Last week, we our holiday gift guide suggested the Best Gifts for Family. Now, we are on to Best Gifts for Everyone Else.
Best Secret Santa Gifts:
The Body Shop gift cubes are perfect gifts for well, just about anyone. Each cube contains shower gel or cream, body purée or body milk, and a bath lily. Our favourite scents are Strawberry Treats (above) and Coconut Treats.
We also love Crabtree & Evelyn’s Ornament Tins, particularly in Avocado (above) or Citron. The packaging is elegant – a guaranteed wow gift – and inside are two minis of hand therapy cream.
An alternative is the Coca Cola OPI Bearest of Them All gift set which includes a limited edition glitter nail lacquer and a polar bear ornament, all is stylish packaging.
Best Gift for Your BFF:
MoroccanOil’s Shampoo, Conditioner and Smoothing Mask will so transform your BFF’s hair that she will be thanking you over and over again all season.
Best Gift for Your Female Work Colleague:
OPI Holiday Glam’s in the Bag for Bogota Blackberry maroon (above) and Funny Bunny white. Alternatively, OPI has a Plaid About You gift set that is hues of blue, grey and purple.
Best Gift for Jewelry-Loving Friend:
My Femme Crush accessory boutique is full of great gifts for your entire circle of besties. We particularly liked the Mint Bijou necklace (above) and the chunky Jennifer choker. Both are ideal for LBDs or jeans, but give a completely different look. Mint Bijou is ornate while the latter is a high impact diamonte-filled choker.
Best Gift for Beauty-Loving Friend:
Have a friend who likes to try every single beauty product and is usually the first to do so? We have the perfect gift for her: Birchbox subscription. New to Canada this Winter, enlist your friend to become one of Birchbox’s 800,000 discovery retail subscriber base where she will get a get a box of 5 personalized beauty samples for her to try. It’s truly the gift that keeps giving as it is an annual subscription.
Or, if you would prefer putting together your own make-up collection for her, we recommend Maybelline New York’s Dream Wonder foundation, Blissful Berry lipstick, Navy Night Master Kajal and Deep Brown Brow Drama brow mascara.
Best Gift for Friend Who Needs To Be Pampered:
Have a friend who is sleep deprived or overworked? LUSH Cosmetics’s Snow Fairy gift set, seen above, is made to pamper. This best-seller comes in beautiful packaging and features Snow Fairy shower gel, Magic Wand Reusable Bubble Bar, Godmother soap, Pink FUN, and a Snow Fairy Sparkle Massage Bar.
Alternatively, Dermalogica has a fabulous Stress Relief Treatment Oil that is ideal for body massage and body conditioning.
Best Gift for Chocolate-Loving Friend:
Your chocolate-loving friend will flip over Green & Black’s Organic range of premium chocolates. Available in Milk, Ginger, Maya Gold, 70% Dark, 85% Dark, Butterscotch and White, there is something for each of his or her preferences. We like gifting a sampling of 2-3 flavours or maybe even more!
Best Gift for Jet-Setting Friend:
Burt’s Bees On the Go Kit features conveniently sized (and carry-on friendly) Milk & Honey Body Lotion, Mini Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream, 10 count Facial cleansing towelettes with White tea Extract, Beeswax Lip Balm and Pomegranate Lip Balm. The neutral scent makes it a gift that many guys secretly love.
Best Gift for Friend Who Loves to Cook:
Canadian Living: New Slow Cooker Favourites is a great gift for the friend who loves to make a homemade meal. Each recipe comes with the Canadian Living Tested-Till-Perfect guarantee.
Best Gift for Friend Who is Sentimental:
The Heart Has Its Reasons by Maria Duenas shares the tale of a college professor whose life changes when her husband leave her for another woman. Duenas is considered a writer to watch. Think of this novel as this year’s Eat, Pray, Love.
Best Hostess Gift:
Ruustinna Candle Holder by Aarikka Home is a statement gift that the recipient will cherish for many years to come. Although it can be grouped with other candle holders, we like to display it as a single piece.
