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As the season of giving approaches, we’ve selected some gift ideas to fill those festive stockings, or wrap up for under the tree

WINTER WISH

The Winter Collection by Alfaparf Milano Ireland comprises five three-piece, full-size Semi Di Lino products in special cases. Featuring illustration packaging variations designed by Dublin illustrator Emma Kenny, the gift sets come in Curls, Volume, Reconstruction, Moisture an d Diamond.

RRP: from €28.50 xpertprofessional.ie

SEASONAL SETS

Osmo’s new gift packs include the Deep Moisture set, which is formulated with pataua oil and keratin complex to help care for and repair the hair; and the Super Silver set, which has purple power to keep blondes looking fresher and brighter for longer.

Trade: from €11.95 osmo.uk.com

KAESO KINDNESS

Kaeso’s Christmas collection features facial kits for different skin types. The Hydrating, Calming and Rebalancing collections are available in specially packaged cartons and contain the full line-up of Kaeso products, which are vegan-friendly and free from parabens, sulphates, propylene glycol and mineral oil.

Trade: €16.20 kaeso.co.uk

ART OF SKINCARE 

Image Skincare has partnered with illustrator Carolyn  Gavin for its first ever holiday collaboration. The brand’s 2020 Holiday Collection features a limited edition assortment of gift sets, including Hydrating Essentials, Age-Defying Essentials and Brightening Essentials. 

RRP: from €100 imageskincare.ie

FESTIVE TREATS 

Eleven Australia’s range of limited edition Christmas 2020 gifts come wrapped in a selection of designs, created in collaboration with Australian artist Melanie Macilwain. She has designed five Holiday Trios, which feature three full-size products, along with three bon bons containing travel-size  shampoo and conditioner buddies. 

Trade: from €19.20 (Holiday Trios); €4.90 (bon bons) nationalbeauty.ie

LET IT GLOW

There are five sets in the Let it Glow Christmas collection from Dibi Milano, with each set containing two, three or four Dibi Milano skincare products, such as cleansing milk, toner, serum, moisturiser, and eye and lip filler. The sets are Face Perfection, Face Perfection/Hyd ra Perfection, Calm Perfection, Filler Code and Time Of Ritual.

RRP: from €66.50 dibimilano.ie

ALL NATURAL

Voya’s Natural Touch Collection features a range of facial gift sets and stocking fillers, including the Antioxidant Warrior Facial Duo for Skin Protection, and Vitamin Sea Collagen Boosting Duo. All Voya products are packaged using recycled, recyclable and biodegradable material.

RRP: €75 (Antioxidant Warrior); €85 (Vitamin Sea Collagen) voya.ie

SEASONAL LIFT

The Thalgo Silicium Marin gift set contains Lifting Correct Day Cream, Wrinkle Lifting Serum and Lifting Correct Eye Cream, all of which target wrinkles and ageing skin, and aim to have a lifting and detoxifying effect.

RRP: €99 thalgo.ie

VERY VEGAN

The Authentic Beauty Concept Special Gift Box Collection aims to celebrate loose, free-flowing textures. Available in Glow, Hydrate and Replenish options, the vegan products are free from parabens, mineral oils and silicones.

RRP: €62.85 authenticbeautyconcept.com

REPAIR CARE

The Schwarzkopf Professional BC Peptide Repair Rescue gift pack is formulated to repair, restructure, and resurface damaged fibres, so that hair is left feeling stronger, softer, and revitalised. The set contains shampoo, conditioner and a treatment.

RRP: €28.80 gainfort.com

ESSENTIAL GIVING

The Healthy Skin Essentials gift from Nimue includes the brand’s Cleansing Gel, Conditioner, Exfoliating Enzyme Sun-C SPF40, and is available in the original and the ‘Lite’ version for all sensitive skin types. 

Trade: €43.25 sweetsquared.com