This year, we’ve curated a few of our favourite brands, L’Occitane, Vancouver Candle Co and Fossil, to include for our Valentine’s Day gift guide.
L’Occitane’s Herbae Eau de Parfum was created as an ode to Provence’s wild grass, a botanical force at the heart of its landscape. It contains an earthy blend of Ambrette seed, white nettle flower, wild grass and wild rose in a dome-shaped bottle with a pretty raffia-wrapped neck and branded clear plastic cap.
Herbae Eau de Parfum is available in three sizes: a travel-friendly 10 ml (0.3 fl. oz.), CAD $34/USD $29; 50 ml (1.6 fl. oz.), CAD $110/USD $90; and 90 ml (3 fl. oz.), CAD $130/USD $110.
As I write this, with a bar of Douceur Immortelle Uplifting Body Soap at my side, I am continually captivated by its heady combination of basil, cypress and patchouli essential oils. These larger-than-normal soaps are gentle on the body and create a creamy lather when used.
Inspired by the Provencal art de vivre (art of living life), this soap will help to calm and awaken your senses together with Cypress oil’s revitalizing benefits. It’s a joy to both smell and use. 200 grams (7 oz), CAD $17/USD $15
From Fossil’s latest collection comes the Sadie Tokens of Affection Two-Tone Stainless Steel Chain Necklace, a dainty layered necklace featuring two Cubic Zirconia gems and a lobster clasp.
The smaller necklace measures 14”; the larger one 17 1/4”. The overall length can be adjusted on the outer necklace in three one-inch increments. CAD $89/USD $65
Vancouver Candle Co’s soy wax candles contain pure cotton wicks, natural essential oils, perfume-grade fine fragrance and are lovingly hand-poured in Vancouver, BC.
Perfect for your Valentine, AMARE (Love) contains Peony, Jasmine and Ylang Ylang essential oils and gives off a more delicate, floral scent when lit. The candle is poured into a black opaque glass jar with copper lettering on each side and packed in a sturdy pink box.
These are available in two sizes (5 oz votive, 30-hour burn time; 10 oz single-wick, 60-hour burn time) as well as in a 175ml scented diffuser format, that will last for around three months. 5 oz, CAD $28; 10 oz, CAD $55; scent diffuser, CAD $68
