Audrey’s Top Six Essentials!

Pampering gifts or treats for yourself, either way these festive gems will make you feel merry and bright!

1. VINTAGE GLAMOUR Keep all your make-up bits and bobs tidy in this bright, bold vintage-look vanity case. It’s as lovely inside as out, with fabric lining, two handy pockets and a heart-shaped mirror. With its wipe-clean sur face, it’s practical too. Tatty Devine Vintage Lady Vanity Case £45, John Lewis.

2.FESTIVE FRAGRANCE What do you give the friend or relative who has everything? Why Molton Brown Fabled Juniper Berries & Lapp Pine Bath & Shower Gel £20, John Lewis, of course! It’s guaranteed to soothe the most jangled post-Christmas nerves. A luxury bathtime treat to enjoy all year round.

3. MUST HAVE Sanctuary Spa Must Have Body Treats £20, Boots is the ultimate pampering gift, with body scrub, wash and lotion, a bottle of floral-scented, oil-enriched Luxury Bath Float plus a 200ml tube of Wet Skin Moisture Miracle; apply to wet skin after showering and towel dry as normal – it’s amazing!

4. BEE MERRY It’s not just hands that need extra care during cold winter months, lips do too. Protect them with A Bit of Burt’s Bees Pomegranate Gift Set £5.99, Amazon.co.uk. The novelty gift pack includes vitamin-enriched Pomegranate Lip Balm and Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream for top-to-toe pampering.

5. TRIPLE DECKER Bathing beauties of all ages will love the nattily-packaged Happy Jackson Triple Treats Tower £7, Boots/Sainsbury’s. The set includes body scrub for glowing skin, bath salts for relaxation and body cream to nourish your skin, in three refreshing, reviving fruit and herb fragrances – good value.

6. HAND THERAPY Gardeners Merry Hands £12, Heathcote-ivory.com contains 6 mini-sized hand creams in a festive Christmas tree box in two signature scents, fresh, herby “original” and berry-based “hedgerow”, all enriched with shea butter and almond oil to keep hands feeling soft and smooth.