The Best More Sustainable Beauty Gifts For This Christmas
It’s that time of the year again; rewatching The Holiday with a hot cup of choco (and a splash of baileys, let's be real), endless Christmas get-togethers, and furiously shopping to find that special gift that’s
The best cruelty-free gifts for your pet-loving bestie
Gifting cruelty-free make up needn’t be hard, not when you’ve got Urban Decay at hand with their exclusive {Naked Ultra Violet Palette}. Perfect for any make up maven, this eye palette features the brand's signature barely-there nudes, as well as colour-popping lilacs, mauves and lavenders; which means you can gift spellbinding looks without the guilt.
Know a fragrance-ophile who is also eco-conscious? How about gifting the beauty world’s first socially conscious luxury fragrance by Sana Jardin? Introducing the sublimely floral Eau de Parfum {Jaipur Chant}, an embodiment of fabulous florals and feminine notes laced with Moroccan jasmine, narcisse and musk. Not only is the gorgeous scent leaping-bunny approved, but the brand advocates the economic empowerment of women through ‘The Beyond Sustainability Movement’, starting with helping female flower harvesters in Morocco to ‘upcycle’ their floral waste and ending with the wearer using fewer spritzes for a longer-lasting fragrance.
Or what about high-quality, wild-foraged, natural skin care? {Furtuna Skin Rituale Luminoso Transformation Travel Set}unites a trio of hardworking essentials brimming with organic botanicals to swiftly restore lost luminosity to dull and fatigued complexions, all while delivering 100% protection against free radical damage. Not only are these products leaping-bunny approved, but also EWG verified (meaning we know exactly where their ingredients come from) and Good Face Product approved (meaning they don’t contain any no-no ingredients from the Good Face Index Forbidden Toxins List.)
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The best recyclable gifts for your zero-waste work wife
What about gifting products from brands that are conscious of their environmental impact and develop ways to lessen their use of plastics? Well, we have a selection of perfect products that your re-use/recycle friends will love. Let’s start with shampoo and conditioners. Gone are the days of re-buying a bottle of your most precious, frizz fighting, volume-giving shampoos and conditioners. Now, thanks to forward-thinking brands such as OUAI and Larry King, you can repurchase a well-loved product in pouches, and refill your old bottles. OUAI’s fabulous selection of shampoos, conditioners and body washes cater to those with {fine hair}, curly or {thick hair} - or opt for their cult classic {Detox Shampoo}. They
Larry King hair care is another brand committed to making products with their environmental impact at the forefront. Their shampoo and conditioner refills are housed in aluminium that’s 100% recyclable. Plus all of their other products come in FSC certified cardboard cartons or glass. For every Wash Cycle Bottle (300ml shampoo and conditioner) the brand also donates a % to planting trees with OneTreePlanted! If that doesn’t make you feel good about buying your next hair hero from these brands, we don’t know what will.
Or, How about gifting something that will last a lifetime? {Refillable Fine Leather Lipstick Case
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The best vegan-friendly presents for an avocado addict
Finding vegan-friendly beauty products has become more and more available as veganism has taken the forefront of modern-day life. Whether you’re looking for effective vegan skin care or hair care, we’ve curated the best gifts for your vegan besties. Let’s start with an effective whitening system to achieve perfectly pearly whites. A brand determined to minimising the detrimental contribution of dental care products to landfil, {Spotlight’s Oral Care Teeth Whitening System} could be the perfect gift to achieve and maintain a gorgeously dazzling smile. Included in the system is the 14-day course of teeth-whitening strips harnessing hydrogen peroxide to gently but thoroughly minimise staining, and the Toothpaste for Whitening that aids stain removal, polishes your teeth and eliminates cavity-causing bacteria. This powerful duo is not only vegan, but the toothpaste is also
Or what about gifting skin care created by the scientists behind the world’s first creation of a plant-based replica of EGF (Epidermal Growth Factor)? This powerful range helps to supplement your body’s own natural EGF supply and encourages healthy, supple and luminous skin. {BIOEFFECT 30 Day Treatment 3 x 5ml } is the brand’s most potent formula of three growth factors that work in harmony to target the two decisive layers of your skin. The Epidermal Growth Factor works to kick collagen and elastin production into gear, The Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF) encourages increased density and reduces the depth of wrinkles and fine lines, while Interleukin 1A (IL-1a) helps to boost elasticity to achieve that bouncy finish that's associated with supple, youthful skin.
{Briogeo Vegan Boar Bristle Brush} is another fabulous vegan-friendly gift option. It’s a boar bristle brush,
And finally, why not gift a cult classic fragrance from the scent maveric Jo Malone, with {Jo Loves Mango Thai Lime Home and Away Set}. This vegan-friendly formula is a zesty explosion of ripe, juicy mango with fresh makrut lime and a kick of black pepper. A chic, unique scent to excite any gift receiver.
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Rina is Cult Beauty’s Junior SEO Copywriter and has always had a passion for beauty and skin care (rich moisturisers are her obsession). What started as a love for The Body Shop and their famed Born Lippy lip balms (in ‘Watermelon’ of course!), she is now more interested in finding products with proven effectiveness instead of broken promises. A loud and proud VIEVE fan, Rina owns nearly every item of the range and recommends the brand to anyone who will listen... When she’s not intently reading ingredient lists, you can find her either immersed in multiple true crime podcasts or co-hosting her own parenting one, with an *extra* hot cappuccino in hand.
