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Does this not look like Anthony Hopkins?

Maybe this would help?


Nice of him to humour me with his best Hannibal Lecter, no?

We've recently had our place redone and Sir Hopkins installed our wallpaper. It's not easy finding someone for this job. It's quite expensive and installers are hard to find. Who knew? When Alex (ok fine, his real name) came to our place to do the quote, he came...
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We love these design shows and will definitely be there to check it out! Will you?

Create the perfect home and garden this fall at the first annual Style at Home Show at the Direct Energy Centre, Hall A, Exhibition Place in Toronto, on October 17-19, 2008. The Style at Home Show brings the expertise and inspiration of Canada’s leading home and garden magazines – Style at Home, Canadian...
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Tickets are almost out - only a few left and the Shop Crawl is 10 days away. Get yours now!
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This weekend I spoke at the Ladies Who Launch Be Your Own Boss event at the Diesel Playhouse. I was on a panel called "Queens of the Web" where we shared stories and lessons we've learned from launching our own businesses. I didn't take any pictures, but luckily Christa from Petite Fashionista did! Thank you, Christa!



Debbie Travis was next and gave a really interesting speech about her...
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I'm speaking on the 'Queens of the Web' panel this Saturday for Ladies Who Launch! Are you coming? If so please come and say hi. :)

October 4, 2008
9:00AM to 3:30PM

$125.00 to pre-register (must be reserved by October 3, 2008)
$165.00 at the door

Contact [email protected]

http://www.ladieswholaunch.com/events/view/1/details

Location:
Diesel Playhouse
56 Blue Jays Way
Toronto, M5V 2G3
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The last few weeks have been filled with events. Everyone is launching something or has important people in need of interviews!

One of my highlights was meeting Alan Mackenzie, the founder of Organic Surge. Organic Surge is an organic skincare line from the UK that is available now at Shopper's Drug Mart. I have reviewed a couple of the products here.

What makes Organic Surge really special is...
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Hey Everyone! We hope you all had an amazing summer and are enjoying the fresh fall weather and the start of fashion's best season.

We have a number of very exciting things happening over the next few weeks! First, our next very popular Shop Crawl is happening in two weeks on College Street. We're planning a whopper of a party and we hope you love it! We're also doing a major giveaway...
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You have your ticket for the Shop Crawl, you've convinced your best friend to join you... now what to buy? Though you have from 6-9 to shop, it's easy to get caught up in one store leaving less than enough time to explore the rest of them properly. You need a solid game plan. We've done a little homework (and the math) to help you get ready for October 16th! These are our top picks...
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Ciao, Bella!
This round of our popular signature event takes us to Little Italy. Though College Street is better known for the food than the shopping, it does have a tidy collection of beautiful boutiques that make it a perfect destination for our night out!

On Thursday October 16th Join us for a night of exclusive shopping followed by an after party! We will have stylists along on the crawl to...
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Me hunting for Fashionistas on Rue St. Denis

This weekend we were in Montreal shooting an upcoming episode of ChickChat TV. I have to say I was astonished at the differences between shooting in Toronto vs. Montreal.

Toronto is certainly fashionable, and you can't throw a stone without hitting an expensive handbag or high end pair of shoes, but there is a heavy reliance on designer name brands....
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