Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on December 14, 2011 · 135 Comments
CONTEST ALERT: I’ve gone all out here guys. Oh yes, I mean guys: inside are TEN of my favourite gift ideas for the special men on your list this holiday season – all price points, all types of dudes. I’ve got you covered – including one lucky winner that’ll walk away with a Coleman Microburst Lantern!
Category All That Glitters, B(u)y The Book, Body Break, Compliments To The Chef, Dress You Up In My Love, For The Love Of The Game, Home Run, Music To Your Ears, Tech Tok, The Reel Deel, Vid-yah! Games · Tagged with Arcade, Books, Coleman, Conair, Cubeshops, De'Longhi, Friday Night Lights, Future Shop, Gifts For Guys, Headphones, Hockey, iPad, Jackets, Lights, Monster, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Outdoorsy, Shaving, Star Wars, Ties, Tissot, TV on DVD, TV Shows, Watches, Zombies
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on December 12, 2011 · 68 Comments
CONTEST ALERT: I’m going straight to the charts for my inspiration today – check out six awesome gift-giving picks inspired and created by your favourite pop divas. Plus you could win a bottle of Rihanna’s new perfume, Reb’l Fleur!
Category All That Glitters, B(u)y The Book, Dress You Up In My Love, Music To Your Ears, Tech Tok, The Reel Deel, Vid-yah! Games · Tagged with Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears, Clothing, Coffee Table Book, DVD, Headphones, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Perfume, Rihanna, Terry Richardson, The Bay, Ubisoft, Video Game, Watches
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on December 4, 2011 · 5 Comments
Fifteen awesome gift ideas for guys under $15. Perfect for stocking stuffers, Secret Santas, or ways to finish up your big gift this holiday season.
Category B(u)y The Book, Beauty & The Best, Dress You Up In My Love, Food For Thought, For The Love Of The Game, Home Run, Human Beans, Paper Mates, Party Time Excellent, The Reel Deel · Tagged with $10 & Under, BBQs, Cattleboyz, Dannabananas, Esquire, Gifts For Guys, Gifts Under $10, Golf Town, HMV, Liquor, London 2012 Olympics, Marvel, NHL, Old Navy, Perpetual Kid, Stocking Stuffers, Tees, The Avengers, The Bay, The Body Shop, Threadless, Tools, Under $10, Worldwide Fred
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on November 26, 2011 · 5 Comments
15 fast and fun ideas under $15. Perfect for stocking stuffers, tight budgets, and mixing and matching amongst your girly gift buys. Stay tuned for two more incarnations of this post in the coming weeks!
Category 10 For $10, All That Glitters, Beauty & The Best, Body Break, Dress You Up In My Love, Food For Thought, Home Run, Purse-nal, Two For Tea · Tagged with $10 & Under, Barbie, eBeauty, Forever 21, Gifts Under $10, H&M, IKEA, Joe, Joe Fresh, La Senza, Lush, Potiron, Rickis, Secret Santa, Sephora, Simons, Starbucks, Stash, Stocking Stuffers, The Body Shop, Under $10
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on November 25, 2011 · 158 Comments
CONTEST ALERT: find your personal sleep style with tons of amazing gift ideas at La Vie En Rose for under $50. Once you’ve picked your fave, enter to win a $50 gift card and a satin sleep mask!
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on November 24, 2011 · 2 Comments
A look at Canada’s coolest new online retailer, the ADFM store, with glimpses of their hugely expansive, wildly creative, and ultra exclusive line-up of products.
Category All That Glitters, Dress You Up In My Love, Gifts For Everyone, Home Run, Music To Your Ears, Paper Mates, Walk This Way, Where Art Thou? · Tagged with Accessories, ADFM, Art, Artsy, Canadian, Clothes, Clothing, etailer, Hipsters, Jewelery Stand, Notebook, The ADFM Store, Watches
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on November 18, 2011 · 6 Comments
If you’ve got a lady in your life with a taste for the finer things, then be sure to check out these four steals from some of your favourite designers.
Category Beauty & The Best, Dress You Up In My Love, Purse-nal · Tagged with Clutch, Gift Set, H&M, Marc Jacobs, Neoprene, Perfume, Purse, Purses, Sampler Set, Scarf, Sephora, Tiffany's, Versace
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on November 11, 2011 · 2 Comments
The Bay – classic Canadian retailer, and go-to gift supplier in my books. This year? I’ve got my eye on their brand new line of Olympics 2012 gear and the new Topshop collection.
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on November 10, 2011 · 26 Comments
CONTEST ALERT – Luxe leather bags with a history (and an environmental spin). Colour me excited – as you should be, since I’ve got three Reclaimed Leather Cuffs to give away!
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on November 8, 2011 · 84 Comments
CONTEST ALERT – I imagine walking through the storage room of Canadian eTailer Generate Design must be sort of like walking through Oz. Amazing, imaginative, practically one-of-a-kind pieces abound, including my top five picks highlighted here – one of which you could walk away with!
Category Desk Duty, Dress You Up In My Love, Eco Chic, Gifts For Everyone, Home Run, Paper Mates · Tagged with Can, Generate Design, GNR8 Design, Note Pads, Pillow, Shot Glass, Shot Glass Set, Shot Glasses, Thermos, Umbrella, Water Bottles
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on October 19, 2011 · 1 Comment
I don’t know why, but when I think owls, I think fall. With that in mind, here’s a few nature-inspired ideas for your next gift-giving excursion, including a couple of Halloween picks.
Category Dress You Up In My Love, Home Run, Tech Tok · Tagged with Aprons, Bookends, Cafepress, Candles, Clocks, Halloween, Harry Potter, Hedwig, iPhone, ModCloth, Owls, Plates, Urban Barn
Fake out! This post is NOT about leather (it’s vegetarian awareness month duh!) – but vegan (faux) leather, and other vegan clothing sundries. Read on for some ideas on where you can scope out vegan-friendly clothing and accessories for your next fashionable fur-friendly purchases.
Category Dress You Up In My Love, Walk This Way · Tagged with Alternative Outfitters, Bags, Coats, De'jou, Etsy, Jackets, Leather, lulus, olsen Haus, Online Shopping, Shoes, Toms, Vegan, Vegetarian Awareness Month
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on September 29, 2011 · 2 Comments
The Canadian Gift Guide draws some overseas inspiration today, namely in the form of British retailers that allow us humble Canadians to bask in their wares through half-decent online shipping rates and AMAZING collections of stuff that’ll pretty much feel one of a kind. Jolly good.
Category Dress You Up In My Love, Food For Thought, For The Love Of The Game, Home Run, The Reel Deel, Traveller's Check, Where Art Thou? · Tagged with A Bit Of Home, British, etailer, Luna & Curious, New Look, Not On The High Street, Topshop, United Kingdom
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on September 23, 2011 · 4 Comments
Today’s bone-chilling and Halloween-tinged gift idea feels like a refresh of a post from last year on the ever-ubiquitous skull trend…this time, we’re looking at how skeletons and X-rays have worked their way into home decor and fashion alike.
Category Dress You Up In My Love, Home Run · Tagged with Black Milk, Etsy, Halloween, Leggings, Pillow, Plastic Land, Scrub Brush, Skeleton, Skull, Skulls, Sock Theory, Socks, Trays, West Elm
Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on September 21, 2011 · 3 Comments
We’re going retro, romantic, pretty, powderpuff, frilly, frivolous, and altogether very Victorian today. Check out these takes on one of society’s most dreamy, girly eras – from the literal to the inspired.
Category All That Glitters, Beauty & The Best, Dress You Up In My Love, Home Run · Tagged with Aldo, Boots, Bracelet, Cameo, Cuff, Etsy, Gift Set, Gift Sets, Girlfriends, Girly, Glasses, Lace, Locket, ModCloth, Perfume, Plastic Land, Sisterhood, SoftMoc, Solid Perfume, Tea Cups, Victorian, Victorian Trading Co