December 2014 Lysst: Stocking Stuffers For Moms & Dads

Some of the best gifts come in small packages—so this holiday season, stuff the stockings of the fab grown-ups in your life with ultra-luxe sweets, treats, and trinkets!

Lyss Stern is the founder of DivaLysscious Moms (divamoms.com) and co-author of If You Give A Mom A Martini: 100 Ways To Find 10 Blissful Minutes For Yourself. She is also an Upper East Side mom of three.

For Mom: Animal Tree Large Stocking by Coral & Tusk
Photo by Kate Lacey. $74, coralandtusk.com
For Mom: Follow Your Arrow
American-made in Rhode Island by the prince of prep Kiel James Patrick, the beautifully-braided Aspen Ridge Osprey bracelet offers up festive holiday colors that are classic enough to sport all year. Plus, the demure brass arrow closure makes for a fun detail. $40, kieljamespatrick.com
For Mom: Sweet Treat
Give the mom in your life something sweet and stylish from Maggie Louise Confections. This handcrafted Chocolate Charm Box contains milk chocolate gingerbread men, white chocolate gumballs filled with caramel and sea salt, dark chocolate letters, white chocolate peppermints filled with chocolate caramel and sea salt, and milk chocolate sweeties filled with peanut butter candy. $70, maggielouiseconfections.com
For Mom: Chic & Compact
Estée Lauder’s Dazzling Bow Compact is a gift every time she opens it! With its gorgeous golden color and sparkling crystal bow, it’s the perfect purse accessory for holiday parties…or to add some sparkle to everyday touchups. The compact also comes filled with Estée Lauder’s lovely Lucidity Translucent Pressed Powder. $250, saks.com
For Mom: Alluring Aroma
Give mom what’s sure to become her new favorite scent: Aerin’s Iris Meadow. Packaged in a stunning bottle, Iris Meadow features crisp green notes infused with lush florals and energy-filled woods. Mandarin, blackcurrant, and Egyptian jasmine round out this feminine fragrance. $110, aerin.com
For Mom: Tea Time
What’s better than a steaming cup of tea on a chilly winter morning? A cup of Flying Bird Botanicals’ Organic Wellness Tea, that’s what! Each flavor is not only delicious, but also promotes wellbeing. The herbal Bluebird Morning option is perfect for moms—it supports circulation and helps keep the mind focused. $12-$13, rodales.com
For Mom: Travel in Style
Comfort is key for holiday travel. C.Wonder’s plaid travel set, complete with a sleep mask and slippers packaged in a coordinating tote, will make any mom’s getaway plans all the cozier. $58, cwonder.com
For Mom: All That Glitters
A bejeweled ring is the perfect holiday trinket for any stylish mama—not only does the star detail on this Yellow Gold and Solitaire Diamond Star Set Ring by Manon (and available from Love Adorned in SoHo), it’s also the perfect mix of dainty and deluxe. $640, loveadorned.com
For Dad: Peek-A-Tree Large Stocking by Coral & Tusk
Photo by Kate Lacey. $74, coralandtusk.com
For Dad: All Wrapped Up
From ice-skating to checking out decorations on 5th Avenue, outdoor adventures are sure to be part of every dad’s holiday season. GANT’s wool-viscose blend patchwork scarf will keep him cozy on those days and when he’s heading to work or running errands. $165, gant.com
For Dad: Festive & Fragrant
Jo Malone’s new Wood Sage & Sea Salt cologne is as much a gift to the giver as it is to the recipient. The masculine and earthy scent has notes of ambrette seeds, sea salt, and sage, which all combine into a fragrance that evokes the outdoors. $60-120, jomalone.com
For Dad: Time Of His Life
The dad in your life will be on time—and sporting up-to-the-minute style—with Michael Kors’ sleek JetMaster watch. Great for the office or for the weekend, this silver-tone stainless steel timepiece features three-hand movement and chronograph sub dials. Bezel and red accents add Yuletide-worthy pop. $395, michaelkors.com
For Dad: Dig In
Foodie dads will love taste-testing everything out of locally-based MOUTH’s Holiday Indie gift collection. Filled with the best from indie purveyors, it has everything from savory to sweet, including Brooklyn-based Butter & Scotch’s hot toddy caramel popcorn, Rustic Bakery’s savory cheese coins, and Sutter Buttes’ fig and olive tapenade. $50, mouth.com
For Dad: Knock His Socks On
Boring, generic socks need not apply! Paul Smith’s cotton blend three-pack is anything but, featuring socks with eye-catching prints and bold colors that make an understated fashion statement when those pant legs rise. $70, mrporter.com
For Dad: Mountain Man
From hipster dads to rugged ones, beards certainly seem to be en vogue this winter! This 1 oz. flask of Burroughs Beard Oil is a great gift to help tame your fave papa’s facial hair. Not only does it give a beard a subtle shape, it’s made from all essential oils so it won’t dry out skin. $28.90, store.kaufmann-mercantile.com
For Dad: Cheers To That
Help dad unwind and toast to a great year (and an even better one to come) with Izola’s Thirst Aid Kit! The kit includes a 5 oz. stainless steel flask (with a cheeky inscription), travel cup, flask funnel, and zipper pouch. $74.99, izola.com