Sugar & Spice
The weather outside may just be getting frightful, but the holiday-themed treats from wondrous body care company philosophy are absolutely delightful. It’s hard not to imagine a better treat from the harsh winter than a warm bath scented like gingerbread, or slathering on a crisp peppermint lotion to keep your skin taut and moisturized. With that in mind, I’m highlighting my five favourite finds from philosophy, just in time for Christmas gift-giving!
The Care Package – $115 @ Sephora, The Bay & Shopper’s Drug Mart
One of the things philosophy is probably most celebrated for is their star performer skincare products. Around the holidays, they actually release some pretty amazing value sets so you can stock up on a year’s worth of goodies to nourish your face in particular. This quite literal care package contains six of their most popular products to help you build a multi-step skincare routine, including cleansers, moisturizers, scrubs, and a microdelivery peel and wash to keep your skin looking bright and youthful. It’s such a must-have for any lady on your list – consider splurging on it for mom!
The Gingerbread Man Hot Salt Scrub – $33 at The Bay and Sephora
If you’re looking for a warm tingly sensation after getting stuck in the cold, this exfoliating, self-heating scrub should definitely make your wish list. Use it in the shower or tub to buff out the dryest patches of your skin, all while inhaling a delicious, kitchen-worthy spicy ginger scent. The results? An ultra-smooth epidermis with a festive fragrance to boot. The sweet retro packaging makes this a choice pick for your sister or best friend – it’s the type of treat she’ll rarely splurge on for herself, but absolutely fawn over when she opens (and tries!) it.
Holiday Kisses Set – $33 @ Sephora
The one area philosophy dabbles into the realm of cosmetics is with their ultra-shimmery, ultra-nourishing lip glosses in makes-your-mouth-water flavours and scents. Sephora is home to an exclusive collection of glosses inspired by four seasonally appropriate treats: red velvet cake, frosted cookie, bubbly, and candy cane. Each tube has its own finish – although all of them are quite sheer – to either add a kiss of colour, a pucker-worthy dapple of shine, or a clear, tingly gloss to finish off your party-ready look. Give it to your girlfriend or wife – she’ll thank you for keeping her lips smooth, and you’ll be thankful when you get to kiss off the gloss later.
Hope In A Jar Ornament – $15 @ Sephora
If you’ve ever used philosophy’s award-winning Hope In A Jar moisturizer, chances are you’re still probably using it. As one of the brand’s signature skincare products, this souffle-textured moisturizer is light enough for daily use. Believe it or not, it was originally developed for medical use, and has since worked wonders on countless millions of women around the globe. It works with virtually any skin type to keep it smooth and soft, and when packaged in this too-cute ornament box, makes a perfect holiday gift to introduce a friend to a fantastic product.
Living Grace Collection – $20 – $44 @ The Bay, Shopper’s Drug Mart, and Sephora
philosophy has had a pretty long winning streak with their line of ‘Grace’ perfumes. This newest incarnation is, like the others, a light, clean fragrance designed to lift you up instead of drown you in heady notes. Available in a spray fragrance, 3-in-1 shampoo, bath & shower gel, emulsifying body lotion, and a satin-finish oil mist (not shown), it’s easy to envelope you in this crisp scent evoking neroli, lily of the valley, and wintery musk. It may just be hitting the shelves now, but it’s a scent worthy of year-round wear.
So there you have it…my top five picks from philosophy’s mega-extensive collection of holiday goodies. For serious, visit the shops to inhale this stuff for yourself and check out the dozen or so other great gift ideas from the line. It’s universally loved by all of my ladies, in part because you know, it really works. Sephora is home to tons of exclusive products in particular, but you can also check out select The Bay and Shopper’s Drug Mart stores across the nation to snap up some goodies as well. Or you know, you could just enter my contest. You could win one of three philosophy prizes I’m giving away, including The Care Package, The Gingerbread Man Hot Salt Scrub, or the Hope in a Jar ornament! Here’s how to enter:
1) Leave a comment below by December 18th with your favourite gift idea from the philosophy holiday catalogue.
2) Entries are limited to one per person / per email address / per household (or more if you score bonus entries). A random draw will be conducted on or around December 19th to select the winner, who will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen in their place.
3) Entries are limited to Canadians that have reached the age of majority in their province. Quebec is not eligible to participate in this promotion.
4) Bonus Entry: Go on and join the hundreds of thousands of philosophy fans on Facebook, and leave a comment on their wall (with no obligation to mention the CGG) to earn yourself a bonus entry.
Canadian Gift Guide 
Love the twas the night before set
I liked them on Facebook and left a comment
I Love the Snow angel gift box. Kind of reminds me of Christmas’s past. Like the facebook page and commented Janice E Cournoyer
Really like the living grace collection. Iliked them on facebook. 🙂
Christmas morning gift set. I got one similar to this a few years ago. so nice!
I like the Christmas morning set.
My favourite gift idea would be the cookbook. All those wonderful scents! I’d never leave the tub! lol.
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I love the Care Package set! I love Philosophy’s skincare range ans this would be a great way to try out a few new products!
My favourite is the everyday hope gift set.
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So many wonderful things but I think The Care Package would be lovely!
My favourite would be this: ” twas the night before”. So sweet smelling.
Thanks.
The Hands of Hope ornament is a good gift!
Liked and left a comment on the Philosophy FB page.
I like the Candy Cane Stocking Stuffer! And I liked and commented on FB. https://www.facebook.com/pages/philosophy/53006362456
Philosophy has some of the best Christmas packaging and gifts in the beauty world. I love their “Christmas Morning” and “Care Package” box sets!
I Love the Snow angel gift box.
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I love the the care package.
I love the sweet creamy frosting lotion
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I would choose the Everyday Hope packaged set.
Liked and mentioned CGG on their Facebook wall (Margaret Imecs)
I like the snow angel gift box
My daughter would love the Holiday Kiss Set in her stocking.
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Liked and commented on their Facebook page as Wendy Dickinson.
TYVM for all these lovely giveaways!
The Hope in a Jar ornament holiday package is cool!
I like the idea of Hope in a Jar – decorative & practical at the same time.
I like the cinnamon buns ornament
I have been wanting to try the “Hope In A Jar” as I have seen it at Sephora but when I go to buy it…I end up buying something else in place of.
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The Care Package looks like an awesome gift, I have tried a sample of Hope in a Jar and it is absolutely awesome
The Care Package
I’d like to try the Jingle Tini shampoo. Sounds yummy.
My favourite gift idea is the Hope In A Jar Ornament from Sephora
The lip gloss looks yummie + so needed this time of year
Hope in a jar ornament 🙂
Loving the snow angel
sweetly fallen snow shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath and body lotion
ty
Like Philosophy on fb
Anne Taylor
gingerbread man hot salt scrub
Love Pure Grace and living grace
satin-finish body oil mist
Lik them on facebook and left a message
doreen lamoureux
Like the Hope in a jar. Cute gift idea
Really like the care package, and left philosophy a message on fb
I Like Twas the night before gift set
I like the Christmas Morning Gift Set
My favourite gift idea is “philosophy’s old fashioned eggnog” (shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath)! Sounds very festive!
Hope in a jar would be the perfect gift for my mom 🙂
I really love the Care package! Thanks.
I like the Christmas cookie shampoo,shower gel and bubble bath set
Unfortunately I think I need the Miracle Worker collection!
The Care Package looks fantastic
The Care Package looks fantastic!
hot salt scrub is my fave
love the care package
I love the snow angel!
I love the ‘Holiday Hands!’
Love the Snow angel gift box
I love the: love sweet love ..fragrance layering collection !
liked and commented on philosophy fb wall – heather holmberg (fb account)
I love the Snow Angel gift set… it would make a perfect gift for my daughter.
i am a huge Philosophy and love all of there products but would really love the Gingerbread Man hot saly scrub
i mean salt scrub lol
Christmas cookie package! yum yum
http://www.philosophy.com/holiday-gifts/christmas-cookie-shower-gel,en_US,pd.html
Love the living grace collection. I love how they reflect philosophy on their products and stuff is great too..
I would love to give “The Recipe Box” gift set to my BFF. Great stuff!
http://www.philosophy.com/holiday-gift-set/the-recipe-box,en_US,pd.html
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I would love the living grace collection
I like the Christmas Morning gift set.
Love the Care Package!
Liked and commented on their FB page as Kris F
HOLIDAY KISSES SET
THE CARE PACKAGE
I really like the Candy Cane stocking stuffer.
I follow Philosophy on facebook.
I like the Sugar Plum Fairy gift set.
hope in a jar
“The Holiday Kisses” set, definitely!!!! Love love!
I love the Christmas Morning Set.
I like the Sweet Creamy Frosting body lotion.
My favourite is The Care Package.
My favourite gift idea from the Philosophy holiday catalogue is their “Christmas Morning Set” – barely glazed shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath 4oz. and body lotion 4oz.; and sugar sprinkles high-gloss, high-flavor lip shine 0.5oz., sounds so yummy & I like the fact that one product can do 3 things (shampoo, gel, bubbles)
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Thank you
I’ve Liked and commented
I love the hope in a jar ornament, such a cute idea 🙂 I also liked and commented their facebook page! Sarah perry on fb
the gingerbread one…for sure..so christmasy
the Snow Angel gift set
I like the care package and the baking memory sets the best. Would be a toss up between the 2 of them.
LIKED their FB page and made a comment (Andrea Amy)
I would really love the Hope In A Jar Ornament – $15 @ Sephora
I like the Cranberry Currant hand wash and hand lotion. http://www.philosophy.com/hostess-holiday-gift-sets/holiday-hands,en_US,pd.html
I love the Grace collection!
I like the Holiday Kisses Set – $33 @ Sephora
Mmmmmm……Gingerbread scrub would be amazing!
I definitely love The Care Package gift best – that would be an amazing treat to find under the tree Christmas morning! 🙂
Also ‘liked’ Philosophy FB page and left a comment under Sarah Henson 🙂 xo
I Like the think Beautiful thoughts skin care gift set, it just makes me smile…
I liked them on FB and left a message under Holly Hill
My fave gift idea is the hope in a jar ornament; i’ve been dying to try it.
My favourite gift idea is ’twas the night before.
I really like the holiday kisses lip gloss gift set, would make a fantastic gift!
I like the sugar plum fairy stocking stuffer
I like the Twas the Night Before set
For sure the sugar plum fairy stocking stuffer. I’ve got an 8 year old stepdaughter who no longer likes to wear her fairy wings or have fairy books read to her, but this is grown-up stuff with fairies!
I love the Gingerbread Man Hot Salt Scrub
Twas the night before
I like the Cinnamon Buns Lip Shine
i love the living grace collection
hot body scrub looks interesting.. ty
i’ve commented on their facebook page 🙂
My gave gift idea is Hope in a Jar as an ornament, many of my family members use this cream…so perfect gift!
The Care package from Sephora and The
Bay
I love Philosophy products and use their eye cream everyday. I like the amazing grace deluxe fragrance layering set to give as a gift to my sister.
My favourite gift is Hope in a jar, that stuff is awesome!! well worth the price
I liked Philosophy on facebook; Ginette Dube Anger
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My favourite gift idea from the Philosophy holiday catalogue is home for the holidays !! I love it!!!!
Liked Philosophy’s FB page as Debbie Lemaire and mentioned YOU! cgg
i really like the” recipe box” gift set
I love the holiday kisses set
would love to try some philosophy!
The holiday kisses set seems fun.
I like the Twas Night Before set
Like Philosophy on facebook (Theresa Miller) and commented on wall.
Oh wow, I’d love to try the The Gingerbread Man Hot Salt Scrub
I love the Everyday Hope collection – perfect to keep your hands soft in the winter!
Hope in a Jar sounds fabulous!
Also I liked the page on FB and commented. 🙂
I am going to go all out and say The Care Package.
I have liked philosophy on Facebook and written on their wall.
Love love love the Holiday kisses lip gloss
the care package
I love the care package gift set. Looks awesome!
Gingerbread ANYTHING!
The Care Package
The Care Package or the salt scrub. I love scrubs!!
‘holiday lights aglow’ winter green citrus shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath
Liked and commented on FB
i liked the amazing grace deluxe gift set
FB- leanne vandorpel
There is Home for the Holdays gift set tat would be great…
The amazing grace deluxe fragrance layering set would make a very nice gift.
I love the holiday kisses, they are tasty.
The Holiday Kisses Set is fabulous! Who doesn’t love a little gloss!
Hope in a jar would be the perfect gift for myself 🙂
Besides The Care Package, I would say Think Beautiful Thoughts is my favourite gift idea!
The Holiday Kisses Set would make a lovely gift.
I like the Cookbook Gift pack.
Liked and Commented on Philosophy Facebook as Angela Mitchell.
I love the Christmas Morning set
I’m a gingerbread kinda man. That item looks the most hot. In fact I just might be the only man on this comment thread. But it’s okay. I think I’m swayed by the fact that it’s kind of a ‘ginger-bread’ season. Perhaps I might weight in on the items featured in the summery and tropical section? Nay – this might not be part of the gift guide. In any event. Coconut lip frosting is a potential hit. But – what do I know. I’m more about the flashy name. I had to dip back to the guide in search of gifts for him. Say what? Fresh and Frosty section. I gotta say – it says it’s for men but I think I’d still opt to use my ‘Candy Cane Salt Scrub’ in secret. I’m out!
holiday greetings
caramel candies and butterscotch candy shampoo, shower gel & bubble baths
Gingerbread Man Scrub sounds fantastic
I love the care package