Holiday Beauty Gift Guide

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By Ida Pink

EVE LOM’s Decadent Double Cleanse Ritual Set is a practical gift for anyone, male or female, as clean skin is the first step of a good skin care routine. The Cleanser Balm deeply cleanses and hydrates, while the Foaming Cream Cleanser is the ideal second step for a perfect double cleanse. Last but not least, the Rescue Mask is the occasional skin-saver that draws out impurities without harsh exfoliants, revealing refined skin with a bright glow. The set includes the 200 mL Cleanser, 20 mL Foaming Cream Cleanser, 100 mL Rescue Mask, a muslin cloth, and faux silk headband. ($155, evelom.com)

Swiss skin care brand Valmont’s V-FIRM collection is specifically formulated to restore the skin’s firmness, making it the perfect gift for aging skin and anyone who wants to optimize skin density and firmness. The collection includes the following three high-performance products: V-FIRM Serum ($340): Restores the skin's firmness and tones the face. V-FIRM Cream ($440): Firms skin and strengthens its natural barrier. V-FIRM Eye ($290): Actively combats sagging eyelids and under-eye creases. (lamaisonvalmont.com)

These two serums from celebrity cosmetic Doctor Jean-Louis Sebagh are the perfect stocking stuffers for any skin care lover. The Dr. Sebagh Supreme Maintenance Youth Serum ($175 for 30 mL) is a light, oil-free antiaging serum that deeply moisturizes while firming, rejuvenating, and smoothing skin for a youthful appearance. Perfect for daytime and under makeup. The Dr. Sebagh Serum Repair ($101 for 20 mL) is a potent anti-aging serum that gives an immediate lifting and tightening effect and works to repair and replenish your skin while you sleep. (drsebagh.com)

For luxury skin care lovers, the following La Prairie gems are great gift choices: The new Skin Caviar Harmony L’Extrait ($820) is an intensive serum that strengthens, lifts, and re-densifies the skin, recapturing the look of youthful volume and firmness. Pair it with the Skin Caviar Luxe Cream ($555), a luxurious cream that lifts and helps skin regain firmness and elasticity while gently exfoliating and retexturizing for an even skin tone and beautiful glow. (laprairie.com)

For those who suffer from thinning eyebrows or want bolder, fuller-looking brows, Revitalash's RevitaBrow Advanced Eyebrow conditioner is the perfect gift, as it rejuvenates brittle, sparse, patchy brows, making them healthier, thicker, and fuller-looking. ($110, revitalash.com) With a burn time of 55 hours, these lovely candles from Mizensir are practical, elegant gifts for women and men alike. The Edelweiss Des Alpes Winter Candle ($75) indulges the senses with its scent of freshness, reminiscent of mountain air, and the Rose de l'Atlas Winter Candle ($75) with its alluring scent of rose and oud captures and lifts the warm holiday spirit. ($75, mizensirparfums.com)

For beautiful hair, the K-Beauty salon brand British M has some lovely hair products that make perfect stocking stuffers for men and women alike.

Kombucha Shampoo: This “teatox” shampoo is created with kombucha, known for its healing and antioxidant benefits. The shampoo gently cleanses, strengthens, and deeply hydrates, leaving the hair super smooth and shiny. It also removes environmental buildup on hair and scalp and helps prevent hair shedding. ($36 for 750 mL) Kombucha Hair Mask: This healing Kombucha Hair Mask nourishes, hydrates, and strengthens the hair and leaves it silky smooth and shiny. ($38 for 750 mL) Annatto Hair Oil: This award-winning lightweight, strengthening, and nourishing hair oil instantly absorbs into the hair, making it smooth and shiny. ($33–$67) British M: Flex Gentle Brush: This unique maze-shaped brush allows dryer airflow to pass through for faster, easier, and more even styling results.The flexible design allows for smooth, gentle brushing to protect hair by putting less stress on the hair and scalp. ($21) (amazon.com) Bio Ionic’s super light (less than 12 ounces) SMART-X High Efficiency Dryer is a practical gift for both women and men. It dries hair 75 percent faster than a leading competitor and comes with three heat and three speed settings and a fabulous selfcleaning function. It includes a Bio Ionic moisturizing heat technology that hydrates hair by emitting natural negative ions that allow water molecules to penetrate deep into hair strands, leaving the hair softer, shinier, and smoother. ($329, BioIonic.com)