The excitement of waking up on Christmas Morning to see what Santa has left is one of those core memories that makes Christmas. Here are our top tips for stocking fillers this festive season.
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Before you even go downstairs to the big presents under the tree, before you’ve even changed out of your PJs, the fun of opening a stocking of little gifts really gets the day off to a lovely start.
We always did stocking presents when I was a kid. They were always so much fun in fact that we’ve carried on doing them as adults.
Here are a few of our favourite ideas for stocking fillers this Christmas, and if you want some more help with hints on what to get for the rest of the day, check out our full Christmas gift guide and e-magazine here:
Or click here for your easily downloadable PDF version of Hint Magazine!
EcoTools Feeling Festive Essentials Set – $29.99
You can have all best the makeup in the world, but without the right tools, it’s never going to look right.
EcoTools’ Essentials Set is the perfect base tool kit to not only apply makeup, but to maintain the equipment too. A controlled setting brush and precise concealer brush, a memory foam blender, and ergonomic power puff make applying makeup a cinch, while the deep-clean shampoo keeps these tools as good as new.
What’s more, these products are all made with the environment in mind. From the renewable bamboo brush handles and recyclable aluminium ferrules to cruelty-free, latex-free, vegan products, EcoTools is all about the planet.
SpaScriptions Jolly Gels face mask set – $21.99
This duel pack of gel face masks and special silicon applicator brush make the perfect fun yet effective skin brightener gift.
The Vitamin C gel mask is packed with important nutrients, including Vitamin C, to help tone skin and give the face a youthful glow. Added Vitamins A and E help repair, smooth and reduce inflammation, making this gel mask a perfect multitool.
SpaScriptions Fruit Glow – $21.99
SpaScriptions’ Fruit Glow 3-piece set is an at-home spa session ready to go. Harnessing not only the fresh aromas, but also the cosmetic advantages from fruit, this kit gives the ‘gift of glow’!
Gentle exfoliation from pineapple and added glycolic acid in the facial cleanser gets things started, then the blend of coconut sugar and lactic acid in the exfoliator gives skin a healthy shine while restoring important fatty acids. Finally, the replenishing, restorative effects of antioxidant-rich strawberry and super-hydrating hyaluronic acid put the finishing touches on a glowing complexion.
James Cosmetics Eye Masks – $35.00 each
Packed with active ingredients to either nourish, hydrate, tone or brighten, this range of eye masks from James Cosmetics really looks after the most sensitive, delicate skin on your face.
With 11 types of mask, you can pick the best one for your partner’s needs—or get them a selection!
Featured here:
The all-rounder 24K Gold & Collagen Crystal Eye Mask with 24 karat gold, hyaluronic acid, vitamin A and grape seed oil.
The 24K Rose Gold Hydrate Eye Mask nourishes and hydrates with CoQ10 & provitamin B5, vitamin E and collagen.
The Diamond Radiance Eye Mask brightens and rejuvenates with real diamond powder, hyaluronic acid, collagen and aloe.
The Eraser Eye Mask with Dead Sea minerals and aloe, these are the anti-dark circle big guns.
The anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-ageing Awaken Eye Mask with turmeric, edelweiss flower extract and arctic root.
Each pack has five sets of eye masks.
Ugears Australia Mini Helicopter – $49.95
This brilliantly crafted 1:40 scale helicopter is more than just a model. Once you’ve put the 167 pieces of this Mini Helicopter together — a task that should take around 3 hours — you realise the level of detail in this 3D puzzle.
Not only can you open the doors to the cabin, and look inside at the seats, dash and stick control, the rear rotor rotates, and the rear wheels retract. Then you notice the ‘stop-start’ button, the silent ratchet key and the elastic band ‘motor’.
Winding the ratchet and pressing start, the helicopter’s main rotor will spin and its wheels will zoom it along.
How this comes together from a flatpack of art-quality composite wood boards is mind-blowing. The kit also comes with a helipad display, and sandpaper and wax to ‘develop’ moving parts and joints as you build.
Hampers With Bite Happy Holidays Gift Sack – $139.00
There’s nothing like a really stuffed stocking to wake up to on Christmas Morning, and this Happy Holidays Gift Sack from one of the longest-running gift hamper companies in Australia is right to the brim with good stuff.
So if you’re looking to make your favourite foodie’s Christmas, this is the way to do it.
Inside, they’ll find an enormous trove of goodies:
– Not one but three full-size bottles of wine: an Aussie sparkling, a Pinot Grigio and a Cabernet Sauvignon.
– Sweets like dark chocolate roasted peanuts, marshmallows, fruit cake and a bar of hazelnut milk chocolate.
– Savoury snacks like a chilli and barbecue peanut mix, salted pretzels and barbecue kri kri crunchy coated peanuts and soy crisps.
– Best of all, you get cranberry and hazelnut crispbreads, crackerthins and a beautiful timber cheese board. All you have to do is add their favourite cheese to make the most opulent platter of the year!
Cloud Nine Magical Quick Dry Potion heat protector – $40.00
Is there nothing this mesmerising heat protector from Cloud Nine can’t do? Its two-layer liquid activates and combines when you shake the bottle, and then once sprayed onto damp hair it lessens damage from heat styling.
Magical Quick Dry Potion also speeds up drying times, strengthens hair strands and even acts as a leave-in conditioner, adding a beautiful shine to your finished look.
Cloud Nine Magical Remedy – $50.00
Cloud Nine’s aptly named Magical Remedy helps to not only protect and strengthen existing bonds in your hair, it even fixes broken ones and seals split ends.
Giving you healthier, stronger, shinier hair, Magic Remedy is a super light-weight yet deep conditioner to use every day and works its miracles on all hair types.
Shakeup Cosmetics
Founded by men for men, Shakeup Cosmetics has a range of products that have been specifically formulated to target men’s skin concerns. Better than that, many of Shakeup’s products are multipurpose, making each one work double time.
You can read more of our stories and reviews of men’s cosmetics here.
Let’s Face It BB Tinted Moisturiser – $59.99
Both moisturising, colour and blemish correcting, Let’s Face It works hard to keep the skin on your face looking its best. It also has SPF25 sun protection.
Lip Life To The Full Volumising & Moisturising Lip Gel – $20.99
More than your average lip chap, Lip Life To The Full not only keeps your smackers from drying out but also plumps them up, giving them a fuller more defined look.
Eye Eye Captain Under Eye Concealer & Moisturiser – $52.99
Enriched with natural extracts like butcher’s broom, calendula, horse chestnut and liquorice, this under-eye moisturiser and concealer soothes and smooths to reduce the appearance of dark circles. The ballbearing applicator cools the skin and reduces puffiness at the same time.
Hydrate In A Hurry Moisturiser Stick – $39.99
Packed with soothing and cooling cucumber extract and witch hazel, and with hydrating hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, this moisturiser keeps your skin smooth and soft. But best of all, it’s in a solid form, which makes it perfect for travelling. No mess, no liquids to confiscate or leak, easy to apply.
You Do The Mask Purifying Clay Mask – $27.99
This black clay mask on a stick is a quick and easy way to give your face a purifying treatment. The coconut charcoal draws out impurities while hydrating and nourishing the skin while the kaolin clay detoxes.
Kynder Brush Defence spray and Base Towel With Benefits – $31.95 and $17.95
Those who don’t wear makeup don’t understand the importance of keeping your brushes clean. I certainly don’t, but Christina is happily obsessed. That makes Kynder’s Brush Defence spray the perfect stocking filler for her.
This Brush Defence Strawberries and Cream spray spritzes away bacteria and other nasties that accumulate on brushes, leaving behind nothing but a lovely vanilla and strawberry aroma.
Alternatively, spray onto Kynder’s Base Towel With Benefits and wipe the brushes. This towel can also be used to remove makeup from your face too.
Real Techniques Makeup Tool Gift Sets
Focusing on high quality rather than luxury, Real Techniques’ makeup tools make applying makeup so much easier and with a seamless finish.
To make things easier, Real Techniques have brought some of their best products together in these special gift sets.
Real Techniques Glowstorm Mini Brush & Sponge Set – $25.99
The fine yet dense bristles of the small but effective 200 Mini Expert Brush apply and blend foundation, blush and bronzer effortlessly – and its size makes it a perfect fit too – while the Miracle Complexion Sponge smooths liquid, cream and powder products perfectly.
Real Techniques Starlit Gaze Eye & Lash Set – $32.99
This kit quartet is the dream team for your eyes. The 600 Wide Angled Brow Liner brush and 601 Spoolie control, sculpt and shape your brows while the 308 Shadow Brush sweeps and blends eye shadow to the perfect depth. The easy-to-use Mini Eyelash Curler gently curls and defines your lashes for a natural lift.
