Travel in Ontario: Blue Mountain Village

Blue Mountain Village, located approximately two hours northwest of Toronto, is known primarily as Ontario’s top ski destination resort, however, it has plenty to offer during the green season as well. And although the area is perfectly suited for a fun family vacation, Blue Mountain also has definite appeal if you are in the mood […]

Intermix Bloor Street opening August 15!

On August 15, just a few days before J.Crew’s Canadian debut at Yorkdale, the first Canadian Intermix will open its doors on Bloor, just east of Avenue Road.  Intermix, which already delivers to Canada via their e-commerce service, primarily targets trendy young women mid-20s to mid-30s features brands such as 7 For All Mankind, Stella […]

Women, Make-Up and Relationships

According to a UK study (and post on Styleite), more than half of all women (57%) in the UK would rather dump their boyfriends than go out in public without make-up.  Really?  Do women really dislike their looks THAT MUCH that they can’t show their faces in public without wearing anything? 57% of women would […]

J.Crew Arriving at Yorkdale on 8/18!

If you saw my Tweet yesterday, you already know about this!  I’m pretty excited, though I would venture to guess that there’ll be long, long lines outside the store for the next little while since it’ll be the only J.Crew in Canada for the time being. I also hope that the selection is good and […]

Kids, ‘Nicer’ Restaurants and What They Eat

There’s been a lot of debate about whether young children belong in certain restaurants.  One place in the US even went as far as banning all kids under the age of six.  To me, it’s all about how well-exposed a child is to such settings, ranging from behaviour to food. The last thing you want […]

The 4 Types of Label Freaks

One may think a Label Freak (aka Label Whore) is a Label Freak, but really, there are at least four types,  as seen below: The “S/he’s Not Famous To Me” Freak: I came across this type a few years ago at a department store.  A woman proclaimed that a pair of shoes just wasn’t “worth […]

Poll: Should Media Spend More Time on Exclusively Specialty Size Brands?

I can’t believe how often I see posts from style websites about the lack of plus size models in the industry or criticize the use of lingerie when plus sized models are featured – this is a major issue for me as I often wonder why they just don’t promote specialty designers more often.  I […]

Product Review: Too Faced Shadow Insurance

For anyone with oily skin finding the right combination of products to ensure makeup doesn’t run can be quite the challenge.  I recently discovered an eye shadow primer that works well for my oily eye lids.  I have tried many primers in the past even using foundation to “prime” my lids for eye makeup but […]

A Fashion Grad’s Online Resume

French fashion grad, Celine Caveillero created a unique resume, modelled after fashion magazines, to help her find a job in the fashion industry.  The site, which looks eerily like Vogue UK‘s website, has typical resume information such as education and work experience, as well as links to her fashion blog (in French) as well as […]