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MAKEUP GIFTS
Bobbi Brown Eyes All Aglow Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick Set
€85, Arnotts and online
I’m a big fan of long-wear creamy shadow sticks for fast and easy application on a busy day. This new five-piece shadow stick features a mix of finishes, so perfect for the festive season and gifting. One is a multichrome finish in the bright Moonstone shade, while two others (Soft Bronze and Mulberry) are shimmery. The remaining two shades, Cinnamon and Taupe are matte, so the set is very versatile. Along with the five shadow sticks you get a mini Smokey Eye Mascara, one of the best in beauty.
MAKEUP GIFTS
Zoeva Rosé Golden The Complete Brush Set
€130 (worth €176) zoevacosmetics.eu
This limited-edition rose golden brush set from Zoeva is a great buy for any makeup fan this Christmas. The brand is famous for the quality of its brushes and they are regularly sold out online. In this special dark brown brush set with rose gold ferrules are nine brushes, with everything you need for the face and eyes. The vegan brush set comes with a matching dark brown cosmetic bag with rose gold touches. A great gift for anyone who needs to overhaul their makeup bag.
STOCKING FILLERS
The Ordinary The Most-Loved Set
€12.80, counters and theordinary.com/en-ie
There are five different gift sets from The Ordinary this year for different skin needs. One is a three-piece Cleanser Set (€19.20) and the brand’s popular lash and brow serum duo come in a set for €42.50. This MostLoved Set includes three The Ordinary’s best sellers. It includes the Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%, a serum for blemish-prone skin that balances and brightens, Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5, a powerfully hydrating serum, and Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG depuffs the eye area. All 15ml.
MAKEUP GIFTS Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Beautifying Lip & Cheek
Secrets Set, €56, Tilbury counters and online
This is a really safe buy from the many Christmas gifts at Charlotte Tilbury this year. Pillow Talk is the brand’s most universally flattering shade that suits all skin tones. It started out as a single lip liner and grew into a complete collection for the face and eyes. Here you get Matte Revolution lipstick In Pillow Talk, Lip Cheat lip liner In Pillow Talk, Collagen Lip Bath In Pillow Talk and Beauty Light Wand for cheeks In Pillow Talk, all travel sized. Perfect for any age or skin tone, this is a star buy.
GREAT HAIR GIFTS
Voduz Hair Styling Regime: Mist & Manetain Gift Set
€39.95, voduzhair.com and stockists
This hair regime gift set from Irish brand Voduz is pretty good value as you get three styling products in full-size, plus a speeddrying flat paddle brush. The shape of the brush is entirely vented which allows heat and air to dry the hair faster, and it’s great for anyone with an abundant mane. The three styling products are Defender heat protection spray and Prep Talk, a dry texture spray, both 250ml. The final product is Trend Setter, an extra strong hairspray in 400ml. That will last well into 2024.
STOCKING FILLERS Clinique Black Honey Makeup Set
€35 (worth €49+), counters nationwide Clinique’s Almost Lipstick Black Honey is a sheer lip colour that feels like a balm (retails for €28.50 separately). More than 50 years old, the cult lipstick went viral more than a year ago, causing a global sellout of this early lipstick from the brand that is 54 this year. It eventually came back, and so did a lighter shade, Pink Honey. In this set you get the famous lipstick in full-size along with the brand’s High Impact mascara and liquid eyeliner, both in black and deluxe travel-sized minis.
GREAT HAIR GIFTS Kérastase Discipline Fondant Christmas Gift Set
€57, salons nationwide
Haircare giant Kérastase has 11 gift sets for 2023 ranging in price from €35 for two-product buys to
€57 for three-product boxes. This
Discipline set is for unruly or overprocessed hair in need of TLC. In the box you get the Discipline
Smooth-In-Motion shampoo
(250ml) and conditioner (200ml), plus a heat-protecting blow dry cream especially for smoothing, hydrating and protecting the hair, 150ml.
STOCKING FILLERS Luna by Lisa
Pout & Go Lip Set
€20 (worth €32) pharmacies and lunabylisa.ie
Irish MUA Lisa Jordan has a great selection of gifts for Christmas with decent savings across the lot. This Pout & Go is a lovely stocking filler, and it brings back the lipstick with a key ring charm that everyone loved last year. The set includes the richly-pigmented Honey Moon Lip Pencil, the very wearable Nude Shine Lipstick and the neutral Petal Glow Lip Gloss to keep your shine going all day. The saving on this set is €12, but there are many more makeup deals on Lisa’s Irish website.
GREAT HAIR GIFTS
Alfaparf Milano Professional Diamond Set
€39.90, salons and beauty websites
Italy’s leading haircare brand Alfaparf teamed up with architect and artist Andrea Frassinelli to create seven Limited Edition Semi di Lino Gift Boxes to celebrate the festive season. Inspired by Milan’s galleries and boutiques, each haircare set looks like a grand building and could be used after Christmas for storing trinkets. In this Diamond Set is the brand’s Illuminating Shampoo (250ml), the Illuminating Mask (200ml) and a 15ml bottle of the famous Crystalli Liquidi, a serum for intense shine.