New Year gift for your husband: something for the year he is about to start, from Rs 179New Year gift for your husband: something for the year he is about to start, from Rs 179

A New Year gift is about his next twelve months

A birthday gift is about him. An anniversary gift is about the two of you. A New Year gift works best when it is about the year he is starting: the job he is chasing, the hobby he keeps postponing, the corner of the house where he works. So the main present is usually something for that plan, and a small piece from us sits next to it as the thing he sees every day.

Raajkosh hand-pours pure soy wax candles in Jalandhar. For a husband, two are worth your money:

• Spiral Pillar Candles, Rs 179 each, in navy or ivory. Two navy spirals in plain holders on his study table or the shelf behind his video calls. The twist catches the light even unlit, so they work as desk decor through the year.
• Vanilla Reverie, Rs 549: our only scented candle, warm vanilla in an amber glass jar with a black screw lid and gold flakes. For the reading chair or the bedroom, for the man who likes a room to feel settled in the evening.

Every other piece in our range is a shaped decorative candle with no fragrance as standard. If he dislikes smells in the room, the spirals are the safe pick.

Matching it to the kind of year he is planning

The honest line in that table is the fitness row. If his resolution is about the gym, spend on that.

Combinations, and when shipping becomes free

• Vanilla Reverie plus two navy spirals: Rs 907. One for the bedroom, two for the desk. Shipping is Rs 79 at this total.
• Vanilla Reverie plus the spiral set of 5: Rs 1,348, ships free. Navy and ivory for his desk; pink, blue and yellow for the rest of the house.
• Vanilla Reverie plus Marble Seashell Candles: Rs 1,548, ships free. A calmer, cool-toned set if your home is white and blue rather than gold.

Shipping is free from Rs 999 and Rs 79 below.

Giving it on New Year's Eve without fuss

• Put it where he will find it on the 1st. The navy spirals on his desk before he wakes up are a better surprise than a wrapped box at midnight, when everyone is tired.
• Write one line about his year. "For the year you get the new role" on the gift note does more than "Happy New Year". You can add gift packaging and a note on the product page.
• Pair it with time. A plan for the first weekend of January (a drive, a film, his favourite breakfast) beside a Rs 549 jar is a fuller present than an expensive gadget handed over in passing.
• If you want his initials on a candle, that is a custom piece, by enquiry on our custom orders page. Ask early; custom pieces are not returnable unless damaged or wrong.

What else wives give husbands for New Year

• A planner, a leather diary or a good pen. The classic start-of-year gift, still useful.
• A watch or a wallet. If he has been using the same one for years.
• Something for his hobby. A new cricket bat, a guitar class, a cookbook, a camera lens.
• A short trip. The first long weekend of the year, booked now.
• Winter clothing. A good jacket or a sweater for a north Indian January.
• Woody or citrus scents. We make only one scented candle, and it is vanilla. If he prefers woody notes, look at brands that specialise in scented jars for men.

Getting it home before 1 January

New Year's Day falls on a Friday, a week after Christmas, so courier lanes are crowded through December. We dispatch in 24 to 48 hours, and delivery takes 2 to 7 days after dispatch, anywhere in India. Order in early to mid December, check the estimate for your pincode on the product page, and if he usually takes in the parcels, ship it to your office. We cannot promise a delivery date.

Payment is prepaid by UPI, card, net banking or wallet through Razorpay; there is no cash on delivery. Request a return within 24 hours of delivery; damage reported in that window is replaced or refunded. Cancel free before dispatch.

If he lights the jar, keep it on a heat-proof surface away from papers on the desk, never leave it unattended, trim the wick to about 5 mm and keep each burn to 3 to 4 hours.