Budget vs. Bling, Rose gift sets

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Sumptuous rose infused beauty products are top of our Christmas wish list this year, and luckily there’s a rose-based gift set out there to suit every budget. Our favourites are by natural brand Korres and ayurvedic, organic brand Ila who have both put together a collection of their cult rose products for a deliciously indulgent pampering experience that will leave you feeling like a modern-day Cleopatra.

Lessons in luxury: Ila Rose Bliss Gift Collection will inspire a radiant, healthy glow with the famous Face Oil, Face Mask, Bath Salts and Body Balm. £47.10

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Heaven scent: Korres Rose Wishes Box Set is the perfect gift be she 19 or 90 with a shower gel, body butter and tinted lip balm. £14.00

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Delight your Mother with this Beauty Booty

She’s the most important woman in your life, so choosing the perfect gift for mum should come top of your priorities this Christmas. Remind her how fabulous she is with an indulgent gift she can use for some much-deserved at-home pampering. Here’s our pick of the most luxurious treats that’ll make her Christmas extra-special.yuroll_double

Ying Yu Double Roller, £43.00

Tone facial muscles with the coveted Jade facial roller. Used in Chinese medicine for centuries, Jade is a cleansing stone that helps the lymph system expel toxins. By using the larger roller on your face and neck and the small one around the eye area one increases blood flow, reduces puffiness, tones facial muscles and plumps out wrinkles. Every woman should have one.

silkskin_whiteSilkskin Silk Pillowcase, £35.00

Put a little luxury into bedtime with this hypoallergenic, organic silk pillowcase that helps protect your skin form wrinkles as you sleep. The smooth surface prevents the skin from developing lines or creases as you sleep and magically prolongs the life of a blow-dry. Cotton pillowcases can break hair caught in the fibres and cause the dreaded ‘bed head’, but with Silkskin you really can be a Sleeping Beauty.

ila_face_oil_1Ila Face Oil for Glowing Radiance, £52.00

Skin will see instant effects with this divine argan oil and rose face oil, we defy any woman not to fall in love with it. Beautiful under make up and ideal as a moisturiser or night cream, even for acne prone skin, it’s the sumptuous blend of Rose Otto and Sandlewood that make this Ila oil truly special.

dabbs_lotionMargaret Dabbs Intensive Hydrating Foot Lotion, £25.00

Developed by Cult Beauty expert and celebrity podiatrist Margaret Dabbs, this multi-award winning foot moisturiser owes most of its amazing results to the high content of Emu Oil, an ancient Aboriginal ingredient. Feet are softened, replenished, and ready to put on show, making this lotion a year round must-use.

Korres Rose Wishes Box Set, £14.00

korres_rose_wishesA beautiful gift for women of any age, this lush little box set combines the delicate scents of Japanese and English roses in three irresistible skin care products. Containing a lather-some shower gel, hydrating body butter, and the famous Korres tinted Lip Butter, it makes for a fresh and feminine gift.

neom_complete_bliss_bath_oil_(with_box)Neom Organic Bath Oil, £32.00

This seriously luxurious bath oil is made using aromatherapeutic principles and the finest organic ingredients for the most indulgent bath time you’ll ever have. We love the Complete Bliss blend, which contains Moroccan Blush Rose Essence perfect for a spot of at-home pampering and romantic treats.

 

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REN natural skin care

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Once the reserve of botanists and eco-warriors, natural skin care products were dismissed as pots of ineffective gunk. The modern woman scoured stores for high-performance ‘miracle’ creams without questioning the sense in dolloping harsh chemicals onto sensitive skin. But the evolution of beauty means we needn’t settle for a compromise. Cult brand REN offers the missing link in skin care, having developed effective, hi-tech products that avoid the nasty chemicals. Healthy skin is now bottled.

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LUCY HALPERIN, make up artist

“I am the biggest fan of REN! The Glycolactic mask is amazing. I live in LA and swear by it as I wear sun block everyday. Using it every week leaves my skin so soft and incredibly clean as it takes away the surface dead skin cells.”

Expert tip: “Leave it on for longer than suggested (unless your face starts to tingle) and it will give you an amazing soft fresh complexion afterwards. I use it once a week for 20 minutes rather than 10.”

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SARAH CHAPMAN, facialist

“REN Rose Otto Bath Oil is a little drop of heaven. With its precious rose scent and therapeutic powers it is sheer indulgence, leaving your skin silky smooth and your mind transported to an exotic place. Rose otto is one of the most precious and expensive essential oils used for years in calming and regenerative skin care.”

Expert tip: “Add Rose Otto Bath Oil to your bath and let it emulsify to a milk. Keep your doors and windows shut to trap the delicious scent.”

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ANTONY BUCK, REN co-founder

“Often people think they have a skin problem when really they have a sensitivity problem. A lot of people switch to our products and suddenly feel their skin is completely different, because putting chemical products on the skin that it was never designed to have on it can cause irritation. Use quick fix, miracle skin care products which include chemicals like retinol on your skin and you will eventually pay a price.”

Expert tip: “The Frankincense and Boswellia Serrata Revitalising Repair Cream and Omega 3 Overnight Lipid Renewal Serum are both night products that can be experimented with. A good tip is to apply one drop of Omega 3 serum to your face and neck and then apply the Frankincense cream on top and leave on for a night treatment. Alternatively mix a drop of Omega 3 and a pump of Frankincense in the palm of your hand and apply to the face overnight to wake up with healthier looking skin. These treatments are even suitable for oily skin types.”

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