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Take us to the Cleaners

June 28th, 2010
JUNE 28TH, 2010 Take us to the Cleaners The organic silk dress you spilled wine on begs to be bathed in soft water and not noxious solvents, but who has the time for hand washing? Let Helping Hand Cleaners give you a hand with that. Rather than harsh chemicals, the Certified Professional Wetcleaner uses water and biodegradable detergents to care for those “dry cl ...

Cool down in Kelowna

June 26th, 2010
June 26, 2010 Cool down in Kelowna Power down your Macbook and pack the beach bag: it’s summer vacation time. Corral your brood for a vacation in Kelowna, Okanagan’s hottest sun spot. With over 30 public beaches, tons of spacious accommodations (from resorts to B&Bs), loads of fun and free activities and a quaint Main Street, you’ll spend your days with sand between you ...

Mother Superior

June 26th, 2010
JUNE 26TH, 2010 Mother Superior We're definitely not a smother mother, but neither are we a slummy mummy. Perhaps that's why we're drawn again and again to the gorgeous wares at Nonchalant Mom. We can attest personally to the loveliness of the pillows and delicate angel wings of Atsuko et Akiko and are lusting for their new sparkly masks and dressups. We also love ...

Editors' Picks: Summer Wines

June 25th, 2010
JUNE 25TH, 2010 Editors' Picks: Summer Wines We scoured our cities (all in the name of research, of course) for divine wines. Uncork these fantastic summer sippers just in time for patio season. Sarah Bancroft, Editor-in-chiefIf you love aromatic whites like I do, make it your Mission to score the very first Viognier released by Mission Hill Family Estate (only 1,00 ...

Unhurried in Harrison

June 24th, 2010
JUNE 24TH, 2010 Unhurried in Harrison An hour and a half outside of Vancouver, the city girl in us happily went country with the other kind of wild weekend in Harrison-Agassiz. stayWhether you vacationed there as a kid or not, the Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa will have you feeling nostalgic (think Kellerman’s Resort in Dirty Dancing). In between dips in the h ...

Steals and Deals

June 23rd, 2010
Refresh and Renu Renu Medical Cosmetic Clinic has the secret to dropping inches just in time for bikini season: Zerona laser treatment. As seen on the Doctors, Rachel Ray and Nightline, Zerona uses non-surgical lasers to reduce 3-9 inches from the waist, hips and thighs in two weeks flat! Book your complimentary consultation with a physician and learn more at www.renucosmetic.co ...

Paintings or Piaf, A Poem

June 23rd, 2010
JUNE 23RD, 2010 Paintings or Piaf, A Poem Unsure about what to do this weekend, leave it up to rhyming couplets. Saturday night approachesAnd someone broaches“What’s the plan?”Party at Stan’s? Or maybe Joanne’s?Yet a backyard raveYou can always save,But The Cheaper Show,Or Martha Wainwright & Co. Singing Piaf’s “Adieu Mon Cœur”“Mon Dieu!” we do declareIt just wouldn’t ...

Wedge Your Bets

June 22nd, 2010
JUNE 22ND, 2010 Wedge Your Bets How is killing three birds with one stone considered compassionate? When the birds are summer trends (nautical stripes, espadrilles, wedges) and the stone is a shoe by TOMS. Its new wedge with their jute rope accents and striped canvas upper fulfills all the requirements of a cute summer shoe. And the very fact that it's TOMS means ...

Notice Me Nails

June 21st, 2010
JUNE 21ST, 2010 Notice Me Nails While the hips don’t lie and a wink and a smile is an old standby, we say let your fingertips do the flirting. The patterned press-ons beloved by Gaga and Rihanna are now DIY. In collaboration with the originator Minx, Sephora by OPI has created Chic Prints for Nails, a line of artful appliqués from simple stripes to metallic lace. All you do is rub ...

Kick it Up

June 19th, 2010
JUNE 19TH, 2010 Kick it Up Girls just wanna have fun, but when their gym kit makes them look like Little Miss Sunshine, you can bet they won't be turning cartwheels. There's no sitting on the sidelines with Lilikiks, a Vancouver-based girls activewear line that has just launched its online store. With on-trend colours, super-soft fabrics, and high-end technical ...
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