20 Dec
Origins Gift Sets My love of the beauty gift set peaked in the early 90s, when every Christmas I would wish for a Body Shop basket containing bath pearls, some Dewberry bubble bath and a sponge in the shape of a fish, all cocooned in a nest of shredded purple tissue paper. I never did get one, and eventually I went off the whole idea. Gift sets tend towards a lot of plastic packaging, a couple of products you might...
19 Dec
Kevyn Aucoin The Essential Brush Set Look at it. LOOK AT IT. This is The One. Fourteen heart-stoppingly lovely make-up brushes in a smart black case. Yes, it’s about a billion pounds, but it clearly states that it’s The ESSENTIAL Brush Set, so evidently every woman needs one, dammit. Without it, we are but hollow husks. Now, I know there’s a slim chance that you won’t be swapping gifts with an oligarch next week —hashtag sadface—and if that’s the case,...
18 Dec
Kaffe Fassett Achillea Cleanse Hand Wash A bottle of handwash is the safe-but-dull gift I fall back on for the newly appointed teacher I know nothing about, the mysterious colleague I am allocated in Secret Santa or the relative with no discernable interests. No-one ever took offense at the suggestion they wash their hands, but equally, nobody ever felt giddy at the thought of a bottle of liquid soap. But just look at these dreamy bottles from textile and knitwear wizard Kaffe...
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