Rock Your Brows at Bombay Brow Bar + Win a Bombshell Brows Experience

Bombay Brow Bar (BBB) specializes in eyebrow shaping and provides an experience like no other salon or wax bar. You can choose to have your eyebrows threaded, waxed or tweezed – they are experts at it all. Bethenny Frankel, New York Times Bestseller, recently visited the Yaletown location. Watch the video to get a glimpse of the service that is provided at BBB.

 

Sisters Ravy Mehroke and Amy Minhas founded Bombay Brow bar in 2010.  The first location in Yaletown opened over a year ago and they just opened their doors in Kitsilano  on June 11, 2011. During their grand opening VIP event, guests experienced the full eyebrow shaping experience: bombshell brows.

The bombshell brows ($23) service takes about 15 to 20 minutes and includes a full eyebrow consultation, eyebrow shaping, forehead massage with rosewater eye gel application, and brow makeup. Products used during your brow shaping experience are also sold in stores. The service is like no other, because you are not rushed in and out like other salons. But remember they are not a spa, but a brow bar ready to rock your brows!

Enter to win a Bombshell Brows experience!

How to enter:

1. Tweet: “I entered to win a Bombshell Brow experience @BombayBrowBar via @VancouverSavvy http://bit.ly/jeMGgx RT to enter!”

2. Like our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/VancouverSavvy

Contest closes on July 1st, 2011 at 11:59pm. Gift certificate has no cash value. Winner will be selected by random draw.

Locations:

Kitsilano 2206 west 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC (map) // Yaletown 1056 Mainland St, Vancouver BC (map)

More Info? www.bombaybrowbar.com

June 28th, 2011 | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Cooking with Rodrigo at the Startlight Casino + Contest for Dinner for 2

Cooking with Rodrigo is one of the Starlight Casino’s monthly shows that occurs on the last Tuesday of every month with limited seating for up to 60 people. Chef Rodrigo Fereira has been the executive chef at Redbar Lounge restaurant at the Casino for the last two years and has worked in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Bahamas, United States. You may have seen him on Celebrity Cruises as well. I had the opportunity to get a taste of the show last month on April 26, 2011, thanks to the Starlight Casino.

The dinner and show is approximately 1.5 to 2 hours in length and combines cooking demonstration and food plating while you enjoy a 5 course meal with BC wine pairings. Parts of the meal can also be prepared easily at home, which is demonstrated by Chef Rodrigo, who is comical and entertaining, but also personal as he walks around and speaks with guests between dishes. He also explained that they cannot predict anything that goes wrong once the show starts, because the cooking and the plating are all performed in front of the audience - one of the portable burners did not work right off the bat.

 

  

Menu

Starters

Cream of Tomato Soup with Roasted Mozzarella Croutons

White Asparagus and Truffles

Entrees

Lobster Thermidor

Kids Style Rocca Priora (Italian Rack of Lamb)

Dessert

Mini Mousse Cake & Peach Mascarpone Tart

The food, including wine pairings and entertainment is well worth the $50 ticket price for this event. The White Asparagus with Truffles was not a favourite and the dessert was premade or mass produced. However, the two entrees were delicious. The Lobster Thermidor was a lobster tail tossed in a bechamel sauce and served with spinach and tomatoes, that were sauteed on stage. The lobster was cooked perfectly and the portion was a good size. The rack of lamb was also cooked to perfection. Chef Rodrigo taught the audience how to sear the lamb and cook creamy polenta, while the dish was plated. The menu changes on a monthly basis, so please check with event website for more information.

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Enter to win 2 tickets to Cooking with Rodrigo (May 31, 2011)!

How to Enter: Tweet or Retweet on Twitter

 ”I’ve entered to win Dinner for 2 at Cooking with Rodrigo @StarlightCasino via @VancouverSavvy http://bit.ly/mGYAxR #StarlightCasino”

Contest Closes: Monday May 23, 2011 (11:59 PST)

Winner must be 19 years of age or older and tickets have no cash value.

Location: 350 Gifford Street, New Westminster, BC V3M 7A3 (map)

More Info? http://www.starlightcasino.ca

May 20th, 2011 | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Contest: Lady Orchid Spa Facial and WAVE Session

Royal Treatment at Lady Orchids Rejuvenating Day Spa

Lady Orchids Spa recently opened in September and is located on West Broadway at Manitoba Street. There is free street parking on West 8th Avenue behind the spa. The Spa has 4 rooms for skin care and body treatments, where they pay special attention to client service needs. Your skin will be carefully analyzed and the esthetician will discuss and recommend key ingredients in products that you should use. The spa also carries exclusive products, including Orogold, which contains 24K gold.

I was pleased to experience their POSH Signature Facial ($60), which is a one hour treatment consisting of regular cleansing and exfoliating with European France Laure products. The special facial mask is mixed prior to application and peels off, leaving your skin soft and firm. You will also receive a relaxing Euro massage during your facial, which allows for complete rejuvenation in an hour.

Lady Orchids Spa also uses state of the art technology for treatments, including Up5 and WAVE. The Up5 machine from Korea utilizes massage to relax facial muscles by simulating blood circulation and removes toxic substances from the skin. The WAVE Whole-body Advanced Vibration Exercise is used with conventional exercises to involuntarily contract and relax muscles 20-50 times per second, multiplying the effect of every move. WAVE was developed and designed by a group of doctors, therapists, and health professionals, where 15 minutes of vibration exercise is similar to 1 hour of normal exercise.

Check out Lady Orchids Rejuvenating Day Spa’s full menu of services or enter for your chance to win a royalty treatment.

CONTEST DETAILS
Lady Orchids Spa is giving away a 15 minute WAVE session and 1.5 hour Up5 Facial Treatment ($128 value) using the state of the art Up5 machine from Korea.

HOW TO ENTER

(1) “LIKE” Vancouver Savvy’s Facebook Page
(2) Comment on this post OR tweet the following:

” I entered to win a spa package to @LadyOrchidz from @mc_marketing & @VancouverSavvy: http://bit.ly/i8Gix9 #LadyOrchidSpa “

Contest ends Tuesday February 22, 2011 at 11:59pm.

Good Luck!

Location: 117 West Broadway, Vancouver (map)

SkyTrain Stop: City Hall Station

Price: $10+ for services 

More Info? www.ladyorchidspa.com

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February 15th, 2011 | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)