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The best beauty gifts are rarely the biggest beauty gifts. <br> <br> <br> <br> They are the thoughtful little somethings, mind-over-materialism options; <br> <br> stocking fillers that aren't merely filler. <br> <br> <br> <br> What we want at Christmas is to ‘feel seen', as the young people put <br> <br> it. Below are my favourite ways of doing this.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Concoct a cosmetic</b><br> <br> <br> <br> The best beauty present I gave myself in 2024 was to take <br> <br> my favourite discontinued lipstick along to British beauty <br> <br> stalwarts Cosmetics à la Carte and ask them to replicate it. <br> <br> <br> <br> Or maybe you or your friend have never found ‘The One'.<br> <br> One of C à la C's make-up artists can help you <br> <br> discover it. <br> <br> <br> <br> <strong>The brand also offers bespoke concealer, foundation, palettes and application lessons.</strong><br> <br> <br> <br> An e-voucher for The Bespoke Lipstick Blending Experience <br> <br> costs £80 (cosmeticsalacarte.com, last orders noon on the 24th), including the finished product, refills £70.<br> <br> The joy factor? Priceless.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Beauty expert Hannah Betts says the best beauty gifts are rarely the biggest beauty gifts (stock image)<br> <br> <br> <br> <u><strong>Proffer a Beauty Pie subscription</strong></u><br> <br> <br> <br> For £59 you can give a loved one a Beauty Pie membership that will <br> <br> allow them brilliant deals all year, on bestsellers such as its <br> <br> YouthBomb 360° Radiance Concentrate (members £44, non-members, £185, <br> <br> beautypie.com), or Brazilian Lime, Fig Leaves & Tea Eau De Parfum (members £28, non-members £60, beautypie.com).<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <u><strong>Small, but perfectly-formed objects</strong></u><br> <br> <br> <br> Andrea Garland has just released a fresh array of her glorious <br> <br> Vintage Lip Balms (from £18, andreagarland.co.uk). <br> <br> <br> <br> <b>I am no less passionate about the Gallic <br> <br> brand Officine Universelle Buly.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Alas, its Selfridge's counter is all out of its exquisite engravable lip-balms (£43, <br> <br> Selfridges, Oxford Street), however, combs can still be personalised (from <br> <br> £27, both at buly1803.com).<br> <br> <br> <br>  Or console yourself with the Alabaster kit in the woody Sumi Hinoki scent (£70), a porcelain box, stone and flacon of perfume essence.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The loveliest beauty bibelot this Christmas is the Chanel Eau <br> <br> de Parfum Refillable Purse Spray (£165), a sleek atomiser on a chain to <br> <br> be sported as a bracelet or bag charm<br> <br> <br> <br>  The jet version boasts No 5 (still available at flannels.com); the white No 5 L'Eau <br> <br> (chanel.com). In my fantasies all my womenfolk will receive one.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <b><u>Bijou beauty treats</u></b><br> <br> <br> <br> Chanel and Dior produce the most thrilling lip and nail fillips.<br> <br> Present me with a Chanel Nail Colour in Storyteller (£29, chanel.com) a magnificent,<br> <br> deep purple, and a Dior Addict Lip Glow in Pink Lilac (£33,<br> <br> Boots.com) on the 25th and I'd be an extremely happy woman. <br> <br> <br> <br> I gifted myself a By Terry Ombre Blackstar Travel Stick in Bronze Moon (£17, sephora.co.uk) last December, and <br> <br> this suits-everyone eye crayon is an absolute winner. <br> <br> <br> <br> Women rightly go mad for Victoria Beckham Satin Kajal Liners <br> <br> (£32, victoriabeckhambeauty.com), while no one has ever been disappointed by a Lancôme mascara (from <br> <br> £14, Boots.com).<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <u><strong>Hannah (pictured) believes what everyone wants at Christmas <br> <br> is to ‘feel seen'</strong></u><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Beautiful body gifts</b><br> <br> <br> <br> I'm praying some kind soul presents me with a <br> <br> 250ml-size Olverum Bath Oil (£78, ukolverum.com), enough for 50 soaks, plus <br> <br> the Aromatherapy Associates Rebalancing Heroes Collection (£100, aromatherapyassociates.com), jam-packed with tranquillity restorers. <br> <br> <br> <br> Oh, and a This Works Sleep Plus Massage Relief Roll-on (currently reduced <br> <br> from £38 to £15.20, thisworkscbd.com) to grind into my neck.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <u>Gift sets that keep giving</u><br> <br> <br> <br> The gift sets I most desire are ones that feel more considered, more unique.<br> <br> Escentric Molecules M+ Discovery Set (£55, for eight 8.5ml sprays, escentric.com) is the perfect introduction to this brilliant <br> <br> and beautiful perfume label. <br> <br> <br> <br> A box from the Michael Van Clarke Luxury LifeSaver Cracker <br> <br> Collection (now £75 for eight, vanclarke.com) plus a mini No 1 Brush(£28.50), could turn someone's hair <br> <br> around. Nails Inc gift sets are sensational (from <br> <br> £8, nailsinc.com): its Thermochromic Colour-changing Nail Polish Set (now £20) will delight children of all ages. <br> <br> <br> <br> While Diptyque's jewel-coloured Sapin, Friandise & Étoile (Pine, <br> <br> Sweet Treat & Star) set of holiday candles (£120,<br> <br> diptyqueparis.com) is an utter, swooning delight.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>RACE YOU TO IT </b><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <i><u>TYPEBEA G1 Overnight Boosting Peptide Serum </u></i><br> <br> TYPEBEA G1 Overnight Boosting Peptide Serum (£43, sephora.co.uk) has sold out at Boots following <br> <br> vast virtual excitement. <br> <br> <br> <br> Powered by clinically-proven Baicapil™, this non-greasy formula harnesses <br> <br> peptides to address hormonal hair loss, rejuvenating locks from the <br> <br> roots while you sleep. Improvements should be witnessed <br> <br> within weeks.<br> <br> <br> <br> <i><u>£43.00 Shop</u></i><br> <br> <br> <br> <u><i>SHEER BERRY LIP TINTS </i></u><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <strong>Clinique Pop Lip & Cheek Oil in Black Honey </strong><br> <br> A viral brownish berry, #BlackHoney driving over one billion views on TikTok. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <b>£23.50 Shop</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <u><i>Victoria Beckham Bitten Lip Tint </i></u><br> <br> A flush of colour also for cheeks in an orange-pink for warm-toned wearers. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> £37 Shop<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <strong><u>Vieve Lip Dew in Cherry </u></strong><br> <br> The shiny finish of a gloss with the comfort of an oil in the perfect purple berry. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> £21 Shop<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Haus Labs PhD Hybrid Lip Oil in Tint </b><br> <br> Lady Gaga's award-winning cushiony, non-sticky shine in a gorgeous sheer violet. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> £22 Shop<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Revolution Pout Bomb Plumping Gloss in Jelly Berry Mauve </b><br> <br> Cheap, cheerful, brilliant - a purplish, peptide-packed berry with a plumping tingle. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <b>£5.99 Shop</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <u><i>ICON OF THE WEEK</i></u><br> <br> <br> <br> <strong><u>Emily Mortimer</u></strong><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Paddington star Emily Mortimer, 53</b><br> <br> <br> <br> The Paddington star, 53, had her skin prepped for the <br> <br> premiere via the Kichi Beauty Youth Bomb Method (£450, kitchi.studio), claiming to restore three years' worth of collagen. <br> <br> <br> <br> <u><strong>Her essentials are Batiste Original Dry Shampoo (£4.99,<br> <br> Boots.com).</strong></u><br> <br> <br> <br> She also loves Pond's Cold Cream (from £9.98, amazon.co.uk) as a cleanser, and <br> <br> L'Orèal mascara (from £5).<br> <br> <br> <br> <u><i>COSMETIC CRAVING </i></u><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <b><u>Garnier Anti-Fatigue Hyaluronic Acid Cryo Jelly Eye Patches </u></b><br> <br> Garnier Anti-Fatigue Hyaluronic Acid Cryo Jelly Eye Patches (now £3.32, superdrug.com)<br> <br> <br> <br> <strong><u>I'm not a great mask fan. I prefer to get bang for my buck <br> <br> using stuff that stays on my face. </u></strong><br> <br> <br> <br> <i><u>However, Garnier Anti-Fatigue Hyaluronic Acid Cryo Jelly Eye Patches are the exception. </u></i><br> <br> <br> <br> These biodegradable de-parchers and de-puffers are always in my fridge,<br> <br> not least at this challenging time of year. <br> <br> <br> <br> This morning, for no particular reason - lack of sleep, sugar, <br> <br> dehydration? - my face looked grey, sad and shrivelled.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> I popped on my patches, going over them with a cheap metal eye roller (£4.99, Amazon.co.uk), <br> <br> then massaged the excess into my face and neck.<br> <br> Cured! Slip some into everyone's stocking - and lay a few down for New Year.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <b>£3.32 Shop</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Chanel<br> <br> <br> <br> Feel free to visit my web site; ขายไวน์ [<a href="https://courses.9marks.org/members/sphynxsatin7/activity/141919/">courses.9marks.org</a>]
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