Gothic Holiday Gift Guide
Can you feel it? The cold chill climbing up your spine? It’s coming. HES coming! That’s right, its almost Christmas. Do YOU have your gift list ready to go? No? Finding the perfect gift for the goth in your life can feel like a trip through a shadowy forest—mystical, intriguing, and slightly daunting. Fear not! This guide will help you navigate the abyss and emerge with the perfect offering. From darkly romantic decor to witchy accessories, here are some ideas that will make their black heart flutter.
1. Holiday Spirit candle from Burke & Hare Co - This authentic tree scented candle is a must for the Holiday season. A classic fragrance featuring evergreen trees and snowy forests, this blend instantly transforms your home into a festive wonderland. If you have an artificial tree, this is the perfect way to bring the realistic scent of the season inside!
2. Universal Monster Blind Box - These articulated, 3.75” scale Blind Box ReAction Figures feature one of four unique Universal Monsters designs- Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man - all in festive red and green colorways, secreted in blind box packaging ready for you to discover which variant hides inside! Stuff your stockings with these Universal Monsters Blind Box ReAction Figures!
3. Dark Elixer Apothecary Box - Elixir Black is a confident, exotic and rich fragrance based on agar wood and tonka. Notes of exotic agar wood and tonka bean blend together with undertones of amber, musk and vanilla.
4. Corset Bustier - The “Alma” bustier is inspired by Serbian folk corsets of which we highly appreciated the original hugging shape. The slightly low neckline provides excellent chest support, and easily adapts to size variations thanks to the adjustable front lacing.
Tabs have also been added to the bottom of the bustier, in the style of Slavic bustiers. The lacing area is decorated with delicate trimmings, which add a romantic touch.
5. Human Heart bag - Decorative silicone human heart bag with spikes is an unique and unusual accessory for your outfit.
6. Occult: Decoding the Visual Culture of Mysticism, Magic, & Divination Book - Focusing on a carefully curated selection of esoteric art and artifacts, Occult explores the meaning and mystic power of occult manuscripts, ritual objects, and symbols from around the world. The author identifies five central elements of occultism―alchemy, astrology, magic, mysticism, and divination. Key symbols are highlighted and examined, and important rituals and practices are explained to provide new insights into the philosophies and beliefs of occultists from antiquity to today.
7. Skull Bookends - The perfect Gothic Gift for book lovers. A life size replica skull that has been hand cut in half and mounted on burnt wood finished with a varnish.
8. Vipers Vow Earrings - The iridescent mother-of-pearl inlay is framed in delicate gold, while rattlesnake vertebrae add a touch of the extraordinary. Finished with AA-quality freshwater pearls, these earrings exude sophistication and originality, making them a breathtaking accessory
9. Vampire Letter Writing Set - An opulent, illustrated writing set, perfect for writing your most special letters. This writing set features detailed illustrations of objects inspired by a Gothic vampire's lair
10. Flora Embroidered Boots - Indulge in a piece of history with Flora Embroidered Boots, an exclusive reproduction of the intricate opera and evening boots popular in the late Victorian period.
11. Noir Noel perfume - The fragrance centers around a gothic Christmas tree, rich with seasonal spices. Dark and cozy, it is built on a dominant pine accord, with a ghostly, velvety rose subtly lingering in the background. The scent is beautifully balanced by sweet, nutty, and ambery tones, grounded by creamy, aged vanilla warmth.
12. Black Mass Roleplaying game - Black Mass is a roleplaying game about two people leaving a community that doesn’t want them, to the woods that calls for them. Those travelers, Lydia and Catherine, confront their pasts to seek their own black mass, a moment of transformation, to put the tools of change into their own hands. Black Mass is a tarot-based tabletop roleplaying game played in one sitting over the course of two to three hours. Black Mass is for four to eight players, including a proctor, who facilitates the game.
13. Roses, Dust, & Ashes Oracle Deck - With richly hand-painted illustrations of cemetery symbols, this very unique oracle taps into the evocative language of Victorian mourning symbolism. Oracle decks come with 36 tarot-sized cards. Also includes a "little pink book" with detailed descriptions of the cards, complete with an extensive glossary of cemetery symbols that makes the book a handy guide to bring on road trips.
