Calling everyone with 1.5 to six year olds who live in or near Toronto, Surrey, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Markham: Disney Junior Canada and LEGO DUPLO have teamed up to bring you a travelling road show of fun between today and April 13, 2014. The Magic of Play Tour started in Montreal last weekend and,…
RAVPower Luster 3000mAh External Battery (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT The RAVPower Luster 3000mAh External Battery. THE GOOD In short, it totally works. Like, really well. I keep it with me at all times now because my iPhone 5’s battery is becoming more pitiful by the day. So, even though I still have 13 per cent of my battery life yet and my lovely…
Xyla review
COVERGIRL truMAGIC Skin Perfector and your #covermoment
Since becoming a P&G Mom, I’ve wrestled with how many of the product giant’s brands I can authentically promote. To their credit, both P&G and its PR agency have been beyond understanding and accommodating. One brand I have been really surprised by and have no trouble endorsing is COVERGIRL. I’ve liked every product so far…
LaVigne Organic Skincare: be ingredient-aware!
I’m not just a product junkie when it comes to gear. I am an equal-opportunity consumer. Skincare and makeup are also on my list of Things That I Have Too Much Of. I know it’s a problem, but I love comparing brands and trying new products that promise to make any part of my face…
Kre-O CityVille Invasion Marina Madness Construction Set (mini review)
THE PRODUCT Kre-O CityVille Invasion Marina Madness Construction Set, $30ish, powered by Duracell. THE GOOD You know, 206 pieces of anything would have sounded like a lot before I had a Kre-O/LEGO/MegaBloks-loving little boy. But some of these sets come with many more hundreds of blocks. The teeniest tiniest blocks you can imagine. So when I…
Rowenta Valet Steam
I don’t iron. I suspect in my thirty-eight-and-a-half years of life I have ironed seven times. It’s not that I don’t know how, I just don’t like to. And the clothes I tend to buy that require ironing also normally require dry cleaning, so the ironing part is taken care of. But my husband’s shirts won’t…
Kidoozie Cozy Cutie Cuddlin Dolly (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT Kidoozie Cozy Cutie Cuddlin Dolly from International Playthings, $20 (U.S.) to $30 (Canada). THE GOOD The Cozy Cutie doll comes with a few extras, which is always nice. In this case, a pacifier, headband and removable outfit. Her eyes open and close, and not in an overly creepy way like some dolls, which I…
Pretty in Pink Spa
Miss Q got her first pedicure at 19 months old. I know that sounds crazy to some people, and many would argue that exposing toddlers to activities that are normally reserved for the tween or teen years leaves little to create special moments down the road, but our Great Wolf Lodge package included a kids’…
Elite Serum Rx eye gel (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT Elite Serum Rx anti-aging eye cream/gel, $89.95. THE GOOD I really love the way Elite Serum Rx is dispensed. Think of it as an injection-needle type of device, and where the needle would be is a small opening. You depress the tube’s mechanism (caution: do it slowly), and out comes the gel. It’s very…