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?

Latest in Beauty: Build your own Box

I absolutely love (am obsessed with) the "Build your own Box" section at Latest in Beauty. I'm always seeing things I want! The boxes are brilliant value - you can pick 3, 6 or 9 items. This time I went for 6 which costs £12.99 plus P&P.

Last box I loved Kneipp's Pure Bliss Mineral Bath Salts (60g - single use) so I chose them again. They make for a relaxing soak.

I've tried the MAULI Himalayan Healing Salts (60g) before and loved them. See my thoughts HERE. 

Urbanveda Reviving Hydrating Toner (150ml - worth £13.99) which is scented with rose. It regenerates and tones the skin. Looking forward to trying this out. Expect a full review shortly.

Jane Iredale Smooth Affair 7ml a lovely primer which brightens and illuminates the skin.

Another full size I chose is the Benecos Hand & Nail Cream (75ml - £2.95) which is scented with orange and sea buckthorn. A light and easily absorbed cream with a delicious scent.

My final pick was Korres Bergamot Pear Body Milk 40ml which will be handy for holidays (if it lasts that long - it's gorgeous) and has a beautiful fruity scent.

Have you built your own box recently?

Latest in Beauty & Love Lula Buys

I mentioned here that I'd had a small shop at Latest in Beauty and Love Lula. Unfortunately I missed the free P&P over Easter weekend with Latest in Beauty - boo!  My orders arrived on Tuesday and yesterday.

From Latest in Beauty I bought a 100g packet of the simply amazing Therapie Himalayan Detox Salts which are retailing for £4.00 - an absolute steal!  See my review here.

I also picked up a mini pamper me collection £8.00 which contains - Noble Isle Willow Song Bath & Shower Gel 75ml (already a huge fan of this brand also love their Summer Rising scent), Maddi Alexander Evocative Bath Oil 10ml (this smells gorgeous) and a selection of Caudalie samples (I love these try me sizes).

My Love Lula win-win Selection Box arrived yesterday (it was missing two of the Madara sachets but I've emailed Love Lula this).

This is a great little box (£9.95) and it contains:

Weleda Iris Hydration Facial Lotion 5ml - I've not tried much Weleda skincare so looking forward to trying this out.  This is a winner Best Ethical Range.

Green People Age Defy Soft Buff Exfoliator 10ml - again not tried much skincare from Green People. Again, a winner best anti-aging range.

Dr Bronner's Magic Peppermint Soap mini size - my favourite Dr Bronner's scent.  Looking forward to trying it out as a bar!

John Masters Organics 8 Piece Hair Collection - super happy with this addition to the box - I usually get at least two uses out each (10ml) sachet. A huge John Masters fan - contains Spearmint & Meadowsweet Scalp Stimulating Shampoo, Citrus & Neroli Detangler, Evening Primrose Shampoo for Dry Hair, Zinc & Sage Shampoo with Conditioner, Lavender & Avocado Intensive Conditioner, Honey & Hibiscus Hair Reconstructing Shampoo, Honey & Hibiscus Hair Reconstructor and Lavender Rosemary Shampoo for Normal Hair

Benecos Wild Orchid Nail Polish - this is a really pretty shade.

Madara Time Miracle 5 Piece Treatment Pack - as I said I'm missing a couple of the sachets but did receive Night Cream, Day Cream and Eye Cream.

Have you bought anything from Latest in Beauty or Love Lula recently?