The Ultimate Christmas Beauty Gift Guide

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Whether you're on the hunt for a stocking filler or something bigger, you're likely to have your work cut out selecting a perfect gift for the beauty enthusiast in your life.

From makeup and skincare to nails and hair, it's a minefield out there. So we've taken the effort out this year with an exhaustive list of the ultimate beauty goodies from all the best brands. We're talking Charlotte Tilbury, The Ordinary, Glossier and much, much more across a wide range of budgets.

Refinery29's selection is purely editorial and independently chosen – we only feature items we love! As part of our business model we do work with affiliates; if you directly purchase something from a link on this article, we may earn a small amount of commission.

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