Women are known for putting so much time and effort into Secret Santa gifts for ‘her’. Christmas gifts for her are a chance to celebrate our love, respect and appreciation for the kickass woman in our lives. Being away from family and friends throughout the year is tough. So every year, I try my absolute best to get home back to England and celebrate the festive holidays!
It’s joyous to share my passion for travel with my loved ones at this time: friends who’ve made the leap and the friends who are still on the fence! But finding the perfect gift and travel stocking stuffers can be difficult when you’re taking part in Secret Santa right?! I know you’re a busy person but want to get your Secret Santa presents right. I’ve teamed up with Boots, the UK’s leading health and beauty retailer, to share my Secret Santa gift ideas for every type of traveller in your life!
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Best Travel Stocking Stuffers for every Traveller
Solo female travellers come in all shapes and sizes and I love celebrating all of you! Although I personally love the adventurous, daring side of travel and seek out the challenging side of it all, that’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Ask yourself what is sincerely special and meaningful to your travel friend and consider what lights them up from the inside out.
Do you they like a dash of luxury and creature comforts in their lives whilst they’re on the road? Maybe they love the latest travel gadgets and electronics to capture their memories! Are they travelling full time? If not, you can consider bigger items and special gifts for their home! Maybe your travelling lady has been travelling so much, she needs some serious TLC (yep that’s me).
I’m not one to put you all in a box, but here are 5 typical solo female travellers I love meeting on the road! Meet the Adventurer, Luxury Traveller, Weekend Warrior, Techie and Newbie Traveller!
Let’s get our thinking caps on and start sharing the love and Christmas spirit with these Secret Santa gift ideas. It’s time to give a little extra happiness to the women in our lives!
Secret Santa ideas for the Adventurer
The adventurer loves the wind in her hair, her feet firmly planted on top of a mountain and waves of water on her skin. This solo female traveller is looking for her next thrill and isn’t afraid to seize the day! She’s passionate, courageous, spontaneous, a whole lot of fun and one mighty badass. What are the best Secret Santa gifts for such an empowering woman?
If she doesn’t have one already, I recommend grabbing her an action camera immediately! It would be such a shame for her to not be able to share her crazy antics with all of you. Is she riding? A cyclists kit could come in handy! To help her get her beauty sleep amongst all the action, a travel pillow would be deeply appreciated too.
And for when she returns home or has some downtime, Boots have a ton of Secret Santa gifts to restore her skin and hair back to tip top condition! I recommend gifting a foot soak, face mask, hand cream, deep hair treatment, facial cleansing brush and dare I say it…a pedi hard skin remover!
Secret Santa presents for the Luxury Traveller
The luxury traveller is a goddess who is always groomed. She takes the utmost pride in her appearance and travels to enjoy the finer pleasures in life. You’ll usually find her by the pool sipping a delightful cocktail, or at the spa enjoying a deep tissue massage. She loves to discover the delights of luxury hotels. The food she eats is absolutely delectable. Her Instagram is paradise and she loves to share her journey with you to the highest standard. How can you please the indulgent ladies in your life?
I recommend helping your Luxury Traveller take even better selfies with the selfie light! It’s the perfect gadget for lighting in her creative photography and videography projects. To bring out her beauty and inject a rainbow of colour into her life, Boots have so many top notch and alternative brands of make up too (I’m a big fan of the Barry M brand!). Don’t forget the self tanning lotion if that’s her thing!
Whilst she is on her travels, I believe she would truly appreciate some anti-aging products to keep her skin supple and hydrated. And don’t forget about the hair! A travel hairdryer, some straighteners and luxurious hair products will help her greatly. For a spritz of extra magic, how about buying a beautiful fragrance?
Great Secret Santa gifts for the Weekend Warrior
The Weekend Warrior has the luxury of having a home base and most likely a steady income. Every weekend, she’ll be spending her hard-earnt wages on the joys of travel. She might not have as much time as the other girls travelling, but she will make the most of every goddamn second. What great Secret Santa gifts are the best for a part-time traveller like this?
I highly recommend an Instax Camera or the latest model by Polaroid: the Polaroid Pop! These instant cameras are just so much fun and as your female traveller will be only out for the weekend, she won’t mind carrying around the photos her camera instantly produces. Why not make your Christmas gift a little bit bigger by including a travel album too? She will have the room and space for it to put all of her favourite travel memories in one place.
To make her life easier, I also love Boots’ travel bottles and bags. They make life easy peasy when it comes to taking your favourite products away with you for the weekend. Just squeeze your favourite soap, shampoo and creams into these travel-sized bottles and you’re ready to go!
Secret Santa Present Ideas for the Tech geek
If your solo female traveller loves the latest and greatest gadgets, there are so many awesome travel products you can choose for her! To get her started, she will love a set of foldable earphones to take with her on long train and bus journeys. Listening to music, a podcast or watching a movie during these periods of travel are a real treat, and a great way to make the most of her time.
If she wants to shout it out loud from the rooftops, maybe a Bluetooth speaker is more her thing. She’ll be a hit at impromptu hostel parties. Make sure she doesn’t forget her electric toothbrush too!
Secret Santa Present Ideas for the Newbie Traveller
The traveller who is considering going travelling is my most favourite traveller! They might just need that little extra push to go out and actually do it. Step 1: Get them to read my blog hehe. Step 2: Buy them some travel stocking stuffers to seal the deal for their departure!
What they can take with them depends on whether they want to pack a backpack or be more of a luxury traveller and take a suitcase. Regardless, there are some essential items they will definitely need. Make sure they do not leave the country without their travel cables, an adapter and a charger for all their electronics.
Let them personalise their belongings with a luggage tag and passport holder and make sure that they have a luggage lock too! Help her make her first flight as comfortable as possible with some flight socks and a travel pillow. If she plans to stay in hostels, maybe arm her with some travel games that she can share with other adventurers?
And last but not least, some miniature travel products are a must-have to save space and ensure she has all the toiletries she needs. You can gift her the travel essentials: shampoo, conditioner, body wash and a body lotion are a great start!
Still not seeing the right Christmas gift for her here?
Hopefully you have enough Secret Santa ideas for friends going on here. Yet, everyone is unique! Your loved one may not fit into any of these categories. In that case, there is absolutely no problem in buying a gift card for her! Save yourself the worry of whether you’ve gifted her the ‘right’ present and let her decide for herself what she wants to treat herself to. That’s a good bit of woman empowerment for you right there!
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As part of this year’s Boots’ Secret Santa campaign amongst bloggers, I am gifting a mysterious Secret Santa gift to the lovely Claireabellemakes. Check her out!
You can also win this gift if you’re in the UK!
I can’t tell you what it is (sorry!) but I promise that it’s totally rad.
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This post is in conjunction with Boots but all thoughts, as always, are my own
Some SCENTED candles I love them
Oooh yes me too Margaret! My parents always have them at home – reminds me of home very much :)
A box of fudge with loads of different flavours in it
Nom nom nom! Atta girl!
I would love to receive the facial cleansing brush.
Yessss! One of my favourite gadgets Solange. It helps me to get all the motorbike dirt and mountain mud off my face :)
I love gift guides, thank you so much for posting this one! Your ideas are fantastic!
You’re welcome! Wishing you happy holidays and travels!
Dark Chocolate and any little packable luxeries, like a really nice hand lotion.
Dark chocolate is just so good for your period whilst travelling too! Just need to make sure it doesn’t melt in your backpack if you’re off to some of the hot countries >< Little travel-size luxuries are so good. Boots are brilliant at offering so many of these!
Has to be scented candles as i love candles.
Lovely! You’re making me think of all the yummy cosy Christmas ones I’ll have in the house during the holidays!
Travel bags and toiletries! I always need them.
Me too girl! ME TOO! :)
Some lovely smelling shower gel
We all need that once we’ve been up a mountain hiking, that’s for sure hehe! ><
A make up bag for my travels
Lovely Jo! I like to pack my Barry M lipstick into my backpack for a dash of colour in my travel photos!
Luxury praline chocolates
Yummy!
Anything by Sanctuary Spa would be lovely
I’d really love a diffuser & some aromatherapy oils but that’s probably pushing my luck a bit for secret santa!
You never know Lyn! Dream big :) Wishing you very Happy Holidays!
I would love a scrapbook I like to document adventures
That’s a lovely idea Laura. Wishing you all the best with the giveaway and a very Merry Xmas!
I would love to receive either Yankee candles or Sanctuary Spa goodies :)
Oooh la la! Lovely choices Naila. Good luck!
Lots of pretty nail polishes would be lovely
Let’s get this finger party started Tracey! Good luck with the giveaway :)
Anything lavender scented to encourage a good night’s sleep…especially if there’s jet lag involved
Right on! I’m a big fan of essential lavender oil. I use it to help with my sleep whilst travelling and flying and it’s also a great antibacterial oil!
Some comfy pjs!
Oooh yes Tracy. Good choice girl!
I love lush bath bombs for stocking fillers!
Yes I’m a big big fan of Lush products! Their solid face washes and shampoos are brilliant and always on my backpacking list.
some perfume, i have none left!!!!
Uh oh! I do like to wear perfume on special occasions if it’s small enough to fit in my backpack. I particularly love Little Black Dress by Guerlain!
I think some kind of luxury items, such as soaps or perfume.
Sounds good to me Chelle! Good luck with the competition :)
Definitely scented candles I have them all over the house
Some bath bombs or perfume x
some hotel chocolat