What Corporate Christmas Gifts to Choose for Colleagues, Clients and Partners?
Corporate Christmas gifts are more than a formality or a line in the budget to close before year-end. They are a way to say "thank you for this year" to your colleagues and "we value working with you" to your clients and partners. Yet this is exactly where companies most often go wrong: another branded mug, a notebook no one will open, or sweets that disappear in an evening.
In this article, we have gathered corporate gift ideas that people actually use and remember: body and hand care gift sets and soy wax scented candles. We cover what to give colleagues, clients and partners, how to stay within budget, and when to order so everything arrives in time for the holidays.
Why body care and candles make great corporate gifts
A good corporate gift should be useful, suitable for anyone on the team and not too personal. Body care products and scented candles meet all three criteria.
- They are used every day. A hand cream sits on the desk, a shower gel stands in the bathroom, a candle sets the mood in the evening. The gift reminds people of your company long after the holidays.
- They suit everyone. Hand creams, hand wash and candles with woody scents are equally appropriate for women and men, for junior colleagues and senior managers.
- They make sense in winter. Central heating, frost and frequent hand washing dry out the skin, so moisturising care in December is a practical gift, not just a nice gesture.
- They look festive with no extra effort. to be sets already come in gift bags, and some of the candles are sold in gift boxes.
- They can be branded. We add your company logo, so the gift is instantly associated with you.
- They are Ukrainian. to be is a Ukrainian brand founded in Kyiv in 2022. All formulas are vegan and cruelty-free. For many companies, it matters that their gift supports Ukrainian business.
Gifts for colleagues: ideas for every budget
For a team, one format for everyone works best: no one feels singled out, and the order is easier to put together. Here are options for different budgets per person.
Affordable gifts for colleagues: hand cream
A 30 ml hand cream is the most practical gift for colleagues. It fits in a bag or a desk drawer and saves the skin in winter. You can choose one cream for everyone or let each person pick their own:
- Regenerating Hand Cream with Phytoceramides and Centella Asiatica Extract — for very dry skin and small cracks;
- Repairing Hand Cream with Jelly Bush Honey Extract and Cupuaçu Butter — with a warm, cosy scent;
- Antioxidant Hand Cream with Phytoceramides and Black Spruce Bark Extract — with coniferous notes that suit the winter holidays.
It is a small but useful gift that fits easily into any corporate budget.
Mid-range gifts: a hand care set or a candle
- Set "Be Kind" — hand wash with Jelly Bush honey extract (500 ml) and hand cream (30 ml) in a gift bag.
- Set "Be Harmonious" — hand wash with centella asiatica extract and a regenerating hand cream.
- A scented candle in black soy wax (200 ml) in SWEET WOOD, PALO SANTO or STAY FOCUSED. STAY FOCUSED is a particularly good fit for colleagues who work from home.
Premium gifts: a body care set or a candle in a gift box
This format suits a small team, heads of departments, or a thank-you for an outstanding contribution this year.
- Set "Be Cozy" — shower gel with vanilla and cassia bark extracts and body & hand lotion with Jelly Bush honey extract. The most "wintry" set in mood.
- Candles in a gift box — SANDAL WOOD, SWEET HOME, COZY EVENING and more.
Gifts for clients and partners
A gift to a client or partner is part of your brand. It shows how much attention your company pays to detail, so complete gift sets work better here than small individual items.
For key clients
- Set "Be Sweet" — body & hand lotion, hand wash and hand cream with Australian Jelly Bush honey extract. A complete care ritual from a single line.
- Set "Be Gentle" — creamy carboxy body scrub with rice powder and intensive lamellar body cream with grape melatonin. Two of the brand's bestsellers, perfect for a home spa evening.
For strategic partners
- Set "Be Relaxed" — carboxy scrub, shower gel with centella asiatica extract and lamellar body cream. Our most complete anti-stress care set.
- A set paired with a candle. For example, Be Gentle together with the SANDAL WOOD candle in a gift box makes a thoughtful premium gift.
For a partner's office
If you want to thank a partner's whole team rather than one person, give something for the shared space: hand wash with centella or clove extract (500 ml) for the office kitchen, or a SWEET HOME candle for the meeting room. Everyone who works in the office will notice it.
We explained why quality care matters for business too in our article "Hotel Cosmetics: why quality personal care products matter for the guest experience".
How to choose and order corporate gifts
To make sure your gifts arrive on time and everyone likes them, follow five simple steps.
- Set a budget per person. Divide recipients into groups: the team, key clients, partners. Choose one format for each group — this makes the order easier to put together and ensures no one feels left out.
- Count the number of gifts in advance. Add 2–3 spare gifts for new employees or unexpected partners.
- Choose neutral scents for large teams. Woody and spicy candle scents, a lightly scented hand cream or hand wash with centella extract will suit most people. For close partners, you can choose something more distinctive.
- Order early, especially if you need branding. Branding usually takes about 10 days, but the closer it gets to Christmas, the busier print shops become and the longer the lead times. So it is best to order gifts with your company logo in November and not leave it until December. Without branding, aim for early December, as delivery services are overloaded before Christmas and the New Year, and popular items sell out.
- Add a handwritten card. A few warm words from the company or a manager make even a small gift feel personal.
If you are ordering a large number of gifts, need different sets for different groups or want branding with your logo, email us at project@tobe.ua or message us on Telegram at +38 (093) 022 05 22. We will help you choose sets to fit your budget and quantity, and offer an individual discount on corporate orders: the more gifts you order, the better the price.
A gift people use, not put away
The best corporate Christmas gifts become part of everyday life: a hand cream on the desk, a candle in the evening, a vanilla shower gel after a long day. They remind people of your company with warmth instead of gathering dust on a shelf.
Browse all to be gift sets and scented candles and choose gifts for your team, clients and partners now, while there is still time to do it without a rush.
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