Holiday Shopping

More than any other holiday activity, shopping for presents is the number-one cause of seasonal stress. The overwhelming crowds, the cash crunch, and the difficulty deciding on what to purchase are the usual suspects.

Family Party Survival Guide

I love Christmas, but I find the holidays stressful – especially when I have to gather with family and in-laws that I normally don’t see throughout the year.

Holiday Stress

No one ever said the jolly season was easy. It’s not laid back, it’s not always fun, and it’s definitely not for the faint of heart. Lesser women than you have given in to the stress and worry that comes along with the month of December.

Office Party Survival Guide

As the festive season approaches, invites for spectacular fêtes will soon be flooding your inbox. Most functions are just frivolous fun but one in particular ushers in the worst type of party paranoia: the office celebration.

Survive Winter Skin

It’s not officially winter yet but if you save your skin nurturing for when you’re already dry and flaky, it’s too late, ladies. What you need is a perky pre-emptive skin strike!

Survive a Walk Down the Beauty Aisle

I am a beauty product expert and addict (check out my perfume collection featured on HGTV.ca’s decorating blog). And while I love many products, there’s a select group that actually live up to the glamorous promise inherent in cosmetic marketing. Today, I’m going to share my list of must-haves, some of which are literally life changing!

Help! My Friends Are All Having Kids!

After surviving the mega-year of pocket-draining weddings (everyone’s got that one season where the wedding invites just won’t stop coming) comes the next milestone in the lives of your best girlfriends: the baby boom. And though all your girls are beyond proud and beaming with joy, you’re feeling slightly jilted because you’re missing the quality time and daily talks with your BFFs.

Green Your Beauty Routine

Now we all know that going green is better for the planet, but with what seems like a million different certifications and terms like “biodynamic” and “organic” versus “natural”, shopping green beauty products is enough to make any beauty junkie want to ditch her regime and go au naturel.

Money Talks (Part Two)

Gail Vaz-Oxlade shares her common sense path to financial bliss

Money Talks (Part One)

A lady who knows what it's like to be a mom, work in a job she hated and still have a little left over at the end of the month, Gail Vaz-Oxlade didn't just fall into financial success - she created it.

The Job Interview

You’ve landed an interview for your dream job. After putting together a portfolio, you’re ready to meet your potential future boss. But before you head off to that important interview, consider Slice.ca’s tips to leaving a great first impression.

Period Peace

Slice helps you survive that time of the month

Pack It In

While travelling Europe as a young(er) scholar, the first thing I learned was, “You will not look good when you travel.” And, after careful inspection of digital video of me in Germany, I can attest that I did not, in fact, look good. I’ve since changed my travel philosophy to, “Look good, but be smart about it.”

The L Word

After clearing my six-year-old son of lice, my two girls came home with the same problem two weeks later – and we've been waging war ever since. We have the head lamp with the magnifying glass and we use a LiceMeister comb, which is excellent. We've even used one of the lice shampoos (Resultz), which kills the lice but not the nits. This really is where the fight begins and ends.

Hot Summer Hair

Last week, while discreetly gazing at my reflection in the mirrored elevator in my building, I noticed something disturbing: split ends! If you look closely, under the right light, you can actually see dry, split ends in the section of hair I flat iron the most! Horror of horrors!

Eco-Friendly Makeup Tips

Get green and look good.

Surviving The Loss Of A Pet

When a cherished pet dies, it becomes clear that society is not all that comfortable on how to handle such a passing. The death of a human has many rites and traditions, and those around us know how to behave. Sadly, the same cannot be said for when a beloved animal companion dies.

Guide to the Vagina

Because having one doesn’t make you an expert

Guide to the Penis

Okay, so you’ve got the basics down: penis and balls. But there’s obviously more to a man than that. Without getting all medical on your ass, here’s a breakdown of the male anatomy.

Survive Being Fired

Sure, it seems like the end of the world, but being fired just means the beginning of a new stage of your life. Who needs a dumb job, anyway? Okay, you do.

Better Left Unblogged

I started blogging in 1999, when most people hadn’t heard of blogs. We called them online journals and we used sites like diaryland.com to get the word out.

Get Back in the Game

Newly single and perhaps not quite ready to mingle. I’m gonna give it to you straight, being recently singled isn’t the best feeling in the world. There are all sorts of things going on in the mind of someone coming out of a long-term relationship.

Best Friends Vacay

Just because you want to take a romantic jaunt to a tropical paradise, it’s not mandatory for you go with your significant other. It could be even more fun to visit with a small group of your social crowd, or your BFF. Here are some tips to help you arrange a trip that you’ll remember and cherish always.

Decorum on Vacation

You’ve worked hard and earned your vacation but sometimes, even though you’ve planned your precious away-time down to the last detail, it’s ruined by thoughtless yobs that apparently were raised by monkeys.

Take It Like a Woman

We’ve all been there: you made a mistake on the quarterly report, you put cyanide in the coffee, and you shredded an important contract. One of your cube mates ratted you out and the boss wants to have a few words.

Getting through ALL the December holidays

While Christmas is the most widely celebrated in Canada, there is no shortage of other holidays to commemorate in December. If you want to be inclusive, here’s a primer on other religious and non-religious holidays that occur during the month (in chronological order).

Emergency Fashion Fixes

You may think that your well-planned ensembles, high-quality clothes and conscientious laundering make you immune to fashion disasters. Rest assured, clothing malfunctions can happen anytime – and are most likely to occur at the worst possible times, like right before a hot date or job interview.

Shop It Till It’s Hot

For those of us who have jobs, kids, and a bunch of other commitments, staying on top of current trends might be at the bottom of our lists of things to do. That’s why the demand for personal shoppers across Canada has increased significantly over the past few years.

Fashion Sampler

If you’re not familiar with sample sales, you’re missing out on a wonderful world of discounted designer clothes, shoes and accessories. A sample sale is held either by a designer or a clothing distributor. The merchandise sold is either a production sample or last season’s overstock.

Survive the Beginning of a Relationship

Men are strange creatures (we all know this) so it’s surprising that so many women expect relationships with men to be easy or normal—whatever that means. Women, in general, also tend to be very results-oriented so we have trouble enjoying the roller coaster that is love…or like, or lust, for that matter.

Survive a Break Up

You’re a perfectly competent, assertive person living a fairly sane, successful existence and then one day, BAM! The man in your life decides he’d rather not be in it anymore.

Long-Distance Relationships

Trying to have a long-distance relationship can be as easy as trying to maintain an elaborate updo in a windstorm. The reality is that you’re in for a lot of effort so get off on the right foot if you want to keep this relationship standing.

First Year of Marriage

Your wedding was the ultimate dream day and the honeymoon was even better, but now your real marriage is beginning. As every newlywed knows, the struggles during the first few months of marriage bring their own set of challenges.

Kids and Money

Before children can learn to manage money well, they need to be able to get their hands on the stuff. Most people have no problem with that concept. But when it comes to what you should ask of your children in exchange for that allowance, the debate rages.