Nordstrom Coming to Yorkdale!

A pretty pic from the Nordstrom March 2013 Catalogue - photo courtesy Nordstrom.

A rendering of the future Yorkdale Nordstrom. I'll be the happy girl with the shopping bags.

I'm constantly on the lookout for exciting retails news but am especially happy when it arrives on a Monday. Well here it is - Nordstrom just confirmed that it will open at Yorkdale Mall in the Fall of 2016. Wheehoo! The three-level, 188,000 sq. ft. Nordstrom will carry the full line of luxury clothing, shoes and accessories that we've come to expect from the American department store.  Yorkdale keeps getting better (and bigger) with its continued expansion - an impressive number of big-name retailers like Kate Spade, Ted Baker and All Saints are already open with David Yurman, John Varvatos, Mulberry, White House/Black Market and Zara Home all set to open later this year.

As already announced, Nordstrom will also be opening stores in the vacated Sears locations at Chinook Centre in Calgary (opening Fall 2014),  Pacific Centre in Vancouver,  and Rideau Centre in Ottawa (both opening Spring 2015) as well as a brand new store at Sherway Gardens in Toronto (Fall 2016).

Can't wait to shop Nordstrom without having to cross the border.  Pretty exciting, huh?  I have visions of shoes upon shoes floating around in my head. How's a girl supposed to work with this many distractions??

Happy Monday! xx

Easy, Breezy: The Best Spring Dresses for your Body Type

Anna Selezneva stuns in the Blumarine Spring 2013 Campaign by Camilla Akrans - photo Blumarine.com

If I was stuck on a desert island and could only have one thing (assuming I already had food, water, a charming little hut and a hot cabana boy, of course), it would be a dress.  Of all the pieces of clothing out there, nothing makes you feel as pretty, as feminine, as free, as a good dress.  And as a busy mom and blogger, dresses have become my go-to's since I can literally throw them on in the morning and run out the door, without having to stress about what to wear with what.

Now that the warm weather is almost here, dresses are at the top of my mind and I'm excited to add a few new Spring frocks to my wardrobe.  And whether you're curvy, stick-thin, petite or full-chested, there's a perfect dress out there for everyone...

To find the Best Dresses for your Body Type, read the full article here. Happy, happy Friday! Don't want to jinx it but I think it's finally Spring!

x

Noticeably Absinthe

Don't know about you but after this winter, I've got a serious case of granny hands - I'm talking dry, cracked and in need of some serious TLC.  I just picked up the new Absinthe Purifying Hand Cream at The Body Shop, and am already addicted. The refreshing absinthe extract and moisturizing shea butter (Community Fair Trade, btw) took my hands from parched to purified, from dry to dreamy, and after a few mesmerizing sniffs, I'm even feeling a little inspired. I mean, if it worked for Hemingway, Wilde and Van Gogh...

Pick up your Absinthe Purifying Hand Cream ($14 for 100 ml) at The Body Shop (N.B- RLR does not condone the sniffing of hand creams to enhance performance - well, maybe just a little...)

x

Christina Hendricks Rocks Flare's May Issue

Christina Hendricks looks anything but mellow in yellow in the May issue of Flare. Styling by Lawren Sample. Photography by the ever-talented Max Abadian.

I don't normally feature full editorials but the May '13 issue of Flare really caught my eye.  The sunny shoot, starring sultry Mad Men star Christina Hendricks is playful, pretty and a crash course in how a woman should confidently and unapologetically rock her curves. If only I had her curves...

Check out the full editorial here, and pick up the mag on newsstands now:

Head-To-Toe RW&CO. Contest

When my finely-frocked friends at RW&CO. asked me to check out their new Spring collection and shop for a head-to-toe look, I was naturally stoked. I had yet to check out their new season stuff in person but thanks all the recent editorial coverage, I knew that the store had stepped up its game for spring. But mostly, I was curious to see whether or not RW&CO.'s brand new footwear line would live up to all the hype.

I started with a black & white look with gold pointy-toe python flats, then migrated over to reds, whites and blues finished off with a pretty blue sandal, but eventually settled on a winner - a floaty floral print dress cinches with a studded belt, a black anorak that will be my new spring go-to, a coral python clutch, a pretty gold filigree ring, and of course, a killer pair of black ankle-wrap heels. I'm not just saying this because they gave me a shopping spree - I am SMITTEN with my new outfit, and am of course thrilled to have a place to shop for cute, well-made, under-$100 shoes. 

To celebrate the launch of its footwear collection, RW&CO. is launching its Head-To-Toe RW&CO. contest! The winner will receive the ENTIRE RW&CO. Spring/Summer 2013 Shoe Collection - that's a total value of over $1,100, btw.

Here's how to win it:

Step 1: Fill out this Contest Entry Form and be sure to include your Instagram username (if you don't already have an Instagram account, time to get on it!)

Step 2: Follow RW&CO. on Instagram @rw_co

Step 3: Upload a photo of yourself on Instagram dressed head-to-toe in RW&CO. with the following hashtag: #Head2ToeRWCO @rw_co

Contest runs from March 28th until April 30th.  Good luck! May the best-dressed girl/guy win! x

Sleeveless tops are a sure sign of Spring. Any day now....

This coral clutch is python perfection. Have to make this a part of my look... 

Trying out my head-to-toe look in the change room - we have a winner! 

A little blurry but, you get the picture...

Instagram attempt - as it turns out, #selfies are harder than they look...