04 Dec
Carmex Limited Edition Crusaders Lipbalm, £3.99 It’s hard to think of interesting ways to reinvent the wheel, which is why limited editions of iconic beauty products can be so hit or miss. Carmex, in my opinion, has nailed it with Carmex Crusaders lip balm. What they’ve done is stayed on brand, adapting their iconic 50s-style Americana packaging with kitsch retro-comic strip styling. The resulting tin makes the same old mundane, reliable, hard working balm hugely covetable for Christmas. They...
03 Dec
Ciate Mini Nail Lacquer Advent Calendar, £42.50 There’s something a bit mise en abyme about writing about an advent calendar as part of my own, but this is so good it’s worth it. Ciate make absolutely beautiful nail polishes and this calendar, exclusive to John Lewis, contains 24 of their best shades and effects hidden behind numbered doors. Each colour (apart from a full sized polish for Christmas Eve) is packaged in a mini bottle – just enough to...
02 Dec
Skyn Iceland Hangover Emergency Relief Kit, £17.50 If you need to buy for anyone who enjoys a little overindulgence (and who doesn’t?) this Christmas, then here’s a winner from a brand I like a lot. This great looking little kit is ideal for either a man or a woman and contains a little bundle of products to help revive dull, dehydrated skin that is failing to respond to a bacon butty and a can of fat Coke. There’s a lovely...
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