GAYA handbags – sample sale (August 20th to 30th)
GAYA handbags is having a sample sale at 4th Avenue Boutique (2005 West 4th Avenue, near the bead store Country Beads). No details about the collection available or the styles in stock or even the discount pricing, but if you are a fan of handbags available in a wide range of materials (including leather, straw, cotton and canvas), be sure to check out this sale.
FASHION Magazine – Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards
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FASHION Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Beauty Awards are back for their 8th year! Every year, FASHION asks its lovely, savvy readers, and beauty enthusiasts everywhere, to vote for their top products—from the perfect red lipstick, to the cream they adore, to their fave pampering spot…all of their beauty must-haves. The votes are then tabulated from the thousands of contributions and are announced in an upcoming issue of the magazine.
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Vote now and have a say in the 2009 picks and be entered to win a fabulous basket full of winning products.
Banana Republic – The Fall Five after 5 (August 13th)
What’s Banana Republic’s fall five? The white shirt, the suit, denim, chino and the trench. Shop this evening at any Banana Republic location after 5pm to receive 25% off new arrivals off your purchase of $100 or more.
The Dirty Apron Cooking School
…a place for “amateur cooks, the curious and professionals alike to learn, explore, and unleash their inner chef”.
Ganache Pâtisserie – summer 2009 menu
Ganache Pâtisserie (1262 Homer Street) just announced its newest creations for its summer 2009 menu. Sitting on an almond biscotti base, Bleuet Amande is a smooth and creamy Amaretto cheesecake simply finished with a B.C. blueberry compote and housemade amaretti cookies. A natural combination, Chocolat Malté layers rich dark chocolate malted mousse and chocolate malted ganache on a dense and chewy white chocolate blondie foundation. Coco et Figue is a coconut sensation of light coconut rum parfait between layers of coconut dacquoise and buttery olive oil cake spread with a vanilla fig compote.
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At the reasonable price of $5.75 per cake, dessert at Ganache is great for sharing between two people when you just want a little taste to satisfy a sweet craving.
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Spend on Trend (Friday Aug. 21st to Sunday Aug. 23rd)
Spend on Trend is back. Shop local at this Canadian designer event at the Scotiabank Dance Center (677 Davie Street at Granville) from Friday August 21st until Sunday August 23rd. Brands including Catalyst Reaction, Davie and Chiyo, Nate Organics, Togs Design, Filou Designs, Megan Kathryn, Two of Hearts and many more will be featured at this event. The first 25 people through the door each day will receive a gift bag which includes a copy of FASHION Magazine. Tickets at $5 and are available at the door. To read MMV’s recap of the event last year, click here.
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Also, congratulations to Jennifer Peters on winning tickets to Spend on Trend through Modern Mix Vancouver. Jennifer emailed in with her main reason for shopping local – “to find something unique and to support local arts and crafts”. Keep checking your email, Jennifer, and we will put you in touch with your pair of tickets!
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