To help with 2017 resolutions, DAVIDsTEA released a set of 14 tea samples in tins with a resolution on each tin. You can pick and choose a tea each day and unwrap the tea to find the resolution. I decided to start with a tea I haven’t tried before, Organic The Glow. DAVIDsTEA The Glow […]
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The Body Shop Vanilla Chai Tin of Delights
A mixture of tea and beauty, what suits me more? The Body Shop Vanilla Chai Tin of Delights includes full sized foaming bath gel, shower gel, lip balm and body butter. It comes in a beautiful hat box style tin that you can reuse and sells for $45 and is eligible for special offers. As […]
Ocean Blue Skin Care Christmas Soaps
Another day of local/indie shopping posts. Today, I have Peppermint Candy Cane soap along with some mini Christmas themed soaps from Ocean Blue Skincare. Ocean Blue Skin Care is a GTA based (Hamilton and Toronto) mother and daughter team focusing on handmade skin care. They make a variety of soaps, special facial soaps including Tea […]
Taste of the Middle East with Ladida Teas & Beauty Products
I was lucky, I move to Canada already knowing my boyfriend’s friends, had a degree that was recognized here to get a job and speak English fluently. Many immigrants, and especially refugees do not have the same experience when moving to Canada. It still took me quite a while to get used to living in […]
The Northern Goddess Skincare
The holidays are a great time to support local and independent businesses. Like big businesses, they make most of their money at the holidays too. There are holiday markets, orders for Christmas gifts and more. The upcoming Craftadian show in Hamilton is the perfect time to get that gifting shopping list done while buying local, […]
Winter Footcare Moisturizing Routine
While out feet may spend a lot of time in boots during the harsh Canadian winter, it is still important to keep them moisturized. A good winter footcare routine will mean less work in spring, better feeling feet and healthier feet too. Every so often, I do a deep exfoliation too using The Body Shop […]
Hard Candy Lips of Love
Whether you are buying for a budding makeup lover or just looking for some really affordable choices, Hard Candy has some amazing products. I love their primer and Glamoflauge concealer. The Holidays are the best time to try this with various gift sets and offers. I recently tried out their Lips of Love sets which […]
Topbox Unilever Trends Box
Earlier this month, Topbox offered a choice of two limited edition boxes filled with Unilever products for just $10. Since I had some $5 coupons, it seemed worth it for some travel packs of the Simple Cleansing Wipes which I love and a full size deodorant. The rest would be extras and fun to try. […]
Avon Skincare To Try in November
As with most companies, Avon has a lot of new products coming up to the holiday season. Our skincare needs change in the colder weather and so not surprisingly, there is lots of new skincare to try out. I was lucky enough to preview some of it, so here are the ones I loved and […]