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What to buy: Beauty bloggers on the must-have gifts this Christmas

Beauty bloggers get to try out the best products in the market but which ones would they really recommend? Aisling McDermott picks their brains to find out

Aisling McDermott
Fri Nov 27 2015 - 10:00

Joanne Larby

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Kiehl's Daily Reviving Concentrate €42.50
This serum contains a blend of 100 per cent natural ingredients including ginger root essential oils, tamanu and sunflower seed botanical oils. The formula smells divine, is lightweight, quickly absorbing and helps strengthen and protect the skin for a smooth, fresh and healthy look all day long.

Easilocks Hair Hero £79.99 (online)
This three-in-one styler creates straight, wavy and curly locks. The styler heats up in no time, glides through natural hair and extensions, creates the desired style in seconds and holds a curl like nothing I've ever used before. By far my favourite heated hair appliance and reasonably priced too.

Cocoa Brown Golden Goddess Shimmering Body Oil, €12.95
My must-have for adding some sparkle to your skin this season. This dreamy dry oil can be used on your body and hair to nourish, repair and beautify and has a glorious tahitian gardenia scent. The iridescent golden particles illuminate without looking glittery and the product doesn't transfer onto your clothes.

Dani O’Brien

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Marc Jacobs Decadence Eau de Parfum €62
This scent has been heralded as the first "mature" fragrance by Marc Jacobs and with its warm woody notes it is up there on my own wish list. With notes of Italian plum, Sambac jasmine and amber, this is a longwearing fragrance that makes a great gift for the glamour puss in your life.

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No 7 Protect & Perfect Intense Collection €43.50, Boots
The No 7 Protect & Perfect line has a bit of a cult following out there. This gift set includes a 30ml tube of its infamous intense advanced serum which claims to reduce the appearance of wrinkles by 50 per cent in four weeks. This is good quality skin care at a great price.

Bia Beauty Scrub Your Skin Gift Set €35, biabeauty.com
For the natural beauty in your life, you can't go wrong with any of the the gift sets from Cork-based natural skin care line, Bia Beauty. This includes its award-winning Detox Body Scrub as well as its Orange and Grapefruit Facial Exfoliant & Cleanser. Also in the line are gift sets aimed specifically at mums-to-be.

Charlotte Tilbury The Vintage Vamp Set €210
If you're really looking to spoil someone, you can't go wrong with a Charlotte Tilbury Look In A Box. It might seem pricey but you get seven full-sized products including an eyeshadow palette as well as a make-up bag. The gorgeous packaging makes this a very smart gift.

Leonard Daly

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Clarisonic Smart machine from €149
Perfect for men as it has a boost button for those a pesky ingrown hairs that occur when shaving. It will clean your face deep into the pores and will have your skin looking amazing in no time.

Tom Ford Oud Wood €47
If he likes to wear a beard, a good beard oil will do his skin and beard wonders. Tom Ford makes the most amazing ones, Oud Wood is a beautiful masculine scent. The oil is also available in Neroli Portofino, which is a fantastic fresh scent.

Hair voucher
A good haircut is worth its weight in gold. Finding a good barber is hard, but there are a few in Dublin that are incredible and prices range from €20-€45. Cut n'Sew has two branches, one in All City records in Temple Bar and it has just opened its flagship store on Wellington Quay. This store is brilliant, with a pool table and beers in the fridge. The Butcher Barber just off Clarendon Street give sleek haircuts. Davey Davey Men on Stephen Street is one of the fanciest barbers in the city, Ross is really an amazing barber. So go and grab a voucher for him.

La Mer €385
You will need some good skincare products to go along with your Clarisonic. You don't have to spend a fortune however; Cetaphil is one of my favourite face washes. If you want to push the boat out, La Mer is incredible and it has an amazing gift this Christmas that comes with a beautiful green leather wash bag.

Emma Henderson 

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Diptyque scented candle in Oud €44
The latest launch from luxury French fragrance brand Diptyque, the Oud candle is deliciously woody and warm. It also comes as a unisex fragrance, Oud Palao, € 105, which is a gorgeous oriental blend.

Boots Hidden Gems Box €36
With products from No 7, Stila, L'Oreal, Revlon and more, the Boots Hidden Gems box would make an ideal gift for any beauty lover. Similar to the multi-brand sets from Sephora, this comes with nine pretty pieces for lips, eyes and nails – there's even a mini perfume and a small-sized Tangle Teezer hairbrush

Chanel Rouge Noir Absolument Palette €55
Women of all ages covet those i double Cs and this year's Christmas beauty launch is full of glamorous gifting potential. It expands the cult classic Rouge Noir nail polish shade into an entire collection; the four-shadow palette Chanel Signe Particulier Exclusive Creation is my favourite.

Liz Earle Beauty Icons Gift set €60.75
Natural beauty fans will go nuts for this lovely gift set, with all you need to create a spa experience from the comfort of your bathroom. It comes with 100ml of the brand's excellent cream cleanser, Cleanse & Polish, two pure muslin cloths and a Eucalyptus & Rosemary Botanical candle.