Jessie Carlson

I will let you in on a little beauty secret, eyebrows. Some women know this, and swear by it, but far too many women don’t realize the impact of a perfect set of eyebrows. Here is the other piece, Alisha Noon, she is the Anastasia of Vancouver. If you don’t know who Anastasia is, google her. Alisha works out of Beautymark in Yaletown.

I heard about Alisha through a friend, I couldn’t help but comment on her eyebrows, they were flawless, stunning. She gave me Alisha’s number and I called her that second. I had to wait to get in, she is that busy, but so worth it.

My advice is this, call her, 604.218.6000 and don’t be intimidated by the wax, tweezers, or scissors. Do it.

Alisha Noon, 604.218.6000 or alisha_noon@yahoo.ca

I am married, I love being married, and most nights you can find me at home with my sweet husband and our dog doing something entirely domestic, like knitting, or watching a movie and eating too much popcorn. This is all great and wonderful and peaceful and stuff, however I will tell you what I miss about dating. The outfits.

I love date outfits. To be perfectly honest, I think the dates are more about the outfits and less about the guy (or girl). It’s about the lipstick, the new shoes, the fabulous underwear.

I bring this up because one of my dear friends is dating up a storm this summer and she is at a loss at what to wear. Last weekend’s date saw her in her in jeans and a sweatshirt, cute and comfortable yes, but really?

She asked me for a little help, so here we go, date rules:

• Jeans, yes, wear them, but they should be flattering and cute. Fitted. Not ‘comfortable’ like sweat pants comfortable.

• Comfortable jeans and t-shirts are okay, really, I wear them all the time, but do your hair and make-up.

• Dresses? Love them, so easy to wear and quite perfect for a day/evening date.

• If your going out and your stumped, keep it simple. Skinny jeans, a tank top and heels.

I tend to err on the side of a simple and clean look, you can never go wrong with that. Remember that hair and make-up go a long way so start with that, and if you are completely stumped call me and we will put together some fabulous outfits.

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