16 stunning beauty gifts for Christmas

Is it just me or have the beauty and makeup gods stepped things up a notch this Christmas? Every other day there's a new exquisite gift set unveiled, each one more breath-taking than the next!

From Sculpted’s fairtytale 'Story’ series, which saw gift set after gift set sell out only to be followed up by their new palette of dreams ‘Sultry Stories’, to Vogue x Sarah Keary’s dreamy 7-piece brush collection that arrives beautifully wrapped in a bespoke Christmas gifting box.

And if you thought the Coca-Cola truck meant holidays are coming, think again! Kash Beauty is hitting the road with their ‘KASHmas Truck’, bringing KASHmas gifts and KASH goodies to every* (may not technically be every) town in Ireland!

SOSU by Suzanne Jackson launched their 8 Emerald & Gold packaged sets with a stunning shoot, prices start at just €10 for the ‘All Eyes On Me’ set which doubles up a gorgeous decoration, you can see the sets in person in the SOSU pop up shop in the Blanchardstown Centre.

From global brands to Irish favourites, this is what you’ll want in your beauty basket for Christmas 2021…

1. Sculpted by Aimee Connolly, ‘A Story of Sculpted Christmas’

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There was whispers of something extra special from Sculpted this festive season and Aimee Connolly didn’t disappoint with her magical theme, ‘A Story of Sculpted Christmas’. This Christmas Sculpted tells the story of "glowing skin, the perfect lip, and a creamy complexion" in a collection of 10 beautiful gift sets, but with each one selling out faster than the next will there by any left by December?!

At the time of writing this, team Sculpted have said the following sets are available at the moment, but if you want a slice of Sculpted under the tree you better move fast...

A Story of Creamy Complexion RRP: €25 (worth €36)
A Story of Aimee's Favourites RRP: €39 (worth €57)
My Beauty Favourites Selection Box (online exclusive) RRP RRP: €75 Worth: €102
My Complexion Essentials Selection Box (online exclusive) RRP: €75 Worth: €102

Also worth noting although not a specific Christmas set, ‘Sultry Stories’ (RRP €39) the new Sculpted eyeshadow palette would make a gorgeous gift with a festive feel to it!

2. Charlotte Tilbury’s ‘Christmas Treasures’

When it comes to Christmas Team Tilbury kicked it off in style with a magical campaign starring Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor and supermodel Jourdan Dunn. They were the first to contact me with their extensive and stunning range Christmas gifts and while some of the items are no doubt at the higher end of the the price point there’s a selection of ‘treasures’ for all budgets this year.

The most iconic Tilbury Christmas gift in the ‘over €75’ range is ‘Charlotte’s Beauty and Dreams’ treasure chest. This jewel-handled treasure chest is a thing of beauty, something you could definitely keep to store bits and bobs in afterwards.

So what’s in it?

You will find classics like Matte Revolution lipstick in Pillow Talk Medium (full size), Hollywood Beauty Light Wand in Spotlight (full size) and skincare essentials like a travel size Charlotte's Magic Serum Crystal Elixir and Magic Cream! All of her bestsellers and essentials in one place. RRP €185.

If you’re a red lippy fan a gorgeous set in the ‘Under €75’ category is the ‘Walk Of No Shame On The Go’ set (€57). In it you will find Matte Revolution Walk of No Shame (full size), Walk of No Shame Eyeliner (travel size), Lip Cheat Walk of No Shame (travel size) and Legendary Lashes Volume 2 Mascara (travel size).

Finally, special mention to a brand new Charlotte Tilbury eyeshadow palette for the festive season that’s one of the most spectacular eyeshadow palettes I’ve ever been lucky enough to try. The gold and black packaging feels so luxurious and once opened ‘Charlotte Tilbury Instant Eye Palette in Smokey Eyes are Forever’ (€75) palette doesn’t disappoint. It includes 12 magical shades with 4 superstar-lit eye looks, which glide on like butter, a palette that you’ll keep reaching for over Christmas and beyond.

All products available on www.charlottetilbury.com and in store at Brown Thomas nationwide and Arnotts.

3. LanaiBLO hairdryer (Personalisation Optional)

Give the gift of a perfect (and fast) home blow dry! Along with being the most colourful, the LanaiBLO hairdryer is also ‘the lightest, fastest hair dryer on the market’. I’ve had mine for many years and having tried more expensive options, I always come find myself coming back to it. It’s survived many trips abroad, countless wire knots and hard wearing toddlers. The fact that you can get them personalised makes it all the more festive!

Shop the standard (€99.99) and personalised (€114.99) LanaiBLO hairdryers on www.lanaiblo.com with nationwide shipping available in both Ireland and the UK.

4. KASHmas at KASH Beauty

Named by Shopify as one of the top performing Beauty Brands for 2020, makeup maestro and social media superstar Keilidh Cashell’s brand KASH Beauty has announced six unique festive bundles, including some brand new products. I’ve got my eye on ‘Idol Eyes’ (RRP €19.95) in Copper Glaze, purely because it features a brand new Eyeshadow Topper (Copper Glaze) alongside a set of Enchant Lashes (wispy lashes with alternating fibre lengths).

I’m a big fan of KASH beauty Eyeshadow toppers, they’re the perfect final festive touch to your makeup look!

5. SOSU By Suzanne Jackson Christmas Sets

This year’s stunning emerald and gold Christmas sets will look beautiful under and hanging on the tree! With eight sets to choose from I am loving the gorgeous stocking fillers and tree decorations like the ‘Lip Lust Decoration’ (€12.95) which doubles up as a beautiful barrel shaped Christmas decoration with a nude lip set; a satin lipstick and lipliner inside.

Have a look at all the sets online at www.sosubysj.com and at her pop up shop in Blanchardstown Centre.

6. Brown Thomas – First Ever Beauty Advent Calendar

A great one for the luxury beauty lover who’s always interested in trying new things, the first ever Brown Thomas Advent Calendar contains a mix of skincare, make-up, fragrance and haircare products from some of their most popular brands. Priced at €295, the beautiful box of treasures has a mix of mini, full and deluxe size with a treat behind every door.

Worth over €690, you’ll find make-up treats like lipstick, blusher, eyeshadow, mascara and primers from MAC, Hourglass, IT Cosmetics, NARS and Laura Mercier. Exquisite fragrances feature from brands such as Escentric Molecules, Yves Saint Laurent, By Killian and Byredo with haircare heroes from Olaplex and Aveda.

The Brown Thomas Beauty Advent Calendar will be available to purchase at Brown Thomas Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway stores and on www.brownthomas.com.

7. MAC: The 2021 'Box of Tricks' Advent Calendar

If you’re a MAC lover you will know they are constantly evolving and creating the most amazing products but there’s so many, we may never get to try them all! This is why I love their advent calendar, it gives you the chance to try a huge range of products for a discounted price. Inside you’ll lots of favourites in mini like ‘Ruby Woo’ and ‘Velvet Teddy’, plus my personal favourite mascara, ‘Extreme Dimension 3D Black Lash Mascara’ along with setting sprays, eyeshadows and lots more this optical illusion keepsake case is a thing of beauty!

Available to buy now on brownthomas.com for €155.

8. Vogue x SK luxury brush set

Sarah Keary’s makeup brushes are most definitely a cut above the rest and worth investing in. When I heard she was collaborating with glam goddess Vogue Williams I was very excited to see the results! The Vogue x SK 7-piece is beautifully packaged in a velvet case which not only stores your brushes neatly to keep them clean but is the perfect size for storing all your favourite makeup products, so you have everything you need in one place!

Pick up the Vogue x SK brush set from www.sarahkeary.ie for €99.99, also worth noting if you are searching for one or two brushes to complete your own make up set you can now buy Sarah’s original range individually from €14!

9. Benefit Cosmetics Hot For The Holidays Gift Set

It wouldn’t be a Christmas gift guide without Benefit, I love their little fun festive sets, they’re great value and this one comes in a gorgeous mini keep sake tin! It also has my all

time favourite multi use product ‘Hoola Bronzer’, my handbag is never without it! This gift set contains 2 full-size bestsellers plus a travel size that’s perfect for your clutch bag. Ho For The Holidays Gift Set contains Benefit’s Roller Lash Mascara, Hoola Bronzer and POREfessional Primer to nail your festive makeup look.

Available on www.cloud10beauty.com for just €29.20 (worth €77!).

10. Ella & Jo, ‘Your Skincare Must Have’ Giftset

One of my favourite Irish beauty brands Ella & Jo cosmetics was created by Charlene Flanagan, a makeup artist and all round beauty lover, alongside Niamh Ryan, a skin therapist, in 2017. They first got together to develop Squeaky Clean Brush Cleanser in 2017, after noticing a large gap in peoples skincare routines.

Fast forward to 2021 and they have a beautiful range of products that do exactly what they say on the tin. This giftset would sit beautifully in any makeup or skincare lovers collection, do not underestimate the importance of clean brushes and hydrated skin.

The ‘Your Skincare Must Have’ set contains a Squeaky Clean Brush Cleanser 200ml, 3 in 1 Hyaluronic Skin Mist 100ml & Hydrating Hyaluronic Serum 50ml packaged in a gorgeous floral themed box.

Available on www.ellaandjo.ie for €80.

11. Green Angel Day and Night Christmas Gift Set

Another beautiful Irish skincare brand I’ve found this year, Green Angel have launched the most gorgeous gift sets presented in reusable boxes with a gorgeous red ribbon detail. Green Angel is a luxury skincare brand containing hand-harvested Irish seaweed and pure essential oils, handmade in Rathcoole, Co Dublin. The most popular of which is ‘The Day and Night Gift Set’, containing best-selling Seaweed and Collagen Face Cream and the thick creamy Night Cream. The Collagen Face Cream contains plant collagen and Vitamin E which targets mature skin. The set is worth €62 but RRP is €50.

Green Angel Gift Sets are available on www.greenangel.com. You can also purchase them nationwide from Green Angel stockists including pharmacies and in selected leading department stores such as Avoca, Dunnes Stores, Shaw’s, and Kilkenny Shop.

12. Skingredients Festive Gift Sets & Stocking Fillers

I never met a Skingredients product I didn’t like, currently loving Skin Veg & Skin Protein, an absolute treat for all skin types and just one of the festive gift sets you can pick up in the new refillable packaging.

If you’re not sure what skin type your lucky gift receiver has why not go with the PreProbiotic Cleanse + Sally Cleanse Gift Set for €60 (worth €68.50) which alongside some gorgeous refillable products also contains a coveted Cleanse Off Mitt makeup removal tool.

(RRP: ranges from €6.50 - €170) Shop all Skingredients gift sets on www.skingrendients.com.

13. Mise Christmas Gift Packs

An all-natural Irish skincare brand with zero nasties or synthetic colours and fragrances. Founded in 2017 and made in the wilds of County Wicklow, Mise has a wide range of natural products perfect for Christmas gifting and stocking fillers alike.

With soothing lip balms for as little as €5, nourishing serums from €17.50, beautiful facial oils from €19.95, and Christmas gift packs starting at just €29.95, Also worth noting, €1 from every sale of their much loved Mise Freshen! Toning Spritzes is donated to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. To purchase Mise, visit www.misenaturalskincare.com.

14. C30, BY CEIRA LAMBERT

A lovely stocking filler idea from a new Irish haircare brand; Irish hair extension guru Ceira Lambert has Just Launched C30, a range that the extension wearing friend or relative in your life may not be aware of yet! The new collection includes four products, - shampoo, condition, shine spray an and leave-in treatment all formulated to protect both tape and bond hair extensions, prices start at €16 and you can purchase them from www.c30.ie.

15. NUXE The Iconics Gift Set With Huile Prodigieuse Original Dry Oil

I am a big NUXE fan, whenever I’m asked for a little affordable hydrating luxury this is always one of my first recommendations. This set is a steal at just €27.95 (worth €52), it’s a perfect winter skincare set with 3 of NUXE's best-selling products including full sizes of the much loved Rêve de Miel Honey Lip Balm and Crème Fraîche de Beauté 48hr moisturiser plus the bestselling Huile Prodigieuse multi use dry oil 50ml. Pick up this set on www.cloud10beauty.com.

16. L'Occitane Christmas Limited Editions

Last but not least, I always love the L'Occitane Christmas gifts, they look beautiful and this Almond Bauble (€14) full of delicious almondy scents doubles up as a festive decoration for the perfect secret santa gift or stocking filler. Inside you’ll find some best-loved almond favourites:

35ml Almond Shower Oil
50ml Almond Milk Concentrate
10ml Delicious Hands

Full range of gifts, big and small available on www.loccitane.com.

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