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Label Lovers

August 21st, 2010
AUGUST 21ST, 2010 Label Lovers When your son comes home from school with pink Crocs and a Barbie lunch kit he didn't leave home with, either it's time to start labeling his clothes—or buy him a subscription to Vogue. Purchasing your fifth PCB-Free water bottle this school year, think of all the time and money you could have saved with stick-on name labels by Van ...

10 Ways to Score at Red Card

August 20th, 2010
August 20, 2010 10 Ways to Score at Red Card Your favourite Spice Girl was Sporty, you saw The Blind Side three times and you know David Beckham plays soccer…er, football. And when it comes to cocktailing, you’re the ultimate team player. Herewith, 10 reasons to visit Red Card Sports Bar + Eatery. 1. Watch your favourite games in style (surrounded by super cute guys, of course)2. Su ...

Love Confection

August 20th, 2010
AUGUST 20TH, 2010 Love Confection Precisely this time last year we were sitting by the Seine spoiling ourselves on macarons and cups of café crème. Saving us from sulking about no plane ticket to Paris this year is Paul Croteau Confections. The dessert doctor behind the likes of Lumiere, Boneta and currently Campagnolo and Refuel, patissier Croteau now makes crea ...

Steals and Deals

August 20th, 2010
Say Aloha at Breathe Spa After a summer of fun in the sun, give your visage some extra love and attention with a soothing facial and body scrub at Breathe Spa. Until September 30, book any Breathe Spa facial and receive 50 per cent off a Hawaiian Organic Body Scrub (it’s like jetting off to an island paradise for an hour!). Reserve your spot now, 604-688-4769, for details visit ...

Massage Me

August 19th, 2010
AUGUST 19TH, 2010 Massage Me There’s nothing better than slipping out of work early on a slow afternoon for a “dentist appointment.” And if you are a walking collection of aches and pains like us, we suggest slipping into this spa for a Herbal Compress Massage. With a recipe more than 1,000 years old, a fragrant bundle of Thai herbs (like lemongrass, ginger, turmer ...

Editors' Picks: Labour Day Weekend Reads

August 18th, 2010
AUGUST 18TH, 2010 Editors' Picks: Labour Day Weekend Reads Need a long weekend beach read? Herewith, our editors' favourite summer page turners. Summer Sisters by Judy BlumeIf Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret was your pre-teen bible, pick up Blume's more mature novel, Summer Sisters. It follows two best friends from grade school to their 30s and blends adolescen ...

Let’s Get Dirty

August 16th, 2010
AUGUST 16TH, 2010 Let’s Get Dirty In the early '90s grunge era “dirty beauty” meant nonchalance about hair care. In today’s green era, it means caring about toxins in our beauty products. If 'ignorance is bliss' isn’t your motto, pick up No More Dirty Looks by Siobhan O’Connor and Alexandra Spunt. The former Montrealers and journalists dig into the dirtiest ingredients and their ri ...

Prints Charming

August 14th, 2010
AUGUST 14TH, 2010 Prints Charming Nursery decals getting you down? Art school graduate and mother of two Sarah Edmonds hand draws a delightful Canadian menagerie, like water birds, northern animals or ocean creatures, and has them screen printed as limited edition posters. The graphic shapes and fun scientific facts will delight your toddler, and the news that t ...

Hip Commune

August 13th, 2010
AUGUST 13TH, 2010 Hip Commune What’s red and white and wood all over? The new Commune Cafe at the corner of Seymour and Nelson. The spot serves up three square meals a day and the space, designed by Evoke, is as cool as they come with cork pendant lights, red lacquered chairs around a long wooden common table and grey felt booths along the windows. Outside another ...

Steals and Deals

August 12th, 2010
Bosom Buddy Time to dump that ill-fitting brassiere for a bra that will stay in place, provide support and give you a great shape. Join Diane’s Lingerie for a free bra fitting from August 12-21 and receive a free Hanky Panky thong with each bra purchase. Be sure to bring in this email to redeem this special offer! Find them on Facebook, Twitter and online at www.dianeslingerie. ...
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