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Add length or volume with clip-in synthetic or remy hair extensions

If you’re hair didn’t grow as much as you hoped it would during the winter, you’ll love this new arrival—just in time for wedding and prom season. You can now find clip-in synthetic (ideal for one-time or infrequent use) and 100% remy hair (for daily use) extensions in both 14” and 20” in eight shades from black to blonde to red by Hair Worx at your local Trade Secrets or Glamour Secrets.

What’s the difference between synthetic and remy hair?

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Team Trade Secrets Walker On Cancer, The Weekend and Surviving

After Randy Mellon's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, she participated in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer for the first time empower women to battle the disease and raise money for a cure. Now called the Toronto Weekend to End Women’s Cancers, the two-day, 60 km walk, which benefits The Campbell Family Institute at The Princess Margaret Hospital, is celebrating 11 years strong on...

How To Get Fun, Sexy, Bright Coloured Hair

Fun Sexy Hair Colour Highlights are a way to add a splash of pink, blue or red colour to your light- or dark-coloured hair without committing to permenant hair dye. All you have to do is spray a coat of the temporary colour on your dry hair. Colour Highlights won't leave residue on your pillow and wash out after one use. We sprayed pink colour on the tips and fastened it in a sidebraid.

Fun Sexy Hair Colour Highlights retail for $13.95 a bottle.

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How to get bold lashes without wearing fake strip eyelashes or extensions

With Divaderme Lash Extender, you can get big, bold eyelashes without the mess of strip lashes or the expensive cost of extensions. Perfect for one-time use like parties, weddings or proms, Divaderme Lash Extender's formula contains hundreds of tiny lash fibres enriched with panthenol, a moisturizer derived from vitamin B5. The fibres fill the spaces between your natural lashes, creating both length and volume. No tacky glue, no tweezers, no scissors. It takes only seconds to apply using the applicator and the look you create will last all day...

Trade Secrets Employee Competes in Miss Universe Canada 2013

Meet Lara Mackenzie: a part-time sales associate at Trade Secrets at Mail Champlain in Brossard, QUE. Lara is a 22-year-old marketing student at Concordia University and a national finalist at this year's Miss Universe Canada Pageant, a two-event competition held in Toronto on May 23 and 25.

"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick. I always do my own hair and makeup. I absolutely love natural and bold looks and I try to mix it...

The Bond Girls - OPIs Latest Collection Now in Stores!

Let your inner Bond Girl out with OPI's latest Liquid Sand Collection. 6 seductive shades from 6 of Bond's leading ladies make this collection a must have for spring! Take your look from day-to-night with a collection that has the perfect shade for all of your moods. Try the candy coloured pink or blue of Pussy Galore and Tiffany Case when you're feeling playful, or the sun-kissed gold and orange of Honey Ryder and Jinx when you want to feel like a sun siren yourself. Or try the...

What Happens When 5 Guys With No Beauty Experience Do Their Own Makeup

 

Last week, BuzzFeed found out and they say the results are "equally delightful and horryfying." We think this is every girl's worst beauty nightmare. So please, get your makeup done professionally, buy professional makeup brands and read our how-tos to learn about proper technique and application. Unless you want to end up looking like these guys. Then don't do any of that.

Get Straight Hair Every Day and Night

The temperature is (finally) starting to heat up in the city so it's safe to assume the air will be humid, things sticky and your hair frizzy. This month, we're helping you get a head start on your summer hair care regimen by giving you a free 2oz bottle of Keratin Complex Straight Day Styling Spray when you spend $55 or more until May 31st.

Straight Day Styling Spray will tame frizz, reduce flyaways and condition your hair by replenishing your hair's existing keratin bonds. The unique hydrating...

6 Must-Have Beauty Products for a Gorgeous Prom

Prom beauty can be overwhelming, especially if you don’t have a plan. This is probably your last chance to party with your high school friends before graduation—so you’ll want to look unforgettably classy and glamourous.

We don’t want you to miss a thing—you have only one prom! So we’ve put together a list of six must-have products for your hair, nails, skin and face that’ll make you look your best without breaking a sweat (because that’s really gross).

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GS Litron Ionic Hybrid Professional Dryer

Are you looking for a new dryer that can help you get shiny, voluminous hair in the quickest amount of time for the ultimate experience in styling? Pretty sure that’s on everyone’s wish list. Look no further: the GS Litron Ionic Hybrid Professional Dryer with two speed and three temperature options is here.

The latest styling tool from GS Professional, a line of salon-professional hair appliances exclusively available at Trade Secrets stores in Canada, is one of the lightest professional dryers on the market (weighing in at only 350...

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