(English) Big in Japan Bar

I haven't heard that much buzz about a bar in Montreal since Philémon opened its doors in the Old Port over a year ago. So, I decided to check it out one night with Claude (who, by the way is an expert on finding hot places to go out) and fortunately, we arrived right before ...

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(English) Salon Sweet William

Hair experts Samantha Diamond, Bernardo Fernandez and Trent Lowther teamed up to open their first salon at 5337 Saint-Laurent in Mile End. The salon is bright, open, minimalist and modern with a few vintage accents making it a very welcoming place to have your hair cared for. The feature wall is papered with a burgundy ...

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(English) Sephora and Pantone Universe: It takes two to tango!

Beauty mecca Sephora and master of colour Pantone Universe™ team up to bring us some very hot ticket items this spring. Although I don’t see myself wearing it on my lips, cheeks and eyelids, I instantly jumped on the tangerine tango (official “it” colour of 2012) train when I discovered these two items at the ...

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(English) La Bourgeoise Sérigraphe: Screen Printing Workshop

A few weeks ago I received an invitation to try a screen printing workshop at La Bourgeoise Sérigraphe with owner and graphic designer, Iris Sautier. I’ve long been intrigued by artworks created using this method (think Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe and Campbell Soup prints), but had always thought that it must be very complicated ...

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(English) RYU: Japanese chic dinner & drinks

Last Thursday, RYU (dragon in Japanese) celebrated its first anniversary with the launch of a fresh new menu created by chef Alexandre Cohen. Since I loved their previous menu, I went with my press posse to check out what's new and what favourites they kept for fans like myself who would hate to see hits ...

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(English) EOS lip balm: fun for your lips

I must have a billion lip balms, but this one, eos's lip balm sphere definitely stands out (or, more precisely - rolls out) from the rest. I tried the strawberry sorbet, too, but it's the lemon drop that made me pucker up! It's lemon-y scent keeps me applying more and the fact that it contains ...

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(English) Charlotte Hosten’s Boutique & Atelier

I’ve been a fan of Charlotte Hosten’s necklaces since I first spotted them in a photo exhibit nearly three years ago. Not long after, I met Charlotte and commissioned her to design a custom necklace from vintage pieces of jewellery and a bit of my family tartan that had been given to me by my ...

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(English) Le Maître Chocolatier’s Easter eggs

Nada Fares chocolates are always a delight and now she's created a lovely chocolate for Easter. These dark chocolate eggs are filled with layers of thin, crisp praline wafers which I of course sampled while I took these photos at Nada's boutique. Since Easter is this weekend, I'd better pick up some more before they ...

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