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Natural-Looking Results: How to Avoid the Overdone Filler Look
When it comes to cosmetic injectables, less is often more. While dermal fillers and wrinkle relaxers like Botox have become incredibly popular, no one wants to look “overdone.” At True Life Canvas in Coeur d’Alene, we specialize in creating natural-looking results that enhance your features rather than overpower […]
The American Dream TV: Unleashing SHORTRIDGE’s Inspiring ARTISTRY In Coeur d’Alene
Welcome to another inspiring episode of The American Dream TV, where we delve into the stories of individuals making a difference in our community. In this episode, we sit down with Stephen Shortridge, a renowned actor who appeared in ‘Welcome Back Kotter’, ‘The Love Boat’ and ‘Aloha Paradise’ […]
Voted Best Permanent Cosmetics Provider for Best of 2024
We won Best of 2024 – Best Permanent Cosmetics Provider!! 🎉 🏆 Thank you to everyone who voted for us and helped us win again this year! ❤️
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Eleven years ago, Hayley and Aaron Gabriel opened True Life Canvas Wellness & Beauty and quickly started raking in accolades and […]
Top-Rated Women Owned & Led Business in the Coeur d’Alene area
We are so excited and honored to receive this award! We have been recognized as a Top-Rated Women Owned & Led Business in the Coeur d’Alene area for 2024!! ❤️ Thank you Idaho Spotlight for the recognition!
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Rize, a media organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and diversity in business, proudly announces […]
Top 10% Morpheus8 Provider in North America for 2023
We are excited to announce that we were awarded the prestigious title of Top Morpheus8 Provider in North America for 2023 – and were in the top 10%! Thank you to all our clients for choosing our small business as your provider!
Morpheus8 is a minimally-invasive fractional skin treatment that stimulates […]
Maximize Your Time – REAL Northwest Living Magazine
Secrets to save time and enhance the quality of your life
By Hayley Shortridge-Gabriel, Co-owner of True Life Canvas
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You […]
Emsculpt Neo: The Revolutionary New Body Sculpting Machine – North Idaho Wellness Magazine
Did you know that after the age of 30 we lose approximately 3-8% of muscle mass per decade!? And muscle is what burns fat, so it’s no wonder that as our muscle mass decreases our midlines start to increase. Typically around this time in life our self-care hours are consumed […]
Creating a Beautiful You – Coeur d’Alene Living Local Magazine
“We want to inspire our clients to become the best version of themselves; to remind them of the unique and beautiful work of art they are and all they have to offer this world.”
The Story Behind True Life Canvas – North Idaho Wellness Magazine
Who says that art has be created on a canvas or from behind a potters wheel. Meet Hayley Shortridge-Gabriel, the artist behind True Life Canvas. Hayley is a long time Idaho resident and daughter of renowned painter Stephen Shortridge. Hayley herself is an accomplished painter and has sold […]
6 Things Beauty Experts Want You To Know Before You Try Microblading – Romper
Do Some Homework.
Business Beat – The Spokesman Review
Hayley Shortridge-Gabriel has completed the application, testing and procedures to be a certified trainer through the Society of Permanent Makeup Professionals. Shortridge-Gabriel has performed over 1,000 brow and eyeliner procedures in her career and is the only certified trainer in the North Idaho-Eastern Washington region. She is the owner of True Life […]
Cd’A cosmetics studio has new location, certification – Coeur d’Alene Press
Hayley Shortridge-Gabriel of True Life Canvas, a permanent cosmetics studio in Coeur d’Alene, has been certified as a trainer by the Society of Permanent Makeup Professionals. Shortridge-Gabriel also announced the relocation of her office to Parkside Tower, 601 E. Front Ave., Suite 301, Coeur d’Alene.
Hayley Shortridge-Gabriel has performed more than […]
True Life Canvas Pioneers New Permanent Cosmetics Treatments For Busy Women
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Women who have busy and active lifestyles and are looking for a solution to the inconvenience of having to continually apply makeup can now take advantage of the new offering from True Life Canvas. True Life Canvas has implemented new treatments to […]
Microblading and Redhead Eyebrows: Everything You Need To Know – howtobearedhead.com

Eyebrows: One of the biggest beauty challenges for redheads. Most copper-haired ladies have very fair, almost non-existent brows. Defining, shaping and filling in the brows are important since they help shape the face. It can take a lot of trial and error to find the perfect ‘redhead friendly’ eyebrow […]
My Truest Canvas of All – CDA Health

I love to restore something that was lost. Simply the chance to create new eyebrows that were stolen by age or chemotherapy fills me with joy.
Hayley Shortridge-Gabriel – Nspire Magazine


Paper is my canvas; memory my palette. I hold lightly my pen and begin to ‘paint’. I start with blue. In long graceful strokes across the canvas, I capture her life, vibrant and full. […]
Pursued by ART. Local Spotlight. – Sip of Spokane
Some women always knew they’d grow up to be artists. Others stumbled onto their talent, or set out to do something else entirely. However, art has a way of finding those destined to create. We’re putting a spotlight on remarkable artists. What they have in common is that their journey […]
Art that makes a difference – Coeur d’Alene Press
She’s a longtime artist who comes with a professional pedigree that includes her father, Stephen Shortridge, an internationally acclaimed painter.
Yet there has always been something about full-time painting that didn’t appeal to her.
“It had to do with being alone in a studio,” Hayley Shortridge-Gabriel said. “I wanted to do something […]
Utility Box Beautification Project – City of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Photo by cdaid.org
Originally commissioned in 2012 by the Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission, this project was presented to artists, graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, and other creative individuals residing within a 100 mile radius of Coeur d’Alene. The utility boxes, which keep lights […]
Artist Feature – Essential Guide Spokane, Coeur d’Alene & Walla Walla
Hayley immediately struck a chord among viewers and within her first year of painting was chosen as one of the few artists to be represented on the hit ABC series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition when they came to the Pacific Northwest. She is humbled when people take in interest in […]