The Glow Getter: How Sasha Plavsic Turned ILIA Beauty into a Clean Beauty Pioneer

When Sasha Plavsic founded ILIA, she didn’t just want to disrupt the beauty industry—she wanted to reinvent it. Born from a collision of personal necessity and professional curiosity, ILIA is the love child of cutting-edge science and eco-conscious ambition. Long before “clean beauty” became the buzzword du jour, Plavsic was deep in the lab, reimagining […]

The 8 Best Hand Creams To Get You Through The Canadian Winter

Our hands bear the brunt of daily wear and tear, so finding the perfect hand cream can be a game-changer.  Here’s our curated list of the most-beloved, luxury hand creams available in Canada, featuring both local favourites and global classics. From Canada’s frigid winters to the arid, indoor heat of the colder months, these hand […]

How Connie Lo Bootstrapped Her Beauty Brand, Three Ships, on $4,000

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Connie Lo’s path to founding Three Ships is rooted in the cultural, personal, and entrepreneurial crossroads of her identity as a Chinese-Canadian woman. For Lo, beauty was never just about aesthetics—it was about self-discovery, well-being, and finding harmony between two worlds that often pulled her in opposite directions.   Lo’s own journey with skincare began […]

How Frizz + Co. CEO Daphné Eastmond Went from CPA to “Best Hair Day”

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Entrepreneurship is rarely a straight line. Many founders started in very different careers before eventually landing in their area of expertise. This is no different for Daphné Eastmond, the Montreal-based founder of Frizz + Co., a line of hair care specifically made with textured hair in mind. As a Chartered Professional Accountant, Eastmond had worked […]

GLORY 30X30: Meet the Class of 2023

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In a time where society is navigating economic instability, political volatility, and the remnants of a global pandemic, it’s easy to feel trepidatious about the future when the present feels so fragile. But if it’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that Canada is full of leaders who have always been ready to rise […]