If, for these 2021 holidays, your credo will be to please while supporting the Riviera economy, the following guidelines are for you. 20 minutes took the tour of the local offer and decided to write his list to Santa Claus.
A list of gifts that might inspire you. Cosmetics for men, committed bracelets and necklaces, coffee with Mediterranean accents, very gourmet chocolates, bouquets of surprises… There should be something for (almost) all tastes.
Care for an Archiman
Shampoo and beard oil (34 €), facial cleanser with fruit acids (32 €), anti-aging moisturizer (39 €) … Since the summer of 2018, the French Riviera brand Archiman offers, as its name suggests, all a range of cosmetics for these gentlemen. “We found the existing offer very sad,” explains Stéphanie Coccellato, who co-founded it with her sister Karine. And for once, it works the other way around. These are the men who can have their products stung by their partner. »Made in Carros with the help of a nose of Grasse, Archiman treatments develop a light and fresh bouquet with citrus, ginger and woody notes. On sale in line but also in the Cap3000 and Nicetoile shopping centers in particular.
Fashion and ethical jewelry
By launching Happy Nikky stones, the two Cannes friends Sophie Majerfeld and Chantal Bessenay wanted to take the opposite view of the costume jewel. “They are generally made in Asia, in unethical working conditions,” they say. Their necklaces and bracelets are made by people with disabilities at the Esat (Establishments or work assistance services) in Saint-Jeannet. And in a very limited series of ten pieces maximum with fine stones and in particular red jasper, obsidian, turquoise, chalcedony, opal or even pink agate. From € 29, exclusively in line.
Coffee with French Riviera accents
Tangy notes, citrus fruits and Mediterranean flowers that evoke the aromas of sour orange trees… The Malongo roaster, based in Carros, is offering a coffee tribute to the French Riviera for the first time this year. A round and full-bodied pure Arabica, organic and from fair trade, offered in collaboration with the Côte d’Azur France brand and in a metal box decorated by the Nice artist Eric Garence. On sale € 12 in stores and on the brand’s website.
Chewable Christmas trees
In addition to his (already) essential Mendiant Fir, the Nice pastry chef Pascal Lac is offering a “praline fir” this year. A winter decor with Caribbean 66% dark chocolate garnished with an almond-hazelnut praline with caramelized almonds. At 44 € in one of the five shops and on www.patisseries-lac.com.
Very surprising bouquets
In her BloomRoom installed near the port of Nice, Daria Klevtsova creates gourmet and impressive bouquets of bouquets. With fruits and vegetables, chocolates, sweets… From 29 € (info on www.bloomroom.fr).