Last minute gift ideas from Burt's Bees, Clinique, Weleda, Birks, Juicy Couture and Avon!

Still not done with your Christmas shopping? Judging from the mall parking lot when I drove by yesterday, you're not the only one so here are a few ideas for what to get those still on your list:


Burt's Bees Embossed Tin Set - $19.99 - fun, festive set comes with a Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey BodyLotion, Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream and a Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate.

At select natural, grocery and drug stores as well as online at www.burtsbees.ca

Clinique A Season's Worth of Pretty - $39.00 with any Clinique purchase - a holiday palette that features an array of shades for lips, eyes and cheeks ready to be mixed and matched to create an assortment of looks for every occasion - includes: Butter Shine Lipstick in Crushed Grape, Parisian Red, Pink Goddess, Ambrosia and Adore U; Colour Surge Eye Shadow Palette featuring five shades; and Blushing Blush Powder Blusher in Pink Love, Precious Posy and Sunset Glow.

Available at Clinique counters across Canada and Shoppers Drug Mart.   

Weleda Skin Food - 75ml with Moisturizing Gloves - $20 - an intensively nourishing, deeply hydrating cream for dry, rough skin. Apply generously, then insert hands into gloves and allow the sunflower seed oil and extracts of organic chamomile, soothing rosemary leaf and Biodynamic calendula flower to penetrate deeply into the skin overnight. Restores and protects even the most stubborn of dry hands as well as softening cuticles.

Available at Rexall Pharma Plus, Whole Foods, Noah's Natural Foods as well as various other natural independent health food stores and online at www.weleda.ca

The Butterfly Pendant by Birks and Jenn Heil  - $150 - The sterling silver butterfly, was chosen as the central design element for this pendant, symbolizing the growth of an individual when given the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Wear the butterfly pendant by Birks and Jenn Heil and take part in a global movement to claim a brighter and safer future for girls. Birks will proudly donate a portion of the proceeds of the sales of this pendant in support of Plan Canada's Because I am a Girl initiative - when we support and empower girls around the world, they will, like butterflies, transform their lives and grow to become successful individuals who will be influencers in their communities and share their knowledge with those around them. 

Available at Birks, www.birks.com and through Gifts of Hope from Plan Canada - www.plancanada.ca/gifts  

Viva La Juicy Limited Edition Parfum - 100ml - $120 - a playful and alluring mix of mandarin orange, wild berries, honeysuckle, gardenia and creamy amber notes. In a special edition bottle which is gilded and distressed to vintage perfection with a three-step proprietary metallization process, used for the first time on fragrance bottles. Playfully adorning the bottle is a heart-shaped charm pinned to a fuchsia bow, a unique collectible inspired by Juicy Couture accessories.

Available exclusively at The Bay.

I have it on good authority from my friendly neighbourhood Avon lady that they do keep product on hand - so yours would be a great resource for last minute gifts! Bath products are always great so may I suggest Avon So Luminous Dazzle Bath & Body - a collection of products scented with sparkling bergamot champagne, golden pear, crystallized ginger and radiant sandalwood - available in: Bath Nectar - 133ml - $12; Body Mist - 236ml - $14; Body Moisture Gel - 141g - $12; and Hair Mist - $14 or alternatively, my very favourite - Bubble Delight Bubble Bath - 700ml - $9.99 on sale for $6.99 right now! - which comes in the most amazing Sugar Plum Cream scent this year, if that doesn't scream Christmas, I don't know what does!

If you don't have your own Avon lady yet find one at 1-800-265-AVON or order online at www.avon.ca

Buying makeup never made you feel so good! Marcelle and Jenn Heil get together for Because I am a Girl!

Regular readers already know that we are big Marcelle fans around here and it makes us love them just a little bit more when we hear about great new collaborations like this one: Marcelle and their brand ambassador, two-time Olympic medalist Jennifer Heil have joined forces to support Plan Canada's "Because I am a Girl" initiative. "Because I am a Girl" addresses gender inequality and promotes girls' rights all in an effort to help eliminate global poverty.  It’s a social movement to unleash the power of girls and women to claim a brighter future for girls in the developing world (www.becauseiamagirl.ca).

Jennifer Heil, also an ambassador for "Because I am a Girl", has set a goal to raise one million dollars for the initiative, and Marcelle is supporting her goal.  For a limited time, when you buy any of Marcelle’s three best-selling products, $0.50 will be donated to "Because I am a Girl".  The three products are available at the majority of pharmacies and some retail stores across Canada that sell Marcelle products, and are easily recognizable in their special pink packaging.

 

Cleansing Cloths - $12.25 (25 cloths)

Ideal to drop in your suitcase, purse or gym bag!  In one easy step, cleanse and remove face and eye make-up without leaving a greasy after-feel. They eliminate long wearing make-up, including waterproof mascara, while preserving the skin’s natural moisture balance. Thoroughly cleansed, the skin feels comfortable and regains its softness. Pre-moistened with a mild lotion, they respect the eye’s delicate pH balance, so it is safe for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers.

 

Multi-Colour Powder Blush (Timeless Charm) - $16.95

A two-in-one blush and highlighter, with five perfectly coordinated shimmer tones, which illuminates and defines cheeks for a pretty pink glow.  It’s hypo-allergenic, perfume free and provides long-lasting colour.

Lux Gloss Sheer (Sorbet) - $10.95

Jennifer Heil’s favourite gloss colour!  A light gel-based liquid formula that is non-sticky and won’t run, and provides long-lasting hydration, long-lasting colour, exceptional comfort and light coverage.  Enriched with emollients and a revitalizing cocktail of ingredients, it’s perfect for achieving a plumping effect for seductive lips.  It’s hypo-allergenic and perfume free.

The packaging is beyond cute so that they are also for a good cause is a huge bonus! Get yours while you can!

- Lisamarie -

Marcelle and Jenn Heil team up for the new Climatik Outdoor skin care line!

Something new hitting the stores today from our friends at Marcelle.  Our very own Canadian cutie and two time Olympic medalalist, Jennifer Heil, is the inspiration and now the ambassador for Marcelle's new Climatik Outdoor skin care line formulated specifically for those whom, like Jenn, appreciate being in the open air. Regardless if it’s sports, vacation, work or one of your passions that brings you to be out in the nature, Climatik is for men and woman of all ages and all skin types.



The benefits include:
· moisturizes, soothes and provides global protection
· protects against drying and dehydration caused by the elements (wind, cold, sun, pollution)
· adapts to temperature variations
· water and sweat resistant


The features include:

· Climatik Lip Balm SPF 30 push-up case for easy applications
· protective moisturizers in tubes allowing mess-free applications and ideal size to carry in a beach bag or back-pack
· non comedogenic

The ingredients include:

· Irwinol®: protective and repairing filming agent; moisturizes and softens skin.
· Golden Root Extract: powerful antioxidant; protects the skin against stress caused by the elements (wind, heat, cold).
· Exsy-ARL®: improves the skin’s natural defense system, shields it from pollution, antioxidant.
· Lemon Peel Wax: film-forming protector; moisturizes and protects.
· Shea Butter: moisturizes, softens, helps to repair and protect the skin.

Climatik’s distinctiveness resides in its ability to adapt to climate changes. The Golden Root Extract (rhodolia rosea) comes from a highly robust Siberian plant which grows at more than
11, 000 feet altitude; where it flowers and reproduces itself in the most extreme climatic conditions (cold, wind, aridity, and high exposure to the sun). It provides the skin an excellent protection against the stress caused by weather changes.

The Climatik lineup consists of:
- CLIMATIK Protective Cream $19.50, 1.8 OZ tube
- CLIMATIK Protective Lotion$19.50, 1.8 OZ tube  the cream and lotion ingredients are the same, only the textures vary.
- CLIMATIK Lip Balm SPF 30 $6.95, 0.14 OZ tube

Available at drugstores and mass retail stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Cheer for Jenn, win a kickass prize and check out her sweet Birks' bling!

No, I didn't accidentally paste this picture in upside down, this is a normal day on the slopes for freestyle skier, Jenn Heil.  Jenn has won the world cup four times, won a gold medal for freestyle skiing at the 2006 Torino Olympics and we are looking to her to bring home another gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, impressive, yes?!  Not being a sporty girl myself I am always in awe of people who can do the kinds of things she can, so I was thrilled to find out that one of my fave beauty lines, Marcelle has launched a "Cheer for Jenn" website.  What's in it for you, you ask?  Well other then the obvious joy and satisfaction you will get from supporting a female Olympic athlete, there are prizes, lots of prizes.  The coolest being a ski day in Banff with Jenn (I would end up falling, knocking her down and ruining her ski career, so fingers crossed I don't win that one) and 12 other secondary prizes from some of her sponsors including Birks and Oakley.  And if that's not enough, every week until March 29th, 2010 with prizes including the Birks necklace (shown below, I want to win that!) and a $100 Marcelle gift basket!  Feeling supportive now, aren't you?!!  All you have to do is go here and send Jenn a cheer via your website(like I'm doing here), twitter, video or text, easy peasy!

And not only is this sporty girl cute as a button, (look at those teeth, she should be doing toothpaste ads!) she has a namesake line of jewelry at Birks too!  Sterling silver and costing between $295 - $395.  I like it, it's very sleek and modern looking.  You can see and/or order it here.

You don't have to be an athlete to be an athletic supporter (sorry, couldn't resist) so do your bit and Cheer For Jenn!

 - Lisamarie -