Giveaways

Happy New Year! I hope you had a great few days off! If you’ve enjoyed your holidays as much as I did, it probably meant that you indulged a bit more than usual. With holiday gifts, dinner parties, and Boxing Week shopping, I’m sure you’re looking for ways to save.

Just before the holidays, I shared a few shopping savings tips by using digital coupons for the purchase of luxury goods and presents. Did you know digital couponing sites such as RetailMeNot.ca are also great for non-gift items such as planning your next vacation, saving on your next spa day, or even preparing for RRSP season? There are a vast amount of promo codes and offers made available on RetailMeNot.ca and I’ll show you how I used the website to prepare for my next vacation.

Read further to see how to save on your next vacation and chance to win a $200 VISA gift card c/o RetailMeNot.ca!

Want to beautify your hair before the start of 2016?! I’ve got just the treat for you! I was recently introduced to the Kérastase Résistance Collection dedicated to treating weak and damaged hair. Kérastase Résistance rebuilds the internal substance of hair often affected by chemical or mechanical substances to restore its strength and health. Force architect products is dedicated for damaged hair (erosion level 1-2) while Therapiste products (erosion level 3-4) is designed for very damaged and over processed hair. After use of these products, hair is restored and quality of the fiber is like new.

I recently started incorporating the Kérastase Résistance into my daily hair routine, including the use of BAIN FORCE ARCHITECTE shampoo, CIMENT ANTI-USURE as a treatment and SÉRUM FIBRE ARCHITECTE as a texturizer – the perfect simple 3 step process. If the Kérastase Résistance is not suitable for you, there is a wide range of other Kérastase collections that addresses any hair concern.

I’m excited to partner with Kérastase to offer one lucky winner the chance to win a variety hair prize pack loaded with amazing hair products valued at over $300!

If you’re looking for holiday entertaining or recipe ideas, you MUST visit the PC Insiders Boutique located in the heart of Downtown Toronto. I was recently invited to experience an evening of delicious food and drink with my friends at President’s Choice who recently launched the PC Insiders Collection featuring 70 new, innovative, holiday inspired products.

The PC Insiders Collection Boutique is opened to the public and guests are invited to sample a selection of food and drink from the holiday collection that were inspired by four occasions: Dine, Brunch, Mingle, and Gift. During my visit, I had the chance to try dishes such as PC black label Beet & Goat Cheese Fresh Pasta, PC Butter Chicken Poutine, and PC World of Flavours Sweet & Spicy Gochujang Chicken Wings.

Interested in visiting this one of a kind pop up boutique? Keep reading to find out more and your chance to win $100 to spend on the newly launched line of PC Insiders Collection products!

I am loving the extended Fall weather here in Toronto! Typically by this time of the year, I’ve taken out my goose down coat for a spin. Instead, this year, the prolonged Fall weather has allowed me to sport my poncho wrap and ankle booties around the city. I’ve come to really embrace “the poncho” and have been taking this one that I recently purchased from Titika Active Couture with me everywhere.  It not only acts as the perfect wrap for a slightly cooler day, but I love cozying up to it at home on the couch.

On other news, I’m excited that one of my favourite Canadian online shoes site, SHOEme.ca will be soon be opening a Pop-Up store in Toronto. They have such a huge variety of shoes and super fast delivery. I selected these Vince Camuto Hayes boots to add to my Fall wardrobe and I absolutely adore the versatility and comfort. For a limited time only, enjoy 20% off with code CHILL20 online!

Speaking of Canadian shopping, I shared with you a few posts ago that ALEX AND ANI, who are best known for their charm bracelets are now shipping to Canada! To continue celebrating their flat shipping rate of $9.95 (or free for orders over $75) – I’ve partnered with ALEX AND ANI to offer one lucky reader the chance to win $50USD to spend on www.ALEXANDANI.com.

Read further to enter using the widget included.

With Christmas holidays in under two months, I’m already prepping for my holiday shopping list. This year, we racked up a few BIG expenses, including our wedding, honeymoon, and also saving up for (hopefully) a near future kitchen renovation. With all that in mind, my goal this year is to reduce my holiday spending without compromising the quality of my shopping and entertaining plans. In Spring, I chatted about my savings journey with RetailMeNot.ca by utilizing some fantastic digital coupons offered by many retailers online. Since then, I’ve continued to scout many great deals and finds!

There is a misconception that couponing means saving $0.50 on frozen pizzas and and $2.00 off your next laundry detergent purchase. However, digital couponing can mean savings big dollars on your next luxury goods purchase or even your next holiday vacation.

I’m so thrilled to once again partner with RetailMeNot.ca to share some shopping tips and a $200 VISA gift card giveaway to help you exercise your couponing skills!

Last weekend, I was invited by Sally of Shop for Jayu to partake in their Holiday 15 Lookbook shoot. Not only was I asked to model their beautiful, sparkly accessories, she also trust me enough to style the set alongside with amazing florist and friend, Sarah of Delight Floral Design! It was such a dream!

The Shop for Jayu Holiday collection and lookbook will be released in early to mid-November but I’m giving you a behind the scenes sneak peek and also a chance to win a $75 online gift card to shop your most desired pieces!

A special thank you to the entire team for making the lookbook shoot a super success, keep reading for full credits.

Happy Monday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! Hard to believe that less than two weeks ago I was roaming around Mykonos, Greece in sleeve-less dresses, flowy pieces and strappy sandals. I visited a fabulous Toronto boutique, Sense of Independence prior to my departure to pick up some new pieces for my honeymoon. I ended up with this mix medium sweater vest (along with a few other favourites) and I absolutely love the added chiffon layer that nearly sweeps the floor. It’s an item that is truly unique and perfect for transitional weather. I paired the sweater vest with a basic black ribbed dress and some new accessories I received from ALEX AND ANI to celebrate the launch of their flat rate Canadian shipping offer ($9.95 or free for orders over $75).

Keep reading to enter a contest to win $100 gift card to spend at the Sense of Independence Online Boutique.

During the summer months, I rarely cook in the kitchen. Instead, we totally take advantage of BBQ season and use the grill as often as we can. I LOVE BBQ-ing primarily because Kyle is in charge and I’m only responsible for marinating and whipping up a side to go along with our grilled meats. However, as much as we enjoy a good BBQ meal, by the time September comes around, we suffer from “BBQ Blues” – essentially when I’ve ran out of creative BBQ ideas – you can only grill a piece of meat so many ways!

Thanks to my friends at DELISSIO®, they’ve came up with a solution to solve the BBQ Blues problem AND managed to marry two of our favourite meal ideas! Kyle was extremely stoked to realize that he could BBQ his most loved freezer item – the frozen pizza! Last night, we decided to tackle BBQ #PizzaNight with DELISSIO RUSTICO™ Margherita alongside with some additional toppings, it was scrumptious! This super easy meal will certainly help those of you who are busy bees and also getting your kids back to the school routine!

As promised from an earlier Instagram post, I’m running a few giveaways to start kick September. To celebrate our new discovery for BBQ #PizzaNight, I am giving you the chance to win a Portable Backyard BBQ Gas Grill (similar here) and three DELISSIO RUSTICO pizza coupons!

With Back-to-School just around the corner, whether you’re literally headed back to class, a busy mom trying to get your kiddies organized for their new school year, or perhaps like me, simply resetting your goals for the remainder of the year (I’m coining this ‘Back-to-Work’ season), I want to reward one lucky reader with a Back-to-School #BeautyUnited goodie pack c/o of P&G and Walmart Canada! As a Beauty United Ambassador, I receive the latest news and products to try and test, and of course, introduce them to you lovely people!

Tell me what you’re doing to get ready for the School/Work season! Personally, I picked up a brand spanking new Hp 23″ Pavilion LED Monitor and did a bit of a refresh in the home office, I’m loving the new set up!

Read further for expert tips for Back-to-School Beauty and how to enter this giveaway!

This post was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Inc. There are a million ways in which you can enjoy the Summer. Whether you’re headed to an upcoming music festival, camping,…