DO THEY LIKE?
First of all you have to decide what kind of women she Is.
Sophisticated, homey, older or younger (I’m using these terms somewhat loosely) she may be older to you but does she think so?
And this has nothing to do with her actual age, or what kind of person you see her
as and everything to do with how she sees herself. Desperate error to give an in-
Us girls really hate to be given something that we feel is just not us, it shows that the giver never gave us a minutes thought, beyond the fact that we are female.
For example, an older sophisticated lady will be hugely offended to be given a violet plastic vase containing battery operated flashing fibre optic flowers. Definitely not her scene. But you see these things quite a lot especially at Christmas and hang around the display awhile and you will see plenty of people who are delighted with them and would lovingly give them houseroom. So if you're thinking about ornament type things, STOP, ask yourself, ‘Have you ever seen anything remotely similar in her house, if not, don’t get it. And a young trendy women will be likewise miffed if she receives a British Homes Stores pinny and matching oven gloves. Actually, thinking about it most women will probably be a bit miffed to receive oven gloves or tea towel type gifts.
Anyway personal gifts are much nicer than housey gifts, and this is my top gift for all ladies, of all ages and types.
Pampering
Ladies Health Spa, The Sanctuary in Covent Garden, London. Pamper yourself with beauty treatments and beauty products, exercise in our health club and unwind with our massages.
Well… Don’t we all just love it? Send her to the famous ‘Sanctuary’ in London’s Covent Garden. She will love you forever.
Buy her a voucher (or better still a pair so she can take a friend) for a luxurious
day, or evening spa experience with a choice of beauty treatments included in the
price plus the use of all the various spa facilities like sauna, and pools. Everything
is included like fluffy towels and bathrobes and complementary products for skin,
body and hair, and even supper. She’ll come home all aglow, clutching her free Sanctuary
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See Bath & Beauty page for more ideas
Manicure voucher
Loads of ladies, young and not so young take pride in their nails. Great idea, buy the voucher online and she can redeem it in dozens of big stores like Debenhams, Bentals, Fenwicks to name but a few, all over the country.
If she’s your women,
then there’s just no excuse. Check out the bathroom or dressing table and see what brand of perfume she wears. If it’s more than half empty you have your solution. If the bottle is pretty full for heavens sake don’t buy another bottle but go for body lotion, bath oil or talc to match.
In any event you’re pretty safe to assume that all women like branded perfumes or bath products so even if she hasn’t got a favourite perfume get her something classy which does not look like it came from the market and is called ‘Canal No 5’.
Perfumes and cosmetics
Island Cosmetics is an online retailer selling a large range of male and female skin
care, cosmetics and fragrance products at highly competitive prices.
They offer a
price guarantee, if you buy anything from them and then find it cheaper elsewhere
on the Internet they refund the difference.
They have all the perfume brands here plus all the best cosmetic houses; Lancome, Elisabeth Arden, Clarins, Clinique plus all the rest. These are skin care products women will not turn their noses up at.
Unless like me, your women asks specifically for the latest ’anti-
Lingerie,
After ‘smellies’ most women like lingerie, and I grant you this can be very tricky. Unless you definitely, absolutely know that she will like raunchy, go for elegant or pretty, especially nightwear.
La Senza always have lovely nightgowns and PJ’s, and they gift pack them beautifully for free too. Just take a peep in one of her dresses to get the right size and make sure you keep the receipt. La Senza can be found in most shopping centres too if she wants to exchange it.
offers a large range of underwear, lingerie, including some of the more daring styles for the adventurous ladies and also beachwear. Their products are sourced directly from established designers such as Shirley of Hollywood, Leg Avenue, Dreamgirl, Tony and Vacari, Luxxa and Lola Luna. They offer very competitive pricing including free shipping and free gifts.
But….
better even than smellies and undies women love
For a fabulous collection of traditional and delightfully unusual contemporary jewellery in yellow or white gold, silver and titanium, plus some charming pieces for the very young ladies in your life.
If none of the above float your lady’s boat, your next best option is ‘Choccies’
ZChocolat
Not ordinary, run of the mill, ‘all because the lady loves’ type choccies; but exquisite,
hand made, totally un-
For the very best, that is to say most elegant, most extravagant and most expensive visit
Leonidas Chocolates -
What makes them different?
In short, Leonidas chocolates are fresh. Most other brands of chocolate are compromised by the need for longevity. No other brand pays as much attention to freshness as Leonidas. Their chocolates are boxed on the day that your order is sent out. They do not contain any vegetable fat but use 100% cocoa butter instead. They use fresh ingredients: the fresh butter and cream in their butter creams set them apart from the rest and give them an unique flavour.
www.leonidasbelgianchocolates.co.uk
For a more unusual, eclectic collection of Branded chocolates, novelty items and personalised chocolate treats. They offer all the latest fine chocolates as soon as they are made available from the world's leading chocolatiers. From the annual vintage chocolate bars from Valrhona to the latest, exciting single origin chocolate bars(chocolate made from cocoa from a single region) from chocolatiers such as Michel Cluizel, Amedei and Bonnat.
Designer Clothing & Accessories
Get her the real thing at very competitive prices, much better value and choice than on the high street.
BROWN BAG say their aim is to get you the latest high designer fashion at the best
prices. They’re doing pretty well at it as well. Seriously – check the site out and
see if you can find the latest gear cheaper than this. Up to 45% discount -
Shoes -
Visit the UK's Sexiest shoes website. They have a wide range of stylish, sexy and seductive high heels, platform shoes and boots to offer.
Xsrease have thousands of Fashion Accessories for both HIM and HER across dozens
of Categories including many unique items:
Bags, Belts, Ties, Watches, Hats, Caps,
Beanies, Sunglasses, Socks, Rings, Necklaces and Bracelets, to name a few.
Brands include Diesel, Fossil, Police, Gucci, Fendi, Mambo, Dyrberg/Kern with many more and even more to come. Xsrease is THE largest online store for all your fashion accessory needs.
They boast that If they don’t have it they will do their best to get it for you, and they even have a points reward scheme, and gift vouchers if you can’t decide what to go for.
Johnson Crafts sells Cross Stitch tools, materials, threads and aida as well as Cross stitch kits, embroidery kits, tapestry kits and printed canvas.
In fact just about everything a needle and thread type lady might need
Maybe she likes a good read, so get her a 12 month subscription for her favourite mag and have it delivered to her door
The Magazine Group offers you great savings on nearly 400 of the UK's leading titles
My last suggestion, especially if it’s last minute and you need to send it NOW
Eden4flowers.co.uk ~ and much more besides.
They will deliver their full range of over 700 products next day or future day nationwide,
guaranteed before 5pm, 1pm or even as early as 9am if you require.
Fresh flowers,
hampers, balloons, cakes, chocolates, wines & champagnes.
'Eden' offers a fantastic range of exciting and different gifts as well as beautiful fresh flowers for UK delivery. All flower deliveries from Eden4flowers.co.uk are delivered with a Vase Life Guarantee.
