Tracy Moore and I have so much fun on set and I succeeded in really making her laugh this month. It’s the first time I’m back in the Citytv studios in 18 months. I’ve searched for the best holiday beauty, skincare and fragrance gift items guaranteed to bring joy and smiles.
Cityline exclusive: Moncler Pour Homme LED bottle, $254
This is a Cityline exclusive. Luxury fashion label Moncler has just launched a men’s and women’s fragrance with a remarkable LED screen bottle. An interactive and programmable LED screen is incorporated into the flacon that connects with your smartphone. Download the app and you can instantly program any message that scrolls across the LED screen. Simply press and hold the button on the bottle featuring the iconic Moncler logo to turn on or off. The bottle comes with a charging cable and a user manual in 42 languages. Better yet, the bottle is refillable.
Moncler Pour Femme is a sophisticated woody floral eau de parfum for her that pairs a lively Italian green mandarin note with a green alpine accord. It’s a fresh and uplifting first impression. The feminine heart of rare jasmine absolute with fruity undertones soon emerges balanced by the sandalwood and musk. It’s beautifully blended.
Available at thebay.com and at select Hudson’s Bay stores.
Estee Lauder Blockbuster Beauty Essentials: $99 with any $150 Estee Lauder purchase at Hudson’s Bay (value of $600)
This is the best beauty value of the season. It’s called a purchase-with-purchase. Make any $150 Lauder purchase instore or online and you can buy the blockbuster for an additional $99. It is worth $600!! It contains 29 beauty essentials for the price of one Advanced Night Repair. Inside this handsome red and pink train case (made from recycled material) you get: two full-sized Advanced Night Repair serums 30 ml each, one travel-sized Advanced Night Repair 7 ml, Two full-sized Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex Gel Cremes 15 ml each, One deluxe travel-sized ANR Eye Supercharged Complex Gel Crème 5ml, one Pure Colour Envy Palette in Candy Glow (9 shades), One Candy Glam palette (9 shades), One full-sized Sumptuous Extreme Mascara, two full-sized Pure Colour Envy Lipsticks in 539 Excite and 11 Tiger Eye, one full-sized eye makeup remover 100 ml, plus you get to choose a full-sized moisturizer: Revitatlizing Supreme Crème or Resilience Multi-Effect Crème. (while supplies last)
Origins Merry Masks mini set: $25 with value of $44
This is a set of five of Origins’ best-loved masks to help tackle skincare concerns of pores, dullness and uneven texture. They work for all skin types. The purifying charcoal mask is particularly good. Available at Sephora.ca
Sephora Holiday Vibes Makeup Palette, $48 (value of $396)
This eye-popping makeup palette contains 60 eyeshadows, three eyeliners, three brow powders, six face powders, 16 lip glosses and two makeup brushes. The shadows come in a range of textures: matte, shimmer and glitter. The palette even contains a pop-up mirror.
Carolina Herrera Very Good Girl, $168
Good Girl is a Cityline viewer favourite. We get huge reaction on social media whenever we show it. And there is an extra special limited edition just in time for the holidays called “Very Good Girl”. It’s a sexy fruity-floral scent for her that plays up the notes of rose and vetiver. The rose is warm and silky creating a seductive effect. And the bottle is red lacquer.
Available at sephora.ca
OPI Holiday ’21 Nail Lacquer Mini 25 PC Advent Calendar, $69.95 (tbc)
This adorable nail lacquer set contains 22 mini nail lacquers 3.75 ml including shades such as “Snow Day in LA”, “Ready Fete Go”, “I’m Really An Actress” and “Ring The Blue Year”. Available on amazon.ca
Burberry Hero Eau de Toilette, 100 ml, $124
Adam Driver, who played Ben Solo in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, stars in the ad campaign for Burberry Hero. He founded “Arts in the Armed Forces”, a non-profit that performs theatre for all branches of the military in the U.S.
This is Ricardo Tisci’s first fragrance for Burberry and it is a fresh, luminous spicy-woody scent for him with notes of bergamot, juniper, black pepper and cedarwood.
Available at select Hudson’s Bay, Sephora and Shoppersdrugmart stores.
Sulwhasoo Cult Classics Set, $241 (value of $434)
Calling all skincare enthusiasts: Here is a brand you might want to try! South Korean luxury beauty brand Sulwhasoo combines Asian wisdom from traditional Korean herbal medicine with modern science to create a holistic approach to beauty. It presents a sensorial experience through beauty rituals. The star ingredient is Korean ginseng which the brand has studied for 50 years. This set contains two of the best-selling iconic products: First Care Activating Serum and Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream.
Available at sephora.ca and Nordstrom.com
John Varvatos XX Indigo, 75 ml, $94
American menswear designer John Varvatos has created a masculine amber-fougere fragrance for him that combines notes of mint, pink pepper, lemon, Himalayan Poppy, patchouli, vetiver and musk. How many sprays will you get from this bottle? 750! The general rule is that you get 10 sprays per 1 ml of fragrance in a bottle.
Available at Hudson’s Bay and Shoppers Drug Mart stores and online.
D&G The One, Gold, $96 to $155
The One Gold is an eau de parfum intense fruity-floral scent for her with notes of juicy gold plum, rose superessence, patchouli and white musk.
The One For Men Gold is an eau de parfum intense with notes of juicy citrus, spicy ginger and rich patchouli.
Available at Hudson’s Bay stores and thebay.com
245 Comments
Anita C
December 24, 2021 at 7:32 amI treated myself to Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl. I absolutely LOVE it. Now I want Very Good Girl
WShepherd
December 23, 2021 at 3:37 pmBest Ever
Juli
December 23, 2021 at 3:27 pmSo many great stuff wow
Natallie Miller
December 23, 2021 at 1:57 pmThank you so much for all these amazing gift ideas!
Jessica Woodcock
December 23, 2021 at 9:04 amThank you for some great gifting ideas. I appreciate that there are all different price ranges too!
TEJIRI
December 23, 2021 at 7:42 amYou and Tracy always have such a delightsome energy. Good girl is not just city line viewer favourite, my cousin in Germany was showing me her collection of perfumes recently and good girl was amongst it, and also happened to be her favourite. We’ve both been fragrance enthusiastic since school days.
Ernestine Perez
December 23, 2021 at 3:35 amThank you so much for showing us the products and all the the information on them. This helps us tremendously on choosing which products are best for us! @92227Cali
Antoinette M
December 22, 2021 at 8:37 pmGreat products. I love the Sephora Holiday Vibes Makeup Palette!
Margie
December 22, 2021 at 8:56 amI love your thoughtful selections for these segments. I can really picture my friends and family (and me!) who would love a lot of these products!
Stella McKissack
December 22, 2021 at 7:56 amGreat products and gift ideas
Tina T
December 22, 2021 at 7:42 amGreat gift ideas for the holiday season! This is one of those…one for you and one for me kind of lists!
Sarah Murphy
December 21, 2021 at 5:53 pmThese give me some great ideas for gifts for my makeup crazy daughter, thank you! Happy Holidays!
Aleeza Mirza
December 20, 2021 at 10:45 amThank you so much for introducing these wonderful products ! I’m very excited to find out more information and look into them!!
Diane K
December 20, 2021 at 10:04 amThe monthly cityline shows will always be my favorite. I still think Dave should have his own show. @DianeLori
Kiki Kentris
December 20, 2021 at 9:05 amLove the chemistry between you & Tracey Moore Dave. Your segments together are not only very informative, but they’re also very entertaining! 💗
Terri Shaw
December 20, 2021 at 8:03 amThere are some things I definitely want. Thanks for sharing these with us.
Tammy Cox
December 20, 2021 at 7:50 amThanks for showing us all the awesome products.
daniela d sborlini
December 19, 2021 at 9:32 pmso amny goodies, i hope the winner is someone here from our twitter family. Good luck ladies!!!
Petroula Philippou
December 19, 2021 at 5:46 pmSo many wonderful beauty items!! Thank you Dave for the amazing gift ideas!!
Pauline Gifford
December 19, 2021 at 4:29 pmI have my husband watch you each year on city line with your holiday beauty pics! Each year he follows through with several gifts from your pics!
Jen
December 19, 2021 at 4:19 pmThanks for showing us all of this amazing stuff!
You look like you’re having so much fun as well. 🙂
Jeanette Leighton
December 19, 2021 at 11:50 amSome lovely picks and ideas for Christmas thankyou
Wendy Browne
December 19, 2021 at 7:41 amThese are some great picks. It’s hard to gift a scent as they seem so personal.
Joanne Lowery
December 19, 2021 at 7:21 amExciting to know about these wonderful items.
M.S. Thompson
December 19, 2021 at 12:38 amVery interested to read about Sulwhasoo Cult Classics cosmetics and its use of Korean herbal medicine and study of ginseng in the development of its products.
Heather Loveless
December 23, 2021 at 8:22 pmI was looking for a last minute gift for my husband this holiday season. I came across this. When I read off the notes for The One For Men Gold, I knew I had found it. My hubby’s favorite scent is patchouli. It’s not my favorite however. When I finished the scent notes list, I figured it was a win-win. I ORDERED RIGHT AWAY! I found this very informative of the products and a overall great gift suggestions article. Thanks so much!