Ali's Archive

I'm currently visiting The 'Peg (Winnipeg for those of you south of the border) and I am dismayed to report that I have been surrounded by Crocs of every size shape and color since I stepped off the plane. My entire family owns a pair and so, it seems, does the entire city of Winnipeg. They even have those grotesque little charms on them. In an attempt to sway me over to the dark side, a...

What would you do in either of these situations?

You're in the bathroom at a club touching up your lipgloss. A girl at the other end of the sink watches you put it on, then says,"I LOVE that colour! Can I borrow that from you?"

What if you're jogging along your favorite running path minding your own business, when...

"Smart, savvy and sexy, Six Weeks to Toxic is Louisa McCormack’s wildly witty debut novel that delves into the complex world of female friendships gone awry.

Meet Bess: a cute and quirky sound artist for feature films with a punk-rock...

Anyone else tired of the ubiquitous Puma shoe? RBK and Scarlett Johansson have teamed up to bring you a line up of cute, colourful shoes for back to school. They retail for $89.99 and will be available in the fall. "The colour palette represents this seasons trends as well as Scarlett’s personal favorite: neutrals such as vanilla and tree trunk; feminine shades of dulled pink and hazy teal;...

The ChickAdvisor Shop Crawl is our signature event where several times a year, we take our members shopping for an exclusive night of discounts, private shopping, partying and mingling.

Our members are savvy twenty and thirty somethings who love to shop and share their opinions. A typical Shop Crawl includes 60 of our members who purchase a ticket to participate and cash in on those great discounts...

Congratulations to MizzRobin who won the free Brazilian (value of $50), courtesy of 10 Spot!

This was the last prize from our Shop Crawl and was awarded after our final draw of those of you who reviewed all of the stores from the shop crawl.

If you haven't reviewed the stores yet, please do! By reviewing those stores and the products in the Swag bags, it helps us convince those and other...

I finally joined the leagues of cyclists in the city and have started using a bicycle as my primary mode of transportation. It definitely beats riding "the Rocket" and getting blisters from walking to meetings in heels (a bad habit I can't seem to break).

It seems riding a bicycle is almost a trendy thing to do in downtown T.O. Women ride around in sun dresses and flip-flops, which looks so...