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This is the face of a beautiful confident woman.  She is speaking in Vancouver this week, as part of the Unique Lives & Experiences program.  I am taking one of my oldest girlfriends and I am so excited it isn't even funny. Talk about a woman who Owns Her Beauty.  She embraces life and makes no [...]

Be sure to check out my latest post in the Vancouver Observer on Hot Trends for Dresses This Summer.  I talk about the range of dresses for every body and budget this summer, in brights, pastels, neutrals and patterns. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

I thought about calling this What I Drove, but there is so much more to the weekend in Victoria for the Breathe Now conference than the cute little car I drove (more on that later). Earlier this month, before the horrible stomach bug hit, I attended (and spoke at) the Breathe Now conference in Victoria.  [...]

This is my second piece on the topic of spring cleaning. The first was about spring cleaning ourselves with Stress Less, Live More.  This second is another step under the subject of spring renewal. The bra fitting.   As my long time readers know I believe strongly in a good foundation for my girls.   But it [...]

Last week I attended EcoFashion Week.  They had a slightly different approach this time, including a brand new sponsor - Value Village.  You guessed it, thrift, the original eco fashion finally had its opportunity to hit the main stage.  I wrote a review of the Value Village runway show over at Vancouver Observer. I used to regularly [...]

A very long, long, long March ended with a much needed night out with the girls - a little something Alexis Hinde and I like to call Vancouver Mum's Night Out.  A casual together, hosted at Lunapads, with a little wine and some nibbles.  It was an opportunity to dress up a bit and see the [...]

Today I start the first of my posts on spring cleaning.  And instead of starting with our closets I am going to suggest we start with ourselves.  I talk a lot about trying to juggle a my life with a husband, a 4  year old, work, friends and well life.  And frankly I just don't have as [...]

On Saturday, I had the opportunity to check out the special live billboards for John Frieda  Precision Foam Colour.    Lets set the stage... a busy Vancouver street on a sunny Saturday morning... a life size display box.... containing a life sized model... an actual live person modelling the John Frieda Precision Foam Colour. It was a great [...]

It seems everytime I visit Steveston I find another little fashionable secret.  So when I was invited to a blogger event at Violet Hill Boutique in Steveston I thought it would be fun. And I wasn't wrong.  It is a lovely boutique full of modern clothing - and right at the Moncton and 1 Road [...]

Alain Larivée, John Frieda Canadian Creative Consultant There is one sign of aging that is getting hard for me to ignore – my hair.  It is getting greyer - and greyer. It is getting finer. It is getting well… older.   Just like the rest of me.  And I will admit I am struggling a bit [...]