By: Annelise VintilaI have been living in Dublin, Ireland for the last nine months and, as cliché as it sounds, it has been life-changing. Living in Europe has given me various perspectives in accordance to what I should waste my grey hairs on. Apart from Ireland being an incredibly beautiful country, the people being very […]

By: Annelise Vintila Heels in one hand and a smoothie in the other, I ran to my car to rush to my eyelash extension appointment across town. I recited all my goodbyes in a hurry from my best friend’s bridal shower and drove two hours to find a kind-hearted, small woman with a massage table in […]

By: Annelise Vintila Two years ago, I got off a plane from Berlin to Dublin and headed straight to the bathroom. The incandescent lighting was blinding and I noticed my bushman eyebrows that I hadn’t touched for two weeks. I complained to my best friend who was also examining her face in the mirror, and […]

By: Annelise Vintila I was fortunate enough to be asked to be a bridesmaid for one of my best friend’s wedding last September; I was elated and excited until I realized I would be photographed the whole day, posed and spur-of-the-moment. The day of the wedding, we had a lovely makeup artist that would transform […]

By: Annelise Vintila I was cruising through the aisles of Shopper’s Drugmart, as my weekly ritual, when I stopped in front of the skincare display. Among the expensive creams and concealers, the colourful facemasks were the ones that caught my eye. I’ve watched my fair share of Youtube videos where people apply and peel off […]

By: Annelise Vintila Every year, my family rents out a summer cottage for the Labour Day weekend where we spend most days drinking on the beach, swimming, drinking and barbecuing. One year, we were eating dinner outside with the sunshine gleaming on my face, and my mom turned to me and told me to wax […]

By: Annelise Vintila The older I get, the more I begin to understand multiple sides of a story; for example, when I was twelve years old and just beginning to blossom, I looked at women with plastic surgery in disgust. I believed that no woman that respects herself should morph her physical appearance to appease […]

By: Annelise Vintila As a child, I remember my little sister forcing me to watch scary movies because she didn’t want to be scared by herself, while my mom was also an aficionado. I distinctly remember watching Alien and an extra-terrestrial exploding from Kane’s core, and being absolutely terrified it would also happen to me. […]

By: Annelise Vintila A good skin care routine is developed over time, as there are many factors that affect a healthy regimen. When you’re a child, you have supple and smooth skin and as you morph into a teenager, most individuals’ skins begin rebelling like their fashion sense. Yes, drinking plenty of water, getting enough […]

By: Annelise Vintila The older I get, the more I understand the reasons behind botox. Growing up, I thought only people that had a lot of money and were afraid of aging would get botox in their face; I perceived it as a bourgeoise mindset. I used to obsess over botched celebrity botox injections and […]