Month: April 2020

April 29, 2020 at 09:30PM This year, Mother’s Day is no doubt going to look and feel very different from previous celebrations. With stay-at-home orders still in effect for the foreseeable future, that annual Sunday brunch gathering or trip to the spa is out of the question. Quarantine life aside, though, that doesn’t mean we can’t treat those special superwomen in our life come May 11th. From luxurious face masks that will bring a sense of pampering into one’s own bathroom to fun and innovative makeup staples for that next Zoom meeting, we’ve rounded up some noteworthy beauty buys to help put a smile on her face, whether that be your mom, aunty, your best friend — whoever. Click through the gallery below to see our edit of 11 beauty-focused Mother’s Day gifts: <div class="sjm-attachment-carousel–header gallery-container–default" data-slick='{"speed":400,"adaptiveHeight":true,"variableWidth":false,"centerMode":true,"centerPadding":"0","slidesToShow":1,"lazyLoad":"ondemand","prevArrow":"Previous”,”nextArrow”:”Next”}’ data-simplemodal=’false’ > 1/12 Mother’s Day Gifts 19/99 Beauty Multi-Purpose Trio ($46, 19/99 Beauty) 19/99 Beauty, a brand new Canadian cosmetic line, immediately caught our attention with its ageless beauty ethos: “We deserve a more open and multi-generational dialogue about what beauty looks like at all stages of our lives, from ages 19 to 99,” stated the brand in a press release. #Love. If mom likes beauty products that pull double, even triple-duty, then bag her 19/99 Beauty’s multitasking starter set: the red Precision Colour Pencil can be used on the eyes and lips, and the clear High-Shine Gloss is made for eyes, lips or cheeks. Use it alone or on top of makeup.

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April 29, 2020 at 09:00PM Everyone is on the hunt for fashionable face masks, it would seem. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging on and health authorities condoning the use of non-surgical face masks to help the spread of the virus, searches for face masks have risen sharply in recent weeks. So much so, that the Off-White face mask is the most searched item in the world in the menswear category for Q1, according to fashion data platform Lyst. Lyst released its Q1 Lyst Index today and its findings show the early effects of the coronavirus on the fashion industry. In the report the company notes, “The Lyst Index for Q1 reflects a period which has been anything but ‘business as usual’ in significant parts of Asia for most of the three months; and in Europe and North America for the final weeks of the quarter,” adding however that “consumers’ brand allegiances remain largely unchanged” during that time. It also noted that the Q2 report is likely to “paint a clearer picture of COVID-19’s global impact.” The most notable impact is the fact that the Off-White face mask topped the menswear category. Plus, the report also revealed that searches for fashion face masks in general surged by a whopping 496 per cent over the quarter. Elsewhere, the report also crowned the Virgil Abloh-led brand as the hottest brand in the world for the third consecutive quarter, followed by Balenciaga, Nike, Gucci and Prada. The index noted there was a 733

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April 29, 2020 at 08:02PM Fashion brands continue to step up to help support frontline workers and our community’s most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether that’s producing hand sanitizer, manufacturing PPE or by donating masks, there’s been no shortage of heartwarming news coming out of the industry over the past month. And the good news continues today with the announcement that H&M Canada has partnered with Women’s Shelters Canada to donate $300,000 worth of product. In a release, the brand wrote, “With domestic violence increasing significantly due to the ‘stay home’ restrictions of COVID-19, this donation will help a group of individuals who are vulnerable to the current pandemic.” More than 20,000 products will be distributed amongst Women’s Shelters Canada’s network and will include various sizes for both women and children. This isn’t the first time H&M Canada has worked with the organization, citing the pair’s “strong partnership” in the release. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Women’s Shelters Canada has been working tirelessly to support its network of shelters across the country. In a post on its website, the organization shared that it is helping to provide shelters with access to emergency government funds, as well as connecting them with Food Banks Canada to ensure they have access to the food they need during this time. This isn’t the first instance in which H&M has provided support during the pandemic – to date, it has donated $500,000 to the WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and pivoted its supply

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