Looking for a present they’d never buy for themselves? These indulgences may very well make you a gift hero.
L’Objet’s “Lito” porcelain candle
Where to find it: Neiman Marcus
Price: $145
Toscana” 20-inch suitcase
Where to find it: Globe-Trotter
Price: $1,633
SofiaCashmere cashmere-and-fox gloves
Where to find it: Neiman Marcus
Price:$175
Wool/cashmere throws
Where to find it: Matouk
Price: $597 to $1,497
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The Overworked Kit
The Overworked Kit is from local clean beauty shop, Ivy Wild, and packs a variety of luxury skincare goodies to relax and revitalize stressed skin. The kit includes a glow-inducing Radiance Effect serum by Odacite, a set of restoring sheet masks with Vitamin C, Probiotic + Hyaluronic Acid from Orgaid, and a soothing bath soak with Rose and Heather Flower from Salt by Hendrix.
Chocolat by Adam Turoni truffles in a book-shaped box
Where to find it: Chocolat
Price: $66
Painted maple canoe paddle
Where to find it: Ropes & Wood
Price: $228
Pink velvet bag by the Volon
Where to find it: Curio Concept
Price: $900
Learn to make cakes, sugar-and-oat “crack” pie, and truffles
Where to find it: Milk Bar in Logan Circle
Price: $95 a person
Tortoise-print glasses
Where to find it: Furbish
Price: $95 for four
Green calfskin duffle
Where to find it: Canali
Price: $1,150
Melissa Joy Manning pearl ring
Where to find it: Shelter
Price: $950
Rabble Rouser whiskey
Where to find it: Catoctin Creek
Price: $96
Sony PlayStation Classic Console loaded with 20 retro games
Where to find it: Target
Price: $99
“Thomas” wool-and-cashmere men’s coat
Where to find it: Billy Reid
Price: $1,295
Brass fountain pen
Where to find it: Penny Post in Alexandria
Price: $110
Princesses de Malabar perfume by Lubin
Where to find it: GoodWood
Price: $160
Oculus Go virtual-reality viewer
Where to find it: Oculus Go
Price: $199 to $249
Yayoi Kusama “Black Dots” skateboard
Where to find it: MoMA
Price: $200
Leather bag by the Volon
Where to find it: Curio Concept
Price: $1,100
Cashmere scarf
Where to find it: Vince
Price: $295
Moy Atelier sunglasses
Where to find it: Hu’s Wear
Price: $475
“Princetown” fur-lined mules
Where to find it: Gucci
Price: $1,980
Artful, adult-size crayons
Where to find it: Of a Kind
Price: $59
“Canfield” leather-trim headphones
Where to find it: Shinola
Price: $450
Fly to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific’s new four-times-a-week nonstops
Where to find it: Dulles
Price:Spring for business class (from $3,800 round trip) and you’ll get fully flat beds, on-demand gourmet meals, and a teahouse in the pre-departure lounge in Hong Kong.
Vaonis Stellina smart telescope
Where to find it: MoMA
Price: $2,999
“Cocteau” earrings
Where to find it: Paola Vilas
Price: $310
Tom Ford alligator-band watch
Where to find it: Neiman Marcus
Price: $3,590
This article appears in the December 2018 issue of Washingtonian.
