How should a Christmas grooming gift set guide be done? Frankly, our method hasn’t changed in the years we’ve done it. It should feature the most value-saving ones (trust us, we’ve skimmed through over a 100), be a curation of items that feature both full and travel-sized products and lastly, in a true Men’s Folio fashion, be alphabetised so that you can find your giftee’s or your favourite brand.
Pictured Above: The Lush Wow Gift Set contains 34 products (that’s one for every day in December that figuratively spills into January) ranging from bath bombs to bubble bars. And when you’re done with it, the entire box is recyclable.
Housed in a recycled paper pulp case, the Aesop Congruous Gift Set is a set of four staples from the Australian brand.
Flex on your family and friends during your upcoming cold-weather vacation with the
Curated based on what the locals love, designed by Philip Lim of 3.1 Phillip Lim, and strenghtening upon first use: this is the Aveda x 3.1 Phillip Lim Botanical Repair & Strengthening Trio Collection.
In cold weather, the two heavily hydrating products from the Bobbi Brown Indulgence Skincare Set soothes and back in our country, it makes wonderfully moisturising masks.
The Byredo Bal D’Afriqe Holiday Set is simple: package one of the most beautiful fragrance from the House in an equally beautiful box.
For skincare first-timers, the Caudalie My First Hydrating Essentials is easy to get on board. For serious junkies, consider it a timely refill.
With the Charlotte Tilbury
You might already have tried the Cle de Peau La Crème but won’t using a limited edition version feel even better?
One of the Christmas grooming gifts sets that really go the extra mile: Cosme Decorte’s Lift Dimension Holiday Set has five full-sized products.
Diptyque’s Advent Calendar stretches up to 25 days, is glow in the dark, and can be purchased at the brand’s new Raffles City store.
Dr Dennis Gross’s Plump It Up Kit is one of the Christmas grooming gift sets we’d call a facial treatment in a box so expect instant results.
Dr. Jart’s Cicapair Calm & Soothe Set encourages sharing to make one less of a grinch this Christmas.
The numerical value in the Drunk Elephant The Littles™ 6.0 is a reference to the number of products you’ll get to create a fully fledged out A.M & P.M skincare routine.
The Eve Lom Radiance Renewal Ritual Set is one of the Christmas grooming gift sets that perform as well as it looks. It also comes with the brand’s latest Radiance Repair Retinol Serum.
Fenty’s Glow Around Set takes its name quite seriously: a set of four travel-sized products including a handy towel to wipe one’s makeup off.
The genius of the Fresh Day & Night Hydration Set is that either of its two products can be used interchangeably depending on one’s skin condition.
Glow Recipe’s Hey You, You’re Glowing set = the exact compliments you’re going to receive thanks to its brightening properties.
The IGK Warning: Big Waves Set is everything one needs to look like he stepped out of 90210 or if you’re a Gen Z, Euphoria we guess.
Not pictured here: a free 10ml Hyarum Skin Booster with every purchase of the ILLUMIASKIN Eat, Sleep, Glow, Repeat ALL-1N-ONE Serum Trio.
The Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Set keeps the sexy times going starting from one’s shower to the time he puts his clothes on…or not.
One of the most useful Christmas grooming gift sets is Jo Malone’s Mr Malone Set which keeps one well-scented from Singapore to Sweden.
The Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette Intense set is packaged in a Kokeshi design, comes with two shower gels, and is basically, the cutest set in the bunch.
If you’re lucky, expect a full-sized classic product from Kiehl’s Limited Edition Holiday Advent Calendar or if you’re down on it, all 23 products are still incredibly useful.
Once again, the Le Labo Discovery Set is an example of how wonderful these Christmas grooming gift sets are: a surprise for first-timers and a refill for long-time fans that won’t break the bank.
The MAC Cosmetics Self-Care Skincare Duo contains two essentials for the smoothest application of makeup: a Studio Fix primer to mattify and Fix+ to set.
The Maison Francis Kurkdjian 1, 2, 3, Noël Scented Candles Set has three photorealistic scents: pine, candy apple and of course, apple pie.
Made for the most fitful sleep you’ll ever have, the Neal’s Yard Dreamy Nights Sleep Duo contains two products: a roll-on to relax and a pillow mist to really knock you out.
The Oribe Gold Lust Collection does everything from repairing the damage that comes with heat to using the wrong shampoo and even the extreme negligence we treat our hair with.
The Origins Fantastic Favorites Gift Set is exactly what its name says: a set of customer favourites and yours to be if you’re planning to start a complete skincare routine.
Paco Rabanne’s Phantom Eau de Toilette contains a handy pen spray if one has no space for the twee little robot.
The Papilla Haircare Scalp Care Vault is a trip to the trichologist in a box; a bio-enzyme mask as a pre-cleanse to a salmon stem cell home kit to reactive the hair follicles.
The Penhaligons The Showmen Set has five gentlemanly fragrances from the green-like Endymion to the gin & tonic like Juniper Sling.
Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Skincare Kit also contains a cream base to allow the Tri-Light to glide effortlessly across the skin and two ampoules to boost its power.
The Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum Holiday Set also contains a miniature version of the serum for travels. Its full-sized version makes for wonderful table decor too.
Consider the Supergoop! SPF Yeah! Set a complete suncare wardrobe; one of the handiest Christmas grooming gift sets from one to use from the forehead down to the body.
With the Tatcha Japanese Ritual For Radiant Skin Set, four simple sets to mochi-like skin.
25 head-to-toe treats, a cute af diorama to bring Christmas cheer and the supporting of global partners in Ghana; all achievable with the purchase of The Body Shop’s Box of Wonders Advent Calendar.
Five mini vials from the thisworks Deep Sleep Pillow Spray Set means that one can place it into every bag; including his work one if mid-day naps are permissible.
10 distinct fragrances from the Tom Ford Private Blend Eau de Parfum Sampler Coffret means that one can mix and match them according to his mood or gift them out as serious stocking stuffers.
Two of the most wanted sunscreens from the Austrailian brand are handily available with the Ultra Violette Crowd-Pleasers Please Set.
Four products from the Yves Rocher Milky Almonds 4-Product Kit to make one’s skin equally milky.
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