12 Chic Women Weigh In on the Best Beauty Gifts for the Thanksgiving Host Inline
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, June 20131/13
Photo: Courtesy of marie-stella-maris.com2/13Sloane Crosley, writer
“There’s an Amsterdam-based company called Marie-Stella-Maris, and you can’t go wrong with any of their scents or their packaging (they also donate a portion of their profits to a clean drinking water charity, which feels right for Thanksgiving). The candles are great, and they’re not exorbitantly expensive—though if we tack on international shipping, that gets a bit sticky. Overall, if someone is coming to my apartment for dinner, I don’t expect them to bring me anything nicer than what I already own. I don’t want to give my other products a complex.”
Marie-Stella-Maris Scented Candle, $41, marie-stella-maris.com
Photo: Courtesy of mendezboxingnyc.com3/13Padma Lakshmi, cookbook author and television host
“A beauty-related gift shows that the giver went a step further in their thought process to show care for the hostess outside of the production of putting together a fabulous Thanksgiving feast. I started boxing 15 years ago with a gifted lesson from the poet Mary Karr, and I will always be grateful to her for it. Every major city has a boxing gym, and while they may not be fancy, they will always do the trick. In New York I train with Dell Brown at Mendez Boxing Gym.”
Group and private lessons at Mendez Boxing Gym; for information: mendezboxingny.com
Photo: Courtesy of Astier de Villatte4/13Christine Muhlke, food editor and consultant
“Astier de Villatte dish soap in Sage: Who knew there was such a thing as luxe dish soap? The scent gives my dishwashing time an oddly spa-like tinge. Come to think of it, it would be great on sweet potatoes… And this Dan Barber–approved black currant and grapefruit hand lotion (biodegradable ingredients!) is made with pumpkin seed oil grown in New York state. I like the Hugo Guinness–esque label, too.”
Astier de Villatte Sage Dishwashing Liquid, $26, aedes.com
Photo: Courtesy of Joana Avillez5/13Joana Avillez, illustrator
“To be honest, I think the best thank-you right now is donating money in my name to Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, or the Natural Resources Defense Council. That sort of gift would truly give me the most peace of mind.”
