Five Indulgent Grooming Products To Gift Yourself This Christmas.

Along with “big moods”, clapbacks and wokeness, self-care has been one of 2018’s stand-out lexicographical hits. In fact, at the time of writing, a Google search now yields 1,700,000,000 Google results – and counting. While strictly speaking a term used to refer to the practice of tending to one’s own health, both mental and physical, the beauty of self-care is its seemingly limitless applications. An extra hour in bed? Self-care. A weekly face mask? Self-care. Buying gifts for yourself as well as others this Christmas? A very necessary act of – you guessed it – self-care.

Without further ado then, we present the grooming gifts to give yourself this holiday season. From invigorating fragrances to the world’s most famous moisturiser, consider this your self-care shopping list. You know, because you’re worth it.

Whether bought as a gift for someone else or just for yourself, a set of scents opens you up to a world of olfactory discovery – not to mention a way of trialling fragrances beyond a quick spritz-and-sniff of their top notes. Byredo’s offering – which collects the brand’s celebrated scents Mojave Ghost, Super Cedar and Black Saffron – covers all bases. And if one garners more compliments than the rest, well, you’ll know what to get yourself next Christmas, too.

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Take it from us: the only way you’ll get a razor you actually want for Christmas is if you buy it yourself. Otherwise, brace yourself for another year of nicks and scratches at the hands of the latest model from a brand that rates smoke-and-mirrors marketing above solid manufacturing. Our pick for a perfectly smooth shave? This finely crafted modern razor from Marram Co – a Dublin-based company that prides itself on peerless craftsmanship. Ergonomic in design, it’s perfectly weighted so that it glides, rather than having to be pulled across skin. Plus, it’s compatible with Gillette Fusion blades, so no more getting caught in a pinch.

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A skincare hit since the 1960s, Crème de la Mer is one of the world’s most celebrated moisturisers, counting Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle co-stars Messrs Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart among its celebrity devotees. Prized for its luxurious richness, this skin-soothing elixir is fortified with La Mer’s proprietary Miracle Broth, a nourishing combination of sea kelp, oils, vitamins and minerals that penetrates deep into the skin to leave it looking brighter, smoother and more radiant. Your average stocking filler this is not, but if ever there was an occasion to indulge in a moisturiser that costs as much as a pair of monk straps, surely it’s Christmas?

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The sort of thing you buy for someone else and then – come to to think of it – realise you desperately need yourself, Czech & Speake’s manicure set comprises all the tools you need to keep your digits dapper. Meticulously crafted in Germany, this durable kit includes gilded scissors, clippers, files and other handy instruments that promise to make DIY mani-pedis a doddle. Plus, it’s all neatly contained in a luxurious leather travel case. New year, new you?

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From British design maestro Mr Tom Dixon, we present the gift that keeps on giving. Not only is this a candle – poured from soy-blend wax and scented with a lightly sweet, yet woodily seductive mix of fig, bergamot and sandalwood – but it’s also an objet d’art worth keeping. Once the candle has completely burnt down, the marble holder serves as a charming gift in its own right. Hand-turned in India, its beautifully textured pattern will see it take on a new life as a fetching paperweight, stationery or tealight holder. Which, we think it’s fair to say, is nothing short of a Christmas miracle.

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