Beauty Tips for New Year's Eve

Here are some beauty must-have's for this year's countdown to 2016:

Maskeraide Beauty Masks;

Use Pre Party Prep for Dec. 31 and All Nighter for Jan. 1.

Pacifica's Line of Make-up Products:

Moisturize with Dreamy Youth face cream before applying Pacifica's Ultra CC Cream.

The Enlighten eye shadow palette with its gold shadow will add just the right amount of glow for New Year's Eve and its dark purple shade is perfect for contouring the eyes.  For added drama, use Smolder eye lining gel in Tahitian Pearl.  Finish your eyes with Aquarian Gaze water-resistant mascara.  

Apply one of the three colours from the Radiant Shimmer palette on your cheeks for added colour.

Finish your face with Golden Lotus pressed powder.  Add that final pop of colour with Pacifica's Enlightened Gloss.

Winter Sale Sneak Peek

Here's a preview of some of the great items we have on special during our Winter Sale.

Father's Day 2015

Here's our Top 5 List of awesome gifts for dad this year.

1. Adrian Klis Fine Leather Goods

Durable, rugged buffalo leather is used to hand-craft these highly functional bags. Adrian Klis designs and makes all his creations in Alberta, Canada.  Wallets, travel organizers and satchels are also available.

2. Jos Von Arx

A European designed line of men's fashion accessories which include Italian leather wallets, jewellery and fashion timepieces.  Spoil Dad with a gift from this exquisite collection.


3. Anything to do with Marvel, DC Comics and Star Wars

Appeal to Dad's inner fan boy with a shirt or wallet featuring his favourite comic or movie franchise.


4. PocketMonkey

Photo from www.thetategroup.com.

For the handy-Dad, the PocketMonkey from Zootility Tools.  This all-in-one tool is a great additional for Dad's tool collection with 12 functions and is small enough to fit in Dad's wallet.  An added bonus: it's TSA compliant.

5.  Mistral Soaps and Cologne

Pamper Dad with soap and cologne from France.  The soaps feature grape leaf extracts and grapeseed oil; they are available in the following fragrances: Cedarwood Marine, Black Amber, Sandalwood Bamboo, Citrus Oak and Exotic Vetiver.  The colognes come in Cedarwood Marine and Black Amber.

Karma Gifts

Karma is a new gift line we are carrying in the store.  Here is a first look.

These vibrant canvas crossbody bags are great for travelling.  They are lightweight and feature an inspiration saying stitched on the inner lining of the bag.

Photo from www.karmagifts.com

The same prints are available in their weekender bags.  These bags feature a removable adjustable shoulder strap along with a vegan leather bottom.  They work great as a carry-on bag for travel.

Photo from www.karmagifts.com

Come by and see the rest of the line which also features wallets and fashion accessories.


                                                      Photos from www.karmagifts.com

Mother's Day 2015

Mother's Day is this weekend.  If you haven't had time to go shopping for mom, have a look below at some of our suggestions.

A perennial favourite is jewellery from Annaleece by DeVries.  Special Mother's Day pieces are available as well as some new pieces for Spring 2015.

Photo from www.annaleece.com

We also have these great stationary items to show mom how much you love her.

Photos from knockknockstuff.com

Pamper mom with these luxurious soap sets from Mistral.  They feature pure, organic shea butter to moisturize and are french-milled to provide long-lasting use.

Photos from www.mistralsoap.com

Stocking Stuffers!

We have some great stocking stuffers for this year!

Rogers' Chocolates

We have an assortment of delectable Rogers' Chocolates that would make great stocking stuffers. We have the ever popular Victoria Creams in an assortment of flavours. Just for the holiday season, Rogers' Chocolates is offering Victoria Creams in holiday flavours in their Yule Log; included flavours are: Candy Cane, Chocolate & Marzipan, Gingerbread, Egg Nog, Cranberry and Rum. We also have Rogers' Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Bark and as always their chocolate bars.

Royce Art 3D Bookmarks

These bookmarks will have you doing a double take at the realness of the characters on display.

Mistral Soaps

These beautiful tripled-milled soaps are made in France. They come in an assortment of fragrances.  The soaps contain Shea butter which are great for keeping the skin moisturized during these cold winter days.

Spaceform Tokens

These little paperweights, frames and key chains are a great way to show the gift receiver how much you care.

Christmas Entertaining

We've got all the necessities for making your Christmas party a hit with your guests this year!

Christmas Music

We've got great selection of Christmas music to make your home feel festive.

Hot Dips and Other Seasoning Mixes

Gourmet du Village's Baked Dip pack offers 4 different hot dip mixes that tasty and great for entertaining.The dip seasonings included are: Hot Pepper Parmesan, Roasted Garlic &; Goat Cheese, Leek &; Onion, and Parmesan &; Artichoke.

Another great item to have for this holiday season is the Autumn Harvest pack. I know it has the word "Autumn" on the cover but it offers 4 great seasonings in the box. There are mulling spices, apple pecan brie topping and spices for an apple pie and a pumpkin pie.  You've got drinks, appetizers and dessert all in one box!

Gooseberry Press Books

If you're not sure about what to make this year for Christmas dinner, we have some great books from Gooseberry Press.  "The Christmas Table" has a wealth of recipes for breakfast to dinner with ideas also for snacks and drinks.  "101 Christmas Recipes" offers 101 full colour photos for its 101 recipes.
"More Gifts for Giving" includes edible gift ideas to give to friends and families.