Our *last minute* Christmas gift guide
Last minute ladies – it might be late in the game but you’ve still got a minute! Win them all over like the Christmas queen you are with gifts we (99%) guarantee they won’t want to return.
Eleanor Waldorf knows how it’s done (Gossip Girl, 2008)
1. Fresh Flowers…gift wrapped
Honestly, I don’t know why we’ve never done this before. Everyone loves flowers! Plus, no one can ever have enough, they can’t be returned, if they don’t love them they won’t have to wait too long for them to die, AND (of course) they’re gorgeous! We love the chic selection at House of Ivory, they sell seasonal blooms en masse and deliver straight to your door in a gift box, so all you have to do (literally), is click buy! PS. These also make an amazing host gift if you want to win brownie points!
2. Hermes playing cards…and a ticket to the club
Did you know, that in order to buy a Birkin (should you ever want, or need to), you have to be a pre-vetted existing Hermes client? Buy the cards in their name and get them on the most exclusive list in town for a hell of a lot less than everything else in the store. Plus, they’ll be a hit at games nights all over town.
3. Diamonds
Need we say more? The season’s favourite stone, diamonds are not just a girl’s best friend, but everyone’s (once they’re old enough not to lose them in the sandpit). This year, we’re hankering for some arm candy in the form of a tennis bracelet. And while our lust list contains a very specific Natasha Schweitzer number, we also love this wayyy (yyyyyy) more affordable version from Michael Hill, and so will any lucky person in your life should you choose to gift it.
4. Room spray…but make it Loewe
Nothing covers up existential dread better than a fresh, new scent. Give the gift that keeps on giving with this gorgeous home essential from one of the years most heralded design houses. The bonus? Everyone loves unwrapping a little black box from Net-a-Porter. Choose gift-wrap before you checkout so that you don’t have to lift a finger.
5. The very best (jewellery box) for the very best
Give them something to keep all their most precious things safe in, in style. Sophie Bille Brahe is famous for her fine jewellery, but it’s her jewellery boxes that really make our hearts beat faster. This hot pink one is a firm favourite for obvious reasons, but she has such a beautiful selection of velvet and patterned options available, with sizes ranging from travel/mini and up!
6. The Prada lunchbox…for when they already have the backpack
…and literally everything else. It may be a tad boujee, but it’s also environmentally friendly and it’s * probably * not something that they would’ve bought themselves. Plus, who wouldn’t get excited if their name was on a present from Prada under the tree,? After all, anticipation is what Christmas really is all about!
7. Upgrade their game
The most famous game in the world is now also the most fun (looking), with this gorgeous lucite set from Sunnylife. It’s festive and fabulous, so it definitely won’t get sequestered to a dusty old games cupboard.
8. The new and improved UGGs
Introverts rejoice! Your favourite shoes are back in style, with a twist. The platform and shortened versions of this beloved Y2K wear-everywhere-footwear (yes, we wear ours to the supermarket like our beloved Britney) has been seen on the feet of tastemakers everywhere and we’re sure they’re soon to be sold out everywhere. Buy yourself a pair and another for your favourite fashionable sweat-pant enthusiast.
Elsa Hosk in platform short UGGS, New York Street Style
9. A magic 3 minute mask
According to the man himself, LED is one of the most effective ways we can fight skin damage from the inside, out. Dr. Dennis Gross’ Spectralite mask is FDA approved to help with everything from acne, to fine lines, pigmentation, pore size, and skin texture, in just 3 minutes a day. Can we get an Amen?
