By: Annelise Vintila  Last weekend I went to my best friend’s mom’s birthday who just turned 58 and it was a surprisingly enlightening experience. I have known Maria, my best friend, and her mom Willy for 18 years now and Willy has always treated me like a daughter; she had always encouraged me to live […]

By Annelise Vintila The last time I got eyelash extensions was in 2016, a day before leaving for a week in rainy Ireland. My voluminous extensions braved the harsh winds and the wet climate and I was extremely surprised to come back home with only a handful of lashes falling out. Fast-forward to 2019 and I […]

By Annelise Vintila Spa days are crucial in shutting off outside thoughts and immersing yourself into a peaceful disposition. As the aromas help you settle down and the fragrant smell of the candles relax your mind, you wish spa days would be replaced with the busy working week. Whenever I book a spa day, which are […]

By: Annelise Vintila I was lucky enough to be the Maid of Honour at my sister’s wedding over the weekend and, like most weddings, my sister hired a professional makeup and hair artist to transform the wedding party into stunners. Lauren, the artist, was a social and lovely lady but I had no idea if she […]

By:  Annelise Vintila  A week ago I looked in the mirror, and to my demise, I realized my brown eyes were cloaked by my bushy wizard eyebrows. I drove myself in a hurry to the closest waxing salon and asked the girl to make me feel like a woman again and to wax my eyebrows really […]

By: Annelise Vintila I am currently at the age where most of my girlfriends are in long-term relationships, engaged or married; I am on the completely different spectrum where I am loving the single life and not sharing my pillows with my snoring counterpart. My friend Danielle in particular, shared the same principles as me until […]

By: Annelise Vintila I was driving though the drive-thru for my morning coffee the other day and I noticed in the mirror a forehead line; I panicked because I thought I wasn’t supposed to be getting those ‘till I hit 40. I’ve been getting multiple grey hairs and laugh lines, but I JUST turned 27 and […]

By: Annelise Vintila I distinctly remember putting on my mom’s lipstick and eyeliner at the age of 8 and admiring myself in the mirror. I completely missed the outline of my lips and my eyelid but I was truly proud of myself; I had never seen myself with any makeup on with the exception of lip-gloss […]

By: Annelise Vintila My childhood best friend is platinum blonde since birth, and though she has plenty of body hair, you can’t physically see it unless you hold a microscope to her upper thigh. I, on the other hand, have so much hair that a gorilla would be jealous and I have been dealing with that […]

By: Annelise Vintila I recently returned to Canada from spending a year abroad in Europe and started a job three days after coming back because of my over-glooming debt. A week after working and spending 50 hours on my feet, I noticed my body shut down by becoming incredibly tense and I began having severe migraines. […]