Over here atVogue, we spend months curating our gift guides—and we take our job of rounding up the top gifts of 2022 seriously! With our help, you’ll be able to find the perfect present for everyone on your list, whether it’s your workout-obsessed girlfriend, your 10+ skin-care steps-a-night sister, or your boyfriend who really needs a new pair of pajamas. But while our breadth of gift guides means options aplenty, it was clear that a few gift ideas (10, to be exact) rose to the top.
Our editors have polled retailers, combed through our reader’s favorite buys, and mined 2022 pop culture moments to select 10 gifts that will delight any receipt. If you only read one gift guide this year, make it this one!
Bottega Veneta Drop Earrings
Bottega Veneta drop earrings
These earrings are so popular (and thus, constantly selling out!) that we published a dedicated article announcing when they were back in stock! It all started back when Matthieu Blazy’s debut collection for Bottega Veneta walked down the runway; it wasn’t a new bag that became the It accessory, it was a pair of teardrop-shaped, smooth, and sculptural earrings. Since, they’ve been seen on everyone from Kendall Jenner to Dua Lipa to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and come in sterling silver, gold, and a merlot-colored enamel. At under $800 (much lower than, say, a Bottega bag!), they’re the perfect gift for the fashion lover in your life.
Solawave Wand
Solawave red light therapy wand
If there’s one beauty tool that dominated this year, it’s the Solawave Wand—available in Blue and Red LED lights. (The blue earned Time Magazine’s 200 best inventions of 2022.) No matter which you choose for your recipient (Blue is better to combat acne, while Red is ideal forsmoothing the complexion and fine lines), the result will be one of high appreciation. The Red wand offers red light therapy, microcurrent technologies, facial massage, and therapeutic warmth to boost the appearance of skin—and it’s got a long list of high-profile fans.
Chanel La Crème Main
Chanel La Crème Main hand cream
As far as hand creams are concerned, this is the crème de la crème, but we’d expect nothing less from Chanel. Its highly lauded formula includes iris pallida (which renews, brightens, and helps diminish the appearance of dark spots) and May rose wax (which hydrates and softens). But our favorite part of the experience is the appearance. An elegant egg shape that can take pride of place in your recipient’s handbag, desk, or vanity.
Skims Ribbed Modal Pajamas
Skims ribbed stretch-modal jersey lounge set
When searching for the perfect gift, a classic is always a good idea—but make it one with a twist. Pajamas are a perennial top item to gift, but if it’s from a buzzy brand then it’s all the better. Kim Kardashian’s shape and loungewear company received the CFDA Awards’ first-ever InnovatorAward this year, plus the products are loved for their use of a buttery soft modal textile. These ribbed pajamas also come in a range of sizes and colors, so there’s nothing not to like.
Dyson AirWrap MultiStyler
Dyson Airwarp multi-styler Complete Long
Though the AirWrap has been on the scene for a couple of years, this new iteration (which launched in June) features the best technology yet. We don’t have to tell you about the magical air-powered curling wonders—science calls it the Coandă effect—as by now you’re surely familiar with it; but know that now, the hair tool comes in an array of colors with several styling attachments that let you dry, curl, and wave your hair without a harsh yeat. And this tool curls hair in both directions utilizing the same attachment.
Gucci’s Blondie Bag
Gucci Blondie shoulder bag
This summer, Gucci launched its second major It bag of the year (the other being the reedition of the Attaché bag), dubbed The Blondie. The stunning bag featured a double-G logo and optional chain or leather strap in a variety of colors but you couldn’t go wrong with a classic black. Buy this for the fashion-lover on your holiday shopping list and you’re sure to win big, big points. And considering Gucci’s Renaissance man (and we mean that in more ways than one), Alessandro Michele has announced his time at Gucci has come to an end, you’ll be purchasing her a piece of fashion history.
Rhode Peptide-Lip Treatment
Rhode peptide lip treatment
In June, Hailey Bieber launched her cosmetics line to great fanfare. Her products became an instant viral fixture, but they’re efficacious as well. Rhode’s peptide-lip-treatment is among Allure’s Best of Beauty 2022 winners because of itsstar ingredient, peptides, which help firm the lip’s appearance. Plus, shea butter, babassu, and cupuaçu moisturize the skin. It’s a product that is as practical as it is delightful.
Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum
Here’s a fragrance that’s been described as “a poetic alchemy;” plus, when wearing the deluxe scent, one Vogueeditor was even told she smelled nicely from none other than Rihanna. Though this fragrance was launched in 2016, gifting it is always a good idea. With notes of jasmine facets, saffron, and freshly-cut cedar, the fragrance has an incredibly sophisticated scent that we suspect your gift recipient will love.
Loewe Home Scents
Loewe Home Scents Cypress Balls small scented candle
The man or woman on your list who loves Loewe—and let’s be real, who doesn’t?—will absolutely adore receiving one of the Spanish brand’s candles. They’re available in a variety of scents and corresponding colors, but this serene blue has universal appeal. Housed in aglazed terracotta earthenware vessel, the 100% beeswax candle contains a fragrance inspired by coniferous cypress trees developed by Loewe’s in-house perfumer Nuria Cruelles. And best of all, there’s a subtle Loewe logo.
Ugg Classic Mini Boot
Ugg Classic Mini II genuine shearling lined boots
Here’s this list’s oldie-but-goodie pick. Though the Ugg mini boot is by far not a novel piece of fashion, it has experienced a resurgence and has a long list of fashionable proponents—Katie Holmes, Sienna Miller, Kaia Gerber, etc.—who are constantly spotted in an Ugg boot variation. With a soft sheepskin lining and a pretreated suede outer, these boots offer cozy with a capital C. They’re hard to deny, and so they absolutely earn a spot in our top 10.