CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE 2011
Christmas Gift Guide
BOHEMIAN
Casa Nalum, Mexico
Channel your inner earth child when buying for the bohemian in your life. Fill up a stocking with a nomadic mix of cultures, textures and prints or choose an eclectic token from a young, emerging designer.
box of 60 vintage hotel labels, LOUIS VUITTON, £53
handkerchief, REISS, £19
earrings, LALESSO, £35
cleansing and toning water, PAYOT, £16.15 moisturising balm, LUCAS PAPAW, £15
boots, ZADIG ET VOLTAIRE, £735 bronzer, GUERLAIN, £41 maxi skirt, ISABEL MARANT, £265
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bag, JEROME DREYFUSS, £435
SCRATCH MAP, £14.95
lipmix, MAC, $14.50
AESTHETE
Christmas Gift Guide
Maybe the most difficult person on your list: the art lover; the connoisseur; the perfectionist. There’s no need to feel daunted by their exquisite taste, all you need to know to get it right is that simplicity is your friend. Go for minimal colours and stealth luxury and you’re sorted.
Firefly, Mustique
earrings, MERLE O’GRADY, £176
cabin bag, ASPINAL OF LONDON, £895
playing cards, LANVIN, £55
perfume, FAN DI FENDI EDP, £69 snow globe, MAISON MARTIN MARGEILA, £116
limited edition print, JAGUAR SHOES COLLECTIVE £870
bow tie, ALEXANDER OLCH, £90 figuier scented oval, DIPTYQUE, £32
gel eyeliner, BOBBI BROWN, £16.50 IN THE SPIRIT OF ST. BARTHS, £30
molecules molecules 01, 01, ESCENTRIC ESCENTRIC MOLECULES, MOLECULES, £63 £63
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Christmas Gift Guide
PAMPERER Step away from the “3 for 2”. Turn the most obvious of Christmas presents - the bath and body gift set - on its head with luxurious beauty products, innovative gadgets and spa-ready accessories. Beauty junkies will love you for it.
Datai, Malaysia
eye mask, OTIS BATTERBEE, £45
jade facial roller, YING YU ROLLERS, £28
massage candle, OSKIA, £35
colonia assoluta gift set, AQUA DI PARMA, £72
blush bronzer trio, NARS, £39
book, TREASURE ISLAND, £14.99
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one piece, PRISM, £180
bag, MELI MELO, £365
cushion, LAURA OAKES, £75
age defying essentials, JURLIQUE, £95
Christmas Gift Guide
EXTROVERT
Fasano, Brazil
Buying for the bold means a bit of risk taking. We’re thinking sequins, gold and print - all together preferably. Alternatively, and if the former has scared you a little, a beauty treat to help the partied-out recover the morning after will always be welcomed.
sunglasses, MOO, £330
necklace, BEX ROX, £325
trunks, CHUCS, £145
dress, ASHISH, £695 party survival kit, KORRES £18
PRADA CANDY EDP, £34
clutch, CHRISTOPHER KANE, £550
radiant glow express mask, SISLEY, £66.50
eyeshadow set, NARS, £39
beach plate, CHRISSY ANGLIKER, £61.50
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SPORTY
Christmas Gift Guide
For those active types who prefer surf and sweat to sunbathing and sun downers (we still don’t get it), pick luxe sportswear pieces and fun, colourful accessories that will scream aussie surf style.
Jaco Surf Camp, Costa Rica bikini, MISKIN MARTINEZ, £150 heart earphones, MARC BY MARC JACOBS, £35
water bottle, ROB RYAN, £11.95
fresco bat and ball, FB COLLECTION, £120
bag, SEIL MARSCHALL, £205 only the brave fragrance, DIESEL, £32.85
geranium leaf body scrub AESOP £21 surfboard, CHANEL, price on application
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sunglasses, BLACK EYEWEAR, £147
surf spray, BUMBLE AND BUMBLE £19.90
friendship bracelets, GINA STEWART COX, from £75
EXTRAVAGANT
Christmas Gift Guide
When a stocking filled with satsuma’s, or socks, or dvd’s… the list goes on, simply won’t do. Splash out on beautiful pieces of timeless luxury that will have you in the good books well into the New Year.
Taprobane Island, Sri Lanka
bookends, FORNASETTI, £329
daily collection, EVE LOM, £60
necklace, SOLANGE AZAGURY PARTRIDGE, £15,500 jumper, JIL SANDER, £1,040 suitcase, GLOBETROTTER, £1,015
jasmin rouge edp, TOM FORD, £120
shoes, CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA, £590
2012 diary, JONATHAN SAUNDERS FOR SMYTHSON, £295
travel clock, HERMES, £950
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