Christmas has arrived at MECCA!

The festive season is upon us and Mecca Maxima have released the most amazing gift sets this year! Do not fear, sometimes buying for friends and family can be impossible, Mecca Maxima has something for everyone in their gifting range. Maybe your bestie is a diehard beauty junkie, your Mum might love a bit of skincare and your Grandma needs a nice new candle, or you want to treat your man to some grooming products, you can complete your Christmas shop at Mecca!

Below I've listed a few of the gifting options available at Mecca

Gift Ideas

This Works Sleep Tight set $26 - This cute Sleep-inducing mini set includes Sleep Plus Pillow Spray (5ml), Deep Sleep Pillow Spray (5ml) and Stress Check Breath-In (5ml) all inside a Christmas ornament packaging you can hang on your tree!

This gift would be perfect for anyone you know that has problems with stress and sleeping patterns. Parents, Grandparents, Partners, Friends, anyone!

SHOP HERE

This Works have a few other gift sets to choose from, depending on your budget. Ranging from $20 - $55 NZD

Mario Badescu Essentials set $59 - Treat your skin to some of Mario Badescus best products with this collection of iconic skincare staples, including Drying Lotion (30ml), Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater (118ml), Silver Powder (15g), Flower and Tonic Mask (15g) and Enzyme Cleansing Gel (118ml)

This would be a great gift for your bestie, Mum or even your partner! Or for yourself, if you've never tried Mario Badescu products before this is the perfect introduction to the brand!

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Mario Badescu have a great range of gift sets - Face and Body set, Anti Aging set, Mens Grooming kit, Acne Starter kit and others.
Priced from $45 - $62 NZD

Too Faced Beauty Cracker $38 - Break open this cute Christmas cracker full of Too Faced minis! Including a Melted Fig Lipstick, Better Than Sex Mascara, Shadow Insurance and an adorable heart shaped pin

This cute gift would be perfect for your bestie or your younger family members (siblings, cousins, nieces etc)

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Too Faced always have the cutest Holiday sets and Christmas ornaments available. This year they range from as low as $20 up to $78 or $100 for the Teddy Bear brush set

NARS Love Triangle $38 - This made-for-each-other duo includes two NARS iconic minis, a lipstick and blush, paired to create the perfect look.

Colour Combos - Dolce Vita Blush & Audrey Lipstick (pictured) Orgasm Blush & Orgasm Lipstick, Deep Throat Blush & Barbara Lipstick, Hot Sand Blush & Rita Lipstick, Impassioned Blush & Anna Lipstick

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NARS x Man Ray Blush $47 - Get your hands on this Limited Edition collaboration with Man Ray! Two different blush shades to add the perfect pop of colour to your makeup look - "Fetishized" (pictured) a bright pink grapefruit and "Intensely" a bright tangerine.

These would both be nice luxury gifts for your Mum or Best Friend!

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NARS have the most amazing, luxury sets available. They range from $38 to as high as $255 for the limited edition Audacious Lipstick set

Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliners $36 -  Add sparkle to any eye look! Urban Decay have a range of glitter eyeliners to choose from and they're releasing 6 awesome new shades

- "Catcall" Pink glitter, "Pyro" Iridescent and silver glitter, "Gamma Ray" Bright blue and silver glitter (pictured), "Grind" Light pink iridescent glitter, "Stix and Bones" Iridescent maroon glitter and "Punk Rock" Iridescent brown glitter (pictured)

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Urban Decay have a bunch of other gifting options like mini sets and duos of their most popular products like the All Nighter Setting Spray. Ranging from $34 all the way to $328 for the Naked palette foursome 

Gamma Ray and Punk Rock

Mecca Maxima have soo many different brands that all have amazing gift sets available in store and online, so you don't even have to leave your house to Christmas shop, you can get everything you need from the comfort of your living room and all at Mecca Maxima!

Check out these brands too - Stila Cosmetics, bareMinerals, Origins, Frank Body, Mecca Maxima, Mecca Cosmetica, Hourglass, Soap and Glory, GlamGlow, Diptyque, By Terry, Kevin Aucoin and so many others!

Keep an eye out for my full Holiday Gift Guide coming soon!

- Lucy Maria xx

Sukin Skincare 3 Step Face Kit

SUKIN - LOVE YOUR SKIN

The Sukin 3 Step Face Kit includes a Foaming Facial Cleanser, Hydrating Mist Toner and Facial Moisturiser, all paraben free, vegan and cruelty free plus full of delicious natural ingredients while also being super affordable! What more could we ask for?

They're also a very decent size in this gift set, all 125ml but also they're all available individually at Farmers for $14.99 NZD each SHOP HERE


Foaming Facial Cleanser -

Chamomile, Aloe Vera, Witch Hazel and Green Tea with Macadamia and Evening Primrose oils to purify and balance your skin. Suitable for all Skin types.

I know personally how well witch hazel works on healing your skin, my Mum would always put witch hazel on a new bruise when I was younger and it would be less painful and make the healing process much faster, so that will be amazing for new blemishes or ones hiding under the skin. As for Aloe Vera and Green Tea, we all know the soothing benefits those two have, and amazing oils to balance the skin and keep the hydration.

Other ingredients like Tangerine peel oil, Mandarin Orange peel oil and Lavender oil give this cleanser the most delicious citrus scent, not overwhelming. Gentle enough to use twice daily, I wash my face once in the morning and twice with it in the evening if I've got makeup on to remove every speck of foundation and dirt.

Hydrating Mist Toner -

This Alcohol Free hydrating mist combines Chamomile with Rosewater to sooth and tone skin. Suitable for all Skin types. I have been loving this spray for after I've washed my face with the cleanser or when I go out for a walk and come home red faced, I spritz some on my face to hydrate and cool down red, flushed skin. It's instantly refreshing and helps creams and oils penetrate into the skin.

Facial Moisturiser -

Aloe Vera, Horsetail, Nettle and Burdock to soothe and skin-healing Rose hip, Wheat Germ, Jojoba and Avocado oils to promote healthy skin renewal. Suitable for all Skin types. "Fast absorbing, deeply penetrating hydration that softens and soothes skin" This moisturiser smells incredible with cacao seed butter, mandarin and tangerine peel oils and lavender oil, it has a subtle scent of Chocolate orange and it's soo good! Plus, my Mum puts Burdock leaves in her homemade Comfrey cream for all of its healing and hydrating benefits on the skin. I love how lightweight this moisturiser is, it absorbs super quickly so by the time I'm putting makeup on, there is no residue on your skin and everything applies smoothly on top.

♥

Let's Talk Packaging -

Sukin uses all recyclable and grey water safe packaging. As well as PET plastic, with a plant-based raw material structure, PET plastic is 100% recyclable and BPA free! The plastic pumps Sukin uses are made of polypropylene (sustainable plastic) with metal springs that are completely recyclable and separated during the recycling wash process! Other Sukin products use Amber glass packaging which is also 100% recyclable, so there's no chance of harming the earth!

No Bad Stuff -
Sukin removes all the nasties we're used to finding in our skincare such as parabens, sulphates and mineral oils, also every thing is completely vegan and cruelty free so no animals were harmed in the making! You can see the list of harsh chemicals & everything else left out of Sukin products below.

I highly recommend this range and any other products from Sukin because of the affordability, ingredients and eco-friendly packaging!

- Lucy Maria xx