Dove Nutritive Solutions Complete Fortification - strength boosting for fortified hair!

Dove Nutritive Solutions Complete Fortification - includes a concentrated elixir of nutrients to jumpstart activity deep inside the hair fiber by replenishing proteins and amino acids, the building blocks of strong hair. With a daily dose of the Complete Fortification system, hair is super charged with all it needs to be healthy, strong and resilient for everyday life. Available are:

Complete Fortification Shampoo - 355ml - $6.99

Complete Fortification Conditioner - 355ml - $6.99  

That together nourishes to strengthen normal, dry hair and protect from dryness while it reinforces proteins to boost strength and resilience for hair that is 100% fortified, making it healthier, stronger and more resilient with every use.

Best of all is the scent - kiwi, pineapple and ginger lily - delicious!

Available now at drug, grocery and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Guerlain Mon Guerlain

Guerlain Mon Guerlain - 30ml EDP - $78, 50ml EDP - $119, 100ml EDP - $168, 200ml Perfumed Body Lotion - $62, 200ml Perfumed Shower Gel - $55 - a fresh oriental fragrance that enhances exceptional raw materials: Carla Lavender from Provence, Sambac Jasmine from India, Santalum Album Sandalwood from Australia and Vanilla Tahitensis from Papua New Guinea.

While it's not technically considered a gourmand fragrance the combination of the vanilla and sandalwood turn into a kind of caramel candy scent on me so I'm a fan!

The scent has a glamour to it that speaks for itself but to make it even more elegant, it comes in the iconic Guerlain quadrilobe bottle - understated, simple and graphic - the perfect home for a scent that pays homage to contemporary femininity.

Mon Guerlain was created for an extraordinary, sincere and authentic woman - and as Jacques Guerlain has said - "We create perfumes for women we admire." - in this case it is Angelina Jolie, who was chosen as the face of the new perfume. Angelina actually already had an emotional attachment to the Guerlain brand originating with the memory of her own mother's love for a Guerlain powder, scented with iris and violet, that her mother kept among her treasured possessions.

I was very fortunate to get a chance to sit down and have a quick chat with Guerlain Exclusive Perfumer, Thierry Wasser, the creator of many great fragrances including Mon Guerlain and my particular favourite, La Petite Robe Noir Eau Fraiche. What he told me which was very interesting to me was he actually goes to all of the places where the raw ingredients for his fragrances come from - be it India for the Sambac jasmine or Papua New Guinea for the Tahitensis vanilla and personally meets with the people who grow, pick, extract and distill the ingredients to build relationships and make sure he knows every detail of the ingredients!

Things that make M. Wasser sad: vanilla coke, not celebrating important anniversaries and when I have to leave.

Things that make him happy include good coffee, a great collaboration and the thought of creating a fragrance inspired by me... Mon Lisamarie has a really nice ring, non?

Mon Guerlain is available now across Canada including at Hudson's Bay, Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Avon Moisture Therapy Ultra Hydration

Avon Moisture Therapy Ultra Hydration with shea butter is clinically shown to help dry, flaky, chalky skin by providing immediate hydration and helping skin look less dull and flaky in just 2 weeks.

Petrolatum Ointment - 100ml - $10 - helps prevent, temporarily protects and helps relieve chapped or cracked skin - especially great for reducing dryness on elbows and knees.

Body Scrub - 200ml - $10 - exfoliates to smooth away the look of roughness and dullness to help reveal healthy-looking skin.

Body Lotion - 500ml - $10 - enhanced with jojoba oil to instantly correct the appearance of patchy, chalky, dry skin and moisturize for 24 hours.

Available now from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Maybelline Intense Velvet Lip Crayon - with swatches!

Maybelline Intense Velvet Lip Crayon - $8.99 - in 10 shades: 110 Pink So Chic, 120 Love My Pink, 140 Minimalist, 150 Fuchsia Desire, 310 Berry Much, 410 Fab Orange, 420 In With Coral, 510 Red Essential, 520 Light It Up, 630 Nude Perfection - super saturated velvet lipstick with a semi-matte finish in an easy to use pencil format!

In With Coral

Fuchsia Desire

Available now for a limited time at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - Physicians Formula #InstaReady Multi-Finish Eye Shadow

Physicians Formula #InstaReady Multi-Finish Eye Shadow - $15.79 - in two palettes: Natural Nude and Smoky Nude - featuring perfectly coordinated eye shadows with three different finishes: matte, satin and shimmer of highly-pigmented shades to provide intense colour for an endless amount of mix and match looks that include natural, smoky dramatic and everything in-between!

The shadow formula features InstaFilter Technology - a proprietary blend of: Dual-Sphere Technology - innovative pigments absorb oil, but not moisture, so skin remains perfectly balanced; Colour Filter Pigments - hollow-sphere pigments absorb, reflect and diffuse light over the skin, creating an airbrushed finish; and High-Tech Polymers - deliver a silky feel and finish to the skin and extends the wear - instantly light is diffused, imperfections blurred and skin is retexturized  for a perfecting professional finish that looks and feels great.

Available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Keen Terradora Waterproof Hiking Boots!

Keen Terradora Waterproof Hiking Boots - $175 - in sizes 5 - 11 including 1/2 sizes and four colours: Dark Purple/Purple Sage, Astral Aura/Liberty, Raven/Rose Dawn and Gargoyle/Magnet - a lightweight hiking boot designed specifically for women can double as an around-town trekker. With a glove-like fit and a cushioned ankle panel, it delivers flexible freedom and all-day comfort.

They have all kinds of tech and features including: Cleansport NXT - for natural odor control; 4mm multidirectional lugs; breathable mesh lining; a cushion panel that takes pressure off the achilles; dual density PU footbed; ESS stability shank for support; KEEN.DRY - waterproof breathable membrane that lets vapour out without letting water in; lightweight breathable mesh and synthetic upper; low-density EVA midsole; and non-marking rubber outsole.

I actually picked them because I needed winter boots that I could actually walk in - I have a pretty long walk from transit to my office and my traditional winter boots weren't at all comfortable for walking!  My new Keen ones are super waterproof and made for walking so very comfortable and mostly warm enough, although on really cold days I add a pair of wool socks to make them cozier. They also come in really fun colours if you are sick of the usual black and brown winter boot choices!

They also come in a lower shoe version for $165 - I like the higher boot style because of those deceptively high curb puddles and the ankle support!

Available at retailers across Canada including Sport Chek, Sporting Life and Walking on a Cloud and online at www.keenfootwear.com.

- Lisamarie -

Rimmel BB Cream Beauty Balm

Rimmel BB Cream Beauty Balm - 30ml - $9.99 - in 4 shades: Very Light, Light, Light/Medium and Medium - a 9-in-1 skin perfecting super makeup, that offers flawless skin without having to endure heavy foundation.

It has a lightweight, ultra-comfortable formula with water-gel technology that creates the perfect 9-part regimen in one easy step that: primes, moisturizes up to 24 hours, minimizes pores, conceals, covers, smoothes, mattifies, brightens and helps protect for a flawless, natural looking finish with a healthy glow and is transfer and sweat resistant so lasts all day.

Available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Essie Spring Collection 2017 - with swatches!

The Essie Spring Collection 2017 was inspired by a road trip with the girls down the sunny coast of California and bringing the final destination of Baja to life with 6 vibrant creme shades for a collection that is warm and free-spirited making it the perfect companion for any fashionable adventure:

On The Roadie - vibrant kelly green

Excuse Me, Sur - sun kissed coral mango

Backseat Besties - delicate pink plumeria

B-aha Moment! - pink pomegranate

Designated DJ - plum sangria creme

All The Wave - sapphire indigo

Available now at salons and beauty destinations for $9.99 each.

- Lisamarie -