Lipstick Lifestyle

Now you can stay connected with the new HP Touchsmart PC, literally. Two rows of icons give you instant access to the new software applications. You can add applications to either row by just dragging the icons over with your finger. Its sleek new design combines either a 22” or 25.5” hi-def widescreen and all the basics like the calendar, post-it notes, weather forecasts, games, a web browser and a clock. You also have an RSS feed application that collects all the content you subscribe to for easy navigation (read: keeps all your online shopping sites perfectly updated!). That’s all in addition to the video, photo and music players within the software.

With a built-in webcam and microphone, you’ll have everything you need right at your fingertips.

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Sylvie Poirier looks 20 years her junior. But this bustling editor has the life experience under her belt that - without seeing her gorgeous complexion - would make her seem 20 years her senior. Working as an editor at magazines such as L’Essentiel, Clin d’Oeil and Elle Québec, has garnered Poirier into a household name in the Québec magazine industry. With teaching certificates from the University of Québec at Chicoutimi and the University of Québec at Montreal, a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in French Literature from the University of Montreal, Sylvie Poirier has the patience of a teacher and the creativity of a film producer. It is her experience in these fields that opened her up to the magazine industry. Now, as the editor-in-chief of Vita (More Québec), Poirier has more than 20 years experience behind her and a long road of success ahead of her.

Taryn Weinstock met up with Poirier at the Women of Influence Luncheon in Montreal, and asked her to share with us what inspires her and how she juggles family life while being a leading lady in the Québec magazine industry. (more…)

We’ve all been there, stuck in a fashion disaster with no way out. Maybe it was trend overload or an overly pushy sales girl, but whatever it was, it happened, and we never ever want to go back there again. Now there’s no need, especially since Nina Garcia, the current Fashion Director at Marie Claire magazine and fashion judge on Project Runway, has launched her new book, The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own. (more…)

Function meets whimsy and old-world charm with what’s soon-to-be the hottest new accessory this season: the John Isaac watch. Born out of family tradition, Isaac’s grandfather was a renowned watch repairman in Geneva. Isaac launched his line using meticulous old-world, Swiss watchmaking techniques. (more…)