Christmas gifts - £50 and over

This is the first of my Christmas gift guides for 2012. Today's post is showing you my pick of gifts which are price £50 and above.

Debenhams

Illamasque Lipstick and Brush Set - £85

Philosophy The Care Package - £80

Estee Lauder Replenishing Comfort Set - £120

Clinique Great Skin Home and Away set - £69.50

Harvey Nichols

Strivectin Holiday Blockbuster Set - £85

Harvey Nichols Time to Relax Christmas Hamper - £150

House of Fraser

Decleor Anti-Ageing Giftset - £71.50

Decleor Excellence Set - £94.50

QVC

Elemis 5 Piece Majestic Beauty Collection - £59.12

Red Carpet Manicure Gel Nail Set with LED Lamp - £78.90

Liz Earle 11 Piece Top to Toe Botanical Beauty Collection - £50.64

Boots

Soap & Glory The Best of All - £60

So that's my pick of gifts which are priced from £50. Next week I am going to show my pick of gifts which are priced from £10 to £50.

Christmas gift ideas from QVC

The tv shopping channel QVC stocks some great beauty brands and often they're prices are much cheaper than the high street and on certain products the offer an 'Easy Pay' option where you pay for your purchase over 2, 3 or 4 months. And you get a 30 day money back guarantee so if you don't like a product just send it back for a refund (this is extended for christmas but can't remember when till).

I've looked on the website and chose some products which would make great prezzies this christmas.

Philosophy

Item number: 222108

Price: Currently £19.98 (should be £24)

Description: 1x creme brulee 3 in 1 shampoo, body wash & bubble bath (480ml) & 1x cinnamon hot dots 3 in 1 shampoo, body wash & bubble bath

Item number: 229506

Price: £24

Description: 1x homebaked apple pie 3 in 1 shampoo, body wash & bubble bath (480ml) & 1x sugary cinnamon icing 3 in 1 shampoo, body wash & bubble bath

Item number: 229016

Price: £37

Description: 1x hot salt scrub (652g), 1x shower gel (480ml) & 1x body soufflé (213g) all in Gingerbread Man fragrance

Liz Earle

Item number: 222805

Price: £35

Description: 2x 150ml bottles of cleanse and polish in limited edition christmas canisters

Leighton Denny

Item number: 221331 (item currently on wait list)

Price: £36

Description: 4x 12ml suede effect nail polishes in: graphite high (smokey grey), bronze ambition (bronze), my magenta (purplish red) and honey pot (gold).

Elemis

Item number: 216772

Price: £49

Description: 1x 400ml cleanser, 1x 400ml toner & 1x 15ml pro collagen marine cream. Available for the following skin types: sensitive, dry and normal/combination.

L'Occitane

Item number: 223695

Price: £20.25

Description: 3x 10g perfumes: 1x cherry blossom, 1x rose & 1x fleur cherie.

Have any of these caught your eye? Do you buy beauty products from QVC?

Liz Earle haircare

I have to admit Liz Earle is a brand that doesn’t shout out “Buy me! Buy me!” To me it seems like a brand for older, more mature women which of course is total nonsense.

A few years ago my mum wanted to try the infamous cleanse and polish so I bought her a set with cleanse and polish in and instant boost skin tonic. She wasn’t keen on the skin tonic, but she doesn’t like toners, so I got it and was quite impressed. She loved the cleanse and polish though.

Now Liz Earle are due to bring out haircare products. Retailing at £7.50 (I believe) they are reasonable priced and are due to launch in September.

(Image: elleuk.com)

I’m tempted to try them when they come out but to me the packaging lets the products down. Their skincare products look so sleek in their packaging but the haircare packaging looks cheap and wouldn’t stand out to me in a shop. Surely a bottle with a pump top would look more appealing

(Image: Google Images)

What do you think of the packaging? Will you be buying it when it comes out?