The Main's massive Montreal 2024 holiday gift guide: Self-care

The gift of self-care offers a meaningful path to indulgence or balance. Whether it’s skincare rituals, relaxing candles, or eco-friendly essentials, self-care gifts go beyond the surface to nurture body, mind, and soul.

Local makers from Montreal and Quebec here bring their own brand of creativity and purpose to self-care, offering everything from natural skincare crafted with organic ingredients to candles that transform a room into a sanctuary. Luxurious grooming products blend sustainability with tradition, while innovative eco-friendly designs rethink daily comfort with a touch of mindfulness.

These gifts offer a thoughtful reminder to prioritize well-being and encourage relaxation, confidence, and a moment of peace—simple, beautiful gestures of care that resonate far beyond the holidays.

See The Main's full 2024 gift guide here.

Self-Care

Beauties Lab

Beauties Lab is a haven for mindful beauty, merging science and self-love since 2019. With a focus on natural, cruelty-free products, this Montreal-based hub curates a lineup of skincare and cosmetics that deliver results without compromise. From multi-corrective serums to eco-conscious sunscreens, every item is rigorously tested.

GROOM

For the discerning gift-giver, GROOM offers a collection of grooming essentials that blend old-world elegance with modern sustainability. Each product, crafted in small batches in their Montreal workshop, reflects a commitment to quality and environmental stewardship. Inspired by the timeless tradition of male care, their signature formulas rely on meticulously chosen natural ingredients.

Nuances

Nuances self-care is a local Montreal beauty brand from Keisha Lamptey that handcrafts high-quality and affordable cosmetics to help women take care of themselves in a natural way. Striving to be as inclusive as possible, its beauty products that are catered to all skin types, as well as all curly and coily hair types.

Embody Apothecary

Embody Apothecary in Montreal offers slow-crafted, small-batch skincare that celebrates organic, locally sourced ingredients. Every product is lovingly handmade—from foraging and harvesting plants to creating luxurious oils and serums—with sustainability and minimal waste at its core. It’s a thoughtful gift for anyone who values mindful beauty practices. 

Solutions Apothecary

Solutions Apothecary redefines self-care with natural, therapeutic products crafted to address skin challenges and promote holistic well-being. Founded by Montreal-based formulator Phil Damas, this unisex brand specializes in shaving solutions, skincare, and wellness items designed to prevent razor bumps, ingrown hairs, and other skin concerns.

Ferme-Atelier Silva Herbo

Ferme-Atelier Silva Herbo turns the lush beauty of Métis-sur-Mer into a living homage to the boreal territory. This ecological micro farm grows and handcrafts medicinal and dye plants into everyday essentials that nurture both body and spirit. From soothing teas and herbal body care to textiles dyed with natural pigments, every product is rooted in a philosophy of slow creation and deep respect for the land. 

Feu&Co.

Feu&Co. is a Montreal-based candle brand dedicated to the art of relaxation and eco-conscious living. Founded by Anthony Provencher, these handcrafted soy wax candles are infused with high-quality, non-toxic fragrance oils free from phthalates, parabens, and GMOs. Locally crafted and environmentally mindful, Feu&Co. is a thoughtful choice for those who value both design and sustainability.

Bask Hour

Bask Hour transforms candle-making into an art of wellness, crafting 100% natural, sustainable candles and soap bars that are as safe as they are soulful. Founded by Louie and Bao in Montreal, this artisanal brand is rooted in transparency and sustainability, using soy, coconut, and beeswax with non-toxic fragrances and wood wicks. 

Skincare for Weirdos

Skincare for Weirdos is a bold, unapologetic celebration of individuality, empowerment, and clean beauty. Here, “weirdo” isn’t an insult—it’s a badge of honour, a reminder to embrace what makes you unique and love yourself fully. Combining the best of K-beauty and J-beauty traditions, the skincare line is vegan, cruelty-free, and free of harmful ingredients like parabens, sulphates, and phthalates.

Boaty

Boaty is redefining comfort and sustainability with its bidets, reusable tissue and toilet paper rolls, proudly designed and made in Canada. Rooted in the belief that small, thoughtful choices can inspire big environmental changes, Boaty offers innovative, eco-friendly products that make daily life simpler and more enjoyable.

Read The Main's full 2024 gift guide here.