February is definitely my favourite winter month. Valentine’s Day (my favourite pink-filled holiday) falls in February and it’s also my birthday month! February can be depressing weather-wise so it’s nice having an excuse to celebrate. I love celebrating Valentine’s Day with my love, but I’m also loving the new tradition of celebrating Galentine’s Day with your best “gals”. This year, I’ve partnered up with some of my favourite blogger friends to bring you some Galentine’s Day inspiration and set you up for the ultimate night out with your girls and/or your man.

Check out the amazing prizes below ($900 value!) and be sure to enter using the Rafflecoptor at the bottom of the post! You can also check out my social media accounts for more ways to enter.

 

 

One lucky winner will receive a new curling wand from Trade Secrets, the new Kiss by Rihanna perfume from Shoppers Drug Mart, a pair of shoes from Skechers, a handbag from Nine West, Clarisonic Face Cleansing Device, and a gift card valued at $200 from Joeyco!!!

 

 

Perfect skin is the basis for feeling confident and confidence is key on Valentine’s Day! How ADORABLE is this pink Clarisonic Mia Fit cleansing device? I’m seriously in love with it. It looks so cute sitting on my bathroom counter and it completely changes your face washing game. I’ve especially needed it lately to get rid of dry skin during these cold winter months. I have really dry skin and without the light exfoliation of this device my skin turns flaky when I put my face makeup on. You could win your own Mia Fit by entering our contest or you can visit their website and receive 14% off until Valentine’s Day.

 

 

 

Smelling delicious on Valentine’s Day is a must so you’ll need a flirty new fragrance! I really loved Rihanna’s last fragrance called Crush but after testing her newest fragrance called Kiss, I now have a new fav! Fragrance makes an amazing Valentine’s Day gift idea and you can find this one at Shoppers Drug Mart.  The white floral fragrance is mixed with top notes of Neroli with a touch of juicy plum and Freesia. At the heart is orange blossom, Gardenia and Asian Peony. The base is cashmere wood, cedarwood and Ambergris. Also, how cute is the bottle?

 

 

Bouncy, bombshell curls are next on the Valentine’s Day checklist. I’m so excited that we get to give away this Babyliss hair wand from Trade Secrets. If your hair doesn’t curl easily or doesn’t hold curls very well, this is the perfect wand for you. I visit Trade Secrets any time I need a new curling iron and I recently picked up THIS Babyliss iron. I love alternating between a curling iron and a wand to achieve different looks for different occasions. I like to use a curling iron for more day-to-day natural curls and then I use the wand for special occasions when I want an extra glammed up look. From now until February 24th at Trade Secrets, you can get savings up to 60% off and buy 2 and get 1 free on select nail polish brands like Essie, Vinylux, Color Club, OPI.

 

  

 

The perfect little handbag is the finishing touch on any outfit on Valentine’s Day. Part of the prize pack will include a Nine West handbag of your choosing and I’m loving this pink one pictured below! But, if you’re more into red and hearts for Valentine’s Day you have to check out the Nine West Valentine’s Day collection HERE. From now until Valentine’s Day, if you purcahse one of the Valentine’s Day collection shoes you will receive the matching handbag for just $50!

 

 

At least a few times a week I catch myself saying “I wish someone would just deliver me ___”. Insert the word ice cream, groceries, McDonalds, Starbucks, dry cleaning, cupcakes etc. etc. There’s so many times in our lives where we are either too busy or too lazy to go and get whatever it is we need or are craving at that moment. Especially living in Toronto where venturing out means dealing with traffic and paying for parking. Insert JoeyCo, the genius delivery service app that will deliver just about anything you request. It can also come in handy on days like Valentine’s Day where you can just have flowers, dinner, chocolates and gifts delivered and save yourself alot of time! The lucky winner of our contest will receive a $200 gift card to use towards JoeyCo services!

 

 

Cute shoes are a must for any Galentine’s Day! These Skechers shoes are so lightweight and comfortable they seriously feel like slippers. I can see why their slogan is “Comfort Included”. I picked out the cute light pink one’s pictured below (of course!). I’m loving them for workouts at the gym because they are so lightweight and form to your foot. I’ve also been pairing them with jeans on the weekend when I’m out in about and I love that they can work double duty as workout or casual shoes!

 

 

Special thanks to the Waterside Inn in Port Credit for letting us shoot on location in their beautiful penthouse suite! They are offering a delicious Prixe Fixe menu for Valentine’s Day at their Breakwater Restaurant and there’s also a special Valentine’s Day brunch on February 12th. 

 

 

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I love being able to put my own personal touch into everything that I do. Case in point: These custom creations below from Minted! This was my first year ordering Christmas and New Years cards instead of just buying them randomly at the store. They have thousands of card styles to choose from and you can also create your own using your personal photos. I opted for one of their designs that I felt was totally “me” with the all pink card. I also chose one with a more generic greeting that simply says “Cheers” in gold writing so that I can use them all year long. I added a personal touch by including my signed name underneath the greeting. It felt extra special handing out these cards this year. Everyone wanted to know how I got my name on them and where I got them from. It’s the personal touch that people really loved. 

 

I also got to design my own custom pinboard! I’ve been on the hunt for something to hang above my desk for a while now but a regular old cork board simply wouldn’t do. Therefore, the walls above my desk have remained blank (until now). I love that you can customize these pinboards any way you like. You pick your frame (from a selection of beautiful options) and then there are an insane amount of fabrics to choose from to cover your pinboard. There is literally something for everyone. It took me 2 days to narrow down the one I wanted. I landed on a matte copper metal frame and the On The Spot fabric. It feels more like a work of art than a pinboard and I love that I can change out the fabric whenever I want or if I want to change my decor.  

 

 

If you haven’t discovered Minted yet, you must. The variety of offerings (everything from cards to home decor to artwork) is seriously a game changer. You can always find exactly what you’re looking for. Minted is a design marketplace of independent artists from around the globe. Their holiday cards are available with matching custom stamps, envelope designs and FREE recipient addressing. Minted is known for its high-quality paper and printing. Minted also offers postcards, ornament cards and 8 unique die-cut shapes. You can add additional photos, text, and customization options to your holiday cards. Minted’s assortment of stationery, art, home decor and digital offerings is constantly expanding as as they grow their artist community and host ongoing challenges. There’s is seriously so much to discover. I end up spending hours just searching through their website looking at the beautiful creations. 

 

Happy new year everyone! This will be my last post of 2016! Thanks to everyone who followed along with me this year. I hope 2016 was good to you and I hope 2017 is even better. See you in 2017!

 

Thanks to Minted for partnering with me on this post!

To learn more about custom pinboards click HERE.

To shop my all pink holiday card click HERE.

To shop my “Cheers” card click HERE.

To shop my custom pinboard click HERE for the frame and click HERE for the fabric.