The trick to gifting a beauty obsessive isn’t picking the brand they already love — it’s picking the next thing they didn’t know they needed.
For the skincare devotee
A boutique serum from a line they don’t already own. Tatcha, Sunday Riley, Dr Dennis Gross. The price-per-ml is the gift; the bottle is just the wrapping.
For the makeup collector
A multi-use cream pot — RMS Lip2Cheek in a shade they wouldn’t pick — or a YSL lipstick in their not-quite-go-to red.
For the haircare obsessive
A great hair mask plus a real brush. Moroccanoil’s Intense covered separately.
For the friend who has everything
A spa day with a name on the gift certificate. The gift that doesn’t compete with the rest of their bathroom.
The best beauty gifts are the ones they wouldn’t buy themselves.