Vancouver: Day One (A Post From my New Blog)

In November, my fifteen-year-old daughter and I took off for ten days. We’d been planning on moving to Vancouver, next summer, in order for me to set up a brick-and-mortar shop, for the kids to be able to enjoy better arts programs in school, to avoid having to endure any more Quebec winters and to take some time to travel up and down the West Coast, and we thought it was high time we check it out before making any solid plans.  It was Ava’s first time on a plane and she had had many misgivings prior to take off but, once we reached our maximum altitude and our fellow passengers began to unbuckle and move about about, she settled in...

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In Which I Merge my Blogs (Or: The First One From the Other One)

A while ago, I abandoned this blog and took a break, before starting up a different one that better reflected where I'm at now. A lot has changed. I have a new career, I'm more than half done my first novel, I'm designing again and I'm about to launch two new businesses. My priority is EXIT 29. That designer consignment shop I launched and wrote about here? It has become an international fashion agency and it's what I spend most of my waking hours working on and thinking about. The new blog, which is on wordpress, is off to an okay start, but I've come to realize that the journey I took to get to where I am matters and a lot of it is documented...

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Another Glossy Box, Another Mixed Review.

Last week, I finally received my April Glossy Box. It was incredibly late, again, which is the main reason I was underwhelmed upon opening it. Customer service was courteous but ended up deleting a bunch of the surveys I had that would have lead to points and then a free box. Two of the items really not working for me ended up being a good thing because my sister really loves her new lip gloss and it made me happy to pack perfume in my grandmother's next care package. The pop art-inspired box was appreciated by my daughter who wasted no time in claiming it as her own. The bag, way too loud for me, went to my sister. From what...

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Ogilvy's Spring Fashion Event. April 29th, 2015.

After taking a few months off from fashion writing in order to focus on my new business, I realized that I'd been spending too much time and energy running around from one fashion event to the next, as I had been taught to do, when writing for someone else's blog. When it comes to anything, I'm usually one to opt for quality over quantity and I'd somehow forsaken this when it came to blogging and it took stepping away from it all for me to realize what's important. If the idea of the event doesn't intrigue and/or excite me, I'm out.  Last month, when Ogilvy sent me an invitation to their exclusive spring sale event, to be held on April...

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Glossy Box. A First Impression.

A while back, I subscribed to Wantable. For $57 CAD I received a monthly box containing four to six beauty products that were said to be hand-picked for me, based on a survey I'd filled out. The first few boxes were great. I got to try products from up-and-coming cosmetics companies and the colours worked for me. It didn't, however, take very long for the novelty to wear off. The first issue is that I'm a bit of a brand name snob. I'm not twenty anymore and I'm picky about what goes onto my face and nails. I've had time to figure out what works for me and I've come to trust certain names. Secondly, the "hand-picked" factor flew out the window,...

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Exit 29. A Carefully Curated Designer Consignment Experience. (Or: What I've Been Living and Breathing for the Last Few Months)

I haven't been to one fashion show, this year, and I'm beyond okay with that. I do miss it from time to time but my pieces on those aren't what seem to interest to you and that's probably because, after attending more than twenty shows last year, I lost interest in it, too. A few have stood out and I will be returning to those this year but, aside from the shows that are part of a philanthropic endeavor, most of the memories they have created now blend into one big, redundant recollection. We're always at least two seasons behind and, keeping abreast on what's happening outside of the Montreal bubble tends to leave me hungry for more, here. The...

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Ho'oponopono (Or: How I Finally Managed to Get to "That" Place).

As mentioned in my last post, I'm taking a few months off from writing about fashion and style. After a year of attending one fashion show after another, it all started to look and feel the same and, right now, I need substance. To be fair, it's not like I've been sitting on my ass, either. In less than a month, a dear friend of mine and I will be launching a business we've been working on, on our spare time, for the last few months. Right before the holidays we decided to get serious about it and we're mere steps away from being able to share that with everyone but I digress... I have the attention span of a gold fish. There are few...

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The Story Right Now

I have yet to write pieces on the last two fashion shows I attended, last year. To be honest, I don't know if I will take the time to do so or not. Things are changing and they're changing quickly. I know where I'm headed and what I must to do to get there. I'm cutting ties with the cumbersome, be it material or not. I'm hyper-focused and more motivated than ever. I've learned to be still again and, in those moments, when I open my heart and silence my mind, everything becomes clear and the next few feet of my path light up. I've started doing yoga again and, for the first time in my life, it doesn't make me angry. I think it used to do...

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Week-End de Toute Beauté. November 7th, 2014. Part Two.

When my sister and I got back from our late lunch, we found the convention center filling up with people just getting off work. A few new installations had been set up and people were slowly gravitating toward the main stage.  Our very own Guylaine Tremblay spoke about some of her red carpet experiences, throwing in a few personal anecdotes that made people chuckle. Geneviève and I really like her and I'm hoping I'll get the chance to hear her talk about her personal and professional triumphs and challenges, one day, but this segment was all about glamour and dressing up for the red carpet.  This was followed by...

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Pause. Old Montreal. November 7th, 2014.

My sister and I took some time off from Le Weekend de Toute Beauté, to grab some lunch, stroll around Old Montreal and to sit down and chat over some Starbucks. Here are some photos I took (and posted to Instagram) with my old camera phone. One more post to go before my photos improve! ...

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