Therapie for Mother's Day!

"It's not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it."
~The Golden Girls

We all know that the Mothers in our lives deserve far more than just one day in their honour.  Make it count this Sunday and shower that incredible person we all so love with gifts they'll love!

Present your mother the whole world in a small box!  Christian LaCroix's Six Continents Boxed Notebook Set is simply exquisite.  With six beautiful, hardbound books, LaCroix fascination with world fashion and culture comes to life in a colourful collage - Asia, Europa, America, Oceana, Africa and Antarctica.  This is your own Christian LaCroix fashion show across the maps of the world in a slipcase.  A truly worthy gift!

 

   Voluspa Maison Blanc Ceramic Candles are as beautiful to look at as they are to smell.  Pink Citron, Gardenia Colonia and Elysian Garden are my favourite Spring scents and fabulously feminine. 

Wide-brimmed, sun hats are perfect for the Spring and Summer.

Chambray Floppy Hat is a light and cool cotton/linen hat.

Adjustable Ribbon Crusher is just as it's name suggests - crushable, packable and adjustable.  The perfect hat for hot, sunny adventures.

Ribbon Crusher with Bow is also crushable and packable.  Very light and guaranteed to keep sun out.

Anna Floppy Hat is adjustable, practical and chic!

 Traditional but chic florals:

Paperbraid Cloche Hat is one of my favourite hat shapes. 

Women's Paper Fedora - Gotta love a masculine fedora with a feminine floral touch.

Freedom Liberty UK Cotton Pouch is perfectly royal.

  Keeping to the florals theme, this floral wristlet can be dressed up or down and most importantly, can hold a suprising amount of 'necessities.' 

Earth Day Favourites and a Giveaway!

More than ever, this year we should be celebrating the other Mother's Day and appreciate the home that Mother Nature has given us.  If we must consume, let's learn to do so in an environmentally conscious way.  Here are some of my favourite eco-fabulous products.  Come visit us at the Columbus Avenue store on Earth day and you will receive one of my favourite nature-approved items listed here to sample and enjoy with a good conscience!  Keep reading to find out which one!

There is no greater brand than "New York City" to this girl!  Envirosax is still the best eco-tote around in my opinion for many reasons, and it just got better.

 Priti's Soy Nail Polish Remover is a true game-changer.  This product is probably one of my all-time favourites, and if you've been to Therapie, you know how many products we carry.  This is 100% biodegradable, non-toxic and not carcinogenic.  It is derived from farm crops and does not contain any petroleum ingredients.  I can actually say that I love the smell of this remover, which is from the lemongrass essential oils.  Most importantly, it removes nail polish as effectively as anything in the market.

So I can't stop raving about this product, and I desperately need to spread the joy.  So come into Therapie on Columbus and get their latest and greatest Soy Remover Wipe as a gift while stocks last.  Trust me, you will never look back.

Grow your own herbs year-round and in your apartment!  The Organic Basil Bamboo Pots are not just simple, but they look great.  The bamboo grow pot is stronger than maple and completely handmade from all-natural materials.  It's also leak proof with the lacquered lid doubling as an elegant drainage saucer.  Certified organic.

Same concept as the bamboo grow pots are the Glass Grow Bottles.  Hand-crafted from recycled wine bottles these look so cool, combining smart, functional design with a clean aesthetic that is respectful of our earth's resources.  Using simple hydroponics, these vessels grow all types of fresh herbs and can be used again and again.

These Eco Green Thyme and Olive Leaf Candles share the same design theme as the grow bottles and herbal theme too.  These are 100% soy wax candles in recycled wine bottles.  This scent in particular is amazing!  I love natural, herbal scents and this is one of the best we've had at the store.

Ideas Kraft Journal and the Hell Kraft Journal - Minimally adorned with a snarky one-liner is all I need.  Use these lined notebooks for all your great and not-so-great thoughts!

Delicious Fragrance of Fall

This is the time of year when Starbucks brings back it's Pumpkin Spice Latté; truffles are generously shaved on pasta and desserts are kissed with warm spices.  The smell of Fall is rich, delicious and full of comfort.  The new home fragrances this season not only look luxurious and luscious, but smell good enough to eat!  Here are a few of my faves:

Voluspa Maison Rouge Figue de Bordeaux - With notes of ripe, tart fruit, earthy wood and freshly fallen leaves, this elegant candle burns for 100 hours.

Voluspa Maison Rouge Pomegranate Patchouli Ceramic Candle - Made of a coconut wax blend, this candle contains notes of ripe pomegranate, spicy, earth patchouli and over 20 other spice notes.  Burn time is 120 hours in a beautiful ceramic pot.

Ecoya French Pear Reed Diffuser - This Australian brand is fabulous.  With notes of spicy cinnamon and star anise, this scent has characteristics that are reminiscent of stewed pear crumble.  Hints of all-spice, juniper berries, cranberries, nutmeg and tropical fruit.

Ecoya Hand & Body Wash - Sweet foaming and cleansing wash base infused with a blend of natural, moisturizing oils and scents.

Ecoya Hand & Body Lotion - Rich in the organic vitamin E oils of Sunflower and Almond, this luxurious lotion is quickly absorbed, leaving the skin hydrated and subtly perfumed.

Seda France Autumn Spice Candle - This scent is everything it's name promises.  All your favourite, delicious autumn spices in one.

Seda France Monarch Quince Ceramic Candle - Everyone's favourite Japanese Quince candle is new and improved in a beautiful ceramic pot.  Tangy orange and bergamot, crisp apple, juicy pear, ripe strawberries bundled with a bouquet of jasmine, roses, vanilla and musk.

Halloween!

Getting in the mood for Halloween is very easy for one reason - CANDY.  Lot's and lot's of candy.  Every year, I love seeing all the kids in the neighbourhood come by in costume to Trick or Treat.  If you plan on Trick or Treating in NYC on Halloween, make sure to give us a scare at Thérapie on Columbus Avenue for your treats!  Just make sure to leave some for me.

Set the mood with candles:

Spiderweb Tealight Candles come in packs of 6 and can be scattered and placed everywhere!

Stacked Jack-O Lantern Candles will burn through the night!

Seda France Pumpkin Spice Candle is for the adults!  The most amazing pumpkin spice fragrance screams Fall.  Made of hand-poured soy-blend wax.

Monster Bash Mugs are hand-painted, dish and microwave-safe.

Witch's Broom is a great prop and functional too!

Go Trick or Treating with a Spooky Mummy Treat Basket or your Trick or Treat Canvas Tote!  Both can hold ALOT of candy!

 For the Hello Kitty lovers out there!  Hello Kitty Bat & Hello Kitty Witch!

Who's Your Daddy?

Dads - we love them but they're impossible to shop for.  On Mother's Day, even the deadbeat offspring who remembers last minute if at all (there is one in every family), can get away with pretty flowers and still be a star.  I mean, I'm sure the phone call and brunch are very much appreciated but let's show the different Dads in our life that they deserve a little more.  

Dad My Hero Book -  Features a heart-warming collection of amazing quotations about fatherhood.  A timeless and touching tribute to our hero.

My Dad: His Story, His Words - A gift to be handed down through generations.  With questions about his life, get to know your Dad and celebrate the stories and memories.  Dads and kids of any age will enjoy completing this together.

For the active, on-the-go Dad, Baekgaard's handsome Toiletry Bag and fabulous Gym Bag are a perfect combination of great style and rugged practicality.  The packable Toiletry Bag has a plastic-coated twill lining that's easy to clean.  The Gym Bag has many compartments, including water-proof lined ones for wet (sweaty) things.

Voluspa Maison Noir Black Figue & Chypre Candle - Burns for 100 hours, this scent has to be the most popular scents for men at the moment.  Definitely one of my favourites.

Voluspa Maison Blanc Suede Blanc Candle - One female customer described this candle as smelling like, "the perfect man who has it all, who you're crazy about and will never get." - Scented with Sueded Leather and Cedar.  Enough said.

Mighty Wallet NYC Subway Map - Tear-resistant, water-resistant, expandable, recyclable and totally cool! Printed with the licensed graphics of the NYC Subway.

Mighty Wallet, The L - With the licensed imagery of Chicago's famous elevated train, with a focus on the "Loop."  This practical, functional and stealthy design is one that will last and last.

Expandable Ball Pen with Back-Scratcher - When one customer realized that this pen turns into a back-scratcher, he remarked, "But that's what my wife's for!"  The ball pen is made of brass chrome, the length ranges from 6 2/3" to 20 1/2" long.

Shoe Polish Set in Pouch - Set comes with two brushes, shoe horn, shoe polish (neutral), shoe shine sponge, and shoe shine cloth all in a compact 5" pouch!