Choosing the perfect gift to honour your mother on Mother's Day can tax even the most seasoned shopper's brain. While jewelry is always a welcome gift, how do you pick that 'just right' piece that is so your mom?

The ladies at Tricia's Gems understand your challenge and they're here to make it a little bit easier with their Mother's Day Gifts Event. Featuring speical offers from three of their most popular lines of charm jewelry, this is the perfect time to add to Mom's bracelet or start her on a brand new journey down memory lane.

All special offers are available now until Mother's Day on Sunday, May 12th.

Trollbeads Event
Every story has a bead™

FREE
Sterling silver bracelet with the purchase of a decorative clasp.*

FREE
Trollbead with the purchase of any three Trollbeads.*
 

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Chamilia Event

FREE
Starter bracelet with the purchase of five beads.*
(a $45.00 value)

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Kameleon Trunk Show Event

FREE
JewelPop or Mother's Day Compact with the purchase of three JewelPops.*
(Limited quantities)

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5679 - 176th Street
Cloverdale, BC

604-575-3069

Hours:
Monday - Wednesday 10am - 5pm    Thursday & Friday 10am - 5:30pm   Sunday 11am - 4pm

*Offers valid for a limited time and cannot be combined with any other offers or promotions. Limit one offer per order. Free item must be of equal or lesser value than purchased items.

I attended a Night of Fashion at The Shops at Morgan Crossing last Friday.  The event was in support of Arts Umbrella and various retailers showed their love by contributing to a Grand Prize valued at $2500!

I started off my evening at Pure Nail Bar with a fabulous manicure and a lovely biscotti from Notti Biscotti.  Yum!  I chose Essie nail polish in Turquoise & Caicos.

Next I was off to Calvin Klein where a DJ was rocking the beats, fruity cocktails were handed out and models and attendees were striking a pose!

Banana Republic Factory showed off their latest for spring on models walking the runway.  Fiona Forbes from Urban Rush was the MC for both the Banana Republic Factory and the grand finale show at Hudson Madison that included all the retailers that were involved.

by Michele Bromley
Blogger at Stilista at Home and Stimuli Magazine Contributor

We see a lot of different body creams and exfoliants here at Stimuli Magazine. The myriad of choices often confounds us, so we can only imagine how lost some of our readers might feel when trying to choose body products - especially if you are looking for something that is chemical free, but still actually works well. Let us help you out.

We recently discovered a company in Port Moody, BC called, Get Creamed Body. Their line of all natural products include whipped body butters, body scrubs/exfoliants, lip balms and shampoos. We tested out several of the products and have found some new favourites.

The Premium Whipped Body Cream is one of our favourites. Quite thick and creamy, it quickly absorbs into the skin and doesn't feel greasy. One of our testers commented that it worked really well on her dry hands and cuticles. The Moisturizing & Detoxifying Spa Body Scrub contains Dead Sea Salt and is very coarse so make sure you rub gently. Our editor loved how soft and radiant her skin felt.

While both testers loved the smell and the all natural aspect of the Super Premium Lip Balm and the Naked Decadence Shampoo and Conditioner, neither of them decided to add this to their list of "must have" products. It is worth noting that if you are in the market for a lip balm that doesn't look like you are wearing anything or for the outdoorsy guy in your life, this one might be worth a try.

You can purchase Get Creamed Body products in several boutiques around Metro Vancouver including Privilege on the border of Surrey and Langley, Granville Island Soap Gallery and Ocean Breeze Spa in Vancouver as well as Bollywood Brow Bar in Surrey. You can also purchase online at www.getcreamedbody.com.

Author Farrah L. Lelond was introduced to the world of natural, healthy eating via her husband's grandmother, Thelma. She fell in love with the simple concept of growing your own food and knowing exactly what's going into your body.

She has taken that passion and put pen to paper to create Wholesome Beginnings, an informative recipe book for feeding your baby from 0 to 12 months of age.

Congratulations to Aly. She is the winner of the Wholesome Beginnings book contest. This contest is now closed.

We are giving away a copy of Farrah's book, Wholesome Beginnings to one lucky reader. To enter, post a comment on this editorial. The winner will be announced on Friday, May 4, 2012.

For more information about Farrah and Wholesome Beginnings, visit www.wholesomebeginnings.com.