The TSNC Christmas Gift Guide 2023: Beauty & Fragrance Gift Sets!
12 December, 2023
In today’s gift guide, I have a wonderful selection of beauty gift sets to share with you – I’ve included fragrance, skincare, makeup, and even a couple of lovely candles, and I’ve made to ensure there’s a mixture of treats here to cover a variety of budgets – enjoy!
Kicking things off with fragrance, the Jimmy Choo Rose Passion Set includes the latest launch from Jimmy Choo. Rose Passion is described as a joyous ode to the optimism and vivacious allure of the free-spirited modern woman, living and loving life on her own terms…
The Fragrance opens with fresh coconut water and rich exotic frangipani. The heart notes celebrate femininity with a pairing of orchids and seductive jasmine, while sandalwood and exotic vanilla then create a heady and captivating trail at the base.
This lovely set Contains a Jimmy Choo Rose Passion Eau de Parfum Spray 60ml and a Jimmy Choo Rose Passion Eau de Parfum Body Lotion 100ml.
Versace also have some amazing gift sets this year. The Versace Dylan Purple Gift Set would make a lovely gift for fans of the brand.
Dylan Purple is a fruity floral scent, bursting with juicy fruits and floral notes. Radiant and uplifting, the fragrance opens with notes of sparkling bergamot, zesty orange and juicy pear. The floral heart includes notes of purple freesia, fruity Pomarose and fresh Mahonial, leading to a musky, woody dry down, including Belambre, Ambrofix, Iso E Super, Cedarwood Virginia Orpur and Sylkolide. This is such a fun and playful fragrance, it’s my favourite from the Dylan line!
The Versace Dylan Purple Eau de Parfum 50ml gift set contains 50ml fragrance, 50ml shower gel and 50ml body lotion.
Brazilian fragrance brand Granado have launched some lovely crackers this year – the Granado Infusao Botanica Cracker is beautifully decorated with tropical birds and includes a mini 25ml fragrance with a matching 50g hand cream. Infusao Botanica is an invigorating scent that’s fresh, woody and slightly spicy, with a distinct greenness, aromatic notes, cashmere and musk. The hand cream has 93% ingredients of natural origin, as well as being enriched with Brazil nut, sweet almond and grape vegetable oils, which have powerful moisturising, humectant and emollient properties.
I know they’re not exactly gift sets, but I had to include a couple of gorgeous candles! The C.O Bigelow Citrea Candle is a beautiful citrus scented candle, perfect for those that enjoy fresh and invigorating scents. C.O. Bigelow pure soy candles are crafted using environmentally sustainable GMO-Free Soybeans and enviro-safe cotton wicks, and their candles are created with fragrance oils inspired by the brand’s historic archives dating back to 1838. The Citrea candle is inspired by the brand’s Lemon Body Cream recipe from 1870 – and their lemon fragrance remains a best-seller for the brand to date!
I’m also in love with the Nest New York Holiday Candle. This is a candle that literally smells like Christmas! Created with a blend of pomegranate, mandarin orange, pine, cloves, and cinnamon with a hint of vanilla and amber, the Nest New York Holiday Candle is the perfect candle to scent your space with, for the most beautiful festive aroma. This candle is meticulously crafted with a premium wax, formulated so the candle burns cleanly and evenly and infuses a room with exceptional scent.
Moving on to skincare. The Byoma So Clear Set is a fantastic skincare set for those looking for something affordable.
So Clear Kit combines three smaller versions of the brand’s best selling products – The Cream Jelly Cleanser 30ml is brimming with Byoma’s signature Tri-Ceramide Complex, antioxidant-rich licorice root and green tea extract, to effectively break down dirt, debris, excess oil and make up whilst keeping the skin barrier intact. There’s also a Clarifying Serum 15ml, featuring blue tansy, PHAs and zinc to balance and support spot-prone skin, promoting a calmer, clearer complexion. And finally the Moisturising Gel Cream 15ml, which is a deliciously creamy gel-like moisturiser that instantly absorbs into thirsty skin, thanks to ceramides, superstar actives, niacinamide and green tea.
For K Beauty fans, the Innisfree Hydrate & Glow Set could make for the perfect gift. Including everything you need for beautiful hydrated skin this winter. The set includes a Green Tea Hydrating Amino Acid Cleansing Foam 30ml, Green Tea Hyaluronic Acid Serum and a Dewy Glow Jelly Cream 50ml.
Those with sensitive skin might enjoy the First Aid Beauty Brighten & Hydrate Set – this value set features sensitive skin-friendly essentials formulated to cleanse, brighten and hydrate.
The set contains an Ultra Repair Cream 113g, which is a fast-absorbing, rich, hydrating moisturiser, for instant and long-term relief for dry, distressed skin. The Facial Radiance Pads x 28 are sensitive skin-friendly and gently exfoliate with a blend of AHAs designed for daily use to help brighten, smooth and prep skin for makeup. The Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream 15ml is an illuminating eye cream that instantly brightens, hydrates and smooths the eye area while helping to reduce the appearance of dark circles over time, and the Pure Skin Face Cleanser 56.7g is a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser that’s safe for sensitive skin and effectively removes makeup, dirt, and impurities, leaving skin soft and supple.
I also have the Kat Burki Vitamin C Daily Duo – this wonderful set includes two of Kat Burki’s best selling products, plus, a 3-D facial cloth. The set contains:
Vitamin C Nourishing Cleansing Balm 30ml – this is an antioxidant-rich face cleanser that calms the skin as it brightens and protects. The balm is infused with Kat Burki’s proprietary KB5 Complex, to immediately address inflammation. It also includes 8% encapsulated Vitamin C to brighten and protect skin from oxidative stress, and seven cold-pressed oils to help calm inflammation, boost collagen production, and retain moisture.
Vitamin C Intensive Face Cream 30ml – this lightweight and luxurious Vitamin C Intensive Face Cream glides onto skin and provides deep nourishment to help support collagen production while brightening, smoothing and firming. Featuring 15% Vitamin C, it calms and heals while delivering powerful benefits and protecting against free radical damage, the cream is further boosted by skin strengthening and anti-aging wild Reishi mushrooms and an Ocean Mineral Complex.
The Charlotte Tilbury Magic & Science Recipe For Your Best Skin Ever. would make such a lovely gift. It includes 4x travel sized skincare treats:
Glow Toner 30ml – Inspired by the brightening, pore refining effects of an acid toner, this acid free toner is enriched with high-performance ingredients to gently resurface the skin, leaving it looking brighter, smoother and baby soft.
Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir 8ml – Described as a youth-boosting superfood for the skin, this product features Replexium for younger-looking skin, Golden Vitamin C for a brighter-looking complexion, and hydration powerhouse Polyglutamic Acid. This research-powered skincare provides clinically proven results.
Charlotte’s Magic Cream moisturiser 15ml – Charlotte’s best-selling, award-winning moisturiser is infused with her ‘magic 8’ matrix of oils and ingredients including Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamins C & E, and plump-effect peptide complex. It’s the secret to a youthful, luminous looking complexion and immediate skin revival.
Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil 8ml – This skin-nourishing, high-performance face oil is just what you need for for spa-like radiance and skin that looks glowing, plumper and healthier.
For those interested in only the most luxurious skincare, the Cult 51 Duo Skincare Set would make a wonderful gift.
This duo features the Illuminating Day Cream (50ml) – this concentrated, protective and brightening moisturiser is formulated to reduce the appearance of the signs of ageing and to protect the skin against environmental and chronological ageing. The superior moisturising ingredients help alleviate immediate skin dryness and provides excellent anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.
And the Rejuvinating Night Cream (50ml) – this multi-functional high-potency night cream is clinically proven to visibly improve signs of ageing, improve skin smoothness and improve skin tone, leading to younger, brighter and rejuvenated skin. Cult 51’s award-winning formula works at multiple levels to offer superior hydration, increased cellular efficiency and healthy improved collagen production.
Templespa always come up with the most gorgeous Christmas gifts. The Templespa Keep The Peace Relaxing Aromatic Diffuser includes Mediterranean essential oils of lavender, geranium, chamomile, frankincense and patchouli, to bring a sense of warmth and tranquillity to the space around you.
And the beautiful Templespa Absolute Truffle The Crème De La Crème Skin Collection includes a selection of Templespa’s bestselling truffle products –
- Skin Truffle Ultra Radiance Moisturiser 15ml – A luxury moisturiser that brings immediate radiance as well as powerful skin benefits.
- Truffle Noir 24-Hour Skin Rejuvenation 15ml – A luxurious moisturiser with an ultra-smooth skin touch that gives instant hydrating results by day and performs miracle-working night duty whilst you sleep.
- Truffleelixir Super Luxe Luminosity Serum 10ml – A high-performance super-serum crafted by Swiss derma-scientists using unique patented technology, powerful botanicals and highly refined ingredients.
- Eye Truffle 24-Hour Eye Rejuvenation 5ml – An exquisite cashmere crème that just melts into the skin to give you that ‘I’ve just had an eyelift’ feeling.
- Body Truffle Rejuvenating Body Radiance Crème 50ml – A sumptuous body crème designed to give you the soft touch, beautifully fragrant and radiant skin you long for.
The Templespa Sea-Scape Revitalising Bath Salts are perfect for soaking away the stresses of the day. Packed with restorative minerals including magnesium, potassium & calcium, the formula also contains arnica to ease overworked limbs and Mediterranean seaweed & up-cycled pine extract to soothe the skin. Infused with eucalyptus, rosemary, thyme, grapefruit & bergamot, inhale the rising steam deeply and let the uplifting aroma help to clear the mind.
And the Templespa Do Not Disturb Peace & Relaxation Collection includes all the bath and body products you need for the most relaxing pamper evening –
- Do Not Disturb Pillow – Scent your Do Not Disturb pillow with Quietude Mist and hang it on the door to remind the outside world that this is your relax time, or you can even put it under your pillow so the gorgeous aromas will help lull you to sleep.
- Quietude Chill Out & Sleep Well Mist 50ml – Spritz onto your towels and drape them over a warm radiator; or simply spray in the air around you to release the wonderfully cocooning Mediterranean essential oils.
- Drift Away Relaxing Bathing & Massage Oil 50ml – Laden with relaxing essential oils in a lush base oil of sesame, jojoba and avocado. Use in a relaxing bath, or for a soothing massage.
- Duvet Comforting Body Cream 45ml – This luxurious, advanced cream is designed to wrap the body with hydrating, anti-ageing ingredients, leaving skin smooth, toned and deliciously fragranced.
- Sea-Scape Revitalising Bath Salts 150g – Soak away the stresses of the day and escape with these cleansing, multi-talented bathing salts for those times when you’re feeling frazzled, tense or out of sorts.
- Repose Relaxing Night Cream 15ml – Enriched with jojoba, hops, multivitamins and a blend of a dozen essential oils that are famous for assisting a calm mind and body.
As a child growing up in the 90’s, The Body Shop will always hold a special place in my heart. The Body Shop Cherries & Cheer Ultimate Gift Set contains all the bath and body products you need to smell amazing this winter!
This limited edition collection includes a refreshing Cherries & Cheer Shower Gel 250ml, a creamy Cherries & Cheer Body Butter 200ml, a hydrating Cherries & Cheer Hand Balm 30ml, a sweet-scented Cherries & Cheer Fragrance Mist 100ml, and a large ramie lily.
If you’re looking for bath & body products on a budget, Radox have some lovely affordable gift sets available. The Radox Soak & Sleep Ultimate Collection Gift Set is currently only £9.00 at Amazon. It includes the Feel Blissful Bath Soak, to cleanse the body while it de-stresses and blissfully bathes the senses, the Feel Relaxed Shower Gel is infused with the heavenly scent of lavender mixed with subtle, mood-boosting notes of waterlily. And the Chamomile Bath Bomb will revive and de-stress for the ultimate cleansing and calming bath ritual, plus there’s also a Wax Burner + 4x Wax Melts in the box.
The Radox Cleanse & Revive Collection Gift Set includes a Feel Radiant Shower Gel, which provides a refreshing shower experience that revives your senses with the mood-boosting fragrances of raspberry and strawberry, and either a Raspberry or Blueberry Reviving Bath Bomb, and a Shower Steamer for the perfect gift for her.
For a touch of luxury in the bathroom, how about the C.O Bigelow Lime & Coriander Bodycare Set? This beautifully scented set includes a Lime and Coriander Body Cleanser 295ml and Lime and Coriander Body Lotion 295ml. These luxurious bathing products are perfect for leaving skin clean, hydrated and lightly scented with a fresh citrus burst of effervescent lime and exotic coriander leaves.
Ted Baker also have an amazing selection of beautiful gifts available this year. The Ted Baker Revive & Invigorate Set includes a curated beautiful selection of uplifting Raspberry & Orange Blossom bathing goodies to help you feel revived and replenished. This Gift Contains:
- Raspberry & Orange Blossom Body Wash 200ml
- Raspberry & Orange Blossom Body Scrub 350g
- Raspberry & Orange Blossom Body Butter 300ml
- Body Brush
- Exfoliating Mitt
- Wash Bag
Rituals can really do no wrong when it comes to luxurious bath and body products. The nRituals The Ritual of Sakura Gift Set (large) contains a beautiful selection of bath and body products in featuring their best selling Sakura scent. The set contains –
- The Ritual of Sakura Foaming Shower Gel
- The Ritual of Sakura Mini Fragrance Sticks
- The Ritual of Sakura Scented Candle
- The Ritual of Sakura Body Cream
For those looking for a luxurious haircare gift, the Philip Kingsley Mega Volume Gift Set includes four products perfect for giving hair volume, body and bounce. The set includes –
- Body Building Shampoo 170ml
- Body Building Conditioner 150ml
- Maximizer Strand Plumping Cream 20ml
- Elasticizer 40ml
On to makeup now. MAC’s holiday products always grab my attention, and the MAC Merry Must Haves Kit is a fantastic bargain, at only £60, but including £131 of product.
This limited edition kit includes five best-selling products for eyes, lip and skin featuring a full-sized Lustreglass Sheer-shine Lipstick in Business Casual, Eye Shadow in Mythology, MACStack Mascara, Fix+, and a mini Hyper Real Serum.
I also have the beautiful Lips By The Dozen Mini Powder Kiss Lipstick Kit x 12 this wonderful set of MAC’s bestselling Powder Kiss Lipsticks comes in at £95, but it’s worth a massive worth £180! The set includes 12 shades of Powder Kiss Lipstick –
Delivering a blur of soft-focus colour, this weightless moisture-matte lipstick replicates a backstage technique: blending out edges of matte lipstick for a hazy effect. Its groundbreaking formula contains moisture-coated powder pigments that condition and hydrate lips. The result is the zero-shine look of a matte lipstick with the cushiony, lightweight feel of a balm.
Those looking for some new makeup brushes would absolutely love the Trigwell Cosmetics 10 Piece Brush Set – this 10-piece set includes a variety of durable, diverse face and eye brushes that can take any makeup look from day to night effortlessly. The collection of professional-grade brushes are super sleek, easy to clean and are the perfect set for creating limitless full face looks. Perfect for everyone whether you’re a beginner or an expert.
And last but not least, the Milk Makeup Pore Eclipse Matte + Blur Set is a wonderful gift set, perfect for those looking for flawless, matte skin this holiday season. The set includes the Pore Eclipse Mattifying Primer, packed with skincare ingredients including bakuchiol, lentil extract, moonstone and niacinamide, this primer is the ennential product to prepare skin before makeup. And just to make sure your makeup doesn’t;t budge, the set also includes the Pore Eclipse Setting Spray. This is a weightless, matte setting spray that keeps product in place, helps blur pores and controls shine for a soft-focus finish.
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