3 IMPORTANT PR LESSONS LEARNED FROM UOPRA’s CONNECT 2 SUCCESS CONFERENCE

This year’s University of Ottawa’s Public Relations Association (UOPRA)’s annual student conference Connect 2 Success hosted PR professionals from a variety of fields like fashion, politics, charities; two of which were our lovable Marilou Moles, Founder of Twenty York Street and Skyfall Blue CEO Fadi Ghaby, who spoke on the panel on real world insight…

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Au revoir 2013, Bonjour 2014! Top 5 Short and Sweet New Year’s Resolution

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Indeed it is as the merriment of Christmas gives way to the excitement of the New Year, this stupendous feeling extends all the way to the first month of the year – January! Despite the inhumane frigid temperature this side of the world, January is more than…

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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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HOLIDAY SALES ALERT: NIKE WAREHOUSE SALE IN OTTAWA PLUS A CHRISTMAS GIVE-AWAY

Before there was Lululemon, Under Armour, Reebok or any other brand that’s trending these days, there was NIKE. As one of the world’s most recognized logo and tag line: JUST DO IT, there was always NIKE. Recently, NIKE proved that once again as not only being named in Forbes Fab 40: The World’s Most Valuable…

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@20YS HOLIDAY GUIDE 2013: WHAT TO WEAR TO OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTIES (PART I)

‘Tis indeed is the season to wear everything bling bling, from encrusted little clutches to a seriously sparkling accessories to high wattage dresses to statement making big jewelleries. It’s that time of the year again where the holiday cheer is everywhere and the party invitations are endless. For some, this the time to break out…

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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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$360 MILLION RIDEAU CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

  Dropping names isn’t a considered  acceptable in most social circles unless you’re talking about these names and this social circle: Simons, Nordstrom, Victoria’s Secret, J. Crew! These are just a few big name brands and global and national retail institutions that are set to open at the new redeveloped Rideau Centre! As the city’s…

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TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: BANANA REPUBLIC – ISSA CORAL PRINTED KIMONO DRESS

One of the things bloggers, whether its fashion, beauty, food or lifestyle, struggle with sometimes is that ubiquitous writer’s block. It happens to all of us, it happens to the best of us. When God forbid, there is just nothing to talk about. Hours after hours of trying, its just one big blank page of…

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@20YS FASHION WEEK 101: WHAT TO WEAR TO FASHION WEEK

Oh it’s that time of the year again! No, not December but September! Fashion’s most ubiquitous solstice month, where the big fashion magazines release their biggest issues ever! Magazine as thick as brick you can probably build a house of fashion on top of it! This month is also the month of thousand fashion weeks…

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