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merry me

December 19th, 2006
merry me 6 days left before Christmas, 5 stockings to stuff, 4 parties to attend, 3 files to close, 2 outfits to figure out, 1 tree to trim. And only 25 more presents to buy. Take the pressure off at this new one-stop gift shop we discovered in Yaletown called Inhabit, where you’ll find gifts for all the tastemakers in your life. Whether it’s a stunning wooden animal puzzl ...

christmas dinner to go

December 18th, 2006
christmas dinner to go Some of us cook well. And some of us perform brain surgery well. It’s all about choosing your battles. So how about letting someone else wrestle with the turkey this year, while you simply swing by and pick up your Christmas dinner-to-go for only $34 per person. New catering company and restaurant Chef Claire’s takeaway Christmas Dinner ...

steals and deals

December 18th, 2006
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! holiday refreshment You’ve been very nice (and just a touch naughty) this holiday season. Treat yourself to EvelineCharles Salons and Spas festive and fabulous holiday offer. Until January 31, enjoy a cut and colour or manicure and pedicure or facial and brow shaping ...

plush love

December 16th, 2006
plush love So before the kid gets too attached to that horrific PNE-prize bear, here’s a gorgeous new toy line to swap it with.Hand-made by artisans in Peru, brightly-coloured BlaBla sock monkeys look like Curious George as-dressed-by Roberto Cavalli. We love the “Clementine” (named for Claudia Schiffer’s baby girl?) and the stunning little knitted animal back packs ($48) are too c ...

top 5: books for cooks (under $30)

December 15th, 2006
top 5: books for cooks (under $30)1. Had A Glass:Top 100 Wines for 2007 Under $20 The wine boys are back! Sexy and charming Kenji Hodgson and James Nevison offer the 2007 edition of top wines under $20. Throw in one of their picks (we love Wirra Wirra’s Scrubby Rise). $14.56 at www.amazon.ca2. Vancouver Magazine Eating Drinking Guide Editor Jamie Maw along with top Vancouver food wr ...

here come the in-laws

December 14th, 2006
    December 14, 2006   here come the in-laws You love your mother-in-law. But you'd love her even more if she wasn't living in the guest bedroom and offering free weight loss tips every time you entered the kitchen. So before the in-laws descend from Kelowna or Kamloops for the holidays, you've got to get crafty. Surprise the ...

steals and deals

December 14th, 2006
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! get in line Say bye-bye to winter-weary skin with help from the skin care gurus at

can you haiku?

December 13th, 2006
Got two minutes? Craft a haiku (a Japanese poem in three lines with less than 17 syllables) in honour of Vancouver’s Cherry Blossom trees and it could get its own monument unveiled at the 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival. Last years winner of the Haiku Invitational was: The long road Boughs of white blossoms Light the way Now get writing, and when you win, pleas ...

top 5: gifts for guys

December 12th, 2006
Oh boy, is this ever his lucky day. 1. A professional Perfetta bocce set (used by the Italian national team). $130 at South Main’s Lark 8th Ave., 152 E. Eighth Ave., 604-879-LARK www.lark8thave.com 2. A stunning stainless steel ring inset with concrete by Canadian brand Konzuk ($195) or, 3. an uber-modern

get glossed

December 11th, 2006
We all need that little extra something to get us through the party season. Maybe it's an extra hour of sleep, maybe it's a new pair of shoes, maybe it's an extra glass of bubbly. Or maybe, just maybe, it's a secret new hair treatment from Italy. The new hair gloss ($60) from Eveline Charles is a simple 15-minute process that flattens and seals your cuticles, adding a high-finish shine. ...

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