Vancouver Beauty, Lifestyle & Motherhood Blog by Jaime Pickering
I’M TERRIBLE ABOUT NOT MAKING TIME TO EAT BREAKFAST. Call it classic mom syndrome: I take the time to feed my toddler breakfast, but usually, skip out on it myself. I can hear the grandmothers of the world shouting “breakfast... Read More
CHARLOTTE TILBURY BEAUTY LIGHT WANDS ARE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CREAM HIGHLIGHTERS OUT THERE. Yep, I said it. They are STUNNING. They literally bring light to your face in the most glossy, gleaming way. So naturally, Charlotte being the queen of candlelit glowing complexion, decided to bring out two more shades to round out the Pillow Talk collection even further. I have the original Spotlight shade, as well as the new Pillow Talk* and Pillow Talk Medium Beauty Light Wands, so I've tested them out and swatched them here for you all!... Read More
SPOILER ALERT: I'M OVER 30. Gasp! I know, in the world of 20-something-year-old influencers, I'm well into my thirties. And I have real-life skin with a gamut of concerns I didn't have in my 20s. Like sun damage (my 90's teen self lived for sunbeds), early signs of ageing, dehydration, skin texture - seriously I had no idea how smooth my skin was in my 20s! Turns out, some of these challenges also can make choosing foundation no so easy.... Read More
It happened the other day. I got “you should”-ed by another mother. It’s that moment when another person, well-meaning or not, looks at you and utters those ultimately very unproductive words, “You should ... Read More
SONIA G HAS WELL OVER 2000 MAKEUP BRUSHES. Yep, I didn’t add an extra zero or two there – Sonia is a true collector and has some of the most exclusive and elusive brushes in the world. She has a... Read More
VALENTINES DAY. MAYBE YOU LOVE IT, MAYBE YOU HATE IT, MAYBE IT'S JUST FEBRUARY 14TH TO YOU There's a lot of emphasis on loving others for Valentines Day. We are inundated with marketing and commercialism to outwardly display our love. Be it romantically, or platonically via the new, yet growing, Galentine's movement. How about yourself though? Isn't self care a big thing these days?... Read More
DID YOU THINK CHARLOTTE TILBURY WAS DONE WHEN IT CAME TO THE PILLOW TALK COLLECTION? Hardly! It all began with a simple lip pencil, which turned into a quick cult classic and now here we are, multiple launches later. There... Read More
DID YOU KNOW THAT MAC COSMETICS HAS PRO PRODUCTS THAT YOU CAN’T BUY AT JUST ANY LOCATION? It’s kinda like ordering something off a secret menu 😉 If you have a MAC PRO location near you, like the one here... Read More
MY TWO YEAR OLD IS A BOOKWORM. Ok, maybe book worm is a stretch, but she loves being read to and we’ve been known to read the same few books over and over… and over. You won’t catch me complaining... Read More
