Luxury Gifts: An Easter Alternative

As of writing this, Easter feels as if it is drawing ever nearer. Lent is less than a week away, the religious period which signals the countdown to Easter, which will leave only weeks in which to prepare. Easter is another gift giving season, be it chocolate eggs for children and adults alike, or more refined goods. It is these luxury gifts which I will focus on.

Traditionally Lent itself is meant to be a time of soul searching, prayer, fasting and repentance, but in a more modern context lent has evolved; for example this lent I am giving something up, and this year it is chocolate which has to go. My decision itself has little to do with actual religious practices, but has more to do with the evolved culture which seems to have developed over the years. Of course there is a heavy religious following connected to lent, but this religious period for many has became more than that. In many families these ideas have even merged. Easter eggs are one example. During Easter the decoration of eggs is meant to represent the bringing of new life, as in the rebirth of Jesus by Easter's end. Chocolate eggs are again a combination of this religious element and an evolved ideology. Regardless of religious views or what you personally celebrate through the Easter period, this celebration is still very much an important date in the calendar this year.

In recent years, the giving of gifts over Easter has become more and more popular. Luxury gifts for loved ones has become a common practice, decorative eggs, luxury soaps, a great array of luxury gift products have seen movement over these Easter weeks. As a luxury gift enthusiast, and with Easter just around the corner, I just cannot help myself from mentioning the Gianna Rose luxury gift soaps collection. Gianna Rose describes itself as the leader in luxury bath soap and gift soap products, creating a uniquely personal signature and hallmark scent. Their gift boxes aim to re-define the prestige soap category, their uniqueness being deemed their primary attribute. A selection of robin's egg soaps are one highlight, beautifully decorated and presented in unique and interesting ways. Luxury egg soaps are one of Gianna Rose' most popular Easter items, but why are eggs, decorative or chocolate in design, so important?

The practice of giving decorative eggs as gifts at Easter originates from several locations, the most commonly recognised is as the symbolism of new life, the idea of a chick hatching from the egg mirroring Jesus and his revival from death. An egg is also eaten at the end of Easter. Whilst forbidden over lent, egg stockpiles would stack up, meaning that a large quantity of eggs would have to be eaten to avoid the stock from spoiling. One other legend involves Mary Magdalene, whose eggs turned red upon seeing a revived Jesus, thus why eggs are decorated to celebrate rebirth. As a luxury gift, the decorative egg is thus a perfect design for Easter. Varied in fragrance and design, these designer egg soaps are a perfect luxury gift for that Easter holiday.

Easter has become an event which is truly open to everyone, for its religious connotations and the themes that it represents. As a holiday, maybe the buying of a luxury gift is not the first thing thought of, such events being reserved for Christmas, birthdays and weddings, but for that air of style, there is better alternative than the uniqueness of Gianna Rose.