Soothe, indulge and delight with these last minute gifts
Still shopping with less than a week to go until Christmas? Find something for everyone left on your list with these last minute suggestions
After a big holiday meal, that gourmand in your life will appreciate a digestif: Try a bottle of not-too-sweet, grappa-based Poli Amaro, which has hints of mint and artichoke. $33.95 for 700 millilitres at select liquor stores.Handout
Got an impatient photo hound on your list? The Fuji Instax Mini 50S instant-print camera offers immediate gratification. $129.99 at Chapters and Indigo stores nationwide.Handout
Forget Turtles: If they love chocolate, give them some bark with bite, such as this winsome fruit-and-nut-studded disc by Soma Chocolate of Toronto, $15.Handout
It just isn’t the holidays without a hit of Hermey, the elf who aspires to be a dentist. Watch him, Rudolph, Frosty and the origin myth of Kris Kringle in The Original Christmas Classics, a DVD set featuring four of TV’s most beloved Yuletide specials. $44.99 wherever DVDs are sold.Handout
Bearing names like Inspire, Tickle and Delight, the 29 eye shadow shades in Stila’s limited-edition Dream in Full Colour Palette (which also includes seven cheek colours and a waterproof eyeliner) are sure to do all of the above. $50 at Shoppers Drug Mart, Murale and Sephora.Handout
Co-designed by Victoria-based tea master Daniela Cubelic, the ingenious new Magisso TipCup, a pot and vessel in one, is an ideal and unique gift for lovers of loose-leaf brews. $29.90 each through www.silkroadtea.com.Deborah Baic / The Globe and Mail