Looking good for the holidays

If you’re starting to think, hey, I need to be hotter for the holidays, or for any reason at all, right now gift certificates are available at Saskia Roch Aesthetics. Roch is located inside the Foxy Moon Hair Gallery (2725 Agricola Street, 444-7675), and offers hot stone pedicures and all-natural, heated soy treatments. Now you can get a complimentary brow wax with any pedicure or Brazilian booking, and a complimentary brow tinting for every lash tint booking. | And speaking of Foxy Moon, Anastasia Manolakos, who used to own Anointment Natural Skincare and sell her products out of Foxy Moon (which is owned by her sister, Evyeneia) has a new endeavour: Earth’s Oven Organic Bakery now open at the Halifax Farmers’ Market (1496 Lower Water Street) in the same room as Mike’s Fish Shop. “The bakery specializes in custom made organic cakes using only pure local maple syrup and honey for sweeteners,” writes Anastasia in an email. Sounds like an ideal stop for holiday sweets. You can order cakes in a host of enticing flavours; maple vanilla, whole wheat carrot, chocolate, chocolate peanut butter cake and coconut cake. Or try bakery treats such as date squares, maple pecan squares and oatmeal chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies. Another specialty is whole wheat baklava, and everything made using organic ingredients. For more information on the bakery visit etsy.com/shop/earthsoven