It’s quite hard to really define this marvellous online retailer from whom I have ordered many times, as they do offer an incredible range of hair products, but they’ve also moved on to contemporary skincare and cosmetics, essential high quality accessories and gorgeous fragrance. Brands include Paul Mitchell, Philosophy, Miller Harris, Benefit and Fusion Beauty. This is one of the all time greats.

Nars, Stila, Darphin, Laura Mercier, Eve Lom, Diptique, Frederic Fekkai and Dr Sebagh are just some of the 60 plus brands you'll find on the website of this retailer, famous for bringing unusual and hard to find products to the UK (so you don't have to go to New York any more to buy your Frederic Fekkai shampoo. Shame). They're also an excellent place for gifts as they offer a personalised message and gift wrapping service and next day delivery if you need it (call for overseas deliveries). It's a well designed and easy to get round website with very clear pictures. Go shop now.

As you'd expect, Estee Lauder have a really beautiful website and although you can buy their products from other online retailers, here there are lots of extra goodies, such as information on the latest products and best sellers and where you can find (offline, of course) their free gifts and brow bars around the country. They offer express and Saturday delivery services plus gift wrapping.

Beautique is a beauty and hair website divided into three sections: Learn; where you can find tips and advice written by industry experts in all areas of beauty and hair. Buy; where you can order all the products offered and Experience; showcasing treatments, spas and salons in the UK and around the world, with personal recommendations and reviews. Brands include Aveda, Bumble and Bumble, Carole Franck, Dr Hauschka, Guerlain and J C Brosseau. It's beautifully designed and well worth having a look round

Naked Body Products are made using mainly naturally derived ingredients. They claim that their products are 97% natural, with the other 3% being the preservatives and emulsifying agents. This isn't a huge range but it' extremely well priced and you can order all the hair, body, hand, bath and shower products online for next day delivery.

Here you’ll find soothing, natural and gently scented products for bath and body with unusual names such as Energy Bank or Deep Calm Bath and Shower Oil, Muscle Therapy and Enjoy Really Rich Lotion or Hot Stone Essences, and all have been created by Vogue beauty expert Kathy Phillips to high acclaim. The collection also includes bath and shower gels, moisturisers, lovely gift ideas and irresistible travel kits.

The handmade soap deli is a speciality soap, bath and body company producing a therapeutic range of products using high quality essential oils, tailor-made fragrances and herbal extracts to create a range which includes 'freshly cut off the block' soaps, wonderful Lemon Sherbert, Cherry and Lavender bath bombes, Mango Body Butter and Strawberry Body Polish and gifts such as the Tutti Frutti Soap Kebab. You'll definitely have fun choosing here.

This is one of those slightly confusing sites because it doesn't seem to fall into one category or another. What you will find here, when you click onto 'online shop' is a very wide range of both Floris and Woods of Windsor with gorgeous photographs to match the products. There are also some very unusual flowers to be ordered here as well as candles and candle holders and a selection of pretty china.

This is a really beautifully designed website offering the totally natural aromatherapy soaps produced on the Isle of Skye. There isn't a huge range of products (you guessed it, it's mainly about soap) but if you like lovely, natural soaps and oils you'll want to buy from here, not only for yourself but also for your friends from their selection of attractively packaged gift boxes. You'll find fragrances such as Lavender, Lemon and Lime, Geranium, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Tea Tree and Orange for the soaps and essential oils plus gifts of bath bombs and soaks. Delivery is Worldwide.

Sign up for Bliss Beut e-mails and stay in the 'Glow'. Does that give you some idea of the tone from beauty online from New York and London's hottest spa. If you don't have the time to visit the spas themselves you can at least now buy the products online and relax at home with your own treatments, shower gels and shampoos with simple names like Body Butter, Rosy Toes and Glamour Glove Gel. Some of the products are reasonably priced but you'll also find some of their marvellous anti ageing products will set you back a bit. It'll be worth it though.

Just looking at this spa website makes you feel more relaxed, with its shades of blue and white and the attractive, simple packaging of pampering products such as Sanctuary Salt Soak, Body Polisher and Body Moisture Spray. You can buy the full range of Sanctuary products here plus Gift Vouchers and information on treatments at the Covent Garden spa. For International orders you need to give them a call.

Bath & Unwind specialise in luxury products that help you to relax and unwind after a hard day's work. They aim to provide the highest quality bath and spa products from around the world including brands such as Aromatherapy Associates, Korres, Nougat, Burt's Bees and Jane Packer. Delivery is free (UK) provided you spend over £29 and they'll ship to you anywhere in the world. They also have a gift selector and an express service for the next time you forget that special present.

You can find some of these products at www.hqhair.com but if you want to choose from the complete Philosophy range then you need to visit their US based website and order from them. Although the range appears whimsical, with its childish pictures and lighthearted wording you'll find groundbreaking cleansers and peels here, really excellent moisturisers and anti ageing treatments. There's a wide selection of bath and body essentials, fab cosmetics and very good beauty accessories as well.

Les Senteurs is a famous parfumery based in London, offering different and unusual fragrance and bath and body products and an excellent service. Brands they offer are Creed, Annick Goutal, Diptyque, E Coudray, Serge Lutens, Carons and Parfums Historique to name a few and the ranges are split into categories, such as fragrance, bath and body and then fragrance notes, such as citrus, oriental or fruity.

This fragrance and gift retailer (amongst other things) offers a very good range of bath, body and fragrance products by Roger et Gallet, Diptyque, Kenneth Turner, Crabtree & Evelyn, Floris, Cath Collins and Jane Packer, to name but a few. They’ll deliver anywhere in the world, offer an express delivery service for the UK and are happy to gift wrap for you, making this a good site for gifts as they also have lots of accessory ideas as well.

If you're not already aware of this gorgeous collection of French fragrance and bath and body products with names such as Mure et Musc (blackberry and musk) Figuier and Orchidee Blanche then now's the time to discover this beautifully presented collection and order it online. You'll also find such unusual ideas such as their blackberry shaped glass bottle, scented silk peonies and terracotta amber balls, all of which make exceptional gifts.

If you'd like to give someone a gorgeous fragrance or bath and body product which is not so well known, then Miller Harris may have the answer. This is a small, independent company which specialises in blending its own fragrances, which have enticing names such as Tangerine Vert, Fleur Oriental and Terre de Bois. In each one you'll find not only the Eau de Parfum, but bath and body products and candles as well.

Before you buy fragrance, cosmetics or skincare online you need to check to see if your product is available on this site where shipping is free and most products are discounted. A really huge range of designers, so big it's not worth trying to list. If you can think of it they probably have it. To be clear, this site is based overseas and you may get charged duty. You'll find that provided you're ordering more than one thing the discounts almost always well outweigh the duty. Try them and you'll see.

This is a wonderful London based perfumery where you can find a range of fragrance, candles, bath and body products that you may well not have heard of before. Everything is totally luxurious and beautifully presented with a unique range of fragrances such as the citrussy Osmanthus and floral Champaca. Try their velvet and satin pouched sample programme before you splash out on a large bottle or give one away as a gift.

This is a very special website offering some unusual and hard to find bath and body products and fragrances by Diptyque, Cath Collins, La Compagnie de Provence and Cote Bastide. There are also gorgeously scented candles, fragrances by Annik Goutal, Coudray and Rosine and for the bathroom they also have lovely fluffy towels and bathrobes. Be warned, you'll find it hard not to buy for yourslef here even when you set out to buy gifts.

Penhaligon offers fragrance, candles and bath and body products for perfect and luxurious gifts and treats, in both large sizes and travel collections. Choose from classics such as Lily of the Valley, Elizabethan Rose or Bluebell or the more modern and spicy Malabah, Artemesia or LP No 9. Each fragrance is matched up to its own shower gel, soap, body lotion and candle. What more could you want? Gift-wrapping is gorgeous, free and they deliver worldwide.

White Flowers, Wild Garden, Magnolia Grandiflora and Rose (plus his Original fragrance) are some of the fragrances you'll find on this pretty website, presented as candles, tea lights, shower gel and body lotions, room colognes and pot pourri. His packaging, in flower printed blue and white boxes turn his products into perfect gifts and you'll find travel sets and prepared gift boxes here as well.

This is a beautifully laid out website offering just about every fragrance you can think of with bath and body products to match and a small range of cosmetics and skincare. There are also coveted fragrance and body care gift sets by brands such as This Works, Ole Henrikson and Juice Beauty. What's particularly good here is that on many of the products you'll find yourself spending less than you expect. What more could you want?

As a Molton Brown addict I can tell you that the range is wonderful to use, reasonably priced and every time they launch a new product I’m there, ready, willing and able to give it a try without the guilt that comes of investing in some of the more expensive brands. The cosmetics and skincare ranges are also growing rapidly so you need to keep checking back.

Well known and sold throughout the World, Crabtree & Evelyn offer a wide range of bath, body and spa products from classic fragrances such as Lily of the Valley to the ultra modern La Source. Everything is cleverly and attractively packaged and offered on their well designed and easy to use website. Particularly good as gifts are their gift boxes which contain miniatures (or sometimes full size versions) of their most popular products. They’ll ship to you Worldwide either from this or one of their other websites.

If you want to find something a little unusual, beautifully presented and well priced than look no further than Arran Aromatics where you can discover bath and body products, candles and much more with names such as After the Rain, Angelica, Bay Citrus and Parfumeur. The packaging is very pretty and you can select from individual items such as living fragrances, shower gels and bath soak grains or their excellent gift boxes.

Next time you go looking to buy one of your regular beauty essentials take a look at this website, offering free delivery in the UK and a huge selection of products. It's been called 'The Daddy of all Beauty Sites' and you'd find it hard to disagree. Brand names such as Lancome, Clarins, Clinique and YSL plus GHD, Kinerase and Fudge. Skincare, cosmetics and fragrance and mostly at very good prices. They'll also deliver worldwide.

Award winning Aveda was founded in 1978 with the aim of providing beauty professionals with high performance, botanically based products that would be more beneficial to their clients and also for the planet. You’ll find their famous plant based hair care, skincare, cosmetics, fragrance and lifestyle products here for both men and women, most of which is very reasonably priced. Use www.aveda.com for the US.

You may well have heard of Origins, who are specialists in natural skincare which uses aromatic plants, earth and sea substances and other natural resources to produce products as close to nature as they can be. Now you can buy the full range online, including their luxurious Ginger Soufle Whipped Body Cream, Jump Start Body Wash and Pomegranate Wash cleanser. You really do want to try them all.

Alongside all the gorgeous luxury skincare and cosmetic brands you can now find online there's The Body Shop, well known for so many years and now with a beautifully laid out, fun to use website offering all their well priced ranges of skincare, bath and body products and cosmetics, such as their Ultra Smooth Foundation, Aloe Soothing Night Cream and Relaxing Lavender Massage Oil. There are lots of gift ideas as well, and with everything you can trust Body Shop's mandate of shunning animal testing and protecting the planet.

Whether you're looking for a pampering gift or something for yourself you'll almost certainly like this website which is easy to get round and well photographed. Choose from Beauty, Skincare, Haircare, Candles and Home Fragrance or Gifts and Accessories from brands such as Korres, Sohum or This Works. Alternatively shop by brand or by scent, check out their recommendations or take advantage of free gifts and special offers. Whatever; you'll have a fun time browsing here.

Comptoir Sud Pacifique is a brand synonymous with escape, exotism and sun, so if you feel the need for an exotic change of scenery just click through here and let your senses take you away. Choose from Vanilla, Spicy, Fruity, Woody, Floral and Fresh Waters fragrances and candles such as Muscade Orange, Vanille Apricot and Aqua Motu. You can order as you go round the website or from a list by clicking on Buy Online.

You've almost certainly visited this great fashion and beauty store, whether in London, Dublin, Edinburgh or elsewhere. The list of modern brands they offer is always excellent, up-to-the-minute and totally in line with each season's trends. Now you'll be delighted to know that the store has opened it's online shop for exclusive and hard to find beauty products and has expanded the online range to include brands such as Amanda Lacey, Korres, Ole Henriksen, Robert Piguet and Soap and Glory. There's also lots of information on fashion and beauty trends plus online booking for their restaurants. Enjoy!

Recognised for their fun, quirky, bovine-inspired names such as, Dirty Cow Hand Wash, Until the Cows Come Home Gift Set, and Grumpy Cow uplifting candle, Cowshed products contain theraputic blends of herbal infusions and high quality pure essential oils from around the world. The names derive from the original Cowshed spa at Babington House in Somerset, There's a cute Baby Cow range here as well plus candles and gift sets.

This is a really beautiful website with an extremely luxurious feel where you can buy exquisitely packaged hand made soaps (think Flower Garden and Honey Cake), bath and body products such as Geranium and Bergamot Oil, perfect gift boxes and The Naughty Weekend Kit - take a look and you'll find out.