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Gift guides, weekly motivation and everyday life.

Lifestyle

Your Gut: Weekly Motivation

Trust your gut. It's that inner voice you hear while making decisions, and it hardly ever fails us.

Lifestyle

Luxuria is The Burj Al Arab

You can't just walk into the Burj Al Arab. You need a time-slot reservation with a partial payment in advance, so book ahead. For me, it was worth it.

Lifestyle

Delsey: The Luggage That Has It All!

I took my Delsey Chatelet suitcase to Cappadocia. On the rocky ground at Sunrise Point, its Lock & Stop brake kept it standing still on a slope.

Beauty

Glossybox: Jan Edition

My January Glossybox had five products, and my favourite was the Zéa Facial Wipes.

Beauty

GlossyBox: December Box

My December 2018 Glossybox came with five full-sized products. My favourite was the Jafra Luxury Lip Liner in Victoria, a smooth, deep red.

Lifestyle

Christmas Markets!

The Toronto Christmas Market in the Distillery District is all fairy lights and Balsam Fir.

Lifestyle

Holiday Skin Care

Holiday makeup and cold, dry air leave my skin tired, so I had a Classic Facial at Hand & Stone with nine Dermalogica products for dry to normal skin.

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Holiday Gift Guide (Under $75)

Five holiday gifts under $75 USD from Amazon's top sellers, including a Fjallraven Kanken Mini, a Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 and a tea advent calendar.

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How To Grow

In any moment you can step out of your comfort zone or step back into your safety net.

Lifestyle

Chunky Sweaters & Embracing Change

Every fall, the changing leaves remind me how beautiful change is. People have told me never to change, but change is how we grow.

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Dreams & Sunflower Fields

For a whole year I wanted a photo in a sunflower field, and this summer I finally got it, at a 75-acre field in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Father’s Day: A Gift Guide

Last-minute Father's Day gifts based on what your dad is like, from a #dadgoals mug and YSL cologne to a grilling book and fuzzy reading socks.

Cookbook

No Bake Cheese Cake

My no-bake cheesecake is made right in the glass: a graham cracker crust, a cream cheese filling with lemon zest and a layer of diced strawberries.

Lifestyle

Happy Mother’s Day

Last-minute Mother's Day gifts based on what your mum loves, from Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue to a #MOMLIFE mug with Tealish tea and a Mindful Journal.

Lifestyle

The Ultimate Chai Latté

The best café I found in Montreal is Tommy. Their chai latte comes topped with dried rose petals in a pink heart-shaped mug.

Lifestyle

Valentine’s Gift Guide

This Valentine's Day, give your significant other the gift of being pampered. I've picked five gifts for him and five for her, and they're all under $100.

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Valentine’s Date Night Dilemma

For Valentine's date night, I use my C³ formula: Chic, Comfy and Cute. Each look comes from pieces already hiding in your closet.

Cookbook

Quinoa Salad ‘SHARMA’ Style

My quinoa salad, Sharma style: quinoa with dried cranberries, red onion, cucumber, peppers, dill and cilantro, lemon, red chili powder and goat cheese.

About me

The REAL Juhi Sharma

A few things about me: I'm happily married, obsessed with sushi, and I love white, lipstick and peonies. Indian by birth, global citizen at heart.

Questions

Do you have gift guides?

Yes: a holiday gift guide with five gifts under $75 USD, plus guides for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Holiday gifts under $75

What luggage do you travel with?

Delsey. I took my Delsey Chatelet to Cappadocia, and its brake kept it standing still on a slope at Sunrise Point. Read about it

Where is the Toronto Christmas Market?

In the Distillery District. It’s all fairy lights and Balsam Fir. Read the post