Make like a beauty editor and put these gorgeous gifts on your Christmas shopping list, chosen by Marie Claire, InStyle, Look, Woman and Woman & Home.
For Your Best Friend: Gucci Bloom
Lydia Thompson, Beauty Editor, Look
I am a huge lover of Christmas and the best bit for me has to be shopping for pressies. I know I may be biased as a beauty editor, but the options in fragrance and make-up this year are outstanding. I have my beady eyes on the Gucci Bloom Gift Set, possibly for myself… or if she’s super-nice to me, then my bestie might get a real treat.
My sister-in-law is obsessed with eye makeup, so the Yves Saint Laurent Perfect Eye Gift Set is the one for her. It even comes with a chic evening clutch, which makes it the ultimate gift for girls who love to party. She’s one of them.
My other top pick has to be Elizabeth Arden’s World of Colour Gift Set, which is perfect if you want to spoil your mum. It contains everything you need to become a make-up pro and, unlike some other wacky Christmas sets, the shades are all very wearable, so your mum, sister, auntie, or even yourself, will really get use out of it.
For a Viktor & Rolf Fan: Flowerbomb Scented Candle
Annie Vischer, Beauty Editor, Woman
We probably all know someone who’s in love with the cult Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb scent – it might even be you! So what could be more perfect than giving them the Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Scented Candle?
If skin is your present-receiver’s thing, or you think they deserve a solid dose of ‘me time’, go for the Glamglow Supermud Face Mask Gift Set. Everyone’s skin can play havoc in winter with dry patches and breakouts as it adjusts to the colder weather, and this all-in-one set is the perfect antidote. Clear up breakouts with the mask, smooth dry patches with the exfoliating treatment, perk up your complexion with the firming treatment and get back your glow with the hydrating treatment – it’s got all bases covered.
For a knockout make-up buy, pick up the Elizabeth Arden Grand Entrance Mascara Gift Set. For a recipient who’s into beauty it’s one of the most fail-safe buys around. The set includes a mascara, a black eyeliner and a dinky little dose of make-up remover to sweep it all off with at the end of the day. Not only is it a serious premium buy, black mascaras and eyeliners are universally acknowledged as all-round must-haves, so you really can’t go wrong.
If Skin is Their Thing: GlamGlow Supermud Set
Madeleine Spencer, Beauty Editor, InStyle
Christmas is a unique opportunity to pamper, so I’m always on the hunt for lovely products that also deliver on their promises to give to my friends and family. Two top beauty things I’ve got my eye on for them are all about prepping to feel glamorous.
First, I love the Kiehl’s Mini Body Scrub Collection, each of which never fails to leave my skin silky soft, and would make a great pressie for anyone. I’ll also be giving a couple of my friends who are skin obsessed the GlamGlow Supermud Set, which contains brilliant masks that really make skin look more glossy and healthy.
The make-up fans in my life will all unwrap a Chanel Le Rouge Crayon in Rouge Corail – it’s the ultimate pop of bright, orangey red that I wear regularly and am often asked about, so I think would be ideal for the festive season and beyond.
For a Make-Up Junkie: Urban Decay Heavy Palette
Fiona Embleton, Senior Beauty Editor, Marie Claire
Beauty gifts always go down a storm in our house at Christmas. Top of my list for my best friend is Urban Decay’s Heavy Eyeshadow Palette – there’s not a single shade she wouldn’t use! My mum is a huge skincare fan so I know she will love Clinique’s More Than Moisture Gift set, which is packed with lots of nourishing treats including the cult Moisture Surge Hydrating Supercharged Concentrate.
For anyone who likes a bit of bath-time pampering, Kiehl’s Mini Body Scrub Collection is ideal.
For a Man Who Likes Luxury: Tom Ford Noir Anthracite
Fiona McKim, Beauty Editor, Woman & Home
I reckon the very best presents are things that you love, but couldn’t justify buying for yourself… step up designer fragrance gift set! This Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb gift set ticks all the boxes: sexy brand, glorious fragrance, major show-off-on-the dressing table potential.
Next up, what make-up fan wouldn’t love the Nude By Nature Moonlight Brush Set? All 15 rose gold and cream brushes come cruelty-free in supremely useful shapes and sizes. Consider it the gift of freedom from those sticky overused brushes we all own and never quite get around to washing. Finally, one for the boys: rich, spicy and woody Tom Ford Noir Anthracite EDP. He’ll love it, you’ll love it on him, you’ll probably steal it for yourself too. Merry Christmas all round!
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