Elementary elegance Peter O’Brien’s classic leather driving gloves have a very nice button detail, and are the ultimate in restrained elegance. If that sums up the woman in your life, these are a no brainer for her. €120 at Arnotts, arnotts.ie
She'll be wearing pink pyjamas . . .Inspired by Coco Chanel, who liked to wear her lover's night things, Olivia von Halle's Coco Cerise PJs are 100 per cent silk and quite delicious. €330 at Brown Thomas, brownthomas.com
Lulu Guinness is a winner for those funky touches that are very, very cool; like a hot red lipstick clutch. €280 at Arnotts, arnotts.ie
All that glitters is on the money with a Sian Jacobs cashmere glimmer scarf. Made from 100 per cent cashmere, with hand stitched sequined panels, its perfect party wear for the glamorously inclined. €239 at
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Forget the bag tax and give a real bag for life. The Sally tote, fashioned from leather as soft as butter, is from fab newcomers The Kinsale Leather Company. €175 at Granny's Bottom Drawer, Kinsale (021-4774839), kinsaleleather.com
Brilliant beauty
There was a time wrinkle cream was one of those presents wrapped up in an insult. Thank heavens for Yves Saint Laurent. Who could resist the promise of Forever Youth Liberator serum? Serum sounds so much better than wrinkle cream and it works wonders. €77 at Arnotts and Brown Thomas, arnotts.ie, brownthomas.com
Nothing says "I haven't really tried" like a gift box. Unless said gift box is from Aromatherapy Associates. She'll love the one for Instant Inner Strength. Who doesn't need a dose of that this season? €17 at Clerys, clerys.ie
Ready for resurrection? Cult Australian brand Aesop is available from the Makers & Brothers & Others pop-up store at 5 Dame Lane, Dublin. From Resurrection to Reverence, choose what’s most appropriate from €23, makersandbrothers.com Cloon Keen make luscious perfumes in gorgeous packaging. Try their latest, Copacetic: bright, sunny, with floral and fruity notes. Kirwans Lane boutique, Galway €80, cloonkeen.com
Charlotte Tilbury claims she's "stolen the beauty-DNA of the supermodels and shared it with everyone . . ." Discover if she's onto something with her range, now available at Brown Thomas. From €22, €185 for the full Ingenue set, brownthomas.com
Glittering prizes
Juvi's Twig Rings are organic shapes, with super stones. Made in Ireland, the sterling silver and aqua chalcedony version is €95, while the gold vermeil and amethyst version costs €105. juvidesigns.com, House of Fraser and the Kilkenny Shop on Nassau Street.
Be a Christmas star and give the Falling Stars collar necklace. €15.90 at Accessorize, eu.accessorize.com
The Eclipse by Irish designer Emma Jane Champley is an ultra-restrained sterling silver bangle for those who value understatement above bling. Comes in small and large sizes. €250 at iamofireland.ie
Vintage-style glamour comes with pear-shaped silver sprinkle earrings from Jacques Esteve. €59.50 at Fields Jewellers
Cosy Up
The Blanche in the Brambles faux fur pom hat is utterly adorable and could actually make someone look forward to January's chill. €98 at Arnotts, arnotts.ie
Throw it on with a Spectrum throw from Avoca. In small or large, they’re a scarf, a wrap, or even a blanket. From €59.95 at
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Let her rest her barking dogs on one of Alison Ospina's brilliant sheepskin footstools. Natural sheepskin and Irish wood, they come in two sizes. From €130 at iamofireland.ie
For a Snow Princess, give the Savida half fur coat – faux fur of course – from Dunnes. Avoid presenting it alongside the Sheepskin footstool; you might get her mixed up. €85 at dunnesstores.com
Pop in a stocking filler with Fairisle fliptop gloves at just €4 from Penneys. Cleverly designed so that phones can be tapped and snacks snacked while hands stay toasty warm.
Healthy gifting
Juicer. As anyone that has one will tell you, it's the gadget that keeps on giving. The Bosch one is brilliant, and if all that juicing seems way too healthy, you can also knock up the backdrops for cocktails too. Cucumber martini anyone? €74 at Harvey Norman, harveynorman.ie
Vivofit is a the watch that reveals steps taken, calories burned and distance travelled. It's rather addictive, and with the Vivofit Red, 10 per cent of the purchase price goes to the Irish Heart Foundation. €119.99 at Harvey Norman, harveynorman.ie
She'll walk in all weathers with Dubarry's classic Galway boots. They're €350 a pair, but are ultra-desirable among those who can brand-spot at a hundred paces. Dubarry Store Dublin, dubarry.ie
Healthy intentions don’t have to be exhausting. A spa hotel voucher gives joy now and banishes new year blues in the future. The lovely Monart have vouchers in €50 denominations and you can put them towards packages and treatments.
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She can relax with a cup of herbal tea in Derek Wilson's low cups. Made by Wilson in his studio in Belfast, they come in shades of celadon; a colour that was once thought too beautiful for anyone but Japanese emperors. €52 at Makers & Brothers, makersandbrothers.com
Romantic gestures
Diamonds may well be a girl's best friend, and at €14,000 you'd want to be very friendly with that girl indeed. If that does take your fancy, then head to the Marvel Room at BTs for the Repossi Berbere pink gold and diamond ring. brownthomas.com
The scent of love doesn’t have to be diamond encrusted. Dyflin’s candles are Irish made by Indigo & Cloth in collaboration with the perfume gurus at Cloon Keen. Inspired, they say, by Norse Gaels, it might make her swoon at its rugged aromas. €35 at makersandbrothers.com, indigoandcloth.com
Flirtier fragrances, though still in the scented candle variety, come with Avoca's Rose Buds Pomegranate. €18.85 at avoca.com
Classic or cliché underwear works. Marks & Spencer's silk-mix teddy comes in tasty taupe, but yes, you can have crimson too. €80 at marksandspencer.ie
Down with love? Or just got a healthy attitude to romance? Deborah Levy's brilliant An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell is a book-length poem about an ordinary man who is foolish enough to fall in love with an angel (and vice versa). €10 at amazon.com
Designer dreams
Michael Angrove's Ary trays deliver style for service. Whether you go for the butterflies or silver spoons design, they're very cool. €22 at Article, articledublin.com
Add a glass or two – perhaps to the Ary tray – from new Irish crystal company, Waterford-based J Hill's Standard. Contemporary, cool, but full of tradition. From €110 at Makers & Brothers pop-up shop, makersandbrothers.com
Would she fancy something funky? A Frysk 3D stag's head from Article is great for the ancestral hall look . . . when she doesn't actually live in an ancestral hall. €29 at articledublin.com
Reel her in with cute house-shaped hooks by Irish designers Snug. Just €9.50 each from the Irish Design Shop, they're kind of adorable, and hanging things up will be fun and happy ever after. irishdesignshop.com
Make it art for a truly unique gift that says you've really thought about it. Dublin's Graphic Studio and Blackchurch Print Studios both have work ranging from €50, and browsers are welcome. graphicstudiodublin.com and print.ie
Art outside Dublin: your local gallery will have lots of suggestions, and may have a special Christmas exhibition, like Cork's Lavit, with a range of art and craft pieces to choose from. lavitgallery.com
