Mistress of make-up Bobbi Brown has come up with some fabulous products and palettes for Christmas. Check out the new Rich Color Lip Gloss which brings the rich coverage and texture of a smooth, creamy lipstick and the soft shine finish of a lip gloss — without the tacky feel. "The colours are rich enough to make a statement, yet absolutely wearable – and the texture is amazing," she says. Shades include Melon, Naked and Dusty Rose and each costs £14. Look out too for Earth Metal Lip & Eye Palette, six shimmering eye shadows, four creamy lip colours, a mini eye shadow brush, and mini lip brush. It costs £48. Available from Browns's of York and House of Fraser in Leeds.

DKNY fragrances have become
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Delicious Night Uncover The City Set (the purple one) is for the woman who is intoxicating and mysterious and contains DKNY Delicious Night eau de parfum spray and matching body lotion. Or there's the new Fresh Blossom Holiday Set if she's more of the innocent and playful type, containing eau de parfum spray and matching shower gel. Delight her with Fresh Blossom essentials. This set includes: DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom Eau de Parfum Spray and Shower Gel. Each costs £37.19 from stockists on: 0870 034 2566.

The Body Shop always comes through for Christmas. Lots in the £20 and under bracket, including the Ho Ho Ho Home Fragrance Oils and the Festive Body Butter Trio, also £12. In store now.

With dozens of stunning colours,this Lula & Belle Deluxe Cosmetic Palette is ideal for those wanting to experiment with colour, as so many teens new to make-up yearn to do (and quite a few more mature ladies too). It costs an amazing £10, from Sainsbury's.

Benefit is must-have for all ages. This Glitz Glam and Gloss set, containing three double-headed lip wands, is idea for the party season. It costs £19.50 from the Benefit counters at selected Debenhams, House of Fraser and Boots.

A great gift for anyone concerned about ageing, All About Tomorrow from Clinique contains three skin brighteners to encourage brighter, smoother skin. There's Turnaround Visible Skin Renewer, Instant Facial and Body Smoothing Cream. All in a cool blue bag for £38.

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Perfect for make-up adorers and enthusiasts, Estée Lauder's Professional Makeup Artist Color Collection comes in a gorgeous red vanity case which contains: an eyeshadow palette with 15 shades; a face palette containing two blush shades and a bronzer; three eye pencils; four lipsticks; one mascara; one lash primer; brushes, mirror and gold mock crock makeup bag. Worth more then £300, it's on the Estee Lauder counters now, at £49 when you buy any fragrance (they start at £20), while stocks last.