Articles about: presents
9 Nice Gifts to Get – or Self-Gift – for Valentine’s Day
Still not sure you’re getting anything from the other half – or think the whole Valentine’s malarkey’s a load of over-commercalised codswallop? No matter which side of the...
It’s not too late to order online before Christmas! Last dates and picks
Left your shopping til the last minute? Can’t face battling though those crowds and – GETTING ON THE BUS with your millions of bags? Us neither. Thank Christ then that we...
Scented Candles as Gifts: Offensively Unimaginative or Fragranced and Fabulous?
At some stage last week, I read something that caused my mind to boggle and my world to wobble on its axis. Jemima Khan complained in a magazine feature that receiving a scented candle as a gift from...
Christmas Wish List: What’s On Yours?
Christmas is a-coming, and I for one have never been less organised. This time last year, I had made my own mincemeat (it was pretty much the only domestic thing I did in 2010 but I was mightily...
Where would you most HATE to be given a voucher from?!
On Friday talk on the Blather turned to vouchers – and where you would HATE to get a voucher for. Jane Norman came in for some commentary. Personally I know my face would fall if I got a...
Valentine’s Day Presents: Could You Be Arsed?
Everywhere I look at the moment I see Valentine’s gift guides. Perfume top tens, fancy heart-shaped chocs, impractical knickers and things made from The Stig are all the rage for February...
One for you, one for me: Do you self-gift at Christmas?
There are two questions that I dread fielding at this time of year. One is “What are you doing on Christmas Day?” when uttered by Himself’s mam/my mam. We rotate between them for...
Rate it: Best Christmas presents for boys to give to girls
Every year at Beaut.ie we are inundated with panicked requests from menfolk at Christmas time. “I don’t know what to get my wife/girlfriend/sister/girl in work that I not so secretly fancy...
Treat Your Mammy on Mother’s Day: Pampering & Skincare
We just had la Feile Padraig but coming up on Sunday is a festival that’s arguably more important: la Feile Mammy. She raised you from a chissler, so she’s well worth spending a few quid...