With Christmas barely a couple of weeks away, we know you’re feeling the holiday chills—and it isn’t coming from the weather.

Every year, you’re probably faced with the problem of finding the right gifts for your family and friends that won’t make them feel naughty but rather nice.

You might be even more fearful for your “inaanaks” who are fast growing and need new gift ideas apart from your usual stuff toys and giveaways or your “trademark” towels or picture frames.

In continuation of the Life and Times Christmas series here are some more gift ideas, that will surely put a smile on the face of your loved ones.

Crocs on sale!
Crocs is at it again, this time with a month-long Christmas sale. Visit any Crocs concept store nationwide until December 31, and for a minimum purchase, you can get your next regular-priced pair at half the price. The complete Fall/Holiday ’12 collection is now available in all Crocs stores. The designs range from wedges, ballet flats, slip-ons, and sandals for women; boat shoes, sneakers, and leather slip-ons for men; while the kids can go playful in the classic clogs, sneakers, and cute sandals.

From Pandora’s box
Pandora’s autumn-winter collections focus on sophisticated femininity and playful glamour. Designed to look perfect alone or when mixed and matched across the product range, Pandora jewelry lets you express your personality through the combinations you choose.

Scent-sitivity
With the Christmas season upon us, Amway Philippines has sought to capture the celebratory holiday vibe in a new series of bottled fragrances, called “Carnival.” For the most beloved women of your life, choices of scents include the spicy and sensuous Masquerade; the delicate floral scent of Carousel; the refreshing citrus fragrance of Confetti or the fruity and cheery Cartwheel. Surely, these scents will make you feel your happiest.

Schick smooth
Everyone wants their fathers to look good this Christmas. Tell daddy it’s time to shave by giving him Schick razors. The perfect choice will be Schick’s recently launched product, the Xtreme 3 disposable razor that has three blades, pre-shave oil, and aloe good for regular and sensitive skin.

Watch and stare
Luminox introduces the new Mariner series 6250 and 6500 with nautical inspired features. Both series feature a stainless steel case, screw case back and screw down crown, unidirectional ratcheting bezel, and antireflective sapphire crystals. All models are water resistant to 200 meters.

Read before you write
In Write Here Write Now, AA Patawaran offers profound and practical tips on the craft, from construction and punctuation to sentence length and variety, even how to tackle the blank page. But more than a how-to manual, this is a writer’s memoir. Blurring the distinction between instruction and inspiration, he boldly takes you along his adventures and misadventures in the publishing world. Write Here Write Now: Standing at Attention Before My Imaginary Style Dictator is available at National Book Store, Powerbooks, and Bestsellers branches.

Kiddie Styles
Stand-out in style this season and paint the town holiday-red with ELLE’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection as the brand revisits the classics and gives basic staples a modern twist for fashion-forward boys and girls to wear this Christmas. Jackets are key must-haves during the holidays and ELLE offers boys various options for the chilly weather. Meanwhile, ELLE for girls plays around with checks, polka dots, and tartan patterns combined with unexpected designs, such as graphic flowers, clouds, logos, heart shapes, and superimposed letters. Elle Kids Shoes and Apparel are available at all leading department stores nationwide and Elle kids boutiques at Lucky China Town Mall, Glorietta 1 and opening soon at Shangri-La Plaza Mall.

Look and feel ‘Nisce’
Pamper your loved ones and make them feel glamorous with these products and services from Nisce Skin ‘n Face.

Nisce Skin ‘n Face has a complete line of soaps according to various skin needs and will definitely suit any age. For your nieces/nephews there’s the Acne Guard, formulated to fight root cause of acne. For your titas why not give them the Rice Bran Organic Emu Soap, which contains rice bran oil used to help smooth out wrinkles and is a natural source of antioxidants that help slow down the effects of aging. It also contains emu oil that effectively makes skin softer and glowing. They also have a Whitening Exfoliating Soap and Whitening Soap with Glutathione, Kojic Acid, and Arbutin perfect for you or for your friends.

Guys need skin care too and they can even do it at home with these affordable facial skin care gift package that includes lightening oil control facial scrub, shaving cream, after shave, toner, clarifying lotion, and anti-perspirant deodorant.

Temptation is always on your dining tables so make sure you have a dose of slimming formula before you spoil yourself with mouthful feast. GlutaCurve is a combination of effective whitening and slimming. While FitCurve has L-Carnitine and Green tea extract that helps burn fat and boost metabolism.

Nisce Premium Facial is their newest type of facial that has whitening, anti-acne, and anti-aging effects. What’s nice about this service is that there is no pricking unlike your usual facial. For workaholics like your boss, employees, or your business clientele their Tranquillity Massage is a combination of Swedish, Shiatsu, and Thai techniques.