Shop the holiday pop-up boutique + tips for beauty gift buying

Since we can't actually go out and buy or make you all gifts for the festive season, Beauty Woo Me have created a series of guides and editorial to make your holiday season easier.

Starting tomorrow, read our daily beauty Advent Calendar for gift ideas. Browse the holiday pop-up boutique and shop throughout the entire month. And below find our quick and dirty guide to buying beauty gifts. Some say it's a no-no, but that's just because people do it the wrong way. Follow some simple guidelines, and just say no to that cello-wrapped Brit Brit perfume set.

HOW TO SHOP THE HOLIDAY POP-UP BOUTIQUE | We've compiled an edit of the best beauty (with a few cheeky non-beauty exceptions) gifts out there, full stop. Why? To save you time by presenting you a collection of the things worth buying. Some are expensive, some not. Some are for him, some for her. Some for under the tree/menorah, some for the stocking. Each image clicks through to an e-commerce site. And we make no money off of your purchases... we've done this as our gift to you this holiday season! Without any more nattering on, here's how to shop and gift beauty the correct way:

HOW TO GIVE BEAUTY GIFTS WITHOUT GETTING A GRIMACE AS A THANK YOU

1 | GIVE GIFTS THAT ARE BETTER THAN THE BUMPF IN A HOTEL LOO

By this I mean (with very few exceptions) do not gift 'travel size' (meaning, really, single use) product sets as gifts. I've added a few to the pop-up boutique because people seem to like them but, in all honesty, they just feel cheap and there are SO many wonderful gifts you can find for a similar price that feel quality.

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New and noteworthy: CR by Coco Ribbon

Luxury lifestyle brand Coco Ribbon, present their new beauty line The ethereally girlie Coco Ribbon has, after years of sourcing the lovliest stuff around, finally taken the leap into producing their own products in the new CR by Coco Ribbon range. Its oils, lotions and creams all come in signature Coco Ribbon packaging with names that suggest the delicate nature of (we hope) both the fragrance and the products themselves. Products include the Angel Skin bath oil, Dream body cream and Little Miracle balm for the lips after two years of formulation in France.

Where can you buy it? Selfridges Living Beauty and, of course, Coco Ribbon stores. We have yet to do a test running (still working on the Rodial facial) but as soon as we have a chance to get all oiled up we'll report our findings.