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Fresh Prints

April 16th, 2009
APRIL 15TH, 2009 Fresh Prints Prince Charming may be hard to nail down, but charming prints we've got a handle on. 20x200 is the online outcome of one gallery owner's desire to bring together emerging artists (like Vancouver photographer Birthe Piontek) with burgeoning art collectors (that's you) and make it all wildly affordable (from $20). With two new pieces rele ...

Wear It Well

April 15th, 2009
APRIL 14, 2009 Wear It Well Wear Else got a head-to-toe designer makeover! Hot new shoe brands include Calvin Klein, Donald Pliner, Cole Haan, Modern Vintage, Frye, Ugg, and more, plus designer clothing by Milly, Rich and Skinny, James Perse, William Rast and many others. This week at Wear Else save $50 on any regular priced pair of shoes (excluding flip flops). Co ...

Matte is All That

April 15th, 2009
APRIL 14TH, 2009 Matte is All That Whether nude to offset a smoky eye or bold to steal the show, matte lipstick is making the rounds from runways to red carpets. Much to our delight we needn't go farther than the local drugstore to find a fetching formula. The new collection of matte lipsticks from Revlon has dually impressed us by going on ridiculously smoothly and ...

Top 5: Spring Movies

April 13th, 2009
APRIL 13TH, 2009 Top 5: Spring Movies We're skipping out on summer reruns for some charming summer flicks as chosen by the Vitamin Daily team. Lights, camera, action! AdventurelandIt's the summer of 1987 and instead of taking off to Europe post-grad, comparative literature major James is forced to take a job at the local amusement park. Consider it this year's Juno—smart, f ...

Off the Cuff

April 11th, 2009
APRIL 11TH, 2009 Off the Cuff When Father's Day panic sets in (does he really need another man-purse or pair of Paul Smith socks?) Green Shag comes to the rescue. The Canadian bespoke men's etailer now makes custom cufflinks from your children's artwork, so Dad can truly wear his heart on his sleeve. Go through the piles of fun drawings your little Basquiat has created and pick out a ...

Steals and Deals

April 9th, 2009
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin daily steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! Every Woman Whistler Invigorate your mind and body at the fitness-oriented and interactive Every Woman weekend event. Ladies of all shapes and sizes will love the yoga, belly dancing, personal goal setting and wellness activities. Register before April 2 ...

Austin-tatious

April 9th, 2009
APRIL 9TH, 2009 Austin-tatious Head south and be charmed by the coolest, quirkiest city in the big state of Texas. sleepNew boutique hotel Kimber Modern in the hip SoCo neighbourhood is a modernist masterpiece, replete with clean lines, splashes of colour, Philippe Starck fixtures and Eames chairs. The five-room wonder skips the stodgy formalities of check-in and check-out ...

Like Cats and Dogs

April 8th, 2009
APRIL 8, 2009 Like Cats and Dogs There's a Million Dollar Baby with a lot of heart waiting for adoption at the BC SPCA. Tuna the feisty feline got into a tussle with the family dog (hey, who hasn't had a disagreement with a sibling over the last kibble treat?) and ended up with a dislocated hip. She needs medical care and a new home before she can enter the ring again. But this ...

La Dolce Vino

April 8th, 2009
APRIL 8TH, 2009 La Dolce Vino Buttered popcorn pairs well with Baby Mama, but iconic cinema deserves a glass of the good stuff. Enter Pacific Cinémathèque's new Cinebar screenings, where on select evenings the regular price of admission ($9.50) gets you a classic film and a wine from its point of origin. This week, it's all Italy with Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita paired ...

Lebanese Underground

April 7th, 2009
APRIL 7TH, 2009 Lebanese Underground Lebanese cuisine—lauded for being one of the world's healthiest—just got a whole lot sexier. Stroll down a few candlelit stairs into the basement of the Dominion Building and step inside the moody sanctum of Nuba Restaurant's bigger, better digs. With palm fronds, cut-out copper lanterns, mirrored walls and warm tones, the place wouldn't look out of p ...
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