‘Tis the season…and quite frankly THE YEAR to treat yourself and your loved ones. These luxe holiday beauty gifts are the best around for skincare enthusiasts, lipstick lovers and those who wish to smell like a heavenly creature when spending most of their time at home. These gifts do come with higher price tags, but I will give you some hot tips on how to stretch those dollars and wow this Christmas.
First up, skincare enthusiasts rejoice! Biossance has put out killer holiday kits with their cult-level skincare products…at great prices!
The Biossance Uplifted & Bright | $95
This delightful kit, found at Sephora, contains:
- A full-sized Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil – this locks in hydration, adds a glow and bounce to the skin
- A travel-sized Squalane + Omega Repair Cream – deeply moisturizing, this rich cream supports a healthy skin barrier
- A travel-sized Squalane + Phyto Retinol Serum – using a plant-based retinol alternative, bakuchiol, this fights fine lines without the irritation some people can experience with traditional retinol
What I love about kits like these is you can mix and match with other kits and products to customize gifts for your friends and family. Separating out the Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil, you can pair it with one of my top stocking stuffers to make a bespoke beauty gift.
Biossance also has the Illuminate Overnight holiday gift kit |$75
A key to getting glowing skin is exfoliation and I love the power of lactic acid to do just that. The Biossance Illuminate Overnight gift set contains a trio of nighttime products, powered by vegan lactic acid and ceramides. This set includes:
- A full-sized Squalane + Omega Repair Cream – nourishes and supports your skin’s moisture barrier
- An exclusive gift set size of the Squalane + Lactic Acid Resurfacing Night Serum – this exfoliates overnight to reveal brighter softer skin by morning
- A travel-sized Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream – this lovely cream hydrates, firms and visibly lifts the eye area
Again, this is a great set to split apart and mix and match with other gifts for a customized beauty kit.
Now, if you are looking for the wow factor, this year’s Clé de Peau’s holiday collection is a breath-taker.
The Clé de Peau Beauté Lipstick Mini Set |$125
The stunning Collection Le Lac Enchanté, Limited Edition Holiday 2020 is a collaboration between Daria Petrilli and Clé de Peau Beauté. Petrilli, a talented illustrator, was born in in 1970 in Rome, Italy, where she still lives and works. This year’s collection demonstrates her immense talent.
This mini lipstick collection contains five vibrant, and sumptuous colours:
- 13 Peach Stone
- 5 Camellia
- 103 Legend (my personal fave)
- 108 Entrapment
- 9 Silk Thread
These five shades come in two finishes – vivid shades with a subtle sheen and dimensional, radiant matte.
Now a gift for those who love to smell powerful and sparkling, the Carolina Herrara Good Girl Suprême 80ml Eau de Parfum | $122
Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl Eau de Parfum Suprême is not only super unique in its shape…but in its smell.
The shape is a haute couture aesthetic mixed with glistening and glittering technical expertise – I mean…THAT HEEL! The smell described as “juicy gourmand Berries giving way to the aphrodisiac personality of intense Egyptian Jasmine, while creamy Tonka Beans and sparkling Vetiver give a modern twist to the final formula.” By reading this description I thought it might be too sweet for me…but it so nice and really works in a chic, subtle way.
Laura Mercier’s loose powders are synonymous with quality and are always found in top makeup artist kits…they are that good. So I was really excited to try this compact highlighting powder.
The Laura Mercier Rose Pirouette Highlighting Powder |$60
This is a limited, oversized edition of Laura Mercier’s coveted Illuminator – but pressed in a beautiful rose-gold shade. What I like about this product is that it’s buildable and you can apply it just to your cheeks, or your whole face. I have been sweeping it over my whole face at the end of my makeup application for an all-over warmth and subtle illumination; but it works so well as a highlighter, blush, or bronzer when more product is applied. A customized glow!
So treat yourselves or the ones you love with these luxe gifts, bound to make anyone feel extra special. And remember – you can always break apart gift sets to create customized beauty packs for people – mixing high and low.
M FabeautyElf
