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Vancouver: Washing up naturally at Lavan

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By Caroline Gault

Shanie Bar Oz is itching to soften your skin. The co-founder of Lavan (840 Granville St., Vancouver, 604-568-8807, lavanlavan.ca), which means “white” in Hebrew, sources all her store’s natural, hypoallergenic, paraben-free products from the Israeli countryside. Read more »


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The daily steal: Rosemary body care, from $22

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Sometimes a girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do, which is why I immediately tossed Dr. Hauschka’s Rosemary Bath ($31) and Rosemary Foot Balm ($22, both at spas) into my purse to take home. Both do double-duty as body massage products, they’re cheaper than going to an RMT, they promote increased circulation, and they even pass my colleague’s militant green-beauty test, so can be safely used all over.


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Fashion news: Marni’s animated dolls, questionable publicity at Gaultier, and fashion is as evil as yogurt

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Marni’s spring campaign features alien-like animated dolls dressed in Consuelo Castiglioni’s collection. See what we mean? Dolls are huge right now. [Grazia]

Models: Lying down on the job this spring. [NYT] Read more »


Beauty

Announcing: 8th Annual Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards winners!

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The Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards is one of our favourite features. We love hearing what you chose as your top picks for shampoo, lipstick, eye shadow, body wash, skin creams and so much more. (Seriously–there’s even a category for dental floss!) Click the images below to view all the winners and then check out all of our editors’ picks.


Beauty

Go beyond a bottle of wine with these sweet-smelling hostess gifts

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I’m not always the most original hostess gift-giver (a nice bottle of ice wine or champagne is almost always my fallback), but this season, I’m going to have these gift sets from Beautymark (beautymark.ca) ready to go instead. The Fresh Hesperides Collection set of body lotion and soap ($40) looks classy and appears more expensive than it is. The Philosophy Holiday Hostess ($26) set, with a shower gel and lotion, smells like cinnamon buns–perfect for the girlfriend who made all five dinner courses, including dessert.


Shopping » Daily steal

The daily steal: Candy-coloured bath bombs, $14

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Photography by Katie Ennis

Photography by Carlo Mendoza

If there’s a bath enthusiast on your list—and one who, like me, believes taking one is no fun without some sort of accoutrement–they’ll appreciate these Mark Self Sanctuary All That Fizz Scented Bath Balls ($14 for three, avon.ca). The candy-like spheres, in lime lavender, lemon sugar and berry cranberry add a playful effervescence to the tub. For a festive touch, they each come wrapped in gold foil, underscoring their confectionary vibe.


Shopping » Daily steal

The daily steal: Holiday bath treats, from $7

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The daily steal: Juicy body care kits, $8

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The Body Wash, Polish and Balm in Joe Fresh Bath‘s Wash & Go with Joe kits ($8, joe.ca) come in fresh and zesty scents–grapefruit, lemon, lime, nectarine, pomegranate or marine–to sluice away the jet fuel, while each 50 ml product’s juicy pop of pink, yellow, green, orange, red or blue is a delightful diversion when unpacking your basic-black travel wardrobe.


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