Yesterday we had the pleasure of meeting the gal behind Lipstick, Powder 'n Paint, Ellen Mirza, who has recently relocated to Toronto. Anything but a beauty snob, Ellen is bubbly, gracious and so much fun! We filled her in on the best places to shop in the city, quaint areas she should check out, and a few favorite restaurants. We also talked about how Toronto is such a great city for getting connected with the beauty and fashion crowd. In the last 9 months since ChickAdvisor launched, we have met so many fabulous women in the media, a number of whom are bloggers, since we are always turning up at the same events. You'd think having all of us together in the same industry would bring the claws out, but ironically, in our experience it has been just the opposite.

We've had the pleasure of getting manicures and invaluable advice from Amber Mac and Maria Hale, (both of whom are AMAZING by the way). We've sipped lattes with Joanna from SweetSpot, martinis with Makeup Junkie, rubbed elbows with geekigirl, final fashion and many others and we're just getting started.

Anyone who believes the myth that women are too catty and competitive to help each other out needs to spend an hour with one of these fabulous women.