A fragrance designed as a modern heirloom, Diptyque’s new body ritual, a 100-piece Tiffany watch, and two fall discoveries worth knowing early.
There is an interesting thread running through this week’s new-product discoveries: the object itself is becoming part of the gift story again.
Not simply what is inside the bottle, box or package—but whether the recipient will want to keep the vessel, remember the collaboration, display the packaging or tell someone where it came from.
That feels particularly relevant for EGS. A distinctive gift does not necessarily have to be expensive. It needs to give the recipient something more than utility.
Sometimes that something is a story worth keeping.
1. SIDIA The Strike — A Perfume Designed to Become an Heirloom
SIDIA enters fine fragrance today, September 1, and the most interesting part may not be the perfume.
Founder Erin Kleinberg created The Strike, a substantial gold-finished refillable fragrance vessel modeled after statement earrings that belonged to her grandmother, Sidia. It houses a refillable 10 mL fragrance and is deliberately conceived as an object to keep rather than packaging to discard.
Buyers can choose among BRALESS, MIDAS and SOAKED; the launch set pairing The Strike with fragrance is reported at $120, while individual perfumes are $54.
Why it’s EGS-worthy: This is exactly the kind of product where the gifting story is built into the design. You aren’t simply giving perfume—you can explain that the vessel itself was inspired by an inherited piece of jewelry and is intended to be refilled and kept.
Good gift for: Fragrance lovers, design collectors, birthdays or someone who appreciates unusual vanity objects.
2. Diptyque Les Rituels de Soin — Gua Sha for the Body
Diptyque is making a significant move beyond the candles and fragrances for which many gift buyers know it.
Its new Les Rituels de Soin collection turns body care into a larger sensorial ritual inspired by ancient bathing traditions, spanning cleansing, exfoliation, moisturizing, oils and beautifully designed tools.
One particularly giftable object is the new Gua Sha for the Body: a sculptural glazed-porcelain massage tool, handmade in Portugal and currently priced at $80 in the U.S. Diptyque store.
Pair it with the new Relaxing Oil-in-Oil at $88 and it becomes a far more interesting wellness gift than another conventional body-lotion set.
Why it’s EGS-worthy: It combines ritual, craftsmanship and visual appeal. More importantly, Diptyque is entering this category with a much broader ambition around luxury body care, making this feel like a genuine discovery rather than a familiar bestseller repackaged for gifting.
Good gift for: Someone who loves Diptyque, home-spa rituals, wellness or beautifully designed bathroom objects.
3. Tiffany Timer Titanium & Platinum — Limited to 100
For the person for whom “exclusive” really does mean exclusive, Tiffany & Co. has just unveiled the second edition of its Tiffany Timer chronograph.
Created to mark 160 years since Tiffany’s first chronograph in 1866, the new watch combines a Grade 5 titanium case, platinum bezel and dark navy dial with Tiffany Blue accents. Turn it over and the hidden surprise appears: a tiny hand-finished 18-karat gold Bird on a Rock—inspired by Jean Schlumberger’s famous brooch—sitting on the movement’s rotor.
Only 100 pieces are being produced for September 2026. Recent launch reporting puts the price at $28,000, although some sources still list official pricing as available on request, so EGS should reconfirm directly with Tiffany before publication.
Why it’s EGS-worthy: This is less a conventional gift recommendation than an exceptional milestone-gift discovery: numbered production, a 160th-anniversary story and a hidden piece of Tiffany jewelry artistry visible only from the back.
Good gift for: Major career milestones, significant anniversaries, serious watch collectors or the genuinely hard-to-buy-for luxury recipient.
4. Barbour x Anthropologie Quilted Jacket
Sometimes exclusivity comes from two familiar brands creating something neither would have made alone.
Barbour and Anthropologie launched an exclusive lifestyle collaboration on August 24, bringing Barbour’s British countryside heritage together with Anthropologie’s more colorful, feminine design language.
More unusually, the collaboration stretches across fashion, tabletop, textiles, lighting and even pet accessories—the first time Barbour has moved into home through Anthropologie.
For a substantial gift, the Barbour x Anthropologie Quilted Jacket is currently listed at $350. The broader collection ranges from $18 to $674.
Why it’s EGS-worthy: Barbour already carries the appeal of something made to be worn for years. The limited retail collaboration adds discovery value without making the gift so trend-driven that it quickly feels dated.
Good gift for: Someone whose style leans classic but not conservative, fall birthdays, travelers or lovers of British-country aesthetics.
5. Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 — One to Watch Tomorrow
One of this week’s most interesting gift discoveries technically arrives tomorrow.
Liberty opens general sale of its 2026 Beauty Advent Calendar on September 2, after early access for Beauty Drop subscribers today.
The £285 calendar contains 29 products, including 21 full-size items, with 26 products exclusive to this particular calendar. Featured names include Augustinus Bader, Lisa Eldridge, Jones Road Beauty, Matière Première and Violette_FR. Twenty calendars also contain Golden Tickets worth £1,000 at Liberty.
The illustrated collectible box is once again created with artist Clym Evernden, and Liberty says international calendars are dispatched through its Global-e delivery partner.
Why it’s EGS-worthy: Beauty Advent calendars have become gifts where curation itself is the product. This one offers discovery repeatedly over 25 days—and the illustrated Liberty box remains after the products are gone.
Good gift for: Beauty enthusiasts, daughters, partners, sisters or the person for whom one present never feels quite as fun as 25.
Availability: General sale September 2, 2026. U.S. delivered price should be verified at checkout.
This week’s five finds span $80 to roughly $28,000, yet they share something surprisingly similar.
The SIDIA fragrance vessel references a grandmother’s jewelry.
Diptyque turns a body-care tool into handcrafted porcelain.
Tiffany hides a tiny gold sculpture inside a watch.
Barbour and Anthropologie combine two recognizable design worlds into something available only through one retailer.
Liberty turns 25 beauty discoveries into an illustrated object people collect year after year.
That may be a useful EGS filter as holiday discovery season begins:
After the gift has been opened, is there still something interesting to tell about it?
When the answer is yes, the product has already become more than something someone could have simply bought for themselves.
It has become a gift with a story.
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