Gifts for a woman who hasn’t had five minutes to herself

Nina Black Silk Eye Mask

Ayten Gasson · £38.00

Blocks the 3am light properly, and the silk sits kindly against tired eyes.

Ten minutes in the armchair

The Unwind & Sleep Set

Imber Hot Water Bottle

Chickpea · £50.00

Proper wool warmth to tuck against her back when sleep will not come back.

The Sleep Softly Gift Set (Pink)

SMUG · £32.00

A blackout sleep mask that doesn’t touch her lashes, a lavender pillow spray and fluffy bed socks, all in one pink bag.

Eco Friendly Facial Cups

Sakina Di Pace · £29.00

I’ve used these for a couple of years and they’re firmly part of my wind-down routine. Five gentle cups for her face, ten minutes before bed. — Kim

SolaWave 4-in-1 Skincare Wand with Red Light (Rose Gold)

Healf · £156 (on offer at £88.79)

A warm, gently buzzing red-light wand to glide over her face while she watches telly. The ten minutes before bed that feel like a treat.

Asleep on her side

The Unwind & Sleep Set

Acupressure Mat & Pillow

East Healing · £60.00

I bought this for my husband, but I’m the one lying on it, about three times a week while we watch telly before bed. It really helps me relax. — Kim

Acupressure Headband

East Healing · £25.00

For the tension so many of us carry in our heads and jaws. Put it on, lie back and let ten minutes pass.

The Unwind & Sleep Set

Clementine · £54.99

Sleep headphones she can lie on her side in, and five hypnotherapy sessions that are hers forever. Nothing to cancel.

Sent straight to her, with your note and no prices in the parcel.

Natural Shetland Hand Knitted Bed Socks

The Dorothy Days · £40.00

Hand-knitted Shetland wool for cold feet, so she need not get up again.

Chandra Organic Long Sleeve Nightie (Thunder Grey)

Noctu · £75.00

A long cotton nightie she can change into at seven and stay in all evening.

Silver Grey Wool Knee Blanket

Atlantic Blankets · £49.00

Long and narrow, so it lies across the end of the bed for cold early hours.

Audiobook gift card

XigXag · £8.99 a book

Sleepy Ewe Tea

West Highland Tea Company · From £2.30

A lavender and chamomile cup to hold while the house finally goes quiet.

Hand Thrown Stoneware Frilly Candle Holder

Botanique Workshop · £18.50

Candlelight by the bed instead of the hard overhead light before she tries to sleep.

Clifton Herringbone Blanket (Brunel)

The British Blanket Company · £74.00

Pure new wool woven in England, heavy enough to settle under on the sofa.

Butterfly and Bee Bed Runner

Louise Bell Quilts · £215.00

Silver Birch Mini Carafe & Glass Set

Emma Britton · £35

Water by the bed without a plastic bottle in sight. A little carafe with a glass that sits on top, etched with birch leaves. Lovely for the 3am glass of water.

The Unwind & Sleep Set

Clementine · £54.99

Sleep headphones she can lie on her side in, and five hypnotherapy sessions that are hers forever. Nothing to cancel.

Sent straight to her, with your note and no prices in the parcel.

Writing it all down

The Unwind & Sleep Set

Rose Quartz Fidget Ring (Ora)

Moon Magic · £73 in silver, £83 in gold

A rose quartz ring with a centre that spins, for when her hands want something to do. Much nicer than picking up her phone.

Gold Sun & Moon Spinner Necklace

Fable England · £38.00

A hand-painted sun that spins in its frame, for fidgety fingers at the end of a long day.

Ink Flora Notebook

Wanderlust Paper Co. · £20.95

Lies completely flat, so the 3am list can be written down and left till morning.

Deluxe Rag Rug Kit

Ragged Life · £66.99

Slow, repetitive hooking that keeps the hands busy while the mind wanders.

A book, not a phone

The Unwind & Sleep Set

Monthly Print Club gift membership

Art by Karie-Ann · £30 / £60 / £100

An envelope of her own wildlife prints each month, something to open that isn’t a bill.

Book Notes A5 Premium Notebook

Design Smith Studio · £9.75

For the lines worth keeping from the book on her bedside table, instead of the phone.

Leather Memory Book (Duck Egg & Coral)

BOUND by Hand · £275.00

Somewhere to put the photographs she’s never got round to printing, made to keep.

Throwdown Experience / full pottery day

Tarka Pottery · £90–£149 (vouchers £40–£250)

Hands in clay for a day, with a potter of thirty years standing over your shoulder.

Journal Bundle

LSW London · £59.99

Three guided journals (Mind Notes, Habit Notes and Morning Notes) for ten minutes with a pen instead of a screen.

Bloomin’ Lovely Latch Hook Cushion Kit

The Crafts Collective · £39.00

Big, cheerful flowers to hook one loop at a time. Good for evenings, and it keeps her hands far too busy for her phone. Fine for complete beginners.

Bella Blue Bamboo Silk Camisole and French Knicker

Ayten Gasson · £120 for the set (camisole £74, French knicker £46)

The extra special one: a bamboo silk camisole and French knicker edged in black lace, so she goes to bed feeling gorgeous.

Wrapped, ready to give

The Unwind & Sleep Set

Relax Bath Oil

Cotswold Remedies · £28.00

One capful of chamomile and lavender in a hot bath, with the door shut.

Woodland Walk Ceramic Candle

Lorna Syson · £38.00

Sixty hours of burning, in a bone china pot she can keep afterwards.

Satin Sleep Turban, Cherry Bows

SMUG · £15.00

Soft satin that keeps her blow-dry and curls overnight, so she wakes up with good hair.

Hounds of Love Navy Sofa Blanket

Yawn · £110.00

A big, soft, reversible blanket for the sofa, so the evening is hers. It goes in the washing machine too.

Alva Cardigan Lambswool Indigo

Genevieve Sweeney · £240.00

Good lambswool with pockets, the thing she wears every day and never replaces.

Natural Hand Balm (Honey & Lavender)

Let It Bee · £6.75

For hands that have washed up, typed and tidied since seven this morning.

Amber Refillable Candle Starter Pack (Petite)

Pott Candles · £49.00

A small pot of amber to light for twenty minutes at the end of the day.

Bread and Butter Milk Chocolate Bar

Dormouse Chocolates · £6.50

One good bar to keep at the back of the cupboard just for herself.

Large Hawthorn Blossom Table Lamp

Hannah Nunn · £270.00

A soft, low light to read by when she finally sits down in the evening.

Set of 2 Extra Small Bowls in White/Blue

Sabine Schmidt Pottery · £24.00

Somewhere to drop rings and earrings at night rather than lose them in the bed.

Rolled Effect Pillar Solid Beeswax Candle

Gwenyn Gruffydd · £9.00

Something soft to light instead of the big lamp once the day is done.

24K Gold Plated Ear Seed Kit

Acu Seeds · £30 in gold (£28 silver)

Tiny gold seeds that sit on points of her ear, with tweezers and a little map. I’ve always wanted to try these. — Kim

Rosy Nail Pen

Sweenly · £17 (full kit with UV lamp £23)

Nail polish in a felt-tip pen: it stops exactly where she stops, so no mess. A lovely Sunday-night wind-down. Get the full kit with the lamp and it lasts the week.

Five-session sauna bundle

Rewild Sauna · £75 (vouchers from £17.50)

Five wood-fired sessions by the beach, so it’s a habit rather than one nice afternoon.

Swim the Lakes Gift Voucher

Swim the Lakes · Any value (£35 / £55 / £100 suggested)

Someone else watches the water while she swims in a Lakeland tarn and thinks about nothing.

Tea Tasting Experience (Online)

Comins Tea · £35.00

A box of five teas arrives, then an hour with the person who chose them.

Throwdown Experience / full pottery day

Tarka Pottery · £90–£149 (vouchers £40–£250)

Hands in clay for a day, with a potter of thirty years standing over your shoulder.

Home Pottery Candle Making Kit

Pott’d · From £44 (2 candles)

Clay, paints and wax to make her own little pottery candles at the kitchen table. An afternoon with her hands busy and her phone away.

Mother Root Ginger (500ml)

Mother Root · £27.95

Ginger, apple cider vinegar, honey and a little chilli, alcohol-free, over ice with sparkling water. We’ve been having it on Thursday nights to brighten up the week. — Kim

Sleepy Ewe Tea

West Highland Tea Company · From £2.30

A lavender and chamomile cup to hold while the house finally goes quiet.

Audiobook gift card

XigXag · £8.99 a book

Bread and Butter Milk Chocolate Bar

Dormouse Chocolates · £6.50

One good bar to keep at the back of the cupboard just for herself.

Natural Hand Balm (Honey & Lavender)

Let It Bee · £6.75

For hands that have washed up, typed and tidied since seven this morning.

Rolled Effect Pillar Solid Beeswax Candle

Gwenyn Gruffydd · £9.00

Something soft to light instead of the big lamp once the day is done.

Book Notes A5 Premium Notebook

Design Smith Studio · £9.75

For the lines worth keeping from the book on her bedside table, instead of the phone.

Keep F*cking Calm and Colour On

Summersdale · £6.64 (RRP £6.99)

A sweary colouring book for adults. Ten minutes of colouring in some very rude words is a surprisingly good way to let the day go.