Our Guide to Gifting
for whoever you love, however they love
Whether you thrift, shop small, or browse a retail store, we’ve got you covered. With four gender-neutral personas in mind, we gathered these gifts to guide you through the holiday season based on your someone’s love language.
physical touch
The closer, the better. With touch as their sense of choice, your someone enjoys the nearness and affection that inevitably comes with physical expressions of love. Sometimes, they like to be as close to you as touch is to smell. With that in mind, it only makes sense (or should I say scents) to set the mood with a fragrance.
Whether it’s a rollerball, a spray, or an oil, treat your someone (and frankly yourself) to an aroma that makes the tender touches that much more enjoyable. Notice how we haven’t said anything about cologne or perfume? That’s because our scent of choice is a universal fragrance oil by Rowsie Vain, a revolutionary beauty brand inspired by natural and botanical essences to create versatile, multi-purpose products. Although the fragrances are neutral in gender, the top notes of neroli, magnolia, sage, and citrus in Lover Boy; and peony, passionflower, pink peppercorn, and peach in Dream Girl are distinct in aroma.
If that’s not enough to make you want to stop and smell the roses on your someone, the oil itself adds a smooth, silky touch and simple sheen to the skin, which ties the senses together beautifully. All that’s left to do with a gift this powerful and potent is to sit back, relax, and let the fragrance do the talking (or the touching in this case).
RECEIVing Gifts
Although they appreciate your presence, the real way to their heart is through presents. For the admirer of all things that come wrapped in a bow, a gift that keeps on giving is the perfect present to keep them satisfied, yet on their toes.
And that, my friends, was how the subscription was born. With thousands of special delivery services to choose from, you can keep your gifts consistent, on time, and intentional. Anything from wine to candles can be gifted on a regular basis to keep your someone thinking about you (at least) once a month.
To make your choice a little easier, let us introduce you to Burn Box. As a candle subscription company, Burn Box offers a variety of monthly plans to send a handpicked, luxurious candle to a doorstep of your choosing. With an option for trial or full size, your someone can expect to receive a carefully-selected candle from different, inspiring designers in every box. And the best part? Subscription companies, like Burn Box, guarantee gift after gift for the one who appreciates them (and you) most.
acts of service
Giving up their time is what they do best. And since time is of the essence, we’ve made it easy for you to find a gift for the one who lends so much of theirs to others. It’s as simple as this: get your someone a gift that lets them do a favor for their someone.
“Can I get you a drink?” A simple question, with a simple answer, sometimes followed by a complicated process. If your someone isn’t ordering from a bar or pouring a glass of wine, they’re gonna need the necessary supplies to carry out their act of service.
With a cocktail kit on hand, not only will they be able to craft drinks for themselves, but, of course, for others. By gifting secondhand glasses with vintage details and a commonly found ice tray fit for a bartender, your someone can create unique cocktail concoctions with anything from rosemary decorated ice to garnished glass rims. However they craft their drinks, with this customizable gift set, they’re guaranteed to make a beverage that’s more than just a favor.
Quality Time
As someone who enjoys your company, in any capacity, your someone wants to do just about everything with you. To make the time spent together considered quality, they pull out all the stops: movies, food, games, and anything that nurtures deep connection and intimate gatherings.
Although they don’t last as long as the memories made while making them, puzzles are a great way to piece together your time. Take Piecework Puzzles, for example, a puzzle company with a mission to redefine what it means to spend time with each other: offline, off-screen, and in person. Put simply, they put the quality in quality time. As you build images of dreamy champagne flutes and dazzling glasses with their bundle, The Duo, your someone can not only construct a masterpiece but, most importantly, do it with you.
The holidays bring out the love languages in all of us. This time of year, especially this year, it’s important to celebrate and embrace the ways we show the people we love, that we love them. Even though nothing may look the same in this traditionally joyful season, the love we give, however we give it, is a language we all speak. We hope you and your someones are healthy, happy, and most importantly, hopeful as we move into the new year, together.
From our family to yours,
By Chance Collective.
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11.30.2020
Megan LaChance
