Andy Williams truly captured the feeling of the festive season when he crooned that Christmas is “the most wonderful time of the year”. That being said, racking your brain for Christmas gift ideas can seem decidedly less wonderful if you’re not the best at shopping.
While the silly season is fuelled by all kinds of fun things from long lunches, Christmas parties, decorating and overeating, (all of which bring us tremendous amounts of joy), one aspect of the season can make us want to curl up into a ball rocking back and forth under our perfectly decorated trees. You guessed it, that thing is finding the perfect present… for every single person in our lives.
Each year it feels like we’re exceedingly exhausting our list of best Christmas gift ideas, making it all the more difficult to impress our best friends who already have everything imaginable and our colleagues who we don’t know much about. Between office secret Santa draws and buying for those we cherish the most, gift giving quickly becomes stressful.
So, to help keep the festive season as one of joy, we’ve done the hard work for you and created the ultimate gift guide to cover your every need.
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The Best Christmas Gift Ideas For 2023

Collagen Liquid Advance, $52.50 (usually $70) from Vida Glow

Scalp and Hair Scrub Shampoo, $23.99 (usually $29.99) from Body Blendz

The Joaquina Jumpsuit, $585 from Baíah

The Basics, $134.95 from Tweak Cosmetica

Bamboo Robe In Sage Green By Jade and May, $155 from hardtofind

Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker, $197.13 (usually $299.95) from Amazon

Miss Dior Top Handle Bag, $6,200 from DIOR

Charlotte’s Award-Winning Beauty Icons Kit, $270 from Charlotte Tilbury

Figure Ring by Mejuri, $148 each from Mejuri

Women’s Loafer With Horsebit, $1,620 from Gucci

The Premium Cooler Bag by Business & Pleasure Co., $89.99 from The Iconic

Matrix Tennis Necklace, $385 (usually $550) at Swarovski

T2 x Penguin Books Romance Gift Book, $75 from T2

Good Material book by Dolly Alderton, $19.95 (usually $34.99) from Booktopia

Boxtrot S Crossbody Bag by Longchamp, $1,045 from Longchamp

MagShop Magazine Subscription, various prices from MagShop (Subscribe between now and Christmas for your chance to win a share of $50,000)

Libre Le Eau De Parfum, $295 (90ml) from Myer

Keko Sandal by St Agni, $339 from St Agni

The Essentials Gift Set – Large by Frank Green, $99.95 from The Iconic

Lite-Shock Sport Spinner 75cm by Samsonite, $915 from The Iconic

Perrier-Jouet Blanc De Blanc Champagne, $149.99 from Dan Murphy’s

Leo Washed Cotton in Elodie Gingham, from $91 from Sheet Society

Pour Femme Dylan Purple EDP by Versace, $175 (100ml) from Myer

Women’s Rectangular Sunglasses by Giorgio Armani, $520 from Giorgio Armani

Softly Smoky Eye, Blush & Lip Stack by Trinny London, $98 from Trinny London

Coquette Slipper in Chestnut by UGG, $199.99 from UGG Australia

Moonlight Grapes Ring by Georg Jensen, $495 from The Iconic

Small Kira Velvet Convertible Shoulder Bag by Tory Burch, $598 from Tory Burch