Wish List: Eight awesome ideas for gift hunters this festive season
Left, Ground Beo Recovery hair oil, top right, Galaxy Buds3, below right, the Cewe chocolate advent calendar.
The new Galaxy Buds3 will help discover the details in all those favourite tunes. Re-engineered with an angled design to bring the sound closer to your ears, you can feel the beat with a new 11mm speaker for strong, dynamic sound. Hear the distinct timbre and clarity in each note with 24-bit CODEC which promises to give the wearer the ultimate Hi-Fi sound experience.
Finetune the details with Galaxy AI enhancements for ANC and real-time translation that will give any tech fan a kick. The RRP is €259, available from Samsung.
Cork-city-based painter Cora Murphy has a range of art options, like her limited edition prints, original oil paintings, her very popular calendars and art card gift packs, there's something to suit every budget. Pictured here is 'The UpSide', for €275. Check out CoraMurphy.
The Embrace FARM Christmas jumper features a charming scene of Santa driving a tractor, perfect for the farmer or farming enthusiast in your life — regardless of age or size! Each jumper costs €45 (plus postage) with 100% of the proceeds going to Embrace FARM, a farming organisation founded by Brian and Norma Rohan, and their young farming family from Shanahoe, County Laois, after Brian lost his father Liam Rohan to a sudden farm accident in 2013. Make sure to put your jumper away with the decorations so you can reuse it every year! See EmbraceFarm.
Enriched with rosemary and clary sage, this nurturing oil is designed to hydrate, smooth and promote healthy hair. Known for their conditioning properties, jojoba, camellia seed and argan oils provide essential nutrients to replenish and nourish the hair, roots and scalp.
A gorgeous scalp ritual to add to the festive season. Ground Recovery Hair Oil 30ml is €30, Groundwellbeing.
Irish brand The Nature of Things handcrafts high-quality essential oil blends and they have this Cosy Christmas Gift Set with cinnamon, cedar, and orange essential oils, plus a recipe card to create your own seasonal blends.
Each set is sustainably packaged and includes a simple guide on essential oils and a QR code for additional details and recipes. This one is €34, available at TheNatureofthings and through stockists such as Arnotts, Irish Design Shop, The Kilkenny Shop, and more.
A chocolate photo advent calendar combines tasty treats (Kinder, Ferrero, or Tony’s Chocolonely) with your favourite photos — the ultimate advent countdown. Prices start at €22.99 from the team at Cewe. They believe there's no better gift than something personal, and their Christmas 2024 range is packed with lots of ways to wrap up memories and give loved ones a gift that’ll last long after the decorations come down. Check them out at Cewe.
Thanks to the Journal Prompt Set from Head Plan you can be the author of your own life story. Head Plan says is not just about exploring your inner self, it's also about doing it in style.
Featuring 52 powerful prompts, designed to unlock and explore hidden facets of your personality. These prompts are not just questions, but keys to doors within you that you might not have opened yet. Each week, shuffle the deck and draw a card. Write, ponder, and revisit as often as necessary. The magic happens in the exploration and the writing. It's €50 from TheHeadPlan.
The Aveda Nutriplenish Range delivers intense nutrient-powered superfood hydration with omega-5-rich pomegranate oil that will nourish hair to create lasting moisture. This nutritious haircare collection consists of shampoo, conditioner, treatments, hair oils, and conditioning spray.
The range has products to suit all hair types and contains 50% more natural butters to deliver a rich, moisturising experience. It's available from stockists nationwide, including Leonard Hair & Beauty in Douglas and Sobe Brown, Morrison's Quay, Cork, and AvedaStore.
