Our tips for a stress-free Christmas

For many people, Christmas time is the most wonderful time of the year - at least in their imagination. A time when you should relax, make yourself comfortable with tea, candles, home-baked cookies, a face mask or a book. However, this supposedly relaxing time often becomes very stressful due to long to-do lists. There is gift shopping, lots of appointments at the Christmas market, Christmas parties, errands for the holidays and much more.

Suddenly the 24 days of December are over and Christmas is just around the corner. The holidays are often not as relaxing as you had planned because you have a lot of obligations with your family and are always on the go.

We have collected a few tips for you to help you make the coming Christmas season less stressful.

1. Proper planning when buying gifts

We've all been there: Suddenly it's December 23rd and we haven't bought all our Christmas presents yet. We run our last-minute errands in town and realise that quite a few people are in the same situation. Stressed-out crowds in the shops, everything is hectic and out of necessity we buy one or two last-minute presents just to "have something".

This year, proper planning is more important than ever. Rising costs due to inflation and high gas and petrol prices are presenting many people with major challenges. Delivery times for online orders are also getting longer and longer, as more and more people are ordering from the comfort of their own home and the post office is particularly busy towards the end of the year.

Our tip :

Start planning gifts early to reduce stress on yourself and keep an eye on your budget. It doesn't matter how expensive a gift is, but rather that it comes from the heart and that thought has been put into it. There is something we all have too little of: time. So what could be more precious than giving the gift of time together and creating memories together that will last forever? Think about what you can do to make your loved ones happy early on or ask what they want, that way you'll be on the safe side and you'll definitely meet the taste of the person receiving the gift.

When ordering online, make sure you order in time to ensure you receive your gifts on time.

Order from HEJ by December 16th, 11:59 p.m. to have all your gifts delivered in time for Christmas.

2. Less is more

The Christmas season is often characterized by far too high expectations that films and the advertising industry trigger in us. The Christmas tree has to be bigger and more colorful every year, presents are getting more and more expensive, the Christmas menu has to be something special and it seems like new, unusual cookies are being baked every week to sweeten the pre-Christmas period. What gets left behind? The real meaning behind Christmas: family and contemplation are in the foreground.

Our tip:

Make the celebration as enjoyable for you and your family as possible and don't let yourself be influenced. Do you have a smaller tree this year than usual? That's nice, isn't it? The presents come from the heart, but aren't as expensive as last year? That's what matters, isn't it? You only managed to bake cookies once this year, or maybe not at all? It doesn't matter, you always eat a lot more sweets at Christmas time than you'd like anyway. Don't stress yourself out and don't have too high expectations, then nothing can go wrong.

3. Take breaks and think about yourself

At the end of the year, it is more important than ever to take breaks and think about yourself. This is the only way to start the new year with positive energy. In December, consciously take time for yourself and do the things that are good for you. Whether you go to the gym to work out, make yourself comfortable on the sofa with good food and a good film, or ensure your personal relaxation with me-time and self-care, the important thing is to do what is good for you personally.

Our tip:

Relax and make your skin glow. Treat yourself to a break from everyday life and pamper yourself and your skin with our naturally impressive care products. Start with a warm shower or a relaxing bath, cleanse your skin and then apply one of our masks. With our Get The Glow Box you can give your skin the perfect glow and at the same time ensure deep relaxation. First put the sheet mask on your face and then massage it with our Gua Sha stone.

And our last tip:

Our Magical Surprise Box and the Joyful Surprise Box are the perfect gift for yourself and all your loved ones with selected beauty products that will make your skin glow during the most wonderful time of the year. Give the gift of special moments of relaxation with our naturally impressive care products and let yourself be surprised.

Here you can find more ideas for Christmas gifts, let yourself be inspired!