Some people think hampers and gift boxes are a bit of a cop out gift. I disagree. What could be more lovely to receive than a well-chosen hamper packed with perfect-for-you treats? From your beauty junkie sister to the £10 limit lucky dip Secret Santa there’s a hamper or gift box to suit…
Fashionista Hamper, £85, Harvey Nichols
Perfect for: The most stylish person you know
What’s included: Beautifully packaged edibles including biscuits, chocolate, honey, preserves, tea and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc.
You can buy it here
Fairest Of Them All Beauty Gift Set, £40, Selfridges
Perfect for: Your beauty junkie sister
What’s included: A super-cute Alphabet Bags wash bag and beauty treats from Inner Me, Michael Van Clarke, Caudalie, Lord & Berry, Deborah Lippmann, Bioeffect and a Time Bomb Complexion Cocktail.
You can buy it here
The Christmas Cheese & Wine Box, £100, Fortnum & Mason
Perfect for: Anyone who loves cheese and wine (is there anybody that doesn’t cover?!).
What’s included: Cheese biscuits, cheese including Cropwell Bishop Stilton and a cheddar truckle, a bottle of Fortnum’s Graves Château de Cardaillan, plus a Fortnum’s cheese knife and corkscrew, so the lucky recipient doesn’t have to go to the bother of looking for theirs.
You can buy it here
Makers & Merchants A Little Bit On The Side, £10, Heal’s
Perfect for: Lucky dip Secret Santa
What’s included: Trio of chutney, jam and relish, to make meat and cheese that little bit more tasty.
You can buy it here
Soap & Glory Zinging In The Shower Gift Set, £18*, Boots
Perfect for: The female teenage rellie that you’re really stuck what to buy for
What’s included: Sugar Crush Body Wash, Sugar Crush Body Buttercream and mini Sugar Crush Body Scrub, plus a Body Polisher.
You can buy it here
*Even better this is in the Boots 3 for 2 deal!
Gardener’s Delight Hamper, £80, John Lewis
Perfect for: A green fingered type who’s as happy looking at the garden with a glass of wine in hand as, you know, actually digging in it
What’s included: Things for the gardener including Grow Your Own Wooden Labels and Basil Lemon and Thyme hand wash and foodie treats made from things that could be grown in a garden including wine, an apple aperitif, biscuits, chutney, preserves and tea.
You can buy it here
Pasta e Sughi, £29.95, Carluccio’s
Perfect for: A foodie couple who holiday in Italy, like, every year
What’s included: Three types of pasta, three pasta sauces and a pasta cookbook.
You can buy it here
The Children’s Christmas Hamper, £70, Fortnum & Mason
Perfect for: Your Paddington fan little rellie
What’s included: A talking Paddington Bear and classic foodie Christmas treats including chocolate gold coins, clementines, walnuts and a mini candy cane.
You can buy it here
Jamie Oliver Glorious Oils, £10*, Boots
Perfect for: A stocking filler for home cooking enthusiasts
What’s included: Rosemary Infused Olive Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Chilli Infused Olive Oil
You can buy it here
*This is in the Boots 3 for 2 deal too!
Aesop Jet Set Travel Collection, £27, Liberty
Perfect for: The travel addict in your life
What’s included: Carry-on size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, body cleanser and body balm.
You can buy it here
Seen any other brilliant hampers or gift boxes (or got your eye on one yourself)?! Leave a comment below!
I love this! The Harvey Nichols one has such darn beautiful colours and pattern. And the Paddington, loves.
Those are my faves too. And the cheese and wine one, obviously.
Seriously lusting after that F&M cheese hamper!
Mmmmmmm cheese………………………!!!!
I’m with you on the cheese Rebecca, would love to receive the F&M one!
The Selfridges one is so lush….and quite reasonably priced too. That fountain drink thing fascinates me! x
Agree, it’s not a bad price and well chosen contents. Intrigued by the drink too! x
Gaaaa – the Fairest of Them All one is sold out! It’s not even December! How early do people start Christmas shopping?! (Even though I just wanted it for myself!) 😉
Oh Bryony, I’m so sorry, how annoying, it wasn’t when I put the post together, which was only yesterday. People are being so organised this year!
I want the Selfridges one quite desperately!
I always make my own hampers for my family and my husband’s family. This year there will be homemade scotch eggs, cheese straws, bread sauce, Reindeer nose cake pops, white chocolate and cranberry muffins, mini peppermint meringues and chunky brownies and then to top it off a lovely homemade candle (thanks to your fab DIY post!) all wrapped in snowflake cellophane… phew! Can’t wait to get started! x
It’s such a lovely idea to make your own hampers Sian (and I’m loving the sound of everything that’s going in yours!). I think the hampers in the post can provide inspiration for putting your own together too. x
Another Sian making homemade hampers here! Yours sound delicious. I’m going with tomato and cranberry chutney, salted caramels, florentines, honey roasted pecans and cashews, chilli jim, camembert (that one is shop bought but who doesn’t love some cheese) and Lauren’s DIY candles. For my bf’s sister, who works far too hard as well as raising a gorgeous family, I’m making it a ‘chill out hamper’ by adding some rom-com DVD’s and a manicure voucher. xx
Yum, your hampers sounds delicious too Sian, there isn’t one thing in there that I don’t like. And how thoughtful to put together a chill out hamper for your bf’s sister, it sounds like the perfect gift for her. xx
I’m doing a hamper for my parents. I had no idea what to get them so I thought this would be a bit different. I bought an apple crate from Waitrose and have filled it with lots of yummy-ness. Hopefully they like it! 🙂 I would love a F&M hamper, purely for the basket alone!
That sounds like a wonderful gift Alex. I would love one of those Fortnum & Mason baskets too, would it be wrong to buy myself a hamper?!