We Have a Winner!

Congratulations Courtney!!

You've won your choice from Anastasia Beverly Hills:

1) Beauty Express Brow Kit

2) Hydra-Full Lip Gloss

3) Illumin8 Bronzer

Please contact me with your selection!

Weekend Plans: Cut / Copy

It's a long weekend in Canada so what better way to celebrate (aside from turkey) than by attending a great concert?!

Cut / Copy is in Vancouver playing 2 shows this weekend, Friday, Oct 7 & Saturday, Oct 8 at the Vogue Theatre. The Friday show is sold out, but there might still be some tickets available for the Saturday show.

Don't know who Cut / Copy is? Here's the video for their current single, Blink and You'll Miss a Revolution.

Cut Copy - Blink And You'll Miss A Revolution from Cut Copy on Vimeo.

There are only a few dates left to see Cut / Copy on their current tour! Is your city next?

The Colour Block: Vancouver Style

You know how awesome I thought The Board of Trade Co. opening shindig was. Well, here's what I wore to it:

Dress: Forever 21 Leather Jacket: identify Tights: American Apparel Bag: Cambridge Satchel Co.
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

I absolutely love my new Cambridge Satchel. It's probably my favourite recent purchase...sorry Alexander Wang Freja booties.

Giveaway: Beauty Bonus

I've teamed up with The Confluence Group and Anastasia Beverly Hills to bring you this great giveaway.

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3) Illumin8 Bronzer

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Contest closes Monday, October 11, 2011.



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Amanda Pearl S/S12

One day while taking a break from the Lincoln Centre, we popped across the street to the Empire Hotel (sorry, no Chuck Bass sightings) to see the Amanda Pearl presentation.

A couple things about the Empire Hotel - it's dark and the elevators are so slow. It's a very masculine space and I kind of dig it.

I wasn't very familiar with Amanda Pearl's lines, but now that I am, I'll definitely have to be following more closely. Her bags seem to be some of the 'It' evening bags carried by celebrities.

I loved the colour palette and that there was such a wide range of tastes in the jewelry and bags.

Here are some of my favourites:

Love turquoise anything

Embellished collars and collar necklaces, so hot right now

So versatile

Perforated cork - win

Love that it's pearlized - a great beach bag

Such fine laser cuts

The spikes are what won me over

Love love love

Probably my favourite

Elie Tahari SS12

One of my favourite shows at NYFW was the Elie Tahari s/s12 show. While I didn't get to attend the show, I did watch the live stream at the Lincoln Centre.

Check it out:





Anyone have any favourite collections for the S/S season?

3 New Things I Learned in New York

My most recent trip to New York was my fourth time in The City, but the first time that a) I didn't do anything touristy and, b) the first time I stayed in Manhattan. What a different experience.

I love that travel is such a different experience every time you go somewhere, old or new, so there are always opportunities to learn new and experience new things.

Here are 3 new things I learned about New York:

Hot boys congregate in Murray Hill.
We stayed in Murray Hill and it was like living on a University campus - loads of cute boys! It's not the coolest or most exciting area, but if you're on the prowl for hot university-aged boys, come here.

Taking cabs is economical...
...on your wallet and your time. I hadn't used taxis as a serious mode of transportation in NYC, but now that I have...wow. There are the obvious stereotypes about there being cabs lining the street, and while that is a bit extreme, cabs are so easily accessible. No waiting for 20-30 minutes to hail a cab. No insane fast fare ticker while you're sitting in traffic. To get from the Lincoln Centre to SoHo, it was $15. In Vancouver that would easily cost $20+. My feet thanked me so much for taking cabs because there isn't always a subway station around when you're wearing your tranny heels.

New York pizza is meh.
After hearing about how amazing the pizza was in NYC, I was super stoked to try it. It's good. But I definitely prefer Megabite. But, I'm not sure if that's just because of the awesome garlic sauce. (This statement excludes Grimaldi's.)

NYFW Day 4: The Colour Block

My last full day at New York Fashion Week and I quite possibly saved the hottest (temperature-wise) outfit for likely the most humid day. Of course. It always works out that way.

When I wasn't cursing my outfit for being a mini sweatshop (literally), I loved it. It's a great summer outfit because of the colours, but also a great transitional outfit because of the long sleeves and boots. I actually can't wait to wear it to work - I love multi-tasking outfits.

Shirt & Pants: Joe Fresh Booties: Jeffrey Campbell Necklace: Aldo Purse: Topshop

This little gem of an outfit also got me street style papped by Glamour Espana - check me out!

The Board of Trade Co. Opening Party

A couple weekends ago, I was invited to attend the launch party of Vancouver's newest boutique, The Board of Trade Co. located in Chinatown.

To be honest, I was coming off such a high from New York Fashion Week that I was kind of dreading the event.

Imagine my surprise when a) the boutique was different from most other boutiques in Vancouver, and b) the party was bumpin'.

The Board of Trade Co. houses mostly men's clothing, but they do have a few women's pieces. Prices are very reasonable and you can also shop online!

There are some really unique accessories 

Sick men's shoes 

Amazing Walther Tassel Loafers 

Racks on racks on racks of men's clothes

Owned by Eunice and David, The Board of Trade Co. carries unique brands from around the world. They believe in giving up-and-coming designers a voice, rather than being the faceless person behind the brand. If you're looking for the next hot thing, The Board of Trade Co. is the place to be.

But back to the party. This was no typical Vancouver fashion scene party. The usual suspects were MIA and there were tons of guys in attendance. Major bonus, the dudes were all well dressed! In addition, the bar was a keg (!!!) and people were doing picklebacks (shots of whiskey chased by a shot of pickle juice).

The good stuff

Reppin' the neighbourhood with Chinese treats

Overall, great party, great store, and great people. Can't wait to go back.


The Board of Trade Co. is located at 227 Union St. in Vancouver.

My NYFW BFF

In a media flurry, I spotted by new BFF...

Valentino was totally giving me side-eye to ensure that I keep our BFF-ness on the DL. Well, there went that plan...