Pretty as they are, conventional candles undoubtedly have their dangers and can sometimes be messy. These colour changing LED candles on the other hand, have no flame and so as well as eliminating the fire risk associated with candles, will not leave sooty marks on nearby surfaces.

They are also completely wax free, which means no unsightly drips either. They’re also incredibly beautiful, with colours which slowly and seamlessly blend in a loop through the rainbow sequence of red, orange, yellow, green and blue. As a product of the energy saving and eco-friendly company PK Green, it should come as no surprise that the candles can be reused indefinitely and so won’t be contributing to landfill any time soon.

Other Advantages Of Flameless Candles

  • LED candle lights can be safely used in an environment where pets are present, which means that you can fully relax in that gorgeous glow knowing that if the cat or dog knocks your LED candle over then it’s just going to pose an inconvenience, not a safety risk.
  • LED candles can be used in rented accommodation without breaching your tenancy agreement. The terms of most rental agreements expressly prohibit the use of candles or naked flames, as doing so will invalidate the landlord’s insurance should a fire result. LED candle bulb allows you to enjoy the glow of candlelight without the flame and so without the risk of losing your tenancy.
  • Flameless candles can safely be used in the bedrooms of young children during a power cut (they’re not toys though, so do keep them out of reach). Sadly, there have been incidents in the past during power cuts where parents considered that their child’s fear of the dark outweighed a minimal risk of fire, and have used candles, only to have been tragically proved wrong. A bonus of colour changing LED candles in these circumstances is that a child’s fascination with the changing sequence of colours will often cause them to forget the fear induced by somewhere that feels different because of the dark.
  • An LED candle bulb is a practical alternative to conventional candles in the damp and muddy environment of music festivals. Traditionally the weather doesn’t smile on these events, and flameless candles are perfect those many hours confined to a small tent, giving off all the mood glow you need without the danger.

Are LED Candles Expensive To Run?

The tiny lithium batteries supplied with the candles last about twenty hours each, which is considerably more than a conventional candle would last. However, replacement batteries cost much less than replacement candles, and are just as widely available. The PK Green Colour Changing Candles gift set contains twelve LED candles, and so if you were to ‘burn’ one for three or four hours every night, it would be around three months before all the batteries were exhausted and you had to buy new. The set represents great value for money – to buy it, click here.

Even at this late hour there’s still time to show your love or appreciation, or to save face and reciprocate if you’re given a gift by someone you’ve inadvertently overlooked. An Amazon gift voucher can be given for any amount of your choice (up to £1,000, though logic suggests that if you’re buying one for an overlooked recipient on Christmas Eve you’ll be spending rather less!), and can be spent on anything in the vast range of goods that Amazon carries.

What makes Amazon gift vouchers a really good idea for the forgetful is that you can buy them and schedule their delivery months in advance, so the lucky recipient has no way of knowing whether you scrambled to find them something at the eleventh hour or whether they mean so much to you that you were eager to sort out a Christmas gift for them back in September.

Amazon gift vouchers can be printed out or e-mailed, and their value can be applied to an Amazon account as soon as they are received, without it having to be spent immediately. Once the recipient does decide to spend it, it can be spent all at once, a little at a time or as part of a larger amount.

It’s well known that Amazon have grown much bigger than the online book shop they started out as and now stock everything from Armani Code to Zumba sets, and so this is one of the few instances in life when you can be certain you’re giving someone just what they really wanted. They can buy gift sets of all varieties, make up their own or buy something entirely different.

With that load off your mind, it’s practically the gift that keeps on giving! You can buy an Amazon gift voucher here.

Flowerbomb Gift SetThe dreamy and romantic scent of the Flowerbomb gift set is an enduring one. It’s as long lasting on the skin of the wearer as it is in the hearts of many of the most passionate of fragrance fanatics, and leaves an intoxicating cloud in it’s wake that evokes sheer elegance and sensuality.

The creation of acclaimed Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf, this spectacularly sexy scent is a heady mix of rose, jasmine, orchid, bergamot and freesia. The blend sits on a base of patchouli to create a fabulous explosion of floral feminity which is somehow alluringly vintage, yet still upbeat and modern.

The Flowerbomb gift set is comprised of four 7ml bottles of eau de parfum, individually packaged in the distinctive Flowerbomb grenade shaped bottles and attractively displayed in a stylish gift box. Click here to buy.

Diesel Only The Brave Gift SetIf the reports from many of those who’ve experienced the fragrance are to be believed, The Diesel Only The Brave Gift Set is an aptly named one. This modern, lively fragrance for men hits all the right notes with women too, and it’s said to be a courageous man who can withstand the onslaught of female attention that it provokes.

Deep, masculine tones of amber and leather provide an ideal base for a heart of cedar, with the seemingly unlikely addition of violet blending perfectly with top notes of mandarin and lemon to create an earthy yet vibrant smell which evokes the scent of man as a powerful and mighty protector. This theme is continued with the chunky fist shaped bottle.

This Diesel Only The Brave gift set contains a generous 75ml bottle of Eau De Toilette, as well as 50ml of Shower Gel and 50ml of Aftershave Splash. Click here to buy the Diesel Only The Brave gift set.

Jack Daniels Gift SetThe idea of living close to or even working inside the smoky distilleries of Moore County in the US state of Tennessee might seem like a wish come true if you’re an eager drinker of top quality whiskey.

The reality is that you’d be far better off getting your hands on a Jack Daniels gift set, for astonishingly the home of market leader Jack Daniels is one of Tennesee’s numerous ‘dry counties’. While distilling the product is legal in Moore County, legislation prevents its sale or purchase in restaurants, stores or other outlets within the county boundaries. Fortunately an over riding state law allows the distillery itself to sell a solitary commemorative product, and so Jack Daniels rotates the sale of these in it’s on site shop.

This Jack Daniels gift set showcases two of these products, Gentleman Jack and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, together with the original ‘Old No 7’, the virtually undisputed global favourite. These 5cl miniatures are packaged in an elegant presentation case with a magnetic fastener to create ‘The Jack Daniels Family Gift Pack’.

If your whiskey lover enjoys the occasional taste of the Old South and would relish the chance to try Jack Daniels commemorative whiskies, you can make him or her very happy by clicking here to buy the Jack Daniels gift set.

Baileys Gift SetIf you’re looking for a Baileys gift set you’ll find that there are a number available, most of which consist of a standard Baileys miniature and a logo stamped glass or a handful of chocolates. What the liqueur lover in your life really wants is the coveted Baileys ‘Flavours’ Gift Set, for the taste of the world’s most popular cream liqueur in an assortment of new or different guises.

Naturally, the inclusion of a 20cl bottle of old favourite Baileys Irish Cream is a given, with it’s familiar blend of Irish dairy cream, honey, cocoa, coffee and the finest Jameson whiskey. What will really have the recipient of this Baileys gift set drooling is the 5cl miniature of Baileys Creme Caramel, and the ‘so nice it’s got to be naughty’ 5cl Baileys Chocolate Mint Miniature. Not just one but two beautifully etched glasses complete the set, so if you’re on the giving end rather than the receiving end of this gift there’s a good chance you’ll be invited to join in and help consume the contents too, which is never a bad thing!

The attention to detail and variety that’s gone into this Baileys gift set ensures it’s almost universally well received. You can buy the ‘Flavours’ gift set here.

Paco Rabanne Lady Million Gift SetWith its sumptuous gold packaging nestling around a glamorous diamond shaped fragrance bottle and elegant accessories, the Paco Rabanne Lady Million Gift Set offers the irresistible promise of skin kissed all over with the essence of wealth and luxury. This contemporary classic is a partner to Paco Rabanne 1 Million For Men, and conjures up images of a lifestyle packed with excesses that few women would not want to indulge in.

Flamboyant yet sensual in spite of it, Paco Rabanne Lady Million is a luxurious floral scent, with base notes of patchouli and honey. Top notes of orange and raspberry provide a perfect complement to the blend of orange flower, Arabian jasmine and neroli essences at the centre. Like the riches it’s said to represent, the fragrance is sweet, yet endlessly deep. The Paco Rabanne Lady Million Gift Set comprises of a 50ml eau de parfum spray, and a 50ml tube each of shower gel and body lotion to give the wearer a feeling of top to toe opulence.

Unsurprisingly the scent of success has proved very popular, although at the time of writing you can still click here to buy the Paco Rabanne Lady Million Gift Set.

Hot Chocolate Gift SetIt’s amazing how something as seemingly minor as a hot chocolate gift set can put a different face on some of the worst of Mother Nature’s weather, turning the most dismal of wet and stormy evenings into a snuggly and indulgent experience to look forward to. If, like the La Cafetiere Chocolatiere Red Hot Chocolate Gift Set, the hot chocolate gift set in question caters for two, then there’s twice as much pleasure to anticipate!

The bright red microwave-safe one litre red ceramic pot with integrated frother comes supplied with a sachet of hot chocolate given a kick with the addition of a little warming chili, although this hot chocolate gift set can be used with cocoa powder or even instant hot chocolate. The pump mechanism of the frother creates such rich and creamy cups of frothy chocolate that you’ll almost be longing for the sound of windswept rain against the window and for the temperature outside to drop. Fortunately, the pot can create cold drinks too, giving you the option of a delicious foamy shake if you feel need the need to cool things down. Matching cups and saucers for two mean that this might well be a possibility!

This versatility enhances the joy of using the La Cafetiere Red Hot Chocolate Gift Set, and the eye catching packaging enhances the fun of unwrapping it. Click here to buy.

Benefit gift set

It’s a rare glamour girl who would not be thrilled to find a Benefit gift set under the tree on Christmas Day, or indeed, being unwrapped by her eager little hands on any other occasion. Much more now than the original quick fixes for the odd beauty dilemmas, effective and creative ways of enhancing the entire face can lurk within the fun and funky packaging of Benefit cosmetics.

Billed as ‘Your brightening makeup MANual’, the Finding Mr Bright Makeup Kit quirkily suggests that you’ll reel your man in much more easily by transforming a dull and uninteresting complexion with products like Posietint (a poppy pink lip and cheek stain) and the luminescent ‘High Beam’. There’s certainly nothing quirky about either of these products though – such is their effectiveness that they enjoy a place in the arsenal of most professional makeup artists these days, as well as in the cosmetic purses of a great many women.

The Benefit gift set also contains ‘Girl Meets Pearl’ liquid facial pearl, Erase Paste No. 2 for camouflaging dark circles and blemishes, as well as a step-by-step guide to brightening your complexion. The Finding Mr Bright Makeup Kit is currently enjoying a special offer – click here to buy.

Absolut Vodka Gift SetGiving an Absolut Naturals vodka gift set is almost like giving a slice of Swedish history. The Absolute brand, which is now almost synonymous with the spirit had already been hugely popular in Sweden for a century before it’s launch worldwide in 1979, even challenging and eventually outlasting an era when the Swedish government insisted on a monopoly of the vodka industry.

Today it is one of the labels most likely to be immediately associated with vodka in the minds of consumers, with the brand currently embracing dozens of flavors and varieties. The name is now so well established across the globe that American cartoon show ‘The Simpsons’ has even featured Absolut in a mock advert made for the series.

With an ABV of 40% and originating in Sweden, naturally, the Absolut Naturals vodka gift set houses five 5cl (50ml) miniatures in a package shaped like an Absolut bottle. The lucky vodka lover on the receiving end can enjoy plain (Absolut Blue), raspberry, vanilla, lemon or pear vodka and so has plenty of variety to choose from and could even discover a new favourite. Click here to buy the Absolut Naturals vodka gift set.

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