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This is my very last gift guide for this year! I hope you will find some great inspiration for Christmas gifts in this post.
Box Of Favours is a fun and creative stocking filler for a loved one this Christmas. The pretty box contains favour cards, along with a tongue in cheek contract to be signed by the gifter. The cards include 10 set favours plus 5 blank ones so you can create your own more personal favours!
The aim of the gift is to encourage us to spend more time with loved ones, especially during these difficult times, by giving them the gift of your time in the form of favours.
The cards are presented nicely in a box making them a really sweet gift, and for every Box of Favours sold, Ben, the creator of Box of favours will donate $1 to the charity ‘One Tree Planted’ who plant a tree for every dollar they receive.
So if you buy a Box of Favours for someone special you are also helping to plant a tree at the same time!
Where to buy: Amazon RRP £9.99
BakkerElkhuizen is a manufacturer of brilliant office supplies and ergonomic computer accessories which are perfect for this year when so many of us are working from home.
Their products are holistically focused around health and wellbeing to improve how you work as they can help to relieve both stress and strain while working at a desk or the dining table at home! I know my husband has struggled since working from home for most of this year, being unable to find a comfortable position to work from that doesn’t put extra strain on his body.
BakkerElkhuizen have a new circular line of products that are focused around sustainability and are 100% recyclable – both the materials they are made from and the finished product are recyclable.
The UltraBoard 950 is the latest compact keyboard from BakkerElkhuizen. The biggest difference to a standard keyboard is that it has no numerical section, which makes the keyboard narrower, reducing the distance to the mouse giving you a better working posture and puts less strain on your lower arms and shoulders.
The compact keyboard has a light keystroke, 2 USB ports and a clear layout, with dark letters on a bright background, which is said to improve legibility and contribute to higher productivity! I had no idea these things could make such a difference to our work.
The UltraBoard 950 looks great, with a modern and stylish design, and fits easily into a laptop bag as well as on any desk or surface you are using at home.
Where to buy: Amazon or Viking Direct RRP £83.99
This snazzy looking mouse design was inspired by more than 18 years of experience and research. The Evoluent D is a vertical mouse that reduces and prevents discomfort as you hold it in a handshake position meaning that the wrist bends less from side to side and the lower arm rotates less. Research has also shown that this position allows users to heal quicker from arm, wrist and hand injuries
The Evoluent D is made from high-quality materials to create a premium look and feel and it does look very stylish. It is said to be very easy to get used to and there are three versions for different hand sizes so you can find the perfect one. It is smooth and comfortable to hold and puts your fingers in the perfect position so you can easily press the five buttons and clickable scroll wheel.
Where to buy: Amazon £79.00
This cool laptop stand also from BakkerElkhuizen is made from compressed recycled plastic bottles, making it a sustainable version of their own acrylate product. It is suitable for all laptops from 14-16 inches and the ergonomic design lets you easily and quickly position your laptop’s display at the right height for you.
The laptop stand significantly improves sitting posture; neck strain is reduced by 32% and comfort is improved by 21%, also putting the forearms in a more neutral position.
Despite the fact that I’m sure so many of us do (especially right now) it is advised that you work for no longer than two hours a day on a laptop unless it is combined with a notebook stand with an external keyboard and mouse. Using a laptop stand in combination with an external keyboard and mouse increases productivity by 17%!
All of these three products from BakkerElkhuizen are brilliant and really help us to work more efficiently and also comfortably and are great to ask for, for Christmas for yourself or someone who is looking for high-quality and effective products allowing them to work from home.
Where to buy: Amazon £74.95
The Personal Barber offer these lovely shaving kits for men in the form of a subscription or a one-off box full of lovely shaving products. The curated shaving club is designed to revolutionise a man’s grooming routine so that it becomes a pleasurable experience using a solid metal razor and a warm scented lather that doesn’t stress the skin or cost the earth to maintain.
The first kit that is sent contains everything they need to get started, including the sleek silver safety razor and shaving brush, a shaving soap or cream, 10 replacement blades, and a step-by-step guide to the perfect shave.
Then there are different subscriptions available to choose from or you can get the great one-off box pictured so they (or you) can give classic wet shaving a go first. All of the contents in this bundle total over £69 so it’s a great offer to get a lovely gift for him.
Lots of men are now switching to a classic safety razor particularly due to the ease of use, the smooth finish, lack of razor burn and ingrown hairs, as well as them being more environmentally friendly. It means no more plastic disposable cartridges in landfills and these classic safety razors are 100% recyclable stainless steel as well.
The solid metal razors and the brush look great and stylish and the weight in the hand makes them a pleasure to use.
Where to buy: The Personal Barber RRP £39.95
Cubid CBD are a premium CBD brand with really lovely packaging so they make a gorgeous gift. Each of their products contain 66% CBD, which is a significantly high concentration of CBD. They use the highest quality ingredients, with hemp-derived, full-spectrum CBD (free from high-inducing THC), natural botanicals and essential oils.
The CBD-infused Re:vive Stay Active Gel is the perfect gift for someone who suffers from aching muscles or joints and those into fitness. The light and ultra-cooling anti-inflammatory gel quickly absorbs into the skin to help with joint and muscle recovery, whilst being calming as well as reviving for the muscles.
It is also great for using before bedtime to aid a good night’s sleep as well as in conjunction with the oil drops for even more benefits.
The Cubid CBD Peppermint Oil Drops can help with your mind and mood by claiming you down and relaxing the mind. The drops are absorbed quickly when they are dropped under the tongue and you can use them at any time of the day, including at bedtime to help with sleep.
Cubid CBD’s products use a high-grade and cannabinoid-rich CBD extract, with a carefully selected unique blend of ingredients to offer the most health benefits. They are vegan-friendly and cruelty-free and free from pesticides, solvents and parabens.
They make a really nice wellness gift for someone looking to introduce CBD and all the benefits it brings.
Where to buy: Cubid CBD, Cult Beauty, All Beauty, and Ocado Re:vive Stay Active Gel RRP £30.00 Re:set Peppermint Oil Drops RRP £35.00 for 500mg
If you haven’t got a clue what to buy someone or they are fussy as anything, then a gift card from Voucher Express makes an ideal gift.
The VEX Gift Card, in particular, is brilliant as it allows for the redemption of any retailer gift card available on Voucher Express so they can choose to redeem it for whatever shop they like! It makes it a really versatile gift as there are so many options for them to choose from including fashion and homeware brands, and even experience days.
Voucher Express Gift Cards and Vex Gift Certificates are easy to buy and easy to use and include the cost of sending the vouchers or cards to any UK address.
Where to buy: Voucher Express. Values available: £10 – £250
Mainline Menswear is a leading menswear retailer stocking around 100 designer brands and 10,000 products!
Vouchers are available to buy if you are not sure what to get someone, as there is so much great stuff to choose from but you can also get such lovely gifts for men including great accessories such as scarves.
Mainline menswear stay up to date with the current trends, and have new stock in regularly and I chose these practical North Face trousers for my husband who now goes on lots of dog walks!
Where to buy: Mainline Menswear
You could ask for this for yourself for Christmas if you are driving your partner potty with your snoring or buy it for your partner as a nice treat for yourself!
The Good Night Anti-Snoring Ring is a natural and non-invasive way to help reduce or even stop snoring.
The little ring is worn on the little finger and helps you to sleep soundly at night. You pop it on 30 minutes before you go to sleep and the acupressure stimulators work to open up your breathing passages whilst you sleep!
The two points inside the ring apply light pressure on specific points on your little finger, helping you to fall asleep and breathe better during the night. It also helps with your tiredness (and your partners!) and therefore makes you more productive.
It gets brilliant reviews online, and a clinical study that took place over 7 months showed The Good Night Stop Snoring Ring to have helped in 80% of cases, by significantly reducing or stopping their snoring!
Where to buy: Amazon (currently approx £17) or Good Night Snoring RRP £35.00
Lumin Skincare makes a great gift for the men in your life this Christmas. Lumin care about quality and have worked with skincare experts across the globe to deliver great products with great ingredients.
Lumin Ultra-Hydrating Moisturizing Balm is tailored to their unique skin type and targets dullness and dryness so skin feels more hydrated and looks refreshed.
Anti-Wrinkle Defense is a lovely roll-on serum that is full of vitamins to help counteract sun damage and fine lines.
They’re lovely products and the packaging is sleek and stylish too!
Where to buy: Lumin Moisturizing Balm from £18.40 Anti-wrinkle defense from £12.00
A bit of a fun stocking filler, if you haven’t heard of Poo-Pourri then you clearly haven’t lived! Poo-Pourri is a scented liquid, that you spray into the loo before you go to create a barrier on the water’s surface and neutralise odours!
With this pure blend of cinnamon, vanilla and citrus essential oils you can bring Christmas to the bathroom, (hahaha) and eliminate odours before they start!
Poo-Pourri has also packaged its Christmas scent in a festive hanging Christmas Tree Ornament to make a fun treat for your loved ones! Each one contains up to 70 spritzes and is eco-friendly, using no synthetic fragrances, parabens, phthalates, aerosols, alcohol, or formaldehyde.
Where to buy: Holland & Barrett RRP £6.99
I hope these lovely, fun and useful products helped you find the perfect Christmas gift for your loved one!
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.
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