Gifts Your Dad Actually Wants This Father’s Day
August 7 | 3 minute read
Words by Lisa Marie Corso
Not this year. This year we’ve discovered a gifting loophole for the dad who has everything and asks for nothing: elevated basics.
Elevated basics are the well-deserved upgrade for the dad in your life who has been using the same brand of beauty products since you were in-utero.
Decades have passed and while your dad has adapted to the times with seven different streaming services, lightning fast internet, and an induction stove that boils pasta water in two minutes, he’s still purchasing the same supermarket soap bar since 1992.
Our dads deserve better and this Father’s Day at MECCA we’re leveling up their everyday beauty staples (without a golfball or pair of socks in sight).
Dad’s new fave skincare routine
This is the year your dad finally ditches his multi-second skin regimen famously known as ‘a splash of water’ in lieu of legit skincare that comes out of a bottle (and not the bathroom sink tap).
First up, Kiehl's Facial Fuel Energizing Face Wash is the gel-cleanser your dad needs and preps the skin nicely pre-shave with Vitamin E to soothe the skin.
Follow up with kit: Skinkind Face Oil and Horace Mattifying Face Moisturiser, and wait approximately one week for your dad to call you to rave about the smoothest skin of his life.
The morning cleanse just got better
For the dad who loves a classic solid soap bar, the gift of a Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Media Cologne Forte Scented Solid Soap could tip you into favourite child status. Where your everyday soap bars smell like, well, soap, this soap bar captures the senses with notes of Calabrian Bergamont, sweet fennel and woody musk, and layers excellently with the Aqua Media Cologne Forte Eau de Parfum.
The kit: Wellness Wash is the body wash alternative that takes everyday self-care to another level with its botanically-infused formulation (scented with orange blossom and mandarin) that soothes and nourishes the skin.
Bottle that ‘after shower’ freshness with either MALIN+GOETZ Eucalyptus Deodorant or Nécessaire The Deodorant Gel Eucalyptus, which smell almost too good to be deodorant and expertly neutralise odour.
Taking care of (facial hair) business
Whether the dad in your life is clean shaven, takes pride in his five o’clock shadow or rocks a full blown beard, make the ritual of shaving seriously luxurious with these essentials.
Swap the aerosol shaving cream for Officine Universelle Bulle Crème Pogonotomienne Shaving Cream, the French classic that promises the smoothest of shaves. Follow with Le Labo’s After Shave Balm to soothe the skin, and keep stubble and beards looking lush with Horace Tobacco & Vanilla Beard Oil.
For hair that never looked so good
If you need to gently break the news to your father that body wash is not a substitute for shampoo, read on. Nécessaire The Shampoo and The Conditioner, will have your dad wishing he discovered the joy of the double hair cleanse years ago.
For dads who (still) have lots of hair, Dyson’s Supersonic Nural™ Intelligent Hair Dryer dries wet hair in a flash with minimal heat damage, and is an especially great gift if you live with the dad in question – as you’ll get to use it, too.
Fragrances for the home and beyond
Should your dad’s interpretation of aerating a room be spraying the same disinfectant spray he uses in the bathroom in the living room, it’s time to elevate his fragrance starter pack.
For the home, we love Flamingo Estate’s Roman Heirloom Tomato Candle, which will transport him to a Tuscan garden. Next, rid the car of the smell of takeaway coffee and pizza with an air freshener that isn’t from the car wash. Our pick? D.S. & DURGA’s Big Sur After Rain Auto Fragrance inspired by the smell of a road trip down the Californian Coast.
Scents for everyday
And right before this dad leaves home for the day? A spritz of either Editions de Parfums By Frédéric Malle Uncut Gem EDP, Comme des Garçons Wonderwood EDP, or DIPTYQUE Vetyverio EDT will have this dad claiming he’s always been a signature scent kind of guy.
