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Chocolate just gets better: CocoaNymph in Kits

You’ve likely already heard about CocoaNymph chocolates & confections. If you’re a chocolate lover, then you won’t believe that the first time I visited CocoaNymph, I bought my aunt a box of chocolates and walked out without spending a penny on myself. The smell was overwhelming, but I didn’t give in. Yes, I do have some Jedi willpower going on.

Since then I’ve bought CocoaNymph’s chocolates at several events like Make It! Vancouver. But the Hot Chocolate Festival was a great excuse to visit and try something new – like their Dark Drinking Chocolate with Black Sesame, and a wafer of sesame bianco chocolate bark. Yes, my friends. Yes.

The coolest mug I’ve ever held hot chocolate in.

At about $4.50, you just can’t get a better snack. Did you know sesame is healthy for you? And so is dark chocolate! Put it in drinking form, and you have yourself pure heaven. The person who was supposed to accompany me at CocoaNymph ended up not coming, so I was able to enjoy this baby all on my own, while listening to some of CocoaNymph’s ambiant tunes. This was a Friday – I highly recommend ending your days this way. Plus, Chocolatier Rachel Sawatsky‘s shop is super cool and casual. She also holds Chocolate Lover’s Workshops – why I haven’t already done one is beyond me.

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MuLondon Organic Foaming Face Wash

As previously mentioned, I learned about MuLondon through a fellow blogger & tweeter, Jenny Wong. I had finished my Consonant Body Organic Foaming Face Wash and since MuLondon had a very similar product with even more quantity and cheaper ($28 CDN including shipping), I decided to try her out.

MuLondon Organic Fragrance-Free Foaming Face Wash – $12 pounds / $28 CDN incl. shipping

Just like Consonant, one pump of this product provides more than enough lather and coverage. My skin feels clean and a bit on the dry side, but it is Winter after all. After toning and moisturizing, it feels more normal. It isn’t completely fragrant free – there is a slight smell, but most definitely not of chemicals. The ingredients are clearly labelled on the front – and even translated – and no signs of toxins are to be found. Also, I’m noticing that in the afternoon – during the times I’m usually oilier in the T-zone – I’m not so much anymore. So that’s a great sign that this is a really balanced cleanser that isn’t too harsh and drying. And it feels clean! Exactly what I look for in a good cleanser.

The packaging was a little extreme, as the cleanser itself was bubble wrapped and then packaged with about six sheets of tissue paper. But I guess you have to protect this stuff during shipping. It also came with a brochure on their popular moisturizers, and a note about the skincare line signed by Boris himself, the MuLondon founder and “head cream-whipper”.

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2nd Hot Chocolate Festival + Bella Gelateria

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a Chocolate Festival in the Lower Mainland? Well, there is one called the Festival of Chocolate. However, the events last year were just too far from Vancouver for me to bother going. So, in 2012 I’m gonna be an active member of the next best thing: The 2nd Annual Hot Chocolate Festival.

Put on by City Food Magazine, this is the perfect solution to those winter blues (yes, there are active snow haters out there). Last year, this event didn’t get quite enough traction for me to really get out there, though I did see the awesome Rachel Sawatsky of CocoaNymph Chocolates & Confections cooking up some hot chocolate on Shaw Urban Rush. So when I saw the Tweet and the webpage announcing that there were twice as many participants with a chocolate grand prize ($300 in gift certs or a 2013 festival pass) to be awarded on Valentine’s Day to the winner of their Tweetup contest, I said to myself, to hell with Dine Out Vancouver. (Don’t get me wrong, I wish I could do Dine Out, but the choices are way too many and I’m just too busy to get organized and schedule out all of my dinners.)

The Hot Chocolate Festival started last Sunday and runs for four weeks until Valentine’s, so there’s no excuse to try out at least one vendor. So with my boyfriend in hand I went to one place I’ve always wanted to visit in the summer: Bella Gelateria.

Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate with Biscotti

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