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25 Beauty Gifts To Add To Your Christmas Wish List

Make up, skin products, haircare goodies, & more.

by Rebecca Fearn

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: November 19, 2021

A collage of Christmas beauty gifts

Origins / Pat McGrath / Valentino Beauty

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In 2021, beauty brands really are going all out when it comes to Christmas gifting. Whether you’re searching for bits to add to your own list or shopping for others, you won’t be short on ideas in the lead up to December 25.

To start with, brands such as Diptyque, Aesop, Charlotte Tilbury, and The Body Shop have all released limited-edition, never-before-seen gift sets to celebrate the festive season with something totally unique. You can also snap up some supersized festive editions of your favourite products, like Sol de Janeiro’s Bum Bum Cream or Elemis’ beloved balm cleanser. And if it’s cute baubles, crackers, or stocking fillers you’re after, you’ll be covered there too, with Too Faced, Origins, Jo Malone London, and more releasing festive editions of their bestsellers.

Below, you’ll find details on all these products and more. This edit ranges in price from £10 to £200+ and includes stand-out pieces such as Pat McGrath’s limited-edition 18-shade Celestial Odyssey palette and tools such as Fraîcheur Paris’ de-puffing ice globes (which are as cool as they sound) and a millennial pink mirror to brighten up your beauty station.

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Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara Ornament

This cute ornament features a mini version of Too Faced’s bestselling mascara for the lashes of your dreams. It promises to give a fuller, longer flutter, and its cute mini size means it’s extra travel-friendly for those weekends away.

Limited Edition Supersize Deep Cleansing Balm

This supersized version of Elemis’ beloved cleansing balm also comes with an ultra-pretty blue braided headband, which looks just as great out and about as it does in your bathroom. This duo will certainly make your evening cleanse that little bit more chic!

High Life Face Palette

This face palette has everything you’d need for that ultimate Christmas glow, from a sculpting bronzer to a blush and two highlighters. It’s ideal for taking away with you on holiday or weekends away, with its compact nature that houses everything in one pan!

Kérastase Blond Discovery Holiday Set

Blondes can rejoice that they’ll have the brightest, coolest colour this Christmas with this set by Kerastase. It features three products from the Blonde Absolu range, including a shampoo and conditioner which will soon become your fave.

Mini GinZing Radiance Serum & Oil-Free Moisturiser

One of Origins bestselling lines, its GinZing offering is always on hand for Xmas goodies. This cute duo features a serum and moisturiser to brighten the skin, add a noticeable glow, and wake up the face, making it ideal for lazy mornings!

Go Clutch & Mini Rosso

Valentino Beauty

This cute accessory combines a compact powder with a gorgeous mini lipstick for all your makeup needs. The ultra chic red and gold packaging gives this such a luxe feel, meaning it’s a brilliant buy for the loved one who really deserves a treat.

Shadeshifter Duochrome Eyeshadow in Ho Ho Hocus

If you can’t wear glitter eyeshadow at Christmas, when can you? This festive green will look amazing with brown eyes. Use your finger to dab it on for a stronger look, rather than a brush.

Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Value Pack in Dig Fig

Want your shiniest, most impressive mani ever? The Sally Hansen Miracle Gel range is a great go to. This lovely burgundy colour is a favourite too. It comes with the gel colour and gel top coat, meaning you’ll have everything you need to create super glossy fingernails.

Skincare & Chill CBD Skincare Gift

Featuring a CBD Hemp face oil and moisturiser, this cute duo promises to relieve the discomfort of dehydrated skin and leave it feeling soothed and smoother. The packaging is also so so cute, and would make a fab gift to sit under the tree.

Best Of Bouclème Gift Set

This cute gift sets has four of the brand’s best offerings, including its amazing curl cream. Plus it comes with a custom golden bag to keep them in, which you’ll likely use time and time again for makeup or other bits during trips away.

Christmas Cracker

Jo Malone London

No Christmas beauty wish list is complete without something from Jo Malone London’s range, and this year their cracker is back, better than ever! The cracker includes a Body & Hand Wash (15ml) in English Pear & Freesia, Wood Sage & Sea Salt Body Crème (15ml) and Poppy & Barley Cologne (9ml).

Boy Smells Fantome Votive Scented Candle Gift Set

Featuring three of Boy Smells’ new smoky scents, this set can either be given as one or handed out as three separate gifts. The votive trio is perfect if you prefer deeper, more mysterious fragrances around the home, rather than light, sweet ones.

No7 Rose Gold Illuminated Makeup Mirror

A millennial rose gold mirror that’s exclusive to Boots, this will make a lovely, unexpected gift for beauty fans. It’s double sided, with a normal mirror and a magnifying version, both of which light up for a better view.

Set of five Scented Candles

Another mainstay in any beauty festive edit, this set of mini candles from Diptyque would look lovely under the tree. It includes favourites such as Baies, Roses, and Figuier, all in cute sizes.

Moroccanoil Magical Minis Moroccanoil Treatment Light with NEW Hair & Body Mist Set

If you’re a big fan of the Morrocanoil signature scent, you’re in luck: the brand is *finally* releasing a hair perfume, which is featured in this duo set. It also comes with a mini version of its bestselling classic oil in the lightweight version.

Sol de Janeiro Biggie Biggie Bum Bum Holiday 2021

Want smooth, delicious-smelling limbs for months to come? For fans of Sol de Janeiro’s iconic Bum Bum Cream, this supersized version will be a dream come true! It’ll last you all year, that’s for sure.

Relaxing Bath Soaks Gift Set

Available in three scents, these lovely bath salts come presented in a gorgeous branded box for the festive season. The favourite has to be Lavender Hill, which has a simple blend of Lavender and Jasmine.

Roger & Gallet Tea Rose Round Soap in Travel Box

This tea-rose-scented soap will make a perfect stocking filler – and it comes with its own travel box. For fans of rosey scents, there’s really nothing better!

Hand Lotion Sandalwood & Grapefruit

New brand Herlum is making waves with its delicious smelling hand wash and lotion, which feature notes of freshly sliced grapefruit, woody patchouli, and creamy sandalwood. If you’re feeling super generous, buy both for that special someone.

Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On The Go

Charlotte Tilbury’s Pillow Talk goodies are some of its most beloved, so this makes a lovely gift for luxury makeup fans, with products for eyes and lips. It contains the mascara, eye stick, lip liner, and of course, the iconic lipstick.

Aesop The Chance Companion Set

For fans of citrus, this duo contains a Resurrection Aromatique Hand Wash and Rind Concentrate Body Balm. The set comes in packaging made from recycled paper pulp case too, making it ideal for the eco-conscious recipient.

MTHRSHP MEGA: Celestial Odyssey Palette

This *incredible* palette would make the most amazing gift for someone else or simply for yourself. So much festive glitter and sparkle! It contains an impressive 18 shades, all of which will give maximum impact thanks to their eye-popping hues.

Fraîcheur Paris Ice Globes in Gold Glitter

Christmas is the time to ask for that beauty tool you’ve been eyeing up all year long. These globes are excellent at de-puffing in the morning and this gold set is extra festive. Keep them in the fridge prior to use for best results.

Molton Brown Muddled Plum Festive Bauble

This glittery purple bauble will look incredible hanging on a tree, or slipped into a stocking. Inside, you’ll find the brand’s Muddled Plum Bath & Shower Gel, which gives off a fruity aroma of oak-aged rum, plum, and saffron.

Moments to Treasure Set

Aromatherapy Associates

This incredible gift set is the pièce de résistance of Aromatherapy Associates’ Christmas offerings, with three drawers packed full of goodies, from bath and body oils, to the new body butter and even a body brush, for all your exfoliating needs.

This article was originally published on November 19, 2021