Create an Unwind Package

When everyone seems to be busy and feeling overwhelmed is all too common, this pampering package is all about helping someone unwind. We’ve selected some fabulous products to assist in relaxing, from pillow spray to PJs, facemasks to calming teas. Create a completely bespoke package that is just right for the recipient.

Perfect for letting someone know that they are loved and giving them a little help to slow down.

Beauty, Skincare and Relaxing products

• This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray (75ml) – with an award winning blend of  Lavender, Vetivert and Camomile to calm mind and body
• This Works Morning Expert Shower Gel (250ml) – Wash away morning sleepiness with this sulphate-free body cleanser, with Peppermint & Rosemary
• Spacemasks Self Heating Eye Mask, for relieving tiredness, eye strain and many other Earthly tensions
• Skin & Tonic organic Calm Balm (20g); uses Roman Chamomile, Lavender and Calendula oils to help skin and mood in moments of stress
• Skin & Tonic De-Stress Face Mask (20g) – A cooling powdered clay mask that will leave skin hydrated, plump and dewy, made with only six ingredients
• Skin & Tonic Naked Lip Balm (4g) – British, organic and comes in an easy-to-use stick for soothing dry lips
• Scentered De-Stress Balm – 100% natural, essential oil based Aromatherapy Balm that is mess-free. Used as a stress relief aid to promote relaxation and calmness
• Neal’s Yard Remedies Foaming Bubble Bath (200ml) – A tranquil aromatherapy blend of lavender, Spanish marjoram and geranium essential oils for enhanced wellbeing, leaving skin feeling nourished and fragrant
• Neal’s Yard Remedies Geranium & Orange Body Scrub (200g) – An energising citrus scrub that cleanses, smooths and softens dull and dry skin with Brittany sea salt and nourishing shea nut butter
• Lavender Massage Oil – Lavender has many therapeutic properties; in particular it can help with relaxation, sleep and relieve nervous tension – all things that a new mum will appreciate
• Love & Peace 8 hour tealight candles in recycled glass (3 tealights) – Subtly scented with essential oils citrus, geranium, patchouli and orange
• Love & Peace candle 180ml – Subtly scented with essential oils citrus, geranium, patchouli and orange
• Black Oud Candle 180ml – Citrus, pink pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, vanilla and musk. 100% natural plant wax.
• Multi-Mineral Repair Individual Face Mask (5ml) – This nutrient rich face mask is perfect for soothing and firming skin. Suitable for all skin types
• Laughing Bird Shea & Cocoa Butter Hand Cream (120ml) – With geranium and lemon
• Laughing Bird Lemon & Walnut Body Scrub with Apple Seed Oil (250ml). Moisturises, softens and cleanses, and with an invigorating scent
• Laughing Bird Shea & Cocoa Butter Body cream with Moringa & Blueberry (250ml) for velvety soft skin
• B Skincare Peppermint Foot Cooling Cream (60ml). Handmade and natural, combines cooling peppermint, anti-bacterial tea tree and relaxing lavender essential oils

Snacks, Treats and Meals

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• Cocoba Milk Buttons (120g) – Smooth milk chocolate buttons made from the highest quality Belgian chocolate
• Traybakes Caramel Shortcake with Belgian Milk Chocolate
• Traybakes Salted Caramel Brownie Sharing Slice – An extra big slab of delicious, gooey chocolatey brownie
• Traybakes Granola Bar – A wholesome bar with toasted clusters of granola, packed with cranberries, apricots, walnuts, toasted sunflower and pumpkin seed
• Cartwright & Butler Chocolate Fudge – Creamy, chocolatey and absolutely melt-in-the-mouth and made with real butter from an age-old Scottish recipe
• Cartwright & Butler Biscuits – Choose from Demerara Shortbread Rounds or Gluten Free Butter Oat Crumbles (200g)
• Triple Choc Chunk Biscuits – Cartwright & Butler’s chocolate biscuits with white, milk and plain chocolate chunks
• COOK Food Delivery Voucher £40, £55, £75; The recipient chooses from the extensive menu on COOK’s website, selects a delivery slot to suit them and receives delicious meals to the door ready for when they need them. COOK cater for family meals, kids meals and special dietary requirements. As a guide, £40 buys 4-5 meals for two (prices vary depending on the meals chosen)

Drinks & Refreshments

• Cosmopolitan Cocktail (100ml) – A modern classic with Ketel One, the tangy-sweet orange of Cointreau, cranberry and lime, from Nio Cocktails. Needs Ice Only, single serving
• Old Fashioned Cocktail (100ml) – Crafted with Bulleit Bourbon and aromatic bitters, from Nio Cocktails. Needs Ice Only, single serving
• Tommy’s Margarita Cocktail (100ml) – A refreshing twist on the Margarita that allows the Jose Cuervo Tequila to shine, from NIO cocktails. Needs Ice Only, single serving
• Gin Sour Cocktail (100ml) – A perfect balance of sugar, bitter lemon and Dry Tanqueray Gin, from NIO cocktails. Needs Ice Only, single serving
• Lemongrass Citrus Cocktail (Alcohol-Free) (100ml) – Fragrant lemongrass stars in this refreshing tropical non-alcoholic cocktail. Needs Ice Only, single serving
• Virgin Bitters Cocktail (Alcohol-Free) (100ml) – A delicious take on an alcohol-free Negroni, with notes of spice, citrus and bitters. Needs Ice Only, single serving
• Teapigs Snooze Tea with Lavender; 15 tea temples
• Smooth from Venezuela Hot Chocolate** (210g); Kokoa Collection create award winning hot chocolate served in good coffee shops and now available to be enjoyed at home
• White Wine, Chenin, Roussane, Grenache Blanc (75cl) – ‘Arya’ from Doran’s Vineyard is a symphony of white pear, bright green apple and orange aromas
• Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot (75cl) – ‘Romy D’ from Doran’s Vineyard; an array of red fruits uplifted by aromas of cigar box and dark chocolate followed by fresh notes of cedar
• White Wine, El Coto, Blanco Rioja (375ml) – Made from macerated Viura grapes with slow fermentation. Offers an intense aroma of flowers and green apples and is full tasty and fruity on the palate
• 2 x Bloom Gin (275ml) – London Dry Gins with Tonic. Distinctively light and floral gin perfectly mixed with refreshing tonic
• 2 x 330ml Organic Craft Beers by Stroud Brewery – 1 x IPA and 1 x Nelson. Organic and Vegan
• Organic Craft Beer & Craft Cider (330ml each) – A refreshing pale ale from Stroud Brewery paired with a Dunkertons cider, organic and suitable for Vegans
• Bei Tempi Prosecco (200ml or 750ml) – Brilliant light colour, zesty with citrus fruit and flowery features and a light fresh finish
• Luscombe Elderflower Bubbly & Rose Bubbly (270ml each) – 1 x Wild Elderflower Bubbly and 1 x Damascene Rose Bubbly. Delicate sparkling soft drinks with refreshing taste
• Luscombe Devon Apple & Rhubarb Crush (270ml each) – 1 x Mostly Devon Apple Juice and 1 x Rhubarb Crush. Refreshing fruity soft drinks

Entertainment & Stationery

• Fiction Book – Choose from the following:
  • This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens – A sparkling and unashamedly romantic, funny debut described as ‘a hug in book form’, and a New York Times bestseller. Two glorious characters bought back together by fate 30 years after being born at the same hospital
  • Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré – A British spy thriller from the master espoinage novelist, in a tense and chilling portray of today
  • Just my luck by Adele Parks – A gripping story of greed, lies and dark family secrets, centered around a lottery win
  • The Queens Gambit by Walter Tevis – The Queen’s Gambit, a thriller that follows the life of an orphan chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, during her quest to become the world’s greatest chess player. Now adapted as a hugely successful Netflix series
  • The Undoing by Jean Hanff Korelitz – A twisty, turny psychological thriller; main character Grace appears to have the perfect life, however everything changes when a gruesome murder takes place. Recently adapted for a TV series starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant
  • Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid – A much-acclaimed, captivating debut about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both
  • The Confession by Jessie Burton – An absorbing tale of secrets and self-discovery from the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse
  • The Secret Commonwealth: The Book of Dust Volume Two by Phillip Pullman – A fantasy novel and the second chapter in Philip Pullman’s epic series, this is a powerful story about the truths that underpin our world, the divisions that lie between love and responsibility and what it truly means to grow up.
  • Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee – An award-winning gripping historical crime novel set in Raj-era India, with a return of the Calcutta police detective Captain Sam Wyndham
  • The Testaments by Margaret Atwood – The Booker Prize winning sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, Attwood returns to the dystopian world of Gilead with the dramatic conclusion, told through three different female characters
  • Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – A painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature, and a huge Number One New York Times bestseller
  • The Guardians by John Grisham – The latest gripping crime thriller, in Grisham’s signature, easy style
  • Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan – A Sci-Fi novel set in the 1980s in an alternative history timeline in which the UK lost the Falklands War, Alan Turing is still alive and the Internet, social media and self-driving cars already exist
  • Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson (Hardback) – A tender and emotionally complex debut about the relationship between two young Black British artists. Ideal for anyone missing the tentative, raw depiction of love in Normal People
  • The Eve Illusion by Giovanna & Tom Fletcher (Hardback) – The Eve Illusion is the second book in the bestselling Eve of Man trilogy from The Fletchers; a love story set in a dystopian future
    
  • The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Hardback) – A delightful, heartwarming and funny record-breaking Sunday Times Bestseller in which four unlikely friends in a retirement village meet up to investigate unsolved murders
• Non-Fiction Book – Choose from the following:
  • Tall Tales and Wee Stories by Billy Connolly – The Best of Billy Connolly, this Sunday Times Bestseller brings together the very best of Billy’s storytelling for the first time, with fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage
  • Straight Outta Crawley by Roman Ranganathan – Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being. The hilarious and irreverent autobiography from comedian Romesh Ranganathan
  • Failosophy by Elizabeth Day – An essential handbook for turning failure in to success, looking at all the lessons learned from the award-winning How To Fail podcast, and distilled in to seven principles of failure
  • The Salt Path by Raynor Winn – Multi award-winning, honest and life-affirming true story of the couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey of salvation across the windswept South West coastline
  • Zonal Marking: The Making of Modern European Football by Michael Cox – An insightful, comprehensive and entertaining book about how European football has developed over the last three decades by the author of the much heralded The Mixer, Michael Cox
  • The Boy On The Shed by Paul Ferris – A remarkable sporting memoir, written with depth and humanity, tracking success and disappointment, and winner of multiple Sports Book awards
  • Done Deal by Daniel Geey – An Insider’s Guide to Football Contracts, Multi-Million Pound Transfers and Premier League Big Business
  • Mind Over Mother by Anna Mathur – Mind Over Mother from Psychotherapist Anna Mathur is a warm and accessible guide to understanding and addressing anxiety in the first year of motherhood
  • Three Ingredient Baking by Sarah Rainey – Incredibly simple treats with minimal ingredients. 100 fuss-free family recipes for cakes, biscuits, breads, desserts, savoury bakes and frozen treats.
  • The Self-Care Cookbook by Gemma Ogston – Over 60 plant based recipes to boost energy, help sleep and lift moods
  • Untamed by Glennon Doyle – Part inspiration, part memoir, Untamed: Stop Please, Start Living explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world, and instead dare to listen to and trust in the voice deep inside us
  • Good Hair by Charlotte Mensah (Hardback) – An essential, practical guide to caring for Afro, textured and curly hair, from the legendary Black British hairdresser
  • I Am Not Your Baby Mother by Candice Brathwaite (Hardback) – I Am Not Your Baby Mother; Part memoir and part manifesto, a thought-provoking, urgent and inspirational book on what it’s like to be a black British mother from popular influencer Candice Brathwaite
  • The Roasting Tin Around The World by Rukmini Iyer – The greatest dishes from all corners of the globe, reworked into quick and easy one-tin meals; perfect for weeknight dinners, lunch breaks and family favourites
  • Skincare: The ultimate no-nonsense guide by Caroline Hirons – Straight-talking advice from the Skincare Queen; Caroline Hirons explains the facts and myths in the trademark style that accounts for her cult-like following
  • Gardening Through the Year by Ian Spence – Packed with essential gardening advice, RHS Gardening Through the Year is the must-have book for new gardeners and a trusty reference for old hands
  • More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran (Hardback) – A hilarious and searingly honest guide to growing older, a manifesto for change, and a celebration of all those middle-aged women who keep the world turning
• Choice of Magazine – Red, Cosmopolitan, Living etc, Good Housekeeping, Gardeners World, Today’s Golfer, Men’s Fitness, Empire and GQ 
• Quick Crafts For Parents Who Think They Hate Craft by Emma Scott-Child
• The Times Jumbo Crossword Book
• Richard Osman’s House of Games – 101 new & classic games from the hit BBC series
• Large Print Wordsearch – 100 Easy to Read Puzzle Book all presented in easy-to-read, large print type
• You Are Incredible As You Are by Emily Coxhead – A beautifully illustrated book with a mixture of inspiring quotes and prompts to write thoughts down and embrace your perfectly imperfect self, from the founder of The Happy News
• Mindfulness Colour By Numbers – A calming colour-by-numbers book with over 60 designs
• Sudoku book – A workout for the brain and a stress-reliever
• Cypher Files: An Escape Room in a Book – An interactive puzzle book; to escape this book, the reader must write, draw, search, fold and cut pages, explore virtual escape rooms and solve the mystery.
• YES mum card – 30 positive affirmation cards to encourage a daily pat on the back. Original (mums), Mum-to-be and Human.
• Stib Jumbo Colouring Pencils – Pack of 12 vibrant colours, each of which has a ‘positive’ word embossed on it. Includes double sharpener. Recommended age 5+
• Animal Activity Book (6-12) – Activity book from The Future Teacher Foundation
• ‘COOL’ Colouring Book (6-12) – Colouring book from The Future Teacher Foundation
• Animal Colouring Book (3-8) – Colouring book from The Future Teacher Foundation
• Colouring book for toddlers ABC (preschool) – Colouring book for preschoolers from The Future Teacher Foundation
• Football Activity book (6-12) – Activity book from The Future Teacher Foundation

Accessories & Clothing

• Chunky Knit Midi Hot Water Bottle – made in Somerset by Chi Chi Moi
• Large Scarf – Warm and cosy large scarf available in a choice of styles. Tasselled Grey 164cm x 128cm or Green Blanket 176cm x 60cm
• Blue Cotton Socks with Flowers – Quality blue floral socks from The London Sock Co made with Scottish Lisle Thread Cotton in UK size 3-6
• Chunky Knit Blue Snood – Chunky and soft cable knit snood 75cm x 70cm
• Cashmere Eye Mask – beautifully soft, from the London Cashmere Co
• Pantherella Cashmere Women’s Socks in Damsen Pink, Light Pink or Light Grey.
• 100% Lambswool Blanket 130 x 100cm – In Grey Chevron with Mustard Trim or Monochrome Leopard Print