No matter if you’re looking to go big or for some items to stuff stockings, we’ve got great gifts for just about everyone on your list!
For Her
Some old favorites
LUSH is offering some favorites that will only be around for the holidays. With a sweet scent, Let Good Times Roll ($12.95/$29.95) face polish uses maize flour and polenta to exfoliate and corn oil to even out skin tone. So give the gift of glow. If you’re looking for stocking stuffers, check out Santa’s Lip Scrub ($8.95), with a cola taste and coconut oil to moisturize, and Santa Baby Lip Tint ($8.95), which pumps up a pout with cinnamon and draws attention with a classic red color that looks great on just about everyone. lushusa.com.
Jestsetter toiletries
Know someone who loves to travel? Give them Clairvoyant Beauty’s Passport to Beauty Travel Set ($25). This set contains all the necessities, including French Clay Cleanser, Lavender & Sea Minerals Toner, Hydrating Body Scrub, Rejuvenating Cream with AHAs, Debuffing Eye Gel and Balancing Rosehips Serum. All come in mini sizes perfect for travelling, with a handy case. clairvoyantbeauty.com.
The gift of good taste
Ticket Chocolate products are carefully handcrafted in San Francisco of the finest couverture chocolate (read: more cocoa butter!). The signature Hot Chocolate Sticks (two for $8) are the finest Belgian milk chocolate formed into blocks that can be swirled into steaming milk or water for a cup of hot chocolate worth lingering over. Other gift possibilities include the Peanut Butter Cup Hot Chocolate Stick (two for $11) and chocolate tasting kits (starting at $16). Gifts don’t get much sweeter! store.theticketkitchen.com.
Gift a gift that helps
The nonprofit Ten Thousand Villages operates with the mission to create income-earning opportunities for artisans in developing countries by establishing a sustainable market for handmade products in North America. If you want to know that your gift is doing more than just delighting the giftee, check out the Sacred Sari Throw ($79), which is made of recycled saris by women in Bangladesh who have broken away from the sex trade. Or, check out Hoops of Hope Earrings ($24), which are made from recycled bullet casings from the Eritrea/Ethiopia war. Artisans recycle and silver-plate these beads in the rural Gojam province. Beads are hand-strung at a workshop providing jobs to people with HIV/AIDS. In addition to income opportunities, the project provides adult literacy and math classes for artisans, as well as a parents’ program focusing on nutrition and discipline and a children’s after-school tutoring program. tenthousandvillages.com.
For Him
Handsome in a box
You don’t even have to work to get this one right. Grooming Lounge has developed a Box of Handsomeness, which contains top-of-the-line men’s grooming and lifestyle solutions curated by the experts at Grooming Lounge. Each delivery includes up to six deluxe/travel-size samples or full-sized versions of versatile solutions from top grooming brands ~ like Kiehl’s, Molton Brown, Malin+Goetz, Jack Black, Billy Jealousy and many more ~ with a value of at least $40. The packages also include lifestyle products from brand-name makers of socks, cuff links, collar stays and other essential male goods. ($24 for one box, $80 for four boxes delivered throughout the year). groominglounge.com.
Manly candles
Simpatico’s Scotch Pine Hobnail Three Candle Gift Set ($30) offers a warm, woodsy scent that guys will love. The votive hobnail candles come in a gift box and are 3½ ounces each. simpatico-home.com.
For the book lover
Know a guy who loves books, art or just really cool gifts? Check out Spineless Classics (starting at $29.99), which offers the full text of a book on a poster ready for framing. Titles includeThe Hobbit, The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Clockwork Orange, just to name a few. The text flows around a design that illustrates the book. Get one of these, and you’ll definitely be giving the standout gift of the season. spinelessclassics.net.
For Pets
Lemongrass & Flaxseed Collection
You know you’re going to buy your pet a gift, so why not add a little pampering to the mix? Keep pets smelling fresh and feeling clean with this pairing of organic Lemongrass & Flaxseed Pet Shampoo and Conditioner ($16 each). Formulated for all furry animals, these pet-pampering products contain essential oils of neem, citronella and eucalyptus to help ward off fleas and ticks while lemongrass and flaxseed oils help to promote a healthy coat. johnmasters.com.