The Black Friday and Cyber Monday chaos may have dispersed, but just because “The Big Daddy” of shopping is over (until next year) doesn’t mean that holiday gift season is over—in fact, the real scramble to buy presents starts right about now. We could all use tips about what the good stuff is, and as our faithful personal shoppers, we’ve got the piping hot lapsang souchong. So, welcome to a special November edition of Backed Hard, the monthly roundup where VICE writers and editors are giving thanks for and throwing tips on all the best stuff we dropped moola on this past month. We’re satisfying our shopping appetite with a lemon apéritif, makeshift Noguchi-dupe lamps, fancy toothpaste, and a magical unisex fragrance that smells like the feeling of making out with a hot person in front of a roaring fireplace. The winter holidays will be here faster than Santa can eat your mom’s gingersnaps, and here are the picks we think worthy of adding to your carts (worth every one of our hard-earned clams). |
