4 THINGS TO BRING HOME
Alberta has cornered the market on homegrown companies producing top-notch goods.
Revive: Keep clean and carry on
Awaken Gift Set
By: Rocky Mountain Soap Co.
Price: $39.75
Available at: Rocky Mountain Soap Co. stores and rockymountainsoap.com With fresh scents inspired by the cold, clean water that rushes down Rocky Mountain streams, the Awaken gift set has all you need to kick-start your day. Aloe, vanilla, eucalyptus and peppermint permeate this toxin-free collection of handmade bath and body products. Based in Canmore, Alta., these soap makers know fresh when they smell it.
Savour: Nibble on stylish confections
Artisan Bar Collection
By: JACEK Chocolate Couture
Price: $28.50
Available at: JACEK boutiques and jacekchocolate.com Fans of fashion and fancy chocolates can get their fill of both with a gift box from JACEK. Based on the fashion business model, where a new collection is created each season, the talented team of Sherwood Park-based chocolatiers create handcrafted seasonal bonbons and chocolate bars — some are even named after fashion icons, such as “The Jackie.”
Spritz: Multi-generational fragrance
Mother-Floral Water Eau de Parfum
By: Pura Botanicals
Price: $85 and $120
Available at: Pura Botanicals Studio and purabotanicals.com Scent triggers memory like no other sense — tap into this powerful brain alchemy with a pair of 100-per-cent natural perfumes concocted for mother-daughter time. Handcrafted at Pura Botanicals’ green-beauty apothecary and natural perfumery in Edmonton, these parfums are made without alcohol or phthalates. They feature ginger lily and sandalwood for Mom, and honeysuckle and orchid for mini-me.
Pack: Collection for cool campers
Men’s Mountain Arch Crewneck
By: Camp Brand Goods
Price: $90
Available at: The Livery Shop and campbrandgoods.com What started out as a creative outlet has turned into a full-time business for the crafty couple behind Camp Brand Goods. Their supersoft tops are designed at The Livery Shop, their workshop/retail space in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood, and then printed in Vancouver. For a product that’s made in Alberta from start to finish, reach for their Backcountry Spice Kit ($65). Emma Yardley is a Toronto/Vancouver writer.