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the eliza guide to gifting - by eliza mclamb

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for people you hate and love

listen, i know what this is. i know that the gift guide is a thinly-veiled attempt to show everyone what excellent taste you have — which niche perfumes dry down perfectly on you, the best shoes for dainty little feet, always, inexplicably, pricey olive oil… i've been asked to contribute to a few gift guides this year, and each time feel a pale flush of anxiety rush through my body. what can i choose to signal that i am both cool in a slightly-out-of-reach way and at the same time totally down to earth? do i lean overly sincere, bordering on twee, or eclectic and brash? how should i reckon…

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