‘All I want for Christmas is you’ is playing softly on the radio, malls are drowning in red and green and Christmas trees are guarding every store entrance to remind you that the day is fast approaching.Yes, Christmas is in the air.
And, so is … Christmas shopping.

Cue the trolley wars, checkout lines that feel like stop-and-go traffic and thousands of feet stomping around trying to find the perfect gift. If you’re anything like me, the idea of bumper-car trolleys and endless aisles doesn’t exactly scream ‘festive cheer’.

So, this year? I’m switching things up. I’m shopping online. And I’m shopping green.

5 green gift bundles based on personality

Instead of giving you 5 gift ideas, I have attempted to curate gift bundles according to personalities, starting with –

1. The nature lover

• Evolve Mini Succulent Candles (6-pack): Cute, tiny and impossible to kill … unless you burn them.
• Dahlia Floating Candle: Because bath time can also feel like a nature documentary.
• Evolve Butterfly Keyring: A little outdoors moment they can carry everywhere.

2. The self-care prioritiser 

They moisturise. They exfoliate. They have a nighttime routine.

• Safety Razor: Beautiful, reusable and – with replaceable blades –  it will last half the year. Also gives you a built-in gift idea for next Christmas.
• Evolve Hand & Body Wash: A luxurious-feeling hand and body wash that is not only eco-friendly, but also vegan!
• Jyothi Revitalizing Body Lotion: The perfect follow-up after using the Evolve Hand and Body Wash.

3. The outdoorsy / DIY-er / traveller

Basically someone who you would find going on a hike 5am on a Monday morning, fixes things for fun, or who is always at the airport:

• Evolve Hand Cleaner with Grit: If they work on cars or anything messy, this is a slice of heaven.
• Evolve Laptop Screen & Spectacle Cleaner: Because sunglasses should always be streak-free.
• Evolve Fragrance-Free Laundry Detergent Sheets: Weird gift? Yes. Brilliant gift? Also yes. These sheets are compact, travel-friendly and cold-water-friendly.
• Evolve Fur-Baby Shampoo: If their fur-baby (whether it be a cat or a dog) goes with them on their adventures, they will appreciate this one!

4. The ‘I like to be prepared’ handbag carrier

This is me. If you had to ask me what’s in my handbag, it’s everything but the kitchen sink – and if the kitchen sink could fit, I’d probably pack that too.

• Evolve Hand & Surface Sanitizer: Cleans hands, cleans surfaces, helps with mosquito bites. A multipurpose hero.
• Bamboo Pocket Tissues: For sneezing, coughing, crying, laughing, or watching sad romance movies.
• Jyothi Lip Repair Balm: Actually hydrates instead of making lips drier.
• Bonus: Evolve Eau de Poof Before-You-Go-Loo Spray: A lifesaver when you have to poop at a friend’s house or a restaurant.

5. The ‘just give me something useful’ person

Not sentimental. Not into fluff. Just practical.

• Evolve Oxygen Bleach with added Microbes : Doesn’t fade colours and works like magic.
• Bamboo Toothbrush: Eco-friendly, pretty, and helpful for people who forget to buy toothbrushes… like all of us.
• Evolve Natural Fire Starters: We’re South Africans. We braai. Enough said.

Wrapping it up

This year, skip the trolley battles and the ‘why am I in this queue again?’ stress. Shop from your couch. Shop intentionally. Shop green.

Give gifts that last longer than December. Give gifts people will actually use. Give gifts that don’t cost the planet.

Basically: give green.