Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Best Gifts for Yourself

This year, we are featuring a special “Self-Gifties” part to our annual DelectablyChic! Holiday Guide.  So often we women are so busy looking after everyone else, we forget to take care of ourselves.  There is no better time than the Holidays to treat yourself to something special. Pamper Yourself at the Spa: Author T. U. […]

Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Best Gifts for Family

Last week, we focused on Stocking Stuffers.  This week, it’s all about your nearest and dearest with a guide to Best Gifts for Family. Best Gift for Dad: Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper’s “A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs & The Rise of Professional Hockey” is written from a historian’s perspective and yet a fan’s […]

Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Best Stocking Stuffers

Our annual DelectablyChic! Holiday Gift Guide is back and we begin with Best Stocking Stuffers: Crabtree & Evelyn   This convenient six-pack of mini hand therapy creams titled Holiday Hand Therapy Sampler. Their packaging reads, “Infused with a blend of macadamia nut oil, shea butter, myrrh extract, and strengthening ceramides, hands will be noticeably smoother […]

One of a Kind Show Gifts for Foodies

The One of a Kind Show is in full swing and as usual, there are plenty of amazing vendors, ranging from fashion to crafts, art and more.  Food is also one of the main attractions at the event and there are so many gift ideas in the form of stocking stuffers or even more formal […]

Holiday 2013: Making Gift Giving a Cinch at Shoppers Drug Mart

    As a city girl living in the downtown Toronto area, I’m not exactly close to all-purpose (i.e. non-electronics or home-focused) big box stores.  In fact, I believe the closest one to me is at least a 20-minute subway ride away!  So if I’m looking for something quick, I often head to Shoppers Drug […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Holiday Gift Guide 2012 – Part I: Baby Gifts

This year, we have a special added feature to our annual DelectablyChic! Holiday Gift Guide:  Baby Gifts. As the Baby Show just took place in Toronto at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, we have identified the latest baby trends and best baby gifts to give this holiday season. Here are our top 5 picks for WOW items. 1.  3 […]

Holiday Gift Guide 2011: What to Get for Everyone Else

Best Hostess Gift: One item we simply adore at DelectablyChic! Is Philosophy’s Mulling Spices.  This duo of Spiced Chai tea shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath and body lotion is tailor made for a Canadian winter.  After working so hard to ensure a perfect holiday party, your hostess will be eternally grateful to you when the guests leave […]