It’s that time of year when many articles and columns start with, “Christmas is just around the corner,” and it is true. If you aren’t panicking yet, perhaps, you should be. It’s time to start buying gifts for the office, your child’s school, your neighbors, your family and loved ones.
I love giving gifts that are practical. For instance, face masks from Korea are always a good idea. K-Beauty has taken the whole world by storm with its sheet masks and a skin-care tradition characterized by simplicity, efficacy and wellness. Korean beauty companies are well known for their use of innovative ingredients in their products like snail mucus, tomato, kale, coptis root, licorice root, and many others. K-Beauty is very popular among teenagers and young adults. They would appreciate gifts like lip tints, blush, anti-blemish skin care, cleansers, toners, and many others.
SM Beauty at The SM Store has a wide range of the Korean beauty brands carefully curated at special K-Beauty zones nationwide. While there are already Korean brands in the Philippines, only SM Beauty has brought together multiple brands under one roof.
Visiting the flagship K-Beauty zone in SM Makati is like being in Myeong-dong, without
having to leave the Philippines. Among the brands
they carry are Cosrx; Dear, Klairs; Neogen; Mediheal; Leaders; Banila Co., AHC; Esfolio; The Saem; Dewytree; Face Republic; iWhite; Seoul White; Luxe Organix, Fresh; Bling Pop, Jayjun; SNP, BLK (Korean line), Yadah; Club Clio; Peripera; and the Vice Cosmetics (BT21 line).
So what would make great gifts? I love the BLK Cosmetics Mini Soft Matte Mousse, which can be purchased individually or in a boxed set. I like the shades Garnet but if you’re giving them as gifts to younger people, perhaps Pink Topaz and Moonstone would be better appreciated.
Those who are skin-care enthusiasts would most probably enjoy items from CosRx. The Low-pH Good Morning Cleanser+the Ultimate Moisturizing Honey Overnight Mask would make a great gift for any beauty-conscious person on your gift list.
Luxe Organix’s facial mists in HydroFirming, Skin Mattifying and Rosewater Glow would be good stocking stuffers at less than P250 each. Another good gift idea is the BTS x Mediheal boxed sets of sheet masks. Speaking of great gifts, I wish I could purchase a Watsons Elite card for my mom, who buys her medications and other essentials at Watsons.
The said card isn’t actually for sale but available with an accumulated spending of P35,000 from January 1 to December 31 of the same year, excluding spend on items with government-mandated discounts. For the same spending threshold met on your second year, you get to retain your Elite status.
Watsons Elite card members get the most, including 5x points on all Watsons-branded products and 10x points on your birth month.
You know why I want to give my mom a Watsons Elite card for Christmas? There will be priority lanes at select Watsons stores so seniors, pregnant women and persons with disabilities don’t need to be on their feet during busy hours.
Watsons Elite members also enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to different Watsons experiences throughout the year and get to socialize with fellow Elite members who love to shop at Watsons. Over a hundred Watsons Elite members recently got two VIP seats each to enjoy Cats The Musical at the Theatre at Solaire.
If I really had the budget, I would get Kanken sling shoulder bags for those who don’t carry big bags but because it’s expensive, I would settle for buying one for myself as a Christmas gift.
Anyway, as much as I believe that Christmas is the season of giving, please don’t give people trash gifts. Give them presents that they can use or eat with a heartfelt message.
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