Toronto
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Support-Local and Gift Sustainably: 2024 Gift Guide
Make Your List with Slow Fashion Brands, Locally Owned Shops, Sustainable Beauty and Timeless Pieces that will Last. It’s that time of the year again where I round up my absolute favourite pieces to gift (and get)!! Every item mentioned is either made locally (Canada or USA), has sustainably-minded manufacturing, or is a 100% vegan…
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I’m Currently Obsessed With… #5 | New Mom Life
Body and Health Chloe Ting’s Summer Shred Challenge I’ll be the first to admit that I thought my body would’ve snapped back to its pre-pregnancy shape just a bit quicker… But given that I am seven months out from giving birth and still not quite where I want to be fitness wise, I figured it…
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The $30 Thrift Find That Rekindled My Love of Styling
Finding My Vintage-Inspired Style (Again) “I’d rather die than wear a midi-length denim skirt.” At least that’s what I assume my teenage self would have probably thought about it. But it turns out, a midi-length denim skirt was exactly what I needed to help me see my wardrobe, and myself, with a fresh set of…
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My Top 6 Places For Awesome Vintage & Thrift
Where I Shop for Secondhand Clothing and Accessories Hey friends! I’ve already shared that I’ve challenged myself to buy no new clothes for one entire year. But what I haven’t shared yet is all the various places where I hunt for my vintage, secondhand, and thrift store finds. Today I’m spilling my go-to shops from…
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Documentary Premiere: The Last Tourist
The Last Tourist Explores Both the Negative and Positive Aspects of World Travel EcoTourism is a bit of an oxymoron. How can you be environmentally conscious while actively travelling, shopping, and consuming? To be blunt, I don’t believe there is a perfect, net-zero way to approach tourism and vacation travelling—unless your mode of transport is…
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Why I’m Not Buying New Clothes in 2022
I’ll Be Shopping Secondhand and Vintage Only In an effort to both reduce how much I’m consuming and to demonstrate that secondhand fashion is just as desirable as freshly manufactured items, I am challenging myself to purchase only secondhand items this year! My husband had a good chuckle when I told him last November about…
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Alexandra K Sneaker Review + My Go-To Maternity Look
A Pregnancy Look that is both Chic and Comfortable! I’ll admit that I was a little nervous about how to style my new figure as my pregnancy progressed. I knew that I didn’t want to invest in traditional Maternity clothing because I like to buy with my long-term closet in mind. (To date, I’ve only…
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Brutally Honest First Trimester Recap: Mental Health and Pregnancy
How I’m Balancing My Pregnancy While Coping With Depression and Anxiety Here is your fair warning that this is a very TMI article. Like… way too graphic for me to be comfortable with my coworkers or ex’s reading. I will also be discussing mental health, body image, projectile vomiting, and medications. These are all difficult…
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Veerah Vegan Boots & Autumn Accessories for a Capsule Wardrobe
4 Autumn Accessories for Minimalists Autumn is brief in Toronto. Speaking from a wardrobe perspective, it lasts around 4 – 7 weeks, depending on when the winter temperatures roll in. So despite being an avid fashion lover, autumn clothing just doesn’t get that much attention from me. That’s because I don’t like investing in items…
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My Day-To-Day Easy Vegan Makeup (No Foundation)
My Current Makeup Routine Takes Just 15 Mins! My day-to-day vegan makeup routine is one of my most requested topics! So I’m happy to share my current cruelty-free, non-toxic makeup routine with you today. Dusan treated me to a weekend at The Four Seasons Toronto, and we had a wonderful time relaxing (and eating!) together.…
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Ste. Anne’s Spa Review: A Tranquil Nature Getaway Outside Toronto, Ontario
Ste. Anne’s Spa Review and Highlights I’ve been dreaming of sneaking away to Ste. Anne’s spa for several years now. Our recent visit was even more than I could have hoped for! The 1800’s country castle is home to a must-see spa and wellness destination. While some necessary precautions were in place due to the…
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Found: The ‘Forever’ Black Turtleneck by Eileen Fisher
The Perfect Sustainable Turtleneck That You’ll Wear Forever Eileen Fisher may not have the sexy media campaigns of other sustainable fashion brands that I love (hellllooo Reformation and Stella McCartney!)… But what Eileen Fisher may lack in media presence, she makes up for, in heaps, with industry clout. She was one of the first American…