Hello Darlings, Summer is the time to show off your gorgeous self and enjoy the sunshine. Despite all the wonderful things that come with sunny days, unfortunately our skin can take a beating.
The summer heat can become skin’s worst enemy by leaving it dry, burned and with more breakouts. During the warm months many of us like to forgo the moisturizer as the skin feels oilier. However, lack of moisture in due time will accelerate the aging process and in turn cause permanent damage. All that it takes is a right moisturizer to keep you looking beautiful for years to come!
To help us find that summer moisturizer, Philosophy is hosting The Thirsty Challenge event at select Bay locations across Canada. From May 29th to June 2nd, if you stop by the Philosophy counter a specialist will find perfect moisturizer match based on your skin’s moisture levels. With a purchase of $50 or more, you will receive a reusable water bottle and a purity cleanser.
To help you with The Thirst Challenge, enter to WIN one of seven gift packs valued at $200 that include Hope in a Jar Moisturizer, Miracle Worker Anti-Aging Moisturizer, Full of Promise Restoring Cream and Philosophy water bottle.
TO WIN, just leave a comment below telling me your favorite summer memory!
With Love…
Marta
Rules: No purchase necessary. Contest closes on June 3rd, 2013 at 11:59 PM EST. open to legal residents of Canada. Seven (7) prizes available to be won, each consisting of one (1) Philosophy water bottle, one (1) Philosophy hope in a jar original formula moisturizer, one (1) Philosophy miracle worker miraculous anti-aging moisturizer, one (1) Philosophy full of promise dual-action restoring cream (approximate value $200 CAD). Overall odds depend on number of entries received. The winner will be contacted via provided e-mail.
My favorite summer memory was when my family and my best friend’s family rented cottages in Sauble Beach when I was much younger. It was so much fun to spend time at the beach with everyone! When you get older, you want to spend more time with friends during the summer months. Memories with family last a lifetime, and are priceless.
Favourite Summer memories were spent up in Cottage Country. Going fishing early in the day with my dad and sisters, coming back and spending the afternoon on the beach playing with minnows and frogs.
Every summer as a kid going up north camping with my family and seeing my friends there that I hadn’t seen since the previous year.
My favourite memory is reuniting with my sisters one summer we talked and threw rocks in the water, toured art galleries, shopped and enjoyed a delicious lunch together!
My favourite summer memory is going to the cottage with my family when I was younger. We’d spend all summer swimming, having bonfires, and just enjoying the lovely weather and good company!
definitely camping with my girlfriend.
My favourite summer memory is of last summer’s road trip along the coastal California! I spent 10 unforgettable days with my loved ones touring the beautiful Pacific Coast!
I love spending time with family and friends by the water during the summertime.
Great giveaway Marta! I just LOVE Philosophy products! My favourite summer memory was from my childhood. Every Sunday, we would go to Tim Horton’s, pick out a donut and bring it to the park, where we would eat it at the picnic table, then play on the jungle gym all morning. Those were the days.
xo Jenny
That sounds lovely
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My fave summer memories was the years when I grew up in Mauritius where the beaches are just so beautiful. One one the most memorable moment was at Scout Outdoor camp for a whole week without running water and washroom
Going to our little rustic cabin at the lake. I was about 7 and it was a one bedroom with bunk beds. We would spend all summer there. All the neighborhood kids would catch frogs for our frogfarms and dig super big holes at the beach to make our own pool. We just
Puttered around, enjoyed life.
We had no responsibilities. The lake was a place of magic and mystery and really helped me
grow as a person. Dad and I also built my own giant tree swing. That was one of my favorite things too!
My favourite summer memory is from ’07 when I went to Germany for 3 weeks with my rowing team. I had SO much fun, and I’ll be forever thankful to my parents who sent me!
My favourite summer memory is the summer after I graduated from my first university degree. I lived at home in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia with my family for the first time in a few years before moving on to my second degree in Toronto that fall. I knew it was probably the last time I would ever officially live at home and it was so nice to spend the time with family and savour a relaxing small town summer one last time. Who can complain about endless lobster, beaches, and family?
I lost my mom to cancer almost 2 years ago, so some of my favorite summer memories are times spent up at our family cabin with my mom. She loved it up there and spent a lot of time there, so going there with her was so special to me and I truly cherish those times with her.
My favourite summer memory is definitely going to the cottage.
My favourite summer memory is going to the CNE every year with my Dad and trying all the different foods in the food building. We still go every year.
My favourite summer memory is family trips to New Brunswick to visit my Dad’s family. Seven people packed in a station wagon and 10 hours of driving made for a lot of punch-buggy, and moose spotting. Once we got there we spent time with about a hundred cousins (or so it seemed) and explored my grandparents old house and barn.
Allo!
My favourite summer memory is going to Maine with my family ! Growing up in a French community, it’s part of why I was so interested in learning English at a young age; I wanted to make more friends !! Ahahah
Can’t wait to have my own family and push them out of their comfort zone in order to discover the world (0:
I love good times on the beach with family and friends or going on summer vacations. Last year went to Orange County. It was awesome!
Going to the beach
My fave summer memory is spending the lazy days of summer at the Glenmore Club in Calgary. We’d go early in the morning and just play in the pool all day. It was fantastic!
My favorite summer memory is of my pool party birthday every year when I was a kid. We always had tons of friends over and had hot dogs and homemade strawberry birthday cake!
Camping and boating at Lake Powell. Hiking in Zion’s National Park!
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Going to the Toronto Island with my parents and riding on the Sky Ride. I wonder if they still have that ride - I’m looking forward to finally going back this year for the nostalgia of it all.
My favourite summer memory is going to my grandma’s cottage in the summer with my best friend when I was in public school. We went swimming in Lake Erie, running on the beach, went for drives with my parents, ate in Port Dover at The Arbor (hot dogs, fresh french fries and drink Golden Glow) and ate ice cream from a little shop called the Jelly Bean Junction which sold Jelly Belly jelly beans! We’d always get a bag of Jelly Bellies as well and would happily much on them when we got back to my grandma’s cottage. We also went to see the Niagara Falls and visited the Floral Showhouse, which was amazing to me! It was a great couple weeks with my best friend!
my favourite summer memory is when i went camping for the first time w/my friends and we talked all night under the stars
My favorite thing about summer is walking outside with an ice cream in hand, browsing the local farmers markets or window shopping on queen street in a cute summer dress and soaking up the sun, sights and sounds of Toronto!
July 4th trips to the lake with my whole entire extended family. That’s like 25+ people! We would pack like 10 watermelons and have all my favorite foods!
My favourite summer memory is “camping” in my grandparents backyard. We would set up the tent and pretend we were deep in the woods when really we were 10 steps away from the front door and indoor plumbing.
Going to beaches overseas with my girlfriend.
My favourite summer memory was when my dad was teaching me how to drive on our summer holiday in Haliburton.
My favourite summer memory is when my fiancé and I went on vacation to Los Angeles two summers ago. We got to go to Universal Studios, the San Diego Zoo, Rodeo Drive and many other places. I love summertime and your blog!
That sounds like lots of fun, I love LA
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Marta
My favourite summer memory was sleepovers at grandma’s house!
favorite summer memory is fishing in a cabin for the summer and relaxing
My favorite memory of summer is going to the city with my aunt for a week and all we did was shop, go to movies and eat out.
My fave summer memory is laying in the hammock in the backyard with my dog laying beside me. I think she might like the hammock more than I do! And of course the many times that I fell trying to get in or out of the hammock lol
My holiday in Singapore where I just ate and ate and ate.
My favourite summer memory is running through the sand dunes in Cape Cod. What fun!
My favourite memory is reuniting with my sisters one summer we talked and threw rocks in the water, toured art galleries, shopped and enjoyed a delicious lunch together!
My favourite summer time memory is a family trip to the East Coast when I was 10. We camped in a tent along the way. Every day was something new and wonderful. It was the first time I saw the ocean. I still have some the postcards and some paper placemats from the restaurants we visited. And that was 45 years ago. Ah the memories…..
My favourite summer memory was the first time I went camping with my friends. We had no idea what we were doing and ended up soaking wet from a heavy rainstorm that leaked through our tent. We’ve gone back camping every year and enjoyed every bit of it.
My favourite summer memory was enjoying a week every year at my aunt and uncle’s cottage. My family had so much fun and we made and learned to ride what we called a surfboard that my Dad and uncle crafted from their own designs. I cherish the special memories we have from our time back then.
My favourite summer memory is the year I have gotten married. The whole summer was the last minute rush to get it all ready for the big day.
my favorite memory is swimming all summer. as i kid i lived in my swim suit.
going camping with my family when i was a kid.
My favourite summer memory would be camping with my family as a child
My favorite summer memory is when I was about 7-8 and school ended, and my mom would work from home so I’d spend time with her, and I would do lots of stuff like coloring, doing exercise books, and go in the pool… It was just so simple! That’s what I love so much about it.
My fav summer memory is eating my mom’s strawberry shortcake with whipped cream that she makes only in the summer. Mothers are the best.
When we were a kid we all set up a “kool aid” stand so that we could buy a treat from the “ice ream man”
camping with my girlfriend
It would be going to Ogunquit with my sister every summer. Nothing beats “glamping” by the sea! Even while camping, you can still look glamorous and make fancy recipes such as making our own waffle or having lobster AND watching the sunset! Can’t wait to go back with my little sis this summer!
My favourite summer memory is the first day I spent in Paris. I was so excited to be in the city that I arrived at 7am and did not go back to the hotel until 04:00am. Browsing through les Champs E. & roaming around the Eiffel tower had an endless mezmerizing effect on me. Let’s not forget the cafes, desserts, & glasses of wine the pit stops have to offer!
ONe of the best week’s of my life…
-xo
That sounds amazing, I am dying to go to Paris
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Marta
Having my first baby 12 summers ago.
my favorite summer memory would be in 2005, when my boyfriend and i were still in high school, laying under the trees in the elementary school yard that started everything. it was where we first started dating, our first kiss and to this day, we’re still together
My favourite summer memory is driving across Canada to Quebec with my family when I was a kid to visit my extended family for the summer. So much fun! SO much to see!
My favorite summer memory is camping with my grandfather! He was soo much fun!
When I was a kid my family had a cottage on a lake in Ontario and we went there every summer. I had more aunts uncles and cousins than I can count there and summers were spent swimming and fishing with huge family picnics and campfires and barbeques at night
That sounds wonderful Stacey! Also, congratulations, you have won the gift from Philosophy!
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Marta
Awesome I just got your email and THANK YOU
Of recent memory, one of my favourite summer memories would be getting to go to my friend’s cottage in Ontario for a weekend. We were there for less than 48 hours but soaking up the sun on the beach, the great food we had, and just the overall fun times we all had was a blast.
Camping with my family when I was 12
Fishing with my family when I was 13…
My favourite summer memory was back in 2002 when I went to the Philippines for the very first time. We stayed in a remote village in the most northern tip of the country. I remember walking to the beach with my family on one of our last nights there, spreading a blanket on the sand and lying there watching the stars as the South China Sea roared in front of us. I remember not being able to see the water because it was so dark. I also remember my cousins playing guitar as we sung along. What stuck with me the most was how beautiful the sky was that night and how it was so full of stars.
That sounds absolutely amazing Rebecca! Also, Congratulations you have won the Philosophy gift
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Marta
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That would be canoeing, or drifting on the lake
reading book on the beach
spending whole days playing with my favourite cousin
My favourite summer memory is of going camping with my parents and grandparents out to a place called Robinson’s River. We would have campfires, go fishing, swimming, and eat lots of great foods that were cooked on the campfire.
Definitely going to summer camp each year and meeting new friends.
Staying at my grandparents’ cottage in Muskoka and having bonfires beside the lake! I was about 8 and liked catching frogs.
My favourite summer moment is exploring outside with my children, having campfire in the evenings and relaxing by the lake.
Last years trip to Yellowstone, gone for 11 weeks in our rv. Had a great time.
Spending a week in the summer at my grandparents farm with many of my cousins when I was a kid!
camping with my family
Selling lemonade with my sister in the hot weather, outside the front of our house!!
My favourite summer memory would have to be spending the days/nights at my cousins cabin with all the family at Cultus Lake. Walking the dogs by the water. Sitting by the bonfire and talking to everyone, laughing and having a good time.
My favorite summer memory probably would be my father’s family summer company trips to cottage country in Ontario! Water, ducks, volleyball and bonfire at night. It was really fun!
Ice cream truck music
Weekend barbeques on the deck with friends and family and lots of food.
My favourite summer memory is going on a road trip with my friends out East for two weeks.
favourite summer memory is going camping up north with my wife and escaping the high tech electronic world we live in. Best 3 days ever!
Fishing with my brother and catching the only fish when I was holding his pole while he baited mine. He’s never forgiven me for that.
That sounds fun, I love going finishing with my father
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My favourite memories are the camping trips, fishing and having fun.
My favorite summer memories are going camping with friends
Climbing the birch trees in my backyard.
Going to Centre Island with my family.
I love hope in a jar, thank you for the great giveaway
My favourite summer memory is when we rented a cottage at Wasaga Beach, we had a gorgeous week the days were hot by the water and great campfires at night. No matter how many times I swept the cottage it was always full of sand..great family memories documented with lots and lots of photos.
My favourite summer memory was when I biked across the US with a team of 22 other college students to raise cancer awareness! We truly enjoyed small-town America and received incredibly warm hospitality all over. Camping in Yellowstone parks to sleeping on church pews and biking for hours on end will always remain my favourite summer memory! : )
My favourite summer memory is going to the cottage with my family every summer as a young child. Time was spent swimming, roasting marshmallows, riding bikes on unpaved roads. It was a time of such innocence and wonder. I cherish those days always.
Camping with my children
fave summer memory was Fun Day on one of the last days of elementary school. All the grades would pile outside for games and hilarity, and then free ice cream to top it off! oh to be a kid!
Definitely spending summer evenings grabbing some food, and eating at the beach!
My fave summary memory was 9 year ago when I first met my hubby. It wasn’t a love in first sight but we did have a wonderful time that summer before we start dating in the fall. It was amazing memories and will stay in my heart forever.
My favorite summer memory was when my husband surprised me with a seasonal lot and trailer for my 40th birthday.
My favorite summer memory is camping with the family at Sandbanks Provincial Park. Having no electronics and just spending family time together. It was especially fun when there were big waves to play in.
My favorite summer memory is the year I took my mom to her hometown, 3000 miles from where she currently lives. She hadn’t been back to see her brother and father in almost a decade as there had been a civil war. She was so happy when we drove into town that she cried. We were able to spend both of our birthdays (July and August) there with our family
my favorite summer memory is going to disney land Paris with my family when I was about 15. It was amazing because it was the first family vacation that my dad was able to be a part of, and I had never been to Paris before then so it was amazing exploring the city and getting to spend time with my whole family !
Growing up on a farm, any time that we got a break was great. My Aunt had a cottage & every year, she would invite me for a few weeks. What a wonderful time I had with my cousins.
summer camp!
Sitting in the backyard with taking in the summer heat and watching the birds and rabbits hop along …just some R&R with hubby
My favourite memory takes place outside my grandparents house after my grandpa bought my brother, the neighbors and I treats from the ice cream truck. We sat on the curb in our undershirts in the heat, licking ice cream as it dripped down our hands.
We would go to Maine each summer to spend a week at the beach. The coast was rugged with coves where we could spend the day whole day in the ocean.
My favorite summer memory is staying at our cabin by the creek.
Long summer walks around the lake with no particular destination in mind and no schedule to follow…sigh….
My favorite summer memory, when i was a child, spending time in my grandfather house, in the moutains , in nature with animals, i loved going there, it was so peaceful!
Last year visiting Australia for the first time. A lot of my family live there, so it was great to see finally see them for the first time in many, many years!
My favourite summer memory is a thousand mile road trip I took with my young son. We stopped whenever we wanted, to fish or camp or see the sights.
My favourite summer memory is summers at my parents’ cottage when I was a kid. We’d stay up there for weeks and have so much fun swimming every day, going out for ice cream in the evening, having bonfires on the beach.
Going to the beach!
A road trip to California with my family. We camped and explored all the sites and parks. It was a happy magical trip for our family. I wish we could do it again.
The summer we went camping and it didn’t rain! Every other year we picked the wetest day and nights of the summer.
My parents rented the same cabin every summer when I was young. My 5 brothers and sisters and I spent a whole month at the lake every summer, boating, learning to canoe, having campfires and staying up late. We all have such great summer memories. Oh, to be young again.
there are so many memories to choose from. I think it would be the summer I spent touring all of Europe when I was 21.
My favorite summer memory are the during the summer trip for visit my great-grand parents. The lived with an ocean view and would have swings in the front yard. My sister and I would spend hours out there eating popsicles, and great- grandma’s homemade sweets
I loved spending my summer with my grandparent
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Laying around the yard with not a single thing needing to be done.
My favourite summer memory was last year when I went to Chicago for the 3 day Music Festival - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park! Awesome experience, people + music!!
I have lots of memories of eating McDonald’s sundaes
My favourite summer memory is my first kiss and cuddle with my current boyfriend - almost six years ago! We will be celebrating our anniversary in August, where, of course, I will need some amazing skin to show myself off.
-Mar
My favorite summer memory is a trip we took one year to the states. We travelled with camper i tow and made it all the say to south dakota. It was a great time and my family and I had such a wonderful time and saw so much
Our 1st (and last) RV trips. It wasn’t fun but the memories … we fought all the way but the impact.
Summers at the beach
My favorite summer memory is going to my local beach watching the Festival of Lights fireworks with my best friends while having a BBQ!
sitting outside enjoying a drink on the patio.
Spending summers on our boat in Northern Ontario
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Marta
My favourite summer memory is the year I took a month long trip to Africa.
My favorite summer is sipping on Mojito by the beautiful beaches of the Riviera Maya in Mexico
I believe that my ultimate favourite summer memory was when all of my girls were little and we took a trip up island to Parsville! The beaches there are wonderful and you can walk out in the ocean for such a long time with the water not even reaching your knees.
The reason this trip was my favourite, is because our youngest was about 10 months old and just walking. We went down to the beach and she immediately sat down and took a big handful of sand and tried to eat it. Thankfully, I was watching her and she only got a bit in her mouth! lol Such good memories! Thanks
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Having a picnic outside
My favourite summer memory is visiting the family farm right after school ended every year. We would pile in the car and drive six and a half hours, and every year as soon as we arrived I would immediately rush off to the raspberry patch to pick and eat as many fresh berries as I could.
One of my favourite summer memories is of going to the PNE and getting fresh, hot mini donuts every year.
My favourite summer memory is going sailing…hot sun, catching crab for dinner, gorgeous sunset and watching the stars come out at night.
My favourite summer memory was staying up late on sleep overs with my girlfriend and watching thunderstorms and giggling in the sunroom.
My favourite summer memory is when I went to France to live with a French family for a month. I had an amazing time being exposed to their culture and food. I remember my experience fondly.
Cheers.
My favourite summer memory was going to Disneyland with my family.
My favourite summer memory is going on camping trips to Prince Edward Island as a child. Our familly would load up our van and go on a road trip. The beaches there are spectacular!
My favorite childhood summer memory is going to the lake with my family.
My favourite summer memory is camping trips
Every other year growing up my parents would drive us 4 kids from Calgary, AB to San Bernardino, CA to visit my dad’s family. I cannot tell you much about those long drives but my most vivid and favorite memory is from when I was about 9. My Dad’s youngest brother was a pretty scruffy looking biker type dude, a life long bachelor but the sweetest guy you would ever meet. He spent hours one day at the beach with me doing my most favorite thing to do…..collecting sea shells. I do not remember what beach we were at or even who else was there that day.
I only remember an uncle having all the time in the world walking with me and helping me grab treasures we spotted before they were swept back out to sea.
spending time with friends at the beach and hiking!
My favourite summer memory was riding my bike with my mom across town and picking up ice cream along the way!
Favorite summer memory; running around Canada’s Wonderland as a kid with friends + family
Favourite summer memory is camping with my family and spending days fishing and hiking.
My favourite summer memories are of going on outings with my family.
My favourite summer memory is the year my friend and I tried to build and sail a raft. It was a minor victory that it even floated!
camping with my girlfriend.