Christmas is close again. You can almost smell the mulled wine. You can almost taste it. You can almost feel the annoyance of having just paid over a fiver for a small, lukewarm paper cup of it. And you know what that means – it’s time to start thinking about stocking stuffer ideas for women to impress all the ladies you’ll be spending Christmas morning with.

Yes, you could leave it late, like you did last year and the year before that. But that’s exactly the sort of attitude that sees men stood in Argos on Christmas Eve in a frantic last-minute hurry, staring maniacally at a pink toaster thinking, “Surely I’m not actually about to do this, am I?”

It doesn’t have to be that way. Start early and check out our suggestions of the best stocking stuffers for her to start your Christmas shopping the right way this year. Everything below costs less than $30 but will still earn your serious brownie points heading into the new year.

5 Minute Journal

Work notes? Check. Poetry? Check. Pros and cons about your relationship? Check, check. Whenever she needs a little clarity, she’ll turn to this small but meaningful gift (just make sure you never, ever, give her a reason to write out option no. 3). Seriously though, this is one of those stocking stuffer ideas that will actually get used and be appreciated.

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Selfie Light

The 1700s brought us Romanticism. The 1800s had Impressionism. The 1900s saw Cubism and Surrealism. And today? Selfies, mate. Selfies. Help the woman in your life perfect this new and complex art form by supplying her with the tools necessary to take the ultimate Instagram snap.

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Cocktail Recipe Book

Want to buy yourself an infinite supply of delicious cocktails and disguise it as a thoughtful gesture? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. The Woman’s Drink recipe book has everything she needs to make ‘female-forward cocktails,’ without having to mess around with off-the-cuff recipes. So all you have to do is sit back and take a sip.