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makeover day

working on a beauty piece for TLs new stylebook… in order to write about beauty you must try things out, right?

here is my first day fix…

a blow-out from the Blowdry Lounge

excuse the grainy photo taken in a CIBC… didn’t want to wait until i got home after trudging through the brutal humidity!

thanks beni for making me feel like a girl again :)

This Week in Fashion: The Junction Flea, Rodarte at The Room, hefty discounts on patio furniture and big sales from Total Recall and the Four Seasons

Posted by Simone Olivero / MAY 23, 2012

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This Week in Fashion rounds up the week’s style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto. Find it here every Wednesday morning.


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Cottage of the Week: $2.6 million for a 12-acre retreat just north of Parry Sound

ADDRESS: 47/48 Pointe Au Baril Point

NEIGHBOURHOOD: The Archipelago, Parry Sound

AGENT: Erica Reddy, Royal LePage Signature Realty, Brokerage

PRICE: $2,580,000

THE PLACE: A 12-acre property with a main cottage, a separate secondary guest cottage, a private sandy beach, a boathouse, outdoor showers and 360-degree views.

Read the rest at TorontoLife.com

House of the Week: $8 million for a deluxe Arts and Crafts home steps from Lake Ontario


ADDRESS:
 412 Lake Front

NEIGHBOURHOOD: The Beach

AGENTS: Thomas D. Neal, Royal LePage Estate Realty and Sam Mcdadi, ReMax Performance Realty

PRICE: $8,000,000

THE PLACE: This massive house on the water boasts a 270-degree panoramic view of the lake, making its vibe more island than urban. Built in the 1920s, the Arts and Crafts-style home underwent two years and $4 million worth of renovations to turn a rundown hodgepodge of small apartments into a single-family dwelling.

Check out the pictures at Toronto Life

This Week in Fashion: Dealuxe gets re-named, Top Shop expands, Joe Fresh hosts a TV party with Flare, and Life of Manek opens on Dundas West

Posted by Simone Olivero / MAY 16, 2012


This Week in Fashion rounds up the week’s style news, store openings and closings, pop-up shops, sales and upcoming fashion and design events in Toronto. Find it here every Wednesday morning.


Read the rest at BlogTO


The Rosens, the Nugents and other monied guests walked like Egyptians at the Fandango gala

Wannabe Cleopatras, pharaohs and sultans took over the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday night, causing the doorman to do a double-take as guests arrived for the annual Fandango fundraiser in support ofBridgepoint Health. This year’s theme was “On the Nile,” and the 450 guests were encouraged to shake things up by dressing with Egyptian “flair.” To our surprise, many did, and in place of the typical stuffy attire befitting a society affair, we saw snake-adorned crowns, towering gold and black nemes headdresses, kohl-lined eyes, jewel-encrusted baubles, flowing robes and sequined loin cloths (often worn on top of tuxedos). Among the monied guests were Catherine and David NugentW. Bruce C. BaileyShangri-La’s Alex Filiatrault, Evelyn and Harry Rosen, dapper duo Andy Body andAlan Hanlon and politicos Jerry Grafstein, Mike HarrisPaula Fletcher and David Shiner.

Get the full story (and more pictures) at TorontoLife.com