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fast fashion

October 17th, 2006
Your friends have been flaunting chocolate brown cardi-wraps, cute military jackets and long-sleeved dresses for weeks now. You’re shivering in your late-summer tunic top, but hey — you just haven’t had time to shop. But before you buckle at Banana Republic, we have a better option. The adorable Vancouver-based fashion e-tailer Teeny Pig has all the beyond-basic styles you ...

mirror, mirror

October 16th, 2006
You’re the fairest of them all. But you could be even more lovely after having a face-lifting massage. Excuse me? If you don’t believe us, ask the esthetician at Spruce Body Lab to show you a mirror after she’s massaged just one side of your face, and you’ll wonder if Halloween arrived early this year. On the left, a more defined jaw line, better bone structure, and tighter, brighte ...

happy snappies

October 14th, 2006
So Annie Leibowitz was busy with baby Suri when you tried to book her for your family photos. Next time. But you needn’t schlep to the department store either for dark and grainy portraits that won’t make it onto the fridge, let alone into Vanity Fair. The new BoPoMo Photos specializes in kids and family photography, with a big, bright studio that turn ...

freaky friday

October 13th, 2006
Wouldn’t it be fun to switch roles with your significant for just one day, and watch him panic and flounder as he tries to scrounge up a meal from the scraps in the fridge on a Friday night? Well, funny maybe until you had to eat it. Suggest you meet up after work for some cheap eats—and what do you know, we’ve found just the place. The new Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company ( ...

announcement

October 12th, 2006
Are you already getting the cold sweats about walking into Toys ‘R’ Us at Christmas time to look for the one toy your 4-year-old nephew doesn’t have and won’t break in two seconds? We say, don’t sweat the small stuff (or the big stuff either). In celebration of our second anniversary, we are launching a bonus Saturday daily dose for people with kids in their lives. ...

it's for you

October 11th, 2006
Here’s a new-to-DVD Canadian documentary that does the impossible: makes you smile at telemarketers. Filmed at night in the modern call centres in India, Bombay Calling follows bright young university grads with polished English accents as they abandon career dreams for lush call centre salaries. With an uplifting DJ spun soundtrack and lots of late-night silliness, the doc com ...

have a good laugh

October 10th, 2006
Sometimes the website just speaks for itself. www.bettybeauty.com

miss manners

October 6th, 2006
If you got caught drinking to yourself last time you were toasted (it happens to the best of us,) help is now at hand.Brush on your social graces just in time for party season with Vancouver protocol guru Margaret Page’s new dining and social etiquette cards ($38).Beautifully packaged and illustrated, the 52 cards offer gentle reminders on everything from Asian dining customs to business ...

don't lug your luggage

October 5th, 2006
Planning a holiday that involves a surfboard, laptop, kayak, golf clubs, formal attire and skis?We knew you were that crazy.Make sure everything arrives intact without having to schlep it through multiple airports and terminal transfers by using the services of U.S.-based Luggage Club.With service to Canada, they’ll get your goods safely to your destination ahead of your arrival so all ...

this is your life

October 4th, 2006
No need to wait for the Life Channel to come calling — you can be your own episode of Biography with Vancouver’s Handmade Films.Your custom biopic will combine your video clips, still pictures, music and typography, and is a perfect way to capture and archive your family’s most intimate and touching moments forever.Now all you have to do is schedule the screening and pass the tissues ...
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