Get set for Christmas
6:51pm Wednesday 19th December 2007
Beauty gifts can be extremely boring. Let's face it, a pack of six lavender scented soaps is never going to get you in a tizzy with excitement. However, the right "smellies" can gain you a ton of brownie points. Here's our picks of the best beauty gift sets, to suit any budget
Pocket Money At The Ready
At just £2.80, Fruits and Passion Discovery Trio is the perfect stocking filler, and includes three perfume miniatures - Baobab, Tamanu and Buriti. Available from Manchester Arndale.
Available in six colour combinations, there's a Pupa Greeting Card Make-Up Palette (£3) to
suit any woman. The three shades of eyeshadow complement each other perfectly, and there's even a mirror thrown in for good measure. From www.ASOS.com.
Perfect for the festive season, Boots Cranberry Mini Body Treats gift set is
just £5. What's more, the body wash and body butter are the ideal size for Christmas stop-overs. The set also contains a body polishing pair of gloves, which are ideal for sloughing away the dead
skin to get you glowing for New Year's Eve.
Don't Break the Bank
A great one for mums this, The Body Shop Festive & Fabulous Body Butter
Trio at £14 will give winter dried skin a real treat. After all, spring isn't that far away. . .
Soap and Glory is one of the best beauty ranges in its price point, and at
£15, the Travel Agents set is a real bargain. Featuring a ton of miniatures, including body butter and bath soak, along with a cosmetics case and eye mask, this is one gift you may want to keep for
yourself.
With cleansing soufflé, body cream, sugarscrub, purse and manicure set, the
FCUK Polished Indulgent Gift Set at £15 makes a great secret Santa pressie.
Splash Out
I'm a huge fan of Elemis, and the Body Sparkle set at £25 will definitely be
on my Christmas wish list. Containing the skin nourishing milk bath, exotic frangipani monoi moisture melt and exotic island flower body balm, this will have the lucky recipient dreaming of foreign
climes in no time. From John Lewis.
A real winter comforter, Philosophy's Gingerbread Man range has to be smelt
to be believed. One sniff, and you're back to cooking in the kitchen with your mum, and licking the cake mix out of the bowl when she's not looking. The Gingerbread Man Hatbox at £26 contains the 2
in 1 bubble bath and shower gel, the shimmer body lotion and the high gloss lip shine. Yummy.
The problem with make-up palettes is that they tend to feature colours you
wouldn't be caught dead wearing. The RMK Christmas Palette at £38 is different however. Blusher, eyeshadow, mascara, lipgloss, powder and brushes, it's got it all, and they're in colours that you
actually want to wear. From Selfridges.
Extend the Mortgage
At £150, the Cowshed Spoilt Cow Luxury Gift Set is certainly going to push the
boat out. Aimed at the girl who has everything, the set features massage oil, bath foam and a candle.
The Crème de la Mer Connoisseur Collection at £265 features two celeb
favourites - the moisturising cream and the eye concentrate. Who wouldn't appreciate being handed the gift of youth?
If you've won the lottery, or started dating a footballer, the Jo Malone
Pomegranate Noir Trousseau at £750 may be just within your reach. Not one for us mere mortals, the trousseau contains the whole Pomegranate Noir collection, including the cologne, body crème, and a
huge 2.5kg candle.
Be warned though, if you're buying online, don't forget you need to give them time to deliver so check when their last festive delivery date is. Be prepared to pay a special next-day delivery charge if you are desperate for that gift.