“I hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling….”
All of the Christmas carols are starting to make an appearance back in our lives, which only means one thing. It’s time to break out the wrapping paper and the ribbons and get started on all of that Christmas shopping.
I was at work the other day and was singing to a song that came on. After about 30 seconds I realised it was a Christmas carol, and then it dawned on me just how close Christmas is.
It’s kind of scary that we are at the festive time of the year already. Honestly, where has the time gone? I feel like we just welcomed 2018 in! But before we know it 2019 is going to be upon us.
There are honestly way too many products out there to buy at Christmas time. So I have decided to write this gift guide to try and help you out with deciphering what products will be the best for each person in your life.
But if you don’t want to buy anyone else these gifts, just check out this list for yourself! You definitely deserve to spoil yourself after the long year you’ve had.
I have picked out a lot of my favourites, and have also broken them down into different price brackets. But with the amount of amazing products that come out, just say goodbye to your wallet now!
Under $25
Savvy Highlighter and Lipstick Set
These sets are absolutely incredible. They feature mini highlighters and lipsticks in separate boxes for $10 AUD each. The highlighter set contains 5 highlighters, and they are all extremely pigmented and beautiful. Then the lipstick set contains 12 mini lipsticks all in a range of shades. They are really nice value sets, and the quality of the products is all really good for the price.
Lush Christmas
Just head down to Lush and find yourself one of their many Christmas items. They are all Limited Edition and just beautiful. All of their products are handmade, and smell oh so amazing! I personally love their lip scrubs, so if they have a holiday one I definitely recommend picking one up.
Natio Lucky Giftset
Natio have the most beautiful selection of gifts for any occasion, and Christmas is by far no exception. This set contains a hand and nail cream all for the price of $10.99 AUD from Priceline. This is great for a little stocking stuffer, or just as a small add on.
Blessed by Nature Everyday Luxury Gift Pack
This set contains 2 bottles, one of which is their Beauty Elixir Botanical Body Lotion, and the other is their Hand Wash. It retails for $19.99 AUD at Priceline, and is a beautiful set for anyone who loves nice smelling creams and washes. Their products smell really natural and quite floral, so are perfect for anyone who likes those types of scents.
Essano Rosehip Mini Me Essentials
These products smell like rose and are absolutely sensational. It contains a hand cream, moisturiser, shampoo, conditioner and a micellar water. This is a great set for that person in your life who loves rose, skincare, haircare, or may be travelling somewhere. All for the price of $24.99 AUD at Priceline, it is honestly a really great set, considering it also comes in a cute travel bag.
Under $50
Models Prefer Brushes
These brushes right here are the optimè of beauty. The handles are so fancy with the rainbow patterning, and the brushes are super soft.
I have these ones myself and I absolutely adore having them in my collection. They are perfect for a makeup beginner, or a full blown beauty addict. They are just too cute to have access to.
Smashbox Primer Trio
This set includes three of their most popular primers – the primer water, original primer, and the primerizer. They are all mini sizes, but contain roughly 12-30ml of product in them. For $32 AUD, this is a great value set to allow someone to try out some new products or use some old favourites. It is also good if you know someone who is going travelling and wanted to get them something small to use.
Tarte Quench Squad Hydrating Lip Set
This set from Tarte ticks all of the adorable boxes with it’s packaging and the mini size of the lipsticks. The shades included are – Rose, Nude, Berry and Red. At $30 AUD, these are super affordable and super cute. They are the perfect addition for a little filler gift, stocking stuffer or just a gesture.
Sephora Collection Midnight Wishes Eyeshadow Palette
This palette from Sephora Collection’s is a reasonable $34 AUD and contains 16 eyeshadows. All of the powders have little stars embossed into them and they are all shades that can be worn everyday. There is also a mix of both matte and shimmer shades to choose from. Upon seeing it in store I also noticed that it is quite skinny, which would make it easy to travel with or store.
Huda Beauty Contour & Strobe Set
Huda Beauty has become a massive beauty brand in the last two years, and what better way to acknowledge this, then to give your beauty a lip kit?! The products are super good value, high quality and just beautiful all around. The kits in the lip tin come in 6 different shade combinations meaning you can find something for every style and skin tone. These lip sets from Huda Beauty are such great value for $50 AUD, and give you the opportunity to try out three of her lip products.
Over $50
Stila Liquid Eye Shadow Sets
The absolute best set for any beauty obsessed individual! The mini sets have really good value, and come in the same packaging as the full-size versions.
Also the minis are so good to give as a gift, as they allow someone to try them out, and decide if they like the product, but also allows them to see what shades they like the best.
The 6 pack retails for $66 AUD, and includes 3 shimmer & glow and 3 glitter & glow toppers. Then the 3 pack retails for $36 AUD, and these two can be purchased in either the shimmer & glow set or the glitter & glow.
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray Duo
The most popular setting spray worldwide. If your friend or family member is beauty obsessed, you can be almost guaranteed that they will love and appreciate this gift.
For $78 AUD, you get two full-sized bottles, which is great value considering they are normally $50 each!
NARS Orgasm Infatuation Palette
This trio from NARS is one of the most beautiful holiday releases this year. The packaging is absolutely stunning, and super unique. Any beauty junkie, would completely appreciate the beauty of this. It contains three of their cult shades, including the Orgasm Blush, Laguna Bronzer and the new Orgasm Highlighter. For $61 AUD, this is an absolute steal! Although the pans inside are more on the side of mini, it is still a great way to get all of the powders if someone doesn’t own them. It’s also great because they are all in a compact palette. I bought this one myself, as I love the blush, and really wanted to try the bronzer and highlighter.
NARS Hot Tryst Cheek Palette
This cheek palette is the epitome of beautiful. It contains six powders, two of which are highlighters, and the other four are blushes, all stamped with beautiful embossing to replicate the packaging. The powders are finely milled and have a soft pigment, meaning that you can use them to create soft colour, or build them up for a more intense look.
This retails for $86 AUD from Mecca Maxima, and is beautiful if you can get your hands on it for someone!
Tarte Life of the Party Blush Palette & Clutch
Tarte has some of the most beautifully pigmented and blendable blushes out there. I love them, and always find myself gravitating towards buying one of the Christmas sets.
This one retails for $70 AUD, but will last a really long time. I have one from last year that has 10 blushes in it and I’m no closer to pan than I was a year ago.
Also is it just me who noticed the Shawn Mendes reference in the name of this? Okay, just me…..? (sigh, hehe)
Charlotte Tilbury Stars in Your Eyes Palette
I’ve never tried her shadows but I’ve constantly heard amazing reviews on them. So I thought I would recommend this one, because it is on my Christmas wish list.
It retails for $120 USD, which is very expensive when converted to AUD. But if you are a serious beauty junkie, or are shopping for one, this is something that will be extremely well loved. The palette itself is laid out in four mood-enhancing eye looks, and the three shadows in each can create a look, or you can mix and match all of them to create your own.
Becca Macaroon Collection
Becca has the most beautiful highlighters, and have so many colours available! This set takes some of their most popular shades and puts them in mini form. It’s great value for $57 AUD if you are wanting to try their highlighters, but don’t want to commit to the full-size. Or they are also great for travelling with as well! Not too mention they are so so cute!
Makeup Revolution Ultimate Essentials Kit
Instead of buying one Makeup Revolution product, why not buy an entire set? It comes with a contour kit, duo baked highlighter, lip palette, eye primer, brow palette, reloaded eyeshadow palette and 3 eyeshadow brushes.
For only $54 AUD, it is super affordable, and looks like it cost a lot more with the packaging and presentation.
So what’s on your Christmas wish list? Or what will you be buying for your beauty obsessed friends / family?
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