This gives May her sweetheart
I have the nicest man in the country. What am I saying, in the world. He finds it perfectly normal that I need ‘a number’ of designer bags, doesn't flinch when I come home with a smoking credit card after a Shoebaloo visit and actually thinks a glass of white wine is always a good idea. Totally my man. Although there is one downside...
It's impossible to surprise him with a gift. Yes, if it's a fresh version of something he already has, then it's okay. But after the tenth bottle of Ralph Lauren Polo and the forty-seventh GAP boxer short, I want to give him something different too. So I recently bought a pair of summer shoes at Tenue de Nimes, a lovely little shop on Amsterdam's Elandsgracht. Just to be sure, I texted him a photo (my husband doesn't do texting. Don't ask me why, but it has something to do with Mark Zuckerberg and ‘I think he's a jerk’) of the shoes. “Uh yeah, you just look.” Was his response.
Long story a little shorter: he didn't like the shoes. So I'm returning them this afternoon. To then immediately buy something for myself, I fear.
Because you probably also struggle with giving an original men's gift that he will be happy with, and especially for myself, I made a shopping list of things he should be happy with. A successful gift is indeed the best start to summer. Moreover, there is probably something nice in store for you too.
Men do love to cook, but it has to be big and robust. An XXL pepper mill is of course a perfect asset for his wild barbecue evenings.
2. Shower radio
The cutest gift that you also benefit from.
The first man who doesn't like steak, I still have to meet. That's why a Laguiole steak knife set is really the best gift.
If the big green egg is just a bit too expensive for you, give him the little black bastard. You can get it from €322. You can order it at Bol.com so hurry there and you'll enjoy his steaks on Saturday. (No, I don't have shares).
Most men are averse to applying creams. As if that would undermine their masculinity or something. I don't know what they all come up with in their handsome little heads. Even my seafaring tough father thinks Biotherm is a cool brand and actually all the men of the Amayzine girls have Biotherm pour homme standing by their mirror. You can't go wrong with this one. Not even with my husband.
