It is now exactly 30 days before Christmas and everybody appears to be busy with their own preparations. And while it seems like there’s more than enough time to shop for presents while doing other holiday-related stuff, the truth is, sometimes, if not most times, a month is not enough to complete your list. With that in mind, the Christmas Gift Show, simultaneously held at at Edsa Shangri-La Manila and Makati Shangri-La Manila, was a perfect opportunity to window-shop and look at gift ideas.
Presented by Healthy Options, the Philippines’ all-natural products store chain, with Bow & Wow, Wine Story, and Planet Grapes, the event showcased attractive and practical gifts to get and give this holiday season. Although the exhibit was made exclusive to their corporate accounts and VIP patrons, all items will be made available in their store chains as well.
Share in the spirit of Christmas with Healthy Options’ Holiday Gift Boxes. (Images by NOEL PABALATE)
“This is more like a presentation for them because now is the season for getting budget and pre-ordering Christmas gifts [for their business partners]. But all our holiday offerings found here will also be found in our stores,” said managing director Romy Sia.
First off the list is Healthy Options holiday boxes featuring the Christmas illustrations of young terminally ill artists from Kythe. “Last August, Healthy Options had the joy of holding a pre-Christmas party at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center in Quezon City. Thanks to Kythe Foundation, and volunteers and members of Portraits of love, Healthy Options was able to witness the magic of these children, and to be able to share their depictions on how these kids feel about Christmas. In the face of cancer, looking at their art, we know we’re looking at Christmas magic,” Sia tells.
Everybody can have a chance to share in that Christmas magic through the following boxes: Rudolph’s Childhood Favorite (P2,995), perfect for the kid-at heart it contains yummy gummy bears, fortune cookies, chocolate bars, and other treats; Santa’s Snack Selection (P3,995) has fiber-packed cereals, natural juices, almond butter, chocolate bars, and other health offerings; Sugar Plum Fairy includes such delightful functional gifts like soothing massage oil, hair care sets, natural soaps, night cream and other skin care sets; and Angel’s Heavenly Feast (P3,395) is perfect for Noche Buena or holiday parties with its quality selections like gluten-free and wheat-free pretzels, organic bisque, goji berries, organic pasta, extra virgin olive oil, organic quinoa, plus healthy ingredients for a tasty meal like gluten-free bouillion cubes, and more. Healthy Options also offers Three Kings’ Treasure Box (P6,995), an a la carte holiday gift box that can be customized to suit individual preferences.
Healthy Options’ sparkling juices and organic wines are also among the premium holiday gift options. Choose among gold apple, blood orange, wildberry, strawberry, white grapes, red grape, and peach among its sparkling juices and Nuevo Mundo Reserva, Nuevo Mundo Estate, and Organic Vintners Rosso among its organic wines. Or, give the gift of choice with their Christmas magic gift cards available in P500 and P1,000 denominations.
Happy Tails
Make your pets happy with Bow & Wow gift ideas. (Images by NOEL PABALATE)
“Our pets inspire us to be better people giving us so much love and making us happy in a way only they can. In return, let’s focus on them for a change, and give them the love and attention they deserve. Because every pet deserves a happy tale, here at Bow & Wow, we can help make your furbabies feel that much more special and loved.”
Bow & Wow offers clever all-natural gift ideas that highlights good nutrition, pampering, training, health and wellness, exercise and play, enrichment, touch, comfort and safety, communication, quality time, socialization, and celebration.
Gold and Silver
Make your holiday’s sparkle gold and silver with exclusive Christmas sets of rare wines. The theme behind Wine Storey’s 2014 holiday offerings play on the rich value placed on wine and its ability to elevate any celebration. There is no better gift than an experience shared over fine wine, and Wine Story has handpicked four wine sets which include Sparkling and White wines, Alsatian wines, The Best of Bordeaux, and New World Napa Valley wines.
Sparkling juices and organic wines are also among the premium holiday gift options. (Images by NOEL PABALATE)
“Wine Story aims to raise and support generations of fine wine lovers in the Philippines. It enhances high wine culture by enriching wine appreciation through education and experience. Wine Story branches offer only the finest quality wine, encouraging passion for premium wine and exposing the Philippines to the most illustrious bottles that wine society has to offer.”
Wine Without the Drama
Bring a little of the universe to your celebrations with Planet Grapes planetary wine sets that ranges from P3,000 to P4,400. Here are their selection: Mercury holds a bottle of 2011 Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 Pinot Gris and 2011 Torrontes, Mars holds a 2011 Pinot Noir, 2010 Syrah and 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon; Venus holds a 2011 Riesling, 2011 Sauvingon Blanc, and 2011 Chardonnay; Earth holds a bottle of 2010 Chardonnay, 2003 Malbec, and 2008 Petite Sirah; Uranus holds a 2011 Chardonnay, 2011 Sauvignon Blanc, and 2010 Merlot; Neptune holds a 2012 Reisling, 2010 Semillon-Muscadelle, and Chenin Blanc; Saturn contains a 2010 Merlot, 2011 Pinot Noir, and 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon; and Jupiter contains a 2011 Merlot, 2013 Shiraz, and 2010 Zinfandel.
“Where Wine Story is for people on the top, Planet Grapes is for people who are on their way to the top,” Sia concludes.