The gifting season is in full swing, and if you’ve not already ticked off all the people on your ‘to buy’ list, these 22 beauty gifts are ideal for anyone interested in makeup, skincare, haircare or fragrance. This is our curated edit from the overwhelming amount of available beauty gifts on the market, and each is sure to bring joy to whoever receives it. You’re very welcome.
No7 Ultimate Beauty 9 Piece Collection – Boots
You get a great insight into the No7 brand with this collection that contains £136 worth of products, including a full-size No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Dual Action Cleansing Water, a full-size No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream SPF15, a full-size No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream, a mini No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum, a mini No7 Pure Retinol 0.3% Retinol Night Concentrate, a full-size No7 Skin Illuminator Nude, No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Eye Cream, a full-szie No7 Lash Extender Fibre Lash Mascara, a full pack of No7 Biodegradable Cleansing Wipes. Perfect for starting the new year with a new skincare routine.
Revlon One-Step Blow-Dry Multi Styler – Amazon
This is a great entry-level hair styler for anyone not yet ready for the Dyson Airwrap or Shark FlexStyle – whether that’s because of their age or their budget. It comes with three attachments – a root-drying Concentrator comb to dry at the roots and prepare hair for long-lasting styling. It reduces drying time for less damage; a 360° Vented Airflow Curler that creates loose curls using airflow instead of heat for less damage; and a Styling and Volumising Oval Brush using air to lift at the root, volumise and smooth any hair length with less damage.
Revlon One-Step Air Straight – Amazon
Also inspired-by the much pricier Dyson brand, Revlon’s version of the Air Straight is very effective. It dries and straightens damp hair in one go. It uses a vent design to evenly distribute concentrated air-flow, maintaining 100% of your hair’s natural moisture as it works. No more over-dried, damaged-feeling hair, but sleek, soft locks instead.
Elemis Pro Collagen Gift of Renewed Skin – QVC
This QVC-exclusive set doesn’t disappoint with its savings. This six-piece set has items to nourish and moisturise your whole body, and you can even select from three different scents, to personalise the gift to who will receive it, male or female. It contains the cult Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, their Pro-Collagen Marine Mask, Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Soothing Apricot Toner, Bath & Shower Milk, and Body Cream.
Phlur Soft Spot Fragrance – Space NK
This delicate fragrance is like a warm hug in a bottle. It smells of the comforting skin of someone you love, and envelops you in an olfactory embrace – perfect for the chillier months of the year or for anyone who is fussy with fragrances. There are top notes of refreshing citrus and freesia, heart notes of jasmine and vanilla orchid, and base notes of amber, sandalwood and musk.
Glow Recipe Serum Superstars – Sephora
Glow Recipe have some amazing skincare products, and this set feature 4 of their best-loved products in travel-size. There’s the Strawberry Smooth BHA + AHA Salicylic Serum, the Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops, the Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum, and the Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner.
Dr Vranjes Rosa Tobacco Eau de Parfum – Dr Vranjes
This beautiful luxury fragrance brand is exquisite, and their scents are beautifully and intricately blended. Their fragrances are housed in stunning glass bottles and are hand-crafted in Tuscany. Top notes of violet and orange, merge with heart notes of rose, tobacco and amber. Base notes of vanilla, musk and sandalwood finish off this smoky and comforting fragrance.
By Terry Starlight Glow Baume de Rose Lip Care Ornament – By Terry
The perfect stocking filler for everyone, as it contains a deluxe size of their famous Baume de Rose Lip Balm. Shea butter, ceramides and vitamin E work to hydrate the lips, and protect them from environmental aggressors.
The Organic Pharmacy Velvet Youth Gift Set – The Organic Pharmacy
This gift set houses three of The Organic Pharmacy’s best-selling face care products, presented in a beautiful velvet toiletries bag in their iconic shade of blue. Inside is the Rejuvenating Face Cream, Lip + Eye Cream, and Rose Facial Cleansing Gel to give whoever receives it, glowing, plump radiant skin. 82.03% organic and 91.2% natural.
Floral Street Wild Vanilla Orchid Hand in Hand Gift Set – Floral Street
This holiday ornament contains both a travel-size Eau de Parfum and a travel-size Hand Cream in the Wild Vanilla Orchid scent – a warming, floral gourmand fragrance that’s a blend of vanilla bean, vanilla blossom, cassis, citrus, jasmine, sandalwood and bamboo.
CACI Limited-Edition Mask Discovery Collection – CACI Beauty
If you are gifting to someone who loves a good face mask, this set will not disappoint. This set contains three of their professional-grade masks – the Hydro Mask, Purifying Silver Mask, and Eye Revive Mask – as well as a Hand Rejuvenating Mask that’s perfect for the colder months of the year.
ZIIP Halo Facial Toning Device – Current Body
This microcurrent device from Current Body is loved by celebrities and dermatologists. It’s pricey, but worth every penny. It tackles sagging skin, fine lines and wrinkles, loss of definition, puffy skin, uneven skin tone, dull texture, spots and blemishes, and pigmentation. You’ll see a result immediately that lasts for up to 72 hours, but when used daily, the results are long-lasting. Said to reduce wrinkles by 28% in just 6 weeks in a recent study.
Mason Pearson Pocket Bristle & Nylon Hairbrush – Mason Pearson
The exceptional quality and craftsmanship of Mason Pearson hairbrushes is unmatched. This handbag-friendly brush has five rings of fine bore bristle and nylon bristles that tames hair and boosts shine like no other.
Essie Gel Couture Long lasting High Shine Nail Polish Kit – Boots
This Essie gift set contains ten colours of nail varnish, as well as a basecoat, topcoat and cuticle oil, to give you a year’s worth of salon-worthy nails. A selection of nudes, pinks and reds to suit the tastes of the majority of nail polish wearers. These high-shine shades are long-lasting and chip resistant, without the need to be cured in a lamp.
L’Occitane Almond Body Care Collection – L’Occitane
This fresh, clean scent from L’Occitane has a cult following and you’ll struggle to find someone who doesn’t like it. The gift box is stunning and can be reused as storage too. The set contains their full-size Almond Shower Oil, Almond Milk Concentrate, Almond Delicious Soap, and their travel-size Almond Delicious Hand Cream.
Ilia The Beauty of Balm Lip Set – Ilia Beauty
This cute ornament contains Ilia Beauty’s award-winning lip balm in three different statement shades, as well as in clear; protecting and nourishing your lips everywhere, day or night. You get a full-Size Lip Wrap Reviving Balm in Lucid (clear), a mini Lip Wrap Reviving Balm in Ripe (cherry red), a mini Lip Wrap Reviving Balm in Bare (soft peach), and a mini Lip Wrap Reviving Balm in Bloom (mauve rose).
Chantecaille 24K Deluxe Skincare Trio – Chantecaille
For the most discerning of skincare addicts, this set is truly luxurious and indulgent. It contains a trio of products as well as a face-sculpting tool. Chantecaille’s Gold Collection is known for its radiance-boosting properties, as well as being skin nourishing and moisturising. This set contains their full-size 24K Gold Serum Intense, 24K Gold Cream Intense, their 24K Gold Eye Cream, with the tool in a mirrored keepsake box.
MAC Stay Curious Party Crew Vault – MAC Cosmetics
This Christmas-exclusive gift set contains six of MAC’s best-selling lip formula’s in a shade inspired by the iconic Stay Curious. The candle-jar style packaging it comes in makes for a beautiful, ornamental collectible too. This historic pink-red MAC shade is reimagined now in fives full-size formulas – the MACximal Silky Matte Lipstick, Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick, Powder Kiss Velvet Blur Slim Stick, Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour, and Lipglass – as well as a mini MAC Lip Pencil.
Gucci à Lèvres Plumping Lip Gloss Gift Set – Selfridges
This trio of full-sized Gucci lip glosses will delight all and comes perfect all-day, day and night shades. It contains the Gucci Gloss à Lèvres Plumping Lip Gloss in117 Joslyn Clair, 118 Suzanne Brown and 414 Virginia Fuchsia. Adorned with their festive star print, they are collectible items for Gucci Beauty fans too.
Glossier Limited Edition Balm Dotcom Duo – Glossier
This holiday season, Glossier have released their cult Balm Dotcom lip balm formula in two limited edition, Christmas-exclusive shades and flavours – Biscotti (sweet, rich and nutty with a sheer, toasted almond tint) and Espresso (the deep aroma of freshly roasted coffee beans with a cool mocha tint).
Rituals The Alchemy Collection Gift Set – Rituals
This new scent from Rituals is everything you want for winter- warm, luxurious and comforting with its blend of the essences of myrrh and amber. This set contains three full-size products – The Alchemy Collection Foaming Shower Gel, The Alchemy Collection Body Cream, The Alchemy Collection Hand Wash – as well as a mini The Alchemy Collection Scented Candle.
Duck & Dry Hair Care Collection for Fine Hair – Duck & Dry
Blow dry favourites Duck & Dry have released this festive set for fine hair, as well as another for thick hair. It contains everything you need to wash, condition and style your hair in full-size: their Re-Heat-Prep Hair Primer, their Fine Feathers Weightless Shampoo, and their Fine Feathers Weightless Conditioner.
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This festive season, they’ve also have introduced two new glamourous looks, namely Sassy Sleigh and Merry Modern. Throughout December, with each style, each client will get a complimentary styling product (Fix Your Quiff hairspray OR Dry texture spray) to lock the style in place! They also have have beautiful gift cards that can make perfect stocking fillers – or gifts for hair enthusiasts. Yay.
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