CASCAIS // House of Wonders Café Galeria
Where Zanzibar meets Holland in Cascais.This vegetarian restaurant is located in the centre of Cascais, occupying an entire 3-floor building of different eating and sitting areas both indoors and out. Named after Zanzibar’s first palace to ever have electricity,...
NOSEY: Pantheon Of 100,000 Banned Books
The Parthenon of Books in Kassel, Germany is part of the Documenta 14 art festival. Argentinian artist Marta Minujín, 74, has created a monumental replica of the Greek Parthenon from 100,000 copies of banned books. With the help of students from Kassel University,...
WANT // Straw Saddle Bag by SOPHIE HULME
The world's ocean floor is increasingly becoming covered in plastic -- plastic bottles, plastic bags, plastic rings, and plastic straws. Sophie Hulme cleverly incorporated a gold-plated straw into her structure saddle bag, Because a woman's bag should be as...
MOMENT OF // Pink Eye Gloss
DECO // Gold Rim Glassware by ANTHROPOLOGIE
Hand made in the Czech Republic, this 24 K gold rim stemless glassware come in the palest shade of pink.Gilded Rim Stemless Glass$20Available at anthropologie.com
NEED // Glitter Sparkling Wine
What happens when you mix wine + glitter + giving back? One Hope. With aromas of fresh green apple, nectarine, and a hint of baked bread, succulent peach, sweet berries and pear, this California Brut Sparkling Wine is self-equipped with the most important ingredient...
MOMENT OF // Metal Eye Liner
MAISON // Allen Key House
Located in Sydney's leafy North Shore, the Allen Key House is a renovation by architect Prineas of a 1930's California-style bungalow. The rear addition is connected to the original structure via a small link, distinguishing between the old and new. The link...
LOVE // Eye Buy Direct
Eye Buyer Direct was founded in 2005 with a firm, diplomatic approach to eyewear: Everyone deserves the right to afford better vision with good design. With jaw-dropping prices starting at $6 for a complete pair of glasses (yes, you read that right -- six...
St-Andrews-By-The-Sea // The Algonquin
We arrived at St-Andrews-By-The-Sea, New Brunswick, just as news broke out that USA Today had rated the seaside town as the #1 place to vacation in Canada. Opened in 1889 as Canada's first seaside resort, the Algonquin was recently renovated with a whopping $40...
MOMENT OF // Dotted Nails
PEI // Fishies On The Roof
By far the best place in Charlottetown for an afternoon cocktail under the sun is the rooftop bar, Fishies On The Roof. Part of the street-level gastropub, Fishbones, the sprawling rooftop terrace has several hang out zones on three levels, a full bar, and...
WANT // Black Crystal One Piece by CUPSHE
This double-poly-spandex one-piece swimsuit hugs your curves and sucks you in -- in all the right places. With a scalloped neckline and retro straps, happy customers keep snapping them up in multiples. At only $35 CAD a pop, it's no wonder.cupshe.com
NEED // Blue Crystal Heel Pumps by DRIES VAN NOTEN fw/17
OBSESSED // Ceramic Chandelier by HELLOOOW
Hellooow Handmade works with a team of HIV affected ladies to produce hand rolled ceramic beads from a recycled paper clay. The beads are kiln fired and then hand strung onto a wrought iron framework, creating gorgeous chandeliers in a variety of designs and...
MONTREAL // Bar George
The re-opening of the former gentleman's club has been a lengthy process. Born from Toronto's Oliver & Bonacini restuarant group (Canoe, Bannock), the building was acquired in 2006 and then shuttered the private club in 2011 when work began on the...
NEED / Zadig & Voltaire BOOTIES
Much like raccoons, I like sparkly things. Even better when they are attached to things I can wear. I do this a lot, clearly, with #Brose. But Zadig & Voltaire does it differently, and in the case of these ankle-cow-boy-booties -- made with a...
BEAUTY // gold + silver metallic EYES
NOSEY // Mademoiselle J12 Watch by CHANEL
Black lacquer dial. Silhouette of Mademoiselle CHANEL's arms indicate hours and minutes. So goes the description on the Chanel site. And the price of a cool $7,200 -- THAT, and the fact that it is a limited edition of 555 pieces.But here are some other...
MOMENT OF // Glossy Lips
MAISON // Meredith Chair by ANTHROPOLOGIE
People are really loving Anthropologie's Meredith ardmore chair. They keep making them in new colors and fabrics. The velvet is clearly a customer favorite, what with there being 20+ colors and also a love seat as an accompaniment. However the newly...