33 unique Christmas gifts 2022 for everyone on your list
There’s no need to default to any unimaginative Christmas gift ideas this year when there's an excellent array of unique Christmas gifts at your disposal. Instead of buying your mum the same bottle of Jo Malone perfume, or making a tie your Christmas gift for dad, it's time to think ‘out the box’ a little.
Whether you're looking for a glittering gift for your mum, your eco-conscious brother-in-law, a party-loving sister gift or something for your impossible-to-buy-for Grandpa, we’ve searched far and wide to curate a collection of the most unusual Christmas gifts for your loved ones that you definitely won't have already considered – and they won’t have already bought for themselves.
Think: unusual stocking stuffers, skincare gift sets, one-of-a-kind homeware gifts, gadgets, gift experiences and unusual handmade vases to house that houseplant in her living room. Or how about something a little more personal? Hello, orgasm scented candles from sexual wellness label Smile Makers.
After more gift guides? Shop the best Christmas gifts, vegan gifts, Christmas gifts for women, Christmas gifts for dads, best gifts for couples, and skincare gift sets for every budget. Elsewhere, find Secret Santa gifts, wedding gifts, Mother’s Day gifts, Christmas hampers, gifts for teenagers, beauty advent calendars, non-chocolate advent calendars, chocolate advent calendars and best friend gifts.
Unique Christmas gifts for skincare junkies
LED Face Mask 100, £150, Silk'n
Harnessing the power of red, blue, yellow and purple light, this LED face mask from Silk'n works to reduce wrinkles, boost hydration and improve the appearance of acne. Crafted from soft, flexible silicon, unlike rigid plastic masks, it adapts to any face shape, making it the perfect present to pop under the Christmas tree for skincare junkies. Plus, you don't have to plug in a wire to use it.
Unusual Christmas gifts for her
Erotic Scented Candle, £24.95, Smile Makers
Leading sexual wellness brand Smile Makers have recently launched a brand new line of products – expanding into the world of scents and aromatherapy with candles ('Orgasmic Manifestation') and massage oils ('Erotic Kneads'). By tapping into the sense of smell, these two new collections offer a heightened way to celebrate sex as a holistic, full body experience this holiday season and beyond.
The scented candles, which were developed with research on aromatic triggers for heightened sexual emotions and experiences, are hand-poured in France using 100% natural ingredients and available in three different aromas. They also look great, making them a great addition to your home decor. Our favourite – ‘hot’ – incorporates cloves, jasmine and patchouli to stimulate all the senses. One of the best gifts for your partner.
Unusual Christmas presents for their desk
Crystal Wireless Charger, £32, Free People
We all love scrolling on Instagram, and playing our favourite tunes on Spotify, but no one wants to be the person with no charge left on their phone. Cue, this gorgeous crystal wireless charging dock (compatible with Apple and Samsung Wireless Devices). Easily mistaken for a cup coaster, it not only charges your device, but thanks to its wireless design you can keep it at home, take it to the office or keep in your bag for on-the-go juice. You never know when you'll need that extra few percent!
Unusual xmas gift for foodies
Plant-based meals, from £25, allplants
We all know someone who's so busy they claim they never have time to cook. But what’s better than a gift box packed full of delicious dinners for the whole family? Allplants vegan meal delivery dishes are 100% plant-based, perfectly portioned and delivered to your door totally frozen – so you can enjoy a meal packed full with veg, grains and greens, without waste or worry, in your own time. One of the most practical present ideas around.
Unusual Christmas gifts for her UK
Slip Silk Pillowcase, £85, LookFantastic
Silk pillowcases provide a whole host of benefits for your hair. The fabric, by causing less friction and allowing for free movement, prevents the ruffling of your hair while you catch up on your beauty sleep (goodbye knots) and helps to control sebum production. They're also cooling, great for skin and look exceptional luxe on your bed. Treat your bestie to a Slip pillowcase so she can reap the benefits.
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Unique Christmas gifts for family
Pancakes, Cocktails And Culture For Two, £38, Not On The High Street
Embark on a cultural, self-guided walk around London's Shoreditch before stopping off for the best pancakes in town. Pancakes aren't just for Shrove Tuesday, y'know.
Unusual ideas for Christmas gifts
Ceramic Brick Vases, £34, Graham & Green
These unusual vases are all over Instagram at the moment: they're the perfect home for dried flowers or a fresh bouquet, and will be sure to please lovers of minimalist and maximalist design alike. Shop from the best flower delivery services here.
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Unique Christmas gifts for friends
JSHealth Vitamins Hair + Energy supplements, £30.00, Selfridges
Starting in 2014 as a blog, founder and clinical nutritionist, Jessica Sepel, created JSHealth with hopes to create products that help people throughout their wellness and self-care journey. These Hair + Energy supplements are one of her bestsellers (and have the most insane reviews) and claim to support and maintain hair growth and nail health, while also boosting energy levels. Designed for males, females and everyone.
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Unique food Christmas gifts
Three Month Food Truck Recipe Kit Subscription, £26, Not On The High Street
Spice up their life with this food truck recipe kit, containing all the blended spices they need to create incredible street food creations from their own kitchen.
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Mens unique Christmas gifts
RecoveryAir PRO, £1,129, Therabody
Not the cheapest gift going, but these certainly tick the ‘unusual gift’ box… Designed to boost circulation and lymphatic drainage while also reducing delayed onset muscle soreness, these compression ‘boots’ are great for athletes or those working out lots and needing to prioritise recovery.
Unusal gifts for children
Children's Bike Basket, £39.95, Pom Pom
The sweetest bike basket to add to any children's bike or scooter – these unique baskets are handmade from 100% natural materials, and built to last and be loved.
Unusual Christmas gifts for couples
Food And Drink Book Subscription, £54.99, Not On The High Street
Give them the gift of endless recipes with this cookery book subscription from Not On The High Street. You can choose between three, six and twelve month subscriptions – and each month, they'll receive an expertly selected, gift-wrapped book to add to their book shelf. Cute.
Unique Christmas gifts for adults
Mother-of-Pearl Fish Bottle Opener, £34, Anthropologie
Looking for a unique bottle opener? Well, they don't get more luxe than this eye-catching mother-of-pearl one, shaped into a quirky fish silhouette. Add to your kitchen or drinks trolley for some instant fun.
Unusual Christmas gifts for wife
Fluoro Candles, £3 each, Graham & Green
How cute are these candles from Graham & Green?! Their Christmas decorations never looked more chic.
Unusual Christmas decorations
Eco-Friendly Bee House Hotel, £14.99, Amazon
For the gardener who already has everything…. from outdoor appliances to ceramic garden planters, why not help them attract bees and insects to their garden with this eco-friendly ‘bee hotel’? Not only are bees and other pollinators incredibly important to our ecosystem (helping crops and plants grow), they're also great for gardens, allowing flowers to flourish year after year.
Unusual Christmas gifts on Amazon
Gold Pineapple Ice Bucket with Lid, £29.99, Amazon
This decorative, fun pineapple-shaped ice bucket is certainly a unique gift. Ideal for those who like to throw parties or someone in need of an eye-catching addition to their drinks trolley – this is a statement piece.
Unique Christmas gift for fitness fanatics
Wahoo KICKR Smart Turbo Trainer, £899.99, Wiggle
If the budget doesn't quite stretch to a Peloton bike – and they already have a road bike – then this smart turbo trainers is a great gift for any sports obsessed fan. Simply remove the back wheel of your bike, attach it to the trainer and you've transformed your bike into a complete indoor cycling experience, so you can cycle as far and as hard as you like, without ever having to leave your home.
Unusual Christmas gifts for parents
Dinner At Battersea Power Station Inc Tour For Two, £84, Not On The High Street
This unusual gift allows them to redeem a voucher for a nine-dish sharing dinner at Cinnamon Kitchen in Battersea Power Station. Including a fascinating, self-guided audio tour. The best thing about experience gifts? Since you buy them virtually, they save the day if you’ve left things to the last minute.
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Unique Christmas gifts for coworkers
Abstract Art Class, £69, Not On The High Street
A truly unusual gift idea for the art fans in your life is this abstract art drawing class which lasts for three hours, lead by award-winning artist Georgie Mason.
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Unique personalised gift
Personalised Typographic Story Of Us Print, £32, Not on the High Street
How did you meet your SO? University? A bar? Tinder? We love this personalised typography gift – ideal for newly married couples, weddings, birthday gifts and anniversaries – that tells couples love stories.
Small unusual Christmas gifts
Bala Exercise Sliders, £14.99, John Lewis & Partners
On the hunt for fitness gifts the gym lover in your life won't already own? These premium gliders target specific muscle groups; helping to leverage your body weight and build muscle for powerful results.
Unusual inexpensive Christmas gifts
Biscoff S'mores Brownie Bake, £18, Bad Brownie
These are seriously naughty (trust us, we've tried them). Completely gooey, with layers of biscoff and vanilla marshmallow – you can bake it in the oven, or the bbq – and makes the perfect ‘can you bring dessert’ gift to any Christmas dinner party.
Most unusual Christmas gifts
Bright Matches in Glass Jar, £16.95, Graham & Green
These bright matches in a glass jar will bring a bright pop of colour to their fireside. Functional yet stylish, they make the perfect unusual gift for any candle junkie.
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Unique jewellery gifts
Personalised Large Birthday Star Sign Jewellery Box, £39.95, Not on the High Street
With three storage shelves and lots of little compartments for earrings and rings, this compact personalised jewellery box from the ‘That’s Nice That' collection is large enough to keep all your jewellery organised, but small enough to travel with you wherever you go and keep your trinkets stylishly safe and secure.
Amazon unusual Christmas gifts
Postcards from The New Yorker, £14.44, Amazon
Housed in a beautiful keepsake box, these postcards feature 100 different The New Yorker covers, and make a thoughtful gift for any book or stationary lover.
Unusual gifts for new home owners
Medium Grey Mexicana Cushion, £38, Graham & Green
Level-up their interiors game with this embroidered cushion printed with a vibrant graphic. Stack on the sofa with a few bolster cushions in contrasting block hues. New home owner? She'll LOVE it.
Unusual gifts for wellness warrior
Gut Health Cookery Course, £75, Not On The High Street
Learn why your relationship with your gut and your gut health is more important for your health and well-being than you may realise with this unusual experience gift by Kitchen Joy.
Unusual fashion gift
Personalised Canvas Tote Beach Bag, £25, Not on the High St
We know what you're thinking… how is another tote bag count as something unique? Well, this reusable canvas bag can be personalised with beautiful embroidered initial letters, a short name, date or numbers. Suitable for all sorts of occasions (from holding your groceries to hanging out with friends or heading to the beach), this bag makes a great gift.
Unusual gifts for her
The Glow Getter Body Care Set, £24.00, bloom and blossom
Feet cream probably isn't high up on your potential gift wish list, but this set from UK brand bloom and blossom might well change your mind. Including three products – Spritzy Toes (a leg and foot spray to relieve swollen ankles), Wonder Worker (a multi-tasking moisturising balm for lips and wind-chapped skin) and You Glow Girl (a super hydrating body oil) – this set offers natural and effective skincare solutions to look and feel your best, no matter how much time you have.
Unique gifts for kids
Glow Dreaming Unit, £64.95, Glow Dreaming
A night light with red light therapy? If your child (or niece or friends' kid) struggles to get to sleep, then this could well be the answer. Combining light therapy, aromatherapy, sound therapy (pink noise) and a humidifier, mums have praised the Glow Dreaming lamp for helping their children drop off to the land of nod.
Unusual stocking fillers
Day of Gratitude Journal, £24, Mal Paper
The perfect gift for over-thinkers, worriers and those looking to start journaling, but not knowing quite where to start. This gratitude journal, filled with inspiring quotes, asks you start the day by writing down three things you feel grateful for – maybe you're thankful for your parents' support or for having a coffee with a friend, perhaps you're thankful that you can go to the gym or grateful to do a job you love. Whatever it is, journaling is a fab way to keep track of your wandering thoughts (and have a place to keep all your thankfulness in one place).
Unique Christmas gifts for mom
Asha Monochrome Ceramic Vase, £45.50, Caramel Rose Homeware
Inspired by African tribal designs, this hand-crafted vase is completely unique. Artfully made from painted ceramic, the vase is trimmed with a set of wonky handles. Ideal for using it to stow dried flowers in.
Perfect Christmas gifts
Enjoi Candy Coated Skateboard, £89.99, Slam City
Lined with anti-slip material and balanced on rubber wheels, this skateboard is painted with a fun pink candy coated print underneath, so that it flashes into view with every kickflip. Perfect for the street and local skate park.
Ste MarquesUnique Christmas gifts for spiritual loved ones
Virtual Psychic Reading, from £50, The Wellness Foundry
This is an experience that you *almost* can’t put a price on. Wether your loved one is divinely in tune with their spiritual side already, looking to delve deeper into their psyche or just needs a little guidance through life, booking them a virtual psychic reading is a truly unique gift experience that will stay with them for life (as will the reading they receive). Fiongal and his team are an experienced and safe pair of hands to help your loved one find whatever it is they’re looking for; answers, healing or reassurance.
