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A first look at the professional brands’ Christmas gift sets to help you get your seasonal buying sorted

1 Germaine de Capuccini

Spa brand Germaine de Capuccini has a wide range of Christmas offerings catering for a variety of skin concerns and budgets. One of the standout gifts is The Timexpert Lift (IN) Glowing Set, whichs features a vanity case containing a Vector Lift Serum and the Supreme Definition Cream. The serum works to lift, tighten and redefine facial contours, while the moisturiser helps to restructure the skin’s support matrix and provide intense hydration.

Trade: gift sets from £11.30– £109.65 0845 600 0203

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2 Thalgo

French spa brand Thalgo has a multitude of Christmas offerings, including three beauty stockings, two Discovery Beauty Houses, and 10 Bastide boxed collections, with a gift set for every skin concern. The Face Beauty House, for example, features the Wrinkle-Correcting Gel Cream, Intensive Wrinkle-Correcting Serum and two Wrinkle Correcting Pro Eye Patches.

RRPs: £25 to £150 020 7512 0872

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3 Guinot

Guinot’s Let It Glow gift set veils the skin in long-lasting hydration to reveal a healthy glow and even complexion, with the brand’s best-selling Hydra Finish tinted moisturiser and intensive moisture rescue mask, Hydra Beauté. Hydra Finish contains a two-in-one formula to moisturise and illuminate the skin, while the Hydra Beauté mask rehydrates skin, restores radiance and improves tone.

Trade: £21 01344 873123

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4 Million Dollar Facial

The facial brand’s Double Cleanse My Soul set contains Dermacleanse, a lightweight gel cleanser; Glyco Wash, a brightening acid facewash; Radiate 10, an antioxidant serum; Replenish+, a nourishing peptide moisturiser; Gaga Liquid Matte Lipstick; and a Million Dollar Cleansing Pad.

RRP: £65 0151 449 3555

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5 Matis

There are five holiday gift sets from Matis, each with a duo of products in a queen or king-themed gift box. Queen of Hearts houses Sensiflora Serum and Cream; Queen of Spades Densifiance Serum and Cream; Queen of Diamonds holds Hydra-Mood Serum and Age B-Mood; and Queen of Clubs features Hyaluperf Serum and Hyaluronic-Perf cream. Men’s set King of Clubs includes the Age Men and Reset Eyes products.

Trade: From £24.04 to £65.03 0191 510 5003

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6 Image Skincare

There are five Christmas collections available from Image Skincare, including Brighten, Hydrate, Refine, Restore and Indulge. The Hydrate kit contains some nourishing Image Skincare classics – the Vital C hydrating facial cleanser, Vital C hydrating antiageing serum, Prevention+ daily ultimate protection moisturiser and a cosmetic pouch.

Trade: £15 to £69.50 0345 504 0461

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7 Environ

There are seven gift offerings from skincare brand Environ, including the Clarity + Clear Confidence set. These products are tough on breakouts but easy on sensitive skin, and feature a three-phase system that assists in improving the appearance of blemishes and related concerns. The set includes Sebu-Tone Clarifier, Sebu-ACE Oil, and Sebu-Lac Lotion, plus the Sebu-Wash Gel Cleanser and Sebu-Clear Masque.

Trade: £50 020 8450 2020 (IIAA)

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8 Comfort Zone

This year’s Comfort Zone gift sets feature individual colourful kaleidoscope patterns, each inspired by nature. With seven kits and an advent calendar, there is plenty to choose from. Standout sets include the Sublime Skin Replumping Firming Face Kit, with the range’s Lift & Firm Ampoules, Intensive Serum And Sublime Skin Cream; and Day & Night Hydra-Glow, which houses Hydramemory Hydra & Glow Ampoules, Hydramemory Cream, Renight Bright & Smooth Ampoules and Renight Cream.

RRPs: £45 to £125

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9 Jessica

Jessica has six gift sets available to retail this Christmas. The three-piece gift sets include Hollywood Classics, Jessica Best Sellers and the Midnight Collection, while the five-piece sets comprise the Decadent, Starlet and Smoke & Mirrors collections – with winter shades, shimmers and glitters for every occasion.

Trade: from £9 for the three-piece sets, £14.50 for the five-piece sets 0345 217 1360

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10 Advanced Nutrition Programme

The skin supplement brand has curated a Happy Skin collection, which features four sets of two products. The Happy Glowing Skin set includes Skin Omegas+ and Skin Youth Biome, which are designed for dry, dehydrated and sensitive skin types and packed with skin-glowing ingredients for radiant, smooth skin.

Trade: £37.50 020 8450 2020 (IIAA)

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11 Voya

The Irish skincare and spa brand’s gift range includes the Deck the Halls Festive Wellbeing Duo bauble, containing a luxury travel candle and Voya’s Essence essential oil, and the Comfort and Joy Luxury Bathing Gift Set, featuring the Lazy Days Seaweed Bath, seaweed soap bar and spearmint and rosemary room spray.

RRPs: £30 to £48

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12 Murad

The four “Derm Report” gift sets from Murad are: The Derm Report on Getting That Post-Facial Glow, featuring four products from the Environmental Shield range; The Derm Report on Hydrated, Dewy Skin with two hydration products; The Derm Report on Instant Line & Firming Fixes with five products from the Resurgence line; and The Derm Report on Smoothing & Quenching Skin with a hydrating cleanser, serum and cream trio.

Trade: £13.54 to £51.46 020 7870 4813

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13 Beautylab

Among Beautylab’s three gift sets are the Ultra-Nourishing Hands, Lips & Eyes Set which holds Essential Eye & Lip Care and Overnight Hand Repair; Super Hydration Cleanser & Serum Set, which includes Silk Cleanser and Hyaluronic Acid Intense Serum; and Wash & Shave Duo Set For Men, with Wash & Shave facial wash and Post Shave Moisture Serum to soothe.

Trade: £12.50 to £15 0345 217 1360

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14 Nimue

There are five sets from Nimue this season. Skincare Stars contains Cleansing Gel, Exfoliating Enzyme and Hyaluronic Oil; Winter Skincare Saviours has Anti-ageing Hand Cream, Element Barrier and Hydro Lip Therapy; Daily Essentials houses Cleansing Gel, Conditioner and Exfoliating Enzyme; Daily Essentials Lite comprises Cleansing Gel Lite, Conditioner Lite and Exfoliating Enzyme; while Luxury Eyecare Collection has Ai Eye Serum and Collagen Eye Film (five pack).

Trade: £26.50 to £49.50 0333 000 7000 (Sweet Squared)

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15 OPI

OPI has a range of gift sets, including four-pack nail lacquer crackers and twopack essentials. This year’s OPI Advent Calendar features 25 nail lacquers including 12 Jewel Be Bold collection shades, 10 iconic colours, a RapiDry Top Coat, a Bubble Bath Mail Envy and a Start to Finish. Each mini nail lacquer is hidden behind a door in the luxe gift box for 25 days of surprises.

Trade: £58.90 020 3901 5892

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