Budget beauty gifts

• Heaven scent

  Slip this into her stocking and she’ll have a truly fragrant festive season – the dinky The Perfume Shop Atomiser, £7.99 (Perfume Shop stores nationwide or theperfumeshop.com), comes in four colours – black, gold, silver and pink –and is the perfect size for an evening, clutch or travel toiletries bag.

• Wrap star

  Find wrapping a bind? Then check out the convenient Lush gift sets; we like Festive Cheer, £8.95 (Lush shops nationwide, lush.co.uk or 01202 668 545), which contains two fruity shower treats – Sandy Santa sugar scrub and Ponche shower gel  100g– to put a seasonal spring in your step.

• Time for three

  Elemis Freshskin Super Glow! Hydrate & Revive, £10 (timetospa.co.uk and Superdrug) is a great stocking filler for younger party animals – this skincare saviour contains Peachy Perfect Gentle Face Wash 30ml, Softly Softly Daily Moisturiser 15ml and Magical Moisture Quenching Face Mask 3ml.

• Winter sunshine

  While the temperature dips, she’ll love recreating her very own tropical paradise with Champneys fruity Distant Shores Collection, £12 (champneys.com, boots.com, Boots stores nationwide), which contains Bubble Heaven 50ml, Shower Mousse 45ml, Body Butter 50ml, Body Scrub 50g and a Body Polisher, all packaged in a gorgeous gift box.

• Twinkle twinkle

  Glamour girls will love The Body Shop The Sparkler, (£14, thebodyshop.co.uk) a boudoir-chic atomiser that highlights the face, body and hair in fine, iridescent sparkle dust. It’s available in two shades – Enchanting Gold and Dazzling Copper.

• Hands on

  With cool retro appeal, Bev Ridge Sure, Let Me File That Under Never! Hand Care Set, £14 (Debenhams stores nationwide), has everything she needs to cultivate gorgeous hands and nails, including hand wash, hand cream and nail files presented in a cute tin. And read on to discover this season’s perfect polish…

• Red alert

  The perfect red is now within everyone’s grasp – check out Estee Lauder Pure Color Nail Lacquer Red Hautes Collection, £14.50 each (Estee Lauder counters nationwide and esteelauder.co.uk) – there are five shades to suit every occasion and skin tone. Choose from Beautiful Liar, Le Smoking, Pure Red, Love Bite and Fallen Angel.

• Best tressed

  Voluminous locks a la Adele are a party essential - Lee Stafford My Big Fat Healthy Hair set, £16 (exclusively at Boots stores nationwide), containing My Big Fat Healthy Hair Shampoo, My Big Fat Healthy Hair Conditioner, Hold Tight Hairspray, Shine Head Spray Shine and Big Fat Backcombing Comb, will help her get the look.

• Glamour girl

  Ms Cotton knows a thing or two about style, and we love her new Christmas range for Boots, in particular the Fearne Toiletry Bag, £16 (exclusive to Boots), which contains body wash, body lotion, body spray and body polisher.

• Lady boss

  As sleek and stylish as a LBD, Boss Nuit Pour Femme is a sensual  floral fragrance – according to its new ambassador, Gwyneth Paltrow, it’s the perfect night time perfume.  Boss Nuit Pour Femme Shower Gel, £20 for 200ml is the ideal introduction to the scent.

• Hot stuff

  Mark Hill Salon Professional Little Hottie Power Dryer, £20 (Boots nationwide and boots.com) really is the cutest thing – but don’t be fooled by its size, as this mini dryer more than delivers in looks and results. Available in three prints – Zebra, Pink Leopard (shown) and Limited Edition Zebra-Leopard.

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