I've come to realize that some of the best Christmas gifts I've ever received are the unexpectedly brilliant ones. From personalized luggage to a mandolin I forever put off buying, these seemingly simple necessities are ones I appreciated far more than the classic gift set of soap.
Don't get me wrong, I still love all the luxuries that I'm lucky enough to receive at Christmas, but those ingenious buys you hadn't even thought of are testament to how well a loved one really knows you. While it might sound strange to some, I was happy to see that Gwyneth Paltrow is on a similar wavelength to me, sharing in her recent Goop podcast that the best gift she's ever received was an unassuming meat thermometer (yep!).
