Festive Gift Guide 2023: For Her

It’s that time of the year! The Festive Gift Guides are back! This year I’ve got a whopping SIX Gift Guides hopefully covering a variety of different people to buy for. I’ve also got a a Gift Guide for the furry four legged friends you may have, seen as my Christmas will be revolving around Walter the Dachshund. However, today’s Festive Gift Guide is for the ladies in your life whether that your Mum, Sister, Grandma, Best Friend or Aunt. Hopefully, I’ve got you covered and give you some ideas and inspiration on what to buy.

Let’s start the Gift Guide: For Her with something on the luxury side of things. For someone who likes the finer things in life. Veuve Clicquot has teamed up with Smeg to create the most adorable fridge storing one of their famous champagne. The Veuve Clicquot Smeg fridge isn’t just pretty and in the iconic Veuve Clicquot yellow but it’s actually functional and keeps the champagne cold for up to 2 hours. This would certainly be an excellent present for those who love their champagne and the fridge can be used time and time again! I just had to include this in my Festive Gift Guide. The Veuve Clicquot Fridge is available at Selfridges and Clos19.

I don’t know about you but I do love gifting experiences at Christmas. If your loved one loves their weekend aways, then getting a gift voucher with Handpicked Hotels would be a great gift. Handpicked Hotels have 21 luxury country houses and coastal retreats across the UK and channel islands so there is plenty of options of destinations to visit. Treat a loved one to a champagne spa day, where they will enjoy a luxury treatment, afternoon tea and unlimited access to the hotel’s spa facilities. Surprise your other half with a wine and dine experience, including a delicious three course meal with a perfectly paired bottle of wine. Or, leave it up to them, and simply give a Hand Picked Hotels gift voucher this Christmas, to be used on food and drink, spa treatments or towards a stay.

Bring the spa to your own home with Temple Spa. This is a fabulous gift for those who love a good spa day or just generally a relaxing pamper. Temple Spa have some excellent Christmas gifts this year but the stand out for me was the Do not Disturb; Peace & Relaxation Collection. The products in this set help you relax, restore and repose. I love that it comes with a little pillow but there’s also a sleep mist, bathing oil, body cream, bath salts and a night cream.

Strictly star Dianne Buswell has just published her first book titled Move Yourself Happy: 21 Days to make joyful movement a habit. The book is essentially a 21 day programme to get you to enjoying moving about with yoga, Pilates and dance. The book also contains some of Dianne’s favourite recipes. I’m a big fan of Dianne and to be honest, I need to transform my relationship with movement and this book looks like it would be a great start to do so. Move Yourself Happy is available in Waterstones and all other good bookstores!

Another book which may be a great gift idea for the ladies in your life is The Secret Life of Clutter by Helen Sanderson. This book promises that you’ll never look at your clutter or your home the same way again. This is a great one for the girlies who want to start afresh in the new year and let go of the clutter in your home. The Author; Helen Sanderson is s psychotherapist, interior designer and one of the UK’s most well-respected clutter experts, she provides the ultimate holistic decluttering service. The Secret Life of Clutter by Helen Sanderson can be bought from most good bookstores such as Waterstones and WHSmiths.

If you were unlucky in your quest at getting Taylor Swift tickets as a Christmas Present. The next best thing would her music. As Taylor is re-releasing her music, there has been a fair few releases and a great option is owning them on Vinyl! I recently was bought a pink Crosley Vinyl Player and it’s now my quest to own all of Taylor’s Vinyls. It’s a great collectable if you’re a Taylor Swift fan! 1989 (Taylor’s Version) or Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) were both released this year and is a must for any Swiftie!

I always love featuring ARRAN Sense of Scotland as they do some gorgeous products. They are such crowd pleasers for the ladies in my life. I think you could gift one of their gift sets to most people and they’d be delighted as they are just lovely products. The After the Rain Hand Care Gift set features a hand wash and hand cream in the brands signature scent. Lime, Rose and Sandalwood – What a combination! As always, the gift set is presented beautifully in their recyclable packaging featuring a map of the Isle of Aaran.

For hand care on the go, look no further than Seams Beauty. First of all, I’ve got to say how obsessed I am by the gorgeous blue packaging from Seams. The Couturiers Hand Cream helps and maintains dry, sore distressed skin and brittle nail and it’s not greasy! These product feels so luxury and even comes with a little organic cotton canvas pouch. This would be a lovely stocking filler for Christmas and you don’t even have to wrap it as it’s got the pouch!

Another great little stocking filler is the Grace & Stella’s New Rainbow Bath Bomb. A delightful treat for yourself or the perfect gift for someone who deserves a splash of joy. This gift is perfect for all ages and brings a bit of colour to bath time! The Grace & Stella Rainbow Bath Bomb moisturises and indulges the skin, soothes muscle aches and improves sleep quality. Most importantly these bath bombs don’t stain your bath which I know is something we all worry about.

Of course, I had to include a scent. The AOURA London festive gift set includes four empowering body mists designed to align with your natural vibe. There is a scent for all occasions and can be bought from Boots and Amazon.

C.O. Bigelow is a fairly new brand on my radar but it’s rich with history, especially in Greenwich Village in New York City. Which is actually one of my favourite places in the world. C.O. Bigelow is actually the oldest apothecary in the US! The brand is available to purchase in the UK at Liberty London. I’ve included the Lime and Coriander Body Cleanser and Body Lotion Duo Set. These two products are actually the two best sellers so you know you’re in for a treat! I love the old style packaging too.

Finally, the one thing you can never go wrong with is a gorgeous little candle. I’ve included TWO candles in this Gift Guide. The first from Bath & Body Works which is available in the UK from Notino and Next. The scent Lakeside Morning is one I actually purchased myself recently. It’s said to be just like the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. So this would make a great gift for any Disney or Pirates fans. The second candle of choice is a festive one! This one was picked up in the home of the candles; TK:Maxx and is by the brand DW Home. If you’re looking for a candle, we all know TK:Maxx and Homesense are the places to be!

Hopefully this Festive Gift Guide has given you so inspiration for what to buy the ladies in your life. I’ve got FIVE more bumper gife guides coming up over the next couple of days. Keep your eyes peeled.