🎁 Clairely Gifting Guide: What to Buy When You’ve No Idea What to Buy
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Some people are dead easy to buy for.
Others say “I want nothing” and then proceed to act personally offended when you deliver exactly that.
Sound familiar?
Whether it’s your mammy, your fella, your passive-aggressive work colleague, or the child’s teacher who’s seen things — I’ve got you covered.
Here’s the ClairelyYours gifting guide for when your brain is blank, your deadline is tomorrow, and you need something that looks like effort but isn’t going to ruin your life.
🎀 The “I Want Nothing” Type (We all know one)
Usually your partner, your sister, or your mam. She means well. But she’s lying.
➡️ What to get: A personalised scratch card with “Feck all” written under the scratch panel.
Pair it with a candle or wax melt bar so she gets the message and the scent.
You’ve technically done what she asked, but in a way that still looks thoughtful.
She’ll laugh. Then ask where the real present is.
🕯 The Mammy
Never wants anything.
Always deserves everything.
Will 100% sniff the candle and say “Ooh that’s lovely” before even reading the label.
➡️ What to get: A gift box with a wax melt bar, ceramic burner, and card.
Job done.
Bonus points if the scents are relaxing, like lavender or baby powder — anything that smells like peace and silence, even if she never gets either.
🧼 The Teenager
Too cool for heartfelt cards.
Too picky for anything you actually like.
Will say “that’s grand” but secretly love it.
➡️ What to get: A custom sticker sheet.
Funny slogans, their name in a cool font, or even just “Don’t Steal This” stickers they can slap on their school stuff.
It’ll end up on their phone, their flask, their laptop — and they’ll pretend it wasn’t your idea. That means you nailed it.
🕯 The Real Men
The ones who pretend they don’t care about gifts…
Then disappear into the bathroom for 45 minutes after lighting your wax melt.
➡️ What to get: A wax melt bar or candle — preferably floral.
Yes, floral. Because real men like pretty smells. They just don’t know how to ask for them.
Choose fresh linen, lavender, coconut lime — anything that says “I’m emotionally available” without actually having to be.
Stick it in a burner, light it for them once, and they’ll be hooked.
👩🏫 The Teacher / Neighbour / Workmate You Barely Know
You want to look thoughtful — not creepy.
They've done you a favour. Or looked after your child. Or drawn you for Secret Santa and now you're panicking.
➡️ What to get: A candle or melt bar with a personalised card.
Safe, sweet, and better than another novelty mug.
You’ll look like you’ve got your life together, even if you were stuffing this in a paper bag ten minutes before pickup.
📸 The Partner Who Already Has Everything
They say “Surprise me.”
You break out in hives.
➡️ What to get: A photo magnet with your face on it. Or the dog’s. Or a meme.
It’s personal, it’s small, and it’ll end up on the fridge where it can silently judge them during every snack break.
💬 Final Thoughts
The best gifts don’t have to be big. They just have to be personal, useful, and a little bit clever.
And if you can throw in a laugh while you’re at it — even better.
At ClairelyYours, I’ll help you foil it, label it, scent it, or stick a message under a scratch panel that says more than a gift ever could.
Because if you’re going to give something, Clairely make it memorable.