https://www.lesahannah.com/content daily 0.75 2023-12-04 https://www.lesahannah.com/content/https/thekitca/culture/culture-movies/sofia-coppola-priscilla-movie-cailee-spaeny monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/c0e2901b-4c63-4714-b43f-cade1057d68c/The+Kit+Priscilla.jpg Content - How Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Came To Life In the Hair and Makeup Chair - The Kit, November 2023 From cat eye flicks to bouffant wigs, all the details on our heroine’s beauty transformations. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/https/wwwellecanadacom/beauty/makeup-and-nails/great-lash-mascara-maybelline monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/909a53fe-17b7-4879-8e4e-247478f9a80e/Elle+Canada_Great-Lash.jpg Content - Brush With Greatness - Elle Canada, November 2023 In a new series for Elle Canada, I do a deep dive on iconic beauty products. My first one was on Maybelline Great Lash. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/https/wwwthestarcom/entertainment/music/he-left-music-and-worked-as-a-janitor-at-a-grocery-store-now-his-band/articlefa39c118-2943-5545-8cfb-2419eddb086dhtml monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1ebbb3ec-2ff7-41f5-b55a-88578bb1b0fc/The+Toronto+Star+Slowdive+.jpg Content - Slowdive Not Coasting On Nostalgia - The Toronto Star, September 21, 2023 UK shoegazers set to perform in Toronto, where they played their ‘final’ gigs almost 30 years ago. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/thekit-clubmed2-9swz5 monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/fa33fabc-02f1-4de8-9614-88bca948386d/S%3AMag+Jean+Paul+Gaultier+.jpg Content - Heavenly Body - S/Magazine Fall 2023 Thirty years on from his brand’s first scent, Jean-Paul Gaultier introduces a new chapter with Divine. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/https/https/thekitca/beauty/fragrance/dior-lor-de-jadore-francis-kurkdjian monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/96b0d781-271e-45a5-ae93-27e89c013761/The+Kit+Dior+L%27or+de+J%27adore+.jpg Content - Dior L’Or de J’Adore Has Cult Fragrance Written All It - The Kit, September 2023 It’s created by master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. “My idea was to imagine my formula was heating and all the unnecessary ingredients would go away and I would have to think about what the remaining parts would be.” https://www.lesahannah.com/content/https/canadianbusinesscom/people/best-menstrual-cups-canada-nixit monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/06422e00-a759-4a11-bdee-6a06f2813861/Canadian+Business+Nix+It.jpg Content - Why This Lawyer Quit Law To Sell Period Products - Canadian Business June 1, 2023 Rachael Newton left a career she loved to create a new type of menstrual cup. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/thekit-clubmed2 monthly 0.5 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/4b174cf8-d30b-48d0-9ee1-2ffcf2ab9142/IMG_5194.jpg Content - Hop Aboard this French Sailing Yacht for the Trip of a Lifetime - The Kit, March 2023 My three days aboard the Club Med 2, a French sailing yacht that elevates the cruise experience to refined, elegant and exclusive. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/nuvo-cold-facials monthly 0.5 2023-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/bf9e6433-6ed3-4a65-845a-b65548ec9691/Cold+Rush.jpg Content - Cold Rush - Nuvo, Spring 2023 Forget hot towels and steam; why you should keep it cool when it comes to treating your skin. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/wwwlesahannahcom/content/garnier-sustainability-the-kit monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/bb581572-473d-4090-8d91-8dcd3dbb3839/Screen+Shot+2023-02-23+at+2.35.34+PM.png Content - How Garnier Is Becoming A Leader in Green Beauty - The Kit, February 15, 2023 Garnier gears up to make major changes as it gets serious about sustainability. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/jason-lee-hair-care-entrepreneur-profile-canadian-business monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/81bc81fc-d286-4794-820d-1dc2cc7d9b6e/IMG_4091.jpg Content - 1o Things Jason Lee Can’t Live Without - Canadian Business, February 2023 Hairstylist and Mela & Kera founder Jason Lee swears by Cuban coffee, Madonna and a little eyeliner. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/pati-dubroff-makeup-artist-profile monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/6a56b4ac-934b-4110-9a78-da7e959b5a8d/EC248_BEA_Pati-Dubroff_VF.jpg Content - Star Power - Elle Canada, February/March 2023 Celebrity makeup artist Pati Dubroff on why working with starlets is her jam, the power of skin tools and the cult fave items in her kit. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/face-gems-jo-baker-nuvo-magazine monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/3320b58d-cfba-4058-8c04-bd61d78873dd/Face+Gems.jpg Content - Causing A Sparkle - NUVO, Winter 2022 Formerly the domain of music videos and fashion shows, face gems have gone mainstream in makeup. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/mandy-salads-montreal-canadian-business monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/18e7c083-1bd5-42a1-b1e8-81546009442b/Mandys.jpg Content - Mandy’s Wants To Be The Starbucks Of Salads - Canadian Business, October 2022 Sisters Rebecca and Mandy Wolfe made their salad dreams come true. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/amanda-schuler-ember-canadian-business monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/2d450b9b-6ea4-436f-b08d-54905f7318a7/Ember.jpg Content - After 20 Years Amanda Schuler Left Furniture Design For Skincare - Canadian Business, August 2022 The pandemic left her questioning her career path so she decided to launch her own brand in an entirely new industry. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/iceland-blue-lagoon-toronto-star monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/ba5b22e5-e07c-4360-a651-cdc0f5114769/BlueLagoon%27.jpg Content - I Visited Iceland’s Famous Blue Lagoon - The Toronto Star, August 2022 My visit to Iceland’s Blue Lagoon and its luxe hotel and spa, as well as the country’s surrounding otherworldly landscapes. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/return-of-feist-profile monthly 0.5 2021-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/e4bee9e0-b615-47d8-943e-99df364a474a/TheKit-Sept-30-2021-Feist-2.jpg Content - Into the Light - The Kit, September 20, 2021 I pivoted to music in the fall of 2021 when The Kit assigned me a cover story on Canadian indie darling Feist, who did residencies in both Toronto and Ottawa in October. She made my job easy by being not only generous with her time, but speaking so eloquently and articulately about what her life was like in lockdown, becoming a mother to a baby girl, writing new music and premiering the material before it was recorded. PDF Version https://www.lesahannah.com/content/1999beauty-soho-house-panel-aging-industry monthly 0.5 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/5e8854e3-5bc4-4aac-b1c1-9962dd0167d7/SOHOx1999-1617.jpg Content - 19/99 Panel at Soho House - September 26, 2021 Canadian beauty brand 19/99 asked me to host a panel at Soho House about the shifting narrative around aging in the beauty industry. 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PDF https://www.lesahannah.com/content/designing-movies-desperately-seeking-susan monthly 0.5 2021-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1638376641645-NYC16IIQ00ODHBPDFP90/Screen+Shot+2021-12-01+at+11.36.40+AM.png Content - Designing Movies: Desperately Seeking Susan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/three-miscarriages-changed-my-plans monthly 0.5 2021-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/3550eece-14b5-4dfc-a357-780e9ebcbffb/lesa-hannah-miscarriage-todays-parent.jpg Content - I wanted my kids to be closer in age, but three miscarriages changed my plans - Today’s Parent, July 14, 2021 My personal experience with secondary infertility resulted in a five and half year age gap between my kids. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/beauty-brands-wellness-anxiety-depression monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/f111bf78-b13f-4f89-a1b7-6f9bbd46ee7d/lesa-hannah-globe-mail-beauty-brand-wellness-june-26-2021.jpg Content - Beauty brands step into the wellness space to address our collective anxiety and depression - The Globe and Mail, June 26, 2021 As talk of mental health issues continues to rise, beauty brands have started to be part of the conversation. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/chanel-suit-vaccination-toronto-star monthly 0.5 2021-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/47719bc6-e90a-4693-985c-0140c580c3f5/lesa-hannah-chanel-suit-vaccination-toronto-star.jpg Content - Why I wore a Chanel skirt to get vaccinated - The Kit, May 20, 2021 I’ve owned a Chanel skirt for 15 years but only fit into it at the end of 2020, after daily cycling became a habit during the pandemic. I wore it to get my first vaccine because I felt it represented the post-pandemic me. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/weleda-skin-food-hand-cream monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/40a26bd8-3696-4efe-b885-26d72e4151fe/lesa-hannah-globe-mail-weleda-skin-food.jpg Content - A beauty editor describes her love for her tried-and-true hand cream - The Globe and Mail, April 29, 2021 A love letter to Weleda’s Skin Food, the most nourishing and healing hand cream in the world, IMO. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/interview-with-matte-pr monthly 0.5 2021-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1638376753514-K46A1M5CWRGOYVY29GH4/lesa-hannah-toronto-star-bike-headshot.png Content - Interview with Matte PR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/jo-baker-makeup-artist-profile-hello-magazine monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/275c08d9-bb52-40be-a984-c807bdb6db50/lesa-hannah-jo-baker-make-up-artist-hello-canada.jpg Content - Infinite Possibilities - HELLO!, April 2021 How makeup artist Jo Baker adapted to and continued to stay creative in the midst of a pandemic. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/sothebys-city-guide-detox-market monthly 0.5 2021-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1640116744566-QAZYV0VCSJZ30HO46VA3/lesa-hannah-sothebys_out-about-detox-market-founder.jpg Content - Simplified Skincare - Sothebys, Spring 2021 Canadian beauty entrepreneur Susanne Langmuir on launching a brand right as a pandemic hits and her favourite places to visit when she travels. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/pandemic-bike-ride monthly 0.5 2021-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1639516589476-K7YWSJUTJ91IO3AOQNAZ/Screen+Shot+2021-12-14+at+4.16.05+PM.png Content - I had a rough ride during a rough year. My daily bike trip to the lake kept me moving forward. - The Toronto Star, January 24, 2021 A few months into the pandemic, I found myself becoming a daily cyclist, a habit I’ve continued to this day. Riding my bike to the lake while listening to my music has now become an integral part of my life that I can’t see myself ever giving up now. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/viola-davis-beauty-profile monthly 0.5 2021-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/922b9bc5-3db3-4040-98a9-fb97fcf2d375/LesaHannah-ElleCanada_ViolaDavis_Profile_1220.jpg Content - She’s All That - Elle Canada, December 2020 I only had 12 minutes with the Oscar-winning actress over Zoom but in that time, Davis still managed to blow me away with the weight of her words. We discussed everything from the liberation she felt of not wearing a wig on the red carpet to her own self loathing of her appearance as a child, to the gifts of aging. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/beauty-lipstick-pandemic monthly 0.5 2021-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1640116367880-G31QLN6063SDKG3X9QWN/lesa-hannah-beauty-lipstick-pandemic-elle-canada-december-2020.jpg Content - We Will Survive - ELLE Canada, December 2020 Why I continued to wear lipstick even though the world was in lockdown. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/young-feminist-gift-guide monthly 0.5 2021-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/15e16150-d85f-49ae-8e3a-9ea5beff5ad4/lesa-hannah-gift-guide-for-budding-feminist-oldish-2020.jpg Content - Gifts for the Budding Feminist - Old(ish), November 30, 2020 My friend Liza asked me to do a gift guide for her site oldish.ca and I still stand by the items I chose. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/marc-jacobs-profile monthly 0.5 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/9333d9f0-bbc0-4e05-be7a-aec563cd26e0/LesaHannah_ELLE-Canada_MarcJacobs-September-2020.jpg Content - Just As You Are - Elle Canada, September 2020 I spoke to Marc Jacobs over Zoom about his new fragrance Perfect, and that it’s not about being infallible but rather being perfect how you are. Never one to shy away from discussing his own personal struggles, the fashion designer also discussed how he still has insecurities and how he handles them. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/tom-pecheux-makeup-artist-profile monthly 0.5 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1627929382919-8Z50OBXT85SUA7MCA80S/lesa-hannah-tom-pecheux-elle-canada-oct-2020.jpg Content - French Accent - Elle Canada, October 2020 Tom Pecheux is a legendary French makeup artist whose career I followed since my early days of being a beauty editor. I often saw him backstage at New York Fashion Week but I never did a proper, lengthy interview with him until 2020. He was generous and unfiltered (as the French always are, which j’adore) and this was my love letter to him. Vive Tom! https://www.lesahannah.com/content/hermes-lipstick-launch monthly 0.5 2021-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/207a1a68-fb5e-43c0-b1fb-3b0538778b1f/lesa-hannah-hermes-beauty-elle-canada-april-2020.jpg Content - Object of Affection - ELLE Canada, April 2020 From colours to packaging, how Hermès approached creating their first beauty product: a refillable lipstick. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/add-descriptive-keywords-here monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/884a1606-3cc9-4086-a48b-1ed6390ef803/lesa-hannah-dior-francois-demachy-FASHION-winter-2019.jpg Content - Heady Master - FASHION, Winter 2019 Perfumer François Demachy on the benefits of working in house at Dior and why he believes still having doubts is a good thing https://www.lesahannah.com/content/jo-baker-makeup-artist-profile monthly 0.5 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1627929450295-WNP2MIC2SGR5N53Z8ZJA/lesa-hannah-jo-baker-make-up-artist-elle-canada-dec-2019.jpg Content - Playing Field - Elle Canada, December 2019 Throughout most of 2019, I noticed the work of makeup artist Jo Baker, who was single-handedly shaking up the usual red carpet beauty with the looks she was creating for actress Lucy Boynton’s press appearances for Bohemian Rhapsody. I managed to meet her when she was in town for TIFF that September and the result was this three page profile, and my first story for Elle Canada. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/best-berry-lip-colours monthly 0.5 2021-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/79de6e41-0610-4678-a1c9-4da08f1764d6/lesa-hannah-berry-lip-colour-fashion-canada-july-9-2019.jpg Content - A Love Letter to The Best Berry Lip Colours - FASHION, July 9, 2019 Berry is the lip colour of my life and despite having a wardrobe of them, I’m always looking for the next one that I need in my life. My friend Katherine feels similarly, so along with her, I wrote about some of our favourites. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/chanel-paris-riviera-fashion monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/e9e1de15-7473-4bd5-b417-ef1d37903e8b/lesa-hannah-chanel-cote-dazur-FASHION-june-2019.jpg Content - Sun Life - FASHION, Summer 2019 How perfumer Olivier Polge bottled the spirit of Coco Chanel’s vacations at La Pausa, her summer villa on the French Riviera. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/louis-vuitton-summer-fragrance-collection monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/1640110867444-H0GWZOEZIBPWPEKJ2Q2Y/lesa-hannah-louis-vuitton-FASHION-may-2019.jpg Content - La La Land - FASHION, May 2019 Perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud distills the energy of an afternoon swim, the vibrancy of the sun and the freshness of a cactus garden for Louis Vuitton’s perfume colognes. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/caudalie-brand-profile monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/649a6f7b-3174-48ac-8a9d-7f3a61f6332d/Caudalie.JPG Content - Big Green Energy - FASHION, April 2019 French skincare brand Caudalie is on a mission to be more sustainable, from their eco-friendly headquarters to minimizing their packaging. I traveled to France to get the story on every aspect they’re addressing. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/adir-abergel-celebrity-hair-stylist-profile monthly 0.5 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/89a9daf8-ee86-428f-bc22-abe171d07af2/LesaHannah-FASHION-AdirAbergel_Profile_0918.jpg Content - Cutting Edge - FASHION, March 2019 Adir Abergel is one of the busiest celebrity hair stylists working today and counts Kristen Stewart, Margot Robbie and Rooney Mara among his clients. His work can be edgy or glamourous and despite his success he remains humble and curious, which made me love him even more. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/return-of-feist-profile-maera-g3d8t monthly 0.5 2021-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/269fdebd-8bcc-496b-a0be-47c0d1204c49/lesa-hannah-wild-poppy-fragrance-fashion-canada.jpg Content - The Story Behind Nest Fragrances’ Newest Scent Wild Poppy - FASHION, February 1, 2019 How something ugly can bloom into a perfume inspiration. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/return-of-feist-profile-maera-rjtyc monthly 0.5 2021-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/0bc9ad50-d1a6-4dfd-8c88-51ba0198a61d/Screen+Shot+2021-12-14+at+2.43.29+PM.png Content - How I Upped My Environmental Responsibility in 2018 - FASHION, December 20, 2018 All the ways in which I tried to be more conscious of my contributions to the environment and what I changed. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/return-of-feist-profile-maera-82kgr monthly 0.5 2021-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/c880fd4c-fed6-4762-a073-12eec5c6d198/lesa-hannah-mv-organic-skincare-fashion-december-18-2018.jpg Content - This Skincare Brand Is Proudly NOT Certified Organic - FASHION, December 18, 2018 Sharon McGlinchey, the founder of M.V Skintherapy, has an uncompromising approach to her brand, including refusing to make an eye cream just for marketing reasons and turning down plenty of retailers who want to carry her. 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Not only did she clear the room of all PR people, but she had plenty of wise words to say on aging as well as the term “anti-aging” and I could have easily spent the afternoon hanging on to her every word. https://www.lesahannah.com/content/return-of-feist-profile-maera-5ga6y monthly 0.5 2021-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61045db0f8527148b5877dc0/86866b06-508c-4cd0-8678-09668eb42721/lesa-hannah-remove-makeup-slowdive-rachel-goswell.jpg Content - How to Remove Makeup While On the Go, as Tested by Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell - FASHION, February 2, 2018 As a touring musician in Slowdive (one of my favourite bands), Rachel Goswell has to remove her makeup from the night’s gig on the bus—not an easy feat. 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