Christmas gift guide: Beauty and self-care ideas

From holiday makeup collections to luxury New Zealand made skincare, spoil your loved ones with products that pamper this Christmas, with plenty of great ideas from some of the city's leading stores in this space. See our ideas below.

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Glisten & Go Duo, $33 | MECCA

A glow giving duo for the perfect pout and visage, this luxe duo is a must-have for keeping your complexion and lips in check over the holiday season. Contains a Fresh Faced Mask and botanical-rich lip balm with SPF25. Buy here now.

Endota Spa Arnica and Menthol Recovery Scrub, $42.99 | Smith & Caughey's

For the loved one who is always active and could do with some pampering, this purifying scrub uses the healing power of nature to detoxify and revive the body, relieving tense muscles and delivering intensive exfoliation that polishes the skin and helps release underlying toxicity. Buy here now.

Wave Your Wand Brush Kit | M.A.C

For the make-up enthusiast in your life, they'll love this limited-edition brush kit featuring four fundamental makeup brushes. Buy here now.

Bay Breeze Hydrating Shots Haircare Set, $67 | Sephora

Four super-concentrated treatments that helps revive dry, thirsty hair. Each contains apricot kernel oil, sage leaf and candelilla extracts for hydration, moisture, texture and a glossy appearance. Buy here now.

Glisten & Go Duo from Mecca, $33.

Endota Spa Arnica and Menthol Recovery Scrub from Smith & Caughey's, $42.99.

Wave Your Wand Brush Kit from M.A.C, $115.

Bay Breeze Hydrating Shots Haircare Set from Sephora, $67.

Therapeutic Pack, $85 | Aotea

Revitalise your skin with Aotea’s therapeutic skincare pack which features three 100% natural creams and balms inspired by traditional Maori herbal remedies - Harakeke Seed Oil Night Cream, Manuka Honey Day Cream, and a Kawakawa Balm. Buy here now.

Blue Chamomile Facial Hydrating Masque, $67 | Aesop

With road trips, beach dips and a whole lot of sun on the agenda this summer, this intensely hydrating masque is the perfect companion, designed to refresh, replenish and soften skin. Buy here now.

Mini Balancing Kit, $64.99 | The Facialist

A mini kit perfect for travel or someone who likes trialing a range of products. The three products are the go-to basics for as kincare ritual and have been designed to assist skin that is combination and prone to occasional breakouts. Buy here now.

The collection of products from Aotea. Their Therapuetic Pack includes their Harakeke Seed Oil Night Cream, Manuka Honey Day Cream and their Kawakawa Balm, $85.

The Blue Chamomile Facial Hydrating Masque from Aesop, $67

Mini Balancing Kit from The Facialist, $64.99.

Rosehip glow soap, $18.50 | Harker Herbals

Carefully hand-crafted using safe and responsible natural ingredients this popular soap makes a great gift, with skin healing rosehip oil and exfoliating dried rosehips meld into natural butters and oils for extra nourishing care. Buy here now.

Shower Gel Holiday Quartet, $49 | L'Occitane

The perfect gift to sample these best-selling and favourite shower gels in convenient travel sizes. Divide the set for friends and family or give as a whole: an ideal small gift to put under the tree! Buy here now.

Yoga intro pack, $49 | Hot Yoga Works

Give the gift of the practice of hot yoga with this introduction pack. Hot Yoga is great for glowing skin, weight loss, confidence, detoxification and mindfulness. An introduction pack includes 14 sessions, a great choice to get a loved one started on their yoga journey. Buy here now.