Confession: when it comes to beauty and fashion, I like to spy on other people. Doesn't everyone? You have to admit—it's way more interesting to get insider info on what a <em>real </em>person wears in her everyday life, versus the usual slickly packaged fluff piece. (That's why I wrote about <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article752794.ece" target="_blank">street style</a> a few years back, and LOVED reading about <a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/2009/04/02/eva-chen-teen-vogues-beauty-director/" target="_blank">this</a> <em>Teen Vogue</em> editor.)

In the same spirit is <a href="http://www.thestylespy.com/?p=3519" target="_blank">this post</a> at Vancouver-based blog <a href="http://www.thestylespy.com" target="_blank">The Style Spy</a> on my gorgeous friend Janine, a fellow beauty editor, writer and <a href="http://www.imabeautygeek.com" target="_blank">blogger</a>. (Doesn't her skin look AMAZING in this photo?? Obviously she practices what she preaches.) Check it out for the scoop on how she got started in the biz and her must-have beauty products.