Purdys Chocolatier Holiday Edition We’ve been nibbling away on the Purdys Holiday Edition chocolates to make sure they’re worthy of recommending, and the answer is….be careful with these if they’re around because they’re extermely addictive. Very grateful for my gym membership! More on Gourmet Groceries Purdys White Chocolate Himalayan Pink Salt Caramels ($28.50) The caramels…
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Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours
Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours – More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for All Occasions Lidia Bastianich’s newest cookbook is co-authored by her daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, and is full of family stories and passed-down recipes. Lidia shares the dishes she cooks for the ones she loves the most. I’ve had the…
2024 BC Food & Beverage Rise Award Winners
2024 Rise Awards Winners Celebrated at 17th Annual Rise Awards Night by BC Food & Beverage The 2024 winners were honoured at the Rise Awards Night, hosted by BC Food & Beverage on November 28, 2024, in front of a packed crowd of over 400 attendees. This year’s event, which took place at a new…
Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories
Cookbook Corner – Crust Bakery Fans of Victoria, B.C’s Crust Bakery can now satisfy their sweet and savoury cravings at home when they cook from Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories from Victoria’s Beloved Bakery. With over 85 recipes, home bakers will learn the secrets behind those delicious bakery items. More on Cookbooks Within the…
Clé de Peau Gifts for the Holidays
Clé de Peau’s Latest Innovative Products Founded in Japan in 1982, Clé de Peau Beauté (“The Key to Skin’s Beauty”) was created to push the boundaries of skin cell science, maximizing skin’s natural radiance. Through this intensive research, Clé de Peau Beauté’s scientists uncovered an insight, Skin Intelligence, that inspired their philosophy and approach: Like…
Functional Mushroom Supplements from Optimi
Functional Mushroom Nutraceuticals When I talk about mushrooms, is usually something I’m cooking, recently a mushroom risotto, grilled portobellos and not so long before that mushroom soup. However, the functional mushrooms that ended up in my protein powder and in supplements that I’ve recently been taking are entirely different. Optimi just launched functional mushroom supplements…
Burt’s Bees Self-Love Moments
Burt’s Bees Beauty Powered by Nature The newest crop of nourishing beauty products from Burt’s Bees includes the new Sensitive Solutions skincare line that’s even safe for those with eczema, several balms to treat and tint your lips and brow gels, waterproof mascara, luminizing highlighters and soothing face balms. Shop Burt’s Bees Since I’ve been…
Clearly Gives Back with BlueReflect Glasses
Reducing eye strain with blue light with Clearly BlueReflect Glasses Don’t know about you these days, but it seems I’m ever on my computer, or on my phone or half asleep in front of the TV. Statistics say most adults spend six hours a day in front of a screen, but I’d say they’ve low…
Recreative Apparel
Affordable and Sustainable – Recreative Apparel We’ve partnered with a new local apparel brand, Recreative Apparel, to celebrate getting back on track with our fitness classes with Cadence Cycle and to spread the word and do a giveaway. View this post on Instagram #GIVEAWAY – tote bag and tank top!!! @recreativeapparel We’ve partnered…
Self Distancing Resources
Good Things To Do While You’re Stuck At Home I hope you are all doing as best as possible during this tough time that we are all going through. Here’s an update from our front, please let us know how you are doing and what you are going to do while you are stuck at…
Dermalogica Offers New Collections For Fall
Dermalogica’s Latest Body Collection And Holiday Kits We’ve been testing out some of the newest Dermalogica products and are body is thanking us! I’ve been using the Precleanse, the Ultracalming cleanser, Daily Microfoliant and Super Sensitive Shield on the regular and now added a couple more items to my routine and am noticing my skin…
Fitness – Staying On Track
Tools To Keep You Moving Towards Your Fitness Goals It’s been a whirlwind couple of years and I’ve been in super good, average,and not so good shape; I’m an expert in losing, and gaining weight it seems! In 2017 I won a weight loss contest, ran a half marathon, got married and was super happy…
Lotusland Imports
Gifts That Give Back – Lotusland Imports Maasai-Made Jewelry Earlier this year thanks to my friend Leeta Liepins, I met Susan Bibbings after admiring the beautiful jewelry she imports. As I’m thinking about holiday gifts (yes I am already!), I can’t think of a better way to give something beautiful while giving back to the…
Lemongrass House Canada – Coverage
Specialty Spa Product Retailer Lemongrass House Canada Launches Online Store Lemongrass Canada opened in March in Gastown and I’m a big fan of this family-owned company. Their all-natural, handcrafted, quality spa products are made in Thailand and you can now buy them all online (www.lemongrasshousecanada.com) and in Vancouver at 209 Abbott Street. The spa and personal…
CND Shellac Luxe
CND Launches New Shellac Polish And We Love It I love getting shellac nails done, but I hate sitting still and I inevitably end up picking them off instead of going back to having them taken off properly, damaging my nail beds. CND now has a solution for my dilemma. Thanks to the new formula of…
Faye Smith Lash Lift
Faye Smith Make Up Studio Yumi Lash Lift & Tint Last year I loved the lash extensions but they just weren’t sustainable. I must be an aggressive sleeper because I’d wake up with the lashes having come off on my pillow and I can’t stand sitting still, so when I had to go get a…
Self Care September Back to Dailey Method
We’ve Got Big Plans For Self Care and Improvement This Fall September is always a time for renewal for me. It’s a month until my birthday and I start reflecting on aging and generally make some resolutions for the fall around self care; it’s MY NEW YEAR. It’s been a busy summer as I went…
BC Living Simply Beautiful Editor’s Box
Simply Beautiful Box By Janine Verreault, Editor, BCLiving For a very limited time you can purchase the Simply Beautiful #editorsbox spring edition $190 Value for $79. I’ve received two boxes now and I love the products that Janine Verreault, the Editor at BCLiving, has chosen for each one. They’re items that I wouldn’t necessarily have chosen for…
Beauty Sleep – Dermalogica Sound Sleep Cocoon
Nightly Dermalogica Routine For Your Best Sleep Ever I don’t know about you, but sleep is always something I could use more of. I seem to go hard all day and then just collapse, but it’s not always restful, so when I was invited in to Dermalogica to try some of their new sleep-inducing products…
Reiki at Love Look Inside
Love Look Inside Offers Reiki And Pilates On The North Shore This year I’ve picked the theme of self-care and I’m working towards happiness and health as opposed to unrealistic goals and self-judgement. If you’ve been following me this January, you’ll know I’m currently I’m doing the Fit Body Boot Camp, which is so much…
