Christmas Gift Ideas 2022: BONUS VIDEO & Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday gift ideas from Helen Avery
{Above: My Christmas Gift Ideas Video. Scroll down for all the links!}
My Big (Curated) Christmas Gift Guide
❄️ Nearly every year for the last 15 years as a lifestyle journalist I’ve written gift guide of some sort. Decor, toys, gifts for moms, teacher gifts…if you can wrap it and put it under a Christmas tree, chances are I’ve written about it. This year I decided to make one that’s 100% my picks, unfiltered by editors.
🎄When I tell you I whipped this Christmas gift guide together, I really did! This morning I got it into my head that I needed to put all the products I’ve been testing, loving and writing about in one spot. I didn’t attempt to get every category on here, only products I can vouch for because I’ve enjoyed them for years, or they’re new and noteworthy.
🎁 This is a holiday gift guide of items ranging from F R E E to $400-ish (niche bougie perfume) with prices everwhere in between. Happy Christmas shopping! (Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links, which will not make me rich, I’ve yet to earn a penny from them. However, it’s much handier for me to collate every link in one spot.)
💻 Here’s the whole list so you can browse (almost) everything in one spot: ShopMyUs/HelenAvery
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🎄Christmas Gift Ideas 2022
📕Books and Reading
The Palace Papers by Tina Brown - Please Buy From Your Local Independent Bookstore
Africa is Not a Country by Dipo Faloyin - Please Buy From Your Local Independent Bookstore
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport - Please Buy From Your Local Independent Bookstore
Deep Work by Cal Newport - Please Buy From Your Local Independent Bookstore
Kobo Klara e-reader Canadian site 🇨🇦
🆓 Free
💰 Make coupons for your kids. The secret so that they don’t hate you for being cheap is to pick “gifts” that are normally restricted, like a can of Coke on a weekday, or a chance to skip a chore. Printable coupons and more blank coupons.
🏡 Home
🖨 HP Laserjet M1w Printer https://go.shopmy.us/p-759780
🥘 Le Creuset Cast Iron Pan https://go.shopmy.us/p-752395
🔪 Shun Nakiri knife https://go.shopmy.us/p-758476
🪵 Boos Cutting Board https://www.johnboos.com/products/boos-blocks/cutting-boards/
💎 Jewelry
MOON NECKLACE Lover’s Tempo - Vancouver-based jewelry brand known for delicate, sustainable pieces that spark joy https://loverstempo.com/
STAMPED "H" NECKLACE Suetables - Canadian jewelry brand known for personalized and customizable jewelry with four stores across Canada https://suetables.com/
💄 Beauty
Nudestix X Glamzilla trio set https://go.shopmy.us/p-758482
Darphin Intral Sunscreen https://go.shopmy.us/p-759418
Olaplex big set https://go.shopmy.us/p-759811
Olaplex small set https://go.shopmy.us/p-759828
Tarte mascara best sellers https://go.shopmy.us/p-759838
Sephora Best Sellers https://go.shopmy.us/p-761067
🍷 Wine
Les Dauphins Cote du Rhone
❤️ Fragrance
Chloe perfume https://go.shopmy.us/p-759914
Chanel Chance Eau Tendre https://go.shopmy.us/p-759917
Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet https://go.shopmy.us/p-759923
Hermes Elixir Des Hermes https://go.shopmy.us/p-759926
Ex Nihilo Lust in Paradise https://go.shopmy.us/p-759939
🕯Maison Martin Margiela By The Fireplace Candle https://go.shopmy.us/p-759968
Maison Martin Margiela Lazy Sunday Morning perfume https://go.shopmy.us/p-759969
🕯 Maison Martin Margiela Jazz Club candle https://go.shopmy.us/p-759971
Maison Martin Margiela Under the Lemon Tree https://go.shopmy.us/p-759973
Hope you enjoyed these! Share them if you did, this newsletter can be forwarded or shared using the arrow button at the top of the post. If you missed my November Round Up of Really Good Things, read it here. There are a couple overlapping items, but not many!
Warmly,
Helen
P.S. Um… how are we feeling about the Elon Musk Twitter takeover? I’m regularly appalled by Twitter, so I don’t care if it catches on fire. The way I’ve been using social media lately is as a bulletin board, not a path to para-socializing: that’s how I’ve made it work for me. Anyhooski, My video on deleting social media came out, you should watch it and watch me suffer through Instagram FOMO and TikTok withdrawals 😂.
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