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A combination of this year’s most wanted beauty products tiktok Trending with timeless classics and featuring everyone from serum-discovering teens to pampered grandparents.
So whether you’re shopping for stocking fillers under £20 or something truly splurge-worthy, here are beauty journalists’ top picks for Christmas 2025.
1. Glow Hub Collectable Hand Sanitizer Cleansing Mist, £7Best for: Teens and tweens
If you’re shopping for a TikTok-obsessed teen, Glow Hub is a Gen Alpha-approved brand that’s both safe and fun.
Founder Tiffany Salmon-Mills has built trust with parents through age-guided formulas and transparent messaging. These 3-in-1 sanitizers clean, hydrate, and smell amazing—plus the collectible charms and sticker packs mean they’ll actually want to use them.
The perfect stocking filler for budding beauty lovers, it lets them join the community without indulging in products they don’t need right now. It’s perfect for the Gen Zs and Gen Alphas in your life.
2. Biodance Bio Collagen-Real Deep Mask, £14.90, BootsBest for: Teens in their late 50s
This Viral Overnight Collagen Mask Korea This is something TikTok can’t get enough of.
It infuses the skin with moisture thanks to ceramides and cica (a plant also known as tiger grass, which is trending this year due to its soothing, healing and antioxidant properties), which means your face will feel smooth and radiant the evening after wearing it.
Since our collagen stores decline around the age of 25, anyone who wants to replenish those stores should consume it through collagen supplements. However, topical application of collagen provides temporary hydration and elasticity by improving the skin cells’ ability to retain and attract moisture.
These K-Beauty masks are perfect for university students or anyone in need of a hydration reset.
3. Rode Skin On-the-Go Set, £90Best: For 20-30s
Hailey Bieber’s beauty brand Rhode is dominating “clean girl” culture on social media.
The brand’s cult peptide lip treatment remains its crown jewel: hydrating, reparative, and brightening, it’s formulated to smooth lip lines and accentuate your pout with a non-sticky finish.
For skin care lovers, Glazing Fluids offers Bieber’s signature “Glass Skin” in a bottle – a lightweight spray packed with amino acids and ceramides to instantly hydrate and smooth skin.
The Road On-The-Go Set brings these favorites together in a completely portable mini with a branded compact mirror. It includes a lip treatment, glazing mist and peptide eye prep patch – making it a perfect gift for travel, post-party recovery or anyone chasing that effortless, luminous glow this Christmas.
4. january sun Brazilian Bum Bum Cream, £21, Space NKBest for: Teens-40s
Inspired by Brazil’s appreciation for pert behinds, Sol de Janeiro became a trending beauty brand in 2024 thanks to its signature formula that blends guarana extract with a selection of Brazil nuts and fatty acids to firm and tighten skin.
The brand’s bestseller, Brazilian Bum Bum Cream, has a buttery formula that leaves skin scented with a delicious nutty flavor.
With gift sets and limited edition fragrances launched just in time for Christmas, this makes a great gift for any body care enthusiast.
5. Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask, £21, John LewisBest: For 20-40s
A favorite of everyone from Kate Moss to Brooke Shields, Laneige Lip Mask is a cult classic that transcends generations, nourishing lips overnight and leaving them soft and plump by morning.
Its blend of vitamin C, shea butter, coconut oil and murumuru butter provides deep hydration and antioxidant protection, whether worn overnight or as a daytime brightening balm.
With its berry scent and buttery texture, it’s no wonder this hydrating hero has become a social-media favorite.
This is a must-have by your bedside especially during the winter months, when lips are prone to chapping and dryness.
6. UKlash Lash Growth Serum, £38Best for: 30-50s
For those who are trying to grow their eyelashes or eyebrows, you’ve probably seen celebrities Molly-Mae Hague Anthea Turner telling us about ukuleles.
Its Lash Growth Serum is enriched with Vitamin B5, Green Tea Extract and Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 to nourish and condition lashes while stimulating growth for fuller, stronger results in just a few weeks.
Quick and easy to apply, it’s loved by influencers and beauty insiders alike for delivering real, visible results with minimal effort.
7. Niels Yard Remedies Age Defying Duet, £95Best for: 40+
For anyone looking to dip their toe into the “clean” beauty movement, this duo is a really thoughtful gift option.
It brings together two core formulas from Neil Yard Remedies – a British brand rooted in natural and certified-organic ingredients – that help replenish and smooth skin with sustainably sourced frankincense and botanical oils.
Whether it becomes a weekend indulgence or a nightly wind-down, it’s a great gift for anyone who wants an excuse to slow things down.
8. Color Wow Dream Coat Supernatural Spray, £27, M&SBest for: All ages
The favorite hair brand for celebrity stylist Chris Appleton — who frequently works with the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian — Color Wow is the ultimate interiors brand for achieving red-carpet-worthy shine at home.
The secret behind glassy, moisture-resistant hair is its lightweight Dream Coat Spray that transforms frizzy hair to mirror shine in up to three washes.
9. Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Iconic Lip & Cheek Kit, £29Best: For 20s-60s
Charlotte Tilbury’s Pillow Talk range has achieved almost legendary status for its universally appealing pink tones – and this curated lip and cheek set captures the magic in an instant.
Containing the ultimate lip liner, glossy plumping lipstick and glow-enhancing beauty light wand, it’s the perfect gift for makeup lovers of all ages – to suit every skin tone and skin type.
10. Caudalie Vinoperfect Dark Spot Brightening Serum Vitamin C Alternative, £52Best: For 30-60s
This French pharmacy favorite is a great solution for uneven complexion and dark spots.
Powered by vine-sap derived Viniferin – shown to be up to 62x more effective than Vitamin C in laboratory tests – the serum visibly removes sun spots, post-acne scars and age-related pigmentation – no wonder it has quickly become a Caudalie bestseller.
Lightweight, oil-free and suitable for all skin types (even sensitive), it layers easily beneath your regular moisturizer and makes a thoughtful gift for anyone wanting a more radiant and even complexion.
11. Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, £52Best: For 40-70s
Made a viral hit in Molly-Mae Hague’s get-unready-with-me video, Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm is a national favorite for good reason.
Rich and soothing, this cult formula transforms from balm to oil and milk, effortlessly melting away makeup and daily dirt.
Containing Padina Pavonica, Elderberry and Starflower oils, it nourishes while deeply cleansing, leaving skin soft, hydrated and perfectly prepared for the rest of your routine.
12. StylePro Wavelength LED Face Mask, £99.99, Look GreatBest for: Grandparents (or any tech lover)
Beauty technology has gained more popularity than ever in 2025 – especially LED light masks.
With multiple light settings targeting wrinkles, pigmentation, and texture, this LED mask delivers spa-grade results at home, while using a range of light settings to target multiple skin concerns at once. This is the best self-care upgrade for any generation.
One of the more affordable face masks on the market, but no less effective (providing up to 830 nanometers of light penetration that reaches deep into your skin), it’s the perfect Christmas gift for anyone curious about the next wave of skin care innovation.