Top 10 Tips For The Caribbean Travel Virgin

This past January, I experienced my first trip to the Caribbean and being the travel virgin in my social circle, I was told a million things of what to expect and what I would find essential when travelling to my sunshine destination. Here’s my Top 10 list of things to remember for a travel virgin’s big trip.

Top 10 Steamy Reads For Valentine's Day

Whether you’re looking for guidance to rekindle a romance between the sheets, or if you can’t resist a sweeping love story, grab the nearest bag of chocolates and dive into these steamy reads.

Top 10 Signs Marriage Might Not Be for You

Top 10 Reasons to Love Being Single

Top 10 Ways to Turn Up The Heat On Your Valentine's Day Dinner

What’s for dinner? How about some spicy romance? Whether you and your Valentine are newly dating or have grown to look alike because you’ve been together so long, make this Valentine’s Day dinner sizzle.

Top 10 Foods To Boost Your Sexual Health

The Kama Sutra says that creating the ultimate aphrodisiac involves boiling the testicle of a goat in milk. You’re probably not alone if you think there’s absolutely nothing sexy about that. But fear not – there are easier ways to get your groove on!

Top 10 Super Foods (You Should Eat)

There are more than 10 super foods, however this particular list below provides foods that may help to prevent disease such as diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis. Healthy weight loss or weight maintenance can be achieved by eating these foods. Super foods are jam-packed with health promoting nutrients!

Top 10 Speed Dating Questions

Of all of the ways to meet potential suitors, speed dating has to be one of the most fun, and most nerve-wracking. Having a mere eight minutes to make an impression is hard enough, let alone summing up another person’s pros and cons in the same short time span.

Top 10 Hollywood Underachievers

If they built a Hall of Fame for underachieving Hollywood actors, there would be a statue of Cuba Gooding Jr. out front wearing a #85 Rod Tidwell jersey. After his Academy Award winning turn in Jerry Maguire, Cuba has had a run of stink-bombs for the ages. From Snow Dogs to Radio, Cuba is the Da Vinci of wasted talent. Boat Trip is his Mona Lisa.

Top 10 Fall Trends for 09

Call me crazy, but I was one of those kids chomping at the bit to go back to school because it meant shopping, school supplies and socializing. Now that fall has come at last, it's time to check out what's in store for our closets. The hot decades this season? Think '40s and '80s—shoulders and booties and studs, oh my!

Top 10 Fashion and Beauty Websites

What good are fashion tips at a newsstand when you’re wrapped in a towel with ten minutes to get ready for a big date or a night out with the girls? When a lady needs fashion know-how, it’s almost imperative that she have it... well… now. That’s why the wonders of the digital age are a girl’s best friend.

Top 10 Anti-Aging Creams

Skin is probably the number-one part of out bodies that affects our confidence and how we feel about ourselves. Bad haircut? Pfft. It grows back, and you can always pin it back. But bad skin? It’s hard to walk into a job interview or a first date feeling great about yourself when you’re feeling bad about your complexion.

Top 10 Summer Trends 09

You won’t get away with letting The Gap plan your wardrobe this season. With major influences from every decade from the 70s on, this summer’s look encapsulates playfulness, creativity, and lots of versatility. With so many options, from cheap vintage pieces that are easy to find (like boyfriend jeans) to elegant couture that’ll cost the barn, you’re sure to be a fashion diva unto yourself… just like Coco intended.

Top 10 Anti-Aging Skin Care Ingredients

Healthy skin might be the most mythologized aspect of beauty in human history. I know, that’s a pretty big statement. But hear me out. In your teens, you probably struggled with acne. Then, in your 20s, the stresses of overworking and general overindulging (i.e., crappy food, smoking, and drinking) took their toll on your skin. In your 30s, you struggled with the effects of a serious lack of sleep brought on by a little thing called “breeding.” By the time you get to your 40s, your skin is already on its way downhill. If it’s so unrealistic to expect to have beautiful, flawless skin at any age, why do we pursue it so relentlessly?

Top 10 Celebs to Watch in 2009

Remember the days when Britney was cutting off her hair and smashing cars with umbrellas and taking convoys to hospital? We would never suggest those were good times (busy, but not good) but now that Brit is all back on her game and touring, we’re left to ponder who will take up the crazy torch? Which celeb will fight his or her way to the top to claim the title of King or Queen of Crazytown? Read on to see who makes the list.

Top 10 Spring Trends for 09

The weather is finally cooperating, sandals are hitting the shoe racks, and robins have been sighted, which means one thing: spring shopping.

Top 10 High School Movies

High school movies never disappoint, whether you’re 14 or 34. We all remember what it was like in the throes of puberty’s greasy grasp, just trying to make it through the day without embarrassing ourselves and being tagged as—gasp!—uncool. It’s much better to watch it happen to someone else.

Top 10 Canadian Supermodels

When it comes to the glitz and glamour of catwalks around the world, Canada rates high in supermodel standards. Here’s our guide to the ladies that Project Runway Canada contestants wish were wearing their clothes.

Foods for a Better Complexion

Enjoying a slice of pizza for dinner or a square of chocolate before bed might not leave you with a major breakout the next morning. But according to Alan Logan, Naturopathic Doctor and co-author of The Clear Skin Diet, food is not unrelated to your complexion.

Maximize Your Cube Space

Truth be told, an office can be a pretty visually offensive place. With co-workers’ puppy calendars, teddy bears, and comic strip tears all jostling for attention, it’s easy to understand why a company would want to rein in the tchotchkes. Here are slice.ca’s top 10 tips to tastefully maximize the personality of your workspace.

Let’s Get Regular

Constipation is not good times. Slice.ca talks to experts and brings you 10 tips that’ll help ease matters.

The Top 10 Cutest Travel Accessories Ever

When I think about travel, I think about stewardesses (not flight attendants) in bouffant hairdos and pastel-coloured polyester outfits. I think of the days when you wore your pressed pantsuit to fly, not sweatpants with a clever saying on the behind.

On the Job

The economy might be tanking but that doesn't mean your career has to as well. Slice talks to experts to find out what some of the best jobs to get will be in the next five years so you stay more in demand than a Birkin.

Back To School Trends

Ah, September. The smell of leaves, the promise of a new school year, and a few new outfits to keep you current. If it’s important for you to be stylish, think back to how it felt to start a new school year, knapsack in tow, hoping that everyone would forget last year when Jimmy Salzman pantsed you. Painful memories, we know.

Top 10 Beauty Trends for Fall

What makeup should grace your face this season? Find out with slice.ca’s top 10 beauty trends for Fall. Read now, thank us later.

Top 10 Fall Fashion Trends

What’s in and what’s a sin to wear this style season? Filling in the blanks on upcoming fashion trends is easy thanks to slice.ca’s Top 10 Trends list.

No Sweat

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who work out and barely break a sweat, and those who get drenched. So what’s a girl to do if she wants to get fit but hates sweating? Here, some of the top workouts for us sweat-haters.

Quality Family Time

The transition to parenthood means more than a few lifestyle changes. Your shoe shopping budget is now allocated to bottles, Huggies and other kiddie paraphernalia. Dinner dates are now replaced with Mac n’ Cheese Mondays and Frozen Pizza Fridays. And there goes your yearly hedonistic vacation where you milk that all-inclusive resort for all free booze, all-night parties and beach nursed hangovers its worth.

Deal With It!

We asked a panel of self-confessed sports-addicted men to give us some tips for dating them. They claim it is simple…they love sports and consider it their job to follow them obsessively!

Coping With The Ones You Loathe

Sooner or later there’s going to be someone you have to work with, be related to, live near, or get handcuffed to who will get on your nerves. Okay, so maybe one of these examples only happens in action movies, but you know what I’m getting at. What do you do when you have to deal with people you can’t stand on a regular basis?

Exercises For Fabulous Abs

Summer’s already here but it’s never too late to focus on your abs, especially if your muffin top is peeking over your skinny jeans. So, because we at slice.ca love you, we herewith give you a few tips and exercises to get your abs looking fit and fabulous again.

Crappy Friends

We’ve all had them. We still have some of them. But hopefully we don’t have too many of them anymore. Here are some of the crappy girlfriends we’ve had.

Top 10: Easy Ways to Save Cash

With so many pretty, useful and just plain fun products out there, it can be hard to save your money instead of spending. So we’ve put together a top 10 list that’s packed with simple, and painless, tips that will put you in control of your cash and make you and your bank account smile.

Top Ten Blondes That Give Blondes a Bad Name

There are tons of classy blondes out there – women like Scarlett Johansson, Gwenyth Paltrow, and Marilyn Monroe are always in high demand (despite the fact that Scarlett gets tested for HIV twice a year…for real). So, this list is by no means meant to be an attack on our fair-haired brothers and sisters.

Burst of Energy

It’s the same old story. Instead of meeting deadlines at work, you’d rather nap under your desk because you’re drained. Slice brings you the top ten ways to boost your energy level so you can keep going.

Top Ten Accessory Trends

The only thing I love more than fall fashion week in Toronto is spring fashion week. The recent spring collections debuted with extra buzz as the first-ever Project Runway Canada finalists had a chance to show their wares.

Make Foreplay Better

Forget dimming the lights and nibbling on your partner’s neck (okay, don’t forget them completely, just momentarily). One of the most important things to remember about foreplay is to focus on everything but the so-called “bull’s eye” areas of the human body. You can go near them, but don’t focus on them. Let arousal build gradually.

Best Positions for Women

If orgasm is your destination, do you really care how you get there? Maybe you’re committed to a certain position or style. If you mix it up and try something new, you might find that the orgasms you’ve been having are the little sisters to the mind-blowing, rock-your-world orgasms you could be having, if only you tried one of these best-of positions.

Porn Movies for Women

Producing adult films specifically targeted to women, or couples, is harder than you think (no pun intended).

Positions for Different Penis Sizes

While we’re all for experimental fun and the “mind-blowing sex” those post-feminist mags advertise on their covers, we realize that, horny as you may be, you’re no circus performer. We also realize that regardless of how many times you’re told, “Size doesn’t matter,” you know what feels good. So in the spirit of having better sex, we’ve created a guide to improve the motion of the ocean, no matter what size he is!

Top 10 Dudes That Dudes Hate

I don’t make a habit of drinking Haterade. Nor could one refer to me as a playa-hater. In fact, I am a proud and identified playa-participator.

Top 10 Movies About Inner City Kids Learning To Dance

Growing up in the ghetto sucks: it’s gritty, tough, and no one wants you to succeed. Especially if you want to do something stupid like learn to dance. These films all have one thing in common: they show us all how crappy the ghetto is AND entertain us with the art of dance.

Top 10 - Best Movies From The 80s

Your parents took you to see these movies in theatres and then you watched them every time they came on TV. These movies were rented for sleepovers that took place in living rooms and basements with shag carpeting across North America. You sat on the floor with your friends and consumed vast amounts of carbonated beverages, penny candies, and chips.

Reasons Not to Have Sex

Top Ten Reasons Not To Throw Yourself Off a Bridge This Valentine's Day

10. Do you really want to be the “Debbie Downer” of the February 14th newscast? “…Finally, a tragedy that really puts a damper on the Valentine spirit. Some pathetic, sad, lonely girl threw herself from a bridge after not receiving any valentines. She lived. What a loser.”

Top Ten Chick Lit Authors

Curtis Sittenfeld, a New York Times best-selling author who’s written two poignant, funny novels about women, resents the term “chick lit.” “To suggest that another woman's ostensibly literary novel is chick lit feels catty, not unlike calling another woman a *** – doesn't the term basically bring down all of us?” she said in the New York Times.

Tom Cruise: Not Quite Right

Oh, to be Thomas Cruise Mapother IV; eyes a-twinkle, razor teeth glistening in the sun. Back from another thankless day of raking record box-office profits and educating the world on the dangers of psychiatry, you tumble into the arms of your freshly manicured hypno-bride and sigh at the embarrassing ignorance of the unwashed masses.

So Chic Top 10 Hair & Makeup Tips

So Chic hosts Steven Sabados and Chris Hyndman share their tips on updating your style and keeping on top of the trends.

So Chic Top 10 Fashion & Romance Tips

So Chic hosts Steven Sabados and Chris Hyndman share their tips on updating your style and keeping on top of the trends.

So Chic Top 10 Best Style Tips

So Chic hosts Steven Sabados and Chris Hyndman share their tips on updating your style and keeping on top of the trends.

Get Him to Break Up With You

You’re sick of the guy and you’ve tried to break up with him before, but he wouldn’t listen to reason. Or maybe you’re just so fed up with the relationship that you don’t want to invest any more time or emotion or support than you already have.

Top Ten Chick Flicks That Guys are Into

Well worry no more, cause I’ve got ten sure-fire winners that you both can enjoy. Hope that remote’s got a ‘snuggle’ setting!

Top Ten Dudes That Dudes Are Into

I am, according to some disputable medical definitions, a man. I also enjoy watching movies. The problem is that most films that are marketed to men, and the stable of stars that inhabit said films (the Stallones and Vin Diesels of the world), and not giving me what I need. What do I need, you ask? Well I’m glad you did,

The Top 10 Affordable Fashion Trends

Classic Pieces For Your Wardrobe

Here’s another excuse to shop! We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 classic pieces for your wardrobe to prep you for every occasion with instant style.

Fall In With Fashion

The top ten trends of the season

No Sex in the City

There are lots of reasons to not want hook up this Saturday night. Maybe you’ve already got a boyfriend (or girlfriend) or maybe you’ve just broken up with one.

Pop Goes the Meaning

What better topic for a top ten list than the ol’ existential crisis? What are we here for? What’s it all about? Who moved my cheese? These are all-important questions that we, as humans, were forced to learn about in philosophy 101.

Ingredients to Always Have on Hand

Whether you’re creating a spontaneous meal for your hunky next-door neighbour or you’ve got a few friends coming for wine and giggles, don’t despair if your fridge is bare. Okay, so maybe you’re a bit of a Bridget Jones in the kitchen.

Dress like a Fashionista

What’s a fashionista, you ask? Either a die-hard fashion fan or someone who works in the industry (designer, model, stylist), a fashionista is all about reflecting attitude in her personal style and appearance.

The Drinks You Should Know to Impress Your Friends

Shake up your next cocktail party with these easy-to-prepare drinks! Here’s a list of classic concoctions, with help from Classic Cocktails: A Modern Shake and foodtv.ca:

Comfort Foods to Always Have on Hand

By definition, most comfort foods are carbs, since carbs get your brain feeling euphoric. Anyone who thinks that “comfort” foods consist of carrot sticks, lentils, or non-fat yogurt should stop reading now.

Signs You’re a Gen-Y-er

Nirvana, Reality Bites and MTV defined combat-boot-wearing, twentysomething Gen-X-ers, but what exactly does it mean to be part of Generation Y, dubbed the “Technosexual” generation by Calvin Klein? At the launch of the brand’s newest fragrance, CK IN2U, which was created for techno-savvy teens and twentysomethings, The Intelligence Group’s Melissa Lavigne, a Gen-X-er with Gen-Y expertise, outlined what makes us unique.

What’s Hot For Summer

This summer promises to be extra fun, with a bunch of cool shows premiering (Tori and Dean Inn Love, anyone?), a bunch of good music coming our way (Virgin Festival!) and a bunch of good weather to stave off depression for another few months.

Signs You Spend too Much Time Alone

There’s Bridget Jones alone and then there’s “shut-in” alone. Here’s when you need to start worrying. 1. You start talking to your TV. Not in the, “Oh! I know the answer to this Jeopardy question” way but in the. “Why don’t you answer me when I speak to you?!” way...

Losers You Will Date

In your quest to find Mr. Right, you go through a lot Mr. Wrongs—or at least Mr. Wrong-for-you. And while it might sound clichéd, you’d be surprised at how cliché men can be. Here are ten guys you or your friends have dated.

Tried & True Beauty Products

If you ever find yourself stranded on a “deserted” island a la Lost, here are the 10 must-have beauty products we hope you’ll have stowed-away in your...

Get Over Your Ex in 10 Easy Steps

There must be a cure for the broken heart. We’ve all them and for those of you that haven’t, I’m jealous. As a recovering patient in the Hospital for the Broken-Hearted, I will pass on to you what the doctors told me. Here is your recipe...

Fashion Faux-Pas to Look Out For

Having lived through the 80s and the dawn of neon, we’ve seen – and committed – our fair share of fashion crimes. But the 21st century has provided its own set of style disasters. Here’s a list of the top ten fashion faux pas of the...

Fashion Trends for Spring

Shine on. Gleaming golds, silvers and bronzes add some excitement to the drab colours you’ve probably been wearing all winter. Try it out with a...

Ways to Instantly Scare Him Off

You’ve met him, you’ve dated him, and now all you want is to be rid of him—and fast. Or you’ve dated him and he’s just not getting the hint that you’re not interested. Aside from telling him Rosie O’Donnell is your role model, here are 10 other ways to...

DVDs to Avoid After a Break-Up

Before you put that romantic film in your DVD player, stop and think: do you like how you look with puffy, squinty eyes? Does the notion of clogged sinuses and...

Foods to Keep You Looking Hot

Ever notice that when you eat well, you look better? It’s not just your imagination, eating certain foods can help make your skin look clearer, your hair shinier and...

Non-strip Club Bachelorette Party Ideas

Tired of the usual bachelorette bar-hopping extravaganza? If you’re looking for some alternatives beyond the typical game of dirty Pictionary, look no further.

Shopping Rules When You’re on a Budget

Shopping when you’re flush with cash rocks. Shopping when you have to keep an eye on your budget isn’t as much fun. So how do you get your purchasing fix in without ending up hiding from...

Dog Accessories

There is a multi-million-dollar dog accessory business out there. Gucci makes dog collars and Louis Vuitton makes a...

Things You Should Never Say To Singles

Here’s a little list to send to all your helpful attached friends/parents/coworkers. It’s amazing that they happen to have all the answers and magical equations to finding...

Win Him Over

You’ve read the books, you’ve studied all there is to know about Mars, and you’re still not sure how to win him over. It’s simpler than you think. Once you’ve found...

Things to Avoid When Drunk

Most of us have done or said things we regret while inebriated. Here are the top ten situations and objects to avoid...

Get Back at Your Ex Without Getting the Law Involved

Anyone who tells you to move on with your life and let go of the past has never tasted sweet revenge. Sure, we’d all like to be noble and move on from failed...

Slice Staffers Beauty Secrets

We’ve all heard some crazy stuff, like Preparation H helps with puffy eyes. Personally, I have dry, brittle hair. My secret is: wash your hair as little as possible! It’ll be less dry and...

Workin Hard or Hardly Workin?

For those days you have nothing to do – or have nothing you want to do – here are ten ways to ensure that your boss doesn’t realize how...

Best Stupid Movies

Do you remember the last time you put on a film and just couldn’t stop laughing? You laughed until you cried and cried until you were holding your stomach ‘cause it...

Ways to Catch Him Cheating

For some reason, you suspect your man might be cheating. Maybe you’re worried because it seems to be happening all around you. Maybe you really have reasons to be...

Sweating is Hot

If you talk about television characters as if they’re your friends and have them scheduled in your daytimer, you’re in serious need of help. Time to say good-bye to that loyal friend, the couch, and get your...

Break Up Grub

A friend from Paris didn’t believe that North Americans actually pig out on Häagen-Dazs when a romantic entanglement goes south. She thought it was a fake...