The festive season is officially in full swing—the outfits are sparkling, the cookie recipes are copious, and the gift guides are aplenty. When it comes to finding the perfect gifts for your friends, family, and loved ones, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed with the massive selection of clothing, accessories, and beauty products before the hunt has even begun. In fact, a little guidance can do wonders for our holiday gift-shopping strategy. Who better to elevate and influence our gift shopping this season than author, entrepreneur, model, and TV personality Chrissy Teigen, who teamed up with Amazon to share her edit of gorgeous gifts she recommends from Amazon’s Holiday Shop.
I asked the mother of four what she’s gifting her kids, friends, and close relatives this season, as well as her gifting tips, holiday traditions at home, and what item she’s most excited about giving—and receiving—this year.
How do you set a holiday-season mood in your home?
Honestly, it’s the people who set it! We don’t do a ton of indoor décor—right now, our friend Haik decorated the backyard with these beautifully imperfect pumpkins. Then inside the real mood comes when everyone is gathered in the family room, sitting on the couch and floor, absolutely losing it over football. I’d say my son asks Alexa for a stat on a player maybe 25 times a game. And my kids ask Alexa to play “I like to move it move it” even more.
Do you have any holiday traditions?
We love to make sure John’s family makes it to us, wherever we are. And the football. My god, the football. Oh! I also keep my menu the same each year. I guess that’s a tradition? The only thing that changes is the way we prepare the turkey. Twenty years and I’m still trying to find the best way. But we just got an incredible smoker (on Amazon!), and it has been pumping out some amazing meats lately so fingers crossed!
Do you have a gift-giving strategy this year?
This year, I’m really trying to balance giving gifts from brands everyone already knows and loves, like these products below from Coach, Laneige, Ninja,and Shark with lots of presents from Amazon Essentials. That’s one thing I love about Amazon’s Holiday Shop; the selection of products and brands are all in one place.
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