Essensuals Gift & Homewares

I love this little store! And it certainly is little but they somehow have a huge amount of items on display. I have no idea how they cram so much in. I don’t recommend visiting if you have a particularly large handbag incase you knock something over.
They beautiful gifts and some really unique things too that I love. A lot of things are a little out of my price range of an impulse buy but if I need to get a unique gift, or want to just gaze at pretty things, it is the perfect place to go.
Some of the things they sell include jewellery, home decorations, glasses and gifts. I particularly like the Paris decorated trunks and one time I found a beautiful mirror with a jewelled peacock decorating the side of the oval mirror.

Need to find a gift for that person who literally has everything? Or in desperate need of a mask for a masquerade party? Then Essensuals has got you covered.
This place is piled high with unique gifts, home decorations and of course, ceramic masks (yes, never fear, those tacky plastic masks covered in sequins and feathers do not have a home here). There’s a seemingly large emphasis on Parisian prints and artefacts as well as London-​esque decorations and canvas prints depicting rainy days in New York City. So definitely a perfect gift idea for those jet-​setters or dreamers who long after a city-​change.
So when you’re next in Emporium, keep an eye out for a large, hollow dog — it stands guard outside the shop.

I remember this store from when it was located in the Wintergarden, and then it just disappeared! But recently while I was roaming around the Emporium in the Valley it popped up out of thin air. I was so glad to see that this shop had just relocated and hadn’t closed for good, because I’ve purchased many a gift from Essensuals and it’s always been perfect for those people who are difficult to buy for.
I must say though, I much prefer the old store to the new one. I’m not sure if it has changed hands or they just decided to change it up a little bit, but it was a little disappointing. The new store seems to have stock piled up everywhere, like a teetering tower of doom that could crush the shopper below at any second. It also seems like they don’t have as much stock as before, which is unfortunate because you could find things for both men and women in the old store, whereas the new one appears to be very female oriented.
Despite the disappointment that Essensuals has changed quite a bit, it’s still full of pretty things like crystal wine glasses, decorative trunks and vintage perfume bottles. It’s worth a look if you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for, but certainly isn’t as impressive as it used to be.