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Enjoyable reality: There are solely 32 extra days till Christmas. Are you want me? Do you wait ’til the final minute to get items? My downside is that I am perpetually looking for the proper reward for every particular person, which I inevitably by no means discover, so I am at all times dashing days earlier than Christmas to seek out one thing to provide. I am doing a lot better (and beginning a lot earlier) this yr, however for these of you just like the Melissa of earlier years, I am right here to assist – welcome to my Neiman Marcus reward information!
Hit the bounce for distinctive and enjoyable items for foodies, fashionistas, and fathers alike! (And plenty are underneath $100!)
Final week, I attended a enjoyable blogger occasion at Neiman Marcus right here in Las Vegas to point out off a number of the enjoyable, fabulous, and even reasonably priced reward concepts that they needed to supply! We acquired to pattern a few of their foodie items like pistachios, truffles, and liquor-soaked desserts – even uniquely flavored cotton sweet! (They’d PBJ!!!) There have been items for foodies, magnificence items, items for the entertainer, vogue items, even items for youths! Listed below are a couple of of my favorites!
GET IN MY BELLY!
Ummmm, I may’ve stationed myself subsequent to those
Bloody Mary Cashews all day. So far as cocktails go, a easy Bloody Mary will at all times be one in all my favorites, so I knew that I needed to attempt these – they’re $35 for an 8 oz. container, however can be such a enjoyable addition to a bar-themed reward! Additionally they make a
Margarita Pistachio selection – and people had been completely tasty, too!
Wish to add a bit extra taste to your fries, burgers, or properly, something? For the connoisseur meals lover in your life, there may be this
trio of connoisseur ketchups from Victoria Amory for $34. With flavors like Sherry, Champagne, and Smokey BBQ, they’re positive to be a success! I will be sincere, I am hella interested in that champagne one, can somebody get me a scorching canine?!
Talking of champagne, these Marc de Champagne truffles from Home of Dorchester had been SO good – lord is aware of that I should not have tried them with all my diabetic-ness, however this woman cannot resist chocolate, so in I went! Professional tip: eat in a single chew, otherwise you’ll find yourself with caramel drooling down your chin like I did. I am clearly very subtle. Neimans additionally has a Pink Prosecco selection, and each varieties are available in a champagne bottle-shaped tin! SO cute for the champs OR chocolate lover in your life. Trace: as I already stated, I LOVE chocolate. 😀
Right here comes
Carl! Is not he the cutest little snowman you ever noticed?! Not solely is he lovable, however he is scrumptious, too! Merely add heat milk, and he melts revealing a stomach filled with cocoa combine and a head filled with marshmallows. He may simply be the proper man, amiright?! He’d be such a enjoyable reward for a household get-together or as a hostess reward for a vacation get together!
EDIBLE ART
There are a couple of of the foodie items that, whereas edible, are artworks, and positively deserve their very own class!
Candy Saba
I have been following Maayan Zilberman, the inventive power behind Candy Saba, for ages on Instagram. As somebody who has executed sugar work in culinary faculty, I am fascinated by her distinctive creations, and I am not the one one – she’s created sugar items for Vogue, Versace (for the Met Ball!), Harper’s Bazaar, even NYFW! Her items are one-of-a-kind, hand-painted sugary artworks!
After I noticed the
sugar pizza slice, I used to be SO EXCITED. I have been drooling over it on Instagram since she got here out with it, I imply, come on – two of my very favourite issues – sugar and pepperoni pizza?!?! I used to be tremendous stoked to see her work in particular person, even whether it is, at $125 a slice, slightly out of my funds. I’d 100% hold this as artwork – it’s miles too superior to devour!
One other enjoyable and distinctive (and barely extra reasonably priced choice at $38 every) are the
cassette tapes in all kinds of music genres like
Disco Fever,
Yacht Rock, and
Heavy Steel. Just like the pizza slice, they’re distinctive, one-of-a-kind hand-painted items of edible artwork!
The place Magnificence and Chocolate Meet!
Searching for the proper small reward for a beauty-obsessed co-worker or good friend? A stocking stuffer to your lipstick-loving bestie? Look no additional, at $15, these
Maggie Louise molded chocolate lipsticks are absolutely the excellent discover! They’re hand-painted and oh so cute! You too can discover different molded chocolate reward bins to go along with any curiosity – they make cute units like penguins, metropolis themes (suppose Vegas, LA, and San Francisco!), so that you’re positive to seek out one thing that matches. 🙂 Costs on the opposite units vary from $11 – $62
FOR HOM(M)E! – House items for the person in your life!
So he is mastered the proper manhattan? No? He is extra of a scotch on the rocks form of fellow? Both means, this MCM tray, coaster set, and ice bucket combo is a classy method to kick his cocktail cart up a notch. Toss in some Sugarfina Chocolate Cigars, and also you’re positive to be his favourite particular person.
Have a budding Tom Cruise (circa Cocktail-era) in your listing? Assist them up the ante on their subsequent Cuba Libre (or one thing else equally as easy, since these three taste combos are imagined for Vodka, Tequila, and Bourbon), with these infused ice cubes from
Herb & Lou’s, which can set you again a mere $24 for a dozen cubes.
Searching for the proper reward for the sensible a$$ in your life? Man or girl, these enjoyable cash clips and pen from Straightforward Tiger are amusing, and can DEFINITELY match into your funds – even the dreaded workplace Secret Santa! Encourage their interior superstar (even when it is solely in their very own thoughts) with this
‘For Autographs’ pen – at $25 it is a enjoyable twist on a conventional reward. Hopefully their
‘Life Financial savings’ far exceeds their
‘Beer Cash’, however regardless, you’ve got acquired them lined with these enjoyable cash clips which will not break your financial institution at solely $20!
FEELING GOOD & SMELLING FINE
If me, that I LOVE LOVE LOVE perfume, however you will not discover me sporting simply any ole’ scent. I stick with scents that you do not come throughout day-after-day, scents from Tom Ford, Byredo, and now my newest love…
CREED. No, not the horrible band – this perfumery has been round since 1760, in order that they positively know what they’re doing. I’ll warn you although, Creed is not a funds model. With their high-end substances and time-consuming strategies, a bottle of Creed perfume will run you anyplace from $235 to over $500 for a 75 mL bottle! I am at the moment obsessing over
Spice & Wooden, which was impressed by Cleopatra and Marc Antony, and I just lately examined it out on the Neiman Marcus counter. Critically droolworthy, and simply have a look at that bottle, it was hand crafted by centuries-old Parisian glassmaker Pochet, and it has actual 24k gold accents!
CREED would not simply stick with conventional fragrances, additionally they create soaps, bathe gels, tub oils, and candles. This reward field they put collectively incorporates a couple of of these merchandise in addition to
Floralie within the restricted version bottle!
FUN WITH FASHION
Everyone knows her, heck we could BE her. All the time up on the newest designers, tendencies & labels, at all times dressed to impress, the trendsetter, not the follower. Listed below are a couple of enjoyable (and perhaps surprising) items for the fashion maven in your life.
I’m in love with these Vogue Oracle playing cards. Let the style and inventive greats assist you determine your path – allow them to pull you out of your inventive rut – allow them to spiritually information you! With legends like Vivienne Westwood, Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy & Alexander McQueen, you are positive to seek out the suitable path. I truly purchased these for a good friend of mine – they could not be a extra excellent reward, and solely $15? Critically a steal.
Wait. What’s a toaster doing on this fashion-forward part? Perhaps as a result of I dunno about you, however like every part else, I like my toast DESIGNER. At $650 that is DEFINITELY a significant splurge, however this
SMEG X Dolce & Gabbana toaster is a wonderful means so as to add some shade (and toast!!) to your kitchen. You may by no means eat off-brand toast ever once more.
Who would not love a enjoyable clutch? These Bari Lynn double-sided clutches are a enjoyable giftable to your sassy gal pal! They’ve a metallic closure, shoulder chain that can be tucked inside, and at solely $75, you’ll be able to afford to seize one for your self, too! The
‘Celebration’ clutch has confetti that strikes round as you progress the clutch – SO cute! My favourite was the
‘Loopy/Cool’ glitter clutch- I really like the superhero vibe it has! Lastly, the
‘Naughty/Good’ model is ideal for any vacation get together this yr, or for years to return!
So inform me, did any of those items spark any concepts to your wishlist, or to your ‘to reward’ listing? Only a reminder, Santa has been watching, so I hope you’ve got been good this yr! I hear he likes it once you touch upon the weblog posts and Instagram feeds of sassy ginger bloggers. It may very well be a rumor, however do you actually wish to danger it?
Inform me about your favorites within the feedback under! 🙂
