Looking for the perfect gift for your loved one? What do they like to watch?

If your prospective scent recipient spends most of their free hours glued to their preferred form of media, whether it be book, film, or TV show, leveraging your knowledge of their obsession to pick out a corresponding scent is a thoughtful way to show that you care not just about who they are, but what they love.  Get a whole family’s worth of gifts at once, treat a loved one to a suite of different scents, or pick up a gift for yourself—you also deserve a good-smelling holiday season!

For your mother who can’t stop watching BBC mysteries: 226 Club

Much like her favorite Hercule Poirot case, 226 Club unravels slowly: first, a hearty pour of boozy Orange Bitters with a dash of Anise, then a spark of mellow Geranium and Tonic, and finally, a base of luxurious Vetiver and Cedarwood. This fragrance plays a long game—its staying power is nigh-on miraculous, and as it settles, the sweetness hiding at its heart slowly surfaces. Whether your mom is hitting an actual jazz club or just watching people commit crimes in one on TV, 226 Club will set the stage for a compelling story. 

She may also like a Ghia sweet set—if she’s planning on staying home with Miss Marple instead of hitting up a notorious locale, and the notes of orange bitters are the most “booze” she can handle without a headache, a bottle of festive, alcohol-free berry apéritif and a couple jars of palm oil-free hazelnut spread are the best possible accompaniments to a murder mystery (or five). If you get sucked into the program after watching over her shoulder for a few minutes, the set comes with two beautifully hand-blown glasses ripe for the clinking. 

For your sibling who hides their torrid fantasy romance novels whenever you come over: Calle Ocho

Calle Ocho is the fragrance equivalent to the perfect romance—heady Jasmine and Tobacco Leaf underline a cocktail of Cinnamon, Rum, and earthy Chocolate to create a scent that’s steamy, indulgent, and impossible to overdo, unlike your sibling’s TikTok-recommended title du jour, which may leave them groggy after a sleepless night of wide-eyed reading. 

They may also like an Ideal Bookshelf custom print—sneak a photo of your sibling’s favorite titles, then find them on the Ideal Bookshelf list to create a personalized print of the books in their dream syllabus—you can even order it framed to minimize holiday eve drama.

For your friend who won’t answer their texts but will tweet that they are watching yet another Wong Kar-wai film: Sterling

Though they might have given up smoking way back when they were still a Film major, your friend will still appreciate Sterling’s deft treatment of Tobacco Leaf, at once toughened up with Leather and made sweet by Dark Amber and Vanilla. Like a character in Chungking Express or Fallen Angels, Sterling is wry and sophisticated but not totally jaded—there’s plenty of punk sensibility to be found amidst the smoke. 

They may also like a Criterion Channel subscription—the crown jewel of any cinephile’s subscription lineup, a Criterion channel subscription will set your friend up for months of movie nights of the highest order—and yes, most of Wong Kar-wai’s films, plus a few bonus interviews and documentary-style deep-dives on his filmography, are available to subscribers. 

For your father who insists on watching Star Trek (The Original Series) every time you get together: Cloudland 

Your unapologetically nerdy father might get hooked on fine fragrance after smelling Cloudland—the way its Skin Musks play off each person’s unique scents, tying them together with layers of Cashmere and Transparent Jasmine, is experimental in a way that a technology fanatic will find intriguing, plus the clean, androgynous scent is effortless to wear, like an accessory that works with every outfit. 

He may also like an Ijji work jacket and matching pants—even the most allergic-to-fashion dad won’t be able to resist the sheer practicality of an expertly-hewn chore coat and matching pants cut in rip-resistant black or off-white canvas—the sets are handsome but hardy, and like Cloudland, anyone can pull them off. 

For your partner who started watching Love Island as a joke and is now knee-deep in the lore (you got sucked in too): Thousand Palms

It’s all fun and games until a hot new bombshell enters the Villa, and if the dishy reality show is one of your partner’s winter coping mechanisms, lean in by giving them the gift of Thousand Palms, a scent that opens with Peppery Greens to shock your beloved out of a cold-weather slump before giving way to a juicy blend of Tuberose and Mango. Much subtler than the passive aggression the Islanders use to pressure their partners into making them avocado toast every morning, the scent is still as social and summer-like as the show—try it in Formula 5 Oil and give your partner a massage that will top the list of their all-time favorite gifts.

They may also like a Northern Lights desk lamp—while they’re battling Seasonal Affective Disorder on the fragrance front, amp up the fight with a desk lamp designed to mimic sunlight, giving their brain a few more precious hours per day of exposure to serotonin-boosting luminescence.

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