T'is the season for beauty-full giving. Keep those on your list blushing with joy!
NOT JUST LIP SERVICE
Warrior Women liquid lipstick collection is named for an inspiring Indigenous woman. The company donates 10% of all profits to ‘Shannen’s Dream’, a project that ensures First Nations youth have the same education opportunities as others but in ways that respect their language and culture.
$29, CHEEKYBONEBEAUTY.CA
RENEW & REJOICE
Doctor Babor’s PRO Retinol Concentrate is designed to activate skin renewal and reduce visible signs of premature skin aging.
$154, HOLTZ SPA
GIFTS THAT GIVE MORE
Davines holiday gift boxes include 3 full size favourites (shampoo, conditioner and styling product).
BUY TWO GIFT BOXES AND GET A FREE BEAUTY TOOL OF YOUR CHOICE $69.50 SALONFIORELLA.COM (FORMERLY RINALDO)
SHINE BRIGHT
This vitamin C serum delivers advanced environmental protection and can help to improve the appearance of lines and wrinkles, loss of firmness, and brighten skin’s complexion.
$180, HELABEAUTY.ORG
OM MY LIST!
Sport & Yoga Body Oil includes essential oils to enhance muscle warming and increase circulation.
$25, NACREORGANICS.COM
EAU SO PRETTY
Eau de Jane, created by local fragrance expert and beauty consultant, Jane Daly, carries notes of mandarin, lime, bergamot, tangerine and galbanum with a heart of rose, jasmine and neroli and base of vetiver, moss and amber.
$144, EAUDEJANE.COM
SLOW BURN
All natural clean burning soy wax candles have a dual wooden wick and come in a reusable whiskey glass.
$29, WESTBORO SPA
LIFT & GIVE
Woman Divine organic skin care studio offers monthly Lift & Gift classes with all proceeds from the $45 fee donated to The Interval House of Ottawa.
$32, CLEANSING OIL
SHE’S BLINGING IT!
Isla Stone was created by cancer survivor Lindsey Hope Finkelstein. Each piece in the collection is named after a survivor. A portion of profits will be donated to cancer research.
FROM $16, ISLASTONE.COM
WAKE UP BEAUTIFUL
Good Morning Anti-Aging Face Serum takes a whopping 5 hours to ‘brew’ and includes a potent anti-aging agent—Echinacea Purpurea Root— designed to prevent and fight acne, treat inflammation, diminish wrinkles and heal damaged cells.
$59.99, ONELIFEWELLNESS.CA
A WELL-TH OF BEAUTY
Local beauty entrepreneur Katie Boothby-Kung created her brand Copper Root Collective after falling in love with the Mukuni village in southern Zambia. 100% of profits from her natural line of cocoa butter based lotions, soaps and oils go to funding safe water programs in Zambia.
HAND + BODY LOTION, $16.95, COPPERROOTCOLLECTIVE.COM