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Jill Mead, Katherine Rose and PR

Last-minute Christmas gifts: for her

For her Christmas gifts: Beeswax pillar candle
Just the ticket for the cat lover in your life. These decorative rings come in yellow, black or white, with the fluffball sitting, standing or lying down.
Fuzzy cat ring, £3.28, order by 20 Dec
Buy online at etsy.com/shop/TemporalFlux
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Sunnyside bubble bar
A nugget of tangerine, lemon and wild orange essential oils: “Turns your bath to shimmering liquid gold.”
Sunnyside bubble bar, £3.40, order by 19 Dec
Buy online at lush.co.uk
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Japanese ladies’ mirror
An elegant pocket mirror featuring a design taken from Migita Toshihide’s 19th-century series of woodblock prints, entitled Twelve Aspects of Beautiful Women.
Japanese ladies’ mirror, £3.50, order by 22 Dec
Buy online at culturelabel.com
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Tinted lip balm
This new Burt’s Bees range of delicately coloured shea butter lip balms are soft, sweet and subtle. Choose from honeysuckle, tiger lily, pink blossom, hibiscus, red dahlia and rose.
Tinted lip balm, £5.99, order by 22 Dec
Buy online at iloveburt.com
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Origami swan earrings
A dangling, geometric pair of cygnets, hand-folded in Scotland.
Origami swan earrings, Approx £6.57, order by 20 Dec
Buy online at etsy.com/shop/lilyarns
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Korres shower gel
With jasmine, aloe and wheat protein, this is a soothing and moisturising shower soap.
Korres shower gel, £7.50, order by 20 Dec
Buy online at liberty.co.uk
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: L’Occitane hand cream
Travel-sized tubes of rich, scented lotion. Choose from hibiscus, desert rose or cocoa flower.
L’Occitane hand cream, £7.50, order by 21 Dec
Buy online at uk.loccitane.com
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Knitted legwarmers
Uniqlo’s Heattech range is the fashion insider’s secret weapon for stylish winter warmth. These woolly wonders with their pretty snowflake pattern will keep your ankles toasty over Christmas.
Knitted legwarmers, £8.90, order by 23 Dec
Reader offer: enter the code FREENDAY3 for free next-day delivery on all online Uniqlo products, with a minimum spend of £50. Orders must be placed before 4pm each working day in order to be received the next day. Valid until 24 Dec
Buy online at uniqlo.com
• This article was corrected on 20 December 2011 because we had neglected to specify the minimum spend for the reader offer.
Photograph: Jill Mead/Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Essie nail polish
Essie Weingarten has been making polish since the early 1980s and this season’s colours are just splendid: we love the pale mauve, ocean blue, granite grey, crême de menthe mint …
Essie nail polish, £9.95, order by 20 Dec
Buy online at liberty.co.uk
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Gold hair comb
A statement hair piece to pep up any party outfit.
Gold hair comb, £10, order by 21 Dec
Buy online at asos.com
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Le Labo solid perfume
New York’s cult purveyor of perfume has teamed up with Anthropologie to produce these little pots of perfection, modelled after a turn-of-the-century measuring tin. There are five scents to choose from. We love orange discrete, a blend of mandarin and orange blossom with vetiver, cedar and musk.
Le Labo solid perfume, £20, order by 22 Dec
Buy online at anthropologie.eu
Photograph: Staff and agencies
For her Christmas gifts: Fair Isle slippers
These hand-knitted lambswool feet warmers with suede soles come in three colours: mustard, oatmeal and washed black. Fireside bliss in a bootie.
Fair Isle slippers, £39, order by 22 Dec
Buy online at toast.co.uk
Photograph: Jill Mead/Guardian
For her Christmas gifts: Silver branch necklace
This is a beautiful, understated piece by Noemi Klein, selected by Start, a destination fashion boutique in east London.
Silver branch necklace, £79.50, order by 20 Dec
Buy online at start-london.com
Photograph: Staff and agencies
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