Glossybox comes to Canada
Shoppers get the chance to sample a variety of luxury products
BOXED BEAUTY
Glossybox, the monthly beauty box service, has landed in Canada.
The company, which launched in the U.S. in 2012, will bring its luxury product offerings from brands such as Bulgari, Burberry Beauty, Toni & Guy, OPI and Sisley to Canadian beauty fans for $21 per box. “Because we are a global company it was a natural next step to expand our operations into Canada,” Charles von Abercron, Global CEO and founder of Glossybox, said in a press release. “Our team in North America is top notch, as evidenced through recent partnerships like Bergdorf Goodman, Harper’s Bazaar and OPI and we wanted to build on the excitement by sharing the box with our Canadian customers.”
Billed as a “beauty discovery platform,” Glossybox allows shoppers the opportunity to try out a selection of products from five categories such as skin care and makeup each month — many of which are the perfect size for travel.
To learn more about Glossybox subscriptions, or to make a one-time purchase, visit glossybox.com.
ROLLING OUT THE WHITE CARPET
The Vancouver Wedding Fair returns for its 38th year this Saturday and Sunday at the Westin Bayshore Hotel (1601 Bayshore Dr.) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event, which is considered the “longest-running and most successful wedding trade show in Canada,” brings together more than 150 exhibitors and more than 170 booths from invitation vendors to gown stores to chocolate fountains and photographers.
Bride and grooms-to-be will also have the chance to win more than 1,000 prizes and gifts valued at more than $250,000 — including the ultimate prize, a dream wedding.
New this year, the Wedding Fair will feature a wedding cake tent, where attendees can look at cake displays and try some sweet samples before catching the fashion show extravaganza.
Tickets are $20, plus PST, at weddingfair.ca before Jan. 9, or $25, plus PST, at the event. All tickets come with a $25 gift certificate, redeemable at participating exhibitors.
FUNDRAISER HONOURS LATE VANCOUVER SUN FASHION WRITER
Former Vancouver Sun fashion writer Virginia Leeming is set to be honoured at an upcoming fundraiser benefiting The Vancouver Friends for Life Society.
The one-day event taking place Sunday, Jan. 18, will allow beauty fans the opportunity to visit participating “hair salons, spas and beauty service businesses” and have 50 per cent of the amount that they pay for their service go to benefit The Vancouver Friends for Life Society, according to a press release.
Participating salons and spas include Absolute Spa Group, Alberto and Co, Alchemy Salon/Spa, 4 Angels Beauty Care, Joy Hair Studio, The Lounge Hair Studio, Milica Spa and Salon, Salon Origins, Suki’s, Union Salon, Vita Vitalis, Willow Stream Spa and Verve Hair Lounge.
Leeming, who wrote and styled for The Sun’s fashion pages for 20 years, was a big supporter of community charities.