By Barbara Colacci One cannot sift through the pages of a fashion magazine, or follow a popular contemporary fashion influencer without acknowledging the impact Italian design has had on the fashion industry in the last century. Names of iconic brands such as Versace, Armani, Prada, Fendi, and Gucci, as well as Missoni and Trussardi, just…
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By Barbara Colacci Ask any Italian the top three things for which Italy is known, and unless they are cigar aficionados, rarely are cigars mentioned. After all, to the uninformed, aren’t all cigars made in Cuba? But that is not the case. Italy is an historical cigar producer with the first cigars manufactured in Tuscany…
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My Sweet Vegan Life Montreal Entrepreneur Creates Dessert Niche It’s a long way from Central Asia where Zhyldyz “Jana” Kydyrmysheva was born, but her move to Montreal five years ago has proved to be a healthy and successful one for the owner and founder of MTL Vegan Life. “My life is how I want…
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I remember the Christmases growing up at Nonna and Nonno’s house, which was never quiet. All of us children sat at the “kids” table” and the adults around the formal dining room table in terracotta-colored velour chairs. That dining room seemed so much bigger then, everything seemed that way when we were younger. There would…
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Anyone wishing for long, healthy-looking hair for the holiday season but without time to grow it out, should consider the instant appeal of hair extensions. The popular technique can create longer, fuller hair with the styling power to achieve any look. And hair extensions don’t just add length, they can be coloured a variety of…
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By Sophia Iannantuono After helping my daughter complete a recent school project focusing on the environment, or the urgency to save our environment, I became aware of the need to contribute to the well-being of our planet. While searching for efficient yet earth-friendly products, I discovered a new hair care line from La…
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hould you, or shouldn’t you get a Keratin Treatment? It’s an urban myth to think a Keratin treatment will make your hair flat and unresponsive to volume or curls. Daily exposure to pollution, hot hair tools and products can damage the hair’s natural keratin, leaving it difficult to manage. The latest generation of Keratin therapy…
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