The Globe & Mail
Fashion and beauty feature writing, including the weekly Test Counter column in Globe Style. Multiple year tenure as Contributing Beauty Editor and contributor to Globe Style Advisor magazine.

Contouring used to be reserved for stage makeup—not to mention left to the pros. So why, Marilisa Racco asks, is the heavy-handed effect suddenly showing up everywhere?

The New 'Poo Taboo: Want the dirt on how to get beautiful, healthy hair? Stop washing it, Marilisa Racco writes

Test Counter: Tress tamer

The Sweet Science of Sugar-Based Skincare

Test Counter: Blurred lines

Give 'Em the Slip: Inspired by the negligees that put the sexy back in pyjamas, this season's slip dresses are just the thing for a romantic weekend getaway—whether you leave the hotel or not

Go Big or Stay Home: Everything from pantsuits to cocktail dresses may fly as formal wear these days, but there's nothing like a ball gown to put the special in an occasion.