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secret retreat

June 7th, 2007

If your guy is pushing for a camping trip this summer and you know a weekend sans makeup, smelling of wood smoke and sleeping on the ground won’t bring out the best in you, book a Tenthouse Suite for two at Rockwater Secret Cove Resort on the Sunshine Coast. They may be made of canvas, but camping out in these tents is a world away from roughing it. Submerge yoursel ...

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great to decorate

June 6th, 2007

Have you got a Kelly Wearstler decorating style but a Debbie Travis budget? Fear not—you will not have to TiVo How Not To Decorate in order to get your new condo in order. The new decorating service www.goodspace.ca has a professional designer who takes the measurements, drafts the plans, sketches the layout and even pulls fabric swatches and snapshots of items tha ...

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10 things we love about holt renfrew

June 5th, 2007

Vancouver’s new Holt Renfrew flagship has just opened its esteemed doors and guess who was first through? Here are ten things we loved. 10. The second floor World Design Lab, housing the amazing Alexander Wang. 9. Vancouver designer Dace! 8. Stella McCartney Care skincare products (like toning floral water) that come in pale green bottles that just beg to be ...

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air apparent

June 4th, 2007

If the most fresh air your face has seen involves a mad dash from the office to the parking lot, there is still a way to impart a fresh-faced glow. The new oxygen facials at Absolute Spa use a special wand that treats the skin with pure oxygen that’s been amped up with 87 different nourishing minerals and vitamins. For the following two days, one looks fully rested ...

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loving life

June 2nd, 2007

Just when you thought you were going to have to wear your Lululemon pull-on pants to your sister's wedding, couture maternity wear has finally arrived in Vancouver. Yaletown's new Vie Maternity Boutique (as in French for "life") offers great strapless satin dresses by Vancouver maternity line Julou, a giraffe-print wrap dress ($230) by Chiarakruza, plus puff-sleeved tee ...

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soma, so good

June 1st, 2007

You're on the go from 9 a.m. to midnight— so you need a restaurant that keeps the same manic hours. At the newly relocated and repurposed Soma, start your day with a 49th Parallel Americano (the Caffe Artigiano roast) and a pretty pair of raspberry Madeleines, fresh from the oven ($3). Then swing by at lunch for their Brandade to Morue ($9) or Apple and Brie sandwich ...

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scout it out

May 31st, 2007

Yes, it's possible to find cool, original dresses in Vancouver for less than $150. We picked up a grey knit mini dress that looks great over white jeans ($95), a jersey bubble dress perfect with killer heels ($85), and a slinky blue number that's very Bianca Jagger ($145), all at the brand new Scout boutique. And if you don't mind that Lindsay Lohan and Cameron Diaz a ...

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steals and deals

May 31st, 2007

Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! bye, bye parking tickets Save yourself from parking tickets, save your change for coffee, and keep safe by paying for your parking from the comfort of your car. If you're still scrambling for coins at parking meters and lots around Vancouver, it's time you experienced the e ...

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french new wave

May 30th, 2007

Cinema verité, nouvelle vague, film noir. Le Grand Bleu, Jules et Jim, Betty Blue. Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Ludivine Sagnier. If you're reading along, nodding your head, chances are you've already got your pass to this summer's French Film Festival. For those who haven't, two of the most highly anticipated films of the summer are just around ...

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white hot

May 29th, 2007

Now that you've moved from blue jeans to black jeans to grey jeans, time to migrate to summer's hottest new denim: white. We love the white stretch low-rise Lindy by Mavi ($78) and the white stretch Alma capri ($68) — just two of the styles to be included in the gift bags for June's Much Music Video Awards. Because at prices like these, when it comes to moving along ...

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Beebe Cline, White Rock Realtor

Hugh & McKinnon Realty

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