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It’s that time of year again already! Hasn’t this year flown by, but also dragged more than any other year ever has!? I’m happy for the Christmas festivities to start early this year so it’s exciting to be starting my gift guides.
I have so many gorgeous present ideas to share with you in this Christmas gift guide for her. I hope that you will find some great inspiration for Christmas gifts here, whether that’s ideas for yourself to suggest to other people, or for others. They will also hopefully introduce you to some new brands that you’ve never heard of before and some brilliant small businesses making lovely products.
This gorgeous Blue Swallows water bottle from Ohelo makes such a pretty and practical Christmas gift. This design comes in 4 colours, and they also have loads of other designs as well as a tumbler for your coffee on the go. The tumbler has a really clever mesh attachment that I haven’t seen before, that can be used as a tea strainer, protein shaker or fruit infuser – keeping the bits out of your drink. I’m lusting after the lovely pink one.
The special designs like the swallows are laser etched so won’t fade and the outside of the bottle has a lead-free powder coat for a slip-resistant finish, plus they have an electropolished interior which provides high resistance to bacteria build-up, increased corrosion-resistance and an easy-clean surface!
The Ohelo water bottle keeps drinks hot for 12 hours and cold for 24 hours, ice cubes fit into it and they fit into most cupholders too. The water bottle comes with a soft and comfortable-to-hold strap that also detaches so you can switch the colours around as well as clip it onto your bag. The lids are 100% leakproof too (and they really are unlike so many!).
They’ve really thought of everything with this bottle and all it’s little features really make a difference when you have a reusable bottle that you actually want to use and lasts a really long time as they are such great quality. They are also recyclable for when they do reach the end of their life.
Ohelo are a London-based small family business and their super-stylish products aim to make beautiful reusables the new normal. They source sustainably wherever possible, with 100% plastic-free packaging, and they use paper postal bags which can be recycled.
Their distribution centre is powered by 100% renewable energy and has an onsite solar farm too! Since they first started they have donated 5% of all profits to charitable organisations. You can tell they really care about their products and business as well as the environment and it’s always lovely buying products from these kinds of businesses where we can.
An Ohelo water bottle or tumbler makes for a gorgeous, sustainable and useful gift that they can enjoy for years to come!
Where to buy: Ohelo RRP £30.00
This is such a gorgeous brand and product for women and I love the whole ethos behind it. Our Remedy is a CBD oil designed especially for women, that combines CBD with two powerful essential oils used within the female natural health world; peppermint and clary sage.
These are both known for their natural healing power when it comes to soothing cramps, hormonal imbalances, digestive discomfort and mood swings. Our Remedy makes a perfect gift for those who love holistic remedies as well as caring about sustainability, this Christmas.
The CBD oil comes in a beautiful soy-ink-printed glass bottle and for an extra fiver, you can make it into even more of a special gift with their lovely little pampering care box. Plus they do plastic-free refills of Our Remedy and free delivery.
The lovely brand is women-led and was created by Rachel (who’s infertility/cancer story sounds very similar to mine) and I just love the packaging (and I want my bum covered in glitter too – look!). The addition of peppermint and clary sage means that this CBD tastes really nice and minty (if you’ve ever tried CBD you’ll know that some taste absolutely vile!) and I’m really enjoying using it every day and I’m looking forward to seeing the benefits.
Period-wise, CBD oil can help with menstrual pain and cramps, hormone imbalances and food cravings, plus it can help you have better sleep and help with anxiety, which is the main reason I take it.
For every full-price sale, Our Remedy donate compostable sanitary products to a Bloody Good Period – the leading Period Poverty charity.
Our Remedy CBD oil is made in the UK, is cruelty-free, vegan & 100% natural, and has eco-friendly and sustainable packaging.
If you don’t know much about CBD oil then know that this oil is THC-free and is a non-psychoactive compound – meaning it won’t get you high and is perfectly legal to use, and has loads of potential health benefits.
You take it by either dropping the oil directly under your tongue daily or you can drop it into a herbal tea, smoothie or even hot chocolate for a minty treat!
Where to buy: Our Remedy RRP £26.99 – £31.99
I love this personalised necklace from Treat Republic. It’s a beautiful and simple design so it’s easy to wear every day, and features a disc that you can have personalised with a name or initial. It is available in this gold, or rose gold or silver. The one above is a gorgeous 18ct gold plating on brass, and it has an extension chain so you can wear it at a length to suit you. It also means its perfect for both adults and older children. I’ve worn it every day since I got mine, but Ava would like it too.
Treat Republic launched in 2006 with the aim of producing a range of meaningful homeware and personalised accessories. They have a great range of beautiful gifts available for everyone, including jewellery, clothing, stationery, accessories and so much more.
Each of their gifts is hand-made in their workshop by a team of experienced artists and craftsmen, to produce one-of-a-kind gifts. They also work with One Tribe Global so when you make a purchase they make a donation to rainforest charities so you are helping to save the trees!
A personalised piece of jewellery from Treat Republic makes a gorgeous and thoughtful gift this Christmas.
Where to buy: Treat Republic £25.00
These wireless earbuds from Edifier are so pretty. They come in this lovely mint colour, a blush pink, white, a black and a dark navy and have 8 hours of playback time, with an additional 24 hours using the matching charging case so you can charge them back up whilst you’re out and about.
They are made to ergonomically fit into the ear cavity, promoting comfort and security and the IPX5 rating means they are splash and sweatproof, so are perfect for working out with or using out in the rain in sunny old England!
They come with multiple ear tips for a snug fit, which is great, and they are also noise-isolating – the soft rubber tip blocks out external noise. If you’re out and about though and want to be able to hear properly, you can just wear one earbud and they’ll still work.
They work great for hands-free voice calls too, apparently because they have Qualcomm cVc environmental noise reduction, so you get brilliant mic clarity too.
They’re lovely and good quality earbuds and are so much nicer to use than wired headphones.
I’m giving away a pair just in time for Christmas! Go here to enter: Edifier Earbuds Giveaway.
Where to buy: Amazon RRP £32.99
How beautiful is this package? I Do Handmade stock a range of creative craft kits, all designed to help people switch off from the world and give busy lives a dose of calm by getting creative, and they present them so beautifully so they make a gorgeous Christmas gift.
They have lots of lovely new craft kits for this year including a Christmas Wreath Kit, Macrame Plant Hanger Kit, a set to make your own advent calendar and the lovely Hand Warmer kit which I can’t wait to make and use and I know my daughter will want to help with it too. I am not a crafty person at all, but even I can’t wait to make these pretty and practical hand warmers – they’ll be brilliant for taking with me on dog walks!
This craft kit comes delivered in eco-friendly packaging and contains:
I think the Hand Warmer Craft Kit makes such a thoughtful gift for Christmas. I love the tartan designs of the material (you get to choose from two) and I love the idea of creating it myself and then being able to use it over and over again. Plus it’s a really small business run by a mum and daughter team so it’s lovely to support them too.
I have been given a great discount for you to use on the I Do Handmade site so you can save some money on any purchases for Christmas – use the code BIRDSANDLILIES15 for 15% off!
Plus I’m giving away a Hand Warmer Kit here: I Do Handmade Giveaway.
Where to buy: I Do Handmade RRP £9
This cool lips necklace comes from British-based jewellery designer, Ravetta Designs who creates unique handmade jewellery with meaning; rich in symbolism, creating talismans as mementos of moments in time and connections to people.
Each piece of jewellery is handcrafted in Thames Ditton, Surrey and this pretty Lips Kiss Pendant is made using polymer clay and suspended from a 24-inch gold plated curb chain. It hangs really nicely and really adds something to an outfit.
It makes a really lovely gift for someone who loves to wear jewellery and the brand has so many gorgeous necklaces that are lovely and unique.
Where to buy: Ravetta Designs £36.00
This Hydrating Serum from Forever Living is really lovely. It contains 4 different kinds of hyaluronic acid for maximum hydration as well as aloe vera and other great ingredients to help shield the skin against environmental stressors and minimise the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles too.
The serum feels really light and absorbs quickly and makes the skin look more plump straight away. It’s really lovely to use and would make a lovely treat for Christmas.
Where to buy: Forever Living £34
This beautiful and unique knee rug from Glencroft is such a treat to receive as a gift. These blankets are a bit different as they use high-quality ‘weave up’ yarn from the local mill in Yorkshire.
This means that leftover yarn is used to create each item, so each colour is limited edition and it means you get a premium product at a reasonable price and also makes them sustainable!
This large throw, made by Yorkshire-based Glencroft, is made with 100% soft lambswool and each one features a geometric herringbone or wide V pattern. It’s really soft and cosy and I’m using it loads now the weather has got colder.
I absolutely love the colour and that it is one-of-a-kind, making it extra special. It’s a large but quite lightweight throw, so it’s not too weighty over your legs, and it’s easy to take out with you for long car journeys too! Plus it looks really pretty sat over a chair in my house.
Yorkshire-based countrywear brand, Glencroft make a really lovely range of luxury 100% British Wool products that are perfect for Christmas gifts. It’s a small family-run business based in a 200-year old converted cow barn in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which makes me love it even more.
They make sustainable, British-made clothing and accessories from natural products including sheepskin, wool and Harris Tweed, including stylish sheepskin rugs made from British breeds, which are still hand-finished by the 77-year old owner, Richard! How cool is that!?
Where to buy: Glencroft RRP: £54.95
I’ve talked about the wonderful Rock Rose Gin before, and for Christmas, they have this gorgeous gift set containing a full-sized bottle of their original and award-winning Rock Rose Gin and a really pretty and intricate glass in a gorgeous magnetic box.
Rock Rose Gin comes from multi-award-winning Dunnet Bay Distillers, which is located in the wilderness of the far north of Scotland. They create spirits that celebrate the heritage and provenance of Caithness, and they pride themselves on using local hand-foraged botanicals.
The Rock Rose gin features a carefully selected collection of both local and traditional botanicals, including juniper berries, rowan berries and sea buckthorn. The name Rock Rose comes from one of these botanicals, the Rhodiola Rosea (a rose in the rocks), which adds a delicate floral note to the gin. The gin is flavourful and fresh, zesty yet berryful with a long smooth finish.
I love the bottle that Rock Rose gin comes in and it’s lovely to keep afterwards and use as a pretty vase!
Dunnet Bay do a refill pouch for their signature gin which is brilliant as it saves you money but also the pouch is fully recyclable. You can put it in a postbox as it is, and you don’t even need a stamp or envelope!
I think this makes such an incredible gift for a gin lover for Christmas and I would love to find it under the tree.
Where to buy: Dunnet Bay Distillers or Amazon RRP: £50
I love Love Leggings leggings (!), they are such great quality and lovely and cosy without being too thick. They do a lovely range of colours a well as different lengths, plus a matching range for children!
Love Leggings use the highest quality cotton to make their leggings to give you the ultimate coverage and fit for leggings that last. They come up nice and high and don’t roll down or become uncomfortable as you move about and they aren’t at all see-through like so many leggings are. They do a good range of sizes too, from 4-28.
The leggings have a cosy brushed inside, (but not the kind that makes you so boiling hot you feel like you’re sat on top of a fire) which makes them perfect for winter. They also do a maternity range, a fitness range and they are also bringing out some great new products this month just in time for Christmas and the winter months, which is exciting.
I currently have a giveaway running to win a £25 e-card for Love leggings! Go here to enter: Love Leggings Giveaway.
Where to buy: Love Leggings RRP: From £14
This gorgeous Party & Glow gift set from British supplement brand, Rejuvenated, contains two of Rejuvenated’s finest glow-giving drinkable supplements to boost your health and give you amazing bright skin and more energy over the festive season.
The set contains 30 servings of H30 Hydration and 10 servings of Collagen Shots, and the handy travel-friendly supplement sachets come in a lovely reusable tin to make a beautiful gift for Christmas.
The high-strength Collagen Shots contains skin-firming antioxidants and vitamins to increase the production of collagen naturally and smooth, plump and firm the skin, boost the digestive system and strengthen hair and nails.
H3O Night Repair contains a unique blend of potent herbs and antioxidants to strengthen the skin whilst you sleep and ensure your skin is regenerated and hydrated upon waking. It also contains ingredients to promote sleep, as well as a host of vitamins and minerals that are supplied to the body at the time when the body is best able to repair itself – when you are asleep.
Rejuvenated is an award-winning nutraceutical brand specialising in multi-tasking, ‘beauty from within’ supplements, designed to boost your body from top to toe!
Where to buy: Rejuvenated RRP £39.95
I love this towel from Tesalate so much. I hadn’t heard of them before, but they make amazing sand-free beach towels and gym towels in loads of gorgeous designs including this rainbow design, which is so bright and fun.
The Tesalate sand-free towels are really nice and big, but fold down small so they’re not big and bulky to carry and store in your bag, plus they come in a handy bag. They’re also ultra-absorbent and fast-drying so they are perfect for the beach or the when you’re going to the gym or swimming pool. It’ll also be great for when we go camping as it’s so compact and light. I’m actually taking mine away with me next week. It would be brilliant if you were travelling around a lot as normal towels take up so much room and are so bulky, unlike these.
I really love the rainbow hot stripes design that I chose but I was really spoilt for choice; there are so many gorgeous ones. The sand free beach towel has a special AbsorbLite™ fabric to make the sand drop off the towel, and they also make gorgeous beach towels as well.
They have tons of brilliant reviews (over 30,000!) so you can see how great they are, they have designs to suit everyone, and they would make a brilliant and practical Christmas present.
Where to buy: Tesalate RRP: £49
I love a face spritz after cleansing or just when I need a refresh, and this one from Seilich is really lovely.
Seilich Face Mists combine wildlife-friendly floral waters with moisturisers and botanical extracts of oat and comfrey, to create a soothing, hydrating and refreshing addition to your skincare routine.
This Rose and Mallow face mist is made from wild rose petals handpicked from local hedgerows and mallow flowers grown in the Seilich meadow. I feel calmer just reading that. These plants contain compounds that provide nourishing, soothing and balancing properties for the skin and they’re particularly good for normal and mature skins (yay!). The Rose and Mallow provides a calming energy and smells lovely.
Seilich products are natural, palm oil free, 95% organic, 96% UK sourced, widlife-friendly, low carbon, vegan, cruelty-free, and GMO free.
They create native wildflower meadows at the hub of their business in Scotland from which ingredients for their products are grown and harvested, and nature is at the heart of everything they do. The creator became the first entrepreneur in the UK to attain Wildlife Friendly™ Certification from the Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network for her products.
These Scottish meadows are comprised of a native seed mix comprised from native seeds of local provenance and developed in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh to not only benefit pollinators but also to ensure no food scarcity gaps through the year for pollinators. I love a company that cares so much.
Wildlife Friendly™ products contribute to the conservation of over twelve million hectares of diverse wetlands, forests, and grasslands; protect keystone endangered species in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin and North America, including the Snow Leopard, Elephant, Tiger, Cheetah, Red Panda, and Wolf; and benefit over 200,000 people through increased food security, income and employment.
The Seilich face mist is such a lovely product with a special company behind it.
Where to buy: Seilich RRP: £20 for 50ml
We love playing board games at home and especially at Christmas with all the wider family. It gets us all off our tech and makes us laugh and have some fun together.
This Mr & Mrs Family Edition game is based on the popular All Star Mr & Mrs hit ITV show hosted by Phillip Schofield, where players are challenged to answer in-depth and entertaining questions about their partner, friends or family members. You can play with another adult couple like with the original game, or with kids from around aged 10. There are questions suitable for adult couples, families as well as boys and girls.
There are over a thousand different questions to be asked to find out how well you know each other, as well as a fun paddle round where players stand back-to-back and answer questions about each other such as ‘who complains the most?’ or ‘who is the most Generous?’.
It also includes the ‘It’s a Match’ bonus game – a true or false game where you can still score points for being on the same wavelength as your partner, even if you’re both wrong. It even includes some blank cards so you can write your own embarrassing questions!
It’s a great family game to create lots of laughter together and a great fun present for someone who loves a board game.
Where to buy: Amazon RRP £19.99
I have featured this beautiful eco-friendly wrapping paper as a background in lots of my photos for my Christmas gift guides both last year and this one so I wanted to mention it. It is from a brand called Curlicue and it’s so pretty and amazing quality.
It’s also completely plastic-free and so it can be recycled with the usual household recycling (most wrapping paper cannot be recyled, and sadly ends up in landfill). It is printed on uncoated, 100% recycled paper with vegetable-based ink, and printed in the UK using waterless and chemical-free processes to maintain a low carbon footprint.
Last year I was sent some of Curlicue’s lovely wrapping paper and this year I bought some myself for my backgrounds and to use for presents.
Where to buy: Curlicue RRP from £1.95 a sheet
I hope these lovely products have helped you find some ideas either for yourself or Christmas gifts for others!
The products featured in this gift guide were sent to me for inclusion, but all words are my own. See my full disclosure policy here.
Welcome to Birds and Lilies! I'm Lou: mother, blogger and freelance writer. This is my lifestyle blog, where I talk about motherhood, infertility and IVF, beauty, my love for food and wine, as well as my thoughts about stuff, and our real-life and travel adventures.
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