It's the little extras that really make Christmas, isn't it? So for the first of our series of gift guides, we're sharing recommendations for real ‘steals’ that might work as stocking fillers, Secret Santa gifts or as 'table gifts' (an American tradition we rather love. As ever, we only feature things that we'd actually like to receive ourselves!

Bentley Lavender Soap Organic Calming & Moisturising Soap. Still getting through a lot of the stuff, aren't we? Here's a lovely one, though, organically-certified, offering calming wafts of lavender with every gentle sudsing.

£3.99 - buy here

Heathcote & Ivory Nathalie Lété Forest Folk Lip Balm Compact. We are frankly completely ENTRANCED by Nathalie Lété's illustrations for Heathcote & Ivory (which is why you'll find two of the products emblazoned with them in this gift guide). The cute squirrel-adorned compact flips open to reveal a mirror, too – ideal for make-up checking.

£8 - buy here

Ted Baker Bath Fizzers. Posh bath bombs (because we're never too old to enjoy those), in a container that begs to be upcycled.

£10 - buy here

Hello Sunday The One For Your Hands Hand Cream. Every handbag needs a little tube of handcare kindness tucked in there, and this is a fab one, with a breeze of lemon, lime and geranium wafting through, and the bonus of an SPF30.

£10 - buy here

Philip Kingsley The Recipe for Condition & Strength Haircare Gift Set. Travel sizes of two absolute hair heroes originally created by the 'king' of healthy hair, perfect for that friend who's been whingeing about how hers is in need of TLC. (A great intro, before they splurge for the larger sizes.)

£10 - buy here

L’Occitane Shea Butter Festive Bauble. O', Christmas tree, O' Christmas tree – how lovely you'll looked adorned by this keepsake star tin, inside which are tucked L'Occitane's iconic shea butter treasures.

£12 - buy here

Roger & Gallet Soap. We have a life-long love affair with this French heritage soap brand, and are pleased to see its profile being deservedly raised, again. Tuck a single soap – Fleur d'Osmanthus, Rose or the fab original Jean-Marie Farina Cologne – in a stocking, a couple of days before Christmas, and the whole present-opening experience will be a fragrant joy.

£6.50 - buy here

Beauty Bible Lip Balm. The lip balm we loved so much, we emblazoned our own names on it and launched it as the ONLY Beauty Bible product, ever! Honestly the comfiest, richest, nicest-to-apply balm we've ever used. Yes, we would say that... but it also happens to be true!!!!

£6 - buy here

Aromatherapy Associates Mini Moment Forest Therapy

L’Occitane Shea Butter Festive Bauble. You will always spot quite a few mentions of Aromatherapy Associates in our guides. Reason? We have gifted their products for years, and it's like a chain letter: we give it to someone, then they gift something to someone else, and so it goes – and grows. Here, some darling dangly tree treats in a suitably forest-y, grounding scent.

£12 - buy here

Heathcote & Ivory Nathalie Lété Forest Folk Hand and Lip Tin. More Nathalie Léte. More lip gorgeousness, but this time accompanied by a perfect handbag size of hand cream to one of Heathcote & Ivory's peerless formulas: rich, nourishing and swiftly-absorbed. (Also: prettily scented.)

£12 - buy here

Nude By Nature Moisture Infusion Lipgloss. A gorgeous, glam-but-never-sticky gloss in a wide selection of shades, any one of which would suit every skintone, nourishing lips with its blend of kakadu plum, sweet almond oil, shea butter and hyaluronic acid.

£11.50 - buy here

Moments of Comfort: Embracing the Joy in Life's Simple Pleasures by Gill Hasson. An important reminder to stop, smell the roses (or the coffee) and focus on the little things in life – something we think we've become better at over the past year and a half, but is crystallised here in a wonderful, inspiring little book.

£11.99 - buy here

Molton Brown Bauble (Jasmine & Sun Rose) . There are lots of different fragrances in these gorgeous baubles to choose from – we’ve picked Jasmine & Sun Rose here, but are equally in love with the limited edition Jubilant Pine & Patchouli. Just not convinced they’ll last till Christmas on the tree chez nous, what with the lure of a long, hot, fragrant bath to bust the stress!

£12 - buy here

Lanolips Rhubarb Lip Balm Bauble. Another brilliant bauble, this time a-dangling with a multi-Beauty Bible Award-winning tinted rosy lip balm that literally suits anyone, with the benefit of an added SPF. Wonderful in winter, invaluable to have handy in summer.

£8.99 - buy here

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