Frugal Christmas - Gifts for women!

by Serena Cowdy on 01 December 2010  |  0 comments
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Highlights include 80% off at Amazon, 30% off a the Body Shop, £100 off the Desperate Housewives DVD boxset, 40% off Downton Abbey,1/3 off a Thornton’s Xmas Hamper, £150 off an Elizabeth Arden gift set, £15 Paul Smith perfume (marked down from £42) and a free No 7 gift from Boots.

Highlights include 80% off at Amazon, 30% off at the Body Shop, £100 off the Desperate Housewives DVD boxset, 40% off Downton Abbey,1/3 off a Thornton’s Xmas Hamper, £150 off an Elizabeth Arden gift set, £15 Paul Smith perfume (marked down from £42) and a free No 7 gift from Boots.

It’s 1st December, it’s snowing like mad - and it’s time for the first of our frugal Christmas gift guides!

Every weekday for the next week, we’re going to highlight the biggest discounts and best deals around, so you can treat your nearest and dearest without breaking the budget.

These deals are often short-lived, so if you spot one you fancy, I suggest you bag it right away.

Today, we’re going to round up the the top offers on gifts for the woman in your life. Tomorrow, it will be the men. Friday, we’ll publish Frugal Friday and Frugal Food as normal. Monday, we’ll look at discounts and deals for parents, grandparents and in-laws, and on Tuesday, we’re going to round-up the best bargains for kids, teenagers and babies.

So whoever you’re buying for this Christmas, make sure you visit this blog every day at www.lovemoney.com/frugalfriday:

Beauty

1. The latest Gift of the Week promotion at Boots is certainly worth looking at: You can now pick up the hugely popular No 7 Protect & Perfect Intense Collection for £45, down from £91.

Delivery is free, and you can even grab an extra, free No 7 gift as part of the deal.

2. Also at Boots, these Remington S7902 Wet2Straight Slim Straighteners are much better than half-price: They usually cost £78.29, but you can now get them for just £31.99. Delivery starts at £2.90.

3. Over on the Feel Unique website, there’s a fantastic deal on Elizabeth Arden beauty products: The RRP of this Where Beauty Begins gift set is £190 - but you can grab one for just £45, including delivery.

The collection includes ten eye shadows, two cheek colours, shimmer powder, two lip pencils, two eye pencils, three lipsticks, mascara, two lip gloss wands, nail varnish, three brushes, a small bottle of perfume and a quilted bag.

4. Alternatively, you can pick up this hugely discounted Elizabeth Arden 100th anniversary vanity gift set on Look Fantastic. The usual price is £121, but you can currently get one for £40.

It contains six luxury beauty products, and comes with free UK shipping.

5. The Body Shop is currently offering 30% off all items in its gifts section. You can choose from lots of gift sets for under £25 - plus this extra discount - right here. And The Body Shop offers free standard delivery on all UK orders.

Fragrance

6. If a lady in your life is keen on posh fragrances, take a look at the (rather oddly-named) Cheap Smells website. One of the top current deals is this Sun, Moon & Stars 100ml eau de toilette by Karl Lagerfeld. The RRP is £47, but you can pick it up for just £14.95.

7. Another discount scent website to keep an eye on is Fragrance Direct. A top women’s gift deal here is this 100ml Paul Smith Woman Eau de Parfum. The RRP is £42 - but you can currently bag it for just £14.99, plus delivery from £1.95.

DVDs

8. Special Christmas deals over on eBay include the complete box set of Desperate Housewives, series 1-6. It’s down from £159.99 to £59.99, saving you exactly £100. The offer comes from the Zavvi outlet store, and free delivery is included.

9. Another great DVD deal is over at The Hut: The complete first series of the excellent Downton Abbey is on sale for £14.85, down from £24.99. Free UK delivery is available on all orders.

10. And The Hut is also doing a great deal for Sex And The City fans: You can now grab the complete, series 1-6 DVD box set for £37.95, down from the RRP of £99.99.

Accessories

11. There’s currently a big sale on new, branded ladies’ watches on Amazon. Many are marked down by around 80%.

For example, this Betty Barclay stone-encrusted stainless steel bracelet watch is just £25.99, a huge reduction from the original £129.95. Free UK delivery is also an option.

Food

12. Finally - for the serious chocoholic in your life - there’s this enormous discounted Christmas Treats hamper at Thorntons. It’s usually priced at £90, but you can currently get a third off, bagging one for £60.

Free delivery is available on this item, and you can even grab a free advent calendar at the same time.

Check back in tomorrow for some enormous discounts on gifts for men!

Visit this blog every day at www.lovemoney.com/frugalfriday!