The 2023 Harrods Bear from Estée Lauder: "Allow Harrods Bear to introduce you to a blend of rose, lily, tuberose, citrus and wood. Created exclusively for Harrods, Estée Lauder presents its Beautiful Eau de Parfum as a Harrods Bear solid compact, evoking a feeling of wonder. This limited edition collectable is the perfect gift; accompanied by a safekeeping velvet pouch, it brings the fragrance of a thousand flowers to life when delicately touched upon your pulse points." £270 for 5g at Harrods.
The perfect perfumista stocking stuffer: 7 ml miniatures from Maria Candida Gentile, €20 a pop. They've also got a gift set of four 15 ml (your choice!) Eau de Parfum travel sprays for €148, or a set of 16 for €592.
From Bruno Fazzolari's Fzotic brand, Opoponax bar soap: "Bruno Fazzolari created a rare soap using a limited quantity of genuine opoponax resin that they acquired. The soap has a rich, earthy fragrance balanced with sweet tonka bean and fresh cypress. Opoponax resin has been traditionally used in skincare and incense and is known for its calming properties. The soap includes their proprietary blend of botanical oils and clay, such as shea butter and apricot kernel oil, leaving your skin soft and delicately moisturized. This huge shower bar weighs in at nearly half a pound. " $18 for 200g at Smallflower.
Solid hand cream from The Edinburgh Natural Skincare Company: "Symmetry is a distinctive and revitalizing essential oil blend of Rose Geranium, Jasmine, Sweet Almond Oil and Bay Laurel. All expertly combined for the ultimate soothing full-body experience. Sensually invigorating, this triple-action solid hand-cream formula will moisturize, nourish, and restore even the driest skin. Leaving your skin feeling wonderfully soft and nourished. Blended with Cocoa Butter, Beeswax, and Coconut Oil, your hands will feel moisturized and restored with every use." $16 for 50g at Beautyhabit.
A (not perfume) lemming for Gingerbread House Day (for those of us far too lazy to make an actual Gingerbread House): the limited edition Gingerbread chocolate bar from Compartés in Los Angeles. "Compartés' Gingerbread chocolate bar is studded with golden spicy gingerbread cookies and crystallized ginger pieces on a bed of Compartés decadent gourmet dark chocolate. Perfect for a holiday stocking stuffer or, better yet, just to snack on as a gift to yourself. It's the best of all things gingerbread and chocolate crammed into one delicious holiday bar." $12.95 at Ministry of Scent.