we certainly can’t forget about the men in our lives over the holidays! the nice thing about shopping for the boys over is that on average, they tend to not shop for themselves. this makes the holidays the perfect opportunity to pick them up the things they won’t buy day to day but that you know deep down they need to have.
i tend to lean towards clothes, shoes or watches when i’m gift hunting for men’s gifts. my go to’s for men’s clothing these days are h & m mens, Zara, and since i’m a shoe freak anywhere that i can find him a sick pair of kicks. since my boyfriend has come to expect clothes or shoes from me over the holidays this year i’m trying to be a bit more creative.
on my search for different gift giving options, i’ve found that quite a few retailers are starting to offer gifts or gift sets that aren’t as run of the mill as usual. i’ve come up with my top gift choices for the boys based on these recent hunts. It also seems that alcohol is a common theme in my gifting options this year so if you’re less inclined to offer drink based gifting, clothes and shoes are still a solid bet.
- The Homemade Gin Kit (Chapters/Indigo, online and in store)
2. A Beer Making Kit! Because who wouldn’t want to make their own beer in the comfort of their own home. (also from Chapters/Indigo online and in store)
3. i know I said no shoe this holiday season BUT if you were to want to go that route, you can customize a pair of Adidas online for your man. they’re not terribly expensive and you have a number of different options for creating the perfect shoe
4. A smart phone printer- everyone takes a ton of pictures on their phones but up until recently, you could never print them in a way that the quality was any good. take a trip over to urban outfitters and all that has changed. both Polaroid and Fujifilm have come out with printers that will allow you to print quality pictures right from your phone!
the possibilities really are endless! there are so many cool gifts this holiday that you really can’t go wrong regardless of the route you chose.
xx-aboutthesmallthings