A huge thank you to Barbara Herman, the owner of Eris Parfums, for taking the time to answer my questions. If you are looking for the interview, it’s at the bottom after a few thoughts on Mx…

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26.04.2024

Diptyque Tempo Review – Iconic Patchouli | Canadian Beauty

Imagine walking in the woods, a cool rainy day, drinking tea with an old friend, opening the trunk and getting out your favourite blanket. Tempo is all of those and so much more. A study of patchou…

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25.04.2024

Hair Products That Smell Amazing | Canadian Beauty

Someone said I smell like a baby and then out of nowhere I also got told that my hair looked good today – and omg, I was already going to write about my favourite-smelling hair products. I th…

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24.04.2024

Menditerrosa Nettuno Perfume Review | Canadian Beauty

Menditerrosa Nettuno is inspired by Neptune, the planet, and I supposed there is an outer space kind of feel to it, a metallic edge that’s kind of cool. This is like someone put silver roses into a…

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23.04.2024

Chanel Noir Allure Mascara Review | Canadian Beauty

Would I spend this much on a mascara? I would! I find that high end mascaras are more richly pigmented and don’t dry out as quickly. I found this particular mascara easy to work with and it didn’t …

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18.04.2024

Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild Perfume Review | Canadian Beauty

Marc Jacobs is back with another Daisy flanker out right now. Daisy Wild is meant to capture the heart of this young generation. It is potent and has fruity top notes, reminiscent of watermelon lip…

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17.04.2024

New Charlotte Tilbury Pillowtalk Multi-Glow Highlighter | Canadian Beauty

Is highlighter back? As someone with normally oily skin, I mostly skip the highlighter but it is a great addition to your makeup routine if you can get your skin to be really matte. Then the highli…

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16.04.2024

New Cerave Healing Ointment Review | Canadian Beauty

It’s here. The Cerave Healing Ointment is now available in Canada and I have Aquaphor to compare it to. I’m comparing it to the Aquaphor because both have a thick texture, and both products are bal…

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16.04.2024

Maybelline Superstay Lip Vinyl Review | Canadian Beauty

Maybelline lip products always smell so good. I had to stop and smell this properly while I was recording this. This is the Maybelline Superstay Lip Vinyl in the shade Peachy. I think it’s a little…

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07.04.2024

Boujee Bougies Gilded and an Interview with Nick and Pia | Canadian Beauty

At Esxence I had the luck to meet Pia and Nick, the people behind Boujee Bougies – originally a candle company, but one that now has a perfume line. I had heard about these perfumes before E…

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05.04.2024

Fenty Butta Drop and Cookies N Clean Cleanser, and Charlotte Tilbury’s New Cleanser | Canadian Beauty

I know it’s getting warmer because people keep asking me how I get my skin so glowy not realizing that I gave up on fighting oily skin years ago. I layer on the sunscreen, skip the powder, and go o…

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04.04.2024

Watier Cosmetics Lip Oils | Canadian Beauty

@watierofficial Lip Oils are now in more colours. I chose a dark and light shade to swatch because, as you can see, they are pretty sheer and every colour is easy to wear. The oil formula is more l…

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04.04.2024

Food I Ate In Milan | Canadian Beauty

A Milan food photo dump while I stall on my perfume reviews. I mean, I’m sure I ate the same as the next person, but I do always seem to have my phone ready to take a picture.

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03.04.2024

Musks of Monday – Musk Perfumes in My Collection | Canadian Beauty

Musks of Monday: Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur – a cuddly cozy musk that woos with its sweetness. Easy to love and to wear. Guerlain Musc Outreblanc – musc but make it crisp and clean. K…

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03.04.2024

5 Questions for Eliam Puente of House of Puente Artisan Luxury Perfumes | Canadian Beauty

I recently tried perfume samples from House of Puente, and all the scents blew me away. Eliam Puente has created some modern classics using a high quantity of natural ingredients. They’re w…

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30.03.2024

Native x Girl Scouts Collection | Canadian Beauty

It’s peak gourmand: @native , the company best-known for natural deodorants, has paired up with the Girl Scouts and created a collection of products that smell like their iconic cookies. My favouri…

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29.03.2024

Chanel Boy Perfume Review | Canadian Beauty

Esxence was the perfect reset. It made me leave my house and be immersed in the perfume world that I love for a few days. Since I’ve been back, I’ve barely worn any perfume to start my day because …

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28.03.2024

Diptyque Eau Duelle edp – Vanilla | Canadian Beauty

Cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation? Official descriptions for Diptyque’s Eau Duelle range from “an ode to travel” to “ inspired by a journey along the Spice Route and the ports of lege…

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26.03.2024

What I Bought in Milan | Canadian Beauty

Perfume I bought in Italy. If you’ve been around for a while, you’ll see that these are all old favourites. I sold my partial bottle of Coromandel a couple of days before I left and then got a new …

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26.03.2024

Celine Perfumes | Canadian Beauty

Celine perfume two ways: one for winter and one for summer, one for night time, one for the day. One to bring in the good times and the other to wash them all away.Cologne Celeste takes cues from t…

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22.03.2024

Where to Stay if You Go To Esxence | Canadian Beauty

My @esxenceofficial recap continues. I stayed at the Melia Milano, which is the closest 5-star hotel to the venue. It happens to be reasonably priced for a 5-star hotel and is within walking distan…

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21.03.2024

Esxence Recap – Too Much Waste | Canadian Beauty

I didn’t have time to visit their booth, but Kajal Perfumes had the best bag at Esxence. It’s a plastic transparent number, neon orange and perfect for everyday use because it fits a laptop but als…

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20.03.2024

Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur | Canadian Beauty

I had a moment of regret after buying this bottle of Musc Ravageur – wasn’t spring on its way? How much would I be able to wear this vanilla perfume? But it looks like it came at the perfect …

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19.03.2024

What I Packed for Milan for Esxence 2024 | Canadian Beauty

It’s kind of like the first few things you grab to pack must be the ones you can’t live without, right? So here’s some skincare that I packed for my trip. Vichy has a new sunscreen out and the text…

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16.03.2024

CT Lipsticks | Canadian Beauty

I’m back with some more Charlotte Tilbury Lipsticks. I have the two deeper colours of the pink lipsticks inspired by Hollywood. The shades are 90’s Pink, and Rose to Fame. I really like Rose to Fam…

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15.03.2024

Milan Perfume Shopping Guide | Canadian Beauty

I found the Duomo to be breath-taking each and every time I saw it, in the same way that I find the Rocky Mountains to be breath-taking even though I can see them out of my window every day.…

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14.03.2024

Musc Perfume World | Canadian Beauty

Really, part of the fun of this hobby we call smelling perfume, is smelling new things and getting excited about them. Sometimes, even before smelling, it’s interesting to learn about a new concept…

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14.03.2024

Cool Scent Strips | Canadian Beauty

This was super-cool and I’m sure it cost a pretty penny: scent strips that give you a hint of what you’re going to smell when you spray the perfume on them. Akro Fragrances and Maison Crivelli both…

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08.03.2024

Diptyque 34 Boulevard St. Germain edt Perfume Review | Canadian Beauty

My desk at work is wooden, and of course, accumulates perfume samples. Sometimes, they come out of my purse and into someone’s hands, and sometimes, I spray them on paper so that I can think about …

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07.03.2024

Perfumes Inspired by My People | Canadian Beauty

Perfumes inspired by my peoples. Boucheron Jaipur Homme Comme des Garçons Jaiselmer Guerlain Shalimar Dior Escale a Pondichery All of them, except Shalimar, have cardamom as a note, and I admit, it…

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07.03.2024

Chanel Paris-Venise | Canadian Beauty

Vanilla, the Chanel way. Paris-Venise, a citrus, powdery vanilla that keeps it classy. This is a vanilla that’s sweet but not heavy; it’s grown-up but not too serious. Effervescent but not ephemera…

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06.03.2024

Chanel Coromandel edp | Canadian Beauty

Coromandel is still my reference patchouli perfume, but it’s also so much more than a patchouli perfume. The perfect blend of fizzy citruses, the Chanelade of florals, lots of patchouli, als…

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05.03.2024

Cream to Oil | Canadian Beauty

It’s Fenty Skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream. Yes, it actually melts into an oil in between your hands, and the shimmer in it is just right. The scent – lightly effervescent, and it won’…

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01.03.2024

Amiro At-Home Microcurrent Device Turbo | Canadian Beauty

We are in the era of at-home treatments, and the Amiro range of devices continues to intrigue me because they offer more than 1 treatment option in each device. For example, instead of only micro-c…

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29.02.2024

Barrier Repair via Biotherm | Canadian Beauty

A bit of this and a bit of that, here’s the skincare that’s on my counter right now.Firstly, in skincare, the trending word right now is “barrier repair” which basically means putting back the oils…

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27.02.2024

Perfumes with Some Funk | Canadian Beauty

Admit it. The things that smell gross also kinda smell good. Like you want to keep smelling them to see exactly how dirty they are… Here are three from my collection that scratch that itch. Zoologi…

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22.02.2024

Chanel Bois Des Iles | Canadian Beauty

I’m running around in sweats and running shoes today but I smell classy in Chanel Bois des Iles. This one is the silky lacy under things of the Les Exclusifs line, wispy and ethereal in texture. It…

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22.02.2024

Guerlain Santal Royal Review | Canadian Beauty

It’s been snowing all day, and now I’m watching the Grammy’s and wearing Santal Royal, Guerlain’s completely unnecessary addition to the rose-oud category of perfume. I guess they had to, they did …

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21.02.2024

L’Artisan Parfumeur Dzing! | Canadian Beauty

I got told this morning that my perfume didn’t smell good – I guess I should be happy that it was immediately identified as my perfume and not my actual personal scent. The perfume of the day…

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20.02.2024

Mob Wife Perfume | Canadian Beauty

My Tiktok “For You” page keeps giving me videos on the “Mob Wife Aesthetic” and you know what, I can relate to that more than the “clean girl” aesthetic which somehow seemed to alienate me. Anyway,…

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Eris Parfums Mx. Review and Interview with Barbara Herman of Eris Parfums | Canadian Beauty

Diptyque Tempo Review – Iconic Patchouli | Canadian Beauty

Hair Products That Smell Amazing | Canadian Beauty

Menditerrosa Nettuno Perfume Review | Canadian Beauty

Chanel Noir Allure Mascara Review | Canadian Beauty

Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild Perfume Review | Canadian Beauty

New Charlotte Tilbury Pillowtalk Multi-Glow Highlighter | Canadian Beauty

New Cerave Healing Ointment Review | Canadian Beauty

Maybelline Superstay Lip Vinyl Review | Canadian Beauty

Boujee Bougies Gilded and an Interview with Nick and Pia | Canadian Beauty

Fenty Butta Drop and Cookies N Clean Cleanser, and Charlotte Tilbury’s New Cleanser | Canadian Beauty

Watier Cosmetics Lip Oils | Canadian Beauty

Food I Ate In Milan | Canadian Beauty

Musks of Monday – Musk Perfumes in My Collection | Canadian Beauty

5 Questions for Eliam Puente of House of Puente Artisan Luxury Perfumes | Canadian Beauty

Native x Girl Scouts Collection | Canadian Beauty

Chanel Boy Perfume Review | Canadian Beauty

Diptyque Eau Duelle edp – Vanilla | Canadian Beauty

What I Bought in Milan | Canadian Beauty

Celine Perfumes | Canadian Beauty

Where to Stay if You Go To Esxence | Canadian Beauty

Esxence Recap – Too Much Waste | Canadian Beauty

Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur | Canadian Beauty

What I Packed for Milan for Esxence 2024 | Canadian Beauty

CT Lipsticks | Canadian Beauty

Milan Perfume Shopping Guide | Canadian Beauty

Musc Perfume World | Canadian Beauty

Cool Scent Strips | Canadian Beauty

Diptyque 34 Boulevard St. Germain edt Perfume Review | Canadian Beauty

Perfumes Inspired by My People | Canadian Beauty

Chanel Paris-Venise | Canadian Beauty

Chanel Coromandel edp | Canadian Beauty

Cream to Oil | Canadian Beauty

Amiro At-Home Microcurrent Device Turbo | Canadian Beauty

Barrier Repair via Biotherm | Canadian Beauty

Perfumes with Some Funk | Canadian Beauty

Chanel Bois Des Iles | Canadian Beauty

Guerlain Santal Royal Review | Canadian Beauty

L’Artisan Parfumeur Dzing! | Canadian Beauty

Mob Wife Perfume | Canadian Beauty

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