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2024 RM Gift Guide

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Let us be your present pros. Make spirits bright this holiday season with our local gift guide.


Sparkle is a state of mind. Shine bright like a diamond this holiday season—and every day—with this ~iconic~ thin cable diamond bracelet featuring jump rings for adjustable fit. Bailey’s Icon Collection 0.13-ct. Diamond by the Yard bracelet, 14K yellow or white gold, $575, Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, baileybox.com


Tell them you’re nuts about them with Aunt Ruby’s Peanuts’ range of nut varieties, samplers and sweet treats—and don’t sleep on The Fabulous Five feat. all Aunt Ruby’s roasted products, plus her famed chocolate peanut clusters. From $14.95; The Fabulous Five, $73.95;  auntrubyspeanuts.com

Bag elegance and carry your confidence with a range of clutch clutches, from classic gold and metallic black to pearl-studded. $35-$60, Homewood Nursery Gift & Home Shop, homewoodnursery.com 

Put the “rum” in “pa rum pum pum pum” and keep spirits high this season with Kill Devil spiced rum, a blend of flavors that transports you to the sun-soaked shores via 11 carefully selected spices, citrus peel and fig. 40% ABV, $29.95, ABC stores, outerbanksdistilling.com

Cozy season + hot cocoa—name a more perfect pairing. Sip hugs in a mug with Videri’s timeless vegan dark hot chocolate mix featuring recipes for hot and frozen so you can also keep it chill all year long. $12.99, viderichocolatefactory.com

Wine flies when you’re having fun. Uncork palatable passion for the enthusiast in your life via Vitis House gift certificates, good for wine, beer and spirits classes and certifications, plus immersive travel experiences. Wine not?! From $100, vitishouse.com

“My very own Louis Vuitton?!” Whether for a staycation, vacation, me-cation or no “cation” at all,  Season 2’s got you covered with its stack of authentic LVs and luxe consignment sacs, shoes and accessories. Prices vary, subscribe for 10% off first purchase, season2consign.com

Spruce up their space (and holiday!) with these distinctive Decorated Dots glass trees, then add some sweet crunch to under their holiday pine with some bean-to-bar dark chocolate-coated caramelized almonds—or pretty much any tasty, ornate or functional treat from NOFO @ The Pig’s gift shop. French Broad Chocolate dark chocolate caramelized almonds, $14.95; Decorated Dots glass trees, assorted sizes, $30.05–$57.95; nofo.com

Cozy and content, meet the ultraplush Woodhouse Spa robe—sure to turn any home into a spa sanctuary. Wrap yourself and those you love in luxe comfort with this signature blend of elegance and mod sophistication for ultimate relaxation. $125, Woodhouse Spa North Hills, Woodhouse Spa North Hills

Treat yo’self. Give the gift of splurge this holiday season with a North Hills gift card for use at almost any store, restaurant or salon. visitnorthhills.com/gift-cards

Renew their gin membership this holiday season via carefully curated world-class Moonbird Gin and GOATz Rum from the minds of Dram & Draught owners, distilled with myriad botanicals and minimal sugar. Translation: Smooth enough to shoot straight, yet balanced enough to mix into a cocktail. Cheers! From $32.99, ABC stores, spiritofthedao.com

Design is in the details. Make their every corner a masterpiece via Trig Modern’s custom sculptured glass, hangable art and tailored home furnishings. From $200, trigmodern.com

Love wins! The second book by Raleigh Mag EIC Melissa Howsam—and featuring fan-fave pup Millie—entertains while imparting a powerful message of being kind above all else. $9.95, Bumble Brews Play Cafe; amazon.com

Show them you think they’re, ahem, neat with basically any bottle of bourbon from local fave Olde Raleigh Distillery, from small-batch to straight bourbon whiskey and beyond—and thank us later. Prices vary, olderaleighdistillery.com

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