A DOSE OF PRETTY BLOG

When you put makeup on, you usually aren’t thinking about how the ingredients in the makeup can affect your body. It’s easy to go the convenient route-- if everyone else is doing it, it must be safe, right? Often, we find ourselves buying whatever is readily available on supermarket shelves without thinking too deeply about why those products are stocked in such large numbers. It makes sense; makeup belongs on your skin, not in your skin. Right?...

Wow! It’s already the end of the year! Where did it even go?I hope you had a fabulous holiday if you celebrated anything, and if you didn’t, I hope you still have had a fabulous time doing whatever you do wherever you are!This year was full of ups and downs, but I’m excited for what 2020 has to offer (and I’ll be even more excited if it turns out to be another “roaring twenties” kind of decade where we all get dressed up and party more often!).An...

Temperatures are dropping and the air is getting dry. You know what else is getting dry? That kisser of yours! We talk a lot about winter skin, but it's time to talk about winter lips!The skin on our lips is delicate, protected by only 3-5 cell layers (Jean Coutu). The skin on the rest of our body is approximately three times thicker than that, meaning we need to be three times more careful to protect our lips from the elements if we don’t want t...