Blog Review, Blogging, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Kayla in the City’ by Kayla Kleinman

Name: Kayla Kleinman Blog Reviewed: Kayla in the City Her favourite post: http://www.kaylainthecity.com/2015/11/17/7-reasons-start-blog/ Launched almost five years ago, Kayla’s corner of the blogosphere is a minimalist black, light blue, and dark fuchsia on white fitness blog focused on making healthy easy and approachable.  If you are wondering who this person is to have a fitness… Read More Blog Review: ‘Kayla in the City’ by Kayla Kleinman

Blog Review, Blogging, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Hydrosupralicked’ by Ally Fiesta

Name: Ally Fiesta Blog Reviewed: Hydrosupralicked Her favourite post: http://hydrosupralicked.com/real-dream-a-ceremony/ Over the last four years, Ally Fiesta has built herself quite the blog. She explains that HydroSupraLicked “has roots in underground dance music” and that she enjoys “being active nature and dancing and sharing traveling experience.” She describes herself on her blog as “a bass… Read More Blog Review: ‘Hydrosupralicked’ by Ally Fiesta

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The Clean-Up Continues: Dove Concludes We Are More Beautiful than We Think

Dove’s mission to get us in touch with real beauty started with this video released over six years ago.  The company is still at it, recently releasing another video. It documents an experiment that begins with several participants talking to the camera about their appearance. These participants then describe themselves to a forensic artist who sketches… Read More The Clean-Up Continues: Dove Concludes We Are More Beautiful than We Think

Arts & Culture, Blog Review, Blogging, Career, College Life, Fashion, Food, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: Fifteen Great Blogs Round-Up (Part II of III)

Since starting this feature back in August, I have had the pleasure of discovering and/or reviewing 15 blogs. I was expecting to have to go through one of my biggest difficulties when reviewing books or music: having to find something nice to say about something that really didn’t impress me. Thankfully this wasn’t the case,… Read More Blog Review: Fifteen Great Blogs Round-Up (Part II of III)

Book Review, Books, Health, Non Fiction, Nutrition, Review, Self-Help

Book Review: ‘Ditching the Drive-Thru’, by J. Natalie Winch

About the author: J. Natalie Winch lives in southern New Jersey, not far from where she grew up, with her husband, two children, and dogs. When she isn’t mothering, teaching, grading, or making lesson plans, Natalie runs the Hebrew School at her synagogue, coaches soccer, teaches lacto-fermentation classes, writes the occasional entry for her blog… Read More Book Review: ‘Ditching the Drive-Thru’, by J. Natalie Winch

Blog Review, College Life, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Review

Blog Review: ‘Ms. Tiger Lilly’ by Alexandra Lambropoulos

Name: Alexandra Lambropoulos Blog: Ms. Tiger Lilly Her favourite post: http://www.mstigerlilly.com/2015/08/senior-year-musings-or-hidden-wisdom-of.html Since she started blogging in the summer of 2013, Alexandra Lambropoulos has put together a blog that is both lighthearted and filled with content worth a second look. She describes Ms. Tiger Lilly as “a helper, an adventurer and creator by nature and child… Read More Blog Review: ‘Ms. Tiger Lilly’ by Alexandra Lambropoulos

Book Recommendation, Book Review, Borna's Round-Up, Health, Medical, Non Fiction, Nutrition, Review

Borna’s Monthly Book Review: ‘An Apple a Day’, by Joe Schwarcz

The question of nutrition in helping maintain or regain one’s health has been an ongoing topic that has kept my husband and I talking for hours—and cooking for many more. The most recent book to have made its way into our conversation is Joe Schwarcz’ An Apple a Day, an informative and engaging number Borna… Read More Borna’s Monthly Book Review: ‘An Apple a Day’, by Joe Schwarcz

Blog Review, College Life, Fashion, Food, Healthy Living, Lifestyle

Blog Review: ‘Vintage Press’ by Rachel Milne

Name: Rachel Milne Blog: Vintage Press Her favourite post: http://vintagepress.ca/2015/07/tips-on-how-to-save-money-for-college/ The first thing that caught me when visiting Rachel’s website was the tagline: “The Ramblings of an 80 year-Old Woman Stuck in an 18 Years Old’s Body.” It first made me smile, then made me wonder: what kind of old woman would have such a… Read More Blog Review: ‘Vintage Press’ by Rachel Milne

Book Review, Drama, Fiction, Young Adult

Book Review: ‘Dear Opl’ by Shelley Sackier

The three words that instantly popped into my head a mere couple of pages into this book were heartbreaking, poignant, and important. Shelley Sackier has created a likable and relatable character in Opal and used her to tackle an important and pervasive issue: our relationship with our bodies in an era where processed, fatty, salty,… Read More Book Review: ‘Dear Opl’ by Shelley Sackier

Maeve's Monthly Movie Review, Movie Review

Sahar’s Reviews Presents: Maeve’s Monthly Movie Review Number 1

There are so many great reviewers out there whose work isn’t getting enough attention.  With the recently added feature of Borna’s Monthly Book Roundup here on Sahar’s Reviews, I was hoping to share with insatiable readers of this review site more of the same. The response has been very positive, and requests were sent it… Read More Sahar’s Reviews Presents: Maeve’s Monthly Movie Review Number 1