Have you been procrastinating on your
Christmas list? Need some help with a few last minute Christmas gifts ideas? Here are a few of my gift ideas for the loved ones on my
list this year, hope it helps take some of that Holiday stress off.
MOM
Every mother needs a little pampering now
and again so why not spoil your mom this year and give her daily pampering with
the Clarisonic facial cleansing brush. To go along with the pampering you could
put together a little spa pack for your mom including candles, bubble bath and
a nice facemask perfect for her skin type. The personal picks would be PalmBeach candles, in place of bubble bath I would do Epson salts, cheaper and
better for you, and for face mask my moms personal favorite Origins Clay Mark.
Any Mom that loves to garden or cook will enjoy a small herb garden for her
patio, so easy to maintain and a little snip of fresh thyme on your roast
chicken will make all the difference. My all time favorite tea is made by the
old school French company Mariage Freres, my favorite called Black Opera the
perfect sweet black tea, is available in a beautiful Christmas themed canister.
It also helps that the canisters of tea are collectable; I turn mine into small
pots for plants or herbs. You could do a whole tea set with a nice canister of
your moms favorite tea, a beautiful tea cup and nice tea strainer, and add in
there a good book so mom can cuddle up on the coach and relax throughout the
year.
DAD
For me Dad is more of a coffee drinker then
tea so I am thinking a beautiful stainless steal espresso maker along with
strong Italian espresso, give him a good jolt awake this Christmas morning. Make
the gift complete with a hand held milk frother from Aerolatte for the perfect foam on top of
his yummy espresso or cappuccino. In the Italian theme scope out your local
Italian food deli and get a collection of salamis, cheese, bread sticks,
crackers, olives, nice olive oil. I don’t know about you but my dad loves food
and loves Italy so its really a win win.
For the Dad on the go the portable pocket power phone charger is great,
just plug in your phone and you can always stay connected. Nelson Mandela’s
autobiography Long Walk to Freedom is
an inspiring and powerful story. I think the whole world can learn a lot from
Mandela and I am sure you Dad would feel the same, inspire him this Christmas.
BF/HUSBAND
I have yet to meet a guy who does not quote
Anchorman and love Ron Burgundy. With the new Anchorman coming out in December
as well our dear friend Will Farrell has been busy doing all sorts of
promotional material including a book Let Me Off at the Top! My Classy Life and Other
Musings perfect for the funny
man in your life. Or if you really want to take it to the next level they have
put into production Sex
Panther the cologne, not sure if you want your man to smell like “pure
gasoline” but it will bring some laughs to your Christmas morning.
For the active man in your life a Go Pro is
the perfect gift. It is a small easy to use camera that can go anywhere and
film anything. Whether he’s a surfer, snowboarder, diver, biker or just likes
to play with gadgets the Go Pro is so light you can bring it on all your trips.
Perfect for capturing memories both underwater and above ground. I might
suggest leaving out the dorky headgear though, not so attractive. A cool new
pair of headphones is always a good gift for the guy in your life, go all out
with the noise cancelling Bose pair or something cool from Skullcandy.
BFF/GIRLFRIENDS
In my opinion the easiest people to buy a
gift for, because you always know exactly what they want or need, that
something special that they won’t necessarily buy themselves but really want. A
personalized pendant necklace with their initials has a nice personal touch to
it, I love the ones done by Sarah Chloe. Something cute for her house like a
zebra dish perfect to stash rings in or keys or great for the coffee table,
Jonathan Adler does great pieces with a quirky edge to them. For the friend
that travels a lot a chic passport cover is always a nice idea or a WallpaperCity Guide for their next destination. Most of my friends are all into fashion
like I am so a fashion coffee table book is always much appreciated, and who
doesn’t love Chanel? A Little Black Jacket is a collection of beautiful
pictures of the famous Chanel tweed jacket styled in a multitude of ways and
shot my Karl Lagerfeld himself. If you know your BFF like the back of your hand
buy her a new perfume that she might not think of herself, or get her a refill
of her favorite scent she’s already wearing.
Either way enjoy this magical time of year.
Happy Holidays to you all!
