magic monday - bag lady

CHRISTIEManager / Display Master

Christie somehow manages to manage us unmanageables. She's the very picture of grace, and can often be found dancing about the salon.

Christie made this backpack! You can buy them (and much more) through For You, Me & Us

Here’s what we found inside:

01 vintage lipstick holder 02 MAC lipstick - impassioned 03 Herbacin Kamille hand cream 04 **Malie Koke'e perfume oil 05 35mm film 06 **Priti NYC polish - american beauty 07 lipstick print compact - gift 08 keys - handmade keychain 09 **bobby pins (30 pins for 3.50) 10 Fort Garry Hotel matchbook 11 for you, me & us business cards 12 GREAT IDEAS notebook 13 vintage scarf 14 Triple C portable speaker 15 **Kevin Murphy Powder Puff 16 **Cleopatra combs 17 True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey 18 Essie Polish - maximillian strasse her 19 antique cigarette case 20 **anj couture rose bobby pin

Find any of the starred items above in our boutique! We have one final bag lady coming up soon, so come back next week for a peek inside Andrée's bag!

happy monday!! xxo pascale

magic monday - bag lady

RENEEEsthetician

Renée is our favourite brow magician and nail artist.

Her bag was a gift from her brother, who purchased it while backpacking in Mexico.

Here’s what we found inside:

01 Daisy Roll on Perfume by Marc Jacobs 02 Lactaid - Don't ask, I'm not even lactose intolerant... 03 Lint Roller- I'm a cat mom! 04 Lush Liquid Lipstick in Charm 05 *Mint + Hazel Earrings 06 iPhone 07 Alice Munro - Lives of Girls & Women 08 iPod Shuffle 09 *Priti NYC Nail Strengthener 10 Joe Eyeliner 11 Nail Files- I can't stand snags in my nails. If they happen to break, I've always got a quick fix! 12 Sunglasses 13 MAC Lipstick 14 Day Planner 15 Blistex 16 Acrylic Paint 

All starred items are available in our boutique, so come visit us and pick up a few of Renée's favourite items!

have a great week, everybody!

xxo p

magic monday - bag lady

PASCALEReceptionista Extraordinaire

Pascale is our resident cry baby / cat lady, online specialist / receptionist to all.

Her bag is from Stay Home Club Her small makeup bag is from Scout & Catalogue.

Here’s what we found inside:

01 Jetoy Mini Planner via Ebay 02 Sakura Micron Pen 03 Tony Chestnut Leather Key Chain / Barry Manilow Key Chain 04 Nars Semi Matte Lipstick in Schiap / Heat Wave 05 Mineral Fusion Mascara 06 **Priti NYC Nailpolish in Nice Gal Peony - the perfect pink to welcome summer! 07 OLO Perfume Oil in Violet/Leather 08 **Macadamia Healing Oil Treatment - a total lifesaver for any long haired lady prone to dry ends. 09 **Bobby Pins (we've got tiny boxes of 30 pins for only 3.50) 10 Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain. 11 iPhone - customized cracks, courtesy of the rocky cliffs of Peggy's Cove, NS. 12 Book - Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower 13 Kajal Eyeliner - I picked this up from a small grocer down the street from my place. perfect for adding a quick kick of extra drama. 14 **Malie Body Cream 15 Lint Roller - a must have for cat ladies, and dog ladies alike.

Find any of the starred items above in our boutique! We have a few more bag ladies coming up, so stay tuned!!

happy monday!! xxo pascale

Renée's Aesthetic

BEAUTY.

what does 'beauty' mean to you?

I'm going to throw two 'definitions' at you.  The first from Oxford dictionaries online (the world's most trusted dictionaries).  The second being more of a little snippet of info from Wikipedia.

Definition of beauty (Oxford Dictionaries)

Noun (plural beauties)

• [mass noun] a combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.

As for the second, I'd rather give you Wikipedia's version of human beauty.

The characterization of a person as “beautiful”, whether on an individual basis or by community consensus, is often based on some combination of inner beauty, which includes psychological factors such as personality, intelligence, grace, politeness, charisma, integrity, congruence and elegance. 

In our world (especially our workplace of hair dressing and aesthetics), we can often get caught up with how we look on the outside.  True beauty comes from within.  Be confident with yourself and what you have been given.  Don't take it for granted.

One of the greatest perks of my job as an aesthetician is being able to help bring out that confidence in clients.  I believe the spa and salon industry should be more about self-care, pampering and those amazing little pick-me-ups.  Having each and every one of my clients leave happier than when they came in, is truly rewarding.

Sometimes we need to take a step back, look in the mirror and just smile.  We are ALL beautiful in our own way.  Imperfection is beautiful.  Individuality in an incredible gift we've been given, so let's run with it.

- né xo

magic monday - what's in our bags

AMYSenior Stylist

Amy is our resident lady about town, and the girl with the golden touch.

Her bag is from Marc Jacobs. Her small makeup bag is from Forever 21, while the silver one was found at a market in Thailand.

Here’s what we found in her bag:

01 Sephora natural lavender Blotting Papers 02 Excel Mint Gum 03 Lash Curler 04 YSL Opium Perfume 05 Vitamin D Life  - this winter/spring shenanigan has got us needing all the vitamin d we can get!! 06 Crest Toothpaste + Excel Toothbrush 07 Rae + Jerry's Pen - dipping onion rings in the honeydill sauce. all you need to know... 08 MAC Eyelid Gloss - dewy lids! 09 Playtex Tampon 10 MAC Pro Longwear Lipcreme in Asian Flower 11 MAC lipstick in MAC Red 12 Tylenol 13 *Bobby Pins (we've got tiny boxes of 30 pins for only 3.50) 14 Carmex 15 Stephanie Berrington's Bottle Opener - sorry Steph, I didn't mean to take this home with me... 16 *Kevin Murphy FRESHAIR Dry Shampoo - I use it everyday. an unhealthy obsession. 17 MAC Lipliner in Redd 18 Tweezers 19 *Malie Kokee Hand & Body Lotion 20 Wine opener - picnics in the park are made so much easier when ya got one of these around.

All starred items are currently available in our boutique, so come visit us and pick up a few of Amy's picks!

magic monday - pretty in pink

As summer inches forward, the glaring reality of an entire season spent largely indoors seems to show on all our faces. To combat this winter paleness, I'm trying to come up with different ways to add some color to my face without a) succumbing to a tanning bed or b) looking like a clown. While I've been a devotee of the red lip for ages, my favorite spring look is a mostly bare face, and a bright pop of pink.

Here are a few of my personal favorites:

Do you have a personal favorite hot pink shade? Leave it in the comments, we'd love to hear about it.

happy monday!

xxo pascale