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Our Gift Guide has fantastic products that will show Mom how much you appreciate her. Check it out here.

Dove Spa has just launched its second Canadian location in Toronto at 1375 Yonge Street (Yonge & St. Clair). Designed by Ramsin Khachi, Interior Designer and Principal of the Khachi Design Group, this modern spa reflects clean, neutral and uncluttered spaces, with touches of luxury.

The Dove Spa philosophy is simple – they want to make women feel more beautiful every day, by inspiring them to take good care of themselves. We were impressed that before each treatment you are offered a free 15 minute scientific skin analysis to diagnose your skin type and condition. Using a highly sophisticated multi-dermascope, your Skin Care Expert measures for oil, water, elasticity and pigmentation levels in your skin. We were a little scared to find out what our skin had to say - and we won’t be sharing our results with you!

The service menu is enormous and has every treatment you can possibly think of to pamper yourself.  We chose facials when we attended the grand opening. Crystal and Fatima, our estheticians, were super skilled and had our skin glowing like a newborn’s within an hour. 

Pop by to take a peek at the spa, and tell them that we sent you!

Dove Spa
www.dovespa.ca
To book treatments at either the Oakville or Toronto locations call 1-888-SPA DOVE (1-888-772-3683)

With the celebration of Earth Month, April is a natural time for us to think about how we can make every day Earth Day. Future Friendly, along with the Recycling Council of Ontario, the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance, PITCH-IN CANADA and canühome, offer us some small steps we can take to help reduce our impact on the environment. (more…)

With a daybook filled with appointments from sun up to way past sun down, planning a holiday seems like a fleeting dream. Check out these three destinations and you’ll be moving book a flight/make a hotel reservation to the top of the to-do list.

Beach escape - Florida
Located on a sweet strip of creamy coloured sand in north Miami Beach, Acqualina is a welcome retreat from your daily rat race. Spacious rooms feature dream-inducing beds, huge bathrooms and plenty of space to stash your wardrobe (and new additions!). Take your pick from the beach area with its mini red cabanas or one of three pool areas, and benefit from attentive staff who regularly bestow you with offers of complimentary sunscreen, water and fresh fruit. Take time to indulge at Espa, a lavish spa retreat with plenty of stress-reducing treatments and side benefits such as the Crystal steam room with colour therapy lights, Finnish sauna and private pool. Bring your appetite and indulge your tastebuds with dinner at NYC fave resto Il Mulino and if you need to know the recipe, Executive Chef Michele Mazza hosts cooking classes to learn the secrets of his Italian kitchen. Not far from the glamour of South Beach for a night’s indulgence and a short hop to credit card worthy Bal Harbour Shops, Acqualina Resort is a perfect spot to recharge.

Acqualina Resort and Spa on the Beach
www.acqualinaresort.com 

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This weekend sees the return of the Green Living Show, Toronto’s largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a more sustainable lifestyle. Visitors can shop the wide variety of exhibitor booths while gathering information and inspiration from a diverse selection of demonstrations, presentations and activities.

The Green Living Show is being held in Hall A, Hall B, and Heritage Court of the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place from Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26, 2009. For more information visit www.greenlivingonline.com.