Christmas gift ideas under £30 – Let’s go! The sound of Christmas music is filling the shopping aisles and there’s a sense of festivity in the air. I’ve curated an affordable Christmas gift guide of fabulous festive gifts and stocking fillers to help you in your gifting this year so let get cracking…
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Accessories
TRUYU Eyelash Curler
TRUYU offers a great range of affordable beauty tools that deliver. I had the pleasure of working with the brand this year and am very impressed with the quality of the tools. The eyelash curler is fantastic and comes with spare pads! It would make a fabulous gift or stocking filler.
TRUYU Eyelash Curler £6.20 is available here*
Tweezerman
The gift that lasts and lasts? I’d say that’s a pair of Tweernan tweezers! I still have my first pair that I bought over 15 years ago! They are made to last. Tweezerman has a range of beauty tools to offer; this year’s gift sets are gorgeous. In my mind, no beauty kit should be without a set of tweezers or a lash comb so they make a perfect gift.
Enchanted Garden Lash Set
The Tweezerman Classic Lash Curler and ILashcomb are a perfect pair to ensure fluttery, lifted lashes. Lash curlers are great for opening your eyes, and lifting lashes. The comb is ideal to gently work through lashes after mascara application to ensure your lashes are clump-free. This set is a lash lover’s dream!
- Lash curler with ergonomic design
- 3 replacement pads are included.
iLashcomb:
- ilashcomb leaves lashes defined and separated.
Tweezerman Enchanted Garden Lash Set £24 available here*
Enchanted Garden Manicure Gift Set
This set has everything needed to ensure nails are groomed at all times. The dual-ended Polish Remover Pushy helps push back cuticles while ensuring that any remaining polish is removed. Also included is a Tweezerman fingernail clipper and 2 nail files all in limited edition design.
- Dual-ended Polish Remover Pushy
- Fingernail Clipper
- 2 Professional quality nail files
Tweezerman Enchanted Garden Manicure Gift set £22 available here
Enchanted Garden Mini Tweezer Set
Gift the very tool that the brand is known for with the Limited Edition Mini Tweezer set. The tweezers feature a slant that is helpful for precise shaping. The quality of these tweezers is exceptional and once you try them, you’ll never go back!
- Mini Slant Tweezer
- Mini Point Tweezer features precision sharp tips for ingrown/baby-fine hairs
- Case included
Tweezerman Enchanted Garden Mini Tweezer set £23 available here*
Millie Saigon’s 3 in 1 Silk Euphrasie Hair bow
Hair bows are all the rage currently and what better way to gift than with a silk accessory from a British independent brand. Millie Saisons creates handmade Mulberry silk pieces in small batches within the UK. Their line includes scrunchies, hair bows, headbands and eye masks and various colours.
Pictured is the Euphrasie hair bow. This 3-in-1 hair bow features a detachable ribbon allowing you to wear the bow alone, with tails, or the ribbon tails as a ponytail accessory.
Burgundy Silk Euphrasie hair bow £28 available here
Hand & Body
Ted Baker Hand Care Heros
This beautiful gift set from Ted Baker is perfect for handcare lovers. The indulgent set, dressed in pretty pinks is an ultimate gift for soft, nourished hands. With scents of Peony and Camellia, it’s spa-like and dreamy.
The gift set includes:
- Nourishing hand & nail balm 100 ml
- Peony & camellia cuticle oil 8 ml
- Hand scrub 100 ml
- Soap 80 g
- Moisturising glove
- Glass nail file
- Nail brush
Ted Baker Handcare Heroes giftset is £28 and available here
The Inkey List
A gift from The Inkey List will always be well received by a skincare lover. This trending skincare brand has grown from strength to strength over the years and only looks set to continue as it moves into body care.
Three picks for me:
The Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Body Stick is perfect for use on any dry or rough areas of skin on the body. The Glycolic Acid (AHA) gently exfoliates, leaving skin super soft and appearing more radiant—perfect for winter skin.
Triptide Plumping Balm – is a plumping lip balm that hydrates, plumps and repairs lips with a 6% Tripeptide Complex that delivers Hyaluronic acid spheres to the lips giving a plumped effect.
The lip balm is available in clear and mocha, berry and pink.
PHA Exfoliating & Hydrating Body Water Cream
A lightweight body lotion that gently exfoliates while deeply hydrating skin.
Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Body Stick £15
Triptide Plumping Balm £11
PHA Exfoliating & Hydrating Body Water Cream £14
If you wish to shop online, The Inkey List is available:
On LOOK FANTASTIC here* (15% discount: LFTFAMYSCHAPTER)
If you are buying on the high street, it is available at Boots and John Lewis also.
Feather & Down Bauble
One of my favourite sleep wellness brands, Feather & Down creates a range of products to aid relaxation and promote good sleep. Their lavender and chamomile blend smells dreamy! This bauble is a fabulous treat for someone special.
The bauble contains a mini scented roll on and the brand’s iconic sleep spray.
Feather & Down Bauble is £10 and available here
Molton Brown is another brand with beautiful gifting this year, check them out !here!
BARE HANDS & BARE FEET By Margaret Dabbs
London manicure and pedicure specialist Margaret Dabbs brings the spa to your home with these two ranges designed to pamper and care from Bare FEET and Bare HANDS. The gift sets are perfect to pick up as a treat for anyone deserving of a little TLC.
Created with gentle hand care formulations and fresh-smelling, caring ingredients, Bare HANDS products help to ward off the harsh side effects from the cold winter weather.
This set contains 3 of my favourites from the brand, products that I have used often!
Conditioning Nail and Cuticle Serum is formulated with sweet almond oil, eucalyptus oil, ginger root extract, and manuka honey. This potent blend softens, hydrates, and cares with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits. The result? Stronger, healthier nails.
The Glass nail file is excellent for shaping nails without causing damage. It lasts forever and is a cut above a traditional emery board! I have mine on my bedside table and wouldn’t want to be without it!
The buff & shine removes harsh ridges and reveals smooth and shiny nails.
The ultimate indulgence for Happy Hands £18 (worth £20.50) available in gift sets here
Bare Hands Conditioning Nail & Cuticle Serum £8.50 available separately here
Sleek & Shine Duo – Glass Nail file + Nail Buff & Shine – £12.00 available here
To care for tired feet, the 3 Steps To Happy Feet set contains everything needed to give soft and smooth soles. It includes a foot file with a stainless-steel handle and abrasive pads to buff away dead skin.
Exfoliating foot scrub with Coconut Shell and Apricot Stone to reveal soft skin and the Conditioning Foot Cream to nourish and soften.
- Worth £28
- Foot file
- Exfoliating foot scrub
- Conditioning food cream
- All full sized
3 Steps To Happy Feet – Foot Care Bundle £25.50 available here
Temple Spa Truffle Mousse Creamy Luxe Shower Cream
Give the gift of luxury showering with this treat from Temple Spa. This is a mousse shower cream that is velvety rich and creamy, feels indulgent and leaves skin feeling wonderfully hydrated and silky smooth.
It’s rich in antioxidants and skin caring ingredients such as Shea butter and vitamin e to care for your body.
The top off the luxurious feel, it is fragranced with notes of pink pepper, neroli, peony, jasmine, vetiver and sandalwood perfume – an absolute treat.
Temple Spa Truffle Mousse shower gel is available here £20
Skincare
Gaia Lip Balm Cracker
Founded by Diane Nettleton in 2016, GAIA Skincare is a natural skincare brand that uses fair trade ingredients. Get your hands on the products used in their SPA treatments at SPAs listed on their website.
The products are handmade in the English countryside and this lip balm cracker makes a perfect gift.
The lip balm contains Jojoba oil to heal the delicate skin, whilst sunflower, olive and coconut oils soothe, soften and nourish.
GAIA Lip Balm Cracker is £13 and available here
REN Evercalm Cleanse & Nourish Duo
Evercalm is my favourite range from REN skincare. The products are like a comfort blanket to the skin and what’s a better gift during the cold, winter months?
The Evercalm Cleanse and Nourish Duo contains a gentle cleansing gel and the iconic Overnight Recovery Balm. They’ve instilled some magic in those pots as the balm transforms irritated skin overnight! Cleansing wristbands are a welcome addition in this set – the perfect way to prevent water from travelling up your arms (and soaking pj sleeves) while cleansing, Genius!
REN Evercalm Cleanse & Nourish Duo £25 * If you choose to shop via this link you can use my LOOKFANTASTIC discount code for 20% discount: LFTFAMYSCHAPTER
Simple Skin Kind Collection Bath & Body Gift Set
What a great gift set this is! Simple skincare, a well-known and trusted brand available on the highstreet, brings a bodycare collection to suit all this year. The Simple Skin Kind Collection Bath & Body Gift Set contains 5 full sized bodycare products, plus a 100% recycled shower puff.
Set includes: Simple Kind to Skin Moisturising Bath Cream 400ml Simple’s Kind to Skin Soothing Anti-perspirant Deodorant Aerosol spray is unscented and alcohol-free 125ml, Simple Kind to Skin Nourishing Shower Cream 250ml, Simple Kind to Skin Moisturising Handwash, Kind to Skin Refreshing Shower Gel 250ml
Simple Skincare Skin Kind Collection £19 available here*
Simple Skin Kind Sheet Mask Gift Set
Perfect for pampering this festive season, or indeed after, this set contains a selection of four favourite Simple sheet masks with a skincare headband to keep hair at bay whilst spa mode is activated!
Water Boost Hydrating Sheet Mask contains hyaluronic acid – a hit of hydration. Rich Moisture Sheet Mask – perfect for nourishment. Simple Daily Skin Detox Charcoal Purifying Sheet Mask – great for clarity. Simple’s Kind to Skin De-Stress – ideal to soothe. Simple skin face masks are suitable for all skin types
Simple Skincare Skin Kind Sheet Mask set £14.99, reduced to £10.99 available here*
Haircare
NOUGHTY CURL
One for the curls! NOUGHTY CURL is haircare to emphasise luscious waves and gorgeous curls. I have loved their Curl Spray for years – it works well at taming my waves and as a bonus, it smells amazing!
This bundle, which includes shampoo, conditioner, styling cream and spray, makes a perfect introduction to the range.
Curly Hair Starter Bundle: £28.49 available here
NOUGHTY LTD Ed Zero Waste Scrunchies
Noughty has launched Limited Edition Zero-Waste Scrunchies in a celebration of sustainability and female empowerment.
The initiative is in partnership with women-led organisation Bluemadegreen in Kerala, India which helps to provide sustainable income and support for women in India.
The Noughty scrunchies are made with upcycled materials making each one unique.
NOUGHTY LTD Ed Zero Waste Scrunchies: Each pack of 3 scrunchies is available £8.99 available here
OSMO Blinding Shine Haircare Set
Professional Haircare brand OSMO provides haircare that delivers results. This set is all about shine and couldn’t be better suited for party season. The range is formulated with extracts of Moringa Oil and Silk Protein to smooth hair, leaving it glossy. The shampoo cleanses and purifies while the conditioner smoothes and moisturises. Shine serum tames frizz leaving hair silky smooth and protected with UV filters for protection.
It includes Blinding® Shine Shampoo 400ml, Blinding® Shine Shampoo 400ml, Blinding® Shine Conditioner 400ml Blinding® Shine Serum 50ml. OSMO Blinding Shine Haircare Set £28.49
OSMO Blinding Shine Haircare Set is available here £28.49
MANTA Orignal Healthy Hair & Scalp Brush
A gift for haircare lovers, the MANTA hair and scalp brush has filled Instagram feeds with popularity this year as scalp care has truly taken off.
It’s magic? The patented, 4-in-1 brush is designed to flex with your head, scalp and hair. This creates less tension and leads to less breakage. The unique bristles help to gently exfoliate the scalp and can be used on wet or dry hair and all hair types.
MANTA Orignal Healthy Hair & Scalp Brush £30 available here on amazon* and here on Boots
Makeup
Kiss Impress On Falsies
2024 is the year under-lash lashes became mainstream and I love it! A pro makeup artist trick for many years, applying false lashes underneath your upper lash line hides the lash band creating a seamless look.
The problem is it can be a bit fiddly to do on yourself, until now! Cluster lashes designed to fit under and adhere to your upper lashes sit seamlessly creating naturally fluttery eye looks.
Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen the introduction of lash extension-style false eyelashes (which are designed to stay on for up to a week), but now, KISS has launched these easy-to-use, press-on cluster lashes.
The clusters have a patented glue on the upper side on the band, which adheres to your natural lash as you press it on. Simply do so against your natural lash and you have lashes to envy for up to 24hrs; perfect for special events over the festive season.
I found these easy to apply and great to wear! A makeup lover’s dream!
KISS ImPRESS On Falsies £20 available here* (I have a 15% LOOKFANTASTIC discount code: LFTFAMYSCHAPTER)
Sculpted By Aimee The Gift of Beloved Lips
Sculpted By Aimee is an indie makeup brand by Irish makeup artist Aimee Connolly. Spotting a gap in the market for products that did more, she created her brand which has gone from strength to strength. The brand’s products are easy to use, effective, quick to apply, and of course, cruelty-free.
This duo features nourishing Lip Oil and hydrating Lip Duo in nude pink.
Sculpted by Aimee The Gift of Beloved Lips Worth £34, £20 available here
Biovene Skincare
Biovene is a Spanish brand whose ethos is all about inclusivity, accessibility, and a thoughtful approach to environmental footprint. It endeavours to make great skincare at affordable prices and is now available in the UK!
I have a few options to share.
VITAMIN C NIGHT BOOST Anti-Age Brightening Night Cream
I firmly believe that we all should use antioxidants in our skincare routine. They are a powerful tool when it comes to fighting free radical damage caused by the environment. Vitamin C and Organic Mango work to do just that in this night cream while brightening skin overall.
Vitamin C Day Boost Cream – the cream is also available in a daytime cream for those who prefer to use vitamin C in the morning.
ANTI-AGING 1% Retinol + Squalane Complex Facial Serum Treatment – this is a good introductory option for retinol. It is formulated with squalene to counteract the drying effect of retinol. Benefits included smoothing of fine lines and texture.
BLEMISH FORMULA 10% Niacinamide + 1% Zinc Facial Serum Treatment – this serum helps to address enlarged pores and smoothes texture
Biovene skincare is available at Morrisons in store and online here. Creams are £2.45 and Serums £1.95
e.l.f Fine as Fleck Glitter Eyeshadow
It’s sparkle season and who better to bring the glitz than Highstreet hero e.l.f?! The sheer sparkle glitter eyeshadow topper is a recent launch and a perfect addition to any makeup bag. The most difficult decision? Which shade to choose…?
ELF cosmetics Fine as fleek glitter eyeshadow topper, Six shades available £6, available here online, also at superdrug online here and instore
MUA Eyeshadow Palette
The eyeshadow palettes from MUA Cosmetics make a great stocking filler. Available in 5 pan palettes, or larger should you wish, the formulas are impressive. With a range of colour stories, you really can choose an option to suit your loved one.
MUA 5 pan eyeshadow palette is available at superdrug online here and in stores for £3.75 and in various colourways at the MUA cosmetics website here
Christmas Gift Ideas
I hope you’ve found this affordable Christmas Gift Guide helpful! I’ll be sharing lots of ideas on my socials over the next few weeks so do take a look. Pop back here shortly for my Luxury Gift Guide – it’s coming next!
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