Feel-Good Beauty Gifts You Won’t Want To Miss

A diary filled with festive cocktails requires some double-duty skincare. Enter Noble Panacea Exceptional Chronobiology Sleep Mask, which really does seem to self-repair skin while you sleep. It’s no secret that dedicated overnight products work particularly well during skin’s repairing phase, but this cocktail of pre, pro and postbiotics with PHAs mean that come morning, skin feels plumper, hydrated, and looks incredibly rested.

The holiday season is the perfect time to bestow someone special with something precious – and they don’t come much more decadent than this perfume collection from the iconic house of Cartier. Inspired by a journey made from Paris to the Middle East by the Cartier brothers, the Les Heures Voyageuses edit is centered around decadent oud, creating naturally woody and musky notes that flourish on warm skin for maximum impact.

While the holidays turn our homes into seasonal sanctuaries, small tweaks, like adding your favorite scented candle, can help to transform a space into something truly special. Diptyque Baies is a bestseller for good reason, with its heady rose and zesty blackcurrant fragrance leaving the most hypnotic of trails. What’s more, after the candle has fully burnt, you can the empty jar to store brushes, pens or flowers for the prettiest of home accents.

The addition of Westman Atelier couldn’t come soon enough for the NET-A-PORTER beauty team, with the brand’s second-skin Lit Up Highlight Stick for an ethereal glow and Super Loaded Tinted Highlight for a dewy, never-too-done complexion proving particular favorites. But makeup artist Gucci Westman’s latest drop is truly special – and launches just in time for the holidays. Cue the pocket-sized Squeaky & Cheeky Duo I – a luscious liquid lip balm in Ma Puce and blush stick in Chouchette that delivers the perfect hit of pink for a healthy flush. For a finish that mimics real skin minus sheen, pat the blush formula into cheeks and blend upwards with your fingertips. Then, add a swipe of gloss for the prettiest just-bitten pink lip. A self-gift and stocking-stuffer winner.

There is a reason why the Unicskin UnicWhite X-Treme Complex Night Cream should be at the top of your gifting wish list. More than just a moisturizer, this indulgent formula nourishes, cossets and deep-treats skin overnight. Also good: although this is primarily a hydrator, it’s also designed to be used as the last step in your routine on alternate nights to work on softening dark spots, hyperpigmentation and scars.

The rich texture of Oribe’s Gold Lust Transformative Masque makes it a real treat to use, and the ingredients more than measure up. Think a cocktail of watermelon, lychee, jasmine and baobab oils that not only leaves hair deliciously scented, but actually transforms strands from within too, with nutrient-rich organic biotin, plant collagen and niacinamide also providing deep rehydration for over-styled, over-processed ends. And the shimmer finish? That’s thanks to the inclusion of essential fatty acids, which add a super-hydrated glow to lackluster locks.

Christmas is the ideal time to gift indulgent skincare, so spoil someone special (yourself included) with the cult Royal Fern Phytoactive Anti-Ageing Cream, which presents a potent cocktail of active antioxidants and anti-agers. Guaranteed to get tired-looking complexions back on track, it stimulates collagen production to minimize pores, blur imperfections and, with time, soften fine lines and deep-set wrinkles. When it comes to creams that truly nourish, this one stands out and sinks in beautifully to inject season-weary skin with a dewy, velvet-soft glow.

Fans of Aromatherapy Associates therapeutic oils and calming scents will not be disappointed with this festive fancy. Deep Relax Bath & Shower Oil is a cult brand classic that champions the earthy, grounding scents of vetivert (a natural sedative), chamomile and sandalwood to naturally calm the mind and body to encourage restful sleep. Add to the tub or try dabbing the oil on pulse points if you’re feeling anxious or wired.

As an additional skincare step, Révive Fermitif Neck Renewal Serum is designed to tackle premature signs of aging on our neck and jawline – a common side effect of looking down at tech devices. The hero ingredient here is Coenzyme Q10, which tightens while also lifting and firming the skin for instant, long-lasting improvements.