Last-Minute Beauty Gifts Everyone Will Love

If you want to give the gift of glowing skin, then this is the perfect complexion-enhancing present, because Hourglass excels at enhancing that luminous finish. Combining two bestselling shades – Dim Light, a soft peach-beige, and Radiant Light, a sun-kissed golden nude – they’re best used to accentuate and shape the face. Rounding out the trio of shades is the brand’s famous Incandescent Light. Dust it all over skin for a soft, shimmer-free, candle-lit glow.

The NET-A-PORTER beauty team have been devoted fans of this rich, comforting face mask for a very long time, so we’re sure it will guarantee rave gift reviews. Packed with hydrating rose and magnolia essential oils, it manages to plump and soften skin and add radiance in all the right places – it’s no wonder Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence and Salma Hayek all swear by it, too. If you’re looking to splurge, there’s also a five-piece set of the Black Rose range (which includes the eye fluid, face oil, emulsion and cream, alongside the mask) for the ultimate day and night routine.

This is the beauty set you want with you after a long-haul flight. It includes four of the brand’s hair and body bestsellers, all packed with invigorating botanicals. The best-selling Shampoo and Conditioner will restore hydration and shine to travel-weary strands, while the Geranium Leaf Body Cleanser doubles up as an uplifting bubble bath and shower gel. Post-shower, massage a small amount of the Rind Body Balm into damp skin – the citrusy scent will soothe travel-weary skin and boost your energy levels, too. Gift it to yourself for your holiday travel plans, or to a friend as the ultimate jet-lag-hack kit.

When it comes to gifting, there’s nothing more universally loved than a fragranced candle, and this one from Loewe Perfumes fits the bill with aplomb. The decorative ribbed-terracotta vessel will look just as chic on the mantlepiece as it will beside the tub, while the Roasted Hazelnut fragrance (marked by deep woody notes paired with a hint of brown sugar) makes a rich Christmas-season olfactory backdrop. The candle comes in an oversized, four-wick version, as well as a smaller 170g size and a wax-scented candleholder. Any iteration makes a great host or hostess gift on Christmas Day – you simply can’t go wrong with a little spruce for their living space.

From the minimalist glass vials to the three modern scents they hold (even though each one references a momentous historic era), this set of extraordinary fragrances makes a thoughtful gift for fragrance lovers, historians or anyone looking for a new perfume to make their signature scent. A unique collaboration between historian Annick Le Guérer and famed perfumer Dominic Ropion, each 10ml atomiser comes with an illustrated book on the scent’s story. Choose from Le Dieu Bleu 1600DC to evoke the spirit of Ancient Egypt, Artaban to capture the vibe of Ancient Rome, or Les Nuits, which references 19th-century Paris.

As far as skin serums go, this classic barrier-strengthening formula still stands strong as the ultimate multi-tasker and the OG luxury beauty gift. Used daily underneath your favorite cream, it smooths, brightens and revs up skin’s natural renewal process thanks to a concentrated dose of the brand’s special Miracle Broth. Equally, it helps to calm redness and irritation in seconds, making it the ideal anytime, anywhere skin SOS – use it to soothe insect stings and sunburn in warm weather and calm skin-induced wind burn in winter. Plus, as with all things La Mer, it has a silky, ultra-luxurious texture and feels nearly invisible when massaged into skin.

If you’re looking for a last-minute stocking stuffer, these brilliant, flexible LED eye patches from MZ Skin are a must. They use both red and near-infrared light to multitask on all concerns that crop up around the eyes (crow’s feet, puffiness, dark circles, you name it). They stick to the skin using a double-sided peptide, hyaluronic acid and niacinamide-spiked hydrocolloid patch (there’s about six weeks’ worth included in the box), and the LEDs themselves are easily rechargeable and FDA-approved. Just 10 minutes a day is all that’s needed for a brighter eye area.

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