The best Chilly's water bottles: find an eco-friendly gift for everyone you know

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last updated 21 July 2022

Looking for the perfect gift that won't fill you with the guilt that Christmas is just a consumer holiday that puts more stuff in the world we don't need? Yep, we feel you, we have this existential crisis every year. But, don't worry, we have found the perfect gift that won't destroy the planet! And what's even better, there is one for literally everyone you know.

Chilly's water bottles are the Christmas gift to give this year, get one on your wishlist too! Not only are they super stylish and well made, they help reduce single-use plastics, promote staying hydrated annnd do some amazing charity campaigns with lots of their profits going to good causes. Literally, what is not to love here?

So to help you pick the best Chilly's water bottles for everyone on your list, we have rounded up the coolest designs...

Find more eco-friendly gifts in our buyer's guide.

1. For the one who loves a print

Chilly's Sunflower Bottle | £25 at John Lewis
Buying for someone who loves colour and prints? Chilly's have some super cool patterns, from tropical flamingos to ditsy florals. We love this sunflower print, perfect for cheering up someone's office desk.

2. For the one who likes to keep it subtle

Chilly's All Black Bottle | £20 at John Lewis
Ooooh super serious, don't mess with me water bottle. If sunflowers are going to be too... sunny for someone on your Christmas list, check out the solid colour designs that Chilly's have. The have matt designs too, very cool.

3. For the stylish one

Chilly's Rose Gold Bottle | £25 at John Lewis
And for the person you know who rides around on a mint green bike and has over 5,000 followers on Instagram, a rose gold water bottle, to match everything else in their lovely, shiny life.

4. For the pet lover

Chilly's Emma Bridgewater Dogs Print | £25 at John Lewis
A personal favourite amongst the Real Homes team, between us all, we could probably deck out a whole house in all the Emma Bridgewater Dog print stuff we own. There are a few Emma Bridgewater prints on Chilly's bottles, actually (see one below), so if who you are buying for likes their design but isn't too fussed about dogs (cut them out of your life now), have a look at the other prints on offer.

5. For the conservationist

Chilly's Turtle Bottle | £25 at John Lewis
This is just one example of how fab this brand is. This water bottle, and all the bottles in the Sea Life range, have been made in collaboration with Will the Artist and World Oceans Day. And 10 per cent of all the sales go to City to Sea, a campaign to reduce plastic pollution in our seas. Yes, Chilly's.

6. For the one who prefers coffee

Chilly's Vacuum Insulated Travel Mug | £23 at John Lewis
Chilly's have launched a reusable cup too! They come in loads of cool patterns and colours and are the perfect size for a morning caffeine hit. Plus, with so many coffee shops now giving money off if you bring a reusable cup, you are also giving the gift of cheaper coffee – and who wouldn't want that?

7. For the vintage-style obsessive

Emma Bridgewater Anemone Chilly's water bottle

Chilly's Emma Bridgewater Anemone Print | £25 at Emma Bridgewater
Know someone who loves the styles and designs of yesteryear? This water bottle wraps the latest insulating properties in a pretty retro package and if you wanted to really spoil your giftee, there are loads of plates, mugs, tea towels and even a mini DAB radio to match.

Hebe joined the Real Homes team in early 2018 as Staff Writer before moving to the Livingetc team in 2021 where she took on a role as Digital Editor. She loves boho and 70's style and is a big fan of Instagram as a source of interiors inspiration. When she isn't writing about interiors, she is renovating her own spaces – be it wallpapering a hallway, painting kitchen cupboards or converting a van.