BEAUTY IN ABUNDANCE: THE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Step into a world of decadence and delight this holiday season with dazzling beauty treats for everyone on your list. Whether you’re treating them to more of what they love with beautifully bundled skincare or in search of extra-special little luxuries, you’ll find them all in our expert curation.
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Fragrances: The Scents of the Season
- The Season’s Best in Beauty
- Glow-Giving Skin Tech
- Skindulgent Gift Ideas
- Bodycare Gifts: From Bath to Beyond
- Haircare Gifts: Locks of Luxury
- Luxury Gifts: The Height of Indulgence
- Mighty Minis: Stocking Stars Must-Haves
Fragrances: The Scents of the Season
Warming or woody, fresh or floral — spark joy and sensory delight with the season’s most-loved fragrances. A transeasonal favourite, few scents have achieved cult status quite like Le Labo’s Santal 33 Eau de Parfum — the brand’s signature scent, loved for its blend of smoky woods, leathery musk and soft floral notes.
For a fragrance entirely unique to the wearer, look to Escentric Molecules’ Molecule 01. It’s built around a single aroma-molecule, Iso E Super (rather than a traditional blend of top, heart, and base notes), which interacts with your skin chemistry, body heat, and environment in unique ways — on some, it comes through as cedar-like and smoky; on others, more soft, or even slightly sweet.
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The Season’s Best in Beauty
When it comes to gifting, few categories feel as coveted — or as joyful — as makeup. From sculpting palettes to pro-level tools, these little luxuries transform the everyday into something effortlessly extraordinary.
This season’s highlights? Few blushes have achieved cult status quite like Saie’s Dew Blush, adored for its creamy texture and lit-from-within finish. This Mini Trio unites three of the brand’s most-loved shades, and each melts seamlessly into skin for a fresh, just-pinched glow. Set to be a sell-out this season, Charlotte Tilbury’s Instant Look in a Palette curates its most-loved bronzer, blush, highlighter, and eye shades into one clever compact — a one-product shortcut to the brand’s signature glow and softly sculpted accents. To complete the picture, Hourglass’ Face & Eye Travel Brush Set elevates every application with vegan, ultra-soft bristles that blend with precision — all housed in a compact, travel-ready case.
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Glow-Giving Skin Tech
From sculpting devices to powerful at-home treatments, wrap up the tools that give radiant results long after the holidays. Treat them to a professional-grade ritual with Lyma’s Laser Starter Kit. Using clinically backed red and near-infrared light, it targets fine lines, stimulates collagen, and boosts radiance — all in a sleek, easy-to-use device that makes every session feel like an at-home facial.
Foreo’s Peach 2 Pro Max is a clever hybrid: a sonic-powered exfoliating brush that polishes and polishes again, paired with a gentle massager to help serums absorb more effectively. Compact, rechargeable, and so satisfying to use, it delivers truly transformative benefits for long-term skin health and longevity.
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Skindulgent Gift Ideas
Give the gift of radiant, hydrated skin with curated collections that nourish, protect, and replenish — expertly crafted for every complexion.
Famed for delivering next-level hydration, Laneige’s curation of Midnight Minis heroes five gourmand flavours of the Lip Sleeping Mask, which offers deep overnight hydration and soft, smooth lips come morning. And for glow with a firming twist, Elemis’ Pro-Collagen Bright Stars Bundle is a powerhouse pairing. Heroing the brand’s iconic marine cream and brightening serum, it’s a power duo that plumps, smooths, and revives skin with every application. And for the gift of hydration at its most elevated, look to Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Hyaluronic Serum Home & Away Set. With both full-size and travel editions of her best-selling serum, it floods skin with multi-molecular hyaluronic acid for lasting radiance — at home or on holiday.
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Bodycare Gifts: From Bath to Beyond
Transform everyday rituals into moments of magic with formulas fit for head-to-toe hydration and scent-drenched indulgence. For spa-level pampering, L’Occitane’s Almond Oil Collection is a perennial favourite. The velvety Shower and Skin Oil duo is infused with nourishing almond oil that cocoons skin in softness while leaving behind a warm, gourmand scent. For premium formulations on the go, look to Grown Alchemist’s Lip + Hand Essentials Set. Underpinned by the brand’s high-performance, science-backed formulas and sleek, minimalist packaging, it’s a power pairing that elevates the everyday — ideal for slipping into handbags, desk drawers, and travel bags.
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Haircare Gifts: Locks of Luxury
Treat them to more of what they love with beautifully bundled sets from haircare’s most-loved names. From nourishing duos to frizz-fighting heroes, meet the standout sets delivering shine, strength, and style this holiday season. OUAI’s Healthy Hair Is On The Ouai Holiday Kit includes all the essentials — shampoo, conditioner, and the cult-favourite treatment mask — to hydrate, strengthen, and revive strands. And for glossy, glass-like shine, Color Wow’s Slay Anti-Freeze Kit is a fail-safe, powered by the brand’s viral Dream Coat. A gift that’s both indulgent and practical, Virtue’s Recovery Shampoo & Conditioner Pro Size Duo rebuilds damaged hair from the inside out, with supersized bottles that turn every wash into a restorative haircare ritual.
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Luxury Gifts: The Height of Indulgence
When only the best will do, turn to beauty’s most coveted names for an extra-special gift. First up: luxury skincare. There’s a reason Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Cream is whispered about with reverence — it’s not just a moisturiser; it’s a ritual in a bottle. Powered by the brand’s pioneering TFC8 technology, it works to deeply hydrate, smooth and revive radiance. And for a gift as indulgent as silk and as timeless as diamonds, look to La Prairie’s Skin Caviar Liquid Lift. Its golden beads aren’t just for show — they hold the brand’s potent caviar actives, which are freshly fused with a silky emulsion at the moment of application.
If you’re in search of something smaller but no less decadent, Hermès’ Rouge Hermès Satin Lipstick is a new classic. Housed in a refillable, Pierre Hardy–designed case, it’s a lipstick that doubles as a keepsake — with shades that drape lips in creamy, luminous colour and an application as smooth as the buttery leather the maison is famed for.
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Mighty Minis: Stocking Stars Must-Haves
Meet this season’s most coveted little luxuries — the products that prove the best things come in small packages. Think of Sunday Riley’s Day + Night Bright set as the mini but mighty booster duo. It’s a hero pairing that tackles two routines at once: a highly effective vitamin C and retinol face-oil combo to brighten by day and smooth by night.
Loved for its playful textures and hybrid formulas, Milk Makeup is a stocking-filler staple for the makeup magpie. A highlight perfectly pitched for gifting is the Cooling Water Jelly Tint. It melts into lips or cheeks with a refreshing, dewy stain — lightweight enough to layer, vivid enough to add a welcome dose of colour to an otherwise minimalist look.
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