The best high-end gifts 2024 for when a right royal spoiling is in order

Tiffany & Co. Engagement Ring

A big hitter both in the world of luxury and in more significant terms, if you're thinking of asking the most momentous question of them all and your better half is a fan of the classics, then Tiffany & Co. should be a serious consideration for engagement ring shopping.

Dyson Airwrap

The Dyson Airwrap might be to hairdressers what the farming equipment boom was to labourers: pretty much career-ending. No need for her to go all the way to the salon only to have her blowdry fall out on the walk home anymore. Now, she can create her own bouncy volume at home, and with minimal heat and noise pollution too.

Coach is having quite the year, and while its bags are much more affordable than your Pradas and your Givenchys, they might be the thing to buy in 2024. Almost any model will suffice, so here’s just one best-selling suggestion.

The fruity berry and cherry infusions of Laurent-Perrier’s Cuvée Rosé champagne get a new home for this party season. More specifically, they've been newly enclosed in a reusable gated metal sleeve comprised of criss-crossing ribbons. Yet another reason to buy what we reckon is the best rosé bubbles out there.

One of my favourite hotels in any country, Russell Square, London’s Kimpton Fitzroy does Christmas correctly: with tastefully extraneous decorations and a traditional menu at its Fitz Brasserie. Plus it has the best rooms you’ve ever seen. Get booked in for a romantic festive evening.

Candles can be high-end too. Just ask Swaine, which developed its fragrant and fresh “English Garden” in Grasse, the ancestral city of perfume. A refreshing vegetal wax candle for the coffee table of a loved one with impeccable taste.

Carl Friedrik the brand is only a decade-and-a-bit old, but its pieces have that classic beauty and craftsmanship associated with eras gone by. Looks lovely in the picture, right? Trust me: in person, the butter-soft leather and razor-sharp lines of its best briefcases, card holders and best men's holdalls (like this one) are even more extraordinary to behold.

Here he is, the white (okay, blue) whale of cosy gifting: Jellycat’s enormous metre-plus-long ‘Gilbert’ whale. A fantastic hugger whether your giftee is three or three score years.

Olivia von Halle calls this shade of silk “Caramel”, but to my eyes this is as champagne as they come. One of five shades sold year-round as part of this luxury nightwear label’s central silk collection, it’s as decadent as pyjamas get… especially when you add your giftee's monogram.

You don't have to spend in the thousands of pounds to count your gift as a high-end one. You could instead opt for the best possible example of something very, very simple. A supple leather notebook by heritage leather worker Smythson, for example.

Plenty of people have a relative whose desire for that one gorgeous guitar borders on Mike Myers’ “It will be mine” obsession in Wayne’s World. And if you’re “feeling saucy” and itching to buy it for them then Christmas is the perfect time.

A curious collaboration Dom Perignon and Jean Michel Basquiat may be, but there’s no getting away from the fact that this is the coolest looking champagne bottle I’ve seen in a really long time.

The marabou feather and silk robe has gotten a bad rap over the years. Old Hollywood movies would have it that every siren to don the item will go on to murder her husband. That, as you will soon come to see, is absolutely not the case.

If Christmastime is when you go all out on budget and throw caution to the winds then let’s talk about this handmade House of Hackney stocking in velvet ‘Floribunda’ print. Now you’ve got to get the stocking fillers live up to the stocking…

Skincare can work well at any price point, but if we're talking luxury (and on this gift guide, we are) then Crème de la Mer is the absolute summit. Stuffed with ingredients mined from the most hard-to-reach places on earth, these are the products used by the world’s ritziest people.

Dividing anything into strict male and female categories is nonsense, particularly when it comes to timepieces. That being said, this breathtaking Longines “Hydroconquest” has been aimed at a masculine audience what with its considerable blue ceramic bezel and chunky face/bracelet combo. One for the dive watch fans.

Do you know that thing some people do when they search through RightMove for houses they could never possibly afford? This is my version of that. If you can buy it for your other half then please, do it for me.

If your other half is the freezing yin to your overheated yang then they might need some extra decadent help. By way of a faux fur sleeping mask, perhaps?

It’s probably one of the first things you thought of at the prompt “high-end” — diamonds. There are cuts and clarities of all kinds to explore from jewellers all over the world, and we encourage you to shop around. That being said, I can’t think of many people who’d balk at this pair of delicate, diamond-encrusted Anita Ko gold hoops.

Efficient and luxurious to use, Dr Barbara Sturm’s skincare is the blueprint for so many viral skincare trends flitting about these days. Give them a dose of each bestseller in this Christmassy townhouse gift set.

Personalising a gift is rarely a bad idea, and in some cases — like with a gorgeous but simple deck of cards — it can do some serious elevation. This soft leather playing card case (complete with deck and booklet on games to play with them) should be monogrammed for greatest effect.

You didn't think I could get through this list without a mention of Cartier, did you? Jewellery that screams “high-end”, its bracelets and rings, in particular, are unbeatable touchstones for the benevolent gifter. If you want to avoid cliché, opt for "Juste un Clou" instead of the impossibly popular “Love”.

When Nellie the elephant packed her trunk to run away from the circus, what do you think she put in there? I’m hoping she made off with her keepers’ expensive skincare: the best-sellers from Drunk Elephant’s very popular line of serums and tinctures, perhaps. In this selection of ten full-sized essentials, your giftee will even get the little case (or trunk) to keep too. Trumpety-trump!

Over twenty years old, Chance is one of Chanel's longest-standing — and most popular — fragrances. An intoxicating blend of vintage and contemporary whimsy, it's a floral spritz for the giftee who always manages to look expensive, and so deserves to smell that way, too.

If we’re talking luxury and we’re talking sleepwear, Derek Rose has got to enter the chat. The ritziest brand from our guide to the best pyjamas for men, Derek Rose’s Hollywood-loved separates never miss. This pure cotton, gilt rope printed pair are a favourite for winter 24/25.

The Peloton just keeps on getting more and more new-fangled. The grownup equivalent of receiving exactly the six-speed you always wanted when you were ten, this is the epitome of opulent at-home working out. Featuring a huge, 360º rotating screen for those famous Peloton classes, auto-resistance for when you need that extra push and the slickest design since god invented the exercise bike.

Nothing sums up a put-together, highly-functioning household quite like a fine bone china tea set by Wedgwood. There could be newspapers stacked in towers by each doorway, but if your host serves you tea in one of these Florentine tea cups with added saucer, who’s to say their way of living isn’t the right way?

The Loquet approach to jewellery is very smart indeed, allowing for personalisation on an entirely new level of luxury. Like a charm bracelet, you buy the foundation and add trinkets as you see fit/with each special occasion. Unlike a charm bracelet, this foundation consists of a solid yellow gold and pavé diamonds. Exquisite.

A settee needn’t be made by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to class as high-end: those things are expensive regardless. If you’re going to drop some big money on furniture then you’d better be thinking about cost vs. what you get. Luckily we’ve already done that for you, and we declare the Swyft a fine-looking, relatively well-priced choice.

Not all hampers are Fortnum & Mason hampers. Some — like this enormous one by Ottolenghi — deserve just as much of your awe. A Christmas smorgasbord, your giftee will receive 21 products in this weighty box, from plum & blackberry jam to handmade granola to Christmas pudding.

A fascinating venture that we can’t believe we hadn’t thought of, Olive Oil Guy (a literal guy; Mazen Assaf) gives olive oil its dues with his selections of handpicked bottles. A decadent gift for the foodie in your life.

The price of this pilates reformer bed might look steep, but just think about how much all of those classes are costing. A bonafide pilates prince(ss) will more than make their money back by bringing their workouts into the house.

Chances are this idea has already crossed your mind, so consider this your sign to go ahead and buy the Apple AirPods Max for Christmas. They really are worth the money.

If we’re talking high-end, let’s really go for it, shall we? How’s about a competition-level ping pong table by Cornilleau?

There are projectors of all shapes and sizes to be bought nowadays, but do all of them look like one found in a vintage cinema? If yes, surely none as much as LG’s CineBeam Q: a 4k projector that can create up to 120 inches of at-home cinema screenings.

The e-bike, clearly, was not made for triathletes or cycling purists, but for the commuter, few things could be a better upgrade (except, perhaps, a horse-drawn carriage). A slightly more affordable way into this luxury pick: via Auto Trader’s second-hand section.

The River Café might know your giftee better even than you do: would you have thought of putting cantucci, panettone, extra virgin olive oil and a Bella Freud candle in one perfect package?