AS SEEN ON TV: @20YS GOES TO BREAKFAST TELEVISION MONTREAL FOR TRAVEL SEGMENT

@20YS GOES TO BREAKFAST TELEVISION MONTREAL FOR A TRAVEL SEGMENT It’s September! Oh it’s September and pretty soon, it will be ‘Tis The Season! The summer months seem to just fly by and as they say in the movie Shawshank Redemption… The world got itself in a hurry. Oh indeed it did! WAKE ME UP…

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BEYOND THE FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

If you live in Canada and have a slight interest in media, you must have seen the shocking and developing story about ex-CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) radio host Jian Gomeshi’s massive fall from grace. Don’t worry, this post is not at all about that as you can search #JIANGOMESHI #GOMESHIGATE #BDSM AND #FIFTYSHADESOFGREY, you will…

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ON TV WITH CTV MORNING LIVE: HOW TO GIVE MEANINGFUL GIFTS THIS HOLIDAY

As much as I have some reservations about the holidays coming back so soon, inside me, I’m actually very giddy as I am HUGE fan of Christmas. Growing up, Christmas was usually a grand pomp and ceremony affair made up of at least three weeks of celebration in December and a few more days in…

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PREPPING FOR TV: H&M GATINEAU SHOPPING FOR DAYTIME OTTAWA

When we started this little blog of ours a couple of years ago, I didn’t really think there would be more than five people reading it let alone have many cool opportunities like going on the radio and TV.  I didn’t think we’d land a full page in a major newspaper, get featured in magazines…

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WE’RE ON TV: CTV MORNING LIVE WITH TREND REPORT ON 5 FALL FASHION TRENDS 2014

Now that summer months have come to a close, sadly, we have time to reflect on the trends that we will see on the streets for the next season. Whether it’s bold new silhouettes, or experimentation with new materials and comeback of trends like whimsical animal prints and the staying power of sportswear, we’re so…

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WALKING INTO THE DRAGON’S DEN: REBELS REFINERY SKINCARE FOR MEN

Most of you are familiar with the show Dragon’s Den, a CBC produced Canadian television show that makes or breaks entrepreneurs seasoned or new. The American version is the Shark Tank (and I’m sure there are other spin offs around the world) but the format remains the same. Aspiring entrepreneurs comes in with their products…

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MOST TWEETED #SELFIE EVER: THE #OSCAR TWEET THAT TOOK DOWN TWITTER & MADE ELLEN MORE POWERFUL THAN OBAMA

 Well at least in terms of Social Media. Twitter is its own independent Republic, non? While Ellen DeGeneres has been getting mixed reviews for her hosting performance and getting quite the beating from the likes of the Hollywood Reporter who said she was surprisingly off her game at their post “Oscars TV Review: Ellen Flops…

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ACADEMY AWARDS: THE BEST AND WORST DRESSED LIST AT THE 2014 OSCARS

While all the other awards show prior were fabulous, there is no greater red carpet display than the Oscar Awards. As the most anticipated night of all of Hollywood, the Academy Awards is like the most marvelous highlight of a fiscal year end for the movie industry. It’s no wonder there are high expectations for…

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CBC NEWS OTTAWA’S LUCY VAN OLDENBARNEV TALKS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH @20YS AND @613STYLE IN #OUROTTAWA

Why are we sooo very excited this week? Well, after a very successful stint at CBC NEWS Ottawa in it’s new show Our Ottawa, a weekly magazine television program featuring stories and people our city is talking about, we are invited back for a Holiday / Christmas special. Join Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, me and Grace Oudomo of 613…

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@20YS IN THE MEDIA: FASHION TALK AT CBC NEWS “OUR OTTAWA” SHOW WITH LUCY VAN OLDENBARNEV

It’s raining men! Well not quite men exactly but they say when it rain, it pours is so incredibly true! After a back to back TV segment appearances at Daytime Ottawa with Derick Fage and Lois Lee (not to mention my Top 10 Versatile Beauty Products TV segment with Dylan Black at Daytime Ottawa), I…

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