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A Toast to Talent: Vancouver Cocktail Week Shakes Up the Culinary Calendar

Vancouver’s most spirited celebration returns this spring as Vancouver Cocktail Week takes over the city from March 1 to 8. Now in its fifth year, the festival has firmly positioned itself as a defining moment on the international culinary calendar, spotlighting the creativity, precision, and personality that make this city’s bar scene one of the...

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Your Sky, Your Schedule: Airble Takes You There

It is just past sunrise at YVR International Airport. The tarmac glistens with a thin layer of frost, reflecting the golden hues of an awakening city. The hum of jet engines echoes in the distance, a steady rhythm to match the pulse of early ambition. A business traveller steps from the warmth of the terminal,...

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Entering Emily Carr’s World through Prescription with PaRx Initiative

There are few artists whose work feels inseparable from the land itself. Emily Carr is one of them. Her forests feel dense and alive, her coastlines expansive yet intimate, and her paintings continue to shape how we understand British Columbia’s natural identity. With That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature, the Vancouver...

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Holistic Skin Health: How Gut & Scalp Wellness Are Connected

Hey Beauties! If there is one thing we are finally understanding, it is that skin does not exist in isolation. What happens in your gut, your brain, and even on your scalp shows up on your face faster than any serum ever could. This season, wellness is being approached as a full-body conversation, not a...

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Vancouver Lounges Where Cocktails Are Treated As Craft

Finding a lounge where drinks are not just served, but where cocktails are genuinely cared for, can be a challenge. In Vancouver, a growing group of lounges understands that craft is not about spectacle. It is about intention, atmosphere, and knowing why people choose to sit down together in the first place. These are spaces...

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Cane Garden Bay Beach Hotel: Tropical Elegance on One of the Caribbean’s Most Iconic Shores

Set along the pristine shoreline of Cane Garden Bay, Cane Garden Bay Beach Hotel stands as a premier luxury retreat in the British Virgin Islands. Located directly on one of Tortola’s most picturesque bays, the property offers an exclusive escape where natural beauty and refined hospitality exist in effortless harmony. The atmosphere is calm and...

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Order, Aroma, and Instant Calm: My First Visit to Aesop’s Robson Street Location

Hey Beauties! I spent a dreamy afternoon wandering into the newly opened Aesop Robson Street, and let me tell you, my nervous system and my tiny OCD tingle were both extremely pleased. From the moment I stepped inside, the world outside Robson Street softened, the noise dialed down, and everything felt calm, intentional, and beautifully in...

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Natalie Myles Art Consultancy: A New Chapter for Vancouver’s Art and Design Community

Vancouver’s creative landscape welcomed a refined new presence with the official launch of Natalie Myles Art Consultancy, introduced through an intimate, invitation-only evening that brought together art, design, and thoughtful dialogue. Hosted by Monte Clark Gallery in collaboration with Livingspace Interiors, the event reflected the calibre and clarity that define Natalie’s approach to art advisory....

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Personalized Skincare Routines: Why Simplicity Is the New Smart Beauty

Hey Beauties! If your skincare shelf has started to feel overwhelming, you are not alone. One of the most welcome shifts happening right now is a move away from complicated, multi-step routines toward simpler, more personalized skincare that actually works with your skin, not against it. This is not about doing less for the sake...

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Tequila & Mezcal: Move Aside Whisky! How the West Coast Drinks Differently

On the West Coast of Canada, whisky has never been a finish line. It is part of the conversation, not the conclusion. Our drinking culture is shaped by seasonality, environment, and an instinct to question inherited rules rather than accept them outright. Tequila and mezcal have found their footing here not as trends, but as...

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Eleonora Gentile Luxury Hair Spa: Redefining Beauty Through Slow Luxury

In the heart of Florence, Eleonora Gentile Luxury Hair Spa exists well beyond the conventions of a traditional hair and beauty salon. Founded in 2018, the spa was conceived with a clear vision: to elevate personal care into a refined lifestyle experience rooted in excellence, innovation, and intention. Guided by advanced training and a forward-thinking...