The Christmas season is here again. It’s my favourite time of year! It’s the season of giving + sharing. Sometimes it’s difficult to shop for your girlfriend, especially if you’re the type that doesn’t know how to shop for women. So this one’s for my male readers… here’s a few ideas you can use to make your girlfriend happy this Christmas!

1. Chocolate hamper

Make a hamper of her favourite chocolates. This can be accompanied with a cute Christmas card. Ladies love cute gestures like this. If they know you handpicked + made the hamper yourself, even better.

2. Flowers + perfume

You can accompany the flowers with a nice perfume. If she’s a lover of perfumes, you can get her designer drugstore perfumes that aren’t too expensive.

3. Romantic dinner date

You can surprise her by making dinner reservations at a nice restaurant. If you want the icing on the cake, you can arrange for a dress to be delivered to her for the dinner date. Don’t tell her where you are taking her to. Let her just enjoy the evening. She would love this!

4. Trip to the Calabar Carnival

The Calabar Carnival takes place every year, around the Christmas season. The hotels are always booked close to December so it’s best to book weeks before to make sure your accommodation is set for you.

5. Gift set of personal grooming products

Bath wash, soaps, body sprays + lotions; various cosmetic companies package these as gift baskets.

6. A nice wrist watch

A nice wrist watch can never go wrong. No one can ever have too many wrist watches. Get her a nice wrist watch and surprise her over drinks. She would love that.

7. Jewellery

This is simple but classy. You can get her a nice necklace or a nice pair of earrings. Invite her over for a home cooked meal (cooked by you) + surprise her with a lovely necklace.

8. Hotel getaway

This is a perfect gift if you want to spoil her this Christmas. Give her a treat by taking her to a nice hotel to cool off from the stress of the year. It could be a weekend or even one night.

9. Tickets to a concert

If she loves music and one of her favourite musicians is performing at a concert, this could be a great Christmas gift.

10. A portrait of her

I bet that she would love you forever if you gave her a painting of herself!