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Flare + Guess Launch, H&M Pre-MMVA Party, and YYZ Launch: not every encounter is meant to be comfortable

On July 2, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Fly, Parties, Summer, Toronto, Wear
Hello Darlings,

There are days when the city comes alive with events. Thursday, June 16th was one such day. Toronto was abuzz with multiple events. For me, this meant attending four soirees in 12 hours. I went from a lunch to preview Converse’s fall 2011 line, to Flare + Guess’s Launch Party, to H&M pre-MMVA party, and finally to the launch of YYZ Magazine.

During such events, a girl is bound to speak to a number of new and interesting people, as mingling and networking is one of the purposes of these events; however not every conversation is a winner, and there are times when a girl is stuck in the sticky situation of talking to a nosy stranger. Socializing is definitely a skill that one acquires over time, and I assure you that I am far from being good at it. In person, I am quite shy and reserved, and sparking a conversation and making best-friends with strangers is not my area of expertise.

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With Love…Backstage at Oh So Cosmo Studios

On May 31, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Fly, Toronto
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Following the Oh So Cosmo shoot, I had the opportunity to spend the day at Corus Quay, the new headquarters of Corus Entertainment, and a behind the scenes tour of the Oh So Cosmo tv show set.

Since opening in September 2010. Corus Quay has become known as the most advanced North American broadcast facility and Toronto’s smartest building, and after visiting I can understand why. The facility is fascinating in both nature and concept. With a living wall of plants, three storey slide, “sugar” beach, it is a very cool work environment.

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Part 2 Vlog: Vaughan Mills New Media Challenge

On May 22, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Fly, Giveaways, Go, Shopping, Summer, Toronto, Wear
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The much promised video :) Still nervous doing them :)

In the allotted hour, I bought a beautiful silk Rebecca Taylor dress that was marked down from $350 to $78 at Holt Renfrew Last Call and was ready to present it to the judging panel in 60 seconds.

The panel, I said something like this: “I was looking for a cute summer dress, and found this one by Rebecca Taylor at Holt Renfrew Last Call. This is my first floral print piece and I love that it does not look like garden gone wild!” I told the judges that my mission was to find a cute summer dress, and explained that although not previously appreciating florals, it was their competition that inspired me to take the plunge!

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Vaughan Mills Challenge and $100 Gift Card Giveaway

On May 20, 2011 · 21 Comments · In Fly, Giveaways, Go, Shopping, Toronto
Hello Darlings,

At some point everyone experiences a shopping trip under time pressure. With an important occasion approaching and in desperate need of that perfect dress, what’s a girl to do? Well, this was exactly my situation last Saturday at Vaughan Mills shopping centre. As part of the New Media Challenge, I was invited to take part in scoring the ultimate find in less than an hour.

The Giveaway is Now Closed! Congratulations to O (entry #2)!

To my surprise, E handled the challenge better than I did! You might ask, “How is that possible?” Since I had a extra $100 Vaughan Mills gift card, I told him to try the challenge himself. And I am happy to announce I have a third $100 gift card to giveaway - so please keep reading.

“ The Quickest Way To Know a Woman is To Go Shopping With Her ”

– Marcele Cox

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