For too long, menstruation has been a taboo in our community, often associated with feelings of shame, disgust, and embarrassment. Many of us have been in a situation where we hid our pad or tampon up our sleeves or in our pockets on our way to the washroom. Maybe you’ve used euphemisms like “shark week” or “aunt flow” to dodge around talking about menstruation. Even though menstruation is a natural biological process that occurs to more than 50% of our general population, there seems to be a prevailing stigma around periods– but why?
"Disrupt the misconception that women can’t be both intelligent and interested in beauty and fashion"
This year's IWD theme is #BreakTheBias and we have the honour of introducing this month's guest blogger, Brooke Johnson Isaak, the brilliant mom + lawyer behind The Monday Best. This is a must-read for any of you who have ever experiencedbeauty bias.
What has me tickled pink this month? I'm sharing my love + gratitude for some of the partnerships we've made with amazing women in our community. Over the past two years in business, I’m privileged to have made meaningful connections with strong + like-minded entrepreneurs who truly understand the meaning of supporting small + local.
Check out our newest special edition Smack Pack no matter how you're celebrating V-day. We have your PINK lip!
For this holiday season, we collaborated with Lamb Lashes to make this shopping season just a bit easier for the beauty lover in your life. Get ready to stuff stockings for all the naughty and nice ones on your list.
June celebrates Filipino Heritage Month so we were excited to collaborate with a group of talented Filipinos from our community to showcase their passion and creativity. Coming together on this collaboration was meaningful as it served as a reminder that no matter where you come from, whatever your walk of life, there is beauty to be celebrated and talent to be showcased.
We purchased Zero Waste boxes™ from TerraCycle♻️ and are excited to let you know that Lip Republic now has a mail-in recycling program! The “average” woman owns 7 lipsticks. If all women aged 20-64 years old in Saskatchewan tossed those tubes into the landfill, that’s over 2.2 million tubes that will never break down because most packaging is made out of plastic. Cosmetics are such small items, but with large numbers they cancertainly add up. It is our duty as a retail business to find and incorporate sustainable options and deliver those to our consumers.
The photos for this post was a collaboration of talent from the incredible women listed below. The vision for this shoot was to capture a balance between the strength and femininity of a woman. You can be a strong, independent woman AND be soft and playful at the same time. I'd like to thank them for coming together in a special way to celebrate the importance of International Women's Day.
This month we are extremely honoured to have makeup artist Ginette Hall write a guest blog for our site. Ginette's career began at MAC Cosmetics where she gained advance makeup techniques while simultaneously attending the prestigious Blanche Macdonald Centre. Her areas of expertise include fashion, bridal, and television.
We tapped Ginette's shoulder to offer her expertise to help readers choose the right lipstick colours for this month's blog. She offers a ton of helpful information which we already know will be helpful to us when we mix custom colours for our own clients. Keep these tips in mind next time you shop for your next lipstick!
Thought I’d start this blog out with some gratitude. We’ve had many bookings and inquiries for our Custom Sessions - thank you so much! Mixing customized colours is our bread and butter. These sessions are all about the EXPERIENCE. Yes, you can purchase a lipstick at the store, online, or from a local boutique, but where can you go to get one made to order? If you’ve heard us mention custom lip sessions on our Instagram stories and you want to learn more about this service, read on!
