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What to get my lovely SIL?!

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BillyBarryBoo · 03/12/2021 14:38

I am stuck! I don't know what to get for my SIL. She doesn't really have any hobbies that I know of.

She has expensive tastes. Which is not a problem, but it means that an upgrade of something she uses frequently is already taken care of. Eg she would already have Jo Malone or Neom candles/diffusers, she already has Hunter wellies, cashmere socks.

She and BIL have in the past got me and DH a voucher for a local spa and some of the toiletries, a high end food hamper.

Her house is immaculate and she has far better interior design taste than me so I wouldn't be happy to get her house stuff.

I don't know where she gets her hair done and I don't think I've ever seen her with her nails done so a beautician's voucher is out....

She has one DC aged 18 months. My DH has found something for BIL so it's just a present for her.

Please help!!

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NFLwidow · 03/12/2021 22:22

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These are amazing but maybe too late to sort

NFLwidow · 03/12/2021 22:23

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NFLwidow · 03/12/2021 22:27

Oliver bonas bag?

TokenGinger · 03/12/2021 22:32

If she's a fan of spas, what about an Elemis gift set? Most of the spas I've been to use Elemis and I love receiving it for birthdays and Christmas because it says me a fortune through the year.

It's above budget, but there's a really good offer on a nice set on QVC at the moment.

www.qvcuk.com/Elemis-Pro-Collagen-Face-%26-Body-8-Piece-Gift-of-Skin-Radiance.product.244824.html

Unmerited · 03/12/2021 22:53

Dyptique hand wash?

Cherrydown · 03/12/2021 23:05

How about a lovely coffee table book

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squee123 · 03/12/2021 23:14

I think I'm quite similar to your SIL (although probably not as lovely Grin) and I'm afraid I wouldn't love any toiletries. I have very specific tastes. Obviously I would be gushing in my thanks and genuinely so grateful for the thought, but I would quietly donate them afterwards. Even something in the same scent I use wouldn't work because I find it really ruins a scent to have e.g. a hand wash in the same scent as a perfume.

Does she have a candle wick trimmer? A really lovely quality one makes such a difference to how a candle burns and isn't something you'd necessarily buy yourself.

Similarly if she often has fresh flowers then floristry shears.

How about cashmere wrist warmers? They're always nice to have.

Or a voucher for a massage and a promise of babysitting whilst she goes.

FedUpFelicia · 03/12/2021 23:16

Get her a book called Happy Inside - it's an interior design book.

Batfinkwings · 03/12/2021 23:23

My DH gave me a set of small Diptyque Christmas candles one year and it was heavenly.
It was a bit like the one below but they were all seasonal scents. Although this “classic” set is probably better.
It was so nice to try out the different scents.
www.libertylondon.com/uk/candle-christmas-gift-set-5-x-35g-000742135.html

loveablequalities · 03/12/2021 23:55

I'm with @Chatwin

Harris gin and/or the beautiful glasses

Something small and beautiful and, ideally, local or artisanal. Not m and s or John Lewis or Oliver Bonas.

Innocenta · 03/12/2021 23:57

Chanel hair mist. People don't buy it for themselves, but it's fab.

Wheelerdeeler · 03/12/2021 23:59

Flower bouquet subscription

nopuppiesallowed · 04/12/2021 18:12

If she has a house with silver door handles etc, how about a silver photo frame? Or a voucher towards a family photo shoot?

Dancingsmile · 04/12/2021 18:35

Afternoon tea.
Jewlery workshop
Radley umbrella
Magazine subscription
Flower subscription

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