Sally Foran: Here are the last-minute beauty gifts I'd buy from the supermarkets

Our beauty editor rounds up her top gifts from Aldi, Tesco, Dunnes Stores and some other high street favourites if you have left your shopping till the final hour

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 - 10:00

Sally Foran

The Gillette Labs Razor with Magnetic Stand

The perfect last minute gift for the man in your life. Designed to elevate every shave, it features a built in exfoliating bar that prepares the skin for a smooth, effortless glide, ensuring a close, comfortable shave in just one stroke.

A sleek magnetic stand keeps the razor dry, hygienic, and protected, extending the life of the blades.

Ideal for both first time shavers and grooming pros, this high quality gift will be appreciated beyond the festive season.

The Gillette Labs Razor with Magnetic Stand

€32.15 or €16 with Clubcard, Tesco

The Cocoa Brown Cracker

Tan is a festive beauty essential, and this cracker is the ultimate treat for any tan enthusiast. Inside this fun Christmas cracker, you’ll find the iconic 1 Hour Tan Mousse and a deluxe tanning mitt, allowing for a flawless, streak-free golden glow in just one hour. Ideal for achieving a party-ready, radiant look quickly and effortlessly, this set combines convenience with luxury. Cruelty-free and vegan-friendly, it's the perfect stocking filler. Or, if you have one of those €10 off €50 vouchers for Dunnes, maybe get it for yourself for free!

€10, Dunnes

No7 Pro Artist Ultimate Glamour Beauty Vault

One of Boots' Star Gifts this year, this limited-edition collection is priced at €49.50 but worth €120. Designed to elevate your makeup routine, I am delighted to see it contains No 7's much-loved cream bronzer, often compared to Chanels.

The set also includes multiple lip shines, a lip oil, matte lipstick, two liquid blushes, a highlighter and bronzer duo, two on-the-go eye palettes, an eyeliner, and a precision lip liner. Beautifully curated and incredible value, this vault offers everything needed for glamorous, polished looks. One to keep an eye out for in the Stephen's Day sales too..

No7 Pro Artist Ultimate Glamour Beauty Vault

€49.50, Boots

Lacura Satin Gift Set

I've been raving about the benefits of sleeping on satin for almost 10 years. It helps minimise frizz, protect delicate hair and maintain skin hydration. This set will elevate anyone’s nighttime routine with soft, luxurious essentials designed to reduce friction on skin and hair.

Available in white or grey, each set includes a curated satin item combination such as a pillowcase with hair wrap and band, a pillowcase with scrunchie, or a pillowcase paired with a soothing eye mask. Beautifully packaged and exceptional value, it's the perfect stocking filler.

€5.99, Aldi

Spotlight Oral Care Little Luxe Whitening Gift Set

Who wouldn't like whiter teeth for Christmas? This is the ultimate set to whiten your teeth at home, featuring four whitening heroes; ultra whitening teeth strips, ultra whitening professional toothpaste, teeth whitening powder, and a full-size teeth whitening pen, all housed in a chic quilted silver beauty bag. The brand, founded by Galway dentists, utilisies clinically proven and safe ingredients Diamond Powder, PAP, and Hydrogen Peroxide, which ensure a brighter smile in seven days.

€39, pharmacies nationwide

Real Techniques Twilight Tinsel Brush & Sponge Set

These brushes offer excellent quality and durability. I've quite a few in my collection, some over 10 years old and still going strong! This festive collection includes seven curated brushes and a versatile Miracle Complexion Sponge, allowing you to create flawless base, cheek, and eye looks.

You also get a large bronzing brush, a shading brush for effortless eye looks, a setting brush for precise powder placement, the brand's hero 200 expert face brush for blending foundation, and an angled liner brush for defined detail.

Real Techniques Twilight Tinsel Brush & Sponge Set

€21, pharmacies nationwide

Nuxe The Prodigieux Collection Gift Set

Another gorgeous set to indulge the senses, this one enables the recipient to indulge in the sensoriality of the Prodigieuse range and its iconic solar scent through four luxurious essentials: Huile Prodigieuse, Prodigieux Le Parfum, Prodigieux Shower Oil, and a Prodigieux candle. Infused with a blend of botanical oils — tsubaki, argan, macadamia, borage, camellia, hazelnut, and sweet almond — it softens and smooths skin while surrounding you with notes of orange blossom, magnolia, and vanilla. Presented in a 100% cardboard, plastic-free box, this beautifully curated gift is also a great sustainable gift option.