Sustainable Gift Guide: Women

With 2020 finally drawing to a close this only means one thing – Christmas. We are here to help make Christmas a little less stressful, with our Christmas Gift Guides for men and women, so you can find the perfect gift for your loved ones this holiday season. This gift guide mainly focusses on sustainability and being eco-friendly. 

This year has been one of the most difficult, with everyone feeling the strain of the global pandemic. It seems to have all merged into one. 2020 went: January, February, lockdown, eat out to help out and then back into lockdown and then Christmas. However, many struggles have been faced whether losing a loved one, facing financial struggles or mental health issues, heightened due to not seeing friends and family for months, uncertainty, and losing any sort of routine. We are all forever grateful for the great work from the NHS and key workers who played a huge role in keeping everyone going.

Back in 2019, we could not have predicted this year, however, there have been some positives to come out of this whirlwind. 

2020 is the year where we had time to just stop and have some time, the hustle and bustle of the majority of everyone’s lives just stopped. We had more time to spend with your kids, pick up a new hobby, start a business, 2020 gave people time to stop and appreciate the small things in life.  The simple things such as being able to hug your friends and family, be able to go to work, go out for a meal, celebrate birthdays, are things we never fully appreciated before.

Homeware

During these winter months, there is nothing like being nice and cosy with candles burning, fluffy blankets, beautiful art, and home-cooked meals. This category is for those who want to cosy-up, banish those winter blues and make the most of being at home for your loved ones. 

Victoria Stories

Victoria Stories is an independent, online travel photo print shop founded by photographer Victoria Metaxas. The shop was created to help bring her travel images to life, producing them into prints for your home. Featuring prints from all over the world from summers in Greece to fall in Paris, this being the perfect gift to bring colour and vibrance into a home with these prints. 

Happy Beds

Happy Beds specialise in beds, whether it be fun bunk beds for kids, luxurious beds for adults, or beds with lots of storage to optimise space, Happy Beds have you covered. They also sell lots of furniture which can help enhance and make a home. Having a good quality bed is so important for good sleep and productivity while also being the centre of attention in a room & sets the tone.

The Throw Company

There is nothing better than on a colder winter’s day snuggling up with a luxurious throw to keep you warm. The Throw Company create luxurious faux throws that look so realistic however, due to being faux fur they are animal friendly with no animals harmed in the making but still having that luxurious feel.

NEOM

Candles are always a perfect gift, to help the house always smell nice and to make a house feel homelier. They are the perfect gift for someone who cooks a lot, to hide those cooking smells or someone who is just a candle lover! These candles are packaged in glass with is highly recyclable and all online shipping is packaged in 100% recyclable products.

Accessories

Accessories are the perfect gift to give, something which is often overlooked when planning an outfit but can make such a difference to the final look. A statement necklace, some simple earrings, or a new bag can immediately enhance an outfit and make you appear more put together and sophisticated – which I am sure we could all do with! accessories are the perfect investment and can be worn time and time again with any outfit depending on the occasion. 

Eleanor Ofori

Eleanor Ofori offers sustainable luxury fashion, creating timeless, ageless, and seasonless accessories. This brand creating good quality products that originate from inherited skills of craftsmen and artisans from Africa, Europe, and Asia. This is the perfect gift to help the environment and be fashionable while doing so, an accessory to see you through the seasons.

Ziorva

All the best gifts come in the smallest boxes – jewellery. Jewellery is perfect for any age with so many different styles to choose from, whether it being timeless or on-trend jewellery. Ziorva has a great sustainable centre to their work, by using recycled gold and responsibly sourced gemstones, with all packaging crafted to protect the rainforests. This being a thoughtful gift to any woman and to be treasured forever. 

Silk Made Co – Luxury Silk Face masks

With face masks being the new essential item to bring everywhere with us, a great gift idea is a reusable face mask. With disposable face masks filling our bins and ending up on landfill, investing in a reusable face mask is a great option. Silk Made Co is based in London and creates silk masks which look far more luxurious than ordinary masks. A gift that will definitely gain a lot of use. 

Fitness & Wellbeing

A good 90% of the population will have some sort of New Year's resolution to get fit for 2021 and your gift can be the motivation to them to not give up. It could be some super cute gym wear to make your friends feel confident when working out or buying them some equipment such as a yoga mat, a reusable water bottle, or weights. They are the perfect gift to help your friends who are already gym lovers or those who want to get into it but don’t have anything. Well-being also being a perfect gift to make sure you are healthy in 2021 which is so important in the current climate with COVID-19, this is a gift that keeps on giving to help your friends and family feel their best.

Samudra 

The perfect gift for someone who cares about sustainability and fitness, Samudra is a fitness brand that create beautiful fitness wear. All of their pieces are created from regenerated ocean plastic, a present which is a wonderful gift but also helping reduce the amount of plastic in the ocean – a win, win. By also donating 5% of profits to female-focused conservation projects this is a brand which does amazing work and has a great ethos behind their brand.

Assome 

“World’s first booty tech company on a mission to make all women comfortable with their bodies.” This brand has a focus on reducing cellulite at home with their professional cellulite ultrasonic massager to be used in conjunction with cellulite serums and gels. This is the perfect gift for someone who is body conscious to help build their confidence from the comforts of their own home.

Yeti and The Fox

Yeti and The Fox is the gift that keeps on giving even to the next morning after a few too many drinks. This supplement helps support wellness after drinking alcohol, this gift is ideal for those who love a large glass of wine or for a university student who is looking to still make their 9 am lecture after a night of partying. This gift is perfect to ensure you wake up feeling fresh no matter what, who wouldn’t want that?

Liforme

Perfect gift for a yoga lover or someone who wants to start. These matts have a great focus on having enhanced grip to ensure stability when doing yoga. The matts are biodegradable, non-toxic and PVC free which are far better than ordinary yoga matts which are made of plastic. A practical gift that will receive a lot of use without the impact on the planet.

Loungewear

Loungewear has become a massive trend this year. With the majority of the population working from home, or even furloughed, there’s simply no need to wear smart and uncomfortable clothes. This trend definitely shouldn’t go anywhere because who doesn’t want to be comfy and cosy in the winter months. Whether it being some luxurious pyjamas or some comfy loungewear we have you sorted with a couple of items to shop.

Nightire 

Nightire is the perfect gift to make your friends and family feel luxurious and put together even when going to sleep or lounging around the house. With many more nights being spent due to COVID-19 and colder evenings this is the perfect gift to unwind and relax in. with incredible designs to suit everyone’s taste and perfect for all ages.

The Small Home

There is nothing better than receiving a brand-new pair of slippers, something luxurious and warm which is always appreciated when bought. To keep feet nice and warm while knowing that these slippers by The Small Home are sourced from reputable British suppliers, which are created from the by-products of the meat industry. While also using Rolls Royce off cuts to create the slippers which would otherwise be thrown away. 

Pangaia 

Loungewear has been the new trend in 2020, this brand is perfect to get all your comfy loungewear to work from home in. Created with organic cotton and environmentally friendly dye this is the perfect option for oungewear. 

Skincare

Skincare is so important no matter what age you are and is the perfect gift this Christmas, especially with the colder weather which can be very harsh on your skin. Whether it be skincare for your mum with anti-aging qualities or skincare for acne-prone skin for your teenage daughters or nieces. Skincare can be expensive and often overlooked or not knowing where to start with it, our gift guide will help you find a couple of things to help pamper your loved ones and protect their delicate skin.

The Body Shop – Hemp hand protector

With all of us washing our hands far more than usual in combination with the sudden decrease in temperature is a recipe for disaster for our poor hands. The perfect gift for someone with dry hands which will leave them fully moisturised throughout the winter months. All products from The Body Shop being cruelty free.

The Ordinary

The Ordinary is a very affordable skincare brand which are greatly improving their sustainability. They create a lot of products which are targeted at blemish prone skin which is an ideal present for teenagers. The AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution is perfect for acne prone skin help fully exfoliate the skin while also including Vitamin B5 to assist healing. 

Lush

Lush is always the perfect gift at Christmas, Lush release limited edition Christmas collections which are so festive and fun for all ages while also having their signature pieces. Offering face masks, body butters, bath bombs. They are fully vegan and have a big focus on the environment, while only creating their products naturally and strongly against animal testing. 

Glossier luxurious face cream

A face cream which is luxurious is always a perfect present idea as someone may not always spend a bit more on a face cream but really appreciate it when it is bought for them. Perfect to hydrate skin in the colder months and avoid dry flaky skin. 

Books

Books, the perfect way to escape and detach yourself from reality. Being fully relaxed by a warm fire, with a hot chocolate and fully immersing yourself in a good book? Books are the perfect way to unwind and relieve stress, and they can also help you switch off from everyday life without being on your phone or social media. This would be perfect for a book worm or for someone who doesn’t read that much Who knows, they may even fall in love with it!

Amazon Kindle

A kindle is the perfect gift for an avid book reader without the weight of having to carry around a large book or many if going on holiday. All of their favourite books in one place. While also, benefitting trees due to less paper being used. Ideal for someone who is always on the go as a Kindle can just slip easily into someone’s bag. 

Charity shops

Charity shops are a perfect way to pick up books on a budget, they are no worse than a brand-new book and more than half the price. While, also giving back to a good cause and recycling a book that otherwise would have gone into the bin. This is perfect for someone who gets through books so quickly!