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The Best Christmas Stocking Fillers for Her

Rina Teslica
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There are 40 sleeps (as of writing this!) left until you exchange gorgeous gifts with your loved ones. But, if you’ve been more interested in making your wishlist for Father Christmas and neglected to think about buying presents for your friends and family (*guilty*), fear not! We’ve compiled some delectable Christmas stocking ideas for her, featuring candles, skin care sets, and make up minis. Although not the stars of the show, these stocking stuffers will be perfect to                                                              start the day of unwrapping with a bang.                                                      

Mini but mighty stocking fillers:

BENEFIT CHRISTMAS TIN GIFT SET FEATURING THE HOOLA BRONZER PRIMER EYEBROW SETTER AND MASCARA

Start the day’s gifting with the OG of cute packaging and adorable slogans: Benefit. This Christmas they’ve put together perfectly sized minis of their classic make up heroes in stocking-ready, Christmas-inspired tins. Choose from the {Benetint Beauties Tinted Lip and Cheek Tint Duo Set}, featuring the original in lip tint in full and pocket-sizes, or the {Benefit Letters to Lashes Mascara Trio Gift Set} featuring ‘They’re Real’, ‘BADgal BANG! and ‘Roller Lash’ mascaras - a fast-track to the ultimate mascara wardrobe. Bringing you tidings of glam and joy with four full-sized icons, the {Benefit Full Glam Greetings} gift set features the POREfessional Primer, the Hoola Matte Bronzer, BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara and the 24-HR Brow SetterLooking for something a little luxe for a special someone? Shiseido has your stocking filler covered in the form of its{Makeup Holiday Set.} This ultra-luxurious set features the lash-lengthening, light-as-air Controlled Chaos MascaraInk and, as all heroes need a sidekick, a powder-soft non-drying intensely pigmented red lipstick. 

Skin Care Saviours Stocking Fillers

GLOW RECIPES YOU'RE DEWING GREAT SET SURROUNDED BY PLUMS

What about gifts for a skin-tellectual? Give the gift of sun protection with Ultra Violette {Glow and Go Trio}. This super set includes the lightweight {Queen Screen Lightweight Skinscreen SPF 50+} (to drench your skin with moisture while protecting from aggressors), the {Extreme Screen Hydrating Body & Hand Skinscreen SPF50+} (infused with nourishing vitamin E and soothing aloe vera) and the {Sheen Screen Hydrating Lip Balm SPF 50+} in the shade ‘Bite’. Or how about BYOMA’s {Hydrating Trio Set} featuring barrier-strengthening superheroes designed to care for skin with their unique ‘Tri-Ceramide Complex’ (ceramides, cholesterol, fatty acids). Included are the {Cream Jelly Cleanser} the {Hydrating Serum} and the {Moisturising Gel Cream} to nourish the lucky recipient’s skin in three easy steps. Know a K-Beauty obsessive? The glow-approved, hyaluronic acid-powered {Hey You, You're Dewing Great} kit, featuring Glow Recipe's most beloved moisture-boosting essentials: the {Plum Plump Hyaluronic Serum} and the {Plum Plump Hyaluronic Cream} might just be the perfect gift. And let's not neglect their lips – after all, mistletoe is the foliage of the season! LANEIGE {Kiss Me Day and Night Set} is the perfect holiday-ready kit featuring the {Lip Sleeping Mask} to gently slough away dead skin cells from the surface of your lips, and the {Lip Glowy Balm}, a moisture-replenishing buffet of goodness that keeps pouts plumped and hydrated. If that’s not mistletoe-ready, we don’t know what is!

Aromatic Aromas:

nest chrismtas votive candle collections

Nothing gives you a more festive feeling than a new home fragrance. An ever-popular Christmas stocking idea, find the right scent to give your giftee the perfect festive feels… Why not try the Nest Fragrance {Festive Votive Trio}, featuring the Holiday Candle, Birchwood Pine Candle, and Crystallized Ginger & Vanilla Bean Votive? Each one of these holiday creations embraces the season with a different take, from evoking a winter wonderland to gathering around the dinner table. {Le Labo Holiday Candle Discovery Set} is a trio of minis for your lucky giftee to get a real taste of the beauty of Le Labo’s home fragrancing with just a strike of a match. In this set, you’ll find: ‘Calone 17’, a refreshing hit of salty sea breeze; ‘Laurier 62’, a complex cocktail of laurel, rosemary, eucalyptus, thyme, cumin, clove, amber, patchouli, and sandalwood and ‘Verveine 32’, a fresh and zesty homage to the uplifting side of the verbena leaf. This is a great stocking filler idea for a BFF who’s a self-confessed fragrance-phile. Or how about something expertly formulated by the 'English scent maverick' Jo Malone (and housed in a luxe gift box)? {Jo Loves A Candle Collection} includes three pixie-sized candles that disperse their delicate aromas throughout your home. Featuring three of the brand's bestselling scents: the fan-favourite 'White Rose and Lemon Leaves', the fresh and green 'Fig Trees', and the elegantly rich and creamy floral 'Gardenia'. OR, how about a fresh and woody scent that defies gender stereotypes both in its aroma and design? Enter {Boy Smells LES Home & Away Set} which features the full-sized Les candle and the adorable votive. This effortlessly cool scent captures the olfactory experience of walking through the bustling back streets of NYC’s Lower East Side. Is there anything cooler than that?

Hair Care Heroes for Her

GISOU hair care set against a pink/orange background

Know someone obsessed with keeping their luscious locks looking good? We’ve got everything from strengthening must-haves to sweet-smelling hair mists.  Olaplex’s {Style and Str

ngthen Hair Set} should be first on your list if you’re looking for a frizz-fighting saviour. This exclusive set contains three pH-balanced essentials - the {No.9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum}, the {No.6 Bond Smoother}, and the {No.7 Bonding Oil}. This trio will deliver silky smooth lengths for the dreamiest finish. Or what about giving the gift of healthy hair? A hair-oic five-a-day formula, Living Proof's {Healthy and Strong Mini Transformation Kit} is equipped with travel-sized essentials that’ll keep a ‘do doing all the right things whatever the weather. Featuring the {Perfect hair Day Shampoo}, {Perfect hair Day Conditioner}, the multi-tasking {Perfect hair Day 5-in1 Styling Treatment} and finally, the {Perfect hair Day Dry Shampooy} (great for looking great on lazy mornings). This mini must-have kit slots perfectly into an overnight travel bag to guarantee healthier-looking hair for today, tomorrow, and beyond. Or what about a delectably scented, honey-infused gift set? Perfect for desert-dry tresses, The Gisou {Honey Infused Hydration Set} features staples that quench thirsty locks and scent hair with a light, floral aroma and is inspired by the brand’s Mirsalehi Bee Garden. Inside you’ll find Gisou’s {Honey Infused Hair Oil}, the {Honey Infused Leave-In Conditioner}, the {Honey Infused Hair Mask}, and – for the finishing touch – spritz cared-for manes with the seductive trace of Gisou’s signature {Honey Infused Hair Perfume}. 

Body & Wellness Stocking Fillers for Women

a hand holding a ouai bath pill

Know someone obsessed with her bathtime ritual? We’ve got stocking fillers perfect for her. Fresh’s {Sugar Lemon Body Care Gift Set} is the ultimate self care indulgence; starring their lemon-scented shower gel and body lotion duo, this gift set will awaken senses with its fresh summery scent, and nurture limbs too. Molton Brown’s {Discovery Bathing Collection} will infuse a getaway (or simply an at-home self care routine) with the refreshing and uplifting heaven-‘scent’’ aromas. Featuring 10 sumptuous bathtime wonders from Delicious Rhubarb & Rose to Neon Amber and Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel, your loved one will be ‘ahhhh-ing’ quicker than they can turn on the taps. Keeping with the bath-time feels, OUAI’s {Chill Pills Bath Bombs}are ultra-moisturising tablets that melt into warm water, dispersing a silky blend of oils to soften and smooth your skin, emitting a gorgeous jasmine rose scent that lingers lightlyeven after your bath. How ‘bout that for a bath time ritual? And finally, why not gift your wife, girlfriend, or bestie a gorgeously scented stocking filler (and an ultra cute tree ornament) that smells divine, is ultra-sumptuous, and is perfect for helping to relax and unwind at the end of the day? Molton Brown {Merry Berries and Mimosa Festive Bauble} is exactly that. Infused with mimosa, and with top notes of berries and a base of musk, cedar, and sandalwood, this bath time wonder is the perfect seasonal indulgence.

Rina Teslica
Writer and expert
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Rina is Cult Beauty’s Junior SEO Copywriter and has always had a passion for beauty and skin care (rich moisturisers are her obsession). What started as a love for The Body Shop and their famed Born Lippy lip balms (in ‘Watermelon’ of course!), she is now more interested in finding products with proven effectiveness instead of broken promises. A loud and proud VIEVE fan, Rina owns nearly every item of the range and recommends the brand to anyone who will listen... When she’s not intently reading ingredient lists, you can find her either immersed in multiple true crime podcasts or co-hosting her own parenting one, with an *extra* hot cappuccino in hand.
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