Luxe Beauty Lounge is an establishment nestled in Yaletown at Homer and Davie Streets. Their specialties include jetted foot baths, organic facials, body massage, and exclusive sexy & fun products (candles, body oils, and special products). The decor and attention to detail of the store makes you feel like you’ve escaped your everyday environment into a world of luxury. Clients are pampered with a 23 karat gold treatment. For manicures and pedicures, nail files and cuticle sticks are never reused; new disposal ones are used on each and every client. They also have a no-double dipping waxing policy.
I got treated to the Luxe Organic Facial. It is suitable for all skin types, because a regime is tailored to suite your needs from a skin evaluation at the beginning of the facial. Luxe uses a paprika based lotionto open the pores of your skin, which does not dehydrate your skin compared to traditional steam technologies. Organic products are used and every client receives a relaxing hand, arm, shoulder, upper back, and scalp massage during the treatment.
Luxe also offers mobile spa services, which are ideal for wedding parties, birthday parties for kids & teens, and other girlfriend gatherings. Check out their NEW website for more information and packages.
TIP: Purchase a VIP membership and receive 10% off all services and 5% off all products.
Location: 123 – 1208 Homer St, Vancouver (map)
SkyTrain Stop: Yaletown Roundhouse Station
Price: $25+ for services
More Info? www.luxebeautylounge.com
One of my favourite food bloggers, Mijune (FollowMeFoodie) is inviting you to Vancouver’s First Cupcake Challenge. The event is FREE, so mark it on your calendar and don’t forget to check it out!
Event Date: Sunday June 20, 2010
Location: 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver (map)
SkyTrain Stop: Yaletown Roundhouse Station
Price: FREE
More Info? Invitation // Reserve Tickets
Calling all oyster lovers! Here’s a list of buck a shuck oyster joints in Vancouver.
Let me know if you have any to add to the list.
Boathouse (Various Locations) – Daily from 3-6pm, appetizers from $2.79 and drinks specials from $4.99
Coast (1054 Alberni Street, Vancouver)- Daily from 3-5pm, also a dozen peel and eat shrimp for $12
Ebisu (827 Bute Street) – Daily from 4:30-6:30pm, with lots of happy hour specials
La Brasserie (1091 Davie Street, Vancouver) - After 9pm and during Sunday brunch
Relish Gastro Pub (888 Nelson Street, Vancouver) – Daily from 3-6pm
Rodney’s Oyster House (1228 Hamilton Street, Vancouver) - Monday to Saturday from 3-6pm
Hapa Izakaya recently opened it’s newest location in Yaletown. I have tried the other two locations and there’s spectacular quality across the board. There are always new and innovative dishes to try; the restaurant also does a great job with showcasing ingredients that are in season. The presentation style they use is simplistic, but focuses on the food. My favourite dish of the night was the saba sashimi – they torch the dish at your table to brown the skin a little. It was fresh and very tasty.
The ebi mayo was a little different from the one we had at the Kitsilano location. The batter was thin and the sauce was soaked into the batter more here. Read more about the Kitsilano location here.
I’m a huge fan of raw oysters, so we had to order the fresh oysters with 3 dressings: hot mustard, seafood sauce, and a lemon. The dressings were nothing special, but the oysters were clean and fresh.
We tend to order what we’ve eaten before at restaurants, because we know the dishes are good. The ika was grilled to perfection and great as always. We also had the sockeye and spring salmon sashimi. I’ve never had spring salmon sashimi before and it was light compared to the regular salmon sashimi you get from sushi restaurants. We had 6 dishes, including about 5 alcoholic beverages and our final bill was about $100. Overall, Hapa is one of my top choices for izakaya restaurants for dinner or light snacks and drinks before dinner – I think they’ll gain quite a bit of attention in the next month.
Location: 1193 Hamilton Street Vancouver, BC (map)
SkyTrain Stop: Yaletown Roundhouse Station
Price: $5-$15; tapas style
More Info? http://www.hapaizakaya.com/
