Tag: gift guides
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THE LAST MINUTE GIFT GUIDE
First things first, it’s hard this time of year to know what to gift someone, to afford what you want to gift them, there are so many crisis raging around the world, not least, cost of living crisis which I have talked about in moments in this newsletter; its real, its out there, its in…
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#12 | GIFT OF A GOOD NIGHT
My only New Year’s resolution for next year is to get more sleep and not just any kind of sleep, I mean a good night’s sleep as much as I can wherever I am. I want to be that insufferable person who is in bed by 10pm, listening to Rege Jean Page whisk me off…
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#11 | FOR WHEN YOU JUST DON’T KNOW
Light the fires, if you have a fire place, put on something christmassy from Hallmark or Netflix, get out the blankets, pull your nearest and dearests closer for a snuggle on the couch and indulge in a little picnic of your own making. Maybe offer to take your nieces and nephews for the day, the…
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#9 – GIFT OF A LITTLE LUXURY
Picks a brand and splurge on something just for you. It can be anything, beauty, home, fashion… whatever, just pick one and absolutely go HAM on their products. A treat, a necessity call it what you will. MADAM’S EDITS: Pomegranate noir diffuser Townhouse collection of candles; fig and cassis Cake soap collection Entire Townhouse collection…
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#8- FOR LITTLE AND NOT SO LITTLE ONES
All credit to my sister who is an avid children gift shopper and an expert researcher when it comes to gifting children because any old book just won’t do. Any old rag doll is not okay. Give books, always to children, but where books have been given and given and given again, try something from…
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#7 | FOR THE KITCHEN
Every kitchen must have a good bottle of extra virgin olive oil and short of going to Italy, there is a shop in London that gets you closer to the country without having to jump on a plane. Debraggio in Richmond is such a shop and the second best place for Italian in the county;…
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#6 GIFT FOR THE PECULIAR PENNIES AND SUCH LIKE
The ETO wine decanter might just be the most genius idea since sliced bread. Imagine you open a bottle of wine, after a long day from work and all you need is a hit, a pick me up. One glass and that’s your lot. You do not want the other 4 glasses to go to…
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The Lazy Gift Guide…
I’m not really good at doing gift guides (which is why it has taken me so long to do this) but if shopping were an olympic sport I’d win gold. All the time. I can’t tell you to buy just ONE thing because I tend to buy EVERYTHING in sight. Honestly, you shouldn’t leave me…