11.06.2021

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Daily Connoisseur Holiday Gift Guide 2021

Welcome to The Daily Connoisseur Holiday Gift Guide for 2021.




I'm featuring the best small businesses in today's video in categories for her, for him, for kids, for home, and stocking stuffers. 
 
Jennifer's Books & Daily Connoisseur Merch 


The Madame Chic series makes an excellent gift for Francophiles, avid readers, and all people who want to add romance to their everyday lives. 





Connoisseur Kids is great book to gift your children. It is a book meant to be read with parent and child (although older children will be able to read it on their own) and serves as a bonding tool as you go over the basics on the importance of etiquette and manners in everyday life. 




If you are a fan of The Daily Connoisseur or know someone who is, what better gift to give than Daily Connoisseur Merch? We had an artist create new original designs for The Daily Connoisseur... 




 ... and merch for The Chic Society. You can find stickers, coffee mugs, posters, coffee tumblers, reusable water bottles and more with the Daily Connoisseur merch designs. 

Jennifer's Top Picks 

Music Box Attic carry the most exquisite customizable music boxes on the market. This one is a custom Phantom of the Opera jewelry box. This company makes it into my top picks because these gifts will be cherished for generations to come. 


Who doesn't love wind chimes? These are the most beautifully crafted wind chimes that would make an excellent gift for men and women. Ours makes garden time magical. 




Nomad Lane Bento Bag (link gives $20 off at check out) This is the best travel carry-on bag you will find! There are so many compartments and it sits beautifully on top of your carry-on luggage. Suitable for men and women, this would make an excellent gift for anyone you know who likes to travel in style. 



Pique Tea Matcha Green Tea and More DAILYC for 5% off  Pique tea not only carry their signature Sun Goddess Matcha, but so many other beauty and tea elixirs too. These high-quality teas would please any tea connoisseur's palate. 





Lemon Drop Gifts  CHIC gives 10% off The idea behind this concept is genius: create customizable gift boxes for the people you love. There are so many options. It really makes gift giving at a distance very easy. 



Comvita New Zealand's #1 Manuka Honey Gourmet food and delicacies always make great gifts for men and women because the are special foods that will surely be put to use. Manuka honey is renowned for its healing properties as well as excellent flavor. 

For Him 



Native Atlas (muscle rub)  Native Atlas carry and entire line of recovery products that would be great for any athlete or man in your life who would like a high-quality product that will relieve their aches and pains. 



Wolf est. 1834  Men’s valet tray, watch roll, watch storage  Wolf is a well-established brand that carry high-end accessories for men and women. Their men's line, in particular, is very impressive. 




Sakari Japanese knife  This 8 inch, Japanese chef's knife comes in a beautiful wooden and red velvet box, has an exquisite handle, is of the utmost quality and is highly giftable. 


For Her 



French Knot DAILYC15 for 15% off The French Knot do artisan made hand knit winter hats and gloves. They also have a beautiful selection of accessories like mini purses and hand-knit dolls. The hat I'm wearing is the Josephine cloche





Wildling Empress Gua Sha Collection DAILYC10 for 10% off 
do facial gua sha systems. Gua sha is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practice in which a tool is used to beautiful your skin. This is their empress collection, which combines Empress tonic, Empress oil, and their patented Empress stone. These products work synergistically to create a perfect canvas for the benefits that gua sha provides. Whole plant botanicals in the tonic and oil deliver hydrating smoothing and brightening effects while the Empress Stone sculpts facial contours by undoing old expression patterns, moving lymph and encouraging myofascial release.





Pinrose x Madame Chic Collection JSCOTT gives free shipping Pinrose is my favorite perfume company. My three favorite scents: Secret Genius, Mystical Misfit, and Merry Maker are packaged together with your choice of Lessons from Madame Chic or At Home with Madame Chic. What a treat! 





SKYE Jewelry  Jennifer20 for 20% off You see me wearing SKYE's beautifully whimsical jewelry year round. I love it so much and always receive compliments when I wear it. Check out SKYE's fabulous jewelry collection for the special lady in your life. 


Dana Rebecca Sylvie Rose Bar Necklace  This minimalist bar necklace in 14K gold and pavé diamonds makes a perfect layering necklace and, hence, an amazing gift. I love layering it or wearing it alone. It adds a modern elegance to my outfits. 




Londontown Nail Polish Holiday Gift Sets JenniferS for 25% off Londontown carry the most high-quality manicure and pedicure products. They have several holiday gift sets this year that are sure to delight. 




Day Designer Planner CONNOISSEUR10 for 10% off Surprise someone you love with a beautiful 2022 Day Designer planner. The covers are so stylish and the layouts are chic and elegant. 


Inspired by Nikki Apron  Nikki Moreno sells gorgeous hand-made aprons that add a vintage style to your everyday homemaking. 

For Home 



Seed of Memory Art by Bee Leigh  are portraits from a bygone era. Her giclée prints are sure to delight an art lover in your life and add a touch of glamor to your jewel box home. 



Otherland candles  are beautifully scented, elegantly packaged, and highly giftable. A marvelous alternative to the large box-chain store candles. My favorite scent is Fallen Fir. 




American Blossom Linens  carry beautiful organic, made-in-America bed linens that are the highest quality you can find. 



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1 Thrive  ( Jennifer10 for 10% off ) Wall organizers and family command centers would make an excellent gift for a family you love! Enter the giveaway above (Available for U.S. only) to win your very own family command center. Everyone who enters the giveaway must be subscribed to The Daily Connoisseur YouTube channel. Good luck! One winner will be announced on the widget one week from today and contacted by 1Thrive. 




Thriae Turkish Towels  would make a great gift and are a unique alternative to the terry cloth towels most people use. They brighten up a room and add a bohemian touch to your bathroom decor. 

For Kids 



Warmies Heatable Stuffed Animals DCXWARMIES for 15% off. Warmies are stuffed animals that you can warm in the microwave. Your children will love their weighted heft and warm embrace at bedtime! We absolutely love our Warmies. 



Name Stories  create name posters for your children. It is such a special gift for a child to see the significance of their name on a piece of wall art. You can have them as posters or framed. 



Name Bubbles create labels with your children's names on them. They can put these labels on everything form their school supplies to their clothing. They would make great gifts. 

Stocking Stuffers 


Gviewin  Air Pods Case are affordable and make great stocking stuffers because of their size. Choose from dozens of pretty and stylish prints to house your Air Pods in. 




The Flick Stick is a cat eyeliner stamp that makes it so easy to apply a chic cat eye. This would make a great stocking stuffer for any makeup lover in your life. 



Simple Christmas Lists by Free to Family is a neat holiday journal that helps you stay on budget, and plan for the holiday season to come. 



Marie-Anne Lecoeur's Style Journals are blank journals that allow you to journal about your style. Interspersed with inspiring quotes, these journals would make great stocking stuffers for stylish ladies and gentlemen in your life. 




Closet Kit Dividers  ( CHIC20 gives 20% off) allow you to curate your closet like a chic boutique so you can easily organize your space and dressed in the morning with style. 

The Elegant Connoisseur Businesses

Looking for even more ideas? Consider supporting The Elegant Connoisseur businesses (the top tier in the private membership group). These ladies and gentlemen have excellent small businesses that would love your support! 

Amiee Floor, Azalia Spa Goods
Jenny Williams, Carrot Top Paper Shop
Elaine Brisebois, Certified Nutritionist

I hope you enjoyed The Daily Connoisseur Holiday Gift Guide for 2021. Let us know what your favorite gift is featured. 


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48 comments:

Lorraine said...

Thank you for this lovely giveaway!

Sherri said...

Love, love, love the music boxes! And the Thrive Command Center is beautiful, chic and perfect for any home!

Unknown said...

I've been looking for beautiful, classy phone accessories... thank you!

Unknown said...

Hi Jennifer,
I really enjoyed this blog entry. Lots of good ideas! Thanks for doing the giveaway!

Unknown said...

Love these selections. The cat eyeliner hack is ingenious for those of us who seemed to struggle with creating that perfect cat eye. Thank you so much.

HDavis said...

What a wonderful list of thoughtful gifts to support small businesses! I love how unique all of these gifts are. Thanks for doing the research for us, Jennifer!

Helena Vu said...

Thank you for this gift list! I'm loving the bento bag and the French Knot!

Hannah_Kim said...

Thank you as always for compiling this list for us! So helpful!!

Hannah_Kim said...

Thank you for compiling this for us! So helpful!! I’m definitely gonna check out the lemon drop gifts company because it sounds so convenient hehe

Cristina said...

Thanks for all the wonderful gift ideas. All so beautiful

Pamela Kay said...

I love EVERYTHING!! What a fantastic selection of great gift ideas!! Excellent ideas...you have simplified my holiday gift giving. I am so happy you have profiled these wonderful small business!! Thank you....a very gracious thank you and good wishes to you and your family for a wonderful holiday!!

M and J said...

I truly appreciate your well-curated list of gifts from small businesses! And of course the discount codes. Thank you!

Sister in the Mid-west said...

You have a lot of unique businesses featured here. Thank you for putting together this guide!

Unknown said...

Thanks, Jennifer! I can’t pick my favorite, but I’m anxious to try Primrose!

Lisa Clark said...

Wow, your holiday gift suggestions are amazing! Thank you so much! Now, how to stop myself from buying the stuff for me instead of for a gift - that's the challenge!

Susan B. said...

The music boxes are beautiful. Such a unique gift!

Aneta said...

Thank you for this blog post and the video! Your suggestions are so great and unique...very useful!

Isabelle M said...

What great suggestions.

Jackie Beran said...

Great ideas!! Thank you for the wide variety of options!

Unknown said...

The Japanese knife looks amazing! Will look into it for my hard-to-buy-for hubby. Thx! From another Jennifer :)

Marie-Anne Lecoeur said...

Thank you so much for your lovely mention of my Style Journals Jennifer. They would make a super gift containing all the instruction one needs to start Style Journalling and plenty of space to begin this style and life changing practice xx

quiltingmama said...

Thank you for the great giveaway. I love the heated stuffed toys - any child would be thrilled to receive one of those.

Unknown said...

Such creative gift ideas! Thank you for sharing. You continue to inspire!

Paige said...

Love these ideas!

Danna said...

My favorite by far is the hat/glove set and I immediately want to buy 3 sets one for myself, the other two for my Daughter In Laws, who are my daughters!
Thank you for this elegant list!

Meredicita said...

Lovely list of a wide range of interesting options! I'm looking into the Native muscle cream for my husband, and the Warmies for the grandkids! Lemon drop giftboxes are interesting too! GRACIAS!

Meghan said...

The timing on this list is great. Getting lots of good ideas for some hard-to-shop-for folks in my life. Thanks!

Unknown said...

Such a lovely list of thoughtful and high quality gifts. Thank you for this useful list just in time for holiday shopping.

Janalyn Voigt, escape into creative worlds of fiction. said...

There are a lot of great gift ideas here, but the Bento bag is my favorite. It should work well for a car trip.

Gloria R said...

I love it all but especially the Bento Bag.

Unknown said...

Very pretty, wish I could afford some of these.

Claudia Cruz said...

I love the perfumes, the nail polishes from Londontown, the GuaSha box, the planners and Nikki’s aprons (I’m a fan of hers too). Thank you for all your ideas. You wear a lovely lipstick shade in the picture where you are showing the earrings from Skye. May I know which are you wearing?

Tammy Sanchez said...

Loved 😍 this years holiday gift guide!!! Could you share where your watch is from?
Absolutely loved the music boxes!

Mommasyd said...

Thank you so much for these suggestions! I'm definitely going to check some of these out, my kids are all about stuffies and those warmies will be a hit! Thank you for some elegant gift ideas!

Melissa said...

Oh my, these were fun to see. Thanks for offering great gift ideas. The French Knot winter wear was so lovely. Thanks for all you do!

Danielle Brattin said...

So many beautiful gifts! The music boxes were my favorite!!!😍

BJF said...

My favorite is the French Knot hat and gloves! So cute!

Aimee said...

I think the London Town pedicure set is so luxurious!

BJF said...

My favorite is the French knot hat and gloves!

Unknown said...

They all seem lovely! I especially like the command center and the perfumes with your book.

Ellie said...

Thank you for the thorough and lovely gift guide. I definitely have some nice items to chose to give to my loved ones now.

RS said...

What a lovely selection of gifts. I especially love the hat and glove set as well as the candles.

Marjorie said...

Jennifer, how fun! Lots of really great ideas. I also love gifting (and Receiving!) candles, because I love to burn them and then they aren't more "things" about the house.
My children always loved warmies. These are darling! I love the command center. We are building a home and that would go perfectly with our style. Thanks for all you work putting this together! Happy Holidays!!

Elise said...

Lovely as usual! A command center is just what I need for my home. These are such perfectly elegant ones.

Unknown said...

Very classy list of useful and beautiful things!
Thank you so much
Nela

Alina Caldarari said...

Thank you so much for finding such great unique ideas for us all!!!

Alina Caldarari said...

I have all your books! I am reading your third one already ! 🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️Just need to get one for kids once they get older.

Isabelle M said...

These are great ideas. I’ve ordered a few things from this list. Thank you!