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With their unique product offering and bespoke service, they breathe new life into the shopping experience and make the community what it is, which is why if you’re yet to start your Christmas shopping, you might want to consider championing your local gems over the giants this year.

From the quirky and eclectic to the downright delectable, have a look at some of the independent stores in Brighton that are encouraging us to shop small this Christmas.

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Brie & Cranberry Parcels

No festive spread is truly complete without a generous slab of brie and what better way to please a crowd than with cheesy, cranberry filled parcels of flaky filo pastry. Oo-er.

For a Christmas treat that’s both sweet and savoury, tuck into these bite-size nibbles. They’ve got the whole package!

Filo pastry
Cranberry sauce
Crushed walnuts
Butter
Brie cheese cut into cubes
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Your fireplace is a great place to start because it’s usually the focal point of a room but while it’s only a small and narrow space, it can be tricky to decide exactly what you want to do with it.

We’ve included a few options to suit different aesthetics from the colourful and eclectic to the simple and understated. Happy decorating!

Golden Glow

Christmas lights aren’t just for the tree. Add a holiday glow to your mantelpiece with ambient fairy lights, tea lights and candelabras.

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To cut down on waste and have a more resourceful Christmas, we’ve pulled together some alternative gift wrap ideas to try.

May your presents come suited and booted in all the sustainable garb!

Paper Grocery bags or Brown Paper

For all the neutral gift wrap enthusiasts out there, use brown paper lunch bags hand-stamped with festive designs by yours truly. Minimalist, chic & Scandi – lovely jubbly.

Bags | * Bauble Stamp | * Botanical Stamp

Long lasting fabric gift wrap

Wrapping gifts in...

A delectable gift for the foodie one? We’re on it. A cult product for the beauty lover? GOTCHA. From unmissable homeware gems, games for the whole fam to enjoy and everything in between, it’s time to kick off the Christmas shopping, y’all.

It doesn’t get much more special than a beautifully packaged *Jo Malone fragrance. An oldie but a goodie ‘Pomegranate Noir’ is the perfect warm scent for this time of year. You can even get a complimentary...

It got us feeling inspired to think outside the box with our Christmas presents this year and while we’re not about to go renting cars and houses anytime soon (sincere apologies, mum), there’s plenty of ways to make Christmas memorable for your nearest and dearest with thoughtful & considered gifts.

Let’s kick this hearty list of sentimental gift ideas off shall we? Five house points if you reduce them to happy, salty Yuletide tears.

Make a gift jar

Repurpose a glass jar and fill it with...

We’re saying so long to sloe gin and hello to Gingerbread flavoured Vodka!

Infusing alcohol as a gift has definitely risen in popularity over the last few years as it marries ‘going the extra mile’ for a loved one with something that always gets the party started; booze.

This year we’re saying so long to sloe gin and hello to Gingerbread flavoured Vodka! Gingerbread is one of our most loved flavours when winter comes so why not blend beautiful ginger, cinnamon, cloves, sugar and vanilla to...

Then you’ll have half a chance of watching at least one of these classic Christmas films a day – like an advent calendar minus the door-opening cardio. Winning.

Featuring everything from annual classics to the quotable masterpieces, here’s our definitive guide to all the Christmas movies worth watching.

The Holiday (2006)

Who knew the secret ingredient to a powerful Christmas movie was a Graham with a chiselled jaw and a golden tan in December. Jude, dude – where does one holiday to get that...

Nine perfect strangers, each hiding an imperfect life. A luxury retreat cut off from the outside world. Ten days that promise to change your life. But some promises – like some lives – are perfect lies . . .

Find out what we thought of the book below!

It was a little slow at first IMO but picked up towards the middle. Moriarty handles the multi-narratives really well, honing in on a few key characters which helps if, like me, you struggle to keep up with what’s going...

With our traditions and weird festive rituals, we realise how humans really are one and the same. No one knows the words to Fairytale of New York, everyone enjoys seeing celebs eat kangaroo bollocks in the jungle and we secretly all think hot wine is overrated.

So without further ado, let’s raise a glass of the mulled stuff to the last month of 2019. May it be filled with merriment, memes & too many mince pies.

Here’s 20 things you’ll probably find yourself doing this December!

1. Laugh...