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  • 1 week ago | montecristomagazine.com | Amanda Ross

    Josie Maran Body ButterModel Josie Maran has spent a lifetime querying makeup artists about clean skin-care products that wouldn’t harm the planet, but she kept coming up empty. In 2007, she finally solved the problem when she launched her eponymous Josie Maran beauty line at Sephora, the retailer’s first clean luxury beauty brand. Her exclusive cold-pressed argan oil became the industry’s first single-ingredient luxury face oil.

  • 1 month ago | montecristomagazine.com | Amanda Ross

    Knix SwimsuitsThe Vancouver intimates phenom Knix introduces its spring/summer swim collection made with the new SPU 50+ Sculpt fabric that smooths and hugs in all the right places while still offering easy, comfortable movement. Until May 26, Knix is partnering with Holt Renfrew in Vancouver for a pop-up event showcasing the season’s swimwear.

  • Mar 10, 2025 | montecristomagazine.com | Amanda Ross

    The 7 Virtues Clementine Dream FragranceWhen Canadian Barb Stegemann’s best friend was injured in Afghanistan as a soldier, she vowed to carry on his mission of peace. Launched in 2010, The 7 Virtues fragrance line is now sold in 16 countries around the world and celebrates its 15th anniversary this year.

  • Feb 3, 2025 | montecristomagazine.com | Amanda Ross

    Marimekko MaridenimSpring’s Marimekko Maridenim capsule collection—its second denim drop—acts as a sartorial canvas for the Finnish lifestyle brand’s popular midcentury prints. A new checkered Jäkälä pattern in a matching shirt and jeans set draws inspiration from the traditional ikat dyeing technique, while the iconic abstract floral print Unikko blooms on a denim skirt, jacket, and jeans ensemble.

  • Jan 29, 2025 | houseandhome.com | Amanda Ross

    Entertaining Author: Amanda Ross Published on January 29, 2025 Print This Presented by: On a recent January evening, spirit aficionados gathered in Vancouver, B.C., where Patrick Leger, master blender and director of operations for Grand Marnier, poured them one of the rarest liqueurs in the world — Grand Marnier Quintessence. Scroll down for details of this exclusive. In celebration of Lunar New Year, Patrick flew in from France’s Cognac region to present the rarest and most exclusive Grand...