Time is ticking and you still haven't thought about – let alone bought – any Christmas presents for your friends or family. Don't fret, neither have we; but we've got you covered. Makeup and pampering products are always a good shout; whether it's a set of body oils, some vibrant nail varnish, a face mask or a 52-colour palette of pigments, we all love to look and feel better about ourselves.
Click on for the best new releases in the world of beauty that are bound to put a big smile on your loved ones' faces...
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For your friend who dreams of a flawless complexion...
This limited-edition illuminating kit makes skin so radiant people will ask if you've filtered your face. Just look at those shimmering, pearlescent tones.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit - Surreal Light, £69, available at Space NK
For your friend who applies their foundation with military precision...
While some of us may use our fingers to hurriedly apply our base in the morning, nothing gives a smoother, more perfected finish than the trusty Beautyblender. These mini versions in pastel colours are the cutest thing and make putting on concealer and highlighter incredibly easy, even for a makeup novice.
Beautyblender Micro Mini Correct Four, £23, available at Cult Beauty
For your friend who rocks a deep red lip...
You can never have too many lip products and these liquid lipsticks in six festive shades are the perfect way to add a pop of colour to winter makeup.
NARS Mind Game Mini Velvet Lip Glide Collection, £32, available at Space NK
For your friend who loves to shimmer...
Coordinate your makeup bag and glow like a Kardashian with this nude-toned collection of shimmering products.
MAC Nutcracker Sweet Nude Mineralize kit, £39, available at Selfridges
For your friend who travels in style...
Who doesn't love miniatures? This London travel case includes all the best bits from Aesop's beautiful collection in its signature brown bottles.
For your friend who always has a perfect manicure...
Get into the festive spirit with glittery red nails with flecks of gold. For the chicest fingertips in town, it's all about a Chanel manicure.
For your friend with killer contour...
Anastasia Beverly Hills is the cult American brand that creates cheekbones and dimension that you can only dream of. This palette of six sculpting and highlighting powders will give your loved one razor-sharp contour and the most highlighted complexion.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Pro Series Contour Kit, £39, available at Cult Beauty
For your friend who always wears a full face...
Don't waste this on someone who is good to go with a slick of lip balm and a stroke of mascara. This is for your friend who never leaves the house without a full face of meticulously applied makeup. The Dolce Vita eyeshadow palette creates high-octane old-school glamour, completed with a bronzer/blush, Full Fat Lashes mascara, eyeliner, and three lip products.
Charlotte Tilbury The Dolce Vita, £165, available at Cult Beauty
For your friend who's a sucker for shiny packaging...
We love Charlotte Tilbury's rose-gold packaging almost as much as we love the products inside. Housed in a clutch that you'll want to keep, this sumptuous set includes everything you need to create a flawless, ultra-flattering finish.
Charlotte Tilbury Dreamy Look in a Clutch, £90, available at Net-A-Porter
For your friend who has countless lip products...
This velvety, matte product can actually be used on both the lips and cheek. We love any multi-tasker that makes getting ready quickly after work a whole lot easier.
Dior Diorific Matte Fluid Lip & Cheek Velvet Colour, Treasure 003, £27.50, available at John Lewis
For your friend who likes kitsch products...
This cute can will bring back fond childhood memories of slathering on lip balms that were almost good enough to eat. Cherry cola, anyone?
Lip Smacker Coca Cola Can Lip Balm Tin, £10, available at Topshop
For your friend with a 12-step morning routine...
Our grandmothers may have taught us that washing our face with soap and water will do but add this little gadget to your routine and watch how your skin is transformed. The Mini 2 is an enhanced T-Sonic™ compact facial-cleansing brush with eight adjustable intensities, eliminating blemish-causing impurities while remaining extremely gentle on the skin. All it takes is one minute, twice a day for a fresh, clear and even-looking complexion.
For your friend who dreams of luscious locks...
From stylist extraordinaire Jen Atkin – the grooming mastermind behind the hair of the Kardashians, Gigi Hadid and Gwen Stefani – OUAI Haircare is the secret to the incredibly shiny, tousled locks we see all over Instagram.
For your friend who's trying to fight the frizz...
These hair straighteners have floating plates with a high-gloss coating, allowing effortless gliding through the hair to deliver a smoother, frizz-free finish.
For your friend who relishes a pamper session...
This set from American brand GlamGlow (adored by the A-list) includes four mud treatments with a mask for every skin concern, whether its clearing, exfoliating, hydrating or firming.
For your friend who spends hours in the bath...
Some of us are in and out of the shower in a flash while others like nothing more than lounging in the bath for hours, with candles, bubbles and maybe even a glass of wine. If you know someone in the latter category, then this trio of stress-relieving Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash, Body Oil and Body Polish has their name all over it.
For your friend with the impressive fragrance collection...
POP is a bright, modern and irreverent scent combining tuberose with sandalwood. Inspired by a liberating road trip designer Stella McCartney took in her youth, this scent is for your most free-spirited and independent friend.
For your friend who wants to turn back the hands of time...
Got a friend who has contemplated surgery but is put off by the reality of going under the knife? Well, this little device might just be the answer to their prayers. Face Gym Pure Lift offers a natural face lift with instant results, applying mild, yet forceful electric stimulation to the facial muscle, thereby strengthening it.
For your friend who needs some TLC...
Hydrate and soothe winter skin with these three conditioning bath oils. Alpine plants inside every little glass bottle, recognised for their healing properties, leave skin soft and supple.
Susanne Kaufmann Bath Oil Collection, £15, available at Space NK
For your friend who has different varnish for every day of the week...
For such good value, Topshop nail varnish is surprisingly long-lasting and the colour options are almost endless. At the moment we're obsessed with their metallic offering, perfect for the party season.
For your friend who takes pride in their beauty tools...
How often do you wash your brushes? Once a month? Once a year? Never?! If so, it's about time you upgraded your kit. This rose-gold set comes with eight essential handcrafted brushes made from high-quality natural hair and synthetic taklon bristles that can be used with both cream- and powder-based products.
Zoeva Rose Golden Luxury Set Vol 2, £65, available at Selfridges
For your friend whose desk drawer is packed with beauty products and other goodies...
Team Refinery29 picked all the best bits that we reach for most on our desks and put them into a special box, crammed with our beloved essentials. Not only does it contain our favourite beauty and lifestyle products but 10% of the proceeds go to women's rights charity Women's Aid.
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