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Beauty

Vancouver: Tea time for tired skin

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Photo via Flickr/rumpleteaser

Tons of sun (and SPF, yes, but still) this summer plus an exhausting-but-fun trip to London Fashion Week means my skin has been none too pleased with me lately. To the rescue: the Green Tea Matcha Facial ($80) at the Spa at Suki’s (3157 Granville St., Vancouver, 604-738-2127, sukis.com), the unexpectedly-quiet sanctuary underneath the bustling South Granville hair salon. Read more »


Beauty

Spa of the month: Concepts Day Spa, Toronto

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Image courtesy of Concepts Day Spa

From the West Coast to the Atlantic Ocean, Beauty Director Adriana Ermter scours the nation for must-try rejuvenating, relaxing and beautifying spas.

Concepts Day Spa, Toronto

60 Bloor Street West in the Holt Renfrew Centre, 416-922-2823, conceptstoronto.com

I’ve been here 100 times before. It’s not fancy, the spa is underground, there’s nothing special about the décor and you have to pour your own complimentary herbal tea. Sometimes, you can even hear the rumble of the subway. But it’s my comfort zone. And my ritual goes like this: Read more »


Shopping » Daily steal

The daily steal: Custom mini-facial, $30

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Photography by Katie Ennis

Photography by Katie Ennis

Skip to the good parts of a facial with a Dermalogica MicroZone Treatment at Toronto’s Buff Nail Lounge ($30, 117 Front St. E., 416-913-8880), delivered by the skillful Lourdes (ex-Gee Beauty). She can focus on sloughing off winter flakiness, extracting clogged pores or delivering intense hydration–and it makes getting a regular facial a lot more affordable.


FASHION Reporters

Vancouver: Visit the spa, lend a hand

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Skoah (skoah.com) is a Vancouver-based spa and skin-care product line that believes everyone needs time to relax. They also believe that no one is more deserving of some downtime than the parents of terminally ill children.

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