7 last-minute skincare gift sets you can still get in time

This Korean skincare brand has put together a selection of sets specially for the festive season, featuring a mix of bestsellers and new products. Give your loved one a boost of hydration with the Daily Bomb Essentials Set ($85). It includes two popular products – Aqua Bomb Jelly Cleanser (160ml) and any one Bomb Cream (50ml) – plus two pieces of deluxe samples.

You can’t turn back time but you can give the gift of younger-looking skin with the Daytime Age Knockdown Set ($135). There’s a Youth Creator – Age Knockdown Bomb (50ml) and a Youth Creator – Age Knockdown Water Essence (120ml) plus two pieces of deluxe samples. If you don’t want to spend much, get the Moisturising Lip Bomb – Coral Special, which is priced at $28 and consists of a Moisturising Lip Bomb – Coral (3g) and an In The Rose Garden Hand Cream (15ml).

Available at selected THEFACESHOP – Nature Collection stores and online at THEFACESHOP – Nature Collection e-Store, as well as the official belif stores on Shopee, Lazada and Zalora.

mySKINBAR’s Early Addiction Rose Toner (200ml, $88) is a four-in-one product that works as a toner, moisturiser, face mist and a mask. It’s packed with probiotics and also smells amazing. But you know what’s the most amazing thing about it? It’s a #selfcare gift for both men and women!

It works hard to minimise pores and hydrates skin. It also prevents fine lines and tightens skin. And it contains camomile extract which calms skin; this is extremely beneficial for anyone with sensitive skin.

Make your gift even more special with a limited-edition Early Addiction Rose Toner gift pack. It includes an Early Addition Rose Toner, Silky Face Mask Capsule and a patented Wine Opener for $118, exclusively available on mySKINBAR’s official store.

Caudalie celebrates the festive season with a selection of eco-designed gift sets of their popular products. There are five gift sets in total and we love the Beauty Elixir Glow To Go ($72). It has 30ml and 100ml bottles of the brand’s much-loved Beauty Elixir, a facial mist that restores skin’s natural glow. Hand Trio ($25) nourishes and protects skin with its three scented creams – Hand and Nail Cream (30ml), Thé des Vignes Hand and Nail Cream (30ml) and Rose de Vigne Hand and Nail Cream (30ml).

Sustainability takes centrestage along with your skin as the fully-recyclable sets are packaged with 100% FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) paper from sustainably-managed forests. Plastic trays have been replaced with cardboard and everything is printed with plant-based inks.

Available in Sephora stores and on Sephora.sg.

We love homegrown brands and BSKIN has made us bigger fans with their gorgeous festive gift sets. The clean beauty brand’s products are formulated with pure Vitamin C and bee-based actives like royal jelly and propolis. All ingredients work together to restore balance, health and radiance to skin. The five specially-curated sets will definitely brighten up anyone’s festive season.

If you know someone who has spent most of the year in online meetings and binge-watching (haven’t we all?), help to give their eyes some TLC with the BSKIN Bright Eyes All-Rounder Set ($85). It contains BSKIN Eye Care Multi-Tasking Power Serum, which hydrates and brightens the under-eye area, reduces fine lines and puffiness, and lightens dark eye circles. There’s also a pair of exclusive BSKIN Ice Globes, which can actually be used on the entire face.

And that friend who’s constantly taking selfies? Give her the BSKIN Bare-Faced Beautiful Set, with BSKIN Flawless Perfecting Loose Powder, BSKIN Smart Skin Cream and an exclusive BSKIN Kabuki Brush.
Available at www.bskin.com

You’ve heard of the seven wonders of the world? Now it’s time to appreciate the seven wonders from MT Metatron’s skincare range. The limited-edition MT Metatron MT Premium Coffret 2021 ($210) is the ideal present for anyone looking to brighten, tone and protect their skin.

Products in the set include MT Metatron MT Cleansing Gel (50ml), which has won an impressive five beauty awards; MT Metatron MT Essential Serum (30ml), which tightens skin to give it a V contour; and MT Metatron MT First Step Lotion (30ml), which protects skin from dryness and restores skin’s health.

Available at Isetan Scotts, on www.isetan.com.sg/mt-metatron/ and at authorised sales distributors, until 25 December.

Pamper your loved ones with a luxurious skincare treat. This Korean brand combines modern science with powerful oriental medicines, creating skincare products for soft, clear and bright skin. There are six exclusive Christmas sets to choose from. The Gongjinhyang Royal Handcream Duo Holiday Edition Special Set ($48) is a gift everyone will love, with two 60ml bottles of Gongjinhyang Royal Hand Cream.

Take it up a notch with the Gongjinhyang Mi Velvet Primer Base Holiday Edition Special Set ($76), which has Gongjinhyang Mi Velvet Primer Base (40ml & 6ml), Velvet Lip Rouge #24 Red Orange & Gongjinhyang Facial Cream Cleanser (40ml). And for the ultimate beauty fan, get the Cheonyuldan Ultimate Regenerative Overnight Mask Holiday Edition ($292), with a Cheonyuldan Ultimate Regenerative Overnight Mask (75ml), Balancer (25ml), Emulsion (25ml), Essence (8ml) and Whoo Jewel Massage Roller.

Available at Tangs at Tang Plaza and Tangs VivoCity, and Takashimaya Level 1.

Impress your loved ones with a gift set from skincare specialist Dr. Dennis Gross. Merry Smooth and Bright ($870) contains four products – DRx SpectraLite™ FaceWare ProAdvanced Retinol + Ferulic Texture Renewal Serum, Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum Alpha Beta® Extra Strength Daily Peel.

All thee products work together to build collagen and improve lines, wrinkles and blemishes. The result is visibly brighter and smoother skin. Or get the Hydration Celebration ($189), with Hyaluronic Marine™ Meltaway Cleanser Hyaluronic Marine™ Oil-Free Moisture Cushion Alpha Beta® Universal Daily Peel. It will help your loved ones get the dewy skin of their dreams.

Available at Sephora.

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