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16 best beauty stocking fillers for under £15: Treats you’ll want to keep for yourself

From crackers full of goodies to full-sized products we know and love, here’s our top pick

Rachel Fiddes
Monday 07 December 2020 13:08 GMT
As well as make-up and candles, we found some lovely hand wash and soaps, because you can never have enough during a pandemic
As well as make-up and candles, we found some lovely hand wash and soaps, because you can never have enough during a pandemic (The Independent/ iStock)

Whether you’re looking for a Secret Santa gift or an inexpensive stocking filler, these gorgeous little luxuries will tick all the boxes. 

We’ve trawled the under £15 beauty market, seeking the very best and most beautiful Christmas treats 2020 has to offer, so you don’t have to do any of the hard work. 

We tested over 60 products, looking for gorgeous gifts that deliver the most bang for your buck and where possible, were eco-friendly too. 

For 2020 we wanted beauty treats that were calming, inspiring, fun, glamorous and of course easy on your purse.

Read on for our top pick of the best beauty stocking fillers under £15. You can thank us later.

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Andrea Garland oops a daisy skiing flapper lip balm

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These beautiful, Art Deco inspired, silver glitter mirrored compacts contain the most heavenly moisturising lip balm. Handmade and hand poured, you can choose between beeswax, or vegan candelilla wax, and between clear, pink or red tint. The brand also packs in protecting organic shea butter, softening coconut oil, hydrating meadow foam seed oil and a zesty kick of lime and grapefruit.  And the very best part, they’re refillable. Just return it to Andrea Garland and, for a fraction of the price, the brand will send you a brand new balm. You can also request gift wrapping too.

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Victoria Green Mia small make-up bag

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Not many make-up bag brands are lucky enough to have the attention to detail that Victoria Green puts into her designs and even this simple little bag is special. It’s a freestanding shape with good capacity for everyday make-up, but easily slots into a handbag. Great quality vegan leather, waterproof, leak-proof and lined, this beautiful jade and gold design comes in several other shapes and sizes too.

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No7 Dorothy yellow brick road palette

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Inspired by Dorothy’s adventures in The Wizard of Oz , the No7 Christmas make-up collection is all sparkly red lips and glittering gold skin. This palette is a real treat of a gift for under £15 – a very substantial four pan palette, each one large enough to swirl a very good size blusher or bronzer brush around with ease. The four shades are absolutely stunning; a shimmering soft delicate white gold to highlight tops of cheekbones, a pop of rose gold to lift tired winter complexions, and two golden bronze shades, (one light one deeper) for contouring and adding some warmth to the skin.

  1.  £14 from Boots
Prices may vary
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The verdict: Beauty stocking fillers under £15

For its eco credentials and delightful packaging, our best buy goes Andrea Garland’s “oops a daisy” skiing flapper lip balm. If you’re looking for other sustainable buys, plump for UpCircle or Neal’s Yard Remedies. For some much-needed tranquility and serenity, try Simply Sona, and for a dose of pick-me-up fun and glamour, Makeup Revolution will hit the spot.

For more gifting inspo, read our review of the best beauty gift sets of 2020

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