The best beauty gifts are rarely the biggest beauty gifts. <br>
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They are the thoughtful little somethings, mind-over-materialism options; <br>
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stocking fillers that aren't merely filler. <br>
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What we want at Christmas is to ‘feel seen',<br>
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as the young people put it. Below are my favourite ways of doing this.<br>
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<b>Concoct a cosmetic</b><br>
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The best beauty present I gave myself in 2024 was to take my favourite discontinued lipstick <br>
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along to British beauty stalwarts Cosmetics à la Carte and ask them to replicate <br>
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Or maybe you or your friend have never found <br>
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‘The One'. One of C à la C's make-up artists can help you discover it. <br>
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<strong>The brand also offers bespoke concealer, foundation, palettes and <br>
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application lessons.</strong><br>
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An e-voucher for The Bespoke Lipstick Blending Experience costs £80 <br>
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(cosmeticsalacarte.com, last orders noon on the 24th), including the finished product, refills <br>
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£70. The joy factor? Priceless.<br>
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Beauty expert Hannah Betts says the best beauty gifts are rarely the biggest beauty gifts (stock image)<br>
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<u><strong>Proffer a Beauty Pie subscription</strong></u><br>
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For £59 you can give a loved one a Beauty Pie membership that will allow them brilliant deals all <br>
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year, on bestsellers such as its YouthBomb 360° Radiance Concentrate (members <br>
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£44, non-members, £185, beautypie.com), or Brazilian Lime, Fig Leaves & Tea Eau De <br>
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Parfum (members £28, non-members £60, beautypie.com).<br>
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<u><strong>Small, but perfectly-formed objects</strong></u><br>
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Andrea Garland has just released a fresh array of her <br>
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glorious Vintage Lip Balms (from £18, andreagarland.co.uk). <br>
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<b>I am no less passionate about the Gallic brand Officine Universelle Buly.</b><br>
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Alas, its Selfridge's counter is all out of its exquisite engravable lip-balms (£43, Selfridges, Oxford Street), <br>
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however, combs can still be personalised (from £27, both at <br>
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buly1803.com).<br>
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Or console yourself with the Alabaster kit in the <br>
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woody Sumi Hinoki scent (£70), a porcelain box, stone <br>
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and flacon of perfume essence.<br>
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The loveliest beauty bibelot this Christmas is the Chanel Eau de Parfum Refillable Purse Spray <br>
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(£165), a sleek atomiser on a chain to be sported as a bracelet or bag charm<br>
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The jet version boasts No 5 (still available at flannels.com); the white No 5 L'Eau (chanel.com).<br>
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In my fantasies all my womenfolk will receive one.<br>
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<b><u>Bijou beauty treats</u></b><br>
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Chanel and Dior produce the most thrilling lip and nail fillips.<br>
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Present me with a Chanel Nail Colour in Storyteller (£29, chanel.com) a magnificent, <br>
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deep purple, and a Dior Addict Lip Glow in Pink Lilac (£33, Boots.com) on the 25th and I'd be an extremely <br>
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I gifted myself a By Terry Ombre Blackstar <br>
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Travel Stick in Bronze Moon (£17, sephora.co.uk) last December, and this suits-everyone eye crayon is an absolute winner. <br>
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Women rightly go mad for Victoria Beckham Satin Kajal Liners (£32, victoriabeckhambeauty.com),<br>
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while no one has ever been disappointed by a Lancôme mascara (from <br>
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<u><strong>Hannah (pictured) believes what everyone wants at Christmas is to <br>
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<b>Beautiful body gifts</b><br>
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I'm praying some kind soul presents me with a 250ml-size Olverum Bath Oil (£78, ukolverum.com), <br>
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enough for 50 soaks, plus the Aromatherapy Associates Rebalancing Heroes Collection (£100, aromatherapyassociates.com), <br>
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jam-packed with tranquillity restorers. <br>
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Oh, and a This Works Sleep Plus Massage Relief Roll-on (currently reduced from £38 to £15.20, thisworkscbd.com) to grind <br>
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<u>Gift sets that keep giving</u><br>
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The gift sets I most desire are ones that feel more <br>
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considered, more unique. Escentric Molecules M+ Discovery Set (£55, for eight <br>
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8.5ml sprays, escentric.com) is the perfect introduction to this brilliant and beautiful perfume label. <br>
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A box from the Michael Van Clarke Luxury LifeSaver Cracker <br>
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Collection (now £75 for eight, vanclarke.com) <br>
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plus a mini No 1 Brush(£28.50), could turn someone's <br>
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hair around. Nails Inc gift sets are sensational (from £8, nailsinc.com):<br>
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its Thermochromic Colour-changing Nail Polish <br>
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Set (now £20) will delight children of all ages. <br>
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While Diptyque's jewel-coloured Sapin, Friandise & Étoile (Pine,<br>
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Sweet Treat & Star) set of holiday candles (£120, diptyqueparis.com) is <br>
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an utter, swooning delight.<br>
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<b>RACE YOU TO IT </b><br>
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<i><u>TYPEBEA G1 Overnight Boosting Peptide Serum </u></i><br>
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TYPEBEA G1 Overnight Boosting Peptide Serum (£43, sephora.co.uk) has sold out at <br>
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Boots following vast virtual excitement. <br>
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Powered by clinically-proven Baicapil™, this non-greasy formula harnesses peptides <br>
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to address hormonal hair loss, rejuvenating locks from the roots while you <br>
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sleep. Improvements should be witnessed within weeks.<br>
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<strong>Clinique Pop Lip & Cheek Oil in Black Honey </strong><br>
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A viral brownish berry, #BlackHoney driving over one billion views on TikTok. <br>
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<u><i>Victoria Beckham Bitten Lip Tint </i></u><br>
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A flush of colour also for cheeks in an orange-pink for warm-toned wearers. <br>
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<strong><u>Vieve Lip Dew in Cherry </u></strong><br>
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The shiny finish of a gloss with the comfort of an oil in the perfect purple berry. <br>
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<b>Haus Labs PhD Hybrid Lip Oil in Tint </b><br>
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Lady Gaga's award-winning cushiony, non-sticky shine in a gorgeous sheer violet. <br>
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<b>Revolution Pout Bomb Plumping Gloss in Jelly Berry Mauve </b><br>
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Cheap, cheerful, brilliant - a purplish, peptide-packed berry <br>
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<u><i>ICON OF THE WEEK</i></u><br>
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<strong><u>Emily Mortimer</u></strong><br>
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<b>Paddington star Emily Mortimer, 53</b><br>
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The Paddington star, 53, had her skin prepped for the premiere via the Kichi Beauty Youth Bomb Method <br>
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(£450, kitchi.studio), claiming to restore three years' worth of collagen. <br>
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<u><strong>Her essentials are Batiste Original <br>
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Dry Shampoo (£4.99, Boots.com).</strong></u><br>
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She also loves Pond's Cold Cream (from £9.98, amazon.co.uk) <br>
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as a cleanser, and L'Orèal mascara (from <br>
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<u><i>COSMETIC CRAVING </i></u><br>
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<b><u>Garnier Anti-Fatigue Hyaluronic Acid Cryo Jelly Eye Patches </u></b><br>
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Garnier Anti-Fatigue Hyaluronic Acid Cryo Jelly Eye Patches <br>
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<strong><u>I'm not a great mask fan. I prefer to get bang for my <br>
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<i><u>However, Garnier Anti-Fatigue Hyaluronic Acid <br>
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Cryo Jelly Eye Patches are the exception. </u></i><br>
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These biodegradable de-parchers and de-puffers are always in my fridge, not least at this challenging <br>
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This morning, for no particular reason - lack of sleep, sugar,<br>
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dehydration? - my face looked grey, sad and shrivelled.<br>
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I popped on my patches, going over them with a cheap metal eye roller (£4.99,<br>
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Amazon.co.uk), then massaged the excess into my face and neck.<br>
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Cured! Slip some into everyone's stocking - and lay a few <br>
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down for New Year.<br>
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<b>£3.32 Shop</b><br>
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