8 stylish ways to shop for the cure during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Tomorrow marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the annual effort to raise money to help find a cure for breast cancer, which has affected over 20,000 Canadian women this year. We’ve selected a few of our favourite products with proceeds going to support the cause.
A glitzy palette and brush set that supports women’s health? Yes, please! Twenty percent of the proceeds from Quo’s Beauty For a Cause palette and brush set will go to Shoppers Drug Mart’s WOMEN, a partnership program with organizations that support the health of Canadian women, including facingcancer.ca.
Quo Beauty For a Cause palette and brush set. ($20, at Shoppers Drug Mart)
Wrap yourself up against the season’s chill. Avon is donating the proceeds from the Believe in Hope Crusade wrap—available until mid-November—to Willow’s Every Penny Counts campaign in which they hope to raise $1.25 million for the cause.
Avon Believe in Hope Crusade wrap. ($10, avon.ca)
All month long, $15 from the sales of this limited edition pyjama set will go to the Roses of Hope foundation.
La Vie en Rose PJ set ($40, lavieenrose.com)
Estée Lauder Canada will donate $100,000 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in conjunction with the release of their limited-edition Jeweled Pink Ribbon compact.
Estée Lauder Jeweled Pink Ribbon Compact. ($65, select The Bay, Holt Renfrew locations)
As if we needed another excuse to don the season’s pink lip! Six dollars from Clinique’s Great Lips, Great Cause Set, which includes three mini Long Last Glosswear lip glosses and a key ring, will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Clinique Great Lips Great Cause set. ($20, The Bay, Sears, Shoppers Drug Mart)
Rehydrate your skin while making a difference. Five dollars from every North American sale of Origins Make A Difference Skin rejuvenating treatment will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Origins Make A Difference Skin Rejuvenating treatment ($35, select The Bay locations)
Wear your ribbon on your wrist. Ten percent of the proceeds from Roots Outburst watch will go to Rethink Breast Cancer.
Roots Outburst watch ($45, roots.com)
Curl for a cure! A portion of the proceeds from Sultra’s Bombshell Pink clipless curling iron will go to the Breast Cancer Society of Canada.
Sultra Bombshell Pink clipless curling iron. ($130, sephora.com)