FASHION

Christmas is coming - here’s our look at some of the best Advent Calendar and gifts sets available locally and online. Beauty-ful buys for all.

Noted. Aromas will have an air of familiarity around their fragrances – and it’s entirely intentional. For those who want to deliver this Christmas, but need a cost effective solution, the designer dupe company offers a wide selection of fragrances inspired by designer perfumes. Siena is Noted’s alternative to Daisy, with all of the bouquet you expect in the original spray – a floral-woody fragrance with a mellow sweetness. Strawberry, violet and musk are among the fruity and floral notes. RRP: £19.99 (50ml) Get it: notedaromas.co.uk Holland& Barrett has 25 days of conscious natural beauty products together with home accessories including a candle and essential oils in its Advent Calendar.

Favourites from H&Bs own brands Pip & Pod and VitaSkin sit alongside big names including Dr Organic, Q&A, Evolve and many more, and everything in the calendar is vegan. RRP: £55 (worth nearly £200) Get it: At branches in centre:mk and Grosvenor Centre, Northampton

Winter weather plays havoc with our skin, but Aveda has just the thing; a Cherry Almond Softening Body Care Trio. The set will smooth things over with its hand & body wash, body lotion and hand relief moisturizing crème. Know someone who is feeling a bit ‘rough’? This is the perfect thing to pop in their seasonal stocking. RRP: £35 (worth £50) Get it: aveda.co.uk or Harrods Beauty in centre:mk Christmas comes early with the arrival of the Origins Advent Calendar, which brings together 24 iconic essentials for face and body – including its #1 anti-ageing Plantscription Multi-Powered Youth Serum, radiance-boosting GinZing Serum, Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash and Ginger Souffle Whipped Body Cream. Perfectly sized to take on your hols too! RRP: £99 (worth £164) Get it: origins.co.uk Bumble and Bumble’s new All About Repair set will work from the cortex to the cuticle. It’s a powerhouse collection of a gift with everything necessary to build new bonds, and soften and shine. Suitable for all hair types, it comes with a shampoo, conditioner, treatment and styling cream. Helping to banish hairy-scary in favour of lovely locks. RRP: £54 Get it: bumbleandbumble.co.uk

Sisley’s signature scent Eau du Soir has received a swish new limited edition packaging for Christmas, and this time the brand called upon French-American artist Sydney Albertini to decorate its beautiful bottle.

Sydney has drawn inspiration from her series of charcoal drawings of abstract figures and faces, with the theme ‘reveal more by hiding.’ It’s a simply beautiful collaboration – a fine melding of art and fragrance. RRP: £205 Get it: sisley-paris.com or Harrods Beauty in centre:mk

Sisley’s Black Rose Duo Coffret Set unites the Skin Infusion Cream, Eye Contour Fluid and Beautifying Emulsion, to help restore the elasticity of more youthful skin, while intensively moisturising. Giving the gift of salon sorted skin is easy with sensational Sisley, and don’t forget the lips! Sisley’s Nutritive Lip Balm offers a sensory protective film, and light notes of almond will scent the lips. ‘Weather’ rain or shine, Sisley will keep you looking fine. RRP: £239 (coffret set) £59 (Nutritive lip balm) Get it: sisley-paris.com or Harrods Beauty in centre:mk