Our series of holiday gift posts continues with gift ideas for men, although there are plenty of “unisex” ideas in the other articles, and there are probably a few things here that women might like.
From Crabtree & Evelyn, the Indian Sandalwood Traveller set, with 8 ml Indian Sandalwood Cologne, 50 ml Indian Sandalwood Hair & Body Wash, 50 g Indian Sandalwood Shave Cream and 50 ml Indian Sandalwood Aftershave Balm. $26 at Crabtree & Evelyn.
From Tom Ford, a coffret with 50 ml bottles of Tobacco Vanille and Tuscan Leather. $430 at Neiman Marcus. They've also got a set (same price) with Costa Azzurra and Mandarino Di Amalfi.
From Amouage, the Lyric Man collection box: "Beautifully presented in a mock marble casing, this Amouage Lyric Man eau de parfum collection box will make a great gift. With top notes of bergamot and lime this eau de parfum was created for the confident gentleman who dares to desire." £210 at Selfridges in the UK.
From Hermès, Terre d'Hermès in a limited edition 150 ml refillable metal bottle. €154 at Sephora in France.
From Barneys, the Men's Grooming Box, with Natura Bisse Facial Cleansing Gel, John Varvatos Deodorant, 3Lab “h” Serum, Odin Travel Candle, Bois 1920 Vento di Fiori Eau de Toilette, Penhaligons’s Bayolea Shave Cream, Cereus Pour Homme Cologne, Scaramouche & Fandango Face Scrub plus deluxe samples from Kiehl’s, Acqua di Parma, Gendarme and John Allan’s. $225 at Barneys.
From Christian Dior, shower gel in the Fahrenheit fragrance. 150 ml for $33 at Dior.
From Ermenegildo Zegna, a coffret with six of the Zegna Essenze scents (Italian Bergamot, Sicilian Mandarin, Florentine Iris, Javanese Patchouli, Indonesian Oud and Haitian Vetiver): "A curated collection of luxury at its best. This limited edition set features six unique and highly coveted 1 oz. Essenze fragrances. Presented in an upscale coffret box, it is the ultimate gift for the man who desires the best of it all." $285 at Bloomingdales.
From Lafco, an 8.5 oz bar soap in Rosemary Eucalyptus: "Our solvent-free coconut oil-based soap is made with an extraordinary 14% olive oil, almond oil and silk protein blend which produces a moisturizing and creamy lather. The soap is hard milled, air dried and scented with essential oil based fragrance...Fresh and invigorating; a scent mix of sweet eucalyptus, white floral and a touch of rosemary." $17 at Candles Off Main.
From Comme des Garçons, the Pocket Collection set, with 25 ml bottles of Comme des Garçons 2, Comme des Garçons 2Man, Amazingreen and Wonderwood. $245 at ZGO Fragrance & Apothecary.
From The Motley + Joya Studio, the Easy Rider candle: "A collaboration from coast to coast. Envisioned in Los Angeles by The Motley. Crafted and hand poured in New York City by JOYA. Art design in Austin by Caleb Owen Everitt. Notes of Siam Citron, Orange Flower, Saddle Leather, Birch Tar and Woodsmoke." $38 at The Motley.
I am a coffret man… The Zegna and the CDG coffrets sound lovely…
I hope more companies did this… (Are you listening #Hermes ???) Hehehehe
Hey, Hermes has a really nice coffret of minis out right now:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/hermes-miniatures-set/3931111?origin=category-personalizedsort&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=200&cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_1_A
PLUS, better…they’re doing “compose your own” quartets of their regular fragrances in 15 ml, just as they’ve always done with the Hermessences (that will be in one of the upcoming gift guides).
I kinda want that mini set…but there are others fumes I’d like more atm.
Someone (less lazy than me) should buy a few Zegna sets and sell the individual bottles on e bay. As far as I know they usually only come in 100ml and cost over $200 each. I like the Javanese Patchouli so that would be one way of getting it. Except for the lazy thing!
Dear Comme…do it with the sweet series please..i really really loved Nomad Tea and Spicey Cocoa
I think that’s the only one that was canceled and never came back…seems like all the rest were reissued at least once (?)
I’m a little disappointed there are no boxes of leaves! More perfume companies need to offer that.
LOL…I am going to try to find you another box of leaves.
I’m also partial to sacks full of twigs
But they have to cost over $50 or I don’t see the point!
LOL!
I really thought I could find you another expensive box of twigs or leaves but having trouble…Jardin d’Ecrivains may have cornered this market.
Yeah, mood-altering properties would certainly make the gift less innovative!
Yes, JdE must be very forward thinking
It must be a cardboard box of leaves and the leaves can’t have strong mood-altering properties.
… otherwise, the box of leaves might actually be worth $50, or $72, IIRC
Bwah! If no leaves or twigs can be had, what about a $72 box of pebbles? Or some nice bark mulch?
I only want this Tom Ford duo, Santa. Thank you.
I haven’t tried Tuscan Leather..the idea of a raspberried leather doesn’t appeal to me.