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Toronto-Based Online Boutique. Gorgeous collections for every occassion. Luxe pieces tailored to flatter. Exclusively designed for the Classy, Glamorous and Sophisticated, you'll think it's custom made. Look Glam! Feel Fab! Shop www.LaSophieStique.com!

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Heat Damaged Hair- Why It's Happening

Heat Damaged Hair- Why It’s Happening

Hey Glowers, I recently shared my “big chop”  on my Instagram stories (@theinsideoutglow). I had been dealing with heat damage for some time now and finally came to terms with it. I did some of my own research to learn how to overcome heat damage and finally had the guts to cut off all the damaged ends. I had my last heat style September 2017 and since then, I have exclusively protective styled…

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Product Review- Kate Somerville

Product Review- Kate Somerville

Hey Glowers, I had heard good things about the Kate Somerville line and became even more eager to try it out. I am generally not one to buy expensive skincare products, however Kate Somerville earned my dollars with her ingredient list. I was on the market for a good moisturizer as I am not loyal to any products yet, I generally buy based on the ingredients and if the price fits my budget. 🤷…

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Fall/Winter Hair Care Routine

Hey Glowers, As mentioned in my last hair care post, I have been neglecting my hair and it’s set me back with my length retention goals. I have committed to a routine and I look forward to meeting my length retention goals. To get started on this routine, I visited my salon, got a protein treatment. I am happy to report that I have been very diligent with my protein treatments at least. I have…

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Hormonal Acne: How To Prevent It

Hey Glowers, For a while, I believed I was suffering from hormonal acne. It always felt like a probable cause for why I was breaking out especially around my time of the month. Hormonal acne is very frustrating but normal right? At least that’s what I thought. For those of us who suffer from cystic acne, hormonal break outs or any kind of break out is a struggle. Those of you who are more…

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How to treat hair your after braids or protective style

How to treat hair your after braids or protective style

Hey Glowers, As mentioned, I have taken a vow to grow out my natural hair. So far so good, I have had some progress. In order to reduce how much I play with my hair, I decided to opt for braids as a protective style in late summer. I rocked this look for 4 weeks and absolutely loved it! Braids are so low maintenance aside for the obvious wake up and go benefit it offers, it is also much easier to…

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Wellness Lessons Learned: 1 Year on the Glow

Wellness Lessons Learned: 1 Year on the Glow

Hey Glowers, It has been way too long. I have been very busy working on some other personal projects that I will happily share in due time. For now, I AM BACK! I truly hope you all missed my blog posts. Today the Inside Out Glow blog turns 1!!! and looking back it has been a great journey from when I started this blog till now. The constant feedback and engagement I get from you all is really…

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How To Treat Dark Spots and Acne Scars

How To Treat Dark Spots and Acne Scars

Hey Glowers, I sometimes get questions on how to treat dark spots and acne scars. As I have shared in previous posts, my skin type is Oily and definitely Acne-prone, so I understand the pains of dealing with acne scars. Since I started paying more attention to my skincare routine, I have learned so much about how to treat my acne scars and now have a better understanding of what works for me and…

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How Face Masks Changed my life

How Face Masks Changed my life

Hey Glowers, I hope you are all doing great and you are making changes to take care of your skin and overall health. It was a long weekend here in Canada and I spent most of it celebrating Caribana (Toronto’s Annual Caribbean Festival). As you may have guessed, there was a lot of terrible eating coupled with long nights and alcohol. I don’t know about you but for me, sleepless nights + greasy…

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Fit Fam: No Oil Nigerian Stew

Fit Fam: No Oil Nigerian Stew

Hi Glowers! Just the other day, I posted a video of me making this on the snap and got a tonne of requests for this recipe. So here it is! As a member of fit fam, I try to make my meals as healthy as possible without compromising flavor. Stew is something that most Nigerians live by, some would say most Yoruba people. We use it on everything! What You’ll Need Tomato Mix 10-15 big roma tomatoes…

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Natural Hair Growth Challenge- Heat Styled Hair

Natural Hair Growth Challenge- Heat Styled Hair

Hi Glowers, I was at the hair salon getting my annual vegan straightening treatment when it dawned on me that I have been paying so much attention to my skin I might have just neglected my hair! As my stylist said: “Hair needs variety and routine. You have to switch up your styles to retain length and reduce repeated pressure on the same spots. Try changing your styles monthly.” I am going to…

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Losing weight with fasted cardio

Losing weight with fasted cardio

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Product Review- The Faceshop Sheet Mask

Product Review- The Faceshop Sheet Mask

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Travel Skincare Routine

Hey Glowers, I have been doing some traveling over the last few weeks and I almost panicked when I realized I needed to be out of town for a stretch at the time. I find that  I end up breaking out whenever I travel and I was definitely not looking forward to that at all. Something about being out of my comfort zone and daily lifestyle routine just throws my skin off balance (am I alone here?). I…

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Skincare Tips for Acne-prone skin

Skincare Tips for Acne-prone skin

Hey Glowers, Before I figured out a skincare routine, first thing I did was determine my skin type. Until recently, I always thought I had dry skin. To my surprise, turns out I have oily skin and my skin was only dehydrated (read more). This means I had been using the wrong products and routine to care for my skin, no wonder it was getting me nowhere. Getting a skin analysis was really an eye…

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5 Ingredients for Acne-free skin

5 Ingredients for Acne-free skin

Hey Glowers, Acne can be a pain and breaking out feels like the end of the world. I have done my own fair share of persevering and experimenting and I have come to find that in order to get your acne under control, you first need to understand what kind of acne you are getting and what ingredients will help turnover your skin. If you have been following my blog, you know by now how frequently I…

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Popular face washes that did NOTHING for my acne

Popular face washes that did NOTHING for my acne

Hey Glowers, In this journey to glow from within and get healthy glowing skin, I have run through MANY recommended products. I tried so many things in hopes that they would work for me. This post is not intended to product shame, it is a reminder to everyone out there struggling that you are very different- what works for the next person will not always work for you! Listen to your body and…

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5 reasons why your hair is breaking

5 reasons why your hair is breaking

Hey Natural hair lovers! I say that with a bit of hesitation because I know from my experience, this natural hair journey can be a love hate relationship. A bit more of a hate relationship especially when your hair is breaking. I have finally accepted that caring for natural hair is a learning process that requires patience- there is no overnight magic. To better understand why your hair might be…

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