FOR THE KITCHEN December 1, 2011 JOHN LEWIS CONNOISSEUR GLASSWARE COLLECTION £20-£35 An affordable way to make your parties stylish. www.johnlewis.co.uk MUJI OLIVE WOOD MORTAR & PESTAL, £14.95 Nifty little vessel for crushing herbs and…whatever else. www.muji.eu TIFFANY & CO MUG, £25 The ultimate receptacle for hot drinks has to be a Tiffany mug decorated with London’s most famous sights. www.tiffany.co.uk SWISSGOLD [...]
TASTY TREATS December 1, 2011 MAISON DU CHCOLAT CHOCOLATE COFFRETS, £40.50-£170 This “Christmas in Paris” set of divine chocolates shows off the French chocolatier’s famous ganaches. www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk PIERRE MARCOLINI XMAS TREE BOX OF CHOCCIES, £26 Praline-filled chocs in double milk, pistachio nuts and nougat flavours. www.marcolini-eboutique.com PIERRE HERME 40-MACARON ASSORTMENT, £71 A gift box from the legendary Parisian macaroon man [...]
ON TREND December 1, 2011 PRADA CANDY, £71 (80MLS) Spicy and fun new one from Prada. At all major retailers. ALEXANDER MCQUEEN CLASSIC SILK SCARF, £165 A snazzy way to pay tribute to the late designer – and the the persistent skull trend. www.harveynichols.com VALENTINO VALENTINA, £71 The new scent from Valentino is floral and delicate, like a summer’s day. [...]
AUDIO VISUAL December 1, 2011 OPTOMA DS211 PROJECTOR, £220 A compact, durable projector for movies, presentations and – if you must – slide shows. Amazon.co.uk MONITOR AUDIO iDECK 100, £300 A premium but not unaffordable iPhone dock that will give you crystal clear sound. monitoraudio.co.uk ZUMREED X2 HYBRID HEADPHONES, £108 Join the fashion for gigantic headphones with this cherry red [...]
MOBILES December 1, 2011 SAMSUNG GALAXY NEXUS, FREE WITH £34 CONTRACT* Google and Samsung’s latest tie-up is their best yet – a great Android advert. google.co.uk/nexus APPLE IPHONE 4S, FREE WITH £36 CONTRACT* The original – and probably still the best – blockbuster smartphone, the 4S is the gadget to have. apple.com/uk MOTOROLA RAZR, FREE WITH £36 CONTRACT* Motorola [...]
OTHER December 1, 2011 IHELICOPTER, £30 Flying a helicopter around your living room using your iPhone as a controller is exactly as much fun as it sounds. A lot. amazon.co.uk SAMSUNG NAVIBOT VACUUM CLEANER, £400 The future is here – get a robot to do your vacuum cleaning. And it actually works. samsung.com/uk DYSON HOT, £260 The latest innovation [...]
GAMES December 1, 2011 NINTENDO 3DS, FROM £120 Nintendo’s 3DS is the best portable console on the market – and with new titles including the latest Mario adventure, it’s well worth a look. nintendo.co.uk ACER 5600G LAPTOP, £700 A wickedly powerful laptop that will have Modern Warfare 3 running in crisp HD. www.website.co.uk SONY PLAYSTATION SLIM £120 PlayStation fans [...]
E-READERS December 1, 2011 AMAZON KINDLE, £89 Amazon’s new thinner, lighter, faster Kindle is incredibly simple to set up and use. It’s the one to beat. amazon.co.uk SONY READER POCKET EDITION £150 Sony’s e-reader is the classiest of the bunch, with a slick metallic finish. It comes with a stylus. play.com KOBO TOUCH £110 The new kid on the [...]
COSY December 1, 2011 UGG ANSLEY SLIPPERS, £105 The masters of the comfy ladies’ boot make a mean slipper for men too. www.uggaustralia.co.uk SPENCER HART MERINO WOOL SHAWL CARDIGAN, £400 Gorgeous item for snuggling at home with your loved ones. www.spencerhart.com LIBERTY RED CHECK KALLE REVERSABLE JACKET, £275 In keeping with the season’s manly-man look, this lush jacket will [...]
ON TREND December 1, 2011 PAUL SMITH BLACK CRYSTAL SKULL CUFFLINKS, £90 Love them or hate them, these skulls are super-trendy. www.liberty.co.uk DIESEL ROUND-SHADE SUNNIES, £153 Round is the new aviator, folks. These are super-cool for winter glare. www.diesel.com VERSACE FOR H&M MERINO BLEND TROPICAL JUMPER, £49.99 Ok, not everyone’s taste. But we think it takes a seriously groovy (and [...]