When you have the First Lady of the United States of America as your number one fan and ‘un-official’ brand ambassador, Anna Wintour as an outspoken ally and you have a CEO dubbed as the Man Who Dressed America, what could ever go wrong for you? Well, perhaps not much a few years ago when…
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As the bright shining star that is starting to illuminate the rapidly dimming dark sky that is the Ottawa retail landscape, NORDSTROM is poised to become the ray of hope for those left wanting for more in Canada’s capital. As one of the United States’ retail giant, NORDSTROM is a publicly traded leading specialty fashion…
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Aside from the fact that it is terribly cold outside, the harsh elements of winter can certainly wreak havoc on our skin, hair and body in many unfortunate ways. By bundling up and warming up in order to withstand this kind of sub zero temperature, we tend to load up and double up on socks,…
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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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As the temperature drops just a bit lower, the days get shorter and the sun seems to stay away longer, we are comforted by the fact that the holiday is just around the corner. The stores start to twinkle with every Christmas lights and ornaments up on display and the aisles get filled with glittering…
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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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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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According to Urban Dictionary, HUMP DAY is the middle of a work week (Wednesday); used in the context of climbing a proverbial hill to get through a tough week. The absolute BEST day of the week, the day of maximum hope that maybe, you might make it out of this week alive. If we go…
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Perhaps regarded as one of the world’s most watched fashion weeks, New York Fashion Week has continued to be an incubator of not only the upcoming trends in fashion but also in beauty. This year, there were several looks that really stood from the crowd and those that made an impact on me are the…
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There is nothing more exciting for us fashion lovers than finding out that your much anticipated store from South of the Border is finally opening in your hometown. Fast fashion, the latest in trends straight off the runway and of course, the occasional much feted designer collaboration. This fall, Ottawa welcomes the addition of the…
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