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| HO.HO.HO! LOOK WHAT SANTA HAS BROUGHT! |
As a
general beauty rule, I’ve never been a great lover of coffrets or beauty sets.
They always seemed a little bit tasteless in their presenting – everything moulded
into plastic, and had a whiff of, dare I say it, can’t-be-botheredness. After
all, it’s easy to pick up a box that’s been put together by somebody else, plus
the product size was usually so small as to be of no great use. But that was a few years ago, and coffrets
have, in X Factor language, raised their game! No longer are they crammed with
mini samples or products that haven’t really sold well during the past
year. Today, they’re serious gift givers.
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| SUPREME GLOW FOR A YEAR ROUND RADIANT COMPLEXION |
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| EXOTIC BODYCARE FOR SHOULDER-TO-TOE GORGEOUSNESS |
The Elemis
Royal Collection of beauty box sets has no plastic or naffness in sight. They
are literally box clever in terms of classy and indulgent looking packaging, carefully
selected products and above all the price tag really works in your favour. For instance, my two favourites include
Duchess of Spa Exotic Bodycare with four full size products. Bought separately,
it rings in at £88, bought as a box set, £49.50. Or there’s the Supreme Glow
Skincare Essentials with three full size products and a 100ml bath elixir which
should rightly be £80. To you madam? £46.50. So whether you’re on the beauty hunt for mum,
sister, aunt, friend or mum-in-law there’s no need to give them the receipt, as
this is one present that will be for keeps!
Elemis is available from www.timetospa.co.uk and selected John
Lewis, Debenhams and Harvey Nichols.
