Get your thinking cap on for the one you love

Published on 23/10/2012 07:00

Start making the lists for Christmas pressies now - and get ready to treat the woman in your life.

What would the most important lady in your world like to find under the tree on the big day?

Try out our handy checklist of top items.

Party princesses will love popping the cork on mini bottles of champagne.

Add a touch of old world glamour to the boudoir with luxurious handmade soaps.

Chain reaction

Don’t forget a stylish handbag or how about a luxury five-star spa set, with a knee-length fluffy robe, slippers, body wash, body lotion and foot soak?

If she loves cult brand Ugg, she’ll cherish a stylish pair of grey boots with black fur.

If she loves happy hour, cocktail parties and entertaining in style, this book is a passport to pleasure for the hostess with the mostest. Party! How To Organise A Brilliant Bash: The Essential Guide by Polly Betton, published by Kyle Books.

Missoni gloves with the Italian designer’s signature zig-zag stripe will certainly turn heads.

How about sumptuous leopard print slippers to cocoon the feet - they feel as cosy as they look.

A trendy teddy dressed in Westwood’s signature orb is a bit of all-white.

Retro radios like the Evoke Mio by Orla Kiely sound as good as they look, and her abacus flower print is number one on the hit parade for music lovers and fashionistas. Make a lasting impression with a beautifully crafted jewellery box, a treasure trove for all her lustrous jewels, trinkets and keepsakes.

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