Hitting that sweet spot between practicality and luxury, it’s hard to go wrong with a good beauty or grooming Christmas gift. Be warned, however, today’s savvy skincare fan or make-up aficionado knows their stuff – so a hastily purchased high street gift set isn’t going to cut it. From the latest must-have brands to seriously premium upgrades on everyday essentials, here’s our guide to the best beauty, grooming and fragrance gifts for Christmas 2022.
The best skincare gifts
Space NK
Unless you consider yourself clued up on the latest Vitamin C innovations or the benefits of hyaluronic acid vs retinol, when it comes to skincare it’s best to turn to the experts. In this case, that comes in the form of high-end beauty department store Space NK and its best-selling Essential Luxury Skincare Box. The latest in the series is set to be another sell-out and includes powerful skincare products by the likes of Dr Barbara Sturm, Kypris, Omorovicza, 111 Skin and Natura Bissé.
The Essential Luxury Skincare Box, £230, spacenk.com
111Skin
Founded by Yannis Alexandrides, a Harley Street cosmetic surgeon with more than two decades of experience, 111Skin packs effective antioxidant ingredients into cruelty-free formulas that promise brilliant results for more mature skin. Utilising fine diamond particles, the Intensive range may not come cheap but its visible brightening, smoothing and restorative results speak for themselves.
111Skin The Gold Edit, £318.50, cultbeauty.com
Noble Panacea
Have a friend/mother/sister/aunt yet to discover the wonders of Noble Panacea’s OSMV technology? Gift them the brand’s entire Brilliant collection and we guarantee you’ll be their favorite person for years to come. We won’t go into the intricacies of the technology here (you can find out everything you need to know here) but suffice to say, the products are backed by Nobel Prize-winning science and are completely and utterly unique.
The full set includes everything you need for a well-rounded skincare routine. Start your day by applying the Prime Radiance Serum, Radiance Resilience Moisturiser and Vibrant Eye Infusion for glowing, refreshed skin that is protected from free radicals, pollution and environmental aggressors. Then, before bed, massage the Overnight Recharge Cream into cleansed skin to detoxify and promote cell turnover and collagen production.
Each product comes as a set of 30 individual active daily doses meaning you’ll never waste a drop of product and each formula is delivered to the skin at its ultimate potency. Plus, when you’re finished you can simply pop the empty pouches in the envelope provided and return them to be recycled. This truly is the gift that keeps on giving.
The Brilliant – The Complete Collection, £720, noblepanacea.com
Chanel
If you’re going to gift skincare, don’t forget that it extends to the body as well – especially when it looks as chic as the latest additions to Chanel’s highly regarded skincare range. Rendered in shimmering tones just for the holiday season, choose between the No.5 gold body oil – scented with the house’s signature scent – or the Coco Mademoiselle pearly body gel, imbued with Chanel’s more contemporary fragrance. Both will leave skin buttery soft and with a subtle sheen.
No.5 gold body oil, £85, chanel.com; Coco Mademoiselle pearly body gel, £85, chanel.com
The best make-up gifts
Harvey Nichols
First the beauty industry came for your advent calendars and now it’s invading the hamper world too. And, while Cadbury may be quaking in its boots, we couldn’t be happier about it. Brimming with luxurious make-up and skincare products from the likes of 111Skin, Fenty Beauty, Larry King, and Charlotte Tilbury, Harvey Nichols has even popped a bottle of Juliette Has a Gun’s Musc Invisible perfume in its party prep hamper for good measure. Well, it is Christmas after all.
Crhistmas party prep gift set, £85, harveynichols.com
Dior
Know someone who would never be seen without a perfect crimson pout? Make their year with this show-stopping lipstick set from Dior. The collections is housed in an elegant black minaudiere case (which doubles up as chic clutch bag), alongside a detachable lipstick holder, both featuring the French fashion house’s famed CD monogram. Inside they’ll find a Rouge Dior lipstick bullet and three refills in four of the house’s most popular shades.
Rouge Dior Atelier of Dreams lipstick collection, £195, selfridges.com
Aspinal of London
Of course, now they’re all kitted out, they’ll need something equally stylish to store their new make-up collection in. Available in four hues, including classic black, forest green, burgundy and this highly seasonal gold, Aspinal of London’s timeless cosmetics bag is crafted in fine full grain leather and finished with a grosgrain lining.
Large London cosmetics case, £145, aspinaloflondon.com
The best haircare gifts
Sisley
While perhaps best known for its skincare and make-up, Parisian brand Sisley also does a stellar range of Hair Rituel products catering to every type of mane. Particularly impressive are its barrel blow dry brushes. Available in two versions, one for dry or damaged hair and another for thick, curly hair, the wild boar bristles leave hair bouncy and healthy. Gift alongside Sisley’s essential hair protection fluid for the ultimate at-home blow dry experience.
Sisley The Blowdry Brush No1, £50, selfridges.com; Sisley The Blowdry Brush No2, £58, selfridges.com; Sisley Hair Rituel hair protection fluid, £76, selfridges.com
ghd
Holidays are, thankfully, back on the menu and if you know a glamorous frequent flyer who’s already planning their next getaway, ghd’s clever travel set makes for a great luxury gift. Containing a travel hair dryer and Unplugged straightener (which, brilliantly, can be charged via USB), alongside a mini heat protection spray and paddle brush, everything is stored neatly in a smart travel bag for seamless packing.
On The Go gift set, £279, ghdhair.com
Larry King
London-based hairdresser to the stars Larry King, whose clients include Gigi Hadid, Chris Hemsworth and Jared Leto, is a man who takes the business of washing hair seriously. Not merely a necessary formality before your cut and colour, King’s Wash Cycle set treats shampooing the same way as skincare, with specific formulas for volume, moisture and cleansing, served alongside his Liquid Hairbrush conditioner to keep locks silky smooth.
Larry King The Wash Cycle set, £139, harveynichols.com
The best men’s grooming gifts
Czech & Speake
It is our humble opinion that no well-groomed man should be without a Czech & Speake manicure set. Yes, it’s pricey – but just look at it. It oozes old-world glamour, boasts award-winning German design and speaks to a man so refined and sophisticated that even his nails get the VIP treatment. Gift it once and reap the aesthetic benefits of a lifetime of manicures.
Czech & Speake leather-bound manicure set, £450, mrporter.com
Truefitt & Hill
If his morning shave is something he usually rushes through with a months-old disposable razor in hand, open his eyes to the pleasures of a truly luxurious shaving experience this Christmas. London barber Truefitt & Hill has been smoothing stubble and taming unkempt beards in St James’s since 1805 and now you can buy its most loved products to recreate the experience at home. Go all out with the Premier gift set, which includes a Wellington Mach III razor, badger shaving brush and shaving cream bowl, as well as cologne and aftershave balm in a choice of fragrances.
Premier shaving gift set, £245, truefittandhill.co.uk
Malin +Goetz
We firmly maintain that no man ‘doesn’t do’ grooming, he simply hasn’t been introduced to the right products yet – which is where Malin + Goetz comes in. Its range of hair and skin treatments are approachable while delivering visible results (and looking great on your bathroom shelf). Ease him in with the Saving Face set, featuring three of Malin +Goetz’s most popular skincare products: the grapefruit face cleanser, vitamin E moisturiser and detox face mask. We guarantee he’ll be investing in the rest of the range in no time.
Malin + Goetz Saving Face set, £80, harveynichols.com
The best fragrance gifts
Cartier Perfumes
Sure, you could buy one or two, or even three, bottles of perfume for a beloved fragrance fan but why stop there when Cartier offers six of its most popular scents in one elegant gift set? Curated by master nose Mathilde Laurent, Les Collection de Parfums takes the wearer on a journey through the Cartier olfactory offering, with scents running the gamut from the clean, savoury notes of L’Heure Promise through the gentle florals and fruits of L’Heure Diaphane and the romance and heady opulence of L’Heure Mystérieuse.
Cartier Les Collections de Parfums set, £320, net-a-porter.com
Jo Malone London
For men, meanwhile, this set of collaborative scents brings together two of London’s finest luxury exports: perfumer Jo Malone and Savile Row tailor Huntsman. The four scents in the collection, which draw on bold masculine aromas such as whisky and cedarwood, birch and black pepper and amber and patchouli, are available to buy individually. Purchase the full set, however, and they’ll come boxed in a leather trousseau lined with Huntsman tweed. Infinitely chicer, wouldn’t you agree?
Jo Malone London x Huntsman Trousseau Collection, £580, jomalone.co.uk
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