Struggling to find something to buy your makeup obsessed girlfriend? Or do you have a female secret Santa and you have no clue what to get her? Or perhaps you want to treat your mum, sister or niece to something special this Christmas? Well, luckily for you, I've got you covered.
This blog post is all about gifts perfect for a beauty lover, like myself. I've structured it into price bands, ranging from £4 to £165, so that there's a gift in here for everyone.
I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed researching it!
£0 - £10
Ted Baker 'Little Petal Pretty Pearl' - £4
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| Boots Website |
Soap & Glory 'Merry Kiss-Much' - £6
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| Boots Website |
In this particular bauble you would receive a sexy mother-pucker lip gloss in a beautiful rosy pink with gold shimmers, as well as a black kohl eyeliner. This would be brilliant for anyone starting out in makeup, or anyone at school who aren't allowed to wear too much makeup.
Real Techniques '2 Mini Miracle Sponges' - £6
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| Boots Website |
Baylis & Harding 'Beauticology Rockin Robin Bath Fizzers' and 'Beauticology Donut Bath Fizzers' - £6
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| Boots Website |
They come in cute packaging of red robins and pink donuts, baring the scents of candy cane and cranberry or sprinkles and vanilla donut.
Ted Baker 'Delicate Lips and Tips' - £8.50
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| Boots Website |
This set would be perfect if you have a female secret Santa to buy for, as all girls love nail polish and a new lippie! However, if this colour-way isn't up your street, never fear, as it comes in other shades also.
Soap & Glory 'Pink Credibles' - £10
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| Boots Website |
Soap & Glory 'The Zest of Times' - £10
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| Boots Website |
Mario Badescu 'Holiday Ornament Duo' - £10
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| Beauty Bay Website |
Beauty Blender 'Blenderdefender' - £10
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| Beauty Bay Website |
However, with this ingenious little tool, it solves all problems, as you pop your sponge into the casing and it protects it!
Benefit Mini's - £10.50 each
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| Benefit Website |
On both the Benefit and Boots website you can find a huge variety of mini Benefit products in a cute mini travel size, ranging from mascaras, primers, bronzers, blushers and brow products. This is such a good idea because not only is there something for everyone, it also doesn't break the bank, and is a good way to try the products before spending extra money on the full-sized version!
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£11 - £20
Soap & Glory 'The Mask Force Five'
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| Boots Website |
If you're like me and have fallen to the face mask crave this year, then this gift set will be perfect for you, as it features 5 masks ready to tackle different issues.
Within the 5 you get: 1 sheet mask, 1 under-eye mask, 1 moisturising mask, 1 pore-refining mask and 1 peel off mask, meaning there's something in here for everybody.
Kendall + Kylie 'Dorothy Pencil Case with Coin Purse' - £12.50
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| Boots Website |
Okay, if who you're buying for is anything like me and is obsessed with the Kardashian clan, then this gift is beyond perfect.
Here, you get a pencil case and a coin purse, which is fab if she has an office job or in need of a new stylish purse. They feature in a beautiful traditional Christmassy metallic red faux-leather, making it more durable than normal fabric material.
Benefit 'Confection Cuties' - £14.50
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| Boots Website |
This gift set comes in a trio of tins, with each tin containing either a mini mascara, brow gel or primer. It's claimed this gift set is worth £31.50, meaning you're saving a lot of money with this purchase.
This is also good for someone who is just starting out in makeup, or wants to try a bit of Benefit but doesn't want to splurge on the full-sized products.
Sigma 'All-Eyes Mini Brush Set' - £15
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| Cult Beauty Website |
Sigma makeup brushes are renowned for being one of the best makes of brushes on the market, so you could do no wrong by buying your loved one this really reasonably priced brush set.
You get all the essential brushes you would need to complete a full eye look.
Kendall + Kylie 'Abbey Beauty Bag and Mirror in Clear' - £16
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| Boots Website |
If you think the Kardashian-obsessed person you're buying for wouldn't appreciate the gift above, perhaps they would prefer a Kendall + Kylie makeup bag and matching mirror.
I already have this and can say it's the perfect size to fit all of your makeup in and the see-through material is handy as you can easily grab the item you're looking for. Additionally, the mirror is also of good quality.
Beauty Blender 'Sweet Surprise' - £19
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| Beauty Bay Website |
The brand Beauty Blender helped to popularise the makeup sponge, and in this gift set you receive one of their famous sponges as well as a soap to clean it.
This is a bargain, as the sponge alone retails for around £17.
Benefit 'BROWS on, LASH out' - £20
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| Benefit Website |
You might have noticed that Benefit features regularly on this gift guide, but that's because they have released so many amazing gift sets this year! So it's no surprise that I felt like I had to show you this one too. Here you get a full-sized brow powder duo and mini mascara and brow gel. This is also going on my Christmas list this year, as I haven't had the chance yet to try and Benefit makeup, and feel this is a good kit to test the brand.
Charlotte Tilbury 'Mini Hollywood Lips Duo' - £20
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| Cult Beauty Website |
Has your spouse always wanted to try Charlotte Tilbury but can't justify the price? Well this gift set is perfect as it's priced at just £20.
Inside you get 2 mini liquid lipsticks, one in a light rosy shade and the other in a deeper mauve, which flatter many skin tones.
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£21 - £30
MAC 'Gold Party Favours Mini Glitter and Pigment' - £25
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| Debenhams Website |
This glitter set is perfect for all of those Christmas and New Year's party plans you might have coming up, because what better time of year to wear glitter?!
For MAC this is very reasonably priced, and you get your money's worth as you won't be running out of the pigments any time soon.
Real techniques 'Sleigh All Night' - £25
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| Boots Website |
Makeup brushes are always a good shout for Christmas or birthday presents, as girls can always do with nice clean new ones, and this set in particular contains the essential brushes for a full-face of makeup. I own numerous Real Techniques brushes and can say first hand that they are extremely good quality for the price you pay.
Still 'Dazzle Glitter & Glow Liquid Eyeshadow' - £29
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| Beauty Bay Website |
Most girls have heard of and lust over Stila's liquid eyeshadows, as they are so sparkly and glittery, and perfect for Christmas time!
In this set you get 3 mini shadows in gold, iridescent white and bronze-gold. I promise you that any female who opens this gift will love you forever!
Revolution 'Totally Soph' - £30
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| Superdrug Website |
If the person you're buying for watches beauty YouTubers, then she has most likely come across a girl who goes by the name 'SophDoesNails'.
She has come out with her own collection of Christmas makeup sets with the brand Revolution. This one in particular features a condensed version of her eyeshadow palette, a contour, highlight and blush trio, as well as 3 lip glosses.
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£31 - £40
Benefit 'Sweeten Up, Buttercup!' - £34.50
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| Boots Website |
This set is really good value for money as it claims to be worth a whopping £82. It features a full-sized mascara, brow gel and primer, as well as a mini bronzer and makeup bag.
Revolution 'Ultimate Essentials' - £35
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| Beauty Bay Website |
This is probably one of the most well-priced to value sets I've come across during my research for this blog post. It contains nearly a full-face of makeup, including a brow palette, highlight, contour and blush trio, eyeshadow primer, eyeshadow palette, lip palette, highlighting duo and 3 makeup brushes.
Zoeva 'Caramel Melange' - £38
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| Beauty Bay Website |
If you definitely know for sure that the person you're buying for is into makeup then this gift set is a sure winner.
For £38 you get 4 full-sized products, including: a 10-pan eyeshadow palette, highlighter duo, liquid lipstick and matching lip liner. However, if the colours aren't your cup of tea, then Zoeva do 2 other sets with differing colour-ways.
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£41 - £50
Charlotte Tilbury 'Mini Magical Brush Set' - £45
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| John Lewis Website |
This brush set features a large powder brush, smaller tapered brush and 2 eyeshadow brushes. They also come in a beautiful bronze hard case to protect them, and would be well-received by any girl.
Stila 'Enchanted Eyes Liquid Eyeshadow' - £49
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| Beauty Bay Website |
This Stila set is really good value for money, as a full-sized individual shadow is priced at around £24, whilst in this set you get 6 liquid mini shadows for £49.
The 3 shimmer finish shades are a champagne pink, rose gold and deep rose, whilst the 3 glitter finishes feature a sparkling silver, bronze gold and lilac purple.
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£50+
Charlotte Tilbury 'The Pretty Pink Lipstick Duo' - £52
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| Cult Beauty Website |
If you really want to spoil your loved one, then this is the perfect present for a makeup lover.
This gift features 2 of Charlotte Tilbury's most loved shades of nude with a matching lipliner.
Charlotte Tilbury 'The Uptown Girl' - £165
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| Feel Unique Website |
In this Charlotte Tilbury set you get an eyeshadow quad, eye liner, mascara, blusher, lip liner, lipstick, lip gloss and makeup bag.
She does multiples of these sets in different colours and shades to compliment different skin tones, which is good to see, as sadly many companies overlook this.
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If you've made it this far, then well done, you deserve a pat on the back! That was a lot to take in if you're on the hunt for a makeup gift for a loved one and not personally interested in beauty.
I really do hope I managed to help you on your present-buying journey, and made the process even a little bit easier by giving you ideas or brands that appeal to you!
I hope to see you on my next blog post.
xoxo - Amelia
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