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The Christmas gift guide: 100 great ideas for all budgets

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Whether you’re looking for a stocking filler for the kids or a blowout present for your partner, we’ve got Christmas all wrapped up. With 100 brilliant gifts for every age, interest and budget, our ultimate 2020 Christmas gift guide will help you give Santa a run for his money


Under £10

Candy Kittens vegan wild strawberry sweet jar

£7.00, waitrose.com

Space projector torch

£5.99, shop.mariecurie.org.uk

Rainbow Stripe Hat (0 months – 2 years)

£6.00, next.co.uk

Vinyl record pizza cutter

£7.95, rexlondon.com

Editor’s pick: Striped socks
‘A traditional gift that will help create jobs in deprived areas’

£4.00, communityclothing.co.uk

Clothes peg reading light

£8.99, iwantoneofthose.com

Nick Cave notebook

£10.00, cavethings.com

Lulu Guinness x Charlotte Mei green rabbit socks

£8.00, luluguinness.com

Recycled toiletries bag

£8.00, hema.com

The Night Bus Hero by Onjali Q Raúf

£6.99, childrensbookshoplondon.com

Crayon rocks (8)

£7.00, kidly.co.uk

Q&A beauty cracker

£5.50, qandaskin.com

Drag Queens playing cards

£9.99, laurenceking.com

Seed bombs (native wildflowers and grasses)

£8.50, blackbeehoney.com

Michael Clark poster

£5.00, shop.barbican.org.uk

£25 and under

Gwen multicoloured gem hair clip

£12.50, oliverbonas.com

Poo Bingo

£16.99, laurenceking.com

Casa Cubista terracotta handmade jug

£20.00, lusophile.co.uk

Rubies in the Rubble Christmas relish gift set (vegan)

£12.00, rubiesintherubble.com

Traditional seaweed bath (vegan and cruelty-free)

£18.00, haeckels.co.uk

Lavender, frankincense and chamomile room and pillow mist (vegan)

£17.00, pigletinbed.com

Glossier hand cream

£16.00, glossier.com

Foxed (Tipsy) tea towel

£15.00, themerchantstable.co.uk

Japanese cleansing cloud (suitable for vegetarians)

£12.00, victoriahealth.com

Rocket girl refillable lip balm compact

£15.00, andreagarland.co.uk

L’Oxygéné vegan nail polish in Dial M for Maroon

£15.00, nailberry.co.uk

Princess socks by Bonne Maison

£17.00, anthropologie.com

Bookman Block bike light (front and rear)

£17.80, bookman.se

Selfridges Morphe 35B colour burst artistry palette

£24.00, selfridges.com

Starface hydro stars spot stickers

£12.00, starface.world

Lion night light

£24.50, kidly.co.uk

House of Glass, by Hadley Freeman

£14.78, guardianbookshop.com

The Bedside Guardian 2020

£11.99, guardianbookshop.com

Cook, Eat, Repeat, by Nigella Lawson

£22.10, guardianbookshop.com

Flavour, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage

£22.95, guardianbookshop.com

Short Walks In Beautiful Places

£12.99, shop.nationaltrust.org.uk

From Beder’s Kitchen (a charity cookbook of celebrity recipes to raise awareness of mental health)

£22.00, beder.org.uk

Wild Child: Coming Home To Nature, by Patrick Barkham

£14.44, guardianbookshop.com

Black And British: A Forgotten History, by David Olusoga

£12.99, shop.bristolmuseums.org.uk

News And How To Use It, by Alan Rusbridger

£16.52, guardianbookshop.com

Large Orange Abstract Sketchbook 80 Sheets

£11.00, hobbycraft.co.uk

The Lying Life Of Adults, by Elena Ferrante

£18.60, uk.bookshop.org

£50 and under

White Mausu Little Mix condiments gift box

£36.00, whitemausu.com

Ealing gin, made in London by a husband-and-wife team, with 20% of profits going to charities supporting the socially isolated

£44.50, ealingdistillery.co.uk

Men’s fashion editor Helen Seamons’ pick: Reversible scarf, made in Manchester
‘If you’re looking for a gift that gives back, Wawwa donates one scarf for every one purchased’

£30.00, wawwaclothing.com

The original den kit

£40.00, joules.com

Sustainable beanie

£35.00, asket.com

I Can Make You Feel Good, fashion photography book by Tyler Mitchell, who shot Beyoncé’s US Vogue cover

£45.00, waterstones.com

Sheepskin love bird slippers

£48.00, thesmallhome.co.uk

Port in a Storm organic sleep shorts

£29, loveyawn.com

Fashion stylist Melanie Wilkinson’s pick: Belt bag
‘Perfect for outdoor roaming, a recycled belt bag will liven up your winter woollens’

£39.00, cosstores.com

Beauty columnist Sali Hughes’s pick: Boy Smells gender neutral candle
‘My favourite new candle brand’

£36.00, spacenk.com

Biossance 100% Squalane Oil

£27.00, cultbeauty.co.uk

Sali Hughes’s pick: Mattetrance lipstick in Elson 2
‘Not too orange, not too pink – this is a perfect festive red’

£36.00, patmcgrath.com

Set of 10 personalised note cards

£40.00, memopress.co.uk

Susanne Kaufmann Winter bath oil

£47.00, mrporter.com

Lightweight yoga mat

£42.95, yogi-bare.co.uk

Maison Matine Warni Warni Eau De Parfum 50ml

£50.00, harveynichols.com

Cotton zig-zag socks

£20.00, genevievesweeney.com

Food writer Meera Sodha’s pick: Noble Rot: Wine From Another Galaxy, by Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew
‘This should help you unravel the secrets of the good stuff’

£30.00, shop.noblerot.co.uk

Djeco Teepee Play Tent

£48.95, crafts4kids.co.uk

Piglet x Woolovers sheepskin mule slippers

£42.00, pigletinbed.com

Cartoonist Stephen Collins’s pick: Tile Bluetooth tracker
‘I have one taped to every remote control: they have improved my life greatly’

£47.99, thetileapp.com

£100 and under

Roller skates in sky blue (vegan)

£99.95, impalarollerskates.eu

Level Up gaming headphones in silver

£99.99, metersmusic.com

Japanese secateurs

£80.00, genus.gs

Morphée meditation sleep sound box

£79.95, morphee.co

Dashel ReCycle bike helmet, made with recyclable foam

£79.00, brompton.com

Gaucho tech roll

from £59, mantidy.co.uk

Styling editor Melanie Wilkinson’s pick: Linen pyjama set
‘Naturally breathable flax pyjamas are the ideal nighttime companion’

£100.00, pigletinbed.com

100% recycled backpack

£76.00, everlane.com

Handmade silver and pearl earrings

£95.00, lovenesslee.com

Embroidered cotton collar

£75.00, rixo.co.uk

Smart Garden 3 by Click & Grow

£95.00, conranshop.co.uk

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Bluetooth Waterproof Portable Speaker, Unicorn

£99.00, johnlewis.com

Parra broken bike sweater

£90.00, theunionproject.com

Oval and circle print by David Hardy (unframed)

£90.00, partnershipeditions.com

Carafe and glass in amber

£65.00, pentreath-hall.com

Chiara Perano Negroni print

£55.00, shop.ciao-chiara.com

ROOP Furoshiki satin bag

£75.00, selfridges.com

Vacuum coffee jug

£80.00, skandium.com

Espresso coffee machine with milk frother

£100.00, johnlewis.com

Slip pure silk pillowcase in pink agate

£85.00, lookfantastic.com

Infinity and beyond

Multicoloured patchwork quilt, exclusive to the V&A

£325.00, vam.ac.uk

Roberts Radio Bluetooth speaker

£149.99, robertsradio.com

Type 80 Anglepoise lamp in pistachio green

£199.00, heals.com

Swiss stability ball in Desert Edition

£129.00, baola.co

Jamieson’s of Shetland men’s stripe crew knit jumper

£129.00, endclothing.com

Poconos triangle scarf

€145, electronicsheep.com

Minnie Mae Stott column of strength lamp base

£164.00, minniemae.co.uk

Recycled cord trainers

£120.00, goodnews.london

Salt candle in handblown glass

£125.00, perfumerh.com

Amoeba medallion cushion

£128.00, uk.jonathanadler.com

Mini Doric Earring in purified and recycled sterling silver

£113.89, kinraden.com

Mister Marvelous eau de parfum

£170.00, byredo.com

AKG Y500 wireless headphones

£129.00, selfridges.com

Green Grove Weavers mohair prismatic throw

£175.00, shop.royalacademy.org.uk

La Double J, Goddess Demeter square porcelain plate

£115.00, matchesfashion.com

Pampa Lite + recycled WP boots in firecracker

£105.00, palladiumboots.co.uk

Skin Design London Vitamin C Serum

£115.00, cultbeauty.co.uk

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