Ah, Valentine’s Day. The day where the world celebrates love, with hearts and candy and chocolate and jewelry and fancy dinners and everything’s pink and red. Some of us love it and celebrate wholeheartedly. Many others have really strong anti-Valentine’s day feelings and I can’t say that I blame them. If you’re single, it’s a… read all

Jade Gedeon is the amazing Trinidadian-born creator of jewelry line We Dream in Colour. Her new book, Beautiful Bracelets By Hand, breaks the jewelry-making process all the way down step by step. Check out this beautiful bracelet you can DIY!

If you’re like me, you’ve got a random collection of carrier and essential oils somewhere in your beauty arsenal. If you’re like me, said random collection of essential and carrier oils is mostly just sitting there collecting dust and taking up space on your shelves. Many of us aspire to be gung-ho DIY mixtresses in… read all

I think nail art is some kind of innate skill that certain people are born to have. Where some folks are able to draw precise lines on their own fingernails, or dip their fingers into water to create a marbleized effect ala Pinterest, I seem only capable of creating a mess of my own hands…. read all

OK, so maybe your pockets are sore. Maybe this will be a holiday on a shoestring budget, and you’ve had it up to here with holiday gift guides that suggest you spend beaucoup bucks on a present. Fair enough. I feel you. It shouldn’t be about the price of the gift at all – it’s… read all

There are some killer bargains to be found in the world of spas these days, bellas. Trust me – look in the ads at the back of your local paper, or take a gander online. Spas are hurting bad (just like so many other service industries are), and the consumer reaps the rewards. There are… read all