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Head of the Class

August 29th, 2009
AUGUST 29TH, 2009 Head of the Class Your little ones will be class acts with our A+ school picks. Trade summer crocs for fall mocs, like this pair from Joe Fresh Style (fashion muse: Pocahontas!) to pair with a faded jean skirt and tights. $16, visit www.joe.ca for store locations nationwide.       Lunchbox, smunchbox. The insulated neoprene bag by Dabbawalla is the way to pack it. ...

Tout Sweet

August 28th, 2009
AUGUST 28TH, 2009 Tout Sweet In a world where most branded chocolate has more hype than Hardcopy, simplicity suddenly has an haute appeal. Chocolaterie de la Nouvelle France makes its confections using pure French chocolate (known to be less sugary and fatty than Swiss or Belgian) sold by the cocoa’s single origin (Ghana, Venezuela or Mexico). In sticks or elegant squares, chocolates ...

Steals and Deals

August 28th, 2009
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin daily steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! Pure Special Stay polished through fall with Pure Nail Bar’s September Special: when you book a mani/pedi combo ($50) from Sunday-Thursday, you’ll receive a free mani gift card! (Some restrictions apply: Not valid with gift certificate purchases. Not val ...

Love, Montreal

August 27th, 2009
AUGUST 27TH, 2009 Love, Montreal If your summer fling-cum-fall romance needs a travel test, skip the commitment of Paris and head to Montreal’s newest gem, Le Petit Hôtel. This 24-room boutique hotel on cobbled St-Paul Street in Old Montreal has a simple and stylish look with splashes of orange and exposed brick and stone walls. With thoughtful small touches, like massaging shower jets ...

Soul Sister

August 26th, 2009
AUGUST 26TH, 2009 Soul Sister We’ve got our own Badu on this side of the border. A Vancouverite now living in Toronto, Zaki Ibrahim takes eclectic elements and shapes them into a richly soulful sound. Her first EP, fittingly titled Eclectica (Episodes in Purple), is an ambitious blend of R&B, hip hop, electronic and jazz that landed the singer a Juno nomination this year. Chill yet upli ...

Best Buy in Bloom

August 25th, 2009
August 25, 2009 Best Buy in Bloom You can cover your cell phone with a cute case and use your tote to cart around your laptop, but pull a scuffed computer out of your bag and your style stock hits the floor. It’s time to upgrade your intel. Best Buy is your connection to cutting-edge electronics with an eclectic twist. The sleek and digitally sophisticated HP Mini 10.1" Vivienne ...

Best of: Vancouver Lookbooks

August 25th, 2009
AUGUST 25TH, 2009 Best of: Vancouver Lookbooks We're shopping close to home with our fall wardrobe this year; take a look at these three gorgeous local lookbooks and you'll see why. Aritzia: Although the models made us feel positively ancient, we loved the black Wifred jumpsuit ($165, pictured), the boyfriend style button downs, and the plaid scarves. www.aritzia.com           Ob ...

Tootise Bar

August 24th, 2009
AUGUST 24TH, 2009 Tootise Bar Yaletown needs another nail bar like it needs another purse dog, right? Not so fast. While we all have our favourite spots for speed, colour choice, ease of getting an appointment, and of course, price, what about pampering? The new Nailpolitan not only does a bullet-proof pedicure (from $35) in record speed, but the aestheticians wrap your c ...

A Swing Thing

August 22nd, 2009
AUGUST 22ND, 2009 A Swing Thing If you wish you could live among the stylish and serene pages of Dwell, start by plonking your pre-schoolers in this heavy-duty swinging pod ($39.99) . Tied to a tree it's an adventure playground; hung from the ceiling it's a quiet reading nook. And while it claims to help kids develop their sense of balance, it's the fact that "quiet time" is no longer ...

Precious Heirlooms

August 21st, 2009
AUGUST 21ST, 2009 Precious Heirlooms Need to impress your (possibly) future mother-in-law popping by for lunch this weekend? Laddish London chef Neil Taylor—relocated to Vancouver's Cibo, lucky for us—shares his top farmer's market summer salad recipe exclusively with Vitamin Daily Vancouver. Cibo Trattoria's Buffalo Mozzarella, Heirloom Tomato, Peach and Basil Salad Ingredients250 g ...
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