10 Gifts for him, her & the kids


30 NOVEMBER 2020 CHRISTMAS IN THE CAPITAL — AN ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE IN Beauty & grooming gifts Our pick of this year’s biggest trends and must-have items to go under the tree on


Christmas Day. Choose from DIY eyebrow lamination and lip kits to at-home shellac nails and hair styling tools. Words: Mattie Lacey-Davidson


1 4 2 5 TRIED & TESTED TECH


Gel nails at home This DIY LED-cured gel nail kit uses natural ingredients such as sugar cane, manioc, corn, wheat and cotton. And no acetone is needed as it can


be removed with normal nail polish. You’ll need the base coat, colour coat (there are 30 to choose from), top coat and LED lamp; kits start at £55. manucurist.com


3 1 Clay earrings


Handmade in London from a female-run business, Clear as Clay was born out of lockdown. You can support and follow the new brand on Instagram at @clearasclay. Each set is hypoallergenic and super-lightweight. From £12, shopclearasclay.com.


2 Makeup sets


Te PETA-certified and paraben- free beauty brand delilah has just launched two holiday gift sets in


time for Christmas and they’re both vegan, of course. Choose from Stay the Night Shadow Stick Collection (£38), a beautiful collection of smooth, long-wearing cream eyeshadow sticks in three shades, or Nude Lip Wardrobe (£36), a three- piece lip set with liner, lipstick and gloss. delilahcosmetics.com


3 Lip kits


Sculpted by Aimee, the makeup brand and academy, surveyed over 1,00 people and discovered more


than half found it difficult to match their lippy to a liner. And this is why it’s recently launched the Lip Duo, with each item on either end of the product. Choose from six colours, £17 each or £85 for the full set. sculptedbyaimee.com


4 Lamination kit


Create fluffy, on-trend eyebrows at home with this DIY six-piece kit. It comes with cleanser, glue, lift, fix and keratin solutions, plus tools and complete instructions that


should take less than 30 minutes to complete. £40, brow-hq.com


5 Sustainable sets


Shop the UK’s first not-for-profit sustainable fashion business based in the UK, ORIGIN, helping drive humanitarian projects in the communities from which its fabrics originate: Mali, Ethiopia and Gambia. Its fashion gift sets include a mix of T-shirts, earrings and accessories from £27.50. Tere are kids’ sets too. originafrica.co.uk


The shaver Philips’ S9000 Prestige shaver can glide over your skin even with seven days of growth. The SkinComfort rings have an anti-friction coating, so you can get an extremely close shave without irritation. From £330, philips.co.uk


2-in-1 Curling Waver Toni & Guy has cleverly combined two trends in one tool. Place your hair between the plates for a deep barrel wave, or keep the plates together and wrap your hair around the outside to use as a thick curling wand for beach waves. You can also adjust the heat to help minimise any damage. £39,99 amazon.co.uk


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