Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Best Gifts for Everyone Else

We continue our Holiday Gift Guide 2012 with Best Gifts for Everyone Else. Best Gift for your BFF:  We are truly, madly, deeply in love with Smashbox’s Studio Pop Ultimate Palette and are confident it will make most gals flip. Elegant, compact and choc-a-bloc full of mirror, 45 eye shadows, 9 cream eye liners, 1 bronzer, […]

Les Misérables Movie Highlights is Kind of…Random

The Les Misérables movie might not open for another few days, but information about the highlights recording was recently made available.  As expected, there’s a new song (an “unwritten rule” for movie musicals so they could qualify for an Academy Award nomination), and many familiar favourites, including “I Dreamed a Dream”, “Stars” and “On My […]

Bed Bath & Beyond Goes Urban at Aura

While Bed Bath & Beyond has been in the Toronto area for a couple of years (I recall hearing about it when I was registering for my wedding), it wasn’t until a couple of weeks ago that a store opened right in the heart of the city.  Located in the College Park area, in the […]

Holiday Gift Ideas for your Favourite Traveller

This is the time of year when people scramble to come up with original, and hopefully useful, gifts for friends and family. Here are some that may appeal to the globe-trotters on your list. 1.     HEYS CARRY-ON Many airlines are charging for checked luggage now. If you have a relatively short trip (or you […]

Art Photography Online With The Print Atelier

Recently, I had the wonderful chance to speak with Maude Arsenault, an art photographer and creator of The Print Atelier, an online source for art photography.  Based in Montreal, the site allows shoppers to purchase prints by photographers without having the need to attend a show or step into a gallery, making them more accessible […]

Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Best Gifts for Your Family

Our Holiday Gift Guide 2012 continues with Best Gifts for Your Family. Best Gift for Your Mother:  Mothers are always on their feet and there’s nothing more soothing after a busy day than a relaxing bath.  Gift LUSH Cosmetics’ Christmas Bathtime Favourites, a tin full of eight Bath Bombs that not only smell divine but have hidden […]

Wearing Canadian Designers: Some Recent Purchases and One Rental

You might have seen these pictures via Instagram if you follow me on @delectablychic, but these are some recent purchases/rentals from Canadian designers.  I’m trying to wear more Canadian to support our fashion community! Aime Chloe Coat Dress: Aime is one of my favourite Canadian lines!  Designer Monica Mei’s seasonless collections of classics are a […]

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Panasonic Heat Induction Cooktop Event at The Richmond

A few weeks ago, DelectablyChic! was invited to a cooking demonstration courtesy of a public relations firm to learn more about Panasonic’s new suite of cooking appliances that include an induction cooktop and built-in convection oven.  The event was held at The Richmond, an event space in the Richmond and Spadina area of the city […]

Beauty with a Gilded Age Twist at The Cabinet

The Cabinet, a hair salon which opened a few years ago in the King and Bathurst area, recently added a spa on the upper level.  Already known for its Gilded Age aesthetic, the new services only extend the vibe, offering both massage and “five star treatment” services for head, hands and feet in addition to […]

Dine & Discover for Sunnybrook Launches at North 44

Celebrity chef, Mark McEwan, launched his campaign, Dine & Discover, which raises funds for research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at his restaurant, North 44 on Tuesday.  This was a cocktails and dinner party featuring speakers such as Dr. Michael Julius, Vice-President of Research at Sunnybrook Research Institute as well as Mark McEwan himself.  The […]