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Fashion Television host Jeanne Beker will be launching her own clothing line, EDIT, exclusively at The Bay this September.

She's quick to state that she has not taken on the role of a designer - she's an editor. She took her pick of favourite pieces and altered them the way she would like to wear them.
The collection is 25 pieces, mostly black and white. She added a deep red for a pop of...
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Have you made plans for this weekend?  If you’re in Montreal and have a hankering for great music and pasta, you are in luck.

Montreal’s Italian Week

Come to Little Italy through Sunday August 15 and engulf yourself in Italian culture with food and entertainment.  We wonder why this event is billed in French instead of, say, Italian but maybe that's troppo pazzo?

Admission: FREE

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Stumped for fun ideas this weekend?  Here’s what Torontians can look forward to come Friday:

Masala! Mehndi! Masti!

When: July 23-25
Where: Exhibition Place
Admission: FREE
What: Come out and be a part of the largest South Asian festival outside of South Asia. The festival showcases South Asian inspired music, fashion, dance, and more!

Brazilfest

When: July 25
Where: Earlscourt Park
Admission:...
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You may have noticed Old Spice mentions popping up all over the place and wondered why everyone is talking about it. It's thanks to The Old Spice Man. Behold:



Old Spice Man, ever shirtless, responds to Tweets, Facebook and Youtube comments via video and it's brilliant. Like this one for example:



It's pretty hilarious and time consuming. Would it influence you to buy Old Spice for your man... or...







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Love Cupcakes? Check

Love Free? Double Check!

The lovely, Mijune from Follow Me Foodie and her blog buddies are hosting a yummy cupcake event in Vancouver. Here are the details:

Mix and mingle with yummy bakers and test a variety of cupcake flavours and recipes! With prizes awarded throughout the day, this is a tasty event that you will certainly not want to miss.

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What Women Want is hosting a Sex And The City 2 party on Thursday May 27th from 8pm - midnight in honour of the upcoming release!

What Women Want - Wine Dine & 'Date' in a Dress Tickets are $39 and include a complimentary "Carrie Cosmo", a swagbag with SJP NYC Perfume, a full sized CARGO Cosmetics product and a Cineplex Odeon Free Admission Pass. Oh... and also 100 single men in...
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So much has happened in the last week, these pictures could represent an entire month. It's events season, which means several times a week we are invited to sip sparkling cocktails while getting the scoop on the latest trends and launches.


Mandy and I headed to the Chanel 5 a 7 where we were treated to makeovers and I was told I should be wearing more makeup.


Here I sit sulking while Jeanne...
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ChickAdvisor newcomer Sandy Caetano gets an extra special welcome from the other Mama on our team! This sassy addition to the site works hard to juggle family and career, but still manages to pull it all off with flair. Do we hate her because she makes it seem so easy? Hardly! Deep down, she's still a girl with a purse fetish... and we just might identify with that :)

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Tuesday night's Gloss and Glamour event at the posh L'Oreal Headquarters in Montreal to launch Healthy Look was another major success. Like Toronto, Montreal hosted two evenings where a total of 80 Canadian women were treated to makeovers, a photo shoot and a loot bag with L'Oreal's latest products, including the hair colour they tried that night. Once again, the make-overs were...
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This week in Toronto, L'Oreal hosted two Gloss & Glamour galas to celebrate the launch of their newest at home hair colour, Healthy Look. 80 women from Toronto and Montreal were selected to be the very first to try it!

Last night I attended the second event in Toronto at the L'Oreal Academy and got the chance to watch the makeovers in action.


Eric del Monaco demonstrated how to apply the...
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