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 […]