Most of us know people who are really into self-care. We also know a lot of people who take care of others much more than they take care of themselves. Show them how much you appreciate them with these gifts.
The Gentlemen’s Quarters: Attitude Adjuster
The Gentlemen's Quarters offers a variety of services and spa packages for men. Options include haircuts, shaves, nail and foot treatments, a back facial, massage therapy and more.
Men are invited to create their own packages or choose pre-set packages such as the Attitude Adjuster (a two-hour package that combines the GQ Face Treatment and 1-hour massage). Gift certificates are available.
Attitude Adjuster $200.
The Gentlemen’s Quarters, 105 S. Union St., thegentlemensquarters.com
Truly-Life: Eco Skin Care and Garden Gifts
Del Ray-based Truly-Life features a variety of garden-grown skin care products and gifts. It’s good to be green — escape the plastics and chemicals with items crafted locally and packaged in bio-degradable packing. The Eco Gift Subscription is a 3-month subscription of items created with hand-harvested herbs and loofahs.
Or, choose the Eco Skin Gift — an elegant whole-body care kit with a lip balm, bath fizz, bar soap and a solid lotion with a gift note in a sheer drawstring gift bag. Both are perfect for a person always on the go.
Subscription $93, Gift $24.
Truly-Life, multiple Alexandria locations, truly-life.com
Back to Health Center: Luxury Lord Jones CBD Formulas
Relax, renew, restore with Back to Health Center's luxury Lord Jones high-grade CBD formulas. 'Tis the season to purchase the gift of a stress-free holiday!
The Back to Health Center offers a variety of CBD products including gumdrops, espresso chews, tinctures and gels.
Lord Jones products are made from broad-spectrum CBD derived from hemp cultivated in the United States. $35-100. (Sponsored)
Back to Health Center, 1414 Prince St., Suite 100, justadjustit.com
The Wellness Cooperative: Don’t be SAD
The Wellness Cooperatives strives to bring the best of whole mind, body and spirit wellness. This cold, dark season, give the gift of warmth.
Pair a 60-minute hot stone massage with a citrus essential oil aromatherapy upgrade and our Far Infrared Sauna on our Seasonal Affect Disorder program — and kick those winter blues.
Winter Warmth Package $200.
The Wellness Cooperative, 309 S. Washington St., thewellnesscooperative.com
Simplify for Life: Home Organization
Simplify for Life, LLC specializes in creating tailored organizing systems to organize and simplify life so it can be lived fully. A gift certificate for organizing services — the gift of time and peace of mind — doesn't take up space and is something everyone can use!
Simplify for Life, LLC can organize any room and specializes in home offices, paper management, life mapping (organizing important documents and creating a map for family), and all life transitions. Call or email to get details on the 3-hour session and to create your perfect gift! (Sponsored)
Home organization $225.
Simplify for Life, LLC, karen@simplifyforlife.com or 703-772-0127, simplifyforlife.com
The Christmas Attic: Finchberry Soaps
For those who always come up smelling like daisies (or roses), wander down to The Christmas Attic to smell and savor Finchberry Soaps. This vegan, artisan-made, cruelty-free soap comes in a variety of scents with an artistic presentation and food-grade ingredients for true luxury in a bar.
Finchberry soaps $9.95.
The Christmas Attic, 125 S. Union St., christmasattic.com
Sugar House Day Spa: Short & Sweet
Sometimes people don’t treat themselves to facials, manicures or pedicures because they don’t think they have enough time.
The solution is Short & Sweet. Sugar House Day Spa offers an organic deep cleansing facial, classic manicure and pedicure in their Short & Sweet Package. With evening and weekend appointments in a historic sugar house-turned-spa, this is a honey of a treat.
Short & Sweet $211.
Sugar House Day Spa, 111 N. Alfred St., sugarhousedayspa.com
Penny Post: Journals
Penny Post carries a variety of bullet journals and other books for reflective types to use and enjoy.
In addition to a variety of notebooks for bullet journaling or creating portable vision boards, Penny Post has books like “Once Upon A Time, I Wanted To Be…” and “I’m Kind Of Awesome.”
Package these with “Letters To My Future Self” and some fancy or colorful pens.
Book prices vary.
Penny Post, 1201 King St., pennypost.com
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