A tree, a cruise, time ... This year, we have a "egoresponsible" gift

Sarah Poniatowski Lavoine, designer

C’est décidé, à Noël, je m’offre…«Je rêve d’un petit tableau de Gideon Rubin (White Jeans, 2018, ci-dessous). J’ai découvert cet artiste israélien il y a peu de temps à la galerie Karsten Greve, à Paris, et j’ai été séduite par ses peintures, qui dégagent une sensualité incroyable. De manière générale, je préfère gâter mes proches, mais quand je veux me faire plaisir, j’opte pour une œuvre d’art. Une photo, un dessin, un tableau : j’aime les choses durables qui traversent la vie avec nous.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Perla Servan-Schreiber, essayist

It’s decided, at Christmas, I offer myself ... "A week alone by the sea to read.I often choose to go on the side of the Atlantic Ocean, in Biarritz, for some time, but I also really like Brittany in any season.I offer myself this parenthesis once a year, and I would gladly leave this year, even a few days, because silence and loneliness regenerate me.I used to make gifts, including when I make others: what a pleasure! "

Delphine Remy-Boutang, CEO of the office and the day of the digital woman

What gift would you like to make for Christmas? A roadtrip in the United States to walk in the steps of the heroines of the shadow figures-the computer scientist Margaret Hamilton and the scientists Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.Without them, no first step of man on the moon in July 1969.They inspire me enormously.The main stages of my trip would therefore be put in Massachusetts, the headquarters of IBM, in New York State, and NASA in Houston, Texas.

Have you been thinking about it for a long time? I have been thinking about it since I launched the Prix Les Margaret.Margaret Hamilton had sent me this message: "Never let fear get in your way!"Do not be afraid to be alone, to be different, to be mistaken, because only those who dare to fail greatly can do great things.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Are you used to giving you gifts? Yes, without it being material.I pay particular attention to keeping a healthy lifestyle through walking, meditation and above all a lot of yoga, because it is a way of taking care of yourself and therefore others.

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Delphine Horvilleur, Rabbi and philosopher

What gift would you like to make yourself for Christmas? I'm not celebrating Christmas, but Hanukka.The Jewish Festival of Enlightenment is a time when I try to spoil my children.The gift I would like to make is to leave for a few days to isolate me.I am always a little jealous of those who tell their experience of fitness at the end of the world.Finding a moment just to you sometimes seems to me an invaluable luxury.

Have you been thinking about it for a long time? I have been thinking about it more since I am a mother, because, like many parents, I play the balancingist on the thread of a busy life.Parenting is often the subtle art of being there for the other while being enough for oneself, and thus avoiding weighing on others its own failures.

Are you used to giving you gifts? The gifts I give myself are generally not material.I try to give myself time to think, admitting that I cannot be everywhere at the same time.It's fun, because ultimately this ubiquity is the one that is required for Santa Claus: legend says that he can be in both of them at the same time.What a great gift to tell yourself that you don't have to do your job!

Eva Jospin, visual artist

It is decided, at Christmas, I offer myself ... "My heart balances between a new generation robot that would make dishes in sauce, bread or ice cream and a column drill to make very parallel holes.I am very attracted by equipment and tools, so I would necessarily choose something for the house or my workshop.I don't necessarily wait for Christmas to please myself, but I have gifts within reason! "»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris

It's decided, at Christmas, I offer myself ... "The most beautiful gift?Be surrounded by my family.I rarely offer myself a gift, I prefer to please my children, my husband, my friends.But if I have to choose an object, then I will think of two books: sympathetic ink, of Patrick Modiano, because I like his stories which are like wanderings in the streets of Paris, and nasty injuries, of Abd Al Malik, onThe dreams of young artists from working -class neighborhoods.I also like the idea of offering or giving me a tree to plant, which several associations offer.You have to take care of it so that it grows, and it is a gesture that makes it possible to fight against climatic danger.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Delphine Plisson, founder of the Plisson house

What gift would you like to offer yourself for Christmas? I dream of an off day in Paris, just for me...In the morning, I would go pilates at Reformation, then I would have lunch with my lover at Clamato and I would spend the afternoon at the Spa La Mer du Parc Hyatt Paris-Vendôme.

Have you been thinking about it for a long time? It is very rare that I offer myself time for me, but it really makes me more happy than something material.

Are you used to giving you gifts? I sometimes give me a care, because I love it, but what I like above all is to rob the bookseller like a novel,Rue de Bretagne, with the family.Everyone chooses a book or a comic, and we all come back to read near the fire, at home.

Karine Tuil, novelist

What gift would you like to offer yourself for Christmas? Creams and makeup.I love buying palettes for the complexion or the eyes and lipsticks.

Have you been thinking about it for a long time? I don't think much about the gifts I would like to make.I have three children, and I think rather of those I could offer them.

Can you easily make gifts? It's very rare.My mother could give her shirt to someone who wanted her.She was not buying anything for her.She offered a lot of gifts.He is the most altruistic and generous person I know.I don't know how to have fun, I always feel a little guilty.But, I admit, I love to receive gifts!

Interallié Prize and Goncourt Prize for 2019 high school students for human things, at Gallimard.

Camille Lellouche, actress and humorist

It's decided, at Christmas, I offer myself ... "A platinum.My parents had one when I was little, with many 33-tours, and I find that it is a delicate and elegant device with a very special sound.As I am offered more and more vinyls, I have to get one quickly.I like to give myself gifts after a long period of work without having a day off, because I tell myself that it is like a small reward.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

January 16 at Olympia, in Paris.

Julia Bijaoui, co -founder of Frichti

It's decided, at Christmas, I offer myself ... "I rarely have gifts - I prefer to spoil my loved ones -, but I would like to go on a trip this year to discover a country and a new culture.With my daughters of 3 years and 1 month, I have not left for some time, and I miss it.I have been thinking for a long time to offer myself this gift, and I think that with my partner we will be tempted by a romantic cruise on the Nile.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Tiffany Cooper, author and illustrator

It's decided, at Christmas, I offer myself ... "A long massage in a hammam or a spa like the Ban Sabai or the breakaway, in Paris.I have been thinking about it for a long time, even more since I have a baby, because taking care of me has become a real luxury!I find it important to pamper.I regularly offer myself a good restaurant, a massage, a weekend in London, inspiring books, new clothes ... if not often going on vacation, I try to make my daily life as pleasant as possible.»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»