Christmas Gift Guide For Your Ethical Friends

Christmas gift guide for your ethical friends

The holiday rush of getting the perfect gift doesn't get any easier each year. Let's change that. We’re here to take all the stress out of your holiday shopping. December is officially upon us, the sea-son to tis your loved ones and those who bring you joy each year. Haven’t started thinking about gifts just yet? Don’t worry we’ve got your back. The importance of buying ethically is becoming more and more prevalent in the minds of us as consumers, realising the hard truth behind big companies and fast fashion work environments, now whether you want to shop ethically this Christmas for yourself or you know a friend that only accepts ethically made gifts, then you can make a positive impact this year.

So if you’ve got an ethical friend or a few in your life, then this is for you. We’ve got the rundown of everything you could possibly need…

Original Pamper Hamper

You can’t go wrong with a hamper at Christmas and what better than one filled with self-care? Not only is this self-love box ethically produced, but it is also plastic free, sustainable and vegan. It doesn’t get easier than this, wrapped and packaged with a personalised gift tag you can send this directly to your giftee. In this special gift box, the choices are endless to personalise perfectly, including a bar of Josh’s chocolate, dark or milk, a Parkminster-scented candle, Fozzy bath salts or Epsom salt body scrub, shea butter soap bar, lavender pouch, Greenfibres muslin and cotton face cloth and a tea of your choice.

BIANA Roman Pool Towel

Give the gift of a luxury pool towel for your beach babes. This stunning towel comes in reversible checks in rich cedar brown and sand fawn to make a statement on any poolside. Created from 100% organic cotton, BAINA towels are manufactured in Portugal and renowned for their high-quality textiles. BIANA are also certified from SMETA, certifying they use best practices in labour, health and safety and ethics and environmental impact.

Wild and Stone Plastic-Free Hair Ties

A stocking filler they will love. You can never have enough hair ties to throw in your beach bag. Made from 100% organic cotton and even a plant-based rubber, this pack of hair ties is 100% biodegradable with no plastic or metal too. A perfect swap for your plastic ties. It usually takes 500 years for a standard hair tie to fully decompose, so gift the gift or no harm to the planet this season. Wild and Stone also are FSC certified and pledge to happy workers and safe conditions. So this pack of six ties is perfect with a colour range for every bikini to match with.

ILIA C Beyond Triple Serum SPF 40

Leaping Bunny approved, ILIA take an ethical-sustainable approach to all their products. This Vitamin C, mineral SPF is even confined with niacinamide. These ingredients come together for the first time in this sunscreen supercharged with actives. Offered in three tones it is designed to counteract the white cast while leaving your skin glowing. Even winning best sunscreen serum 2022 in Bustle’s Most Wanted Awards. It gets even better, 1% of sales goes straight to helping reforestation! The perfect skincare gift this year.

Vapour Clean Minimalist Set

Got a minimalist in your life who lives for the ‘clean girl’ look? This set was made for her. Full of daily essentials specifically for low-maintenance beauty at a great package value. Featuring their Lux Organic Lip Conditioner, bursting with organic plant power this creamy balm glides over the lips effortlessly. Also including, Vapour’s Mesmerize Mascara, made to lengthen and define your lashes, along with their Essential Daily Primer for fresh boasting skin. Did I mention all the ingredients and vegan-friendly and ethically sourced?

Le Specs Eye Trash

It’s easy to say the cat-eye sunglasses are here to stay, an instant classic to add to your collection. This elegant wardrobe staple is the epitome of femininity. Made from recycled PET plastic, the Australian-born brand is pioneering eco and environmentally aware eyewear. Made from zero-waste components and packaged in a recycled jersey pouch and cardboard box. Give the gift of timeless eyewear.

Styelle Swim Arielle One-Piece

We couldn’t go without mentioning one of our buttery soft, biodegradable swim pieces. After all the beach babes out there need their dose of sophisticated swimwear. This cut-out one-shoulder piece is one they will never want to take off, instantly flattering and as always, ethically sourced. We don’t do it any other way around here, so you can trust all our products are ethical.

Milk Makeup Bronze, Glow, Go Set

An ingredient-focused cosmetic brand, Milk is not only vegan-friendly but also cruelty-free and paraben free. This value set contains four Milk must-haves. Their best-selling matte bronzer stick, lip and cheek tint, highlighter and a deluxe sample of their Rise mascara. So you can glow up in seconds into a bronzed babe. The perfect value-for-money gift set this set.

Tesalate The Alchemist Beach Towel

Leave the sand at the beach, Tesalate specialises in sand-free towels. Their unique towels deliver sand-free moments and less soggy ones. Absorbing over a litre of water, you will never have to face the dreaded sitting on a damp towel again. Tis the sea-son to better beach days with a simple, compact and effective towel. Ethically made from AbsortLite microfibre, they work closely with their factories and even attend frequent visits to ensure the quality of the product and their workers' rights.