Frugal Christmas - gifts for women!

by Serena Cowdy on 08 December 2010  |  1 comment
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Highlights today include half-price hair straighteners, 50% off M&S beauty products, Calvin Klein perfume for under £25, the Susan Boyle CD for under £9, and a 2 for 1 spa deal.

Highlights today include half-price hair straighteners, 50% off M&S beauty products, Calvin Klein perfume for under £25, the Susan Boyle CD for under £9, and a 2 for 1 spa deal.

Welcome to our latest frugal gift guide - gifts for women!

This week we’ve already looked at the best gifts for parents, grandparents and in-laws, as well as the best gifts for teens, kids and babies. So here’s our latest round-up of hot deals on gifts for the woman in your life…

Beauty

1. First up, the best deal I can find on ever-popular GHD hair straighteners.

On the Look Fantastic website you can currently pick up GHD IV MK4 stylers - plus Paul Mitchell Seal & Shine spray, for £93.50.

2. If they’re beyond your budget, check out the latest better-than-half-price haircare deal at Boots: These BaByliss Pro 230 Elegance Straighteners are now £46.99, down from £99.99. They come with free delivery.

3. Over at Superdrug, there’s a 3 for 2, mix and match offer on all cosmetics. Big brands like L’Oreal, Max Factor, Maybelline and Bourjois are all included in the deal.

4. Alternatively, you could bag a Marks & Spencer beauty gift for the lady in your life, at 50% off.

Discounted products include this royal jelly and pure honey gift set, this ‘natural look’ make-up set, and this illuminating face balm.

5. At the Body Shop, you could grab this Big Box of Joy gift pack. The products in the pack are worth £80 altogether, but the set is currently on sale for just £28.

It contains all sorts of beauty treatments, like Shea Body Butter, Olive Shower Gel, Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream, Peppermint Cooling Foot Lotion and Rainforest Shine Shampoo.

6. Finally, take a look at the Baylis & Harding three-piece gift sets currently on sale at BHS. Several varieties are on offer, all at 50% off, reduced from £20 to £10.

Fragrance

7. At Boots, there’s a better-than-half-price deal on Beyonce’s new fragrance Heat: The gift set - containing eau de toilette and shower gel - is now just £9.99, down from £23.

8. And at Fragrance Direct, there’s a great deal on Calvin Klein Eternity Moment perfume spray. 100ml usually costs £56; but you can currently pick a bottle up for £24.99.

Clothes

9. Alternatively, you could treat your better half to a rather swish silk LBD.

On the eBay Christmas deals site, you can currently pick up this 100% silk ‘Rosette’ dress from Kookai for £24.99, a great 75% saving on the original £99.99 price tag.

The dress comes with labels and original packaging, direct from the Kookai outlet store. Free delivery is included.

Music

10. Is your mum, auntie or gran a fan of Susan Boyle? You could now get her The Gift CD on eBay Christmas deals for just £8.93. It comes from the Zavvi outlet, and free delivery is included.

Experiences

Finally, a couple of ideas for pampering experience gifts.

11. First, check out the latest deals on group-buying site Wahanda: For example, people in London can now bag a spa day, with a luxury caviar facial or silk body wrap at Pure Synergie Spa, for just £28. That’s £57 off the usual price.

Just choose your city from the drop-down menu to find gift deals close to you. Remember that each deal only lasts one day, so you’ll need to move fast if you find one you like.

12. Alternatively, take a look at the latest 2 for 1 spa deal on lastminute.com.

For £75, your lady and a friend (or you!) can each have a back, neck and shoulder massage, a mini manicure, a mini pedicure and a glass of bubbly at the Purity spa, part of the London Hilton.

Check back in tomorrow for more bargain gifts for men!