Best Christmas Gift Guide 2024: Christmas Gift Guides UK
As we begin October the countdown to Christmas 2024 has begun and today we share out ultimate Christmas gift guide 2024.
We hope to inspire the gifts that you buy for family, loved ones and yourself this festive season with a curation of exemplary items spanning a range of price points.
This is our ultimate Christmas gift guide for her.
Happy shopping to you…
1. GLOWED Aquatan Starter Kit, £229
This is the perfect gift for the beauty lover and beauty aficionado. Introducing a tan like no other; cutting out the streaks, the orange discolouration, the spots, the artificial looking tan and all the countless tools is the GLOWED Aquatan starter kit. From award-winning German brand, GLOWED comes a new way to tan, one that is holistic and rooted in self-care and self-love at any age. We love that GLOWED is centered on this. The Aquatan starter kit comprises of an airbrush and the self tanning liquid. The former is fantastic with the airbrush device effortlessly reaching all parts of the body with an evenly sprayed on ultra fine mist of tan that leaves no transitions or discolourations. Bonus? The airbrush is usb charging station powered with a charge that lets you use the device for 4 full hours. We love this kit.
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2. Delilah Smoky Eye Essentials,£86.50 on sale now for £49.50
A smoky eye is a classic in the beauty arsenal. At last there is the perfect kit for the perfect smoky eye and it is by Delilah. With the option to chose between two colourways; the warm toned ‘Venus’ or the cool classic toned ‘Jezebel’, the dynamic trio is finished off with a long wear proof eyeliner (with built-in sharpener) that stays put for up to 12 hours and the eyeshadow brush crafted with state-of-the-art PCR material and FSC approved wooden handle.
The mission of this kit is stunning smoky eyes and with colour intense eyeshadow palette, the non smudging eyeliner pencil and the eyebrush that gives exceptional application their mission is guranteed.
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3. Maren Jewellery Stardust 18K Gold Pendant w. Lab-Grown Diamond, £592
This Christmas add a little magic to affairs with Maren Jewellery’s Stardust Star Pendant in recycled 18-karat gold. We love this pendant and brand! With a focus on sustainable production, this jewellery house specialises in synthetic eco-diamonds and engagement rings. How beautiful is this pendant? The icing on the cake is that it is environment-friendly with recycled gold. Why are their designs the perfect Christmas gift? Some of their necklace pendants can be ordered with a personal engraving and a personalised gift is always a wonderful option at Christmas.
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4. Pieces of the Cloud Burnt Neroli Luxury Candle, £75
What is Christmas gifting without indulgent luxury home fragrance products and we have a handcrafted candle that your loved ones will adore! Founded by award winning artist Karimah Ashadu (the nose of the house),Piece of the Cloud offers handcrafted unique scented candles inspired by food, with names like “Roses and Tomatoes” and “Burnt Basil”.
Their “Burnt Neroli” candle an ode to bustling West African coasts captures the sun-saturated warmth of crisp summer evenings from Senegal’s Dakar to Nigeria’s Lagos. Made in Gemany from sustainable vegan coconut rapeseed wax blend it is free from preservatives and burns cleanly for up to 60 hours. The embossed metal lid of the candle is also a snuffer and a coaster.
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5. Launer Traviata Bag in Scarlet with Gold Plated Metal Fittings, £3190
A truly beautiful gift for the discerning, the Launer Traviata bag is a handmade British leather object crafted using traditional methods. How dreamy is it in the scarlet colourway? In a host of hues, this bag is fully customisable right from the body to the lining (we have our eyes on the red tartan ‘Royal Stewart’) to the metal fittings which are even available in gold plated.
This bag will hold pride of place in any closet. Delightfully Launer offer personalisation and you can add that special someones intitals to this bag. This is the most special of gifts.
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6. This Works Sparkle & Shine Gift Set, £20
This is the ultimate beauty gift. It is not only the perfect duo set for all-over skin glow but it will look as pretty on the Christmas tree as it will under it or in their Christmas stocking. This festive offering from This Works’s is a dynamic duo featuring ‘Perfect Cleavage & Neck Serum’ and ‘Perfect Legs Skin Miracle’. The former is a perfect blend of marine algae, hyaluronic acid and nourishing oils and the latter a tinted multi-vitamin serum with caramel to prep, polish and glow ensuring all over skin glow, nourishment and protection for all over the body for skin of all ages, life stages and skin tones.
We love that this pair will ensure that one sparkles head-to-toe this festive season and beyond. Who says sparkle is only for Christmas time?
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7. Lalique Pink Tourbillons Vase, £3900
There are gifts and there are the exceptional gifts. Lalique offers to make it an exceptionally special Christmas this year with the Lalique pink crysal Tourbillons vase. This is the gift that will inspire wonder and sheer delight. Designed in 1926, the Tourbillons vase, with its abstract plant-inspired motif that is emblematic of the Lalique style is now adorned with Rose Nebula. We are in awe of this vase in the pink luster crystal and would be happy to gaze upon without ceasing. With this vase Christmas Day 2024 will be filled with awe.
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8. Burberry Goddess Eau De Parfum Intense for Women 100ml, £145
Inspired by the colours at sunset, this dreamy offering from luxury house, Burberry makes the most delightful gift. Housed in a square bottle filled with ambery fragrance, the Goddess signature trio of vanilla is amplified in this iteration with a fourth vanilla wood with a smokey character. We adore that when combined with luminous lavender essence, it intensifies the scent with a vibrant woody aroma. This perfume is aptly named and will delight this festive season. It smells as luminous and as golden as it looks.
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9. Byoma Barrier Boosting Rescue Duo, £19
Coming to the rescue is Byoma Barrier Boosting Rescue Duo! The festive season is the apt time for skincare that is better for skin. Beloved skin-care brand Byoma is all about boosted skin barrier and better skin. With this duo the dermatologist approved barrier rescue essentials will bring joy as it delivers better skin with this pair of products. There is the Barrier & Repair Treatment: a rich, intensely restorative, leave-on facial treatment with barrier lipids, ectoin, avocado oil and squalane to deliver immediate hydration to skin, helping to visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, whilst all the while protecting the skin barrier.
The second product in this duo is the Liptide Lip Mask: an intensely hydrating lip mask, infused with peptide-rich liptide complex + nourishing babassu oil and PHA. We love that this is the relief that lips need, helping to heal damaged and dry lips.
If you are looking to give a gift that keeps on giving, this one will. We think the price is an absolute steal.
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10. Fortnum’s The Sparkling Tea & Truffle Gift Box, £60
Give the gift this festive season of a raised glass minus the consequence with Fortnum’s The Sparkling Tea & Truffle Gift Box. This is the present that will go down a treat with the loved one that is a foodie. The pairing of truffles with this sparkling tea will be sure to delight. Each truffle is malty, decadent and honey-sweet, with delicate notes of flowery pekoe whilst the non-alcoholic Sparkling Tea is wonderfully complex promising remarkable layers.
Fortnum & Mason is beloved by those who seek a special gourmet experience and this food and beverage gift box will not fall short. We love that the tipple is alcoholic free. This is the food and drink gift that your loved one will consume with relish.
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11. Magnitone GoBare Rechargeable Electric Shaver, £29.99
Whether they are a beauty aficinado or skincare enthusiast, that person in your life will love Magnitone’s GoBare electric shaver. It is handy and great for being on the move. We love this device because with it you can give the gift of smooth skin across underarms, legs and bikini lines. It’s SkinSoft floating head ensures a comfortable shave whether used wet or dry.
Coming with a travel pouch and usb charger this is a thoughtful and practical gift. We like that it is also easy on the eyes.
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12. Dans Le Noir Eau de Parfum de Nuit, £139
Iconic dine-in-the-dark and sensory workshop pioneers Dans Le Noir? have unveiled their latest creation Eau de Parfum de Nuit and it makes for the perfect luxury gift this Christmas. It is crafted specifically for night-time wear to heighten and reinvigorate the senses. Meticulously crafted by a rising star of French perfumery, Suzy le Helley, it features top notes of silk and cotton, middle notes of sandalwood and creamy tonka bean and a base of musk and vanilla. We love that this perfume is centered around night and like that it evokes emotions that are perfect for it. This has all the makings of the quintessential irresistible gift to evoke joy this Christmas.
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13. Duck & Dry E-Gift Card – Custom amount options from £15, £30, £50, or £100
A Christmas gift guide magazine guide is not complete without the ultimate gift card proffering. If you are looking for a fabulous gift card with a pampering experience, Duck & Dry – London’s premium beauty bar located in Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Islington have one that is spot on. The e-gift card with custom amount options from £15, £30, £50, or £100 is wonderful. It is the ultimate gift for any hair enthusiast and can be redeemed on hair products or services – including blow dries, workshops, or manicures. Your loved ones will be sure to enjoy the post-holiday glam redeemed on this gift card.
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