The Edinburgh Reporter December 2019

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The Edinburgh Reporter
The Charlie Nicholsby Guide to Christmas
FOR THEM
The Bonne Maison sock is
always a must have Xmas
stocking filler – the socks are
designed and made in France, £17
a pair and come in two sizes 36-38
& 39-41.
Who doesn't love a pair of soft,
playful socks? Beatrice de Creci
and Jean-Gabriel founded Bonne
Maison in 2012 and have been
producing finely knitted socks with
motifs for France and the rest of
the world since then.
Produced from premium quality
Italian cotton with particular
knitting machines, Bonne Maison's
socks are no ordinary socks. From
dance to paradise going through
the animal world, they tell us
extraordinary stories with their
beautiful and unique patterns.
Available from Epitomé of
Edinburgh 35 Dundas Street EH3
6QQ
www.epitomeofedinburgh.com
FOR DOGS
Don’t forget your wee pooches
this Christmas. Lots of treats at
Teddy’s.
Shark jumper, Merino wool, £30
to £33
Hand made dog bowl £30
Deer antlers, £6 to £15
Mince pies £4
Teddy’s 6a Montagu Terrace EH3
5QX www.Teddysdoggrooming.
com
FOR HIM
Christmas Boxers for men £12.50
and available from www.bawbags.
com
Other stockists include Tiso’s,
Born In Scotland at Waverley
Mall, SRU shop at BT Murrayfield
and First Fifteen on Haymarket
Terrace.
FOR THEM
Candles burn for 35 – 40 hours
and are available in 14 scents.
£19.50 each or two for £38.
Fragrance sticks last for up to 70
days and are available in 8 scents.
£27 each or two for £52.
Home gift packs (one candle and
one fragrance stick) are available
in 6 scents for £37. All available
from Paula who is The Beauty
Burd.
Facebook.com/thebeautyburd
THEBEAUTYBURD@outlook.com
Tel: 07710785543
FOR THE BEER DRINKER
Let Drinkly choose 6, 12, 18 or 24
outstanding craft beers for you or
alternatively use the comments
box at check out to let them know
what beer styles you like so they
can tailor the selection to you.
They will pick the best cans and
bottles available from their beer
fridges, which at any one time
stock over 150 quality cold beers.
From £18
drinkly.co.uk
SPA for you and me!
For those who need a little me
time
Give the gift of time with the
ultimate spa ritual at One Spa.
The TIME Spa Day includes three
hours of bespoke treatment time,
carefully designed by our expert
therapists plus a light lunch in the
Café at One Spa and access to our
rooftop Hydropool and Thermal
Suite with its 11 salt, water and
heat experiences.
One Spa’s TIME Spa Day costs
£228 per person. Call 0131 229
9131 or visit: https://www.onespa.
com/ to purchase a gift voucher.
Christmas shopping at Ocean Terminal
For the beauty obsessed
From Shellac manicures to
LVL lashes, Henna brows to Vita
Liberata spray tans, our vibrant,
urban beauty salon, NOW by One
Spa is the perfect place for a
beauty fix. Gift vouchers can be
purchased in any value starting
at just £5, meaning the lucky
recipient can choose a treatment
that best suits them.
Gift vouchers start at £5. Call
0131 229 9131
www.nowbyonespa.com/ to
purchase a gift voucher.
Gail Porter brought some magic
fairy dust to Ocean Terminal
last month when she arrived at
the shopping centre to officially
launch Christmas and open the
Ethical and Scottish Christmas
Market.
A Christmas parade kick started
the festive season in Leith,
finishing up at Santa’s Grotto
where children were allowed to
give him their Christmas wish list.
Santa has now returned to the
centre and will be there every day
through till Christmas Eve.
Proceeds from the ticket sales
will be given to local charity
partners, St Columba’s Hospice
and Edinburgh Children’s Hospital
Charity.
Added fun, family activities this
winter include a giant snow globe
to create magical photo memories
for all the family.
There is also a special Fabergé
inspired egg trail, with six
beautifully decorated giant eggs
displayed around the centre
for kids to discover as part of a
treasure trail with a festive treat at
the end.
The weekend also included
the launch of the Ethical and
Scottish Christmas Fair, which
has returned for its third time to
Ocean Terminal. Exhibiting in the
Food Court on the first floor daily
up until 23 December traders
are selling eco and fair trade
gifts and products. The makers
have come from across Scotland
and internationally to bring their
handcrafted gifts, ranging from
ceramics and wood carving to
leather, beadwork and recycled
gifts, as well as homemade jams
and chutneys.
6 year old, Ruby Stewart from Perthshire was invited to be the first visitor to Santa’s Grotto at Ocean
Terminal pictured here with TV and radio personality, Gail Porter, who hosted the opening.
Get stuck in.
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