Indulge in some ‘self-love’ this Valentine’s Day with our round up of some of the best wellness inspired gifts.
If you want to luxuriate with a loved one, the Euphoria Escape for couples is just for you. Set in the heart of the beautiful Greek Peloponnese, the couple’s two-day package includes spa treatments, delicious food, and dramatic landscapes, giving you an opportunity to spend time together in a quiet place of natural beauty.
LUCY® is an exclusive, sustainable, and high-tech bottle cap that cleverly filters water, controls the level of hydration, and reminds users, day by day, when it’s time to drink more, whilst on the go. Available to purchase for £119 from Waterdrop
Combining microcurrent technology with Anti-Shock System™ & T-Sonic™ massage, this fierce toning device takes face yoga to a whole new level! Tighten & firm skin for a youthful, contoured complexion, exercising the 65+ muscles in your face & neck in just 2 mins. With guided routines, experience pro-level treatments & results at home.
This Valentine’s treat your loved one to a sensual massage with OTO AMPLIFY body oil. This revitalising and invigorating CBD oil uses the highest quality natural hemp botanicals infused with kanuka, bergamot, and bitter orange essential oils.
SevenSeventeen candles are all about finding calm amidst the chaos. Hand-poured in England to ensure even fragrance distribution, they come with their own soothing mantras to restore sanity and fill your home with a mood boosting scent. 10% of profits from every sale is donated to mental health charities. The ‘All The Love’ black pomegranate vegan friendly candle comes in three sizes, from £16 available from SevenSeventeen.
The Saia Yoga Mat bag is perfect for the stylish yogi in your life. Made with super soft vegan leather and available in three different colours. £120 from SAIA
Self-love is more important than ever.Last year has been tough and the last thing we need is all the unnecessary pressure that Valentine’s Day brings. So, this year, instead of Valentine’s we’re showing our gratitude to all the girlfriends that have helped us survive a global pandemic.
Team Coco is all about that supportive female energy – so what better way to say thank you than by treating your favourite gal pals to some of the best self-care, skincare and all-rodn wellness finds this February?
To help women everywhere on their self-love journey, BLOOM Gin has collaborated with quality sex toy company, So Divine, to create the ultimate self-love gift box – be it for yourself, your friend, your sister, hell, even your mum if you’re so inclined. The limited-edition gift-box, which contains a bottle of BLOOM Gin, a scented candle and a sex toy from So Divine, is the ultimate gift of pleasure and relaxation.
Part of Amanda Harrington’s tan-compatible skincare range, the rich, hydrating Ultra balm is designed to prep skin for tan application and combat dryness at the elbows, knees and ankles. Perfect for some self-care this V-day.
Cool wellness brand Anatomē offers a supportive, mindful offering to treat oneself or a loved one with products to help support emotionally and physically. The pink Balance range is perfect for pampering, good health and self-love.
Steam Cream’s Jasmine & Evening Primrose Moisturiser breathes life into spring skin and lifts the soul after a harsh winter. This weightless cream rebalances the skin, helping it to retain moisture and build up its resilience to the changing climate and environment.
This Valentine’s, Nailberry are sharing the love with a complimentary bottle of this bestselling Pop My Berry Lacquer worth £15 when you spend £45 or more with the code POPMYBERRY.
But it doesn’t stop there… Explore Nailberry’s Valentine’s Day limited-edition gift sets to find the perfect present – whether to add to your own wish list, treat a special someone or let your galentine know just how much you appreciate them. The quintessential Valentine’s colours – feminine, flattering for all and a picture-perfect pairing for any daytime ensemble. Nailberry’s iconic fiery red, Rouge, delicate pastel pink, Rose Blossom, and gloss-enhancing Bare Essentials Base and Top Coat. The perfect trio to nail your Valentine’s nail art, that is just too cute to pass up
Vesta London Beauty was created by marketing expert Vesta Boateng, to answer her need for high quality lip makeup that matched her (and others! ) skin tone. She spent 4 years formulating the perfect nourishing blends and has created a range of lip liners and glosses that work on all skin types – like magic!
Nailberry, the ethically focused nail brand with a 12-free, vegan friendly and halal approved L’Oxygéné formula is certainly the nail brand we are all coveting this year. The award-winning Acai Nail Elixir is brilliant and proven to help nourish, harden, protect, boost growth and conceal ridges.
Chāmpo are a South Asian-owned, independent, UK-based haircare brand, founded by Kuldeep Knox. Since their founding a couple of years ago, they have become cult favourites in the premium, vegan haircare space, known for their trichologically-driven, 98%+ naturalformulas that produce tangible results. This results-driven serum combines cutting-edge anti-hair loss actives technology to tone, condition and energise the scalp. This, plus a pioneering complex of biomimetic peptide amino acids, lipo amino acids and biochanin a-rich Red Clover Extract, are designed to calm the scalp and prevent hair loss.
Eartha Underwear is a wellness inspired and eco-conscious underwear brand. The first collection launched in November 2021 following 12 months of research into sustainable and ethical manufacturing opportunities and natural materials which are more consumer and environmentally friendly than polyester and virgin cotton. Perfect for some guilt-free self-love this Valentine’s Day.
Help your gal pals hit reset on your hair and scalp problems with the latest launch from sustainable, Scandi-inspired haircare brand, FFØR. Designed by eco-conscious hair technicians who know that healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp, to allow all of us to achieve that salon-fresh feeling at home this Galentine’s.
Bonus: Here is the perfect gift for the travel-lover in your life. Jet Candy helps weary travellers beat the jet lag blues – along with other ailments associated with the disruption caused to the circadian rhythms. Jet Candy has launched an all-new family of 100% natural remedies, which can be used for long-haul travel, or simply as a much-needed pick-me-up on the ground.
Aaah Valentine’s Day, the ultimate day for love (and self-love). This year, we’re dusting off our favourite fashion finds so we can look and feel fabulous this Valentine’s Day no matter what youre plans are.
So, whether you’re glamming it up with a swanky date, or cosying it up at home in your favourite PJ’s #TeamCoco has got you covered with these 20 stylish fashion finds.
Unless you’re willing to splurge on the latest console, men are notoriously difficult to shop for on Valentine’s Day. Not to worry – because we’ve searched high and low to curate the very best men’s gifts so you can reward your beaus #TeamCoco style.
From the best men’s grooming products, versatile fashion finds, functional backpacks and the coolest new gadgets, our editors have done all the hard work for you by rounding up the top 18 best (fool-proof) gifts to wow your beau this Valentine’s Day
From toddler tantrums to pandemic breakdowns, our mums are with through thick and thin. This Christmas, Team Coco has rounded up some of the best festive gifts out there to really make your mum special. Because we believe that while every mum makes Christmas as magical as can be, they deserve some Christmas sparkle too.
We absolutely adore Fable & Eve’s super stylish and cosy pyjama sets that can go from bed to lounge with ease, and we’re sure your mum will too. Also, who doesn’t love a large triple wick candle from Acqua di Parma and Emilio Pucci’s stunning new collaboration to elevate your Christmas with the fam. It is the perfect festive gift.
We love female-owned independent fashion Belle Modelle’s joyful, brightly coloured knitwear that’s totally flattering and affordable too. Leila Gregory is the creator of Belle-Modelle’s joy-inducing collection and her mission is to inspire real women of all shapes and sizes to embrace stylish, colourful clothing.
Meanwhile, Meg & Bee’s leather bags, which feature vibrant multi-coloured straps that can easily be mixed and matched – can be worn with any outfit. The perfect festive gift, Meg & Bee boasts a variety of different-sized crossbody bags named Major Kit, Classic Kit, Mini Kit & Limited Kit as well as their New Mobile Kit, all of which can be customised with various straps, tassels and charms. Each design bears the brand’s unique signature gold star disc charm, the hallmark of a Meg & Bee bag.
Mum will swoon with Wild Cornwall’s luxury gift hampers which are filled with a curated selection of delicious, locally sourced foodie treats, while the Liga Tea Set will surely elevate her next cuppa. Never Go Alone’s minimalist hand sanitisers will also work well as a last-minute stocking filler for mum – which will undoubtdely become a staple for her purse in these covid times.
What mum wouldn’t appreciate a ‘hug in a box?’ which is exactly what Atlantic Blankets are offering with this fabulously cosy festive gift set.
Mum will love this quilted Jurassic Coat from Temperley London which is a new feminine take on classic, robust outerwear. Not to mention, the beautiful coat is designed to train local talent in the craft via an apprenticeship programme, as every step of the garment-making process is rigorously sense-checked to minimise carbon and waste and to maximise local industry.
We love Aurum’s sustainable, Icelandic inspired jewellery pieces and we’re sure mum will too. Each piece is fully sustainable and was designed, with love, by Icelandic goldsmith Guðbjörg Kristín Ingvarsdóttir, who is the feature of an inspiring Women Worldwide interview here.
Shida Preserved Flowers’ Christmas collections have been designed to add some extra luxury to the upcoming holidays. For the ultimate in Christmas luxe, the Nuit collection has all the drama! From the statement king protea flower and gorgeous black ostrich feather to the pretty black glixia flowers and lush eucalyptus greenery. Fluffy pink cloud bush adds a whimsical touch to this stand-out bouquet that mum will surely love.
Unless you’re willing to splurge on the latest console, men are notoriously difficult to shop for during the holidays. Not to worry – because we’ve searched high and low to curate the very best men’s gifts so you can reward your beaus #TeamCoco style (but only if they’ve been nice!)
From the best men’s grooming products, versatile fashion finds, functional backpacks and the coolest new gadgets, our editors have done all the hard work for you by rounding up the top 18 best (fool-proof) gifts to wow your stylish beau this Christmas.
With the evenings growing longer and the weather getting chillier, we’ll soon be welcoming the arrival for Christmas party season.
Whether you’re the hardcore club kid, the shy office Christmas party-goer, the homemade Christmas party planner, or even the designated driver — Team Coco has rounded up some of the best new spirits, tipples, no-and-low blends, wines and wine subscriptions to fuel next Christmas do – or simply to gift to your favourite boozy friend.
Isla of Barra’s Atlantic Gin’s main botanical is carrageen seaweed, collected wild and sustainably, from the shores surrounding the island, creating a pleasing, bold flavour and rich in maritime notes. It is perfect for the family’s gin connoisseur.
Incomparable to anything else, Wild Eve Recipe no 1. is well thought out, rich and as intense as a good alcoholic drink. It has heat, length, and real complexity with that moreish desire to keep on sipping. This delicious blend was created by award winning Apothecary and Herbalist, Amanda Saurin.
STRYKK’s Not V*dka, Jing Tea’s Sparkling Tea and Belvoir Farm’s non-alcoholic Passionfruit Martini’s make excellent gifts for those who have decided to skip the alcohol altogether this party season. Alternatively, they also serve as good companions for those looking to minimise their alcohol consumption this December. Meanwhile, the Snow Globe Gin Liqueur from Gravity Drinks adds some enchantment to your drinks trolley with edible gold leaf and a festive gingerbread and orange flavour.
Laid-back, accessible, not in the least bit intimidating… The Bottle Bazaar Wine Club is perfect for those who are curious to learn more about the wines they love – and discover new ones – in a friendly, unfussy way. In a world where we’ve learnt the joy of joining in from home, a gift membership to the Bottle Bazaar Wine Club is a really refreshing choice this Christmas (stay tuned for our review soon!)
Why not celebrate this year with the gift of liquid magic from the world’s leading ultra-premium rum, Ron Zacapa 23? Created 2,300 metres above sea level this unique Guatemalan rum will transport your taste buds and serves as the ideal toast to the reuniting of friends and family. Ron Zacapa 23’s unique smoothness and exquisite taste is perfect for pairing with any festive meals or alongside delicious, sweet treats and always injects a hint of magic into any celebration.
Coravin is on a mission to change the way we experience wine. The brand’s new Coravin Sparkling is a ‘first of its kind’ product which will end all attempts of the many mythical solutions we currently use (such as spoons placed in open bottles!) to maintain the fizz in sparkling wine. The sparkling wine preservation system retains the flavour and effervescence of sparkling wines for two weeks, meaning we can now enjoy sparkling wine by the glass without affecting the rest of the bottle.
With the festive season fast approaching, House of Coco caught up with the team behind International Elf Service to get their top tips on 12 Christmas craft ideas that can make this December Extra-Special for the children as well the planet.
Here at Elf Towers, we eat, sleep and breathe Christmas 365 days of the year and 24-7. But even for us, there’s nothing that quite beats the festive taste bud explosion of that first mince pie when December finally arrives. Or the thrill of opening the decoration boxes and singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town on constant repeat. We get tingly with excitement just thinking about it!
And we don’t stop there! Each year we add to the Christmas cheer by thinking up new traditions for our ever-expanding Christmas list. This year, we’re getting Christmas creative with all the children…
At International Elf Service, we all agree that the best part of Christmas is being together and creating memories to treasure. After all, your children probably look forward to these times more than their presents or the food! And the simpler the tradition, the better – for you and for the environment! So why not try one or two of our “12 Ways of Christmas” – a list of fun and sustainable things to do with your chidren to make Christmas even more magical:
Make edible Christmas trees – cover upside-down ice-cream cones in green icing and sprinkles.
Create a Christmas collage using cut-outs from last year’s Christmas cards. Leave it as a surprise for someone to find.
Play Christmas charades with the whole family using only Christmas themes!
Make edible reindeer poo – dip raisins in chocolate, cool to harden and sprinkle them on your breakfast cereal.
Video each family member saying “My favourite thing about Christmas is …”. Put them together for a new Christmas memory.
Make a mini Christmas tree forest – forage for different-sized pine cones, paint them green and add colourful decorations and a cut out star for the top.
Make bird-friendly reindeer food – mix sunflower hearts, naked rolled oats, dried mealworms, yellow millet and kibbled peanuts. Sprinkle on your lawn or bird table, or leave outside in a bowl.
Create natural Christmas decorations – weave twigs together with strips of bright material or wool to make stars, snowflakes or mini Christmas trees.
Make homemade Christmas Crackers – wrap toilet roll tubes in leftover Christmas paper, tie the ends with colourful string, write your own joke, cut out a hat, and make or find a little gift for inside (no buying allowed!).
Bake Gingerbread biscuits and have a Christmas Cookie decorating party.
Design and decorate homemade Christmas cards using items from around the house – shiny buttons, tinsel, wrapping paper, ribbons, recycled material, colourful string etc.
Draw or paint Christmas pictures and put them in the window for passers-by to enjoy. Or take them to a local home for the elderly (staying to talk with some of the residents).
About International Elf Service
International Elf Service is passionate about extending those precious believing years for longer, while supporting children’s well-being and literacy. Their unique, eco-friendly personalised letters combine magical and captivating stories with whimsical, handcrafted illustrations from the worlds of the Christmas Elves of the North Pole!
Featuring new adventures every time, each letter delivers the most fantastical surprise, sparking children’s imaginations, promoting one-to-one time and creating childhood memories and family traditions to be cherished for years to come.
Elfie’s Christmas Advent Letter Bundles are a multi-award-winning way to deliver Extra-Sparkly Christmas Spirit to your home. The Ultimate Story Bundle (link) acts just like an Advent Calendar, with 26 personalised daily letters bringing brand new updates from the North Pole, for your children to discover hidden mysteriously around their home! It also includes a North Pole Village Map and an Extra-Special Letter from the man himself (Father Christmas or Santa Claus – you choose)! And everything’s printed on 100% recycled paper, tied together with natural jute twine or biodegradable cotton candy-cane cord, and presented in compostable gift boxes filled with natural wood shavings from the Elves’ workshop (and sustainably managed forests, of course!).
For younger children, there’s a bundle of 7 handcrafted and personalised Christmas Elf letters, bursting with Christmassy activities for 3-5 year olds (link), and a Baby’s First Christmas Certificate for new additions to the family. (link) And everything can be paired with our Christmas Memory Box – 20 beautifully illustrated pages, one for each year for the next 20 years, for you to record the most magical moments, memories and traditions from Christmas Day – an enchanting gift for everyone in the family.
House of Coco recently caught up with Emily Beckloff, Founder & Chief Elf at International Elf Service, who told us all about her journey to becoming Chief Elf. Check out our interview with Emily here.
Nothing in this world is more rejuvenating than a good night’s sleep and here at House of Coco, we’re all about creating night-time rituals that can help relax and restore us for the day ahead.
This Christmas, we’ve rounded up the best sleep-enhancing gifts from silky pyjamas, luxurious eye masks, pillow mists, essential oils, fluffy slippers and even bath soaks that will put even the most restless sleeper to bed. Because there truly is no better gift than a good night’s sleep.
11. Five Minute & Foot Mat and Mindful Aromatherapy Balm by Scentered available at https://scentered.me/
ONAIE’s new Star Sheepskin Slippers not only look and feel wonderful, but they’re completely unique, sustainably made, and built to last. Each pair is crafted by hand using the finest quality materials, and no two pairs are ever the same.
The Sonic toothbrush uses professionally designed sonic technology, allowing for the gentle feel of a manual toothbrush with an actual deep clean effect that was designed with both efficiency and comfort in mind. It’s a real game changer! You can even have the Sonic Toothbrush personalised in time for Christmas.
Drowsy’s luxurious Deep Sleep Collection Gift Box is the ultimate sleep kit that promises uninterrupted rest. Like a hug for your face, the sell-out Silk Sleep Mask features a heavenly padded lining for total blackout with skin ageing and hair-damage protection properties.
Treat someone that deserves some me-time to three nourishing handmade body oils, complete with a Gaia gift box, to attend to the body and mind’s every need over the busy Christmas period. Awakening to uplift spirits and provide support throughout the day, Balancing brings harmony and Calming provides comfort and relaxation at the end of a busy day.
Perfect for those looking to add something new to their wellbeing ritual, Point Zero’s 24K Gold Plated Ear Seeds can be used to stimulate pressure points in your ear to clear energy blockages in order to bring your body back to balance in all facets – work/life, physical and mental aka ‘point zero.’ Just the thing to get you in the right mood for a good night’s sleep.
Scentered’s Five Minute Acupressure Foot Mat & Mindful Aromatherapy Balm is compact and easy to use for every space, it helps restore balance to the body’s energy flow and promotes a sense of wellbeing to the body and mind, after just 5 minutes! Aviela’s sumptuous hair-to-toe shea butter is rich in fatty acids, Vitamins A and E, and natural soothing properties to help deliver intense hydration, superior nourishment and incredible skin softening properties to all skin types, whilst working hard to alleviate dryness and calm irritated skin.
We love Made Your Day’s organic cotton pyjama sets which look just as good in bed as it does in your lounge. Ethically crafted in Portugal, the fit is contemporary and relaxed, flattering and not skimpy, to ensure maximum comfort as loungewear and nightwear.
Starpowa’s vegan Snooze Gummies are made with 5-HTP, Vitamin B6, L-Theanine, Chamomile, Lavender, Lemon Balm Leaf and Montmorency Cherry, these gummies promote sleep by increasing melatonin production, an important sleep-regulating hormone, key for sound, peaceful sleep. They also work to ease anxiety, stress and having natural calming effects.
The Jing Tea Flowering Set is perfect for the experienced tea drinker. This gift set is guaranteed to impress. It includes 4 bulbs of Jing’s floral showstoppers, which are made from spring-fresh green tea from Fujian, China, hand-tied with sweet jasmine blossoms and soft lily petals. Each bulb blooms into a vibrant display when added to hot water. The tea is paired with JING’s Two Cup Tea-iere and two Glass Cups and Saucers.
Thelma & Leah perfect for those who like to add a little sunshine to their winter wardrobe! This travel-inspired brand uses traditional block printing all hand finished in Rajasthan by collaborating with local artisans before being sent to Spain for production. Thelma & Leah continues to work and support independent artisans and is hoping to include charities and philanthropy into the brand’s ethos soon too.
If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it’s the power of your turning your home into a sanctuary through fragrance. So even with electric prices soaring, and the threat of Plan B looming, you can still banish the winter blues by transforming your home with scent this festive season.
Because we simply can’t deny the transformative power of scent, here are ten luxury fragrance gifts for yourself, your flattie, or you’re your mum, that will uplift the spirit and turn your own into a verified oasis away from the stress of the everyday.
Acqua di Parma x Emilio Pucci are launching an exclusive large format candle and diffuser for Harrods. Notte di Stelle, the iconic fragrance from the Acqua di Parma Home Collection, is back. A festive night illuminated by the colours of Vortici which cover the packaging and the glass of the candle and diffuser. An atmospheric gift to accompany the joy of sharing an intimate and special time of the year.
Maison Crivelli fragrances are all gender-free with a strong focus on sustainability and natural ingredients. This flamboyant and luminous new scent is inspired by the experience of tasting hibiscus tea in the heart of a gemstone market.
Calm’s unique geo cut glass diffuser looks stunning while scenting your space with a warm ambient light to improve mood and energy levels. Calm offers 100% pure organic essential oils that have been steam distilled or cold pressed correctly, to make sure the ambient smell has health benefits as well as being sustainable for our environment.
Olivia’s Haven’s delicious Christmas at the Old Rectory Candle is exactly what you need to brighten up the mood and ring in the Christmas vibes early this Winter. Inspired by Founder Olivia’s own Christmas family traditions, this candle offers warming notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves as a celebration of her favourite day of the year.
10. Dolce Estasi Eau de Parfum and Magnifier by Bvlgari Parfums available at https://www.bulgari.com/
Wild Planet Aromatherapy’s Awaken Candle is a refreshing alternative to more traditional Christmas scents. This blend of vibrant essential oils of spicy Ginger, refreshing Grapefruit and breathe-easy Eucalyptus with added May Chang will help to lift your spirits and fill your home with fresh, lively scent. Not to mention, Wild Planet Aromatherapy’s candles are all vegan, cruelty-free and sustainable too!
HOOHAA is a fabulous fragrance e-tailer that specialises in niche fragrances such as Maison Matine, Maya Njie, Gallivant and Frassai. It offers Unisex fragrance subscriptions minus all the fuss. HOOHAA offers three edits: Easy Does it, Buckle Up and Take Me to Mars depending on your fragrance preferences. The subscriptions offer small, travel-friendly fragrances and you can also select a larger perfume bottle for your favourite scent.
Noble Isle’s Pinewood Botanical Candle is a visual delight and features embossed pine cones and ferns. The evergreen scent allows you to escape on an enchanting journey through Scotland’s Moray Forest.
Armani Casa’s Gold Leaf and Green Marble Candles ooze Italian luxury and would make the perfect splash out gift to add some luxe this Christmas,
Finally, Dolce Estasi, from Bvlgari’s Allegra Parfums collection, is a powdery floral fragrance that evokes memories of sweet Italian pastries.
