LD Experts: Our Best Back to School Advice for 2016

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LD Expert Julian Sanders talks Back-to-School Gadgets on Edmonton’s CTV Morning Live – CLICK TO VIEW

The days are shorter, the kids are restless, and you’re starting to organize the return to your “regular” schedule. Yep. It’s back-to-school time again. READ MORE

Easy Back to School Makeup Tutorial

If you’re heading back to school this fall, our Beauty Advisor Chelsey has an easy, natural-looking beauty routine for you! From a light coverage BB cream to all-in-one brow kit, Chelsey’s look is perfect for busy mornings. Plus, she shares her back to school skincare regime, so you can wake up and start off your day with clean, healthy skin: the ideal canvas for makeup application!

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LD Experts: Best Tablets for Back-to-School 2016

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Last week, our LD Experts covered the best school laptops of 2016. But what if you want a device that’s more practical for schoolwork than a smartphone, but lighter and generally cheaper than a laptop?

Of course, you’ll be interested in tablets. These days, that also includes convertibles or hybrids – with hideable or detachable keyboards. That way, they function as either a laptop or a tablet, as needed.

But which are your best options? As always, that depends on your needs and also your budget. Here are some of the best tablet options for 2016.

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NYX Dramatic Night Out Makeup Tutorial

Beauty Advisor Hollis is amping up the drama in this night out makeup tutorial! NYX Cosmetics recently released a host of new exciting products, including their NYX Face and Body Glitter and NYX Ombre Lip Duo. Hollis uses these, as well as her other favourite NYX products to show you how to glam up your look for a night on the town.

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We always have lots of hot new NYX Cosmetics products coming to London Drugs! In fact, we are excited to announce the launch of NYX’s Lip Lingerie – their new weightless liquid lipstick with a plush matte finish, available in a range of colour-kissed nudes. Find them in-store, or online!

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Stripped Screw? We Take Care of That.

Ever tried to remove a screw only to find it was stripped and wouldn’t turn? Drat! Even if you’re short on time, LD has a handy home lifehack solution to help you get a grip.

  1. Cut a thick rubber band and lay it over the screw. (LD has office supplies)
  2. Press a screwdriver through the band and into the screw. (And tools)
  3. Now you can use the rubber to grip the screw’s rough edges.
  4. Remove the screw by turning as normal.

Whew. It’s that easy. No matter how badly you’re stuck, London Drugs has you covered in store and online. And our prices mean you’ll never feel worn out.


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Win Tickets to See Suicide Squad in Vancouver with Splat Hair Colour!

Splat Hair Colour and London Drugs are sending moviegoers to see a pre-screening of one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer, Suicide Squad, in Vancouver on August 3rd!

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Here’s how you can enter to win 1 of 8 pairs of tickets to see Suicide Squad in Vancouver:

  1. Follow @LDCosmetics on Twitter
  2. Tweet @LDCosmetics and tell us your favourite Suicide Squad member, with the hashtag #LDSSquadTix

Tickets are valid for the screening of Suicide Squad on August 3rd, 2016 at the Scotiabank Theatre (900 Burrard St.) in Vancouver. Prize winners will be able to claim their tickets from the London Drugs at 710 Granville St. once the winners are announced.

Good luck!

 

Contest closes at 11:59AM PST Saturday, July 30th, 2016. The winners will be chosen at random. Eight winners will be chosen from all Twitter entries. See rules and regulations here.

7 Tips for Taking Better Smartphone Pictures

 

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Flickr photo: “iPhone Photography” by Olle Eriksson

The capabilities of most smartphone cameras have increased enormously over time. Using iPhone as an example, you can see dramatic improvements with each iteration. Celebrating these advances, Apple has even used snaps by users in the recent Shot on iPhone 6 ad campaign.

Screen Shot 2016-07-08 at 3.00.52 PMIt’s also becoming more common to professionally print smartphone pictures; they’re getting that good. Our own Photolab iOS app makes this process fast and easy — available soon for Android, too.

Of course, smartphone picture quality still lags behind results you’ll get from a high-end DSLR camera, or even from an advanced point-and-shoot model. With this in mind, we offer this collection of useful tips and tricks for taking better smartphone shots. (We hope by now everyone knows to press the screen to auto-focus!).

Here are seven ways you can improve your smartphone photography today.

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