Give the gift of relaxation this year
The beauty counters are groaning with gorgeous gifts for all price brackets. Stephanie Smith looks for a little luxury.
"I love a long hot bath after a stressful day and I designed these bath oils for total relaxation," says Strictly star Jo Wood. The Amka bath oil from her Organics range is totally luxurious, combining healing Persian rose otto with reviving Egyptian jasmine, and includes neroli from Comoro Island and bergamot from the Mediterranean coast for
their bright uplifting effect. It's 93.5 per cent organic,
and costs 45 for 100ml from Fenwick in York, Wetherells in Selby and from.jowoodorganics.com
The Knackered Cow Duo washes away the stresses of the day and rehydrates with essential oils of lavender and eucalyptus. This gift set includes Relaxing Bath & Shower Gel (100ml) and Relaxing Body Lotion (100ml). It costs 16 from. cowshed online.co.uk, Morgan Clare in Harrogate and Harvey Nichols in Leeds.
We can't all go to Barbados for Christmas, but we can savour the aromas of mango, bay leaf, sunflower seed and lime
with Aveda's Caribbean Therapy collection. There's a travel-size Caribbean Therapy Body Cleanser, Body Scrub, Bath Bar and Body Crme. Packaged in a reusable gift box wrapped with Lokta paper from Nepal, it costs 34.26 from Harvey Nichols in Leeds, Debenhams in Meadowhall Sheffield, and Fenwick in York.
Almost 40 years old, Clinique's Aromatics Elixir has legions of devoted fans. The Aromatics Elixir Solid Perfume is a cute little compact with gorgeous flower motif, that can be slipped into the smallest clutch for a fragrance touch-up on an evening out. It costs 37, from Harrods.com
Ultimate luxury skincare and fragrance brand Sisley has two new limited edition versions of its fragrances for Christmas – Eau de Soir, 150, and Soir de Lune, 165, both in gorgeous bottles
(also in gift sets for a similar price). Eau de Soir is a floral chypre scent and its Christmas box is in a lizard pattern, with blue bottle and beautiful sculpted top, available from Harvey Nichols and Harrods Online.
Philosophy knows how to do Christmas, appealing to our sense of tradition and wonder with its cleverly retro gift sets that anyone would be delighted to receive. The brand ploughs much energy and expertise into scents that evoke, and this Winter Escape Christmas gift set contains melting marshmallow cream body souffl, peppermint hot cocoa high-foaming shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath and melting marshmallow lip shine.It costs 20 from stockists on 0870 990 8452
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The perfect stocking filler comes in the form of a free gift when you spend 6 or more on 17 cosmetics in Boots stores or on Boots.com. The Parisian Nights Gift Set contains Maximum Volume Mascara in Black, Glitter Eyeshadow in Spirit and Lasting Fix Nail Colour in Royal Indigo.
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