In time for peak holiday gifting season, The Body Shop has opened a pop-up (93 Bloor Street West) in Toronto’s Yorkville shopping hub. Located a few steps east of where the retailer once had a long-standing store, it opened this month and will stay until January 31.
Read MoreM.A.C Cosmetics will soon be returning to Toronto’s Queen Street West. The brand is slated to open its doors at 368 Queen Street West, just east of Spadina Avenue, at the end of October. This new location is about a block from M.A.C’s former space at 363 Queen Street West, which closed in 2015 and is now occupied by fast-growing L’Oréal makeup brand NYX.
Read MoreSeattle-based luxury retailer Nordstrom has revealed the makeup, skincare, fragrance and nailcare brands to be carried at its new CF Toronto Eaton Centre location, opening Friday, September 16 in downtown Toronto. Reinventing the north-end space once occupied by Eaton’s and more recently Sears, the 220,000-square-foot department store will stock beauty from the following labels and more.
Read MoreBorn and based in Toronto, Bite Beauty specializes in handmade lippies in on-trend shades using natural, food-grade ingredients. Now, following the popularity of its bespoke Lip Lab in New York, the company will bring the same concept home: the 2,800-square-foot, two-level Toronto space (678 Queen Street West) is slated to open at the beginning of September.
Read MoreProvince Apothecary has expanded its Toronto retail presence. The holistic skincare company recently celebrated its first store/workshop, which opened its doors at 1518 Dundas Street West in April.
Read MoreWine-steeped French beauty brand Caudalie has announced the opening of its first boutique spa in Ontario, slated to open in December at the expanding CF Sherway Gardens in west Toronto. This marks the company’s third boutique spa in Canada, with the others located in Quebec’s Quartier DIX30 and Le Carrefour Laval.
Read MoreTomorrow, French natural beauty brand L’Occitane will open the doors to its latest premium boutique, located in the Toronto Eaton Centre. Featuring elevated design elements (including a storefront adorned with real immortelle flowers, a signature ingredient), the shop will place a greater focus on the company’s skincare, with a separate Beauty Room for consumers to receive consultations and mini facials.
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