DEVIALET GEMINI

There’s only one type of French fancy we’d recommend you stick in your ears – and it’s got nothing to do with Mr Kipling. With their 10mm high-excursion drivers, three levels of active noise-cancellation and an app that takes just five seconds to ensure the tips you’ve chosen fit well enough to provide the best possible sound, Devialet’s Gemini earbuds are crafted with the same outlandish luxury the French audio brand puts into its pricey Phantom speakers. There’s also 24 hours of battery life and IPX4 water/dust-proofing, plus two levels of audio transparency for letting the outside world in. Perhaps most crucially, though, they present absolutely zero risk of getting buttercream in your ears. £279 / devialet.com