Gift Guide

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The perfect present ideas for the makeup enthusiast

These gift guide suggestions make for the perfect presents for any occasion, whether it is a Birthday, Christmas or even just a little treat!

The links below are mainly aimed at a UK shopping audience but obviously, some links will work internationally as will the ideas. Happy shopping!

Makeup Gift Guide

• Brushes-you can’t go wrong with a cute brush set
• Vouchers for favourite brands or Boots/Superdrug for more freedom in gifts
• Beauty advent calendars-these range nowadays from Barry M sets to huge Revolution calendars to fancy brands for £100s
• Check out Mad Beauty for cute themed beauty and makeup gifts
• A ring light! Even if they don’t vlog, blog or post online a great ring light leads to great photos! Search online for 100’s of options or even Supermarkets and shops like B&M carry options now!
• Good quality lighting is again generally very useful for makeup application. Why not try a daylight lamp?
• A chair/desk set up-this can be a great idea for someone you live with! Try Ikea for ingenious solutions or Dunelm for luxurious looks
• Mirrors-small, purse-friendly, freestanding, light up, shaped-the options here are endless and everywhere!
• Decorative items for their makeup area
• And desk tidies to keep it looking neat
• Mostly aim for items they definitely want-not wasteful extras like the wrong colour eyeshadow palette that will just gather dust etc.

Nail Gift Guide

• Gift vouchers for indie brands or Superdrug/Boots
• Nail Art sets such as stamping gift sets (check out Manilogy, B Loves Plates or MoYou London)
• TK Maxx often has nail art gift sets, nail polish and nail tools in their beauty section in store.
• Nail Tool Gift sets-you can never have too many of these basics. For a really great kit check out Holo Taco or try Superdrug for cheaper options.
• Nail art products such as gems/foil/glitter/stickers can be found in lots of shops in a wide range of designs and make great stocking fillers!

Skincare Gift Guide

• Gift sets of their favourite brands always go down a treat
• Or gift sets of your favourite brands give the chance to try something new
• Or a selection of mini products to try
• Aim for products suited to their skin type (dry/oily/combination etc)
• For new skin care products to try, brands such as Look Fantastic do boxes of mixed products
• Face masks and eye masks in low allergen formulas try the Superdrug Skincare range
• Skincare tools (catering for their skin type) such as quartz rollers, skin brushes etc
• Their favourite perfume, a perfume gift set or mini perfumes also go down a treat.
• Other self care products like hair bands, soft towels, candles compliment skincare presents perfectly.