What with all the expensive gifts, glitzy parties and indulgent food on offer over the festive season it's easy to forget that Christmas is supposed to be a time for giving and thinking of others. Being charitable needn't be a time consuming and painful affair though, there are now plenty of luxurious beauty gift sets and treats which, as well as making someone special look great, will make you feel good on the inside too. We've rounded up our favourite beauty gift sets which keep on giving so you can have a clear conscious this Christmas.
Taste of the Caribbean
Keep out the cold this winter with Aveda's Caribbean Therapy collection containing everything you could need for silky smooth skin. Caribbean nut oils will banish dry, rough skin while the aroma of exotic fruit will help you to unwind and forget about the dreary weather outside. This limited edition set is also embellished with Nepali Lokta paper handcrafted by men and women in the Himalayas. Aveda's sourcing of Lokta paper helps to support this local industry which helps to reverse deforestation in the region.
Caribbean rejuvenation set, aveda.co.uk £34.26
On the go
The perfect gift for a keen traveller this handy set and wash bag contains all the essentials to keep you looking good on the road. Scrub up with good riddance body scrub, come up smelling of roses with good karma shower gel, get silky soft skin with good looking body lotion and keep hair looking great with a stylish pink shower cap. Treat someone special to this gift set and 20p will go to Kids Company charity (kidsco.org.uk) for underprivileged children.
Goodworks Good Travel Companion £16, goodworksaromatherapy.com
Go green
Containing a delicious fruity scrub and mask to polish skin and rid it of impurities plus a rich, vitamin-packed moisturiser to leave skin glowing, this festive kit has everything a girl needs to look her best this Christmas. Pick up this gift at Green People, or anything else on the site for that matter and 10% of the total price goes straight to charity. What's more you can choose the charity you want to benefit from a selection on the site leaving you in complete control.
Green People Organic Festive Fix, £24.50, greenpeople.co.uk
In the pink
Just because poker-straight hair has taken a backseat to curls this season doesn't mean GHDs should be relegated to the back of the cupboard. These fast-heating ceramic straighteners are the perfect tool for creating soft, flowing, natural curls and waves and are a must-have for any beauty junkie. Invest in a pair of limited edition pink GHDs and £10 of every purchase will go to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer cause (breakthrough.org.uk).
Pink IV ghd styler, £135, ghdhair.com
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