Nothing brings on festive cheer more than a bit of red velvet! No longer reserved for dodgy Mrs Claus dresses at the office Christmas party, red velvet has reclaimed its luxury cachet and is perfect for Christmas gifts…
LUXE City Guides Bespoke Service has launched a limited edition red velvet presentation box that you can fill with a selection of LUXE’s 31 city guides.
LUXE City Guides pack an incredible amount of insider info onto just one light-weight, laminated page that folds into a neat, pocket-sized guide. The guides are aimed at the well-heeled traveller, but the tone of the guides is completely unpretentious and quirky.
LUXE City Guides are affordable at just £4.95 each and the hand-crafted Red Velvet box set costs £35 for a tailor-made box of five guides.
LUXE Bespoke Box in Red Velvet, £35, www.luxecityguides.com
Ellis Faas is known for her gorgeous Ellis Red lipstick (derived from the colour of blood), so how appropriate to give her signature make-up holder a red velvet make-over for the holiday season.
The first limited edition holder was inspired Ellis’ childhood memories of long winter dinners in her father’s velvet flock wallpaper library.
Universal and non-religious, the holder is covered in a red velvet tribal/Aztec print and can hold six Ellis Faas colour cosmetics pens, Skin Veil foundation and Compact Powder.
You could also fill it with the limited edition Winter Glow Gift Set, which contains three Ellis Faas products – Ellis Red lipstick, Ellis Eyes Light and black mascara.
Ellis Faas Red Velvet Holder, £21 & Ellis Faas Winter Glow Gift Set, £55, Ellis Faas.
Red velvet dresses have been brought back from sartorial Siberia thanks to Christopher Kane and his velvet skater dresses way back when and they don’t come much dreamier than this exquisite Versus chiffon and red velvet mini dress (another fashion gift from Christopher).
Another ‘wow dress’ is this Richard Nicoll red velvet dress with a sash, which is perfect for Christmas drinks and demure enough for Christmas Day with the family.
Chiffon and red velvet mini dress by Versus, £16o5, Net-a-Porter
Red velvet dress with sash, by Richard Nicoll, £435, Liberty
But, the first thing that springs to mind when talking about red velvet has to be…red velvet cupcakes!
Order a batch of red velvet cupcakes online at Hummingbird Bakery for mid-morning treats while cooking the Christmas dinner or even as an alternative to Christmas pud.
Red Velvet cupcakes, £2 each (minimum order 2), Hummingbird Bakery
Have you spotted any red velvet Christmas gifts that we should know about? Comment in the box below…
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