Los Angeles-based nail and body care brand Sparitual launched a new Nail Wellness Collection on February 15, featuring an all-star lineup that includes a cuticle remover and oil, a nail strengthening treatment and a topcoat. The products are all vegan and reflect the beauty industry’s shift toward hand care, health and hygiene. Featuring nourishing ingredients like bamboo extract, bamboo oil and argan oil, there’s never been a better time to give your hands and nails some serious TLC.
Monday haircare makes its Canadian debut
Launching a new haircare collection right before an unsettling global lockdown that upended every aspect of life sounds stressful, but for New Zealand entrepreneur Jaimee Lupton, the timing last March seemed to reiterate the messaging behind her brand, Monday. “Beauty shouldn’t have to cost an arm and a leg,” says Lupton. “We set out to make luxury accessible; given the times, I think that that was very important for people.” Priced at $10 and under, the pastel-pink SLS- and paraben-free line of four in-shower cleansing and conditioning duos sold out within days when it first hit New Zealand and Australian drugstore shelves and has now officially landed at mass-market retailers across Canada. With nourishing and strengthening ingredients such as shea butter, coconut oil, vitamin E and rice protein, the offerings include Gentle for fine and fragile hair, Volume for limp, Smooth for coarse and Moisture for dry. “All our ingredients are fair trade and sustainable; those are huge pillars of our brand and are very important to us,” says Lupton.