My latest gift guide instalment is now live! I have so many gorgeous skincare treats to share with you today, and a few lovely items for the home too – enjoy!Let’s kick thins off with this beautiful Blanka Soap Gift Set– Blanka Soap is a small, independent maker of premium quality natural soap, based in Brighton. They offer beautiful artisanal scented soaps and bath & body gifts. Their products are vegan and cruelty free, plastic free, and free of palm oil.

The Artisan Soap Gift Box includes three soap bars of your choice (with six options to choose from) beautifully packaged in a black presentation box, perfect for gifting.

The scented soaps I have above are –

• Moonlight & Roses – floral and romantic, with French pink clay and organic oils of rose geranium, grapefruit and cardamom
• Walking on Sunshine – intriguing and cheerful, with organic poppy seeds and oils of cedarwood and mandarin
• Peace and quiet – relaxing and uplifting, with precious oils of lavender, bergamot and vetiver.

If you’re looking for bath and body treats this Christmas, you can’t go wrong with Ted Baker. Take a look at the Boots site and you’ll see they have a massive range of lovely gifts available this Christmas, for both men and women. I have the Ted Baker Bathing Collection Gift Set which includes a selection of Raspberry & Orange Blossom products designed to bring the spa to the comfort of your own home. This set includes a Body Wash, Body Spray, Moisturising Sheet Mask, Hand Cream, Body Lotion, and Body Butter.The Yardley Traditional Florals Body Fragrance Collection would also make a lovely stocking filler. This fragranced gift set features a collection of Yardley London’s Deodorising Body Spray Fragrances from the Traditional Florals range, in English Lavender, English Rose, Lily of the Valley and English Honeysuckle. Ideal for popping into a handbag to freshen up anytime, day or night, these body sprays are vegan, cruelty free and contain 95% naturally derived ingredients.Of course I had to include one of my favourite brands today – L’Occitane! They have gift sets galore on sale this year, and I have The Best of L’Occitane Gift Set to share with you, which includes a selection of L’Occitane’s best-selling body products in a beautiful festive gift box.

This set includes:

• Almond Shower Oil 250ml
• Almond Milk Concentrate 100ml
• Lavender Foaming Bath 100ml
• Shea Butter Hand Cream 50ml
• Gentle & Balance Solid Shampoo 60g
• Herbae par L’Occitane Eau de Parfum 5ml

L’Occitane also regularly launch seasonal limited edition collections. I have the L’Occitane Shea Green Chestnut Body Care Collection which is perfect for those with dry and dehydrated skin. The Shea Green Chestnut collection has a fresh and woody scent with notes of green leaves, chestnut and vanilla.

This set includes:

• Shea Green Chestnut Shower Cream 250ml
• Shea Green Chestnut Scented Soap 50g
• Shea Green Chestnut Hand Cream 30ml
• Shea Green Chestnut Bath Cube 18g

Biossance also have a fantastic range of gift sets available this Christmas to suit all budgets. The Biossance Love, Joy & Bestsellers Kit is vegan and cruelty free, and suitable for all skin types. This set includes an oil, serum and cream designed to renew, brighten and hydrate skin, with squalane derived from sugarcane, as well as a lovely sleep mask for eyes.

The set contains –

• Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil 12ml – brimming with powerful antioxidants, this oil instantly revives dull, lacklustre complexions while levelling texture and tone. The squalane imparts instant hydration and works to seal in moisture within the skin for long-lasting comfort.
• Squalane + Omega Repair Cream 50ml – combining an indulgent whipped texture with a cocktail of hydrating ingredients this reparative moisturiser is formulated to help plump the look of line lines and revive radiance.
• Squalane + Lactic Acid Resurfacing Night Serum 10ml – with AHA lactic acid to gently refine and skin-nourishing squalane to heal and replenish, this dual-action treatment accelerates cell turnover for smoother, more luminous complexion.
• Limited Edition Sleep Mask

Those into luxury skincare would love the Nuka Skincare Manuka Honey Trio. Nuka Skin is a brand new company launched in 2022, their products utilise the power of Manuka honey, which offers a multitude of skincare benefits –

‘Manuka Honey is naturally anti ageing, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant and anti inflammatory. It has wound healing and scar fading benefits and improves acne, eczema, psoriasis and other skin concerns. It hydrates, brightens, balances pH levels, exfoliates, evens out skin toneand regenerates skin cells for a fresh-faced, luminous look.’

The Manuka Honey Trio includes:

Manuka + Aloe Gel Cleanser 150ml – this has a unique antibacterial, ultra-rich lathering formula containing methylglyoxal to deeply cleanse, eliminate residue, soothe and balance. This is suitable for all skin types including sensitive, oily and blemish-prone skin.

Dewdrops of Honey 30ml – this contains active ingredients Hyaluronic Acid + Vitamin C and has a lightweight, oil-free and satin touch formula for a fresh faced, youthful and luminous look.

Honeytox Cream 50ml – this is powered by Vitamin A (Retinyl) + seaweed derived Marine Collagen and has a thick, rich and age-defying formula with a silky, non-greasy feel for deeply hydrated and dewy skin.

Templespa also have some beautiful gift sets available this Christmas. The Templespa Time to Glow Gift Setwould be the perfect gift for those looking for glowing, radiant skin. Enriched with vitamin C and glycolic acid, this collection works hard to buff away dead skin cells and impurities to reveal refreshed, even and healthy-looking skin.

The set includes –

• Most Revealing 50ml – this is an oxygenating bubble peel designed to transformyour complexion from lacklustre to positively glowing!
• Glowcolic 50ml – a resurfacing toner to nourish and balance your skin.
• Let’s Concentrate 10ml – a vitamin C skin serum to give your skin a smooth, toned and glowing finish.
• Smooth Talk 15g – this is an exfoliating lip scrub to polish your lips, in a lovely orange flavour.
• Luxury Velvet Headband

I also have the Templespa Rise Up Christmas Candle – this beautifully scented candle includes notes of vibrant citrus, rich plum and leather, blended with delicate floral notes of rose and jasmine, and a base of oakmoss and tonka. The result is a warming, comforting festive Mediterranean garland scent for your home.

And the Templespa Absolute Truffle Gift Set – this luxurious gift set includes five award-winning Templespa facial treats. You get to choose your own moisturiser – from Skin Truffle (brightening and rejuvenating), Truffle De-Light (lightweight hydra-gel moisturiser) or Truffle Noir (anti-ageing night cream) Plus everything else you need to take your skincare regime to a whole new level –

• Trufflesque 15ml – an anti-ageing radiance mask
• Trufflesque Brush – for perfect application
• Trufflelixir 10ml – an anti-ageing retinol serum
• Eye Truffle 5ml – a dark circle & Anti-wrinkle eye cream

For those with sensitive or problematic, itchy skin, the SOS Serum Christmas Coffret could make the perfect gift. The new SOS Treasures Festive Collection includes a selection of winter skincare saviours –

• SOS Cleanse 50ml – a gentle, lightweight, soothing cleanser that clears pores and dissolves makeup whilst removing pollutants.
• SOS SPF50 Sun Cream 50ml – a 5* Broad Spectrum daily protectant SPF 50. Non-sensitising, non-greasy & non-whitening.
• SOS Night 15ml – this night cream contains a combination of natural botanicals, vitamins and minerals to stimulate the skin’s function of cellular renewal and moisture retention.
• SOS Lip 10ml – a deeply nourishing and mattifying lip balm with broad-spectrum UVA & UVB protection SPF 30, that helps to moisturise and protect lips against the harsh effects of the cold, wind and sun.
• Ginger & Black Pepper Essential Drops Home Fragrance 50ml

On to stocking fillers now! I thought I’d include a few single items that would make fantastic stocking filler gifts for a range of budgets –

Wishful Yo Glow Facial Enzyme Scrub – If you suffer with a dry, dull complexion, this milky gel-to-peel scrub is just what you need for removing dead skin. It’s a 3-in-1 physical, chemical and enzymatic exfoliant including AHAs and BHAs to gently smooth, brighten and even out the skin tone. Yo Glow is perfect to use before makeup to get your skin in tip top condition, leaving your complexion feeling smoother and looking brighter.

Kiehl’s Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum – The perfect retinol for first timers and those with sensitive skin, this serum is precisely formulated to deliver a daily-strength micro-dose of Pure Retinol to help visibly reduce the appearance of wrinkles, refine the look of skin texture and firm the skin.

Plantopia Energise & Uplift Bath & Shower Oil – Plantopia provides holistic wellbeing rituals to support the management and impact of stress, for your mind, body and skin. They offer a range bath and body products suitable for everyone, wether you’re looking to rest, detox, energise or relax. I have the Energise & Uplift Bath & Body Oil, which is a beautiful nourishing oil that transforms to milk, helping to awaken the mind and recharge the skin, preparing it for the day ahead, while boosting radiance and moisture. Plantopia products are perfect for those looking to add a little luxury to their daily routines.How about something for the home? The Arran Sense of Scotland After the Rain Home Fragrance Gift Set would make such a wonderful gift. The set is beautifully packaged, and includes two travel candles with a full sized reed diffuser. The Home Fragrance Gift Set is available in different scent options, but I absolutely love After The Rain. This is Arran’s signature scent, including rose, sandalwood and lime, to provide a beautifully awakening and enlightening scent to your home.Lancome also have some amazing gift sets this year, the Lancome Genefique Gift Set would make a fantastic gift for fans of the brand. The set includes a selection of products from their best-selling Génefique and Rénergie skincare lines. In the set you’ll find an Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate, Advanced Génifique Youth Activating & Light Infusing Eye Cream, and the Rénergie Multi Lift Ultra Cream. On to hair now, and I have a brand to share with you that you may not have heard of. FFØR is an award winning vegan professional haircare brand – the name stands for ‘Free From, Original, Real’. All products are 100% vegan, cruelty-free, gluten free and formulated without the use of sulfates, mineral oil or synthetic fragrances. FFØR aims to be as ethical and sustainable as possible, whilst providing quality, professional haircare products.

The FFØR Re:Nourish Hair Care Set could be perfect for those with dry hair looking for hydration this winter. The enriching and hrydrating formulas of the RE:Nourish and RE:Plenish products help restore moisture to dry or damaged hair, leaving hair feeling soft, smooth and sumptuous. This set includes: ReNourish Shampoo 300ml, Re:Nourish Conditioner 300ml and Re:Plenish Mask 200ml.I also had to include these suer cute products from Mallows Beauty. The Mallows Beauty Peachy Trio Cracker includes three vegan travel size products with the sweetest peach scent. Inside you’ll find a Peach Shower Gel 50ml, Peach Body Scrub 50ml and Peach Body Butter 50ml. I also have the most amazing rainbow coloured Unicorn Shave Butter! These products are so fun and colourful. They smell amazing and they’re affordable too, they would make fantastic affordable stocking fillers this Christmas.I also have a couple of fantastic beauty crackers from Bloom & Blossom. The Sleep Tight Cracker includes a full-sized bottle of limited edition Off To Bed Indulgence Bath Oil. This relaxing bath oil is 100% naturally derived, featuring a luxurious blend of sweet almond oil, lavender, apricot kernel oil and ylang-ylang to help you have you r best night’s sleep yet.

And the Party Feet Cracker includes deluxe sizes of Wonder Worker Multi-Tasking Balm, to help soothe and nourish heels, as well as Spritzy Toes Revitalising Leg & Foot Spray to cool and revitalise tired feet and legs after hours of dancefloor action.Roger & Gallet also have some fantastic gift sets available this year. The Roger & Gallet Wellbeing Shower Gel Collection includes four beautifully scented shower gels, created with a plant-based recipe of natural origin, that provides a delicate, creamy and fragrant foam to give you super soft skin. This set contains 50ml shower gels in Rose, Fleur de Figuier, Gingembre Rouge and Bois d’Orange.

I also have the lovely Roger & Gallet Wellbeing Soap Collection – using 95% natural ingredients these beautifully scented soaps gently cleanse the skin leaving it feeling smooth and silky. Featuring silk paper packaging, this beautiful gift set would make for a wonderful Christmas gift. This set contains 50g soaps in Rose, Fleur de Figuier, Gingembre Rouge and Bois d’Orange.And last but not least, I have The English Soap Company Anniversary Gardeners Grapefruit Hand and Body Gift Box The English Soap Company really do have the most beautifully packaged gifts, that are both cruelty free and sustainably packaged – the Gardeners Grapefruit Hand and Body set is fragranced with crisp grapefruit, zesty lemon and lime, as well as while lily, magnolia and rose. Enriched with moisturising vitamin E and aloe vera, the set contains three bath and body products perfect to treat yourself to this winter – a Soap Bar 190g, Hand Cream 75ml, and Hand Wash 500ml.

And lastly the Frankincense & Myrrh Candle– this lovely candle really does smell just like Christmas! Made with natural soy wax, 100% cotton wick and a reusable glass jar, this hand poured, vegan candle is infused with festive notes of sandalwood, cedarwood, cinnamon, frankincense and amber, for the perfect long-lasting Christmas home scent.

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