Holiday Gift Guide 2011: What to Get for Everyone Else

Best Hostess Gift:

One item we simply adore at DelectablyChic! Is Philosophy’s Mulling Spices.  This duo of Spiced Chai tea shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath and body lotion is tailor made for a Canadian winter.  After working so hard to ensure a perfect holiday party, your hostess will be eternally grateful to you when the guests leave and she can she can pamper herself with this gift in the shower or bath and then put some lotion on by her fireplace or heater.  Simply bliss.

If you would prefer to give a candle, The Body Shop Candied Ginger scented candle is another winner that will warm up any home this winter with candlelight.  This Candied Ginger holiday scent is so lovely, you can also give a nice set such as Candied Ginger Body & Lip Care Collection (lip balm, Shower Gel, Body Scrub, Body Butter),  or make your own set with Soap, Body Lotion, or hand cream.

Best Must-Have if You are Hosting:

Crabtree & Evelyn’s Noel Three Fragranced Candles will not only look stunning in your home, their scent – made up of festive scent of fresh evergreens, bayberry, zesty orange, and warm spices – is unbelievably lovely.  Don’t be surprised by how many of your guests comment with they first enter your home once you light this magical trio.

If you are not a candle person, then consider the Crabtree & Evelyn’s Noel Home Fragrance Spray or Home Fragrance Room Diffuser instead.

Best Gift for Yourself:

Time off.  Whether it’s a spa day or a fun time at the movies, take yourself out this holiday season solo somewhere for an hour or two.  That “me” time is going to give you peace, relaxation and contentment, to ensure when the big holiday get-togethers and inevitable family mayhem ensues, you will be relaxed, prepared and looking forward to the hullabaloo.

Best Gift for Your BFF:

This year, Crabtree & Evelyn’s Pomegranate collection has won our hearts and we highly recommend you share it with the person who has been with you through good times, bad times and even the worst of times.  Gift a Pomegranate Argan & Grapeseed Body Scrub and Body Lotion, and your BFF will feel pampered just as she deserves.

Best Gift for the Guy in Your Life Who Has Justin Bieber Hair:

Schwarzkopf Professional just came out with this uber masculine 3D Men-sion Hair & Body Shampoo and Strong Hold Gel.  Everything from the neon bold packaging to the scent is high testosterone.

Best Gift to Give Your Work Colleagues:

LUSH Cosmetics Gingerbread House is this adorable tin piggy bank in the shape of a gingerbread house.  It’s filled with four holiday bath products:  Cinders and So White Bath Bombs, Candy Mountain Bubble Bar and, of course, Gingerbread House Bubble Bar, which has a frosty, sprinkled roof and cinnamon stick chimney. The best part of this gift is the smell is divine.  Even before you open the gorgeous tin package, you will be tempted to smell the fragrance every few minutes.  Simply divine.

Best Gift to Give Your Romantic Friend:

Jude Deveraux’s Heartwishes: An Edilean Novel is another winner from the New York Times bestseller.  The author is renowned for her witty one-liners, laugh-out-loud moments and compassionate, intelligent writing, all of which is in full form in this her latest novel.

Best Gift to Give Your Single Friends:

The Soulmate Secret: Manifest the Love of Your Life with the Law of Attraction by Arielle Ford is one of the best books out there on the topic of meeting the right life partner.  It focuses on readying your mindset for this perfect love by meditating, beginning to love and accept yourself and being open to a partner who will be not just someone who cares about you but a true friend to you as well.

A more playful book you can gift is The Art of Living a Flirtateous Life by Canada’s own Your Date Coach Christine Hart.  This is a fabulous guide to tapping into your femininity.  They say confidence is the #1 most attractive trait a woman or man can possess and that men love playful, independent women.  Hart easily guides readers to revel in their own beauty as woman, helps them connect with their femininity and derive empowerment  through flirtation.

Best Gift to Give Your Neighbour(s):

Why not celebrate the greatness that is our nation by gifting neighbours Chicken Soup for the Soul: O Canada: 101 Heartwarming and Inspiring Stories by and for Canadians by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Amy Newmark.  This feel-good, inspiration, patriotic book is a gift you just can’t go wrong with.  The compilation is well thought out, elegantly put together and even something family members can read out loud during the holidays or share their own stories in the spirit of it.

Best Gift for a Friend Who Is Engaged to Be Married:

The Body Shop The Sparkler, which is an all over shimmer, is a gem of a product.  It is perfect to highlight your best features on any special occasion, but will be a very special gift to a friend for her upcoming wedding day. The packaging is simply gorgeous on this product which features an atomizer which releases a fine shimmery powder to highlight the face.  Available in both Golden or Pink shades.

If she is planning a winter wedding, then gift her Cake’s Vanilla Snow Woman limited edition glistening all over trio.  This Canadian beauty label which is run by women entrepreneurs is truly a star on the rise.  This set contains glistening body wash, body mousse and lip gloss, all of which hydrate and sparkle.  The minute you open one of the products in this collection, you will be bowled over by the pureness of the scent and the sexiness of the shimmer.

Best Gift for a Child:

Benbat Travel Friends Neck Support is specially designed to support your child’s neck and chin during travel and was so cute in the cat shape that it won our hearts as well.  If you are planning to travel far for the holidays or have a child guest coming from far to your place, this is one gift he or she will use over and over again, as it is bliss even in a car seat.  Sizes 8+ come with a pocket to store iPod, games and gadgets.

Best Gift for a Tot:

We simply fell in love with Spoiled Totz Digital Bath Thermometer. The cute turtle shape is simply adorable.  Readings of the water are taken every second, sensor activated and colours change as per the temperature range (Red is too hot, Yellow is too cold, Green is just right).

 

If you prefer something fashion-oriented, Spoiled Totz also has a gorgeous white cotton crochet hats with an off-white gerber that is incredible cute and will make the little one an instant poser.  We also fell in love with Precious Peekaboo Boutique’s Maril Jean Mini Divi Hat which comes in a chocolate brown color and with one barrette.  It’s like a little beret and looks tres chic.

Best Gift for a Newborn or Small Child:

We at DelectablyChic! flipped over Precious Peekaboo Boutique’s  Westcoast Baby Organic Bamboo Kimono Wrap and matching Hat.  With open bottom for easy changes, built in scratch mitts, it is made specifically to fit preemies and newborns. The pink and brown colour in particular instantly makes the little one into a star fashionista and the bamboo feels incredibly soft to touch.

If fashion is not your thing, we also really loved the Haba Activity/Stacking Ball which is a 5 part soft stacking ball that rattles, squeaks and rustles for babies above 10 months.  It can be used as a ball for babies to roll around and swat at, and can even be taken apart to stack as the child grows older.  It is very unusual to look at but is a sheer delight of mixed textures and patterns for babies to feel and learn.  Even if you baby bits into it, it’s safe.

About T. U. Dawood


T U Dawood is a freelance journalist as well as the former Canadian representative to the YNS, the youth wing of the Associated Press. She is a specialist on entrepreneurship and is on a mission to educate girls in need throughout the world. Check out her Educate a Girl charity.

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