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Best gifts for dad: Unique presents for your father

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If there’s one person that’s traditionally hard to buy for in every family, it’s your father or father figure.

When it comes to gifts for mum, she’d be delighted to unwrap anything just because you got it for her - whether that's a bottle of Veuve Cliquot, a Liberty cushion cover, a 111SKIN face mask or a new pair of party heels. Dad? Ah, if only it was so simple.

Or so you may think. Leave outdated views of the stereotypical man in the past and instead embrace the multi-faceted modern man. Sports, gardening and whisky may be easy box tickers for some, but others might enjoy a luxury diary, a premium fragrance - even a scented candle.

The key to success is to think of things he wouldn’t ordinarily splash out on himself. You can't go far wrong with a luxurious pair of slippers that he can slip into after work - would fit the bill nicely. Or, perhaps a set of would improve his cooking skills on the daily. Either way, presents

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