73 best Christmas gifts for literally everybody you have to buy for
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Every year, trying to find the best Christmas gifts proves to be a tricky (yet an undeniably worthwhile) challenge. The choice is almost paralysing – and even when we do land on a seemingly great gift, realising we actually bought them something similar circa December 2021 is a common occurrence.
But fret not – the GLAMOUR team has put together a carefully-curated list of all the best Christmas gift ideas of 2023, just for you. We have extensive experience Christmas shopping (and quizzing your favourite retailers on what’s trending during the holiday season). So, you can count on this gift guide if you're looking for a great gift for virtually anyone. Hard-to-buy-for husbands, pregnant pals, travel-loving sisters and random colleagues included.
Below, find an edit of last-minute gifts to spoil your loved ones, from affordable Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers through to high-end jewellery, beauty gift sets and unique gifts for the luxury fashion enthusiast.
In a rush? The best Christmas gifts at a glance:
- Best For Women: The White Company Electronic Diffuser, £70
- Best For Men: Our Place Always Pan 2.0, WAS £130 NOW £89
- Best Hamper: Charlotte's Heroes Hamper, £250
- Best Gift Set: Multi-Mask Home Facial Gift Set x10, £15
- Best Personalised: Abbott Lyon Custom Name Bracelet, £79
- Best Stocking Filler: Free People The Ultimate Sock Pack, £40
Ahead, get festive with our round-up of the best Christmas presents for the whole family.
1. Best Christmas gift overall
Electronic Diffuser
This bestselling essential oil diffuser delivers the perfect amount of uplifting scent in minutes at just the touch of a button. It comes with a range of time settings, and will also automatically shut off when it’s finished. Shop more 30th birthday gifts here.
2. Best gift for teenage girls
Custom Name Bracelet (gold)
The best thing about this lovely bracelet is that absolutely every single element is customisable. As well as adding their name, you can choose the bracelet’s colour, size and style of chain, and even the charms to go at either end. How special.
3. Best beauty hamper
Celeb-adored MUA Charlotte Tilbury reigns supreme is the Queen of glowy makeup. Over the course of her two-decade-long career, she has worked with the likes of Kim Kardashian, Miranda Kerr and Nicole Kidman – and created Amal Clooney’s wedding day makeup look.
Whether they're a super fan of the brand or you're keen to introduce them, the Harvey Nichols Charlotte's Heroes hamper is the perfect beauty gift. From the award-winning Magic Cream to bestselling Pillow Talk lipstick and liner duo, it showcases the very best of the brand.
4. Best Christmas gift for her
Adidas Gazelles Purple
Adidas Gazelles have been a huge trainer trend for 2023, approved by the likes of Olivia Wilde and Kendall Jenner. They're comfy, very stylish and on the more affordable end of the sneaker spectrum price-wise if you didn’t manage to bag them a gift during the best Black Friday deals event. A great gift for the fashion fanatic.
5. Best beauty Christmas cracker
Bamford Christmas Cracker
ICYMI, Bamford is the spa attached to iconic Cotswolds hot-spot Daylesford Farm – and they've released a bunch of chic self-care Christmas gifts to bring a slice of their luxurious retreat to the home. This set includes five mini hand and body washes in Rose, Jasmine, Sage, Geranium and Citrus scents – ideal for frequent travellers or those looking to sample a variety of the brand's fragrances.
6. Best fitness gift
Hit The Slopes Colorblock Pullover
“ICYMI, Free People stocks such good activewear. I literally live in my FP Move Hit The Slopes fleece – it's cut at such a flattering length and I always get so many compliments when I wear it. To the gym, to the shops, to WFH. EVERYWHERE.” Sophie, GLAMOUR's Senior Commerce Editor.
7. Best candle gift set
Diptyque Baies Holiday Carousel
Give the gift of sparkle and an alluring home fragrance with Diptyque Baies Holiday Carousel candle gift set. It showcases Baies, one of the French maison's most iconic and coveted scents; when the carousel is placed on the top of the candle, the heat of the flame gently rotates the carousel and creates a pattern of dancing shadows around their living room.
8. Best luxury gift for her
Mulberry Mini Lily Amethyst
Mulberry's Mini Lily is a small-scale take on the iconic and effortlessly-elegant Lily bag. With the same chain strap and woven leather finish as the original, but shrunk into a more compact form, it comes complete with a Postman's Lock and signature Mulberry branding.
9. Best stocking filler idea
JO LOVES Gingerbread Home Candle
Reviewers adore this festive release from London-based Jo Loves, thanks to its ability to fill your home with the delicious aroma of Christmas baking. Expect notes of orange, cinnamon, ginger, clove and vanilla.
10. Best alcohol gift set
Christmas Cocktail Gift Box
NIO's cocktails became a GLAMOUR editor favourite during lockdown: each cocktail blend comes boxed and ready-to-pour, made from deliciously different ingredients and premium-grade spirits. This box contains a selection of their most festive creations, from the Spiced Negroni to Christmas Margarita.
11. Best haircare gift
Dyson Corrale Cord-Free Hair Straighteners
For a limited time only, you can save a whole £100 when shopping the Dyson Corrale hair straightener, which is a solid 25% saving compared to the original price (£399). And let's be real, in the vast world of hair straighteners, the Dyson Corrale reigns supreme. Its innovative flexing plates let you style your hair while using less heat, resulting in significantly less damage in the long term.
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12. Best Champagne gift
Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial & Presentation Box
A traditional but forever-special Christmas gift, the Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial is about as classic as you can get when it comes to Champers. World-famous for a reason, it was first made back in 1869 and takes over 100 wines to create.
13. Best toiletry bag for Christmas gifting
Honey Bee Everyday Pouch
On any weekend break, find our moisturisers, concealers and eyeshadow palettes stowed away in a hand-embroidered, velvet Elizabeth Scarlett pouch. This one can be personalised to make your Christmas gift even more special.
14. Bestselling perfume for women
Tom Ford Velvet Orchid Eau de Parfum Spray
Blended with notes of Italian Bergamot, Rum, Honey, Velvet Orchid Accord, Black Orchid and Vanilla, Tom Ford's warm and enveloping Velvet Orchid exudes elegance and sophistication.
15. Best coffee gift
Grind Mug Gift Set
For the London-based Grind super-fan, give the gift of the brand's essential, signature pink mug – and a top-up of their favourite Nespresso-compatible coffee pods. Housed in a chic pink tin, to boot.
16. Best godmother gift
Candle Collections Mood-Lifting Candle Set
You know Beauty Pie for their Plantastic cleansing balm and adore them for their Brightening Niacinamide Superdrops™ – but did you knew they also stock scented candles? One is never enough, but luckily, this gift set will bless them with a duo.
17. Best Christmas gift for thirty-something women
Ugg Classic Ultra Mini Sheepskin Boot
Trust us — the woman in your life desperately wants a pair of Uggs. These ultra mini will go with literally every autumn outfit, and will keep her toes warm and toasty throughout the winter months.
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18. Best makeup gift set
By Terry Opulent Star Beauty Must-Haves Duo
This trending beauty gift set spotlights the brand's new Hyaluronic Pressed Hydra Powder – infused with the exclusive technology of eight hyaluronic acid types – and their miniature cream eyeshadow stick in the shade ‘Bronze Moon’.
19. Best pyjama set for women
SLEEPER Feather-Trimmed Striped Crepe Pajama Set
Pyjamas don't get more extra than this feather-adorned, striped set from editor-adored Sleeper. The brand was founded by former fashion editors Kate Zubarieva and Asya Varetsa in 2014, who wanted to craft sleepwear that's good enough to wear on a festive night out. Mission? Accomplished.
- Courtesy of brand
20. Best gift for teenage boys
There's a lot to love about this North Face vest: it's filled with super-warm down, has multiple pockets for essentials – and a hood he can pull out to block the window. It even packs down small into its own pocket.
21. Best gift for sleepy-heads
Antonella PJ Eye Mask Choc Stripe
“Basically the entirety of the Damson Madder website is on my Christmas gift list this year. Their pyjamas are epic, their leopard print cargo jeans (which racked up a 12,000 person waitlist!) are my dream, and this eye mask will make it ~even~ harder to get up in the mornings.” Sophie, GLAMOUR's Senior Commerce Editor.
22. Best coffee table book for Christmas gifting
ASSOULINE Aspen Style by Aerin Lauder Coffee Table Book
The ultimate coffee table accessory, these stunning Assouline travel coffe table books boast bold and bright hardcovers, and come in a whole range of different iterations. Inside, you’ll find stunning pictures for that particular destination.
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23. Best limited edition Christmas gift
GHD Deluxe Gift Set in Alluring Jade
GHD has launched an insane Dreamland Collection for Christmas: a utopic dreamland limited-edition collection that features sleek tools brushed with alluring jade and enhanced with pink metal accents. A fresh take on seasonal glamour, the tools are enclosed in complimentary dusky pink velvet cases – so, so pretty.
24. Best secret Santa gift
Selfridges Selection Panettone Liqueur
For the one who loves nothing more than tearing through a fruit-filled Panettone at Christmas, the Selfridges Selection Panettone liqueur will go down a treat. With adults. Made on the north Cornish coast, it's a liqueur infused with orange and sultanas, a dash of caramel and a splash of oat-based cream. Divine.
25. Best tech gift
Almond Latte Apple Airpod Case
In case you've been living under a rock, Burga stocks the coolest iPad cases, iPhone cases, MacBook cases and Airpods cases. I love this Almond Latte design (which is lightweight and fitted with Shock Absorption technology).
26. Best dog gift
Lambwolf Pet Camper Fleece Vest
The dog mum in your life will adore this pet fleece: the best Christmas gift for furry friends. Designed to add a fun and fuzzy touch to their chilly morning walks, is has a turtle neckline, zip closure and contrast trim.
27. Best beauty gift set
Le Gloss Set
“Merit Beauty got busy recruiting loyal fans stateside when it first launched in January 2021 stateside. Celebs, including Mandy Moore, Cameron Diaz and Bella Hadid all adore the brand. It launched in the UK back in February this year, and I've been besotted by every product I've tried since. This set includes the Signature Lip Sheer Lip Liner, Solo Shadow Sheen Eye Color in Glacé, Great Skin™ Instant Glow Serum, Brow 1980 Volumizing Pomade, Clean Lash Lengthening Tubing Mascara in Perfect Black." Sophie, GLAMOUR's Senior Commerce Editor.
28. Best lip care gift set
Clarins Beautiful Lips Stocking Filler Makeup Gift Set
Give the gift of hydration and nourishment this Christmas with four shades of Clarins' best-selling Lip Comfort Oil: honey, strawberry, cherry and pitaya.
Enjoy a variety of shades that deliver a high-gloss shine.
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29. Best cookery gift
Always Pan 2.0
With its famous non-stick coating, stay-cool handle and built-in spoon rest, and nesting steamer basket and colonnade, there truly isn’t much that this pan can’t do. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who loves to be in the kitchen. Read our full Always Pan review here.
30. Best jewellery gift
Shrimps Large Jewellery Case
What better gift to give this Christmas than a jewellery box where she can keep all the sparkly pieces you've bought her over the years? This one is travel safe, too.
31. Best affordable Christmas gift
The Ultimate Sock Pack
Keep their feet toasty all winter with these cosy, waffle-knit socks from Free People – they come in packs of 7 and feature ruffled trims.
32. Best on-trend gift for sisters
Stanley Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler
With its handy flip-top straw, car-cup compatible shape, and amazing double-wall vacuum insulation that’ll keep any drink cold for up to twelve hours, it’s no surprise that the Stanley cup truly took TikTok by storm this year. It’s the perfect emotional support water bottle for your favourite dehydrated sister.
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33. Best gift for book lovers
Amazon Kindle
Give the book worm in your life the ultimate in reading gadgets: an Amazon Kindle for reads they can take anywhere. Plus, this newer model has up to 10 weeks of charge, as well as an adjustable light that makes it easier on the eyes. Pair it with an Amazon gift card for bonus points - and buy it last-minute with Amazon Prime.
34. Most stylish Christmas stocking
FP One Khione Stocking
There's nothing more festive than a stylish Christmas stocking bursting with presents to adorn your fireplace mantle. Even as adults, opening some carefully-chosen stocking fillers is a total joy. Pick this mirrored, moasic-effect design and fill it to the brim with treats.
35. Best personalised gift
The Minimalist Hardback Photo Book
Completely customisable, this personalised photo album is the perfect sentimental gift for someone special. Just use the simple online editor tool to choose the cover, upload your photos, edit the layout, and add any captions.
36. Best winter coat for Christmas gifting
Diamond-Quilted Jacket
From high-street stalwart & Other Stories, this oversized, quilted jacket is set to become the backbone of her winter wardrobe.
37. Best gift for grandparents
Great Pub, Great Walk Book
This cute guide brings together two supremely British past-times: pubs and walks, where each route has been carefully researched to unite a truly great walk and (yep, you guessed it) a truly great pub.
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38. Best Christmas gift for grandmas
Oliver Bonas Sleep Gift Set
Anything that elevates the quality of your kip is the perfect present in our books, and this adorable sleep mask and hot water bottle duo will most certainly do just that.
39. Best Boots Star gift
Origins Wake Up & Glow
The Origins Wake Up & Glow set contain a variety of goodies like face cleansers, moisturising lotions, vitamin C-infused creams and overnights masks.
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40. Best body care gift set
Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Jet Set
With their famously refreshing gourmand aroma, this sculpting and smoothing body cream and fragrance mist duo are bound to go down a treat with anyone who loves lathering up their skin at every opportunity.
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41. Best Christmas gift for cheese lovers
Cheese Gift Hamper
One of the best food gifts for boyfriends, grandad gift or gift for dads, the Cheese Geek instigates party time with immediate effect. It features a balanced selection of the brand's all-time favourite cheeses, as well as some lesser-known winners. This boils down to over 1kg of the good stuff. Also included? A pack of Peter's Yard crackers, and a jar of premium chutney.
42. Best Christmas gift for girlfriends
Melie Bianco Brigette Large Satchel
One of our spotlighted winter capsule wardrobe essentials, this sub-£120 bag from Anthropologie looks inspired by a certain Italian fashion house. Seriously – one member of our fashion team has it, and has had so many compliments.
43. Best Christmas gift for daughters
The North Face Puffer Jacket
I was stopped in my tracks the moment I saw this pistachio marshmallow of a puffer jacket. It's a little over £300, but with our ASOS promo codes, you should be able to bring the price down.
44. Best skincare gift set
Ultra Violette Vi's Cult Besties Set
When Ultra Violette’s Skinscreen SPF collection landed in the UK a few years back, it sold out SIX TIMES – and one product sold every two minutes globally. So, we're pretty certain there's no better Christmas gift for sun worshippers than the brand's Cult Besties Set. Time to get your tan on.
45. Best Christmas gift for foodies
Ninja Air Fryer
Trust us on this: an air fryer is almost guaranteed to be on the holiday gift wishlist of so many of your loved one this festive season – even if they don't know it yet. Since they went viral on TikTok, they've been selling like hot cakes – and Ninja's iterations are the most popular. Give the gift of easy recreation of all manner of TikTok recipes this year. They'll be squealing when they see it under the Christmas tree.
- Skinny Cat
46. Best gift for gin lovers
Cygnet 22 Welsh Dry Gin
This Welsh dry gin – from celebrated classical singer Katherine Jenkins' very own label – contains a fragrant mix of 22 botanicals (hence the name) for a zesty, light and refreshing taste. It also contains Manuka honey, an ingredient Jenkins selected herself, as well as pure Welsh water.
47. Best Christmas gift for sons
DIOR Sauvage Spray Eau de Toilette
With its juicy citrus top notes, and powerfully woody undertones, it’s no surprise that this aftershave for men has been an absolute hit and bestseller among almost every man in the country.
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48. Best Christmas gift for mothers in law
Cookbook Stand
A thoughtful gift for mother-in-laws who love to cook, this wooden recipe book stand will prevent her from ever having to juggle between mixing, kneading and reigniting a dying phone mid-bake again. Pick up one of Amazon's bestselling cookbooks while you're at it for bonus points.
49. Best luxury Christmas gift for him
Slim Rectangular Signet Ring
Offering a contemporary twist on the classic signet ring style, this contemporary band has been expertly crafted from lightweight grey titanium, and has a modern matte finish.
50. Best Christmas gift for men
Nespresso Krups Pixie XN304T40 Coffee Machine
Bring the barista-grade coffee experience to their abode with this sleek and stylish Nespresso machine. It’s capable of making both espressos and lungos, and it takes up very minimal space on a kitchen countertop.
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51. Best Christmas hamper
The Family Christmas Hamper
You just can’t beat a luxurious hamper from Fortnum & Mason. Filled to the brim with festive teas, chocolates, biscuits, preserves, and puddings, it’ll make a great addition to a family-filled Christmas Day.
52. Best Christmas gift for friends
Slip Silk Pillowcase
Gentle on hair and skin, sleeping on a silk pillowcase is the kind of luxury your precious pal deserves. This gorgeous one has been made with the highest grade of long fibre mulberry silk, and is so very sumptuous soft.
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53. Best Christmas gift for couples
Gold Metal Freestanding Wine Rack
A pretty and practical addition to any dining room or lounge, this solid iron wine rack can hold up to eight bottles, and feels really on-trend with its scalloped form and metallic gold finish.
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54. Best TikTok gift
Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumiser
Get the blow-dry look with way less hassle with this cult-favourite 2-in-1 tool that both dries and styles your hair. It’s super quick and easy to use, and leaves hair full of volume and body.
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55. Best gift hamper
The White Company Winter Bundle
A gift basket filled to the brim with The White Company's winter-scented home fragrance goodies? Don't mind if we do.
56. Best gift for vegans
Vegan Treats Gift Bag
Filled with salted caramel fudge, single origin smooth hazelnut chocolate, double chocolate chip cookies, and smooth hazelnut spread from the luxurious Plant Kitchen range, this is the perfect gift bag for plant-based pals.
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57. Best Christmas gift for travel fans
Hunza G Bikini
A discounted bikini from the OG in crinkle swimwear? Don't mind if we do – and the serial holidaymaker in your life won't either.
58. Best gift for wives
Ridge Heart Charm Necklace
Did you know that this is actually the necklace Margot Robbie wears in the Barbie movie? Boasting a delicate bobble chain, and a gold puffed heart pendant with signature ridge detailing, it’s a jewellery gift she’ll definitely be obsessed with.
59. Best cheap Christmas gift
Set Of Two Monogrammed Leather Charger Stickers
For the co-worker who’s always misplacing their charger, there’s no better gift than this pair of leather personalised stickers. They’re made from a stylish faux leather, come in a range of colours, and can be personalised with their initials.
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60. Best Christmas gift for dad
GANT Sacker Rib Half Zip Sweatshirt
Perfect when worn alone, or paired with a button-down shirt, this pure cotton quarter-zip comes in three different wintery colours – and will definitely become a staple addition to dad’s wardrobe.
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61. Best fragrance gift for her
Lancôme La Vie est Belle Eau de Parfum
This floral and sweet perfume is perfect for anyone who favours a more feminine fragrance. With its burst of pear and blackberry, trickle of romantic orange flower and jasmine sambac, and rich patchouli essence base, it’s no surprise that it’s such a best-selling scent.
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62. Best subscription box
GLOSSYBOX eGift Voucher
The gift that keeps on giving for three whole months, treat the beauty lover in your life to a three-month GLOSSYBOX subscription. Curated by a team of beauty experts, each box boasts a monthly edit of five top products that everybody’s talking about. Shop more of the best beauty boxes this way.
63. Best Christmas gift for daughters
Soft Lounge Sleep Set
If you truly love your daughter, you’ll treat her to these perfect SKIMS pyjamas. Made from an ultra soft and lightweight modal rib fabric, it’s the perfect set for cold winter nights, and lazy sunday mornings.
64. Best meal kit subscription gift
Six Month Fresh Pasta Dishes E Gift Subscription
With this e-gift certificate, your favourite foodie will get to choose six pasta dishes to enjoy from the comfort of their own home — over a period of six months.
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65. Best Amazon Christmas gift
ProCase Jewellery Stand Necklace Holder
This slimline four-tiered jewellery stand comes with ten hanging hooks for necklaces and bracelets, two wooden rolls for watches and hairbands, and two rows of small earring holes. Want more jewellery gifts? Our edit of the best jewellery advent calendars is everything.
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66. Best gift for 18 year olds
Round Mini Shoulder Bag
The Uniqlo crossbody bag can fit all the essentials, comes in five different colours, and is also set to release in a corduroy material at some point later this year. It’s the perfect bag for anyone who’s always on-the-go.
67. Best stocking filler gift for boyfriends
Midweight T-Shirt
If he’s watched The Bear, then chances are he’s thought about getting himself a new white t-shirt. With its regular fit, and 100% soft cotton material, this one should help him channel his inner Carmy.
68. Best present for pregnant women
Mama Mio Tummy Rub Routine
Your pregnant friend will definitely thank you for treating them to this gorgeous Mama Mio gift set. Inside, they’ll find all the essential tools they’ll need to soothe, calm and comfort their growing tummy.
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69. Best bath gift set
ESPA Charms of Happiness
This ESPA set is the perfect gift for a person who loves an hour-long bath. ALl boasting the same Jasmine, Gardenia and Rose Geranium scent, inside they’ll find a bath oil, shower gel, and a pulse point oil — as well as a skin stimulating brush.
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70. Best travel gift for serial holidaymakers
The Weekender
As well as looking seriously cute, this weekend bag can hold an impressive forty-nine litres, has a wide easy-access opening, and — best of all — comes with a bottom compartment that’s perfect for storing shoes or dirty clothes. It’s the perfect gift for the person who’s always heading off on weekends away.
71. Best Christmas gift for grandad
House Robe
This soft and fluffy robe is exactly the level of luxury that your grandad deserves! Plus, for an extra £10, you can even have his initials embroidered directly above the logo in a thread colour of your choosing.
72. Best experience gift
Fortnum & Mason Champagne Afternoon Tea for Two
With this voucher, the recipient and a lucky plus one will be entitled to a delicious champagne afternoon tea in Fortnum & Mason’s stunning Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon. They’ll be in for a truly luxurious afternoon.
73. Best alcohol gift for him
Absolut x Olly Alexander Limited Edition Vodka
A limited edition Christmas gift, this bottle of vodka represents the marriage between Absolut and singer/songwriter and social advocate Olly Alexander. Inside, the brand's original vodka brand; the bottle can be personalised for an extra £7.50.