The Definitive Festive Season Gift Guide: Gift Ideas for Everyone on Your List
Gift-giving season is upon us – hooray! If you’re the type of person who loves to spoil your loved ones during the festive season period, then you’re probably on the hunt for some fresh gift ideas for this year. To make your life just a little bit easier these holidays, we’ve put together a list of must-buy items that anyone on your list will adore. Whether you’re shopping for a special man in your life, a lovely lady, or want to spoil a special child on your list — this list has it all! Think of it as your festive season gift shopping list sorted. You’re welcome!
Soothe the senses with Lulu & Marula (R445)
The ultimate ‘treat yo’self’ bundle, the Lulu & Marula Calming Bath and Body Kit makes festive gifting easy. This bath and body duo is crammed with floral ingredients like neroli, geranium and ylang ylang that will transport your mind to an exotic seaside paradise. The kit contains a seriously moisturising body balm that indulges your skin and leaves you feeling fabulously relaxed, and a comforting bath oil that scents the room to melt away stress and inspire positivity. Both products come in handy travel sizes of 50ml each.
A good read with Bricks for Chicks by Tanya Haffern (R200)
For the go-getter in your life, Bricks for Chicks introduces women (and men who are smart enough to read it!) to property investment, demystifying industry lingo and introducing the basic strategies a budding investor can employ to maximise returns in the property industry. The author’s savvy, fun personality shines through as she delivers invaluable insights into property investment. Reading this book feels like having a fun conversation with a clued-up girlfriend who makes you believe that you, too, can succeed in property investment. A great gift for a bookworm who loves self-improvement-style guides, Bricks for Chicks will make for the ideal stocking stuffer this festive season.
Feed their body and soul with Black Mamba
This festive season, allow your loved ones to discover the joy of being an ethical foodie with Black Mamba. This sustainable brand based in beautiful Eswatini (former Swaziland), brings you a range of dangerously tasty African chilli sauces, sun-kissed jams, perfect pestos, choice chutneys and tantalizing hot honey.. This thriving social business exports Africa’s tastiest chilli sauces around the world, improving the livelihood of dozens of families in Eswatini, empowering women, and becoming a model of environmental practices that put the planet first. Made with real ingredients, sourced from micro-growers who practice regenerative farming, these sauces have no added nonsense. Plus, the products are available in packaging that is either highly recyclable or biodegradable. For the foodie on your list, a Black Mamba gift pack of tasty treats will delight their tummy and their soul.
Spoil the gamer in your life with Logitech
For PC gamers who love nothing more than getting a new gaming accessory, the new Logitech G502X gaming mouse is the ideal gift this festive season. For this exciting piece of gaming tech, Logitech has revived its legendary gaming mouse, the G502. This new iteration of the gaming mouse has been redesigned to achieve an impressive weight reduction (down to 89 grams!) and features Logitech’s first-ever Lightforce hybrid optical-mechanical switches and Hero 25K sub-micron sensor (which tracks to the sub-micron with zero smoothing/filtering /acceleration). The mouse also offers 15 programmable controls; a redesigned scroll wheel (for optimal speed and reaction time); and an adjustable /removable DPI-Shift button (great for on-the-fly sensitivity toggling). The mouse has been optimised for speed and reliability and promises gamers precise, crisp actuation. Long story, short – it’s a gamer’s dream!
DIY Paint By Numbers (R220)
Art fans will love this DIY Paint By Numbers kit from PNA. With this easy-to-use kit, your loved one can get creative over the festive season and experience the therapy of painting without needing the drawing skills to create something from a blank canvas with this. Paint, canvas and paint brushes included.
Stop ingrown hairs from ruining Christmas with Fino (R79)
Don’t let ingrown hairs put a dampener on your festive season, gift the man in your life the with the Fino Cosmetics Bump Control Kit. Affordable and practical, this kit makes a great gift for men and teenage boys. The kit includes Fino’s two best-sellers: Fino Soothe Man and Fino Bump Control. Use a dash of each, mix well and apply to areas where the skin is prone to bumps and get ready for a smooth holiday season.
Putt the fizz into your festivities (priced from R799)
It takes just one tiny burst of inspiration to choose a healthier lifestyle, why not start a loved one on a healthier path with the gift of a SodaStream machine? By making ordinary water fun and exciting to drink, SodaStream helps you drink more and stay hydrated in the summer heat. And you’ll be creating a cleaner world – your home sparkling water maker makes it possible to drastically lower your consumption of single-use plastic bottles, leading healthier lives on a cleaner planet. Every SodaStream bottle potentially eliminates thousands of single-use plastic bottles and are reusable for three years.
A sip of wellness with Terres d’Afrique (R421)
If you have a tea lover on your list then spoil them with these wellness and herbal teas to boost health and soothe the mind. Crafted by hand, these delicious teas by Terres d’Afrique are made with the highest quality African ingredients. Many are sourced from a generations-old family tea concern in the Shire Highlands of Malawi; others from a San community in the magical Cederberg Mountains of South Africa. Flowers used are sourced from rural villages in Morocco.
A game the whole family can play (R450)
Board games always make for great festive season gifts and this is a game the whole family can play. Say hello to the proudly South African-made game, Flipping Queens. Immerse yourself in a South African game that helps develop memory, strategy, bonds, and times tables. The aim of the game is to collect valuable African Queens with Kings. Once you have collected 5 queens or have collected queens to the value of 50 points, you have won. Although the game is light-hearted and fun, it sends a strong message of how valuable women are in our society as well as how men and women unite with a common goal of success.
Treat a discerning sipper with Talisker Whisky (R809)
For the guy, or gal, who loves a nice tipple, consider gifting them a bottle of premium whisky like Talisker Whisky. Known as the whisky for adventurous souls, Talisker Whisky is made by the sea. On the shores of the Isle of Skye, where rugged coastlines meet the raging sea, you find adventure in a bottle. Talisker single malt scotch whisky captures the elemental wildness and unadulterated beauty of its birthplace to give you a taste of Skye in every sip.
Share a tasty treat with Boschendal
Boschendal is gearing up for the festive season with a new range of bespoke hampers and gifting for every occasion. The hampers are designed to enhance each of life’s important moments, whether big or small. Chock-full of items from the Boschendal range of farm-fresh and artisanal products, these hampers offer a luxury gifting experience like no other. The range of hampers includes a Live Our Farm hamper with an extensive basket of Boschendal produce as well as a tea towel and olive oil pourer, and a Wine Basket with two bottles of Boschendal’s award-winning wines and eight wine glasses. Other hampers range from teatime treats to olive oil and biltong. For those with a sweeter tooth, the Chocoholic Box is a must-have offering choc-roasted almond clusters, cranberry and pistachio dark chocolate, milk chocolate hazelnuts and dark chocolate truffles.
Spread joy and comfort with N3YH (R1,200)
Locally and ethically produced brand, N3YH, has just introduced its new summer pyjama sets just in time for Christmas. These summer pyjama sets are both fashionable and sustainable and make for the perfect gift for the special woman in your life. Each gift set is beautifully packaged, ready to gift and is available in five floral, feminine prints, making for the perfect present for your mom, sister, bestie, colleague, etc.
Dala Shibori Indigo Dye Kit (R124.59)
Older kids will love this gift from PNA. Traditional shibori dye techniques originate in Japan, with the name encompassing a variety of resist-dye techniques for textiles. Typically, a light or white natural fibre cloth (like silk, hemp or cotton) is folded, bunched, or twisted, then tied up, and finally dip-died in indigo dye using various methods to achieve unique results. Gift a child this kit and watch their creatvity flourish this festive season.
Cheers to good times with J.C. Le Roux Nectar range (R94.95)
What’s not to love about wine and bubbly? Give the gift of celebration with J.C. Le Roux’s range of Nectar Demi-Sec and Demi-Sec Rosé this festive season. This range boasts delicious fruity flavours and beautiful packaging, making it the perfect bubbly to pop and raise a celebratory glass this festive season.
Put a sparkle into the festive season with Pandora (R1,599)
This holiday season, Pandora Moments welcomes new designs that celebrate what makes this time of year so special. A Pandora gift captures that magical holiday feeling — ready to be gifted from you to them, crafted to be treasured forever. For this latest collection, the Pandora team was inspired by the poetic image of stars in the night sky, revealing themselves one by one after the clouds and fog float away. These new star designs represent taking a moment to express a positive wish, for each of us and for the world. Sparkling with more possibilities than ever before, the Pandora Moments Holiday collection is more than a gift. It’s jewellery filled with love and meaning that shows thoughtfulness, care and understanding on the part of the gift giver.
Set the scene with Amanda-Jayne (R689)
Amanda-Jayne Cape Town has made gift-giving so much more joyful. The brand has just released a fabulous Christmas gift set with four festive Gold Tin Candles. This magical set includes the brand’s 4 top-selling gold tin candle scents: Greenhouse, Night Bloom, Ginger Cake & Seasoned. The gift set features four candles all beautifully decorated with unique festive-inspired labels. These new festive gold tins make a wonderful gift for any occasion. Be inspired by Amanda-Jayne and fill your home with the scent of Christmas cheer!
Show the love with Lush
The Lush Christmas Gifts 2022 collection is bigger and better than ever. With prices starting from R195, there’s an option for everyone. This year, the Lush Christmas Gifts range has been created with the idea of sending messages of positivity and joy to the ones we love. This is through the vibrancy of design, messaging on the gift or through a selection of poems found inside the gifts. There’s something for everyone on your list at Lush but we love the Little Snow Fairy – a duo of sweet treats to help sprinkle some snow fairy magic on bath time during the festive season. The gift pack consists of the Lush Snow Fairy Bath Bomb and Snow Fairy Shower Gel. Make someone smile this festive season with a gift from Lush. Not only will they find some remedial poetry inside each gift, but each one also has a positive impact on the planet.
Have a CBD Christmas with Tubby’s Kitchen
For the health and wellness fundi on your list, a little something from Tubby’s Kitchen is sure to delight. This range of unique CBD-infused spices, pastes, and teas is centred around the premise of micro-dosing and aims to help South Africans take back their health by introducing small amounts of CBD into their daily life one meal at a time. Include a little piece of Tubby’s deliciousness in your festive gifting shopping list to use as stocking fillers or even as a hamper of goodies for a stunning wellness-focused gift.