Father’s Day is simply across the nook (Sunday June 18th, to avoid wasting you having to Google!) and this 12 months Boots are celebrating all of the several types of dads and father figures with their Love for All Dads marketing campaign.

They’ve an enormous collection of Father’s Day Presents accessible on-line at boots.com and to indicate you among the big selection (and offer you a little bit of gifting inspo) I believed that I’d select presents for among the most well-known fathers the world has ever identified:

Father Time, The Godfather and… Father Christmas.

Don’t say I by no means offer you something. Right here goes.

Father Time

I’ll admit I knew little or no about Father Time; I needed to do some in-depth analysis on him earlier than deciding on an acceptable reward. I learn that he was typically depicted as an aged bearded man and in order that did throw up a little bit of a quandary: who would recognize a beard-trimmer extra? Christmas or Time? Then I discovered that Father Time generally had wings and I believed that maybe one thing to clean his feathers is perhaps an excellent shout; he additionally carries a scythe – bit delinquent – and so I questioned whether or not a little bit of vibrant hair dye, perhaps pink, may make him look much less menacing and a bit extra approachable.

However no. I didn’t need to get too carried away along with his Father’s Day current and select one thing he’d then must return. Even when he does have all the time on the earth, he doesn’t need to waste it traipsing backwards and forwards to the put up workplace with all the undesirable issues I’ve gifted him. The packets of pink hair dye or – and this was my different concept – the cross-body bag by which to securely carry the hourglass and clock he has to cart about with him – must be relegated to the rejects pile.

Ultimately I picked out one thing I knew he’d recognize – anybody who’s been alive for greater than twenty years would welcome this onto their lavatory shelf and he’s been alive for, effectively, without end. It’s No7 Males Shield and Good Superior Serum, designed to focus on deep traces and wrinkles. No7 serums are famend for delivering anti-ageing outcomes and this one is not any totally different. Slides on shortly and simply beneath any moisturiser or sunscreen, it’s the final word no-fuss big-results addition to any skincare routine. If you happen to can persuade him to have one… it’s £24.95 at Boots.

The Godfather

Do you know that Boots have a complete collection of actions and experiences to purchase as presents? The whole lot from supercar driving to aeroplane classes, helicopter rides to clay pigeon capturing. No person of their proper thoughts would belief Don Corleone with an precise gun, so Clay Pigeon capturing was out, however I believed that maybe Paintballing can be an acceptable (and protected) various. The Godfather and three of his buddies can select a handy paintballing location after which hearth at one another to their hearts’ content material, understanding that they’re not going to begin a New York mob struggle.

I believe that there’s an expertise reward for just about each sort of father, on the Boots web site. It’s an absolute superstore of actions. So you may be good, and get one thing that the recipient will really like (a soothing afternoon tea, maybe, if that’s their jam), or you may actually sew them up and purchase them an expertise match for under probably the most excessive adrenaline junkie. The selection is yours.

Paintballing for 4 is £20 at Boots.com

Father Christmas

I don’t assume anybody would have purchased Father Christmas a beard trimmer earlier than. It’s a bit presumptuous, isn’t it? Everyone knows he likes to maintain it lengthy and fluffy over the vacation interval. However – aha! What concerning the instances in-between? Do you actually assume he desires to cart round that monstrosity three hundred and sixty five days a 12 months?

Step ahead the Philips Collection 9000 Status Beard Trimmer with Metal Precision Expertise and BeardAdapt Sensor. Now look: that is no unusual beard trimmer. It’s just like the Rolls Royce of beard trimmers. Smooth, steel-bodied, expensively weighty within the hand. Simply sliding it from its carry case is a sensorial expertise, actually gratifying, even for me and I don’t have a beard. A lot.

That is what Santa wants from December twenty sixth till the Autumn. To trim all of it off. He’ll discover that his beard, come the next Christmas, might be much more shapely and fluffy because of his annual shearing.

However this isn’t a trimmer reserved solely for Father Christmas: mere mortals can also witness the trendy prowess of the 9000 Status. It’s £109.99 at Boots – one for all the boys who’ve been very, excellent.

(And in the event you’re on the lookout for one thing aside from a shaver, this Presents for Him web page has all of the choices in a single place, from skincare to aftershaves and extra.)

In order that’s the three most well-known fathers catered for. However what about all the different dads? The place to begin?

Effectively actually, I’ve exhausted myself with all of this considering however I’ll offer you a bonus advice for all the trendy fathers on the market: Gucci Responsible Pour Homme. Particularly the Eau de Parfum.

The Parfum is so modern and horny. The bottle is a little bit of a showstopper – it has a particular “if Batman wore scent” vibe – and the perfume itself is heat, woody and manageably unique. It’s a crowd-pleaser however in a massively subtle means – and who doesn’t need one thing a bit luxurious and classy from the Home of Gucci? Daddy, Daddy Cool.

Gucci Responsible Pour Homme Parfum is £83.30 at Boots.

And in the event you’re nonetheless caught for concepts then take a look at this Presents for Dad information for extra inspiration.

Costs are right at time of writing and whereas shares final.

Proper, I’m going to cease there. There’s an actual threat that a few of my reward concepts may backfire on me. I need to state this proper now: I can’t be held completely accountable if Santa turns up clean-shaven for Christmas 2023…

Picture credit Boots and Unsplash