45 beautiful lockdown birthday gift ideas to spoil your friends celebrating in lockdown from afar
Do you remember the memes about people forlornly celebrating their birthdays in Spring last year, all on their own? It seemed unthinkable at the time, but here are we are almost a full year later, into our third lockdown and back to celebrating loved one’s birthdays from afar.
Celebrating getting a year older at this time of year can be a bit of a downer at the best of times – everyone’s finances are stretched post-Christmas, a whole lot of friends will inevitably be doing Dry January – oh and it’s freezing cold and even your closest friends would probably rather be under the duvet than out toasting to you. But throw the Coronavirus crisis and a new lockdown into the mix and it’s a recipe for the most underwhelming birthday ever. So if you've got a pal whose birthday will fall within this third lockdown, it's paramount that you make it special. Albeit in a different way to normal.
In a bid to help you celebrate the special days of your loved ones from near or far, we've found the most thoughtful lockdown birthday gift ideas that money can buy. And you can get it delivered straight to her door, so even though you can't see her in person, she'll know you're thinking of her. And all of them are gorgeous.
If she’s a fan of food and drink (who isn't?) she’ll adore this date night curry subscription box from Not On The High Street or a coffee subscription from cool coffee brand Pact. Appleyard Flowers is a wonderful place to shop for spectacular hampers as well as deliveries of flowers, Champagne and chocolate (the winning trio), and The Bottle Club is great for deliveries of sparkling wine or cocktails and gin.
Scroll further and you’ll find the new Babyfacial treatment from Drunk Elephant, a pack of self heating eye masks to elevate her pamper evenings, a letterbox flower bouquet from Bloom & Wild and a pair of faux fur slippers that will become her go-to footwear for the next few months. There's also a seriously chic candle and a stylish personalised year sweatshirt for her to proudly display the year she was born.
Here are the best lockdown birthday gift ideas for anyone celebrating in November.
The facial roller
The face mask
Sand & Sky Australian Pink Clay Face Mask, £41.90, Oliver Bonas
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The haircare gift set
The personalised print
The letterbox bouquet
The book subscription
The birth stone bracelet
The limited edition moisturiser
The slippers
The birthday hamper
The skincare gift set
The skin treatment
The Pyjama shorts
The cleansing duo
The caterpillar cake
The makeup set
The pamper package
The Trinny London Christmas gift
The dressing gown
The flower & chocolates combo
The hand cream
The feminist book
The sustainable snack box
The gin subscription
Gin Subscription Box, from £36 per box, Craft Gin Club
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The coffee subscription
Coffee Subscription, from £6.95, Pact Coffee
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The recipe kit
Six Month Food Truck Recipe Kit Subscription, £46, Not On The High Street
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The Black Lives Matter book
The gin
Special Edition "I Love Harris Gin", £45*, Isle of Harris Distillery
*£4.50 from every order goes towards NHS Charities Together.
The personalised gin
The food hamper
The curry subscription box
The WFH-appropriate sweatshirt
The Birchbox subscription
The scented candle
