There’s still time for Christmas shopping, but for readers who are stuck for inspiration and looking for something extra-special, here are nine beautiful brands hailing from Paris with gorgeous holiday gift ideas. From 100% natural fragrances and candles, tickets for fun, must-see shows and massages in a well-being haunt with the best view of Paris, these make great presents for friends and family who’ll be visiting the French capital in the new year or for souvenirs to bring back on your next visit.

ORMAIE, An Ode To Family And Nature

Steeped in the scents of the French countryside and blended with the emotion to which family memories are anchored, mother-son duo Baptiste Bouygues and Marie-Lise Jonak have created a unique brand of delicate fragrances, soaps and candles that are 100% natural and made in France.

Their perfumes, bottled in elegant sculptural flasks, have names like Le Passant (the passer-by) and Les Brumes (the mists), which evoke fleeting moments and feelings, linger delicately on the skin. The maison’s latest fragrance is Tableau Parisian (Parisian tableau), a tuberose fragrance with notes of rose, spices and tobacco, inspired by Baptiste Bouygues’s first moments in Paris.

ORMAIE’s heady sandalwood soaps and candles like Voile Blanc (white veil) or Fin Août (end of August), are all handmade under the glorious Provence sunshine in Grasse, France’s perfume capital. The candles come encased in magnificent porcelain holders, all made by hand, and are carved with a mini abstract artwork, making them stand-alone collectibles that are perfect for art-lovers. The whole ORMAIE range is available online and at various stores across the world from New York to Tokyo.

La Romaine Editions, Adding Feel-Good Factor To Dining Tables

For founder Pauline Vincent, La Romaine Editions is a tribute to home with an added layer of color and fun. From handmade crockery painted with birds and flowers to the most delicate hand-blown glass baubles, every piece is akin to a work of art by some of Vincent’s favorite craftspeople, artists and friends.

Far from the rigid lines of more traditional tableware, the spontaneous stroke of each maker’s hand can be felt in the organic shapes of plates and napkins, that, for the founder of the brand, recall her childhood memories — the artisan workshops she’d visit with her interior decorator aunt and grandmother, and the museums she would go to with her curator mother.

The brand is named after her family home in Provence, in Vaison La Romaine, which she holds close to her heart for all the memories of beautiful lunches laid out on heavy tablecloths, dainty colorful vases lined up along windowsills, meals served on plates the color of the earth… For her, every piece awakens a story of color, love and transmission, and is available to buy online and can be shipped worldwide. The studio will also be open to the public until December 17.

Studio Saint-Lazare’s Stylish French Home Comforts

Previously known at Studio be-poles behind the interiors of countryside hotels like Le Barn and Les Sources de Cheverny, the Paris-based interior design firm relaunched under the name Studio Saint-Lazare post-covid. As well as designing interiors, they’ve extended their know-how and flair for good taste to a homeware range called A.S.L. with pieces inspired by various encounters on the founders’ travels across the world.

The line includes stylish homeware from lamps to furniture with a handful of collectibles from France like arty vintage posters and slim photo guides for spots all over the world including Paris, Nice, Chamonix and Cannes, which come in limited-edition gift sets with a framed print.

Their 100% cotton made-in-France Weekender bag is also a favorite. The ideal size for a three-day break, it an be monogrammed with one to three characters, making this an extra-personal gift. For homebodies, the Plaid, a 100% wool two-tone blanket made in the Pyrenees with the La Carde family workshop, is warm and the soft orange stripe adds cheer to any interior.

Crazy Horse, Brazen Burlesque Paris Cabaret

Paris might not have the equivalent of New York’s Broadway or London’s West End sophisticated theatre productions, but it does have burlesque cabaret and all the razzle dazzle that goes with it. One place that puts a more contemporary spin on the art form, is Le Crazy Horse, which has more modern music and bold choreography than at other cabaret in the city.

Now, guests can add to the experience by booking a private tour of the cabaret with one of the dancers who shares all the behind-the-scenes secrets and colorful tales before the show; guests can enjoy a glass or two of champagne and amuse bouches afterwards. Also thrown in the package is VIP seating for the show, half a bottle of champagne, and a copy of the Crazy Horse book Désirs, signed by your guide.

Book on Sundays for the English tour and on Fridays and Saturdays for French. It’s also possible to buy tickets as a gift (valid for six months) for friends and family.

Stepping Back In Time With L’Officine Buly Universelle

Stepping inside a L’Officine Universelle Buly store is like going back in time. The brand, originally created in 1803, taps into desires for 19th-century apothecary style potions and lotions that come in beautiful hand-drawn packaging. Starting with a store in Paris, the brand’s now a global success with several offshoots in the French capital and a slew of stores across Southeast Asia.

The brand was given a second lease of life in 2014 by visionary duo behind the relaunch of heritage French candlemaker Cire Trudon, Victoire de Taillac and Ramdane Touhami. Inspired by the brand’s ancestral savoir-faire, its remedies, and authentic formulas free of harmful chemicals, their aim was to provide an alternative to mass beauty production that was more respectful for skin and the environment.

Each store is a cabinet of curiosity with beautifully curated plant-scented creams and eaux de toilette, pressed powders and balms to fill Christmas stockings. For something very special, go for the full shebang with one of three large size holiday hampers, pictured, which come in black, deep green or festive red, and are filled with three different products: a range of creams, or body soap, oil and lotion, or a fragrance, body lotion and soap.

Maison Alaena, Massages That Leave You Floating Above The Parisian Rooftops

There’s no place like Maison Alaena in Paris. Hidden at the top of a nondescript office building in the 9th arrondissement, it’s like a well-guarded local secret.

Take the elevator to the seventh floor and follow the signs. Gray scratchy office carpets and magnolia walls give way to soft blonde wooden stairs that lead up to a light-filled space with wrap-around views of Paris spanning the Eiffel Tower to the Sacré Coeur in Montmartre. Out on the leafy terrace, guests are draped across deck chairs soaking up the quiet and the sunshine, while others sit at concrete tables, sipping on steaming cups of herbal tea.

Inside, there’s a small café serving healthy cakes and lunch, and a display of Maison Alaena’s vitamin-packed organic products, all made in the Basque Country in Southwest France. A family business co-founded by three sisters and their mother, a dermatologist, Alaena’s headquarters are in Biarritz, while the main spa is in Paris.

Book a rejuvenating facial or energizing body massage for you or someone else this holiday, all carried out with the brand’s products. It’s also possible to have a micro-nutrition consultation, or just to pop by for lunch too.

Marin Montagut’s Cabinet of Curiosities With Arty Paris Gifts

A cabinet of curiosities by French artist Marin Montagut, this whimsical spot is worth schlepping to this corner of the Left Bank for. Brimming with handmade creations designed by the artist, it’s great for picking up gifts.

This holiday season, he’s offering sets with his signature hand-painted drinking glasses and custom box, but each year, there are also fun Christmas decorations (think hand-sewn figures of Parisian waiters or wine glasses). Another favorite are the delicate China plates painted with Montagut’s bestselling designs like the iconic green Luxembourg or Tuileries Garden chair that will remind Paris fans of laid-back summery days reading in the city’s pretty manicured parks.

Simple and quirky, the items this explorer-collector has created evoke tales of voyages across the world, myths and dreams with an Alice in Wonderland filter that’s irresistible.

Alain Ducasse, Rivaling Parisian Patisserie With His Gourmet Biscuits

After countless restaurants, chocolate and ice cream, the world’s most acclaimed chef’s now adding biscuits to his ever-growing gastronomical empire. Alain Ducasse turns his creative mind to these delightful bites all too often cast aside in favor of more complex patisserie and other French fancies.

However, working with some of the country’s most astute artisans, like Flora Davies and Arnaud Coutret, and top ingredients like organic flours, move over macarons, Ducasse’s range of 30 different types of biscuits are made standalone desserts in their own right. They come in varied shapes and sizes, flavors and textures, and are made with the same attention to detail and know-how as cakes.

Easy, light and beautifully packaged, they make great souvenirs or stocking fillers to take home this season for the gourmet who loves nothing more than to tuck into something sweet with a cup of tea or coffee, and they can be found at the Manufacture in Paris’ 11th arrondissement.

Le Baigneur, Handmade Men’s Grooming Kits That Are Respectful Of Skin And The Planet

Celebrating 10 years, planet-conscious artisan soap-maker Le Baigneur (literally meaning “the bather”) is a simple, clean brand offering soap, towels, grooming kits and other stylish bits in signature bright graphic packaging that’s 100% recyclable and made in France.

A men’s grooming brand, the founder Fabien Meaudre works hard to keep his natural, organic products free from harmful chemicals and packaging plastic-free, which makes up a huge part of the brand’s appeal.

Everything is made locally, respecting the environment and nature, by the founder in the tiny 11th-arrondissement workshop, which you can see through the glass walls of the neighboring store, a rarity today.