Magic in the Box: Surprise Christmas Gifts are a Delight
Here are 16 mystery boxes to give as a gift this Christmas. Amaze those who already have everything, offer a unique experience, and create a beautiful memory.
The charm of a well-sealed and finely wrapped gift lies precisely in its ability to be both elegant and mysterious. This Christmas, ugly sweaters are best left behind: the best gifts for those you really love are enclosed in a special box with a disappointment-proof surprise effect. Here, the joy of unboxing is as essential as the prize inside.
More than 16 mystery boxes are available for those who are preferential to fashion, crafting, health and wellness, or music. There are also gift boxes dedicated to those on a perennial gastronomic journey, with sweet and savory delights and a vintage goblet. All this and more can be delivered with white gloves, as long as you know where to look.
For Fashionistas
Orange, gray, blue, or green: four adhesive tapes to distinguish four mystery box categories designed by Sunnei to surprise those who, when given the option of clothing, accessories, or shoes, do not know which one to choose.
The high standard of Scarce's luxury mystery boxes ensures the guaranteed surprise effect. Inside are accessories and clothing from the trendiest brands. However, allow at least 14 days for delivery.
The box by Lookiero, the first personal shopping service in Europe, contains five items that the personal shopper selects based on the recipient's size, preferred style, and palette. The average price of the box with 5 garments is around $230.
The surprise element of the Deviate gift boxes lies in the unknown selection of garments and accessories worth $100 (though prices start at $50), selected from samples, current collections, and other unique pieces. You just need to choose your desired size.
For Foodies
Diego Crosara, pastry chef and product manager of Pasticceria Marchesi, easily enters the magical world of Christmas. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is the main theme of the delicacies in the 2021 box, featuring a precious velvet trunk with leather detailing and a silk jacquard bouquet interior. Customizable as desired, in the photo, it contains panettone with spreadable creams, Dragée, Pralines, Jams, Mostarda, and a bottle of bubbles. Prices start around $5000.
Deliver excitement. That is the mission of Deluxy, an exclusive "luxury delivery" service dedicated to those who want to surprise and be surprised. Deliveries are made by a valet in a suit, tie, and white gloves. What can be delivered? Virtually everything. From the Grand Hotel style room service breakfast to the starry dinner, from flowers with champagne to pampering for four-legged friends and the home. Surprises are carefully chosen by a team of experts, hunters of goodness and beauty, valets, and profilers.
The Mystery Kawaii Box is a surprise package that contains an assorted quantity of delicious and peculiar sweets, savory snacks, noodles, spicy sauces, toys, savory snacks, and tasty drinks, all coming directly from China, Korea, and Japan. Prices start around $30.
The truffle, native of the forest, is gathered in a gourmet box featuring the most special products. In the Elegant box by Appennino Food, there is delicate honey, seasoned cheeses, and fragrant salt. Two versatile truffle condiments, oil and butter, carry the precious underground mushroom into a thousand culinary preparations. Do not miss the sauce with White Truffle, a triumph of taste that will leave everyone breathless, priced from $55.
For Hobbyists
The designer Ilaria.i calls upon six brands to participate in the Solo Cose Belle Xmas project, resulting in a selection of five gift boxes, each made up of an Ilaria.i product and a fellow brand's product. The aim is to "team-up." The partners in crime are Grapefruit-Rosa, Wilden.herbals, Le Petit Plaisir, Twins And Shout and Write Sketch &, costing no less than $30.
The BettaKnit Cozy Box contains all the necessities for knitting a neck warmer: wooden knitting needles, a ball of wool, a pattern, and a label to customize the garment with, as well as a handmade candle infused with the scents of Christmas, and a sachet of tea in the shape of a heart. Prices start around $60.
This December, the last month of the year, Yoga-Smart, a new platform promoting psychophysical well-being, has prepared a box containing a code to activate a whole month of unlimited yoga lessons and a 32-page booklet with the basics of yoga, such as Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Kundalini, Yin Yoga, guided breathing exercises (Pranayama), and meditation. The kit, starting at $40, is suitable for beginners.
Billie Eilish got even better at Christmas. Her fans will be delighted with the Super Deluxe version of the Happier Than Ever box set containing, in addition to the 16-track CD, a set of exclusive merch such as pins, satin bandana, brush and mirror, a poster, a photo book, and two lithographs. Prices start at $100.
For the Future Mixologists
From All Spices Of The World, the Alchemist's Kit is composed of an ad hoc mix of spices offering the ability to perfume your favorite distillate. This gift box is perfect for flavoring vodka, thanks to the inclusion of Jamaica pepper and long pepper, which enriches the potato distillate with a spicy and pungent flavor combined with hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Then, you can add Curaçao Orange Peel, Star Anise, or Tonka Bean, and all at the low price of $15.
The centerpiece of the Costiera blue box is the bottle of Malfy Gin Rosa with pink grapefruits from Sicily, accompanied by the coveted "copa glass" glasses and the vademecum for easy and impressive signature cocktails. To complete the kit, the "Mercante in Costiera" is included, Malfy's version of the "Mercante in Fiera," as well as a mini disco ball for transforming the living room into a dance floor. Prices start at $110.
After the success of Tannico Flying School, the brand's wine courses, comes a tasting kit allowing users to comfortably peruse Tannico's selection from their sofa at home, alone or with friends, or live with the Wine Experts at Tannico. Each kit contains five to 10 tastings in numbered glass bottles, a tasting paper placemat, notebook, and pencil, and, in the kits dedicated to vines and territories, a geographical map illustrating the origin of the wines. Prices start around $80.
Comte de Montaigne, champagne from the Aube where the first strain of chardonnay was planted in the thirteenth century—the origin of all champagnes—and T'a Milano present a fine-tasting casket this holiday season. The selection of Champagne Brut Grand Réserve pralines is accompanied by a bottle of Champagne Brut Grand Réserve to delight the palate, with pricing starting around $120.
