Gifts for teens and tweens...
CLAIRE SPREADBURY rounds up her favourites
WHETHER it’s sweet smelling, bath fizzing or glitteringly gorgeous, a beauty gift rarely fails to please. These budgetfriendly top picks will be perfect for stuffing in the stockings of kids of all ages.
1 THINGS MIGHT GET MESSY MASKING KIT,
£18, The Body Shop (thebodyshop.com)
A GREAT gift for any teen with changing skin, this set comes with three masks for brightening, purifying and moisturising, as well as a cute star-print headband.
2 I- DIVINE PALETTE IN MAKING WAVES,
£8.99, Boots (boots.com) WHATEVER their age, if they’re wearing make-up, they’ll find the colours in this glorious eyeshadow palette to be scrumptious.
3 BAYLIS & HARDING CRANBERRY MARTINI 3 FIZZER CRACKER,
£5.32 (was £7.99), Lloyds Pharmacy (lloydspharmacy.com)
THE perfect stocking filler, these three bath bombs fizz out, leaving the bath water a Christmassy colour and your body smelling of cranberries.
4 WRAP IT UP
KIT, £22.90, Coco & Eve (cocoandeve.com) LACKLUSTRE locks can be easily revived with this heavenly hair set, containing
Coco & Eve’s Super Nourishing Hair Mask and a microfibre Hair Wrap, which speeds up the drying process, and helps fight frizz and split ends.
5 THE SIMPSONS KWIK-E-MART BEAUTY SET,
£10 (was £15), Superdrug A MUST for any Simpsons fans, the Kwik-E-Mart basket is bursting with a Milhouse Van Houten Face Mask, Donut Sponge, Squishee Shower Gel and the all-important Duff Lip Balm.
6BULLDOG SENSITIVE SKINCARE WASH BAG GIFT SET,
£10 (was £24),
Superdrug
THIS stylish Bulldog washbag comes complete with a range of men’s products, and they’re all suitable for sensitive skin. The face wash, scrub, moisturiser and lip balm will help keep skin calm and squeaky clean.
7 OY! MY SKIN GOALS LIMITED EDITION SET,
£30, Green People (greenpeople.co.uk)
THIS three-step skin set containing a face wash, serum and moisturiser will keep breakouts at bay, is organic and has been specially-formulated for teenage skin.
8 HABITUAL SLEEP GIFT SET,
£10 (was £20), Superdrug TEENAGERS need a lot of sleep to maintain good health and emotional wellbeing, so this snooze-inducing set makes a great gift for anyone who struggles to wind down. The satin eye mask comes boxed with a pillow spray, bath soak and body lotion, all of which smell divine.
9 LYNX AFRICA MARMITE DUO GIFT
SET, £2.80 (was £5.60), Boots
THIS could be the craziest gift set they receive this Christmas – Lynx Africa and Marmite? They’ll either love it or hate it, but it’ll make a great talking point either way. (And in case you were wondering, we actually think it smells lovely!)
10 REVOLUTION YOU ARE A STAR MAKEUP GIFT SET,
£60 (was £120), Superdrug A MAKE-UP lover’s dream, this star-shaped set is filled to the brim with 25 full-size products, including never-seen-before Revolution products, eyeshadow palettes, brow kits, brush sets and more.
11 SLIP HOLIDAY BAUBLE – ROSE GOLD,
£25, SpaceNK (spacenk.com) WITH four 100% silk scrunchies, packaged in a cute Christmas bauble, these skinny hair ties help prevent hair breakage and split ends, while looking uber-cool.
12 GLITTER & GLOW LIQUID EYE SHADOW ORNAMENT,
£12, Stila (stila.co.uk) STILA’S glitter and liquid glitter eyeshadow in Kitten Karma is the perfect shade for the festive season. After all, who doesn’t love a bit of sparkle on Christmas Day?
13 SANCTUARY SPA TRAVEL TREASURES GIFT SET,
£16, Boots GREAT for weekend escapes, this Sanctuary keepsake bag contains a mini body wash, bath soak, scrub, moisturiser, hand cream and body buff.
14 POPGRIP LIPS X BURT’S BEES HONEYCOMB,
£24.99, Popsockets (popsockets. co.uk) EVERYONE loves a two-in-one product, and this one makes a perfect gift. A PopGrip for holding, mounting and leaning that neverout-of-their-hand mobile phone, with built-in Burt’s Bees Original Beeswax Lip Balm, so it’s always on hand too.