Love Is In The Air

Posted by Canadian Gift Guide on February 6, 2015 · 109 Comments

What It Is: Valentine’s week continues here on the CGG with two more amazingggg gift ideas to put a smile on your sweetheart’s face. Today I’m highlighting some fab finds from Province Apothecary, a Canadian brand I first introduced you to back over the holidays. First up, we’ve got Province Apothecary’s oh so saucy ‘Date Night’ kit. Packing in $60 worth of value, this sensual set is perfect for setting the mood. Apply the brand’s hydrating organic lip balm to make sure those lips are ultra kissable, then make sure love is in the air by lighting up the included essential oil incense (available in lavender, cedar, or black spruce + fir balsam). Come up for air from all that kissing and get physical with your partner – Province Apothecary’s appropriately named Sex Oil pulls double duty as a natural lubricant and as a soothing massage oil. Have a love hangover (or one induced by too many classes of red) the next morning? Try their awesome (and included!) Hangover Remedy for sweet, tender relief. It’s a perfect way to indulge in an intimate evening together, not just on Valentine’s Day but well beyond.

The other gift idea – and one I didn’t so much graze by in my last post on Province Apothecary – is the brand’s lineup of beautiful, hand-blended scents. They currently carry six fragrances, each of which is simply named with a number, but infused with an underlying vibe. For example, No. 30 is actually ‘Empower’, a bold scent with an energetic blend of Clary sage, Bulgarian rose, Canadian black spruce and smokey vetiver root. All of Province Apothecary’s perfumes are made from organic, wildcrafted oils, meaning they’ll not only have staying power, but they’re also less harmful to leave on your skin all day than synthetic fragrances. A simple spritz or two is all you need to smell amazing – and drive him wild!

Who It’s For: Your lovely lover, as a cool, natural, Canadian Valentine’s Day present. Your best friend, as a pick to guarantee she’ll have an amazing Valentine’s Day with her beau. Your mom, because what mom isn’t a sweetheart? She deserves a treat too!

What It Costs: The Date Night Kit retails for $48, although as mentioned, it’s worth $60! The perfumes retail for $46 each.

Where It’s At: The Province Apothecary website (which it should be noted, offers ‘in-person’ pick-up for Torontonians).

Finally, another wonderful piece of Valentine’s news for all my lovely readers: I’m giving away a Province Apothecary prize package including the Date Night Kit and a perfume of your choice – for a total value of $94! Want to win? Here’s how to enter:

1) First & foremost: you must be a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide to enter this giveaway. It’s as simple as finding ‘The Gift of Gab’ box in the righthand column and dropping in your email or clicking follow. From there, leave a comment below anytime before February 23, 2015 telling me what your favourite scent is from the Province Apothecary website.

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 February 24, 2015 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 for this promotion.

4) Bonus Entry: Follow Province Apothecary on Twitter and tag them and me (@cdngiftguide) in a Tweet that includes a link to this post. Then, link back to your Tweet in a SEPARATE COMMENT below!

5) Bonus Entry #2: Like Province Apothecary on Facebook and leave a wall post about your favourite Valentine’s Day gift idea from their site – it can be anything I mentioned in this post or anything else you spot and love. Then, link back to your wall post in a separate comment below.