scene and heard: living aveda …
I grew up in the east end of Scarborough in a small community known as the Rouge Hill. It was a pretty quiet existence. There is not much that I can tell you about my school-age life that would be …...
View Articlescene + heard: NYE tips with Metro News
This past weekend, we spent some time with Takara Small of Metro News to talk about New Year’s Eve looks to rock while you’re out celebrating tonight. From colourful smokey eyes to glowing skin, we...
View Articlemotivation mondays : hard work pays off …
I’ve been super-blessed to have been in the beauty, skincare, and bridal industry for over ten years. Waaayyyy back when … when I first thought “hey, I wanna give people great skin and make them feel...
View Articlescene+heard : ROAR
On Sunday, March 9, the studio at 777 Richmond Street West became a destination for deserving women to be styled, beautified and treated like royalty (although, we like to think this is always the...
View Articlescene+heard : essie’s illusion ombré
Last week, I had the opportunity attend an Essie Canada workshop featuring Lead Nail Artist Rita Remark at the Ritz Carlton Toronto with Elaine of Toronto Beauty Reviews and one of BlushPretty’s very...
View Articlescene+heard : getting a truly radiant summer look
As mentioned last week, I met with the Beauty Director of Us Weekly, Gwen Flamberg for a quick lunchtime chat to discuss tips, trends and secrets to achieving a great summer look. Gwen was in town for...
View Articlequoted : elle canada …
Since I started in makeup and hair many moons ago I have had tonnes of opportunities come my way, but I will never ever ever truly believe that media outlets like Hello!, Anokhi, or Elle Canada will...
View Articleoh, you know, NBD : allison micheletti+michael modano
On November 17, 2014, this year’s inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame … (you know hockey right? Canada’s favourite pastime?) … were officially inducted. Now I’ll admit, I don’t play hockey and don’t...
View Articlescene+heard : saint cosmetics
I recently checked out the launch party for Saint Cosmetics at Andrew Richards Design in downtown Toronto. In case you haven’t heard of them, Saint Cosmetics is a brand new natural cosmetics line that...
View Articlescene+heard : exuding confidence with Excel+Stacy London
Let’s talk about confidence. Regardless if we are wearing our favourite lipstick, or if our bangs are co-operating, or if we know we lost 5 pounds and it shows, emanating an aura of being a confident,...
View Articlethe low-down from laura : kiss nails 2015
A few weeks ago I was invited to attend the Kiss Nails 2015 product preview and was very excited, to say the least. The 2015 line will consist of a few great new products which Gina Edwards, Celebrity...
View Articlegoing global : beautiful friends from Iceland …
Last week, I had the honour of beautifying world-renowned visual artist, Andrea Maack for her first Toronto art show on March 19, 2015. Let me tell you, when I first received the email in February and...
View Articlescene+heard : style me pretty, april 2015
So excited for a bride who happens to be smokin’ hot on the outside and equally on fire on the inside too! Just the past week, one of our 2014 brides was featured in Style Me Pretty! I remember this …...
View Articlescene+heard : on set with donisha marley-prendergast …
photo by Ashlee Hutchinson, Toronto All I remember from this day, is that it started off very normal. I was doing errands, volunteering at the school, and bringing my dog, Yoda, to get his nails...
View Articlescene+heard (tbt) : donisha marley …
Just throwing back to earlier in the summer when I had the opportunity to work with Donisha Marley, granddaughter to the incomparable, Bob Marley. Photo by A. Hutchison
View Articlescene+heard : lowe+simone photoshoot …
I couldn’t wait to share photos with you from a recent photoshoot we did for Lowe+Simone. The BTS photograph was taken by Margarita, a bp assisting artist, and we couldn’t be more pleased with how the...
View Articlescene+heard : when i’m on location …
Very rarely do I ever post pics of myself on here … but I recently received one of myself “in-action”. I’m also posting it because I look slimmer than I actually am, it’s a great angle for my face, and...
View Articlescene+heard : bridal beauty preview spring/summer 2016
I am super excited to announce that the BlushPretty team will be hosting our Bridal Beauty Preview Spring/Summer 2016 on January 31, 2016 at our College St. studio in Toronto. The Bridal Beauty Preview...
View Articlescene+heard : Strivectin HAIR
Earlier this month we sent BlushPretty Lead Hair Artist, Samantha Wilson, over to the Colette Grand Cafe at The Thompson Hotel to check up on the latest from Strivectin. Samantha has nothing but rave...
View Articleif you must : bite beauty …
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting the people behind Bite Beauty, Canada’s very own lipstick mega brand. Little ol’ me was treated to a tour of the lab and offices, and had a behind the scenes...
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