THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY

Before I begin this post, I wanted to ask… Have you had a chance to see Brené Brown’s powerful talk on “THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY” at TED Talks? If not, please grab yourself a warm cup of coffee or a comforting cup of tea and go see it. It may be the exact thing you…

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1X2 CHALLENGE: 1 DRESS, 2 LOOKS WITH HKR COLLECTIONS

There’s something absolutely magical with summertime, the sun is brightly shining, the skies are bluer than blue and everyone just feels generally fantastic every day. There are so many events, gatherings and music festivals to go to that it’s the perfect time to experiment with different looks without having to layer so many pieces of…

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@20YS HOLIDAY GUIDE 2013: WHAT TO WEAR TO CHRISTMAS PARTIES (PART II) AND LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS

It is two days to Christmas my friends and I cannot tell you how thrilled I am for this day to finally come! The hustle and bustle everywhere as they shop for food and gifts lends to the festive spirit of the season! That festive spirit certainly extends to Christmas parties, which makes it even…

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@20YS HOLIDAY GUIDE 2013: WHERE TO SHOP AND HOW TO GET THE BEST DEALS FOR #BLACKFRIDAY AND #CYBERMONDAY

Today’s  Ottawa Citizen highlights the news story: “Black Friday 2013 deals set to sweep the planet” as this highly anticipated retail day can make or break stores’ holiday quotas and signals how the rest of the holiday shopping season will be. There are thousands of deals everywhere and to get you in the mood in celebrating…

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NO PARKING IN 1969

Aside from the aversion to skinny jeans, pants or skinny anything lately, I think one of my style challenges in definitely casual Fridays or dressing up for the weekend. Sometimes, I don’t have a smooth transition between corporate work outfits and casual yet cool non-work day ensemble. Truth be told, I can can get ready…

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@20YS FEATURED IN OTTAWA CITIZEN: H&M OPENS IN OTTAWA IN BAYSHORE SHOPPING CENTRE

This post should really be called “SPECIAL THANKSGIVING POST: 101 THINGS TO BE GRATEFUL ABOUT TODAY” however, due to some recent press coverage (a HUGE one if I may add, literally),  I have to alter this post a bit though I hope my main thesis remains the same. Not so long ago, a private message…

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FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK AND GREY

Thanksgiving Day (Jour de l’Action de grâce for French Canadians) is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.  Although we really shouldn’t wait for that one day a year to feel grateful and thankful…

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IN THE GARDEN OF FLOWERS AND PEPLUMS: WELCOMING H&M CANADA IN OTTAWA

HUGE Expansion seems to be the mot du jour in Canada’s capital recently. Everywhere you look, streets are getting widened, condos are getting vertically extended, supermarket are getting to be super centres and this is not exclusive to one place we, fashion lovers, consider our own go to mecca – the shopping mall. Having been…

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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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