Give the gift of cosy – the cosy corner kit
We all know that one person who’s impossible to buy for; you want to treat them, to spoil them, but what do they really want or need? Often, it’s as simple as a little time off – so we put together this simple cosy corner kit to allow anyone to make a corner of their house a peaceful comfortable retreat. This winter’s cosy corner kit from Tesco. Yes really. Come on now – who doesn’t want to come sit...
The ELLE Beauty Advent Calendar has finally arrived
The ELLE Beauty Advent Calendar has finally arrived and, after the biggest pre-sale on record, we want to make sure you can get your hands on one! Make the countdown to Christmas really extra special – this topselling most-desired of the beauty advent calendars contains 25 bestselling beauty favourites, worth £662! Plus it’s all wrapped up in fully re-usable packaging that can sit pretty on your dressing...
Forget socks and chocs: Why it’s time to add excitement to your gift-giving this Christmas
Christmas is a beacon of light in the midst of winter that helps us get through the dark nights and cold weather and this year, more than ever, it has to deliver. By Pixel-Shot Shutterstock There has been lots of talk of Christmas being cancelled as we all still battle to deal with Covid-19 and it looks likely we won’t get to spend it with all the people we’d like to. However, we can still make it one to remember for the right...
Want to Pull a Cracker this year?
Christmas crackers have been a tradition since Tom Smith (a London sweet maker) invented them in 1845. Originally just filled with sweet treats, they have now evolved into the much loved festive table decorations that we all enjoy today. Usually containing a corny joke a colourful paper hat and a small trinket of some sort (although the plastic toys that have been so popular over the last few decades look to be on the way out due to...
Stocking or Sack Which do you prefer to fill at Christmas?
The eternal question, Christmas stocking or Christmas sack? A Christmas stocking is more traditional, great for hanging by the fire or at the end of the bed. Christmas Stockings are great for those small little extra gifts that Santa brings. But they do become an issue if some of Santa’s gifts are just a little too big. There is often that extra gift left on the floor next to the stocking that just wouldn’t, try as Santa...
Dress The Christmas Table – with Tesco decs?
Following hot on the heels of our Christmas Living Room decorating challenge, Tesco had a second idea; how about we Dress the Christmas Table too? Same rules as before – we had to use Tesco Christmas decorations only, and make a room that was simply magical.Only this time, we weren’t feeling so hesitant about how magical we could make a room look with just a tiny budget and some supermarket accessories. We knew we could...