WEARING a sun- screen all day, every day, will do more for your skin than any night cream. Sun exposure is responsd ble for most of the aging. discoloration skin, Wrinkico creams and moisturizers can only improve the appeanmee oF wrinkles and ting lines, not reverse damage already done to your skin. Re wary of products that claim otherwise. Laboratoires Vichy has created LiftActiv Night ($33 for 50 m1. available at the drugstore) “intensive detoxifving firming care” thar promises to increase skin elasticity in one month. During the night, noctur- nal toxins aggressively atiack the skin’s supporting tissue, say the skincare specialists ar Vichy. The skin’s micro-circula- tion process, which slows down at night, cannot elimi- nate protein Waste. Furthermore, free radicals produced by the nocturnal cellular regeneration process cannot be neutralized. As long as nocturnal toxins and free radicals are not climinat- ed, skin firmness is compro- mised on a nightly basis, they say. Vichy claims its product, which is applied with specif: ic facial massaye techniques, will preserve skin's firmness and eliminate nocturnal tox- ins nightly. Clinical trials revealed that of the 200 women aged 40 to 65 tested, more than 80% noticed an increase in facial firmness, elasticity and tone. — Layne Christensen 00%: spatyetfer ( 40 *Membe' and sagging of _ Layne istensen shop The North Shore’s retail landscape has a couple of new additious. Phe Motion sVear Company has cpened im fower Lonsatie. Docsted in the new Taco One [wo building at Second and Tonsdale, the boutique stacks high quality golf and fitness wear tor both women and men, Store owner Keen Collins says Motion Wear ts the only store of its kind on the North Shere. In addition to carrving the dines EP Pre, Liz Claiborne Golf and Tod, rain suns trom Sun fee and fitness wear trom Brooks and Heavenly Bodies, the store sells Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood's golf line Tehama. Lort Marcuz has closed her Yaletown shop Ms. Emma Designs and reepened in West Van as well as Kerrisdale. She opened her Ambleside boutique, next door to the Reach Side Cate, last week, Marcus said the suburban moves were meant to bring her store’s designs closer to her customer. Both neigh bourhoods boast a hige fin base for Ms. Emma’s organic designs. Bowen Island boutique Moonwinks hosts Fabric of the Earth designer Barbara Murray for an evening soiree Friday, Oct. 9. The in-store event, which is open to the public, starts at 6 p.m. Boutique owner Lynn Chitty opened the shop, which takes its name from a historic cottage in Millers Landing on Bowen, six months ago as a showease for the work of local artists and artisans. Find Moonwinks at 340 Artisan Square. ‘4 The International Council of Shopping Centres has ree- ognized Cindy Lone and the marketing team at Park Royal with an award for its con- sumer advertising campaign “Out here, the shopping is ae “sew On and Peel & $v hivatgend “Member _OFF north sho re news i FASHION _ Photo credit Larry Bartholoinew pure West Coast.” Park Royal competed against shopping centres from around the world to win the award. Lalas Lions Gate Quilters’ Guild attracted more than 4,500 vis- itors to its Album of Quilts Avast selectior ' ¢ : “prints! “Membel exhibition at North Van's Lawas Centre Sept. 18-20. Visitors voted on their favorites and nikbons were awarded in the following cate- gories: Large quilts: first, Country Songbird by Moira Colthorpe; second, ‘Tennessee Sunday. Octoner 4 1998 Photo submitted Waltz, Manon Cairnie; third, Autunin Caseade, Lynda Dassiuk. Medium quilts: first, Tuubako, Dolores Bell; sec- ond, Synchromesh, R. Leslie Forbes; third, Summers Garden, Shirley Mortell. Small quilts: first, Hidden faihlon! Allin store Ho : Nalued up. to, Norn Shore News - 47 NEWS photo Terry Peters THE Motion Wear Company stocks a selection of golf and fitness apparel for men and woinen, including Clint Eastwood's golf clothing line Tehama (far left). Fabric of the Earth designer Barbara Murray (left in bottom right photo) joins Bowen Island retailer Lynn Chitty for an evening soiree Friday at Moonwinks in Artisan Square. Lori Marcuz of Ms. Emma Designs (above) has left Yaletown for West Van, where she has set up shop next door to the Beach Side Cafe. favestments, Kathy ‘Tronkfield; second, Gnome Sweet Gnome, Lorraine Calvert; third, Heart of the Garden, Jackie Thaysen. Members’ choice awards were to presented to Marion Caimnie, Dolores Bell and Joan Elion. CHECKIT OUT! WWW. fabriclandwest.co an. iality & Vatie