With the holidays right around the corner, it’s time to start checking off your Christmas gift!
This holiday season, give the gift of a great complexion (or get your glow on, we won’t tell anyone!) with these must-buy sets and stocking stuffers that will excite both long-standing skincare fans and new skincare enthusiasts too.
So whether you’re on the hunt for a present that your skincare-obsessed bestie will love, or you want to treat your dad with something other than socks, we’ve got something for everyone.
FOR THE FRIEND WHO RETURNS EVERYTHING YOU BUY HER
Gift Voucher
SKINMILES
Instead of stressing over which product to get your friend who has everything, simply grab a SkinMiles gift voucher instead and let them pick it out themselves.
FOR THE GUY IN YOUR LIFE
Taiga Power Men’s Gift Set
NATURA SIBERICA
The outdoor elements are no match for this gift set for men from Natura Siberica. Named ‘Taiga Power’, it contains an energising shampoo for hair and body and a protection cream for face and hands, both formulated with organic Rhodiola rosea and wild Siberian ginseng.
Essential 5 Step Skincare Gift Box
THE LONDON GROOMING COMPANY
Skin care is important for men, too, so make it easy for him to start following a regimen with this five-piece set of all-natural anti-ageing products.
Weekend & Beard Packs
THE CAPTAIN’S BEARD
Your man needs to take care of his beard . . . these grooming kits do the trick. Including four items from The Captain’s Beard, these kits come with all of the essentials for keeping their hair and beard in working order, all packed in a branded toiletry bag.
FOR THE SELF-CARE DEVOTEE
Neroli-Infused Body Duo Gift Set
ELEMIS
For the person on your list who loves pampering, give them an excuse to take a long, hot bath with this luxurious bath milk and body cream duo that smells of neroli blossom.
FOR YOUR FRIEND WHO HAS IT ALL
Skin Resurfacing Trio Gift Set
ELEMIS
You may not be able to gift them diamonds, but you can give them this trio of smoothing and resurfacing products. Made with ingredients like white truffle, the luxurious facial wash, facial pads and essence will have your gal pal’s skin looking as radiant as a diamond.
FOR THE GEN ZER IN YOUR LIFE
Crystal Clear Festive Promotion
LAMELLE
This five-piece skincare set of topical products and an oral supplement makes it easy to give the gift of a crystal-clear complexion. The key ingredients in this gift box are a combination of acids—azelaic, salicylic, and retinoic—to provide gentle exfoliation, plus niacinamide to soothe skin and maintain hydration.
Blemish Dots
YOUTH LAB
Pimple patches, acne dots, zit stickers — whatever you want to call them, these tiny bandages are the latest trend in skin care. Made with salicylic acid to draw out impurities and soothing herbal extracts to reduce inflammation, these invisible patches will work to reduce the appearance of your blemish overnight.
FOR THE MILLENNIAL IN YOUR LIFE
Lamelle Youthful Nourish Festive Promotions
LAMELLE
Give the gift of younger looking skin with the Youthful Nourish collection. This set includes a soap-free cleanser, vitamin C cream, revitalising moisturiser and sunscreen with an SPF of 50 — all formulated to help you maintain youthful skin throughout your 20s, 30s, and beyond. This pick is also available in a lighter version for those with oily skin.
FOR THE SKINCARE NEWBIE
Best of ELEMIS Mini Set
ELEMIS
With an entire ELEMIS anti-ageing routine (including the Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads, Pro-Collagen Energising Marine Cleanser, Pro-Collagen Marine Cream SPF30, Superfood Kefir Tea Mist, Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream, and Cool-Down Body Wash), this set infused with marine actives is perfect for someone who is just starting out with their skincare routine.
THE PERFECT STOCKING STUFFERS FOR SKINCARE LOVERS
‘Comfort & Activate Your Skin’ Christmas Crackers
DERMACEUTIC
Any skincare enthusiast will appreciate these Christmas crackers from Dermaceutic that include travel-size goodies like a micellar cleansing water, hyaluronic acid moisturiser and rejuvenating night cream.
Protecting Day Cream Cracker SPF30 & Brightening Elixir Crackers
AFARI
These Afari Christmas crackers aren’t just the definition of Insta-worthy: They’re packed full of ingredients to help brighten and protect skin, including organic bulbine extract ethically sourced from a farm in Limpopo, South Africa.
FOR THE MOTHER FIGURE IN YOUR LIFE
Hydrating Day & Night Duo Gift Set
ELEMIS
This Christmas, give mom something to let her know just how much you appreciate her. Something like this luxuriously hydrating gift set would be right up her alley. A full-size anti-ageing moisturiser keeps skin looking more radiant, hydrated, and awake throughout the day. While a full-size oxygenating night cream helps repair tired skin overnight.
FOR THE FRIEND WITH SENSITIVE SKIN
Serra Silk Festive Promotion
LAMELLE
Buying beauty gifts can be tricky if you have a friend with sensitive skin. Enter this soothing set from Lamelle, which contains five full-size products designed specifically for sensitive, dry and dehydrated skin, leaving it silky-smooth and soft.
FOR THE FOODIE ON YOUR LIST
Nourishing Skin Health Trio Gift Set
ELEMIS
Superfoods like mango butter, fermented pumpkin and kombucha are the star ingredients of this nourishing kit that leaves skin looking and feeling healthy and fresh.
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Yours in skin,
Dr Alek and the SkinMiles Team
