Montrealers know how to party and the Nuit Blanche proves it with over 1000 activities lined up for tonight’s 10th year anniversary of the soirée. I tend to stick to the same plan each year starting with a trip through the Art Souterrain followed by a visit to the MAC and usually ending with a ...
(English) Mad for mod: Banana Republic’s latest Mad Men collection
(Dress shown here is worn by Canadian model, Coco Rocha) Once again, Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant collaborates with Banana Republic to bring us fashions from the 60's that don't look (or smell) like we found them in our mother's closet. This time she used Megan Draper's character as her muse to bring us graphic ...
Montréal en lumière, Montréal en gastronomie
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(English) Kanpe Kanaval at PHI Centre with Arcade Fire
I’ve never been to Québec’s winter carnival, perhaps for fear of the cold and let’s face it, it’s a bit of a hike just to party with Bonhomme! So when I heard that there’s a not-to-be-missed Haitian-style carnival happening this weekend at the PHI Centre with Montreal’s stellar music group, Arcade Fire, I thought: “Now ...
(English) The Looks of Love
Happy Valentine's Day! I love a theme and V-day incorporates two of my favourite things: hearts and love. So if you see me out tonight, I may just be wearing something red or with hearts. I haven't actually decided yet, but I went online for a little love get-up inspiration. Here are four ideas for ...
Le gym l’Écurie
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(English) CAJH Maîtres Coiffeurs
Adored by fashion and beauty editors and cherished by their faithful clients, Alain Larivée and Justin Voss are a girl’s best friends for hair. While Alain tends to the cutting and styling of both celebs and regulars, Justin masters their hair colour. Their salon, CAJH Maîtres Coiffeurs, is conveniently located near Atwater Market. I went ...
(English) CHANEL Sublimage
Two weeks ago, I was invited to the CHANEL boutique at The Bay for a breakfast of luxury anti-aging products. On the menu: the entire Sublimage collection, with a healthy dose of the new product, Le Fluide, a silky and powerful anti-aging product. I went home with four of the essential products from the line ...
(English) Café Aléatoire
Friday night I walked into my friend Tara’s café (which I’d been meaning to check out for some time now… bad friend!) in Griffintown. “No way!” was what she said when she saw me. I smiled… it’s so nice to be greeted in a new place by someone who really knows you. Soon I was ...
(English) Avant-garde Yoga Classes
Traditional yoga can make me yawn and the whole hot yoga craze just made my blood boil to the point where I got so mad at myself for agreeing to take part in such hellish torture (three strikes and I was out). Thankfully, there are now two alternative yoga classes to keep me both zen ...