All the best gift ideas for him

Don't know what to get for the man in your life? We have some suggestions.
By Rudie Obias  on 
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The myth that men are simple creatures is just that… a myth. They are complicated beasts, as you'll soon learn when choosing a gift for the man (or any man) in your life.

Indeed, not every man spends their days dreaming of fine whiskey and home gym gear, crowing about perfect masculinity. Old school male stereotypes are a thing of the past, and it's time we started embracing modern, multi-faceted manhood (which includes our non-binary friends, too).

Even when you do find something that you think might be a good option, you can still be sent spiralling down a rabbit hole of doubt. Will they even like this thing? Do they already have it? Because no two guys are the same.

Before parting with your hard-earned cash (and worrying about whether you need to include the receipt with their gift) we can help out with some pressie-buying pointers. Whether that lucky fella is into cooking, style, self-care, or something more specialist, we’ve got him and you covered.

Check out this list of gift ideas that’ll make any man happy, no matter the occasion.

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Couple in a double sleeping bag
Credit: Bisinna

Sleeping Bag

Best For The Outdoorsy Guy

If he’s an outdoorsman, he’ll want to head out into the wilderness immediately with this premium-quality sleeping bag. There’s room for two, which means you can snuggle in too. And — best of all — it unzips completely so he (or anyone else i.e. you again) can use it as a super cosy blanket.
Buying Options
£76.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime
Saville Row dressing gown
Credit: Saville Row Company

Dressing Gown

Best For The Homebody

If he’s a lounger — let’s be honest, what fella isn’t? —he’ll love luxuriating at home in this dressing gown. Check out the style, the cut, and Saville Row branding. It's the dressing gown that James Bond would wear.
Buying Options
£50 from Amazon

Hydrow Rowing Machine

Best For Fitness Fanatics

If you know a man who loves to work out at home, the Hydrow Rower is the pinnacle of rowing machine technology. It’s powered by a electromagnetic drag mechanism, which means it’s silent, and has a touch screen display with front-firing speakers. Luxurious exercise.
Buying Options
£1,995 from Hydrow

Sleep Aid

Best For The Restless Guy

Not everyone sleeps like a baby — some of us need a little extra help to drift off. Dodow is a metronome system that teaches you how to fall asleep naturally. Continued practice and exercise should eventually get you snoozing up to 50% faster than usual, gaining you hundreds of hours more Zs per year.
Buying Options
£49.90 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Fitness Tracker

Best For Active Men

Not every bit of wearable tech needs to cost the equivalent of his home gym. The Honor Band smart watch offers the fitness basics — which is often all the wearer needs — with an easy-to-use touchscreen. It still offers a variety of features and provides all the vitals needed for monitoring fitness and progress.
Buying Options
£29.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime
A pizza cooking in a pizza oven
Credit: Big Horn

Outdoor Pizza Oven

Best For Garden Partying

The outdoor pizza over is an essential piece of cooking kit for modern men. And there’s barely a fella in existence who wouldn't love serving up homemade, wood-fired pizzas. This Big Horn oven is constructed from high-quality stainless steel and cooks fast.
Buying Options
£119.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Watch

Best For Stylish Men

It’s the law of man: Every gentleman needs a good wristwatch. MVMT watches are great modern designs — simple, sophisticated, smart, and casual. These watches are made of stainless steel, premium leather, and are battery powered with Miyota Quartz movement for precision timekeeping.
Buying Options
£89 from Amazon Amazon Prime
Mo Bros beard grooming kit
Credit: Mo Bros

Beard Grooming Kit

Best For Bearded Men

A good beard never goes out of style. But there’s more to a beard than just not shaving. This rustic-style grooming kit, from top beard brand Mo Bros, has everything your man needs to keep that beard in shape. Includes cedarwood oil, balm, wax, soap, trimming scissors, and a wooden comb.
Buying Options
£24.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

4K TV

Best For His Man Cave

Trust us, if you buy someone a TV as a gift, they’ll love you forever. This LG UHD TV has it all — 4K resolution, tons of streaming apps, a gaming mode, and other hi-tech features. A stellar gift for the dedicated gamer or movie buff.
Buying Options
£649 from Amazon
Hand pointing at a cold brew coffee maker
Credit: Coffee Gator

Cold Brew Maker

Best For Coffee Enthusiasts

Who doesn’t love a cold brew coffee? This cold brew coffee maker from Coffee Gator preserves all the natural goodness and sweet flavuors of your coffee, so he can forget all about sugar or sweeteners. It's a seriously tasty gift.
Buying Options
£25.97 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Retro Console

Best For Gamers

Men are always happy indulging in past glories, which is why he’ll love another chance to boss some old school video games. The mini version of the original PlayStation is packed with 20 games — including Final Fantasy Vll, Ridge Racer 4, Tekken 3 and more — plus two controllers.
Buying Options
£119.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Fire TV Stick 4K

Best For Tech Savvy Men

If the man in your life is looking for the latest and greatest in entertainment technology, then the Fire TV Stick should be one of the top gifts on your list. The device can stream Netflix, YouTube, Prime, Disney, and lots more. Just plug it into the TV for near-limitless content.
Buying Options
£49.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime
New Balance 237 beige trainers
Credit: New Balance

New Balance Sneakers

Best for Men Who Like To Kick It

There's nothing like a pair if crisp new sneaks on Christmas morning. And there’s almost no limit to the gift-buying options with New Balance, largely because of an endless selection of colours and styles. The 237 is one of our favourites at the moment, kicking that sweet spot between modern and retro.
Buying Options
£90 from AMAZON
Man using a Philips electric shaver
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Electric Shaver

Best For Men Who Need A Close Shave

Believe it or not, some clean-shaven men hate shaving. For those who ditched razor blades and shaving cream for electric razors, the Philips Shaver Series 5000 will be at the top of their gift list. For wet and dry shaving, with three 360-degree rotatory heads. Plus, detachable heads for grooming.
Buying Options
£89.95 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Coffee Maker

Best For Caffeine Conniseurs

The Chemex pour-over coffee maker is gorgeous on a countertop and makes for the perfect gift. Chemex guarantees quality with its unique brewing process that delivers great-tasting coffee without any bitterness or sediment that might ruin your man's morning.
Buying Options
£45.55 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Soundbar

Best For Home Cinema Nerds

If the man in your life loves his audio, the Sonos Beam is the best pound-for-pound sound bar available in this price range. It boosts the TV audio with cinematic quality sound for a crisp, powerful experience. It also has built-in voice assistant to help play his favourite tunes and take care of other tasks.
Meta Quest 2 VR headset
Credit: Meta Quest

VR Gaming Headset

Best For The Vr Gamer

For wireless VR action the Meta Quest 2 is the one of the best headsets available. With an improved spec, the visuals are fast and sharp and the gameplay is highly responsive. It’s lightweight, which will allow him to play for hours. The immersive gaming gift he's always wanted.
Buying Options
£399 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Wireless Headphones

Best For Audiophiles

If you know a man who's looking for a seamless wireless audio experience, the all-new Sony WH-XB910N are a sweet-sounding option. The Bluetooth headphones promise class-leading sound and noise cancellation, with voice assistant, lots of tech features, and 30 hours of battery life.
Buying Options
£180 from Amazon Amazon Prime
Philips smart bulb starter kit
Credit: Philips

Smart Bulb Starter Kit

Best For His Smart Home

Is he keen to upgrade to all things smart home? Philips Hue smart bulbs are a great place to begin. The kit works seamlessly with Amazon Alexa, Apple Homekit, and Google Assistant to manage lights and other smart devices by voice control. It comes with two bulbs, a Hub, and a dimming switch.
Buying Options
£134.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Smart Mug

Best For The Tea Sipper

The Ember Mug is a truly next-level product for any and all hot-beverage-drinking guys. Through Ember's app, he can set the temperature of his drink, which the mug will heat on command. Just one charge will give the mug a whole hour of heat. He can also save heat presets for different types of drinks.
Buying Options
£129.95 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Mini Rotisserie Grill

Best For Meat Lovers

For the man who likes his meat but can’t be bothered to fire up the BBQ, this mini electric rotisserie cooks all sorts — kebabs, skewers, chicken, and other upright meaty treats. It also has an impressive capacity of 21 litres. A must-have gadget for his kitchen repetoire.
Buying Options
£79.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime
HidrateSpark water bottles and smart phone
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Smart Water Bottle

Best For The Hydrated Dude

Just when you thought you’d seen every type of smart gadget, HidrateSpark comes up with a smart water bottle. This bottles glows to remind him to drink, while he can track hydration via an NFC-powered phone app. Refreshingly reliable for the man who needs to keep himself topped up.
Buying Options
£39.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Sat Nav

Best For The Navigator

If he's still using RAC print-outs or fold-out roadmaps, it's time to steer him towards an upgrade. The Garmin DriveSmart has Alexa-powered voice controls and works with a companion app to give him turn-by-turn directions, weather forecasts, and more all in one place.
Buying Options
£199.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Draught Beer Tap

Best For The Beer Lover

Lockdown life certainly made our living rooms the new pub, which highlighted the need for good quality booze and drinking paraphernalia around the house. This Krups Sub Beer Barrell holds 2 litres and is compatible with kegs from most brands — proof that home draft taps are no longer just gimmicks. Bottoms up indeed.
Buying Options
£193.97 from Amazon Amazon Prime
Trent Alexander Arnold using a Thermagun muscle massager
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Muscle Gun

Best For The Overworked Man

If you've ever heard him complain that he’s too busy to stretch properly and get those muscles into shape, give him this creative way to multitask while sat at his desk. This all-new Theragun allows him to target and massage muscles as he works away. Similarly, it's small enough to go in his gym bag.
Buying Options
£175 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Skincare Set

Best For The Self-Care Obsessed

Real men have a skincare routine. That’s just a fact of the modern world. This Nivea Protect and Care gift pack includes everything he needs, with deep cleansing face wash, rehydrating moisturiser, plus shower gel, shaving gel, and a classic roll-on.
Buying Options
£25.95 from Amazon
Set of bodyweight exercise cards
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Exercise Cards

Best For The Fitness Wannabe

Does he struggle with a workout routine? This unique pack of cards will help. Each card features a different bodyweight exercise, with tips on how to execute each exercise perfectly and their overall fitness benefits. Includes exercises that require no equipment — in case he hasn't got that home gym sorted yet.
Buying Options
£14.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime
Man wearing sunglasses
Credit: Ray-Ban

Sunglasses

Best For The Classic Man

Ray-Ban's Wayfarer sunglasses are a timeless classic and will instantly make whomever dons them 100% cooler. If you know that he has a retro taste in fashion but still wants to keep things minimalistic, these shades are just the ones to help him achieve effortless style in no time. They match any outfit, too.
Buying Options
£84.90 from Amazon Amazon Prime
23andMe DNA test kit
Credit: 23andMe

DNA Test Kit

Best For The Naturally Curious

Is he interested in his family background? A DNA test kit from 23andMe could help. All he needs to do is send his test sample off and he'll get a comprehensive report of where he comes from with precise geographic detail and in-depth historical insights.
Buying Options
£79 from Amazon Amazon Prime
A man hiking with a cooling rucksack
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Cooling Bag

Best For Cool Drinker

Here’s a literally cool gift that almost any man will appreciate — a backpack-style cooling bag with a 26-litre capacity (that’s around 34 tinnies at once). It's perfect for the man who likes the outdoors, or even just wiles away afternoons in the park. With extra storage pockets and a leakproof design.
Buying Options
£24.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Apple AirTag

Best For The Forgetful Man

It's hard to keep track of little things like keys (and phones and bags and all sorts) which is why the Apple AirTag makes a great gift. It attaches to his belongings and uses a combo of Bluetooth, Ultra Wideband Technology, and Apple’s Find My network to ensure that his stuff never get lost.
Buying Options
£35 from Amazon Amazon Prime
Marshall Bluetooth Speaker
Credit: Marshall

Bluetooth Speaker

Best For The Music Lover

This Marshall speaker is compact, but the sound is big. It's Bluetooth enabled, so it can stream audio from any smartphone, tablet, or computer with no wires attached. The high-quality sound and vintage look will add to a touch of rock 'n' roll to any room.
Buying Options
£149.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime
A bar of Bulldog soap for men
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Men's Soap

Best For The Sensitive Man

Fancy soap was once the domain of ladies, but that’s no longer the case. Even better, Bulldog makes skincare products especially for men, tackling the specific skincare issues that afflict many fellas. This soft-but-rugged soap is made specifically for sensitive skin.
Buying Options
£3.33 from Amazon Amazon Prime
Portable record player
Credit: ION Audio

Record Player

Best For The Retro Guy

Vinyl is back in a big way, and this model from Ion is a perfect combo of modern and retro. It has built-in speakers and three-speed playback modes. One cool feature is a USB output that allows him to convert the audio from his vinyl records into digital files.
Buying Options
£99.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

Echo Show

Best For Home Life

The Echo Show will suit a family man. Not only can it do everything a regular Echo does — such as play music, connect to Alexa, and even do your shopping — but he can make video calls, plus stream movies and shows and display photos like a futuristic picture frame.
Buying Options
£119.99 from Amazon Amazon Prime

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