Showing posts with label christmas gift guide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas gift guide. Show all posts

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Christmas Gift Ideas - Secret Santa and Stocking Fillers

Hello Ladies! If you have read my last two Christmas Gift Ideas post here and here then I did say those were the only ones I was posting, however I was asked to do a Secret Santa ideas post which I thought was a great idea! This is going to be Secret Santa and Stocking Filler gifts.


Candles

Yankee candles are my absolute favourite and not too expensive. They start from about £8 for the smaller ones photographed and then about £15 for the medium double wick one. There are so many scents and they bring out Christmas scents as well which I love! Christmas Cupcake is my favourite - I have pretty much used it all!



Perfume

I think perfumes are such a lovely gift. If you read my Luxury Gift Ideas post then you will have seen I included a few perfumes because I think they are great presents. The ones photographed above are mini ones as they are more affordable for secret Santa and stockings.
The one on the left is a purse spray, the middle one is a Miss Dior sample and then on the right is my Travalo. 

I think a Travalo would be such an amazing gift. You buy them empty and fill them with any perfume you like which means you can personalise it depending on who it is a gift for. They hold about 65 sprays as well which is a great amount!



Lip Products

Lip products are such a lovely Christmas gift because a lot of people get dry lips in winter time. 

The Elizabeth Arden lip balm is a little bit more expensive than the others but it is my all time favourite lip balm and amazing for dry lips so I wanted to include it! 

The Revlon lip butters and balm stains are very pigmented whilst also being quite moisturising. 

I have three lip conditioners in the photo ranging from £1 MUA, £4 Sleek Pout Polish and £11 Mac Lip Conditioner. These are perfect gifts as they are small, cute, available in lovely shades and all very moisturising and hydrating.

The last lip product is a Lush lip scrub. This just smells so tasty and amazing!



Other

My mum knitted me this hat and I love it! I think beanie hats and bobble hats are lovely little gifts for Christmas because January tends to be the coldest month so whoever you give it to will have one for then!

The Clippy London makeup bag is a clear makeup bag with four pockets which you can put photos in. I once bought one of these for my friends and filled it with photos. Mine is empty still!

A compact mirror is a cute little gift and I'm sure there are Christmassy ones about.

I actually have a whole review written on the Burts Bees hand cream which should be up soon. Hand creams are great for the colder months and this is one of my favourites! It's actually my mums but I really want one!

This little manicure set is so cute! My mum bought it for me and it has lots of mini essentials such as scissors, tweezers and nail clippers.

Tangle Teezers are amazing and this little compact one is so handy to just throw in my handbag for on the go! 

Those are my secret Santa and stocking filler gift ideas! I hope you have found this useful and please let me know if you have any good gift ideas!



Friday, 23 November 2012

Christmas Gift Ideas - Under £20

Hello! Today's post is going to be my second Christmas gift ideas post! Yesterdays post was luxury products which you can read here and today's is going to be products under £20.


 These are all products which I think will be make lovely gifts and will also be good for Secret Santa and stocking fillers!


I think this Philip Kingsley Elasticizer is an amazing gift for any beauty lovers! It's a well known, hyped up product and I think it deserves all the love it gets! I have read numerous amazing reviews on it and this little 75ml is only £12.25. This is a perfect little gift and is available here.


These Charles Worthington products are part of his new Salon at Home range. I have only tried the Intense Rescue Moisture Balm as the Overnight Hair Healer is a gift for someone. The moisture balm is so lovely and I have heard the overnight healer is amazing. These are great gifts for any hair care lovers as they are easily available from Boots and I think they look quite luxurious! They are slightly more expensive then the regular Charles Worthington range but from the times I have used the moisture balm, it's worth it! The Moisture Balm is available here and the Overnight Hair Healer is available here.


This lip butter from Korres is such a cute little gift idea. I have a full review of it here if you would like to read it. In the Winter time, a lot of people start getting dry lips and this lip butter is very hydrating and moisturising whilst also adding a lovely hint of colour. The one I have is Jasmine and is available here.


Lastly is this body care set from Sanctuary. If you read my Luxury Christmas Gift Ideas post then I did mention I would have a body set in this post. I can't find this exact set online but there are some lovely similar ones. The set I have is a body scrub, body butter and salt scrub. I find Sanctuary always have a huge range of body care sets in a range of prices which is great! I have just had a little look through the gift sets available now and I have found a similar one to mine! It is My Spa Moments and contains a body scrub and body butter like my set above, with a body wash instead of a sugar scrub. 

I hope you have enjoyed my Christmas Gift Ideas posts! I hope I have helped you and please let me know what you think of my gift ideas!

Do you have any gifts you have bought for others this year that you love?


Thursday, 22 November 2012

Christmas Gift Ideas - Luxury Gift Sets and Perfume

Hello! I absolutely love Christmas and I thought it would be a really fun idea to do a Christmas Gift Ideas post! I wanted to post this a couple of months ago but it took me a lot longer than I thought to come up with ideas for this post. I hope not all of you have finished your Christmas shopping and this will still be helpful for you!


I am going to be posting another one of these tomorrow which will be ideas under £20!






 Firstly I will talk about my favourite gift sets! I have chosen three - one haircare and two body! I am also including a body care set in my Under £20 post if you wanted a slightly cheaper alternative!


I have a full review of the Ojon Dry Recovery set here if you want to read more about it! This set is for dry, dehydrated hair and I absolutely love the products. You get 60ml shampoo, 60ml conditioner, 60ml smoothing cream and 15ml hair serum. Ojon is a high end haircare brand so individually the products can be pretty pricey, which is why I think this set is amazing as you can try out 4 products for £32.50. I think this would make a perfect gift as everyone washes their hair and it gives them a chance to try out some luxury haircare! This is available here.



I received this Laura Mercier set as a gift from my parents and I love it. This set is the Creme De Pistache scent and there is a honey bath cream, body souffle, body scrub and candle. I can't find this exact set online but there is a range of amazing sets which you can find here!



This is a set I actually bought my mum earlier this year and you can see she has basically finished it all! I love this scent - it is very fruity, fresh and light which smells delicious! It smells of grapefruit and comes with a body souffle, body wash and body buffing cleanser. I have found a set online with the body wash and body cleanser which is here. I think that set may even be better because not everyone uses thick body soufflés.

I also want to add on a gift set idea for a man. Clarins always bring out lovely sets of their male products and I have had a look at their Christmas ones! I reviewed their Father's Day set here earlier this year and my dad loved it! The Christmas one has similar products in and is available here.


Lastly onto perfume! Estee Lauder Sensuous Noir is probably my favourite perfume ever! It is definitely more of an evening perfume and has a blackcurrant, deep scent which is lovely! This is available here and there is a gift set here.

The Valentina perfume is a gift for my mum this Christmas! She has just finished a bottle I bought her for her birthday and she wore it pretty much everyday so I thought I would get her another for Christmas. She is probably reading this post but I have already told her I've bought it because I get too excited and can't keep it a secret! It's a lovely daytime scent and I think it would be just as lovely for the evening too. I also love it so it's good for all ages! This is available here and there is a gift set here.

Lastly is a Jo Malone perfume. Jo Malone isn't any more expensive than lots of other perfumes, but I think it looks and feels much more luxurious and they always package them amazingly! The one I have is English Pear and Freesia which is a gorgeous, floral, fruity light daytime scent. Jo Malone have a massive selection of scents so I think there would be one for everyone! This fragrance is available here.

Let me know what you think of this post and if it has helped you with ideas!

I would love to know what is on your Christmas list and if you will be adding any of these products to it!