The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide: The Merry Host
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Welcome to the first installment of the 2025 holiday gift guides, featuring eight meticulously curated and personality-specific collections of gifting ideas for everyone on your list (including you). From gifts small enough to fit into the stockings hung by the chimney with care to those best worn with while roasting chestnuts by the fire, coveted indulgences wrapped in silver and gold, jolly conversation starters and comforts you’ll want to keep for yourself. This year’s holiday gift guides include the extravagant and the understated, the timeless, the unexpected, the essentials and everything in-between for maximum fa-la-la-ling. Every installment features a delightful, handpicked assortment of my most loved and recommended items that I’ve obsessively tested (and gifted!) throughout the year to pinpoint the very best gifts. While each collection has a different theme (we love a theme) based on the lucky recipients on your list, my annual gift guides are intended to be mixed and matched, combed through and delved into, explored and bookmarked for all of your gift-giving needs this holiday season and throughout the year. Subscribe to unwrap all of the 2025 holiday gift guides in the coming weeks and find them all here. Happy gifting.
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Treat yourself to the collection of finishing touches and personal gestures of thanks that are guaranteed to dazzle long after clean up.
For the one who makes every meal feel like a special occasion, gift them this foolproof entertaining essential that makes a simple cheese slice feel fancy. But don’t rule out this delightful scalloped option, which was one of my favorite things we received for our wedding. — save w/ myskinterest
Whether they marked the year with a snowy adventure, enjoyed aperitivo hour in my favorite city, wandered through the city of love or still have a tan from their most recent getaway, add a touch of twinkle to their tree with a personal, meaningful keepsake they’ll enjoy for seasons to come.
For the host with the most, gift them an exquisite, complex and indulgent perfume captured in luxurious packaging that’s sure to become their new favorite scent. It’s one of the few perfumes that I wouldn’t be afraid to gift even the pickiest perfume wearer — it simply never fails to impress. — save w/ myskinterest
Gifting the classics is always a good idea, and few options are better than this dazzling forever piece that feels like a splurge without breaking the bank. Endlessly versatile and always in style, they’ll wear it to their fanciest event and to run last minute errands. — Nat Note: Pieces go in and out of stock fast (especially during the holidays) so don’t wait!
Indulge your holiday host with a set of my favorite skincare essentials that they’re certain to repurchase time and time again. Looking to spend a bit less? There’s a set for that, too! — save w/ myskinterest
Equal parts festive and fancy, gift the host in your life an assortment of tacky, tiny cocktail napkins — from too cute to be ugly Christmas sweaters, ornaments fit for the tree, an eight night celebration or even the ingredients for their favorite leafy dish. Whatever you choose, they’re guaranteed to bring a little extra merriment to any gathering.
For the ultimate entertainer who knows the night doesn’t end when the dessert plates are cleared, celebrate their playful spirit with the perfect night cap or one of my favorite things that’s best done by the fire with loved ones.
The best gifts are the ones you’d would never buy for yourself. For the host, that includes a cheeky dish, a beautiful platter or a stunning set of kitchen essentials they’ll enjoy throughout the year.
For the host that insists on washing everything by hand (we all know one), protect their hands with a luxurious set that doubles as decor that they’re guaranteed to be enjoy until the very last drop.
And once clean up is done and the guests have gone, there’s nothing quite like slipping into something more conformable. And what better way to show the host (or anyone) on your list that you care than with a luxurious pajama set that’s one of my top ten favorite gifts of the season. Better yet, pair it with a matching mask that will help them get their well-deserved rest. — save w/ myskinterest
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