Author: Maranda Baker

When fashion bloggers first started showing up on lists, we were excited by the novelty of it all. Parties, showrooms, gift bags, and the fashion world inside opened up and swallowed us whole. The immediacy of Facebook and Twitter seems to heighten it – you know who is going where and when and are just as aware of what you aren’t invited to as what you are. I used to make fun of the people in Toronto Life. Then, my friends became the people in Toronto Life. Just as there is a popular game in fashion blog land, there is…

It turns out renting dresses is easier and more economical than buying them. When Rent the Runway debuted, I scoffed. Why pay to rent a dress when you could just buy one and own it? Some of those dresses weren’t exactly cheap. They seemed to cost anywhere from $40 up to a couple hundred. I knew for a fact I could buy one at Forever 21 for that. But over the years, my friends and associates have dipped toes in the dress-rental pool and given it such stellar reviews that I decided to give it a chance, and it turned out that renting dresses is wonderful. My younger…

Online dating can be an awkward experience, but it is much easier once you know how to translate the messages you will get 100 times a day. As I have mentioned more times than my parents would likely prefer me to on the Internet, I have been doing a bit of binge dating since my recent breakup. Despite the occasionally awkward moment, binge dating has been going surprisingly well–and been infinitely more entertaining and emotionally productive than my typical dive into a six-month rebound relationship. And one of the best tools I have found to facilitate my newfound hobby in New York…

Online dating is its own form of hell. Here are 11 types of people you will meet during your various online dating disasters. Dating sucks. This is a universal truth. This is only intensified when you’re talking about online dating. The online dating world is rife with pervs, freaks, cult members, Nickelback fans, Juggalos, and possibly a decent person or two. The stakes are high, and in the end, you might just end up with the love of your life: that or herpes. Thankfully I’m happily involved and have been for a long time, but I still suffer from a…

Athletes have long adored fashion, but they may now flaunt it on social media. They dress in a variety of fashions, including high couture, street style, and athletic leisure apparel. Some of the most well-known style icons in sports include athletes who compete in MMA, tennis, American football, and other sports. Take a look! Conor McGregor Conor McGregor, one of the richest fighters in the world, is more well-known for his fighting abilities than for his fashion sense. However, he has a flair for putting together an outfit, whether he’s wearing casual polo shirts or three-piece suits. His clothes are…

They say good things are worth waiting for, and in this case, it sure was. Back in December, Tom and I flew a short 4-hour flight from Abu Dhabi to Male (Maldives capital on the main island). As soon as we landed, I noticed it was raining. As we were greeted by the friendly staff of the Lux Resort, I then realized it wasn’t just raining. There was heavy rain, crazy wind, and waves outside of the airport. The Lux team informed us that there was a hurricane passing by India and Sri Lanka, and the Maldives was getting the tail…

Canada’s most vibrant city is also its top shopping destination, with an inspiring mix of edgy fashion boutiques, world-class design stores, and perfectly droll souvenir shops. Downtown Toronto is rich in street-wear boutiques, but with so many, how do you pick the best ones? In my small school, located miles away from the city, people dressed the exact same way. My fellow schoolmates would buy clothes for the same brand names, expecting themselves to be unique even though everyone else had the same clothes on. Hollister, Aeropostale, Abercombie, and H&M. The four apocalyptic disasters that were sent down to this earth to prevent people from having…

When it comes to makeup products, I am not the kind of girl who likes to stick to Old Faithful. I’m always on the hunt for the cutting edge, the latest and greatest, the next best thing. My bathroom cabinet is in serious danger of crashing to the floor under the weight of my beauty and skincare products, but I really can’t help myself. I have an incurable case of the “grass is always greener on the other side” disease, which means I am physically unable to stop buying new products. (It’s a real thing, guys. Look it up on WebMD!)…

You can blame it on everyone’s favorite Khaleesi, Daenerys Targaryen, for the surge in popularity of white-blonde hair. Emilia Clarke may wear a wig on Games Of Thrones but that isn’t going to stop everyone from bleaching their hair to achieve that perfect white hair color. If Michelle Williams did in real life, so can we. The look is a step beyond platinum blonde and silver hair. It’s so pale it’s considered colorless. Unless you’re okay with rocking visible roots you have to prepared for frequent trips to the salon and lots of deep conditioning treatments. Is that putting people off of trying it? Nope. (Related: 17 Rainbow Hair Color Ideas…

Is there anything more frustrating than watching your hair grow out until your roots just can’t be ignored anymore? For every straight-haired girl who’s had to watch curls poke out of her scalp, for every young woman who can’t keep her grays at bay, for every blonde with an inch of dark hair at the top, these hacks have your back. 1. Six Ways To Hide Your Roots by Gen L. Watson. Thank goodness for makeup tutorials. When I’m feeling mopey and like getting out of bed is a struggle, I like to find a video that pumps me up…

Out of every hairstyle there is, my absolute favorite is anything having to do with braids. I think they’re a cool, simple way to class up just about any outfit, and they work on any hair type, which is great for me because my hair type changes every single day depending on the weather or how well or poorly I’ve decided to treat it. So, when I saw Shailene Woodley‘s stunning braided updo at the MTV Movie Awards last weekend, I just knew I had to try it out. Okay, well, maybe not that style exactly, because here’s one hitch…