Christmas Gift Ideas For Her is here. Wow, that’s a mouthful of a sentence! I hope that the following bits and pieces spark your imagination
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GUCCI Bloom Nettare Di Fiori For Her – Eau de Parfum 100ml.
Is this not just the coolest bottle? Instagram heaven.
Buy for £114.00 from Feel Unique*.
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PRINTWORKS ‘Snoozing’ Eye Mask.
I feel as though this has popped up in a Movie recently, this sleep mask – if it hasn’t then it should. It’s very stylish and a change from the usual silky ones with your star sign on or ones monogrammed in a curly font.
Buy for £32 from Amara*.
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PEARL LOWE – The Ava Gown.
Well this is all sorts of glamorous and sexy – it’s almost too good to keep it for indoors. And a nice, substantial fabric that will actually keep you warm. No flimsy silk robes on this page! It’s winter for crying out loud!
Buy for £395 from Pearl Lowe.
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CANOPY PLANTS – Cherry Aglaonema plant with ceramic pot.
Chosen, admittedly, because it looks good with the other products in the guide, but canopy plants have loads of options and they are all potted and ready to go. Waiting for people like me to kill them.
Buy for £38.00 from Selfridges & Co*.
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ANGLEPOISE 90 Mini, Anodised brushed Aluminium finish, Berry Red
. The classic – you can’t beat an anglepoise for timeless style. You can spend upwards of £500 for a desk lamp that’s a true design classic but this one is a small slice of cool for a palatable price.
Buy for £87.20 from Amazon.
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BEAUTY PIE – Luxury Silk Hair Scrunchie, pack of six.
I can’t be without my silk scrunchies now; yes they send me back to the nineties a little, but they are smooth and snag-free and the easiest way of securing my default twist-into-a-bun hairstyle.
Buy for £35 (BECOME A MEMBER AND PAY £16.76) from Beauty Pie.
CHARBONNEL Et WALKER – Pink Champagne Truffles.
I know that these divide people; Mr AMR thinks that they taste of soap. Other versions are available but I’m always drawn to the pretty box, year after year.
Buy for £15 from Amazon.
SIMPLEHUMAN – Sensor Mirror Compact, Rose Gold Stainless Steel.
The best makeup mirrors come from Simple Human – their wall- and desk-mounted ones are pricier but once you have one you’ll never look back. Because you’ll always be looking in the mirror, ha! This is a portable compact and no less handy – brilliant for hotel stays where the lighting is dire and for doing your makeup in the back of a cab.
Buy for £89.95 from Amazon.
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LIBERTY Bubble Candle.
So many candles, most of them in glass containers: I love this sculptural bubble candle for its simplicity and sense of fun.
Buy for £13.60 from Liberty.
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ASSOULINE Ibiza Bohemia Book
. The coolest coffee table books in town – warning: flick through this and you will have the uncontrollable urge to travel.
Buy for £70 from Amara*.
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JUICY COUTURE Gillian scoop-neck stretch-velour bralette.
We did the tracksuits (come on, we all did, didn’t we?) and now there’s the bralette. Nostalgic, yes – but more importantly, comfy.
Buy for £30.00 from Selfridges & Co.
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OH FLUFFITA SLIDE UGGs in pink
. Another nostalgia-propelled choice: we did the boots (oh, how we did the boots) and now we will do the slides. If we want to look like something that’s crawled in from an all-night bender down Sesame Street.
Buy for £100 from UGG*.
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NATIVE UNION Drop Wireless Charger Pad – Rose.
The practical present, but infinitely useful for bedside charging and it’s the best-looking charger pad around. No more searching for the cable that’s dropped down the back of the drawers.
Buy for £40 from Amara.
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LIGNE BLANCHE Andy Warhol Scented Candle – Campbell’s Soup.
Candles don’t get cooler than this. It’s a mini work of art and once you’ve finished burning the candle you can store your makeup brushes in the pot.
Buy for £45 from Amara.
LIBERTY Capel Printed Stretch Leggings.
You know I’m not a fan of leggings worn as outerwear (see post
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) but I’ll make an exception for these. Or anything Liberty print, really…
Buy for £76.
MULBERRY – Small Darley in Quilted Light Salmon.
The classic shoulder bag with gold hardware and enough room for wallet, phone and keys. Oh so luxurious and beautifully made, it’s utterly timeless and the perfect special gift.
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ADIDAS – PRIMEBLUE TRACK TOP.
I’m really into my Adidas again, perhaps inspired by
Squid Game
but maybe because I have been trying to up my leisurewear game and stop looking like someone who has been living in the woods with only cats for company. I like this soft pink version for lazy days and for when I start running, which will be never.
Buy for £35
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LIBERTY Twist and Twine Tana Lawn™ Cotton Short Pyjama Set.
Liberty print again, I’m not going to apologise. It just makes excellent giftlist fodder because it feels inordinately special and looks the absolute business. I can’t get enough!
Buy for £225.00
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SWAN Retro Pump Espresso Coffee Machine, Green.
I don’t drink coffee but have been researching coffee machines for my holiday cottage business venture. (Don’t even ask how that’s going.) I thought that this one was very pleasing and not outrageously expensive if you didn’t want to go OTT.
Buy for £79 from Amazon.
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NEWGATE – Charlie Bell Echo Alarm.
You have to be a certain type of person to want to be awakened by two clanging metal cymbals going off right next to your head, but if you’re that person then this is your clock.
Buy for £25 from Amazon
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SELETTI Toiletpaper Mirror – Sea Girl.
I love these Seletti mirrors – they do a few different versions and they are all like small pieces of art. Brilliant for spicing up the downstairs loo.
Buy for
£260 from Amara*.
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DORA LARSEN – Dolly stretch-tulle underwired bra.
When sexy lingerie gets colourful. I’ve never seen such a fun lingerie brand and there are plenty of different cuts and versions depending on whether you prefer soft bras or more structured items.
Buy for £52 from Net-a-porter.
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THE BRITISH LIBRARY: A Book of Nonsense Journal.
If ever a book was up my street.
Buy for £10.95 from Liberty*.
ELIZABETH SCARLETT – Jungle Leaf Travel Pouch.
I’ve bought loads of Elizabeth Scarlett toiletries bags as gifts, they are so pretty. Just add a small bag of
bath salts
* inside if you want to give the gift some literal weight.
Buy for £20 from Amara*.
BERGS POTTER – Copenhagen Glazed Plant Pot and Saucer.
When plant pots go posh. I have two of these in different colours and they are supremely photogenic. Not that that’s the main requirement for a plant pot, but it helps…
Buy for £65 from Amara.
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BODEN Cashmere Chunky Bed Socks.
Always a treat and the Boden socks are amazing quality. I still have some from five years ago (the only ones the dog hasn’t chewed) and they’re surviving admirably. Think of them as slippers rather than socks, otherwise the cost is almost too hard to swallow.
Buy for £50*.
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LIBERTY Elderberry Large Weekly Diary 2022.
Nothing can replace the feeling of writing actual lists with an actual pen – the annual diary-purchasing event is not dead, I tell you.
Buy for £30*.
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BURLEIGH Blue Calico Medium Tankard Jug 1pt.
For those with a penchant for cottagecore, I give you Burleigh pottery. Their calico tankards are up there with my favourite household items.
Buy for £37.00 .
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APPLE AirPods Pro with MagSafe charging case (2021).
It took me a while to get on board with these, as I like silence and don’t really listen to music when I’m on my own, but
man
are they helpful for blocking out unwanted noise! I use mine to edit video when I’m on the train to London and I now take most of my calls through them rather than holding the phone to my ear, which now seems so 1998.
Buy for £189 from Amazon.
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DEXAM Wooden Magnetic Toast Tongs, Beech Wood
. I know; what a weird thing to include in a gift guide. But if you haven’t yet experienced the joy of the toaster tong then you will thank me: it took me thirty-eight years not to burn my fingers every morning and for the past three I’ve been living in a state of domestic bliss.
Buy for £5.97 from Amazon.
VIVARAISE – Fara Cushion – 45x45cm – Amber.
Cushions with frills, tassels and trims are all the rage (and I’m on board with this trend – never dismiss the power of added interest and texture!) but many of the high-end versions are over a hundred pounds. This is a cheaper route to interiors nirvana and the quality is great.
Buy for £31 from Amara*.
DERWENT II Muck Boots
. I know they don’t look showstoppingly gorgeous but believe me when I tell you that Muck Boots are unrivalled in terms of comfort, durability and general practicality. They’re like the Nike Airs of the welly world – and come up true to size, in my experience.
Buy for £68 from Amazon*.
SOHO HOUSE – Eat, Drink, Nap: Bringing the House Home – hardcover.
Buy for 20.99 from Amazon.
I’m going to be back shortly with my “
books and chocolate
” post so if you’re after easy, relatively cheap presents that will look stunning and seem incredibly thoughtful then
hold your horses
!
I hope that these Christmas Gift Ideas for Her has given you some useful ideas – let me know in the comments if you’ve had any good gifting brainwaves this year!