There’s a colossal beauty connected to natural hair that Tara Taylor wants people to rediscover. It’s not that she has a grievance for treatments that change hair chemically, but rather a penchant for helping others feel unique and special in their own beauty. “Our hair really is our crowning glory,” says the Halifax stylist. In […]
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Coming clean about cosmetics with Toxic Beauty
Filmmaker Phyllis Ellis hopes to send you scrambling to the shower to search out labels on your soap and shampoo. After all, her eye-opening documentary Toxic Beauty (trailer below; streaming now on CBC Gem) not only follows the class-action suit against Johnson & Johnson—and the company’s cancer-linked baby powder—but Ellis also uncovers an unregulated amalgam […]
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Steph McNair prioritizes non-binary beauty with Maneland
Maneland 1528 Queen Street Getting entangled in the world of hair was something of a surprise for Steph McNair. While making a living working in art galleries and as a carpenter, the visual artist—inspired by a good friend’s at-home salon—applied to go to hair school on a whim, and got in. “I never went to […]
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Rise and shine with Ray Kadiri
Makeup artist, jewellery designer, vlogger and beauty influencer Ray Kadiri (AKA Rayraykad) is a by all accounts a striking individual. Tall, gorgeous and cooly fashionable, the unassuming Tim Hortons where we meet suddenly feels like the place to be as she sits down and applies a quick coat of Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb. Kadiri’s makeup […]
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Bailly Perfume smells like good spirits
When Ariel Gough and Edwina Govindsamy first met—on a friend date set up by Gough’s mom—there was good energy right away. “I think the first time that we met for coffee at Starbucks, we just clicked and knew that we wanted to start something together. It took us awhile to figure out what that was,” […]
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Forest Child Natural Beauty grows up
After making 2017 the year of planning, 2018 is the year of doing for Olivia McMackin, founder of Forest Child Natural Beauty which brings high-performance makeup, skincare and hair brands to the east coast. “I decided to let it be a little whatever it wants to be. Let’s see how it goes and what people […]
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Getting lippy with Foxbrook Lipstick
Catherine Millen worked as a cosmetician for four years, all the while dreaming of one day creating her own makeup line. In spring of last year, she realized the inspiration she needed was right in front of her. “I started to notice that women were looking more to social media and their friends to set […]
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Over the moon for Moon Moon Cosmetics
When Mengyi Bian hopped on a plane from China to start her business degree at Dalhousie, she wasn’t necessarily planning to set up shop in Halifax. But after spotting a niche, her entrepreneurial senses kicked in. “I was thinking of bringing international to local,” she says of her idea for Moon Moon Cosmetics, a new […]
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Kara’s Urban Day Spa debuts gender-neutral pricing
In most salons you’ll see two prices for haircuts—one for men and one for women. On June 1, Kara’s Urban Day Spa will cut gendered pricing at its three HRM locations (5980 Spring Garden Road, 940 Cole Harbour Road and and offer equitable gender-neutral pricing. Kevyn Martell, Kara’s new artistic director, has been in […]
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The nature of Goldfinch and Thistle
A mutual interest and satisfaction in foraging and DIY culture led Dartmouth natives Najet Ghanai and Sarah-Jean Jones to experiment with herbal preparations like oil infusions, decoctions and tinctures. The line of remedies and self-care products now known as Goldfinch and Thistle began as a hobby—the pair made toxin-free, handmade healing salves, deodorants and body […]
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Noreaster Barber storms Argyle Street
[Image-1] Jesse Resk‘s appreciation for the art of barbering blossomed after being raised with a front-row seat to the action. “I always got to see him being so happy doing what he loved. You get to chat with people which is one of my favourite things to do.” says Resk of his uncle and inspiration, […]
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Foxy Moon is feelin’ green
“I’ve always been environmentally-minded, but I’ve chosen two careers in my life that have been pretty bad for the environment,” says Foxy Moon Hair Gallery’s (2725 Agricola Street) owner Evyeneia Dexter. Needless to say when she found out that Green Circle Salons was heading this way, she jumped on the opportunity to team up. The […]