Christmas Stocking Gift Ideas

Here's some Christmas gift ideas (there's just so many amazing gifts out there this year!) These ones are ideal for stocking fillers or Secret Santa gifts and are £15 or under.

Kure Bazaar Nail Polish in Glitter Pigalle (isn't it beautiful!) 10ml (£15). The polish is clear with flecks of red glitter making it perfect for Christmas parties! This Limited Edition polish is formulated with 85% natural ingredients making it the eco-friendly polish of choice.

I had the pleasure of trying beatitude's gorgeous Christmas Crackers last year which are £10 each and include a 10ml size of one of the three bath oils - Joy (my fav), Patience or Peace. See my review HERE.

I love all the Christmassy crackers and this Hand Care Cracker from Cowshed (£12) contains Cowshed Cow Herb Restoring Hand Cream 50ml and Cowshed Apricot Nourishing Cuticle Oil 11ml which will help restore and groom the hands and nails.

AA Skincare Vitamin Boost Face Kit (£12.60) contains 100ml Sandalwood & Palmarosa Cleansing Face Gel and 100ml Sandalwood & Palmarosa Moisturising Face Lotion. This is such a great value set! (and would make an excellent Christmas gift as well as a stocking filler!)

This is a great value Apricot & Elderflower Gift Set from Benecos (£10.95) which contains mini sizes of Apricot & Elderflower Shower Gel, Body Lotion and Hand Cream.

Content Beauty & Wellbeing have some lovely small gifts including this cutely packaged Therapi Honey Lip Nectar (£9.50 - 5ml). I'd love to find this in my Christmas stocking!

Yellow Gorse have some beautiful products which would make excellent stocking fillers. I reviewed a few of their items recently - see HERE (the ones I chose were in the £3.50 - £6.80 price range and are perfect).

Do any of these make it onto your Christmas wishlist?

AA Skincare: Lavender Gel - Calming Multipurpose Gel

I've been testing out AA Skincare's Lavender Calming Multipurpose Gel 50ml (£6.96)* which is soothing and antiseptic and helps to relieve skin irritations.

As ever it's an effective and very affordable product coming in a pump action bottle - you know how much I love a multi-use product!

The clear aromatic gel (it has a gentle lavender scent) cools and hydrates and absorbs quickly calming and soothing irritated skin. It's great also for cuts, bruises, bites, stings, as a cooling aftersun gel, to soothe a headache (apply to temples) and as a make up remover! It's the one you want to pack for your holidays for sure!

Formulated with healing and repairing comfrey, uplifting and balancing rose geranium, moisturising and healing calendula and soothing and calming lavender. Gingseng is anti-ageing and skin firming while Honey softens and nourishes.

To use: apply where needed as and when required massaging a small amount onto the skin.

What's your favourite product by AA Skincare?

*complimentary

AA Skincare: Jasmin, Mimosa & Rosehip Moisturising Face Cream

As you'll know I love award winning brand, AA Skincare. The products are effective, smell glorious and are excellent value for money. I've been testing out their Jasmin, Mimosa & Rosehip Moisturising Face Cream (£7.98 - 50ml)* which recently won a Best Buy Skincare Award with The Green Parent and is perfect to use as an everyday moisturiser.

The cream has an exotic and aromatic scent of Jasmin and Mimosa and is gorgeous. The cream absorbs instantly leaving the skin feel nourished, hydrated, firmed and feeling comfortable. It's packed full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Chamomile and Lavender calm while anti-ageing ylang ylang plumps fine lines and wrinkles and tones, Green Tea protects and Acacia gum soothes. It's suitable for all skin types and the packaging is recyclable.

To use: apply a small amount onto the face and neck massaging it in (tip: it can also be used as a body moisturiser).

What's your favourite product from AA Skincare?

*complimentary

Time for Me: AA Skincare, Lucidlure, Beatitude & Dr Hauschka

Sometimes it's good to take some time out and relax with a few favourite treats.  I've been enjoying a pampering face mask with AA Skincare's delicious Vanilla & Honey Skin Polishing Face Mask (£7.98 for 100ml)* which as well as being excellent value for money is very effective. This clay based mask nourishes and exfoliates the skin leaving it brightened, smooth and glowy - it's a keeper!

My hair has been enjoying Lucidlure's Allava Conditioning Hair Treatment which deeply nourishes and cares for the hair. See my review HERE.

I received the Dr Hauschka Regenerating Hand Cream 15ml via the Jan de Vries Goody Bag* which featured in my June Loves. This hand cream is fantastic and a proper review of it will be on the blog soon!

Rounding up my pampering treatment are two products from East Lothian based beatitude in Joy - an uplifting and gloriously happy scent. See my review of the body oil* (which is now in new easier to use packaging - a pump action bottle) HERE and the bath oil* HERE.

What are your favourite pamper treats?

*complimentary