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Bougie on a Budget: Secret Santa Edition
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items Because Secret Santa doesn’t have to mean sad socks and a panic-buy treats. This list is all about small but seriously chic gifts from big-name stores – think Fortnum & Mason teas, pretty biscuit tins, mini beauty treats and posh-looking goodies ...
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Food & Drinks
Stationary
Cute Mugs
Beauty Treats for Secret Santa
Baubles & Ornaments
Hygge & Cosy Night-In Gifts
Food & Drinks
Edible gifts never go to waste. This list is packed with fun, affordable food and drink treats that actually get used – think posh hot chocolate, mini cocktail kits, fancy crisps, chilli sauces, biscuits that feel ‘too nice’ to buy for yourself, and ...
Afternoon tea at Fortnum’s… but in biscuit form and without the scary bill. Zingy lemon curd biscuits in the prettiest tin – very Piccadilly, very bougie, totally budget-friendly.
Piccadilly Lemon Curd Biscuits, 200g
When your coffee break wants to cosplay as afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Fortnum’s Queen’s Blend gives you royal-level caffeine in a pretty tin, without the royal budget.
Queen's Blend Ground Coffee Tin, 250g
For the person whose personality is “I forage… at Selfridges”. This porcini mushroom candle looks like it walked out of an enchanted forest and onto your coffee table – whimsical, weird and secretly chic.
Porcini Mushroom Candle 7.6cm
Looks like you’re off to a Soho House co-working day, actually just doing the school run. This cream gloss Stanley keeps your coffee hot and your vibe very “put together”.
STANLEY - Cafe To Go Stainless-Steel Travel Mug 0.23L | Selfridges.com
Full English, zero washing up. This chocolate “breakfast” looks like eggs, bacon and toast but it’s all creamy Belgian chocolate – pure novelty, pure joy, perfect gift.
English Breakfast Belgian chocolate 240g
With tasting notes of strawberry, peach and black tea, it’s bright, delicate and full of character.
damson madder & dark arts coffee
Stationary
Because everyday can be a new beginning with a new notebook and pen!
Fun lobster notebook for jotting down ideas and new notebooks are like new beginnings 🦞Champagne taste, crustacean cover. A Harrods lobster notebook that makes even your scribbles feel a bit more “Mayfair”.
Harrods A5 Lobster Lined Notebook
The palette of green and gold is unmistakable. Harrods is iconic and this would make a thoughtful gift for the planner in your life. Harrods-level hosting, supermarket budget – this A5 planner is your chic little secret weapon for stress-free suppers...
Harrods Hosting Planner A5 Notebook
For the girl whose toxic trait is “just one more notebook”. Pretty Liberty florals on pens you’ll actually use – perfect for handbags, desks and planning your next London trip.
Floral Pen Set
I buy a few of these to give out as gifts during the year because carbs and creativity go hand in hand. This baguette pen looks like it’s fresh from the boulangerie, but instead of crumbs it leaves perfectly neat notes. Ideal for to-do lists, love le...
Stylo | LA BAGUETTE
Cute Mugs
For the friend who basically runs on tea or coffee
Chalet-in-a-mug energy – hand-painted après-ski vibes for your nightly tea, cocoa or “it’s 5pm somewhere” moment. Perfect for the winter sports enthusiast ⛷️🎿
Après Ski Handpainted Stoneware Mug
For the friend who is always right (and won’t let you forget it). This Anna + Nina “I KNOW” mug is dramatic, sassy and just the right amount of unhinged for your morning coffee.
I Know ceramic mug 9cm
Personalised, but make it Paris at Christmas. This festive bistro-tile monogram mug looks like it’s wandered out of a chic French café – perfect for hot chocolate, morning coffee and matching “his & hers” moments.
Festive Bistro Tile Monogram Mug
Looks like a Hallmark Christmas movie, sips like your everyday tea. This “Holiday in the City” mug serves up twinkly skyline vibes, cosy colours and big festive main-character energy.
Mug en grès Vacances dans la ville
Beauty Treats for Secret Santa
mall but lovely pamper bits that feel like a treat, not an afterthought
Old-money curls without the 6am blow-dry. This satin heatless curling set lets you sleep your way to soft waves – no damage, no effort, very “I woke up like this”.
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Kitsch Satin Heatless Curling Set
FENTY BEAUTY
Diamond Bomb Gloss Bomb Stix Shimmer Lip Gloss
Diamond Bomb Gloss Bomb Stix Shimmer Lip Gloss 3.6g
Favourites for your secret santa from L'occitane
Trousse Essentiels
A tiny version of this iconic resurfacing pad
Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads
For the friend who’s always ‘tired but wired
Brume d'Oreiller Cocon de Sérénité
Baubles & Ornaments
Tiny decorations, big smiles
For the art lover 🎨🖼👩🎨
Décoration de Noël | Claude Monet Les Nymphéas
Pair it with L'arc de Triomphe
Décoration de Noël | Metropolitain
Must have for your French collection
Décoration de Noël | L'Arc de triomphe
Love his stache and baguettes!
Décoration de Noël | Le parisien
Hygge & Cosy Night-In Gifts
For the person who lives for cosy evenings
Love this print & this iconic London brand
DAMSON MADDER - Leopard-Print Cotton Hot Water Bottle Cover | Selfridges.com
Fragrance Notes: crabapple, dog rose, water mosses, green leaves
Oy Scented Candle 65g
Top notes: rosemary, thyme sprig, cardamom
Heart notes: geranium, pine needles
Base notes: patchouli, cedarwood, musk
Bistro French Baguette Ceramic Scented Candle 226g
If your Secret Santa is the “loves nice things” friend, this is perfect. It feels luxe, it’s a recognisable brand and it still fits into a normal Secret Santa budget.
Le Creuset Stoneware Holly Petite Round Casserole
I've Gone Over Budget
For those times when the Secret Santa limit was a suggestion, not a rule. These are the bougie-but-worth-it gifts I couldn’t leave out.
This is what happens when “I do my steps” meets “I love pretty things”. The Adidas x Liberty collab is sporty, floral and just the right amount of extra – perfect for the friend who lives in trainers but loves a bit of London chic.
x Liberty London Small Shoulder Bag