These are the beauty Easter eggs to gift from lookfantastic, L’Occitane and more
Full of skincare, make-up and haircare treats, they’re the perfect alternative (or complement) to chocolate
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Your support makes all the difference.Don’t get us wrong, when Easter Sunday arrives on 4 April, we’ll be sitting on the sofa scoffing down novelty chocolate all day. But this year we’ll also be unwrapping an egg of a different kind.
Much like beauty Christmas crackers and advent calendars, beauty Easter eggs have become popular, filled with minis or full-size skincare and make-up products to enjoy. They’re the perfect gift for someone special, or youself, who’s not that fussed on chocolate.
Filled with goodies, from cult favourites in the beauty sphere to new finds from smaller, independent brands, it’s the perfect way to top-up your routine and try products you may be new to.
Read more: Novelty chocolate Easter eggs, from Percy the Pig to Oreo
For the fifth year in a row, beauty retailer lookfantastic has launched a beauty egg packed with high-end luxury brands such as Elemis and Eve Lom. The contents are worth £230, but it can all be yours for just £65.
We've got all the details on what’s inside, when it launches and how to get your hands on it. But that’s not all.
It’s not the only beauty Easter egg available this year, with other cosmetics brands getting in on the action. So we’ve rounded up all the others available to shop now as well.
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Lookfantastic beauty egg: £65, Lookfantastic.com
This pink egg with gold detailing houses a selection of beauty treats we can’t wait to get our hands on. Launching on 8 March, it contains a 100ml Eve Lom gel balm cleanser, 200ml Colourwow kale infused dream cocktail, 15ml Elemis pro-collagen marine oil, Diego Dalla Palmer the lipstick in shade 46 and a 20ml Kérastase resistance ciment thermique hair treatment.
Whether it’s improving the health of your tresses, trying a new lipstick or keeping your skin in tip-top condition, this egg is a treasure trove of both full-size and miniature beauty gems to get stuck into.
Not only that, if you’re a lookfantastic beauty box subscriber (£15 a month, Lookfantastic.com) you’ll get £10 off the beauty egg and new subscribers can also enjoy the same discount. For £55, it’s a real steal.
Glossybox beauty Easter egg: £20, Glossybox.co.uk
In 2020, beauty subscription service Glossybox launched a beauty Easter egg and within minutes it had sold out – so keep your eyes peeled for the speckled 2021 design that launches at 9am on 26 March.
Costing just £20 for Glossybox subscribers (from £11.75, Glossybox.co.uk), but with 10 products worth more than £80, it’s a bargain hunters dream. In it, you’ll find an Oh K! chok chok illuminating serum, a Hawaiian tropic pink body mist, a St Tropez express bronzing mousse with an applicator mitt, a Carmex intensely hydrating lip balm, a travel-size Nars laguna bronzing powder, a Christophe Robin hair scrub, a Wander Beauty mini scenic route hair treatment, a Laura Mercier rouge essentiel ultime lipstick and a travel-size Juliette has a Gun musc invisible eau de parfum.
Spoilt for choice, it’s a bargain you won’t want to miss out on, so set your alarm now. And don’t worry if you’re not subscribed to Glossybox, as you will still be able to buy the box for £25 from 12pm on 26 March.
L’Occitane verbena beauty Easter egg: £16, Loccitane.com
On a slightly smaller scale is L’Occitane’s offering, with the french skincare brand offering two different beauty eggs to choose from.
This one has hero products from the popular, lemon-scented verbena range. There is a 70ml shower gel, a 30ml body lotion and a 10ml hand cream inside, sweetly packaged in a fun, egg-shaped tin that you can use for storage too.
We’re big fans of L’Occitane’s gift sets here at IndyBest – the brand’s clean and nourish hands duo was featured in our guide to the best gifts for teachers.
L’Occitane cherry blossom beauty Easter egg: £16, Loccitane.com
The second beauty egg from L’Occitane is this fresh for springtime cherry blossom-scented set. Also containing a 75ml shower gel, 35ml body lotion and 10ml hand cream, it looks pretty in pink.
If you have any travel plans in the diary, lockdown restrictions allowing, it’ll come in handy as it’s all the body care essentials you need in suitcase-friendly sizes.
Lush golden egg lift: £36, Lush.com
For a luxurious lift to your bath and shower time, Lush’s Easter egg is overflowing with products to leave skin soft and you feeling relaxed.
All scented with sweet chocolate or fresh florals it’s, dare we say it, better than any chocolate egg. There’s an essential oil bath bomb, lavish bath melt, soothing shower gel, bubble blower and skin-softening body butter.
As with anything from Lush, it’s eco-friendly credentials are just as important as the products themselves. It comes in a recycled box, wrapped in ribbon made from recycled plastic bottles and is packed with biodegradable eco pops to keep it safe during transport.
Bubble and Blossom Easter egg bath bomb set of 3: £5.50, Bubbleandblossom.com
Speaking of baths, this trio of Easter egg bath bombs is the perfect accompaniment in the tub.
Shaped like the chocolate treats, they’ll add a colourful burst to your bathtime, an instant upgrade and perfect for a Stacey Solomon-inspired Instagram post.
It’ll also make a lovely, affordable gift for someone else if you’re not lucky enough to own a bath.
For more on Easter eggs, read our guide to best novelty chocolate treats for 2021