Now November is upon us, advent calendars are in the shops and the M&S and John Lewis Christmas adverts have been shown, I herald it official Christmas countdown, and the gift buying has begun. For those of you that like to leave it a little more last minute (I get it, there is something a little bit fun about having one huge spree come mid-December) then feel free to gloss over my gift guides for the time being (but let’s not throw caution completely to the wind, give them a bookmark at least…) but for those of you who were Brownies in a past life and like to be prepared, well, behold number one of my gift guides, this time for the men in your life. I say the men, this one is more geared towards your boyfriends and brothers or those of you who have particularly cool Dads. (Although if your Grandad rocks Nike SBs then that is RAD and you should fully embrace it).
I’ve tried to come up with a range of gifts although I accidentally included three things from the brand Men’s Society, albeit I found them on three different websites, as the links reflect. Their stuff is really cool and utility and they sell stuff like hip flasks, washbags and vintage-y looking soaps that I know would be right up the street of the men I know.
Having a rather trainer-mad brother means that a pair of Nikes will inevitably be on his Christmas list and he recommended the trainer website where I spotted the Nike SBs. It was also him than introduced me to Takk Clothing who do cool t-shirts, jumpers and other bits (all of which are unisex if your present buying is a little more you-focussed or if you take the ‘one for them, one for me’ approach).
I always add some skincare products as stocking fillers for Tom so I was excited when I saw that Witch Skincare have launched a men’s range which you can pick up in Boots. They have beaten me to it though and kindly send some bits for Tom to try; I will ask him to do a review of the blog but if they’re anywhere near as good as their main range I think they’re going to be a hit!
What have you got your eye on for the men in your life this Christmas?
1. Dopp washbag // Men’s Society // £45
2. Nike SB Janoski // SS20 // £65
3. Jean Jacket // Our Legacy collection at Oi Polloi // £150
4. iPod Classic/Touch sleeve // Bouf // £26 {15% off when paying with Paypal and using code PAYPAL2013}
5. Supplies washbag // Not on the High Street // £35
6. Hand dyed t-shirt // Takk // £15.99
7. Anchors Aweigh soap // Bouf // £15
8. Dinosaur sweater // Birdy’s Boutique // £14.99
9. Witch Aftershave gel // Boots // £3.99