In all the Black Friday/Cyber Monday hysteria, you may have gotten a good deal on a flat-screen TV. But what about those gifts that elicit a truly delighted wow? Here, dozens of surprising, kooky, beautiful, and useful gifts, priced under $200 (yesterday we ran our under $50 guide). Don’t miss all of the Strategist’s holiday gift coverage right here, too.
Stockholm’s signature look, now in kids’ sizes.
So they’ll never leave the house with uneven foundation again.
Regulation-size and produced in collaboration with the brand that brought you some of the first emoticons.
Designed by women in Japan in a lovely shade of neutral, with cleverly defined edges for an enhanced user experience.
The iconic Toto warm-water-washlet experience is now handheld. This Waterpik-size travel bidet requires no installation and activates at the push of a button.
A deck replica of Dots Obsession (2018) for the hypebeast minoring in art history.
Enough of the aquamarine paint created by artist Yves Klein to double-coat a 30-square-foot room.
For those who’d like both their hair and their room to smell like Oribe’s signature aroma of Calabrian bergamot, jasmine, and sandalwood.
Forget YouTube videos — this Bluetooth-compatible instrument comes with a light-up LED fretboard.
It has hidden pockets, so it doubles as a hand muffler.
One hour in a private room at Koreatown’s Radio Star, where you can sob-sing “Shallow” and “I’ll Never Love Again.”
Future urban designers can develop their ideal aesthetic for a model city.
For lattes and curries, from a queer-woman-of-color-owned business with direct ties to Indian farmers.
L.A. photographer Sandy Kim and Brooklyn gallery Muddguts collaborated to make a limited run of 100.
The Orolay is beloved by socialites — it was seen on the shoulders of Lauren duPont last winter — and costs just $100.
A one-month membership for your soon-to-be-stranded Bushwick friend.
Add Froot Loops for a true high-low experience.
Per the manufacturer: “Not recommended for eating or sleeping, but fine for smoking, singing, drinking, or sex.”
At long last, three years later, Le Labo has a new scent: the warm notes of the Central American cumaru tree.
A digitally printed cushion from L.A.’s Slowdown Studio’s lazy-themed collection, which includes Paloma the Pig (pictured), Clive the Crocodile, and Howie the Hippo.
This well-priced Dutch oven has handles that fit four fingers and is deep enough to hold a whole chicken.
Distilled in Trinidad — and now available in the U.S. — this rum has a nose of petrol and bananas.
A bloom that won’t die, by the very cool florist for spaces including Dimes and Rachel Comey stores.
A brighter, bigger-pocket take on the classic twill shacket.
Red Dead Redemption 2 — a prequel to its 2010 namesake — made $725 million in its first weekend on shelves.
Seasonal selections of California’s finest.
A weatherproof light-up system that gives color-coded directions, alerts you to texts and calls, and deters thieves with an alarm.
These Wellingtons come in five different colors for small, medium, and large breeds.
Finally, the family pet can coordinate with your Dusen Dusen throw pillows.
*This article appears in the November 26, 2018, issue of New York Magazine. Subscribe Now!
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