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The daily steal: Creamy body wash, $11

Posted March 19th, 2010 | 9:00 am | By Adriana Ermter | No Comments

Photography by Nettika Berthelot

Call me cuckoo, but I don’t really like using lotion. Sure, I had more prune-ish days than most growing up in moisture-barren Calgary, but Bath & Body Works Cucumber Melon Creamy Body Wash ($11, bathandbodyworks.com) soothes my current Toronto dehydration. First, it’s a shower gel. Second, the creamy milk and oat proteins don’t go straight down the drain, rather, they condition my skin even after I’ve dried off. Third, if I don’t want to apply lotion I don’t have to. And fourth, because it does double-duty as a cleanser and hydrator, according to math-by-Adriana, I’m saving money.

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The daily steal: Bomber jacket, $49

Posted March 17th, 2010 | 9:00 am | By Jennifer Campbell | 2 Comments

Canadian weather puts a larger-than-average strain on one’s outwear resources. We must have several lengths, weights and fabrics at the ready in case it is either warm, frigid or rainy–or all three–that particular day. This grey faux-leather bomber from Joe Fresh Style ($49, joe.ca) isn’t going to change any of that, but it just so happens to be perfect for the conditions outside my door this very second.

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The daily steal: Brightly-coloured sandals, $20

Posted March 16th, 2010 | 9:00 am | By Jennifer Campbell | 3 Comments

We’re just coming off a long week of neutral-coloured clothes on the runway at Paris Fashion Week and even though those camel-hued clothes aren’t in stores for fall, I already feel like I need a dose of the brights. These sandals are only $20 at Old Navy (oldnavy.ca) and perfect for a little orange aid.

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The daily steal: Grey nail polish, $6

Posted March 15th, 2010 | 8:00 am | By Lesa Hannah | No Comments

Photography by Nettika Berthelot

Ever since I spied the five customized shades of grey Creative Nail Design mixed up backstage at Marc Jacobs Fall 2010 show, I have been fantasizing about adorning my own hands with some–specifically the charcoal hue. Until CND releases them (please, please make it happen), I’ll tide myself over with Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in “Commander in Chic” ($6, at drugstores). With no brown undertones (I’m so over taupe), this rich hue looks divinely smoky in some light, darkly mauve in others. Smitten.

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The daily steal: Gumball (faux) pearls, $18

Posted March 12th, 2010 | 9:30 am | By Caitlan Moneta | No Comments

I’m a sucker for the classics (my lifelong quest for the ultimate white shirt will surely attest to that), so strands of gleaming pearls are right up my alley. But I’m not ready to look like my grandmother just yet. These oversize beads ($18, at Sears) riff on the country club staple but manage to maintain young and modern–perfect peeking out from a crisp collar.

See more of spring’s top jewellery in our Spring Accessories Guide.

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The daily steal: Trompe l’oeil chemise, $58

Posted March 11th, 2010 | 9:00 am | By Jennifer Campbell | No Comments

We’ve had a nice dose of spring in Toronto this week and while it’s not shorts and sandals weather yet (it’s really not, people), I feel like I can start putting together my spring wardrobe without fear of snowy reprisals. I wear real bows never, but I somehow like the trompe l’oeil version on this little chemise from Anthropologie ($58, anthropologie.com). I’ll tuck this under a tux jacket now, but bare arms when the real warm weather hits.

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The daily steal: Rosy hair pins, $16

Posted March 10th, 2010 | 9:00 am | By Adriana Ermter | 1 Comment

Photography by Nettika Berthelot

I love vanilla-flavoured cake with butter-cream frosting and pastel-coloured roses made from icing. Sadly, my thighs don’t agree. Meeting me half way are Prismera’s sweet baby pink and butter yellow rose hair clips ($16 each, prismeradesign.com).

While the baby buds don’t actually taste so great (yes, I licked one), they do however, hold my hair back nicely and are easy to style. With the pink one tucked in on one side, and minus the guillotine, I’m channeling Marie Antoinette.

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The daily steal: Clear umbrella, $19

Posted March 9th, 2010 | 9:00 am | By Stephanie Matchung | 1 Comment

Living in notoriously rainy Vancouver, I refuse to let dreary weather dampen my mood (or my hair). Instead, I’ve made it my mission to procure the most cheerful waterproof accessories I can get my hands on. This see-through bubble umbrella from Urban Outfitters (urbanoutfitters.com) is only $19 and you can pick from 5 colours (if totally clear is a colour). My day is brighter already!

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Daily steal: Maple leaf soap, $8

Posted March 8th, 2010 | 9:00 am | By Rebecca Tay | 8 Comments

The Vancouver Games may be over, but we still have plenty of reason to show our patriotic side. Enter the Canuck-inspired limited-edition maple soap by Lush ($8; lush.ca), which contains real Canadian maple syrup and a sugar topping that leaves your skin sweetly scented. Bonus: In true Lush style, no beavers were harmed in the making of this product!

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The daily steal: Peppermint lip oil, $13

Posted March 5th, 2010 | 9:09 am | By Rani Sheen | No Comments

Pure + Simple is my favourite place to go for all-natural skin care, mineral makeup and bliss-out facials, and my fandom continues unabated with the launch of this new lip oil ($13, pureandsimple.ca). In a handy rollerball glass applicator, the minty oil is deeply nourishing but leaves the glistening finish of a gloss.

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