December is finally here and will bring us a well-deserved dose of sweetness and love for this year! But December also brings its share of stress with its race for gifts. If you haven't yet found the gifts you'll be putting under the tree this year, don't worry. At D+ For Care we've put together our favorite brands to give you a little help checking off everyone on your list.
Find our selection of gift ideas for stylish girls through our favorite brands of ready-to-wear, accessories, cosmetics, for sportswomen or for those who have decided to keep the cocooning mode activated until 2021!
PERFUMERY :
Perfume is the ideal sentimental gift. It is a gift with an emotional dimension. Giving a perfume to someone is an acknowledgement that you have thought long and hard about what they might want.
Here is our selection of perfumers:
BASTILLE PARIS : Founded in Paris in 2019, Bastille is a perfume house that has quickly made a name for itself by breaking free from the codes of traditional perfumery. Bastille creates superb mixed fragrances with 95% natural ingredients, 5% clean synthetic ingredients, and above all total transparency on the ingredients. Proud to wear the colors of French perfumery, the perfumes are created in Paris, manufactured in Grasse and bottled in Chartres. For Bastille Paris, perfumery must be "free, clean, and even entertaining".
MAISON FRANCIS KURDJIAN; Maison Francis Kurkdjian was born in 2009 from the meeting of Francis Kurkdjian, renowned perfume designer and Marc Chaya, co-founder and president of the perfume house. Together, they imagined an olfactory territory of free expression that is sensual, generous and multi-faceted. Each fragrance is conceived as a wardrobe, with each piece contributing to the design of an allure or style. Francis Kurdjian has created a new emblem of French savoir-faire and savoir-vivre.
NOSE Paris: Nose Paris is at the forefront of a selection of more than 500 perfumes and 1500 references from over 50 designer brands. Nose is a beauty concept-store and an online store centered around one main idea: establish your olfactory diagnosis to find the ideal perfume.
BYREDO: Founded in 2006 in Stockholm by Ben Gorham, Byredo captures memories and emotions through products and experiences. Byredo rethinks the world of luxury with a fresh approach, where creation is surrendered to emotions, to reveal a comprehensive brand with infinite potential. Byredo fragrances are full of meaning and inspiration. They are crafted with the highest quality materials and are adorned with cutting-edge design details to nourish a revisited vision of contemporary luxury.
COSMETICS:
Today more than ever, it is essential to take care of yourself, your skin and your body. That's why we have selected cosmetic brands that share the same approach to beauty as we do: aesthetics, of course, but also well-being and health.
ABSOLUTION : After working for many years for cosmetic and perfume brands, Isabelle Carron felt that something was missing: a certain sensitivity, a lot of sincerity, more requirement, an aesthetic that goes beyond the codes.
With her experience and her passion for botany, Isabelle Carron created Absolution in 2009. Since then, Absolution offers a different approach to beauty to all those for whom Quality, Efficiency, Honesty, Ecology and Creativity are not marketing concepts. The objective of Absolution is both simple and wonderfully complex: to find a Natural Beauty! The one of the world which surrounds us, the one of the world which we contain... the one which sometimes hides in your reflection in the morning.
PRESCRIPTION LAB : Through a beauty box to be received each month, Prescription Lab guides women in their beauty routine by combining: effective products, pleasure of cosmetic uses and accessible prices.
With common sense, love and simplicity, Prescription Lab is building a brand that offers a balance between: natural active ingredients that respect the skin, pleasing galenic formulas and effective results to create your ideal shelf.
Beauty boxing puts science at the service of nature to develop effective formulas, with the right composition, without unnecessary components.
Prescription Lab gives women the confidence to reveal themselves month after month, season after season.
SEASONLY: Seasonly was born out of a desire to change the way women care for their skin. With a commitment to fresh and real, Seasonly has created simple, clean products to use with your eyes closed, without three-foot-long routines. Products for real women in real life, who give only what is good, natural and effective to finally REALLY respect your skin. Clean beauty is beauty that has found the right balance between science, nature and pleasure. Through shared themes and rituals Seasonly highlights real life women.
ODEN: Passionate about Beauty and Botany, Marion, the founder, notices that brands do not use French ingredients in their cosmetics. Yet, French nature is full of interesting plants. She therefore decided to visit French farmers of each region to make an inventory of the cultures having an interest for the beauty and the health.
In 2017, Marion, with the help of her mother Laurence, an agricultural engineer, launched a range of seven rare vegetable oils. The raw materials for Oden Oils are thus grown and picked in France by passionate farmers, and the oils are pressed on demand, which guarantees exceptional freshness.
SUNDAY RILEY: Resolutely positive Sunday Riley makes the impossible possible!
A pioneer in the field of Green Technology, Sunday Riley is the perfect union of advanced ingredients and purified botanicals. Sunday Riley prides itself on creating real, visible changes in the appearance of the skin with a wide range of active ingredients. The formulas are science-based, research-backed and botanically balanced.
When you have sensitive or fragile skin, you feel how much it influences your emotions and your daily well-being.
When it suffers, we may feel embarrassed or ashamed.
When it is better, we feel more confident, more radiant and more attractive.
Because SVR skin care products are a concentrate of active ingredients and innovative formulas,
they bring confidence and pleasure in high doses.
Created by Simone and Robert Véret in 1962 on the conviction that dermatology makes you more beautiful, SVR accompanies you every day to help you feel good about your skin.
JEWELRY :
Like the cherry on top of a cake, jewelry completes a look. A piece of jewelry is a unique, meaningful and meaningful gift. Let's focus on the French jewelry brands selected by the D+ For Care team.
D'Estrée Created in 2015 by Géraldine Guyot and Laetita Lumbroso, the founders are convinced that the Accessory allows all the eccentricities, to express one's personality, to assert oneself, and to vary according to one's mood.
The Accessory has a real strength, an implacable efficiency. D'Estrée's accessories are high-end and singular pieces with hybrid, graphic, pure and colorful wear, with deep artistic inspirations.
Poinçon 22 The woman is at the heart of Poinçon 22 jewelry, so it is no coincidence that customers are one of the favorite sources of inspiration for the founder. It is also a journey through time with multiple inspirations: The history of jewelry, cultures and beliefs, fauna and flora but also female icons, retro glam, love stories ... Jewelry creations made of diverse and timeless influences that claim a strong and unique character. The Poiçon 22 jewels jewels immortalize the strong moments and weave the bonds of life.
AnneLise Michelson : the founder Parisian of South African origin immediately positioned herself as a free spirit in the highly codified world of high-end jewelry. Her pieces are couture, glamorous, sculptural... An artist above all, she conceives her pieces as objects charged with beauty and meaning, carriers of strength and channelers of self-confidence. Her jewels are not "accessories", they are made to dress the wearer, they are central. The designs and volumes are made to be seen.
Gamme Blanche Gamme blanche is a creative jewelry brand with a pure and graphic line, built around the idea that the finesse of materials combined with the purity of design are the keys to timelessness. In this spirit, the brand distinguishes itself by a pure line with a mineral and graphic character, influenced by design, architecture and nature, with washed and icy tones.
MODE:
To get out of the stylish and elegant confinement, we have selected our favorite brands.
MARIA DE LA ORDEN Maria De La Orden: Inspired by her style identity steeped in a traveler's soul, Maria De La Orden offers carefully selected collections of authentic and refined clothing. Blending a delicate sensibility with a masculine touch inspired by British couture, the looks are playfully composed: like riddles, they assemble complementary elements in a simple harmony that feels both timeless and modern. We've already succumbed to her style by co-creating our pyjamas from the DODO kit.
Mirae Tara, the mother, and Camille, the daughter, are revolutionizing the world of fashion by saying goodbye to global fashion, its power, its constraints and its limits. They advocate a fashion with style that holds and with a femininity that vibrates: easy mood, dresses that drape, jazzy glamorous pants, tops that tie and accessories that shake things up. Such pretty clothes that can be worn from evening to morning, from morning to evening, without convention. They also share their commitments: ecology, respect and naturalness.
Alexandra Golvanoff : Alexandra Golovanoff, Parisian designer launches her first collection of cashmere sweaters in 2016. These are sweaters with a concept: "Knitting that makes you beautiful", because the colors are chosen to beautify, to harmonize with your skin, your hair, your eyes. They are "cosmetic sweaters": when they are worn, no need for makeup (#nomakeup #nofilter #justasweater!). The sweaters are knitted with the best cashmere, wool and organic Egyptian cotton yarns. Alexandra Golvanoff's concern is to offer clothes that are made to last, and that, year after year, will be as beautiful, soft and comfortable as on the first day, and even more so since they will be yours.
Côme Éditions Côme Éditions is a women's ready-to-wear brand created in 2015 by Clémence and Matthieu Dru, brother and sister. The crossing of their two universes and their complementary opposites have imposed themselves as the identity base of the brand. The brand is now recognized for its creativity, authenticity and commitment. Côme Éditions plays on the mix of styles, masculine-feminine, two-tone and reversible models, patchworks of fabrics and prints... These contrasts give character to the product, both poetic and graphic, identity and timeless.
Crimson cashmere: When former model, designer and fashion guru Linda Wright took over the reins of Crimson in 2004, she added a new dimension to Crimson's renowned quality by fine-tuning sizes and details to better meet the needs of her discerning customers.
Passion is at the heart of Crimson Cashmere; a combination of Linda's love affair with Paris and the fashion world. Constantly exposed to fashion trends and changing designs, Linda recognized the timelessness of knitwear, combined with its essential and sensual quality. "I love the way it takes the shape and curves of the body. It's soft, sensual and sexy - and it feels good. And the color range is endless." The result is a concise collection of modern, sophisticated and sumptuous pieces for discerning men and women.
LIFESTYLE / EXPERIENCES :
After weeks of confinement, the perfect gift has to be experiential!
Coco Knot COCOKnot is the will to "put good in being". The sharing of an experience and a journey to regain a balanced diet but also the awareness that well-being is approached in a global way. Food must take back its main function of feeding our body correctly coupled with physical activity, restful rest but also a 360 degree life hygiene 365 days a year. Anne-Cecile thus sets up a food and beauty program while surrounding herself with interior design pieces to remind us of the promise we must make to ourselves. The one to put good in our beings.
AMAL GALERIES AMAL GALLERIES is the ideal place to buy an exclusive and unique gift. A meeting point for art, design, fashion and creation, AMAL Gallery is an essential concept store in Lyon. The founder, Amalle Dupuy, was inspired by the many museum stores she visited during her travels and describes her store as a relaxed, conceptual and modern art gallery made up of fashion accessories, works of art and design creations, and unique decorations. The main wish of the gallery is to challenge, to create an emotion and to bring a sensation of "never seen". Artists, creators and designers expose and diffuse their creations: handmade jewels with a bohemian atmosphere, colorful and abstract works of art, design lights, atypical furniture, organic and chic candles, technological products, customized clothes, sneakers, decoration...
The GM Institute in Cannes: A true temple of beauty, the atmosphere is serene, the welcome is warm and the treatments are provided according to the most perfectionist expectations of demanding clients.
For more than 30 years, Muriel Valastro has been putting my know-how and knowledge of aesthetics at the service of her clients. Her profession, a true passion, is seen through a global concept that takes into account the body and the mind.
Pole Récup : To encourage people to take care of themselves and to take care of others. Such is the wilĺ of Steve Compagnon, to allow people to find a balance in a daily life at 100 km/h. With its experience in wellness and recovery, Pøle offers services to help improve the quality of life. Pøle is the perfect combination of sport and physical recovery. A perfect synergy through which body and mind become one. Steve Compagnon wished to create a symbolic place for physical and psychological recovery.
Comptoir 102 : And if you're lucky enough to travel to sunny Dubai we recommend giving a gift from Comptoir 102 boutique. Launched in 2012 by Parisian Emmanuelle Sawko, the brand has established its legitimacy as one of the best concept stores in the city. The space was designed as a home - complete with kitchen, living room, garden and terrace - combining fashion, housewares and organic coffee.
The concept has quickly become a favorite for discerning shoppers with its eclectic mix of fashion, interior design and furniture from around the world. The store, nestled in the heart of old Jumeira, between sea and palm trees, is a small sanctuary away from the malls. Awarded the best furniture store by Harper's Bazaar and the What's On award for the best healthy restaurant in Dubai, Comptoir 102 has also been acclaimed by Vogue as one of the 9 best destinations in the world for its jewelry selection.
COCOONING:
We also have a selection of cocooning gifts for those who prefer to spend the winter at home.
MAISON LA BOUGIE: A house founded in 2015 in Paris, Maison La Bougie is a multidisciplinary creative brand based on visual thinking and striking scents. Make way for signature prints that enchant the mood and senses with its pungent, sunny and delicate definitions. The innovative fragrances are made in Grasse.
OFR PARIS OFR Paris is THE reference store where you can find the perfect gift for fans of contemporary art and fashion magazines. The OFR bookstore offers a large choice of the international art scene. Fanzines, arty postcards, original publications, fashion accessories...
ASSOULINE Assouline : has the perfect selection of books to make you travel from home ! Real luxury publishing house on culture, Assouline provides a contemporary and lifetsyle library. For Assouline, books are a question of intellect and emotion, heritage and innovation.
Let's play on the moon Let's play on the moon : The brand was born from a passion for the well-being and care of each person we meet on our way. The objective is to spread a maximum of happiness and positive energies through the brand's crystals. Each stone is an encounter, a psychological and emotional anchor to develop serenity and harmony in us all.
BACKGAMMON by PRINTWORKS: No more storing your board games in a closet out of sight, proudly display your Printworks game boxes with their ultra-sophisticated look, specially designed to be displayed on your shelves and coffee table. This backgammon game will bring together young and old for an activity with family or friends!
SPORT:
Finally, to complete this list of gifts, we propose a selection of brands to offer a gift to the informed sportswomen and to those of the confinement!
LES ACTIVES PARIS Lovers of sports, Flore and Shanti, two cousins, decided to launch Les Actives in January 2019. It was while searching for feminine sportswear in which one feels perfectly comfortable that they realized that this was what was missing. Flore creates and designs, Shanti analyzes and thinks about the strategy. Les Actives Paris is committed to offering clothing that empowers and motivates on a daily basis, as a way to surpass oneself. Active's manufacturing is reasonable and responsible.
LUZ : A committed sports brand, Luz is a brand that assumes its manufacturing process and its choices. It is a brand whose DNA is recycling, environmental commitment and positive impact. Luz promotes diversity, equality, well-being and renewal. Since 2011, Luz has been offering a new, committed fashion, with ecological materials and ethical processes.
LOUMANN COLLECTION: LOUMANN is a brand that aims to change our consumption habits in a sustainable and positive way . The LOUMANN collection wants to encourage and inspire everyone to adopt good habits for a better future by adopting reusable bottles.
