Milla Chocolates
Who doesn’t love sweets around the holidays? Award-winning chocolatier Christine Sull Sarioz has just opened her cutting-edge confection shop, Milla in Culver City. The cases feature an array of gold-dusted chocolates that range from Champagne to Kir Royale and Manhattan flavored, along with her best-selling hazelnut praline bars and chocolate covered almonds with bourbon sea salt. The store is like an art gallery meets a jewelry store but you can also order gift sets online to beat the holiday rush. http://www.millachocolates.com
OnlyRoses
If you want to give a gift that will hold a long-lasting memory, OnlyRoses are beautiful flowers that will last for at least a year without water. The hand-picked a selection of inspiring Infinite Roses are not only gorgeous but also ethically-grown in Ecuador and are regarded as the world’s finest. The vessels to hold your floral arrangement from a single stem to dozens include boxes, silver, glass and a reusable Champagne bucket that we think will last well into Valentine’s Day. The Beverly Hills store is stunning and inspiring, so be sure to stop by for a sensual treat. https://www.only-roses.com/
Nest Fragrances
This leading luxury fragrance brand creates lovely home products that can be found in places like Geary’s in Beverly Hills. This holiday season, the opulent new Sparkling Cassis joins NEST Fragrances’ iconic Festive Home Fragrance Collection alongside seasonal scents that include the celebratory Holiday, Birchwood Pine, Hearth, and Sugar Cookie.
NEST Fragrances’ range of scented home products have developed their own cult-like followings in top-selling scents such as Bamboo, Grapefruit, Moroccan Amber, and Ocean Mist & Sea Salt, ranging from scented candles ($16 - $140), to diffusers ($48 - $120), to Liquid Soap ($22) and Hand Lotion ($24). The NEST Fine Fragrances collection, inspired by the artworks of 18th C. British artist Mrs. Delany, includes Eau de Parfum Spray ($74) and Rollerballs ($27) in eight fragrances, and scented Body Cream ($55) in select scents. Top-selling fragrances include Black Tulip, Indigo, Citrine, and the new Cocoa Woods. https://www.nestfragrances.com/shop-by-collection/seasonal-collections
Soho Home
Now you can take home a piece of our favorite private club Soho House, and also nab some great gifts from the new interiors collection, Soho Home. The retail line, previously only available in the U.K., features a selection of furniture, tableware, textiles and more. From the signature Barwell crystal glasses to the Frette cotton bed linen found in all Soho bedrooms, every piece is either used in or inspired by Soho Houses around the world. Ideal for design aficionados and Soho House fans alike, Soho Home offers a range of gift items and price points including the retro Soho House x Marshall action speaker ($279), olive wood Ocha nesting bowls ($89) and classic House robe ($95) among others. Additional gift sets, including Soho House’s Cowshed spa line, also available at: https://www.sohohome.com/us/gifts
Little Miss Miracle
We all know this face cream is a top seller and must have for flawless-skinned stars like J-Lo but now La Mer enters the world of beloved children’s author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves with the launch of a La Mer exclusive character, Little Miss Miracle, debuting with a Limited-Edition Crème de la Mer. An homage to Dr. Max Huber and the transformative powers of La Mer’s ultra-renewing Miracle Broth elixir, Little Miss Miracle celebrates hope and perseverance. La Mer’s potent golden elixir, Miracle Broth is a blend of precious sea-born ingredients and is the soul of La Mer’s iconic and coveted formulas. If you want to gift a year-round glow in a keepsake bottle for $325, visit Sephora or CremedelaMer.com
Man Crates
This new online destination will help you find the perfect gift sets for all of the men in your life. Each set comes with a themed assortment of carefully-curated, high-quality goods, packaged inside a rugged wooden crate. It can be hard to shop for the man who has everything, so these crates are hand picks useful and fun gifts like unique hot sauces, outdoor survival gear, beard-growing kits, and delicious craft meat products. Just in time for the holidays, new products include: Leather Bag Making Kit; Watch Making Kit; Pinecone & Birchbark Expert Knife Making Kits; and World Domination Jerky Kit. And, we don’t see why some of these might not be good for the woman in your life too. Just sayin’. https://www.mancrates.com
