If you are looking to buy a Christmas gift for a water woman then you have come to the right place for some affordable ideas this xmas.
Featuring predominantly female owned, independent surf labels with a preference for eco friendly products and packaging.
Or maybe you want to treat yourself to an ocean inspired present, this gift guide has some great inspiration for water women whether you are buying for someone else or treating yourself.
Be sure to send this gift guide to other halves, friends and family members if you want to drop some not so subtle hints too!
Roam Slow Studio Prints
Steph is a true nomad and designs surf inspired art prints from the back of her trusty home on wheels or her studio in St Ives. Steph loves to be in the ocean and enjoys surfing mellow waves and you can see these influences in her art work. If you want a boho, surfy vibe in your home then these prints will look epic on your walls.
Prints from £5 https://slownsteadylivin.com/roamslowstudio
Art Disco Mystic Mermaid Hoody
This is a hoody for the salt water addicts who can never have enough vitamin sea, the salty souls from sunrise to sunset, those whose hearts beat a little faster when they catch a glimpse of the deep blue sea.
Featuring a cosmic long boarding mermaid on the back surrounded by the motto ‘Brave Free Wild As The Sea’ and a sunset over a surf board on the chest.
Designed by the sea in their Whitby studio, each of their hoodies are screen printed in Yorkshire and are delivered in plastic free packaging.
Ocean Boheme Jewellery
I have too much jewellery - said no girl ever! Sparkly sea jewels are always a great bet for gifts, add to the mix the feel good eco credentials of: upcycled shells, a piece of coral planted for every purchase made, recycled silver, a percentage donated to Surfers Against Sewage and plastic free packaging and you're onto a winner.
Ocean Boheme designs unique pieces for water women and has an array of gift options for ocean lovers. Adjustable rings, seaglass necklaces, ocean inspired silver bangles, gemstone earrings, shell key chains, salt & coconut shampoo bars to name just a few.
Prices from £15: https://www.oceanboheme.co.uk/
Sea Shepherd x Keep Cup
Keep Cup brew cork edition is the perfect vessel to take to the beach for your surf check. Keep cup have teamed up with Sea Shepherd to bring you this beautifully crafted travel mug to drink on the go and with the ocean as your backdrop. Keep Cup are BCorp certified, which means they measure their impact to improve social and environmental performance and manufacture locally where possible. They donate 40% of the cup price to Sea Shepherd so it's win win!
St. Eval Sea Salt Presents and Gift Boxes
This company from North Cornwall make an array of beautiful coastal gifts for ocean lovers. Our favourite are from the Sea Salt range, which has a unique ozonic and citrus scent reminiscent of the ocean. They offer candles, reed diffusers, rugged pots reminiscent of the Cornish coastline, hand washes and lotions. Check out their gift boxes which are great gift ideas for Christmas 2021.
Prices from £8 https://www.st-eval.com/collections/sea-salt
Six Foot and Clean
Six Foot and Clean offers 100% natural, handmade shampoo bars and soaps for surfers. No SLS or parabens just pure natural ingredients. Their products evolved from the love of the surfing lifestyle, travelling and living out of vans. Their soap and shampoo bars are designed to be practical for travelling and surf trips away in the van, not to mention the kudos for minimal packaging!
Prices from £2 https://www.sixfootandclean.co.uk/
Married to the Sea
This Cornish brand make epic screen printed designs prefect for ocean lovin' gals. The T-shirts are printed on combed cotton and they used water based inks. Unique deigns for ocean lovers.
Finn's World Cookbook
Finn lives, surfs and cooks in Bundoran on Ireland’s northwest coast. She has curated this cookbook full of mouth watering, gluten free recipes, perfect for pre and post surf fueling. Finn is passionate about sustainability and this comes through in her recipe choices. She also has a blog called Salt Water Stories which documents not only her passion for cooking but for all things marine science and sustainability.
£22.99 from https://www.gillbooks.ie/food-drink/finns-world
The Coconut Bee Cosmetics
Hand crafted on the north coast of Cornwall in the UK. The Coconut Bee offers a unique organic range of 100% natural skin & hair care alternatives tailored for coastal living. Holly creates chemical free beauty alternatives with sustainably sourced ingredients. How about some Surf Hair Revival oil to tame salt dried and tangled locks? Or their Beach Break Avocado and Eucalyptus Body butter for soothing skin wind swept skin. All products are packaged in eco friendly jars and bottles so not to worry on the plastic front! The Coconut bee has the perfect range of products for gifting the water woman at Christmas.
From £6, check out the full range here: https://www.thecoconutbee.co.uk/
Seafoam Surf Beanie
Everyone needs a beanie for those cold morning surf checks. What better bonce cover than a chunky and soft beanie that's handmade by an independent, female solopreneur. Keep your ears covered from the cold this winter in this super warm woolly hat. All beanies are handmade in Wales by Seafoam founder Stien, knit using 100% Peruvian Highland Wool. The high quality chunky wool will keep you warm, that's for sure!
Seafoam are strong believers of slow and sustainable fashion and so work on a pre-order basis to prevent overstocking so get your orders in early to ensure your Christmas beanie is ready in time.
Island Lines Fins
These fins are designed by Zala Cuden - eternal surfer and most commonly found surfing big waves in the Mentawai Islands. She has designed all of the patterns and they all look stunning and will pimp up even the most battered surfboard. They are handmade in Java by a very cool guy named Ade. The perfect gift for any surf girl looking to pimp her ride.
Prices from 55€ https://zalacuden.com/product-category/fins/
Waterhaul Upcycled Sunglasses
Ok so it might not be the time of year that you generally think about buying sunglasses, BUT you haven't seen these yet. Waterhaul's Harlyn Aqua sunglasses are made from 100% recycled Cornish monofilament gill netting and use 0% virgin plastics. These monofilament nets are regarded as the most dangerous form of ghost net due to their high likelihood of entanglement, as they are virtually invisible underwater.
The turquoise ‘seaglass’ colouration of the Harlyn Aqua frame is entirely derived from the original netting and has no additional pigments or dyes.
The Wave Gift Vouchers
Looking for a gift for the person who has everything, then why not give the give of endless waves and an experience over possessions? The Wave gift vouchers can be simply redeemed against a surf lesson or surf session at The Wave. All the lucky recipient needs to do is choose their preferred surf session and add it to their basket. If you are not local to Bristol they also have safari tents where you can camp out and stroll to the surf. Perfect for booking in advance rather than a last minute surf trip based on a promising surf forecast.
I hope you have found some inspiration for the ocean dweller in your life. Be sure to share this blog or leave it open on your laptop if you want to drop any hints!