Words by MAggie F. Francisco

There is absolutely nothing worse than realizing you forgot to buy a Christmas present for someone on your list. However, I wouldn’t be too hard on myself, if I were you—after all, we have all been there. Despite having the best laid plans, somehow, the holiday seasons manages to make its presence felt out of nowhere. Between all the shopping, cooking, giftwrapping, and planning what to wear for the Christmas gatherings, it’s not a surprise that something may possibly fall through. But—there’s an upside to this: Because you realized it before it’s too late, there is still time to buy a meaningful gift for your family or friend. What’s even better is that Rustans.com is having its 12.12 Sale and this year, we are holding a three-day event so you can have ample time to complete your shopping.

While it’s easy to just go for something generic, we don’t want the recipient to actually know that the gift was actually a last-minute purchase. Fortunately, amazing brands from beauty, fashion, home, and kids are having amazing promos from December 12 to 14. Gift your sartorialist friend with stylish pieces from BOSS, GAP, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Anne Klein, HOFF, Tommy Hilfiger, kate spade new york, Rejina Pyo, DeMellier, and Strathberry. Make someone’s holiday even more beautiful with the premium skin care and makeup brands like L’Occitane, La Prairie, diptyque, Perricone MD, Saturday Skin, Origins, and Aveda. 

Make it sparkling for him and her when you present fine jewelry pieces from John Hardy, Montblanc, Roberto Coin, and other brands from Rustan’s Silver Vault. 

For the kiddos, choose toys and clothes from Ava & Ava, Babyhood, Combi, Leapfrog, Yamatoya, and Tippy Toes. And finally, to complete your table setting and other necessities for the home, choose from the items offered by Breville, Corelle, Koizumi, Gorenje, Blueair, Philips, and Styles Home Asia.

Still don’t know where to start? Scroll down my list and see what my ideas are for gifts that I’m sure your loved ones will appreciate this holiday season. If you need more ideas, you can check our our Extraordinary Christmas Gift Guide as well! Make sure to order on or before our Holiday Order Cut-Offs so that your orders will arrive in time.