lucky penny finds beauty in the most unexpected of places.

rac boutique is launching the bazaar, a 4-day shopping collaboration that starts tonight and ends on sunday. lovely owners, glenna and faith, have curated vendors from across our fair city in a stylishly convenient one-stop shop at 580 king street west.

it will feature apparel, accessories, lifestyle goods, vintage, consignment and samples from spring, as well as reduced inventory from last season… and items for cute boyfriend, too.

participating vendors include: robber, lab consignment, 69 vintage, jacflash, woodlawn, dalston grey, gotstyle, tosca delfino swim, fashionably yours, rita liefhebber, fischer street, aeroplane gallery, elle hardware… and rac, of course.

***psst… see flyer below for more deets! chaaaaaaarge it.

lucky penny is a sucker for simple, beautifully designed packaging… especially when the contents are canadian.

consonant body is a 100% natural skincare line formulated to be in harmony with her body’s chemistry. all products are fragrance-free, and made with the highest possible concentration of organic botanical ingredients. they improve the health of skin over time, rather than just covering up irritating symptoms.

she also loves the cute and chirpy copy like “hey you. yeah, you. i see you there with that cheeky grin on your face. wondering whether this premium organic lotion will feel as good as the compliments you’ll no doubt receive after using it. you’re a savvy consumer. examining every last detail. ensuring it contains the finest quality natural ingredients. wondering whether it’s safe for all skin types and hoping you are right for such a great product. well, it does. and it is. and you are.”

***psst… be sure to visit the first-ever consonant flagship store at 2479 yonge street in toronto.

lucky penny is true north strong and free.

to commemorate the opening of their first canadian flagship, cb2 designed two *new* doodle dude appetizer porcelain plates.

whimsically illustrated oliver is dapper as a mountie, or playing hockey with wasabi peas. but why not crowd surfing at the big bop?

either way… he is cute as a button, and invited to her housewarming.

lucky penny, with her charitable heart, will always support a worthy cause, especially power ball… combining the worlds of film, advertising, music, design and art… minus last year’s power hangover.

a fabulous soirée in its thirteenth year, über-talented jeremy laing is also the co-chair this year. already a fan of his designs, lucky penny would feel like she stepped out of a scene of “the twilight zone” in his geometric designs. *note to self*

billed as “a party untouched by time and cloaked in intrigue… hidden surprises, altered realities, a playground for the imagination,” she already has goosebumps at the very thought!

what? power ball: thirteenth floor
when? thursday, june 16th, 2011 at 8:30pm
where? the power plant contemporary art gallery, 231 queens quay west

***psst… tickets are on sale now here.

lucky penny is no snow bunny… her expertise lies more in the après ski: lodge libations. le fin.

post-spring snowstorm, and two months after her first visit 0f 2011 (at an intimate media tasting for 10), she felt it was appropriate to revisit the drake hotel’s sky yard. the outdoor rooftop patio is *now* a heat lamp oasis where guests can snuggle fireside (with complimentary blankets), and roast homemade marshmallows.

other treats will surely warm her soul, like a boozy hot chocolate, white chocolate s’more martini (did someone say godiva chocolate liqueur?) or drake nog… maybe a gingerbread man, old-fashioned cherry candy cane or two.

***psst… the lodge shuts down at month’s end. hurry in!