Sephora ships free to Canada!

Orders over $120 ship free to Canada, so if you're feeling anti-mall on these beautiful sunny days, and need to order some summer essentials, pop on to Sephora and order away! My personal recommendation if you're in the market for some self-tanner would be this limited edition, exclusive (to Sephora) set from Clarins, including their highly acclaimed (even by Oprah staff) Self Tanning Gel, along with their Body Lift firming treatment + some spf 40 sunscreen for your purse! A $56 value for only $32.50!

Need travel size cosmetics for your carry-on?

Don't you hate when you're traveling and you are doing your darndest to avoid checked baggage, and then you remember those crazy rules about liquids on the plane and you realize your moisturizer and eye cleanser are going to force you into a long wait at baggage claim anyway? Well fret no more - just head to www.3floz.com and find flight-approved sizes of the best brands you know and love! And yes, they ship internationally! (how ironic would it be if they didn't?) I like this Yes to Carrots shower essentials travel kit myself.

Rent the Runway!

A great new website, renttherunway.com, let's you rent killer designer clothes for 4 days at a time, thereby letting you dress way better than you were planning on for that upcoming wedding or long-weekend trip, yes? Make a stellar entrance in a gorgeous dress from Diane Von Furstenberg or Alice + Olivia, and don't forget to accessorize with their great selection of jewelry as well!

Annual Beauty sale at Nordstrom!

Nordstrom's annual Anniversary Beauty Sale kicks in (in Stores) on July 16th, but pre-ordering of exclusive offers is already available online! Check out some great deals on more than 100 big-name cosmetics brands! This MAC brush set is only $53.64 (CDN) - a Nordstrom exclusive that is valued at $125!

Topshop here in Toronto!

For those of you who have always craved the cute and trendy fashion of Britain's TOPSHOP - you will be thrilled to know they have now opened an outpost here in Toronto within the Jonathan & Olivia Store at Queen & Ossington. 800 extra square feet just to house a little Topshop for you - including those famous designer collaborations (ie Kate Moss) - be sure to check it out!

30% off at Gap this weekend

If you signed up for Gap email alerts, then check your inbox because you'll find a coupon: on all regular priced items, take 30% off all weekend long! If you didn't get one, shoot me an email and I'll forward you a copy! victoriabhughes@gmail.com

CFDA Awards - my personal red carpet review

Where else should people be showing off their sense of style than the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards, really? (well, now that the Costume Institute Gala is so last month...). See the red carpet photos HERE:

Note: The night included a well-deserved tribute to the recently passed (and total genius) Alexander McQueen by SJP (that's her in his dress at left). I recently watched his Fall/Winter 2008 runway show again on tv and I think it is my absolute favourite collection of all-time (of any designer). totally blew my mind.

Here are the awards that I, personally, would have liked to see given out:

• Shortest Mini Dress I've Ever Seen Award (on someone who is not Lindsay Lohan) goes to Maggie Grace. Awesome and somehow classy (take notes, Lilo).
  
• Best "i'm better than you and I know it" Pose - Gwyneth, hands down.
• Worst Outfit - I can't even comment on how bad it is - Jessica Biel.
• The "stop standing like an 8-year-old" Award (and polite request): Dakota Fanning
• "Surprising Ponch" Award: Donna Karan. Yikes. Still gorgeous, but yikes.
  
• "Best Vampire Threesome" - surprisingly not from twilight: The Olsen Twins + some model.
• "Totally Getting Better With Age": Bowie and Iman. I am in awe.
• "No, No, No, Not Ever" Award: Thom Brown. I don't know who you are, but those shorts are beyond awful.

Have a great Tuesday everyone :)

Roots Summer Sale!

Deals around the 50% off mark (or more!) for some great classics and basics from Roots. How cute is this lemon-yellow, super-cheerful hoodie for only $39.98 (marked down from $98)? I think I must have one!

Designer Sale at Neiman Marcus!

You know, it's really nice when you've been eyeing some designer goods and then one of the world's best department Stores puts a bunch of them on sale! Just in time for the summer, grab some of the finest shoes, handbags, and dresses around at up to 50% off during the Neiman Marcus Designer Sale! I have been coveting Oprah's favourite new jean (the CJ boyfriend) for months now, but didn't want to spend $197.00 on them - how nice that I just scored them for an even $100! Some of the amazing values include these gorgeous Diane Von Furstenberg platform sandals at $147.00 (that's 50% off), and these classic flare Citizens of Humanity jeans for $112.00 (again, 50% off!). Seriously great labels at seriously great prices. Check it out! Oh - did I mention the free shipping with code: JUNENM? Even saved me on shipping to Canada! And here I thought today was going to be boring...

Find anything at The Find!

You know what you want - you just don't know where to get it online! Well enter: The Find! Type in what you're looking for (ex: "Michael Kors halter bathing suit in berry" - or even something entirely vague like "silver bangle") and let The Find do the rest! You'll be presented with all the different online shops that carry what you want, what price each site sells it for, as well as separate links to current coupons and discount codes! It truly takes the time-consuming search part out of your hands, and makes online shopping as easy and inexpensive as possible!