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top 5: sundance swag

How do celebs always know what’s hot? They scoop up free loot at events like the recent Sundance Film Festival. Our vitamin v coolhunter was on the ground watching what was disappearing first.

1. Larenim Mineral Makeup

Do “The L Word” stars Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey owe their glow to the slopes? Nope. It’s the Goddess Glo Bronzer they took home. At Pharmasave in Victoria, 2200 Oak Bay Avenue, or www.larenim.com

2. Sexy Hair Pumpkin Puree Treatment Mask

Think it’s a lucky coincidence this silky hair mask smells like man’s favourite scent? Neither do we. www.sexyhair.com

3.

I just finished uploading this Townhouse, 7 12916 17TH AV, White Rock BC

Ocean Park Village - fabulous lifestyle location, walk to all services and shops in Ocean Park. Townhouse in quiet parklike setting. Upper unit with balcony off dining area, for potted garden and sunshine. Age 19+, pet allowed, no rentals. Low density living offering 2 1/2 acres of greenspace. South east facing balcony.

 

cool cuffs

A bondage girl you are not.

But when it involves a delicate gold Cartier bracelet that must be closed with a tiny gold screwdriver that your lover keeps, well, a girl might just be willing to play along.

The Cartier Love bracelets first appeared in the summer of 1969 when legendary lovers like Sophia Lauren and Elizabeth Taylor wore theirs like cuffs of honour.

And if the bracelet lasts longer than the relationship? Start stacking them up!

Get your Love bracelet (from $3,375 for yellow gold) at the relocated and expanded Vancouver Cartier boutique now open at 456 Howe

 

dream cream

When Canadian native Elizabeth Arden (you learn something every day!) needed a tincture to cure her racehorse’s tired hoofs, she decided to turn to her own product line.

Who would have thought that 75 years later, women around the world would be slathering themselves with this very same formula (now called Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant) to soothe chapped lips, smooth out split ends, tame brows, heal scrapes and solve all manner of beauty conundrums.

But that horse-shaped face? Can’t help you there, love.

Eight Hour Skin Cream Protectant is now available in a replica of its

 

mini, mini, me

Not every kid looks like she rolled off the assembly line at Mattel.

So if you’re looking for a doll that your kid can relate to, look no further than the custom “mini me” dolls handmade by West Vancouver’s Bamboletta.

Designed to look like a tiny version of your tot, the Dutch-cotton and lambswool dolls come in a choice of five skin tones and infinite eye colours.

A perfect birthday gift, or to ease the arrival of a new sibling, they even incorporate the child’s personality and favourite colours into the design and clothing—like the gorgeous green wool cardigan and

a clue for ucluelet

A brand new waterfront mansion. A 10-person hot tub. A master king suite with two fireplaces (the second is in the bathroom) and two queen suites with ocean-view soaker tubs.

Did we mention the screening room with surround sound? The temperature controlled wine fridge?  The two professional-grade ovens and two dishwashers?

Have the Beckhams relocated to our coast?

A central raised fireplace, double rainfall shower, loft dormer for six, and breathtaking views of the Pacific ocean round out the luxury of this state-of-the-art 4,500 square-foot Ucluelet rental called

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shoes glorious shoes

Run don't walk to Stephane de Raucourt (1067 Robson St. and Oakridge Centre) for your last chance to save of up to 75 per cent off the sexiest shoes and boots in the city. Think stacked patent pumps to dress up your new Spring frocks and knee-high boots that make your legs go on and on. Get store details at www.sdrshoes.com

we're moving on up

Due to the tremendous growth in subscribers in 2006, vitamin v’s advertising rates are going up on February 1, 2007. But here’s

I just finished uploading this Townhouse, 6 15161 PROSPECT AV, White Rock BC

Live and Work in this Luxury Townhouse. Zoned for Home Business allows Signage. Join an Exclusive Enclave of Prospering Businesses. Architecturally Designed Home to the Highest of Standards.

 

a hedonist in the cellar

“I’m more of a lover than a fighter,” claims Jay McInerney, author of “A Hedonist in the Cellar,” a collection of his essays on wine. And love wine he does.

Long-time wine columnist of House and Garden magazine, the accomplished scribe is more likely to compare a wine to Pamela Anderson (she’s more Chardonnay than Chablis) than to some rarified horticultural bouquet.

Read an essay per evening (glass of wine in hand) and you’ll not only garner valuable dinner party banter, but also be amused by the lively storytelling style.

The cover is as charming as the writing:

 

feeling just fine

You like the finer things in life. Fine linens, fine china, fine dining.

But while a ten-country European tour filling your valises with far-flung treasures isn’t possible every year, we’ve found a chic Euro pied-a-terre where you’ll find everything at hand. 

Gastown’s beautiful new Farfalla is a calm oasis of real Irish linens, Portuguese bed sheets, and Marie-Antoinette-worthy mirrors with pale pink crystal flower frames made authentically in Italy.

There are Czech chandeliers (from $375), etched crystal from Prague and Venetian velvet cushions made with a centuries-old