usual beauty staples just aren’t working the way they did in January – especially now that we’re able to trade those Zoom meetings for patio hangouts. Sticky, humid weather can play havoc with a...

Dermatologist Ben Barankin, who is the medical director and founder of the Toronto Dermatology Centre, says that the order of applying your sunscreen depends on the type of sun protection you’re using. “You can apply a moisturizing sunscreen – more cream based rather than lotion – or apply chemical sunscreen...

The utilitarian tin-can packaging may be the pastel shade of a Ladurée macaron but the perfume inside is inspired by one of the cakes at French pastry chef Philippe Conticini’s world-famous La Pâtisserie des Rêves. Using the modernist layers of vanilla and the textures of his Grand Cru Vanille cake...

A few weeks before the pandemic began, my wife and I were walking through a department store when she called me over to a display of cashmere sweaters. They were $50 each. Alarm bells went off immediately.Grade A cashmere – the long, thick fibres from the undercoat of the cashmere...

The world is drowning in clothes. According to research from McKinsey, 100 billion garments are produced every year.That’s more than a dozen for each person on Earth, which is four times as many as just 20 years ago. Much of this glut of clothing does not even last a year...

We’ve spent hours collectively fixating on our own faces during Zoom calls through the pandemic (does my nose really look like that? Where did all these crow’s feet come from?!). Enter the “Zoom boom,” a term some are using to describe the correlating rise in demand for the services of...

Whether a daytrip or a lengthy road trip, these items should be part of your summer travel packing list.Weighing about 49 pounds, the Weber Traveler is as solid as any backyard cooker. But it’s compact enough to fold up to fit into a car trunk. Its sturdy stand rests on...

At the spring Saint Laurent presentation, graphic eyeliner made a bold statement that’s still mask compatible.Kennedy Brown, a Shoppers Drug Mart beauty pro based in St. John’s, says emulating this look can be as simple as adding a hook to the end of your cat eye.For a liner that’s crisp...

When Jamie Alexander’s daughter Ruby socially transitioned at nine years old, he says the biggest challenge for himself and her mother was finding clothing for swimming, gymnastics and dance.“We were worried about her safety more than anything, so we were forcing her to wear board shorts for swimming and sweatpants...

The phrase “summer hair” might conjure visions of soft waves and flower crowns, but the reality is seldom so charming. Humidity and sweat can quickly ruin a hard-earned smooth ‘do, and the ravages of the sun, chlorine and frequent washing can leave hair dry, brittle and faded by the end...

For those working from home during the pandemic, there have been some silver linings to be found in social distancing. Namely, it liberated us from the expectations of others, thereby allowing us to reimagine our own expectations of ourselves, often to some joyful results. In the coming weeks, returning to...

What started in 2012 as an e-commerce brand offering versatile, casual-cool workwear for men has grown into a full lifestyle brand that includes women’s wear. Now, Frank And Oak, which was founded in Montreal, is adding swimwear to its offerings. “The collection for both men’s and women’s were designed with...

Powder sunscreens offer SPF in a powdered formula that’s applied to skin with a brush. Isabelle Villeneuve, the vice president of strategy, innovation and quality at Laboratoire Dr Renaud, a skincare company based in Quebec, explains that its Loose Powder SPF 50 Broad Spectrum sun protection are mainly made of...