The Complete Rakhi Gifting Guide
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Struggling to find the perfect gift for your sibling? We are here to help!
Every Indian festival is a mental exercise in trying to find the perfect gift for your loved ones. Rakhi is particularly trying because you have to find that one special thing that will make up for you being a lousy sibling – let’s just face it – practically all of the time. We understand your pain and while scouting for options of our own, the team chanced upon some interesting gift ideas that we are sharing with you. Here’s the cheat sheet to make your Rakhi an easy-peasy affair.
FOR YOUR BROTHER
Ustraa By Happily Unmarried
Trust Happily Unmarried to surprise you with quirky products all year round. Their latest offering comes in the form of a new brand of grooming products for men, which as the tag line says are “Not tested on animals, only on rascals”.
Their range is limited but well thought out, so you’ll find the usual face wash, aftershave balm, shaving cream and body wash and the more unusual Beard Wash and Mooch & Beard Tonic as well. Movember, anyone? They also have interesting subscription plans starting from Rs 1,897 that you can buy for your in-desperate-need-of-grooming brother.
Cost: Starting from Rs 200
To order, click here.
DIY Kit From Nappa Dori
Why go for a commonplace belt when you can make one of your own? Taking handcrafted to a whole new level is Nappa Dori’s DIY Belt Kit – a great gifting idea for a sibling who loves arts and crafts. The kit comes with an instruction guide, a raw strip of leather, a colour bottle for dyeing the leather, buckles and other items.
This quirky local brand’s leather goods have always been on top of our gifting lists, so we think the leather-bound organisers are also a good idea if your bro isn’t the handy kind. You can get them personalised by embossing names, initials or messages.
Where: Nappa Dori has retail stores in SelectCity Walk Mall, Saket and Hauz Khas Village
Cost: The DIY kit is priced at Rs 2,800 and organisers start from Rs 2,250
To order online, click here
Bespoke Apparel from Mr. Fox
Ladies, if your brother is a dapper man who is always on the lookout for a well-cut suit, drive him to Mr. Fox’s studio this Raksha Bandhan. Offering a wholesome shopping experience complete with world-renowned brands, super quality fabrics, expert tailoring and personalised styling assistance – they are a rare find!
From shirts and business suits to cufflinks and pocket squares, Mr. Fox claims to have everything with custom tailoring that promises the perfect fit. Think Barney Stinson going for one of his suit fittings. Yes, you can gift that to your bro.
Where: 68-69, 1st Floor, Meherchand Market
Cost: Rs 1,250 onwards
Call 9899686867 for an appointment
Grooming Services By Champiwala
The age-old streetside champi comes to your house courtesy of Champiwala. A unique mobile barber service for men, Champiwala provides high quality Indian champi and classic barber services in the comfort of your own home. Their Head and Shoulder Champi is 25 minutes of pure relaxation, while the appropriately named Foot Detailing (pedicure) is the perfect antidote to tired and raggedy feet.
They also have combo packages and an exclusive Champi Club, which enables you to get discounts and first rights to their services, so sign your sibling up for this.
Cost: Starting from Rs 200
To book an appointment, click here
FOR YOUR SISTER
Beauty Services By The Powder Room
Now that we have taken care of men’s grooming, let’s get down to real business and talk about women’s beauty services. The Powder Room is a one-its-kind service that brings a luxury salon home. They will come to you armed with only premium products and take care of all your makeup and hairstyling needs (and nails, of course). For days when you’re running from work to a party with practically no time to visit the salon, The Powder Room is the one to ring up. They also have subscription plans – so brothers, make note!
Cost: Prices for packages start from Rs 4,200
To book an appointment, call 8287779365
Upcycled Dresses By Mogra
All families have heirlooms in the form of grandmom or mom’s heavy embroidered silk sarees. They might not be practical fashion anymore, but there is certainly no need to discard them. Mogra By Sheena – a design label rooted in easy style and fair trade – upcycles old sarees into beautiful contemporary dresses, perfect for preserving the heritage of age-old designs and at the same time giving them a new look. Based on your recent picture (or size measurements), they will suggest styles that will suit you best and then you can pick. Even better – they will also repurpose bags and tops at a minimal cost from the leftover material.
Cost: Starting from Rs 2,000
To order, mail them on mograclothing@gmail.com
FOR EITHER
Chocolate Love From Whisk A Wish
Nothing says ‘I Love You’ like a big box of chocolates or cookies or cake – you get the gist. And when it comes in a huge hamper with handmade goodies, it becomes one gift that will definitely earn you some brownie points (pun unintended)! This delicious and decadent hamper from home baker Tanya Gupta comes with Chocolate Brownies, Chocolate Ganache Jar, Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter, Handmade Assorted Chocolates, Whole Wheat Monster Chocolate Chip Cookies With Mixed Nuts, Earl Grey Fudge and lot more goodies. You can customise your own hamper or go with her pre-decided options, but you have to place your orders latest by August 25th.
P.S: What's Hot readers get a special discount on this hamper, so don't forget to mention you are one!
Cost: Starting from Rs 1,600
To order, call 9811887602
Collectible Books At Ikka Dukka
Does your sibling have a geeky bent of mind and shelves full of books? Then we’ve found the best gift for them. Ikka Dukka – the online store for all things eclectic (and might we say cool) has some fantastic collector’s editions of popular classics. There’s the Penguin Threads series that has beautiful hand-sewn covers of titles such as The Wind In The Willows, Little Women, Black Beauty and tons more. Also available are classics in leather-bound covers and a special series of the oh-so-beautiful Christmas classics. Buy it for your bookworm of a sibling!
Cost: Starting from Rs 599
To order, click here
Cards From Postcard People
Remember the good old days of visiting Archie’s and Hallmark to find a greeting card? We’d like to bring that time back, but not in the mass-produced everything-looks-the-same way. Postcard People are an art experiment revolving around postcards (duh). They are currently doing custom Rakhi cards, so you can put down in art what you could never say in words, even if what you’ve always wanted to say to your sibling goes something like – “You’re my favourite punching bag”.
Cost: Starting from Rs 350
To order, email them on wearepostcardpeople@gmail.com
