Stuff to get your friends for christmas

Sleigh the holiday season with our fabulous Christmas gift guide featuring everything from affordable pressies to indulgent must-buys.

Deck the hauls! This Christmas gift guide is all you’ll need to earn “best gifter” status in Singapore. People will be calling you Santa in no time! We’ve got a series of price points, so no matter if you want to go easy on the wallet or treat yo’self, there’s something in the mix for everyone. Just scroll down for all the Christmas gift ideas you need to pamper the important people in your life…

Fab Christmas gift ideas in Singapore for 2022

1. FLO Aroma

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: FLO Aroma

Life is busy and we all need some down time over the holidays, so pamper a loved one with soothing scents from FLO Aroma. This local aromatherapy brand is well-loved for its easy-to-use heatless and waterless nebulising diffusers and 100% pure essential oils. Make it a festive surprise with the Christmas-themed glass designs in iridescent hues.

As for the scents, try the ‘candy cane’, ‘spiced orange’ or ‘xmas starlight’ for a whiff of the festive season. These seasonal scents also come in the newly launched hand washes, which are an ideal stocking filler.

Looking for a gift for someone who’s always on-the-go? The portable diffusers are perfect for busy bees to bring along calming scents with them – choose from two new colours, velvet black or velvet white to suit their personality!
FLO Aroma, available online

2. The Salve Co

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: The Salve Co

Treat your loved ones to gifts of wellness, harnessed from the healing properties of nature itself. With therapeutic grade essential oils, botanicals and other natural ingredients, The Salve Co’s bundles are the perfect wellness gifts that don’t break the bank. This local business proudly designs and handcrafts its products in small batches in Singapore. They’re also packaged in recyclable and reusable gift boxes, so you can be sure that they’re gentle on the skin and environment too!

Shop the Christmas mini kits for affordable gifts under $50. There are $30 and $40 kits with best-selling products that enable better sleep, tension relief, and boost wellbeing. Get them as a gift to someone or yourself for a soothing addition to your wellness routine to pamper your skin. These salves are known for therapeutic benefits that calm the skin and relax your mind with rejuvenating essential oils.

Perk alert: enjoy 20% off the Christmas gift bundles for early bird purchases from now till 27 Nov.
The Salve Co, available online

3. FNP Singapore

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: FNP Singapore

Christmas hampers are always a sweet surprise – you can’t go wrong with a selection of festive treats for any giftee! FNP Singapore, has an array of gift basket options including a hamper with flowers and wine, as well as a wholesome Christmas hamper with chips, popcorn, gingerbread cookies and other treats.

If you’re keen to splash out for a special someone, look to the Grand Christmas Gift Hamper for a selection of beers (we spy Heineken, Corona and Kronenburg), chocolates from Lindt and more. Skipping the hampers? Check out the cakes, bouquets and plants. Talk about a one-stop gifting solution! Plus, it offers free same-day delivery islandwide, making it the ideal option for last-minute gifts.
FNP Singapore, Christmas hampers available online

4. Baker’s Brew

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: Baker’s Brew

Ideal for the jolly season, Baker’s Brew has delicious treats your friends and family won’t be able to resist. Share your season’s wishes with its hazelnut rocher yule log cake filled with delectable hazelnut mousse, topped with praline whipped cream, beautifully packaged in a festive gift box. Or, gift another classic: the mini fruit cake loaf (infused with a boozy surprise!) for a fruity treat.

If you’re after something more unique, the raspberry chocolate or blackforest origami cake would fit the bill. This elegant creation comes in an eye-catching pleated design, encasing layers of flourless chocolate sponge within. Get the raspberry flavour for a kid-friendly option in a festive red colour, or gift the blackforest version for an indulgent dark chocolate flavour with a hint of booze. Delicious creations in eye-catching designs? We’re sold.

Perk alert: use the code ‘BBSxHoneyC10’ to get 10% off from now till 22 December 2022!
Baker’s Brew, available online

5. Heveya

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: Heveya

Surprise someone with the gift of a good snooze with Heveya’s bedding accessories. This natural bedding brand boasts incredibly soft bamboo lyocell sheets and European linen sheets that are gentle on the environment. They’re also lightweight and breathable, making them ideal for the tropical weather.

Make it a gift bundle with linen and cotton throws, bath towels and robes, and sleep-inducing essential oils – everything your giftee will need for a relaxing nighttime routine. Amidst the busy city life, a calming gift that encourages me-time is what everyone needs!

You won’t need to worry about gift wrapping either. From now till 30 December 2022, bedding accessories and towels are available to be packed in gift boxes for easy gifting – just leave a note at check out when placing your order online, or let the staff know if you’re purchasing in-store. With a sleep studio in Tiong Bahru and a mattress counter at Tangs Plaza, you can drop by to shop for yourself or a loved one!
Heveya, available online and at multiple locations including Tiong Bahru and Tangs Plaza

6. Curious Creatures

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: Curious Creatures

Wanna support a women-led business this festive season? Shop your Christmas gifts from Curious Creatures for demi-fine and fine jewellery that’ll impress friends and loved ones. This brand’s pieces are all designed in-house, inspired by the raw nature of gemstones, travels, nature, and the community that dons them.

Check out its minimal designs that are perfect for everyday wear. We’re eyeing the Portia necklace that draws attention to the decolletage with a drop bar design and a sparkly topaz. Ear candy that’s perfect for gifts include its Pixie ear stud stacking set with three beautiful studs.

Shop all these and more at Curious Creatures. Plus, the brand has curated a range of home scents too! Pair a piece of jewellery with a candle for the ideal gift set, we say.
Curious Creatures, available online and at Kreta Ayer and Great World

7. ErgoTune

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: ErgoTune

Take care of a loved one’s posture and spinal health this Christmas: ErgoTune has the ergonomic chairs everyone needs. It’s Singapore’s number one ergonomic office chair brand, with a range of supportive home office essentials for any abode.

The ErgoTune Supreme V3 is its bestseller, with auto-tuning lumbar area support that prevents slouching. The support is also customisable, with three settings that can be easily adjusted with the twist of a knob. Other highlights of this comfy seating include its adjustable headrest and armrest, as well as its hybrid-mesh upholstery (a blend of fabric and polyester) that allows it to be durable yet breathable in Singapore’s weather.

Want to surprise someone with a treat? Shop the ErgoTune Supreme V3 gift cards, specially created for the season!
ErgoTune, available online

8. Try Swedish

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: Try Swedish

Why not go for a Nordic gift this Christmas? Try Swedish has an array of goodies for friends and family. For a cocktail-loving friend or family member, you can’t go wrong with a bottle of Skånska Spritfabriken’s Gin, made with quality ingredients that are locally and sustainably grown on a Swedish farm. Expect an elegant sip with its Gin Grape ($69, 500ml), or the aroma of green apples and cardamom with the London Dry Gin ($69, 500ml).

Add to that a dash of EB’s Nordic Tonics and you have the ideal gift set for an at-home G&T session. Plus, these organic and natural tonic waters come in delicious flavours including rhubarb, elderflower and spruce ($2.50 each, 200ml). Surprise someone with the ideal kit for a delectable tipple!

Psst: for more gift options, cart out Oatly’s chocolate oat drink for a DIY hot chocolate present (just add marshmallows!) or Åre Water’s bottles of still and sparkling for the hostess with the mostess. Friends with little ones will love Alex&Phil’s range of organic baby food pouches in varieties like raspberry porridge and butternut veggies.
Try Swedish, available online

9. The Collective Edit from By Invite Only

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: By Invite Only

Gender-neutral jewellery? Yes, please. Beloved minimalist jewellery brand By Invite Only has launched The Collective Edit, a new line of chic essentials made to transcend gender. We’re obsessed with these sleek, everyday pieces that are easy to wear without being too overpowering. Browse classic studs, effortless chains and bangles designed for every wardrobe and every you. What a versatile gift for your favourite fashionista!
The Collective Edit from By Invite Only, shop online and at multiple locations including Bugis and VivoCity

10. Beyond The Vines’ poofy wallet and pouch

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: Beyond The Vines via Facebook

BTV ‘s new poofy range of lifestyle accessories has stolen our hearts (as if its viral dumpling bags weren’t enough). Just check out these gorgeous quilted wallets and pouches in the most stunning colourways. Think shades like cobalt, charcoal, neo mint, orange, green and amber. Tis’ the season of giving… but we promise not to tell if you get one for yourself, too.
Beyond The Vines’ poofy wallet and pouch, shop online and at multiple locations including Funan and Ion Orchard

11. Wanderlust + Co holiday collection

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: Wanderlust + Co

There’s nothing sweeter than a meaningful gift on Christmas. That’s what you’ll find in Wanderlust + Co’s latest holiday collection. Titled Moments, this range of sparkly trinkets is inspired by life’s milestones and will be available online from 3 November. We love that these intricately-crafted pendants and classic layers are perfect for everyday wear. They’re engravable too – if you’re looking for something with a personal touch. Have a little one you want to surprise? Browse the brand’s first-ever mini-me capsule for petite-sized bestselling pieces.
Wanderlust + Co holiday collection, shop online

12. Neal’s Yard Remedies gift set

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: Neal’s Yard Remedies

Need Christmas gift ideas? Give the gift of wellness with lovely pick-and-mix boxes from Neal’s Yard Remedies. At just $18, you can choose from a whole range of stocking fillers, skincare, bath and body products, and aromatherapy favourites. Are surprises more up your alley? Perhaps consider getting its advent calendar instead. This beautiful keepsake box comes with the brand’s seasonal self-care favourites to be opened across 12 festive days. Plus, its products are all completely ethical and sustainable so your loved ones can look good and feel good naturally.
Neal’s Yard Remedies gift set, shop online and at multiple locations including Ngee Ann City and Great World

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas

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13. Better Than Flowers balloon box

Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Stuff to get your friends for christmas
Photography: Better Than Flowers

Flowers are so cliche. Why not celebrate the holidays with a balloon box from Better Than Flowers? These fun boxes pop open to reveal a sturdy helium balloon and a personalised note. Plus, you can even add a gift at the bottom of the box for an added surprise. Think healthy and hearty snacks, miniature solid shampoos, scented candles and drinking games to up the ante on boxing day. We’re so ready for Christmas.

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