Who remembers her first skin care regimen? As a teen I used to slap on Oil of Olay like cream cheese on toast and I was faithful to just one cleanser: Simple.

Launched in 1960 in the U.K. (every girl I knew started with Simple) the brand took a ‘no nasties’ approach before it was fashionable. Simple cleansers, scrubs and creams contain no colour, perfume and fuss and are also incredibly reasonable (hence, the teen/student fan base).

Today, I still carry Simple's kind to skin cleansing facial wipes with me wherever I go; equally handy for sippy cup spills and mascara runs. –Athena Tsavliris

Now available in Canada at Shoppers Drug Mart across the GTA.

Burning the midnight oil is making our blood sugar spike faster than the European debt crisis.

To fight our junk food demons, we’re signing up for a healing raw food cleanse. Big on Bay Street, Carol Belmonte’s daily delivery includes berry and nut-based smoothies, box lunch and dinner, snack and fresh-pressed juice served in glass bottles. The meat, sugar and gluten-free menus are laced with energizing super foods like acai berry, maca and cacao nibs (to release toxins), and tasty dishes include spaghetti made from squash and zucchini, Neatballs fashioned out of nuts and seeds, or burritos with collard wrap and cashew-based ‘cheese’.

Carol promises that a five-day cleanse will change how you see the world. Someone tell Berlusconi. —Marianne Wisenthal

Raw Food Cleanse from $425/5-days, Belmonte Raw, 1022 Queen Street E., Toronto, 647-340-1218, www.belmonteraw.com