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The Best Beauty Stocking Fillers For Your Loved Ones… Or Yourself

Unboxing of Jo Loves Fragrance Discovery Set stocking filler

While the best beauty stocking fillers may be mini in size, they’re primed to have a mighty effect once your loved one has looked inside. With the festive season around the corner (we, know what you’re thinking…where has the year gone!), it’s time to tick off those gift lists and put your Santa’s little helpers’ hat on.  

Whether you’re wanting to create the best make up stocking stuffer or looking for a scented Secret Santa gift, here at Cult Beauty we’ve rounded up the best mini beauty stocking fillers guaranteed to put a smile on their (and your) face – ‘Tis the season to be jolly, after all… 

THE BEST MAKE UP STOCKING FILLERS 

Go for gold this holiday season with Natasha Denona’s Baby Gold Eyeshadow Palette. Housing three of the brand’s signature shades, these bite-sized pans are primed to make peepers pop all night long. Oh, and it features a satin ribbon, so it can be disguised as a decorative ornament too! 

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Boost their brow game over the holidays (and beyond), courtesy of Benefit’s Lil Brow Loves Mini Brow Set. Featuring the brand’s bestsellers – we’re talking the Precisely, My Brow Pencil, Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Gel and 24-Hour Brow Setter – these must-have minis will have arches fluffier and fuller in no time. 

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With the seasonal invites flooding through the front door (or WhatsApp groups), help your loved ones lock in their look with Charlotte Tilbury’s Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray Kit. Including not one, but two, of the renowned formula, these evening essentials extend party make up for up to 16 hours! Plus, shrunken down to pint-size proportions, they slip seamlessly into their clutch bag too! 

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THE BEST SKIN CARE STOCKING FILLERS 

Bright eyes and big smiles… That’s exactly what OLE HENRIKSEN’s Banana Bright Eye Crème is serving up this season. Powered by vitamin C and featuring real gold (yes, you read that right), this skin care saviour is on standby to cover up tired eyes and last night’s antics… Shh, we won’t tell if you don’t! 

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A trio of trailblazing treasures, fresh’s Hydrate Perfect & Firm Mask Gift Set delivers the TLC your BFF deserves. Ideal for self care Sundays, these sweet-scented treatments look to soothe skin while working overtime to reduce signs of long days and late nights.  

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Flooding complexions with hydration, LANEIGE’s Besties Set is brimming with skin-saving solutions to complete any dew-drenching routine. Whether they’re heading overseas for some winter sun or across country to visit family and friends, this serum, moisturiser, mask and lip treatment come in travel-friendly sizes, so they can upkeep their moisture regime no matter where they are.

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Surprise that special someone with a spa experience – but from the comfort of their own home with Yu Ling Roller’s Jade Facial Roller Medium. Aptly named, this treasured tool is dreamt up from reconstituted jade and works to stimulate lymph drainage while massaging skin and underlying muscles. It’s a beauty stocking filler that’s almost too good to give away… 

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THE BEST HAIR CARE STOCKING FILLERS 

The perfect introduction into the brand everyone’s talking about, amika’s Mini Mension Best-Sellers Set is a one way to ticket to happy, healthy and hydrated hair. Packed with everyday essentials to complete any mini routine, this strand-saving set detangles, refreshes and nourishes lengths from root to tip.  

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Guide them on their hair care journey with OLAPLEX’s Mini Strong Start Hair Kit. The perfect present for those wanting to take their locks to new lengths, this covetable collection contains everything needed to boost softer, smoother and shiner strands. While the No.3 Hair Perfector (a pre-shampoo treatment) leaves tresses stronger after just one use, the No.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo and No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner provide everyday hydration. It’s a win-win! 

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Did you know the average person spends a third of their life in bed? With that in mind, why not optimise your bestie’s beauty sleep with Slips’ Silk Pillowcase? This bedtime beauty not only looks great on display, but also works wonders for skin and strands too. Preventing tresses from twisting and damaging throughout the night, it keeps locks in tack and diminishes signs of bedhead come sunrise.  

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For those who enjoy TikTok’s ever evolving ‘clean’ aesthetic, Larry King’s Flyaway With Me Kit makes every day into a good hair day. Pairing the brand’s beloved A Social Life for Your Hair with a dual-ended bamboo brush and comb, this duo keeps flyways at bay. Plus, lending locks a sleek sign off, it’s the ultimate secret to slick back buns, bob, ponytails and more… 

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THE BEST FRAGRANCE STOCKING FILLERS 

Transport loved ones to the balmy beaches of Brazil this winter with Sol de Janeiro’s Cheirosa Travel Perfume Set. Showcasing the signature scent in all its glory, this travel-ready set includes the iconic Cheirosa 40, Cheirosa 62, Cheirosa 68 and Rio Radiance. Marrying notes of plum and crème de cassis with fresh florals and warming woods, each fragrance will have them dreaming of their next holiday! 

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A two-fold olfactory offering, Kilian’s Online Mini Disco Set Narco allows them to try an array of the brand’s floral fragrances, while providing several signature scents to spritz when on-the-go. What’s more, housed in a delicate black box, this scentsational selection gifts them with a new fragrance wardrobe of their own. There’s no point asking them to pick their favourite; we’re certain they’ll love them all. 

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Why surprise them with one fragrance when you can present them with seven? The gift that keeps on giving, Jo Loves’ Fragrance Discovery Set allows them to explore and enjoy the scent story of each alluring aroma, spanning across flourishing florals, zesty citrus and everything in between.  

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Spoil those close to you with Huda Beauty’s Kayali Discovering Layering Set. With eight mini bottles to experiment with, each and every aroma is designed to be worn alone or blended together to create a unique, personalised scent.  

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THE BEST BODY AND WELLBEING STOCKING FILLERS 

Perfectly proportioned to be transferred from bathroom to beach bed, Sol de Janeiro’s Bum Bum Body Delights boosts the scent of Brazil’s shores – no matter where you are in the world. Power-packed with cupuaçu butter, açaí, coconut oil and caffeine-rich guarana, this balmy bundle lathers limbs in luxury, while offering a tantalising treat for your senses.  

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Looking to gift the give of glowing skin? Cue: Nuxe’s Huile Prodigieuse Mini Trio. This multitasking marvel nourishes the body, hair, cuticles – and any other areas that need some TLC – with a buffet of plant-derived oils. What’s more, the set is non-greasy and the quickly absorbing formulas leave a light lustre and replenish dryness, instantly.  

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A beguiling bundle, Molton Brown’s Woody & Aromatic Christmas Cracker is filled with the brand’s most iconic bath and shower gels. Adding a touch of luxury to festive celebrations, these seasonal ornaments deserve prime position in stockings. Synonymous with good-to-skin ingredients, each formula leaves limbs soft, supple and superbly cleanse.  

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Now you’ve got their best beauty stocking fillers sorted, head over to our festive gift guide to discover the Beauty Treats To Please The Friend Who Already Has Everything… Don’t worry, you can thank us later! 

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Trifonia Asmar

Trifonia Asmar

Senior SEO Copywriter

Cult Beauty’s Senior SEO Copywriter, Trifonia started out in the industry when bold brows were just becoming a ‘thing’, and shares a passion for all things fashion and beauty. Currently embracing her curly girl journey (after endless years of straightening her strands), she is finally reverting to her natural ways! When Triffy isn’t busy testing out the latest curl-saving solutions, you’ll find her binging the latest reality TV show or on a long walk listening to her ever-evolving country music playlist.