Gift shopping for your loved ones is always a joy, especially when you know they’ll just love what you bought them.
Buying gifts for the men in your life – who seem to have everything and want nothing – is a different matter altogether.
If you’ve been on the receiving end of these sometimes frustrating answers, but still feel like you should give him something special anyway, here’re some ideas for this year.
Silky Soft Sleepwear
Make his nights extra cosy with a pair of luxurious pyjamas. Rawbought, which is known for its luxuriously soft sleepwear for women, will be launching its very first sleepwear collection for men this Christmas.
The men’s range, which will be part of its Je Dors collection featuring simple short-sleeved shirts and long pants, is made from the label’s same sustainable and breathable modal fabric. The collection will be available in two hues: black and blue.
Even if your man mostly sleeps in ratty tees and shorts, his very first pair of silky smooth pyjamas may just change his mind.
Shop at Rawbought’s stores at Takashimaya or Dempsey Hill, or go to www.rawbought.com
Visit Singapore’s Highest Open-Air Panoramic Ride
Spoil your daredevil with tickets to SkyHelix Sentosa at Imbiah Lookout in, well, Sentosa.
SkyHelix Sentosa is an open-air gondola ride that will take passengers 79m above sea level at its apex, making it one of the highest vantage points in Sentosa.
The ride, which is a new landmark within Singapore’s tourism landscape, will take passengers for a 12-minute ride. This includes spending 10 minutes at the peak, where the gondola will slowly rotate, offering passengers a 360-degree view of Sentosa and the Greater Southern Waterfront.
During the ride, passengers will get to enjoy a cool beverage exclusively created for SkyHelix Sentosa by the team behind the cocktails at Dusk Restaurant & Bar at Mount Faber Peak.
Tickets are priced at $18 (adults) and $15 (children). From Dec 15. More info at www.mountfaberleisure.com/skyhelix-sentosa
Buy Him A Drink
For the consummate whisky consumer, a limited edition whisky by Glenfiddich and Mr Porter is a gift he’ll never forget.
Glenfiddich is, of course, the world’s most awarded single malt Scotch whisky, while Mr Porter is the award-winning online store for stylish men’s apparel.
Inspired by both brands, the limited edition tipple offers a fresh take on luxury style, which is a complex 20-year-old whisky with layers of fudge, spiced oak and caramelised Demerara sugar.
The bespoke casing will feature a minimalistic monogram featuring the two iconic labels. There will only be 1,500 bottles distributed worldwide.
Due to the limited number of bottles, spirit enthusiasts will have to register their details into the ballot at glenfiddich.com. It’s available in five countries only; Singapore being one of them.
$608; available at www.glenfiddich.com.
Hear Nothing But Your Music
If he hasn’t yet tasted the joy and freedom that a pair of wireless earbuds brings, now’s the best time to introduce it to him.
London-based consumer tech company, Nothing’s Nothing Ear (1) true wireless earbuds offers a playtime of up to 34 hours.
It also has a 11.6mm driver and active noise cancellation technology, which brings music, films and podcasts into sharp focus.
$179; available on Lazada and authorised retailers
Have A Christmas Cuppa
Make him think of you every morning with a gift of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ’s holiday blend coffee, as well as flavoured powder tins.
Coffee Bean’s holiday blend coffee is a winter classic recipe created since 1996, made with medium-roasted Guatemala Antigua and darker Viennese blend coffees.
The powder tins come in three flavours – dark chocolate, peppermint chocolate and red velvet – that add zest to any brew.
If he’s not a coffee drinker, Coffee Bean’s holiday peppermint tea – a refreshing light-bodied beverage that’s infused with green tea and orange peel – hits the spot for a pick-me-up.
Finally, get the new colour changing mug with reindeer spoon with Coffee Bean’s dark chocolate fudge maple ice blended drink. Whether for his desk at work or at home, the fun mug, which features a Christmas landscape that changes whenever a drink is poured in, will remind him of you. Every. Single. Time.
From $16.90, available at www.coffeebean.com.sg
It’s A Shoe-in
If your man’s always hooked onto NBA games during the season, a pair of shoes made in collaboration with NBA superstar LaMelo Ball may just be the thing.
The first signature shoe release since Puma re-launched its basketball category in 2018, the shoes cut a fiery trail across the court with a flaming orange hue.
Lightweight and versatile, these can be worn on and off the court. The shoes come with added technology features such as Puma’s Nitro Foam, which boosts responsiveness and elevates comfort.
$229; available on Footlocker.com and all Foot Locker stores.
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