Is it too early to be thinking about Christmas?
No.
Next question.
Maybe the pumpkins have only just been packed away. Maybe Mariah Carey has barely begun defrosting. Maybe you haven’t even located the Christmas decorations you swore you put somewhere sensible last January.
None of this matters.
Because there is a very particular kind of smug satisfaction that comes from getting the Christmas shopping sorted before December arrives and everybody collectively loses their minds.
Stocking fillers are where the real fun begins.
Tiny presents. Little surprises. The things you absolutely did not need but are extremely happy to find nestled between a satsuma and a suspicious amount of chocolate on Christmas morning.
So, whether you’re shopping for your makeup-obsessed best friend, your sibling, your Secret Santa or simply adding a few things to your own stocking because apparently Santa has become unreliable, we’ve picked out some of our favourite Glisten Cosmetics stocking fillers.
Liner Brushes - from around £6-£8
Starting with possibly the easiest stocking filler of them all: liner brushes.
They’re tiny. They’re useful. They fit perfectly inside a stocking. Frankly, Father Christmas could not have designed them better himself.
Our liner brushes range from around £6–£8, making them a brilliant little gift for anyone who loves graphic liner, intricate makeup looks or has recently declared that this will be the year they finally learn how to do a proper wing.
From super-fine detailing to longer liner brushes made for sweeping shapes and sharp lines, there’s something for every level of makeup obsession.
Peony Blooming Blush - £4
Four pounds.
We repeat: four pounds.
Our Peony Blooming Blush is one of those stocking fillers that makes you look far more generous than your bank account knows you were.
A lovely little flush of colour for the cheeks, it’s an easy addition to anybody’s makeup bag and exactly the sort of product that disappears suspiciously quickly once people realise how good the price is.
And Peony is currently our last Blooming Blush shade standing, so if you’ve been eyeing it up, consider this your festive warning.
Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Think of it as the beauty equivalent of spotting the last good box of chocolates on Christmas Eve.
Speckled Pens - £8
For the friend who has spent the entirety of autumn perfecting their faux freckles: meet their stocking filler.
Our Speckled Pens are only £8, and they’re one of those wonderfully fun little products that can completely change a makeup look in seconds.
Dot, speckle and scatter them over the nose and cheeks for soft faux freckles, whether you like yours delicate and barely there or prefer the full I spent my childhood running barefoot through fields despite growing up in Croydon effect.
They’re quick, cute and small enough to disappear beautifully into a Christmas stocking.
Spectra Pencils - £7
Black eyeliner has had a very successful career.
We respect her.
But sometimes we would like purple.
Or pink.
Or blue.
Or whatever other colour makes getting ready on a miserable January morning feel marginally less bleak.
Our Spectra Pencils are only £7, making them a perfect little stocking filler for anyone who loves experimenting with colourful eye makeup.
Swipe one through the waterline, smudge it around the lashes, create a colourful wing or use it to add a tiny pop of colour to an otherwise simple look.
A small present with endless possibilities
Juicy Tints - £9.50
If there is one product we would happily find inside our stocking every single year, it’s a Juicy Tint.
They are a STAPLE.
A ride-or-die.
A where have you been all my life? sort of lip product.
And at only £9.50, they sit beautifully in that stocking-filler sweet spot: affordable, useful and exciting enough that you’ll probably end up buying one for yourself while you’re there.
Juicy Tints give the lips that gorgeous wash of colour that feels effortless rather than overly done — ideal for anyone who likes their lip products a little softer, juicier and easier to throw on without locating a mirror first.
Glis Gloss - £8.50
Naturally, where there is a Juicy Tint, there should probably be a Glis Gloss somewhere nearby.
For £8.50, these little glosses make another brilliant Christmas stocking filler — and an especially good pairing if you want to turn your Juicy Tint into a tiny two-piece lip gift.
Tint underneath.
Gloss over the top.
Shiny, juicy, festive perfection.
Glis Gloss is also ideal for that friend who somehow owns fourteen lip glosses and yet will still react to a fifteenth as though you have bestowed upon them a priceless family heirloom.
We understand her. We are her.
A good lip gloss is not clutter.
It is infrastructure.
Spectra Stamp Pens - £12
And finally, for anybody whose makeup philosophy is essentially could this have a tiny heart on it?, allow us to introduce the Spectra Stamp Pens.
Available in heart and star designs, our stamp pens let you add the cutest little details to your makeup without requiring the steady hands of a Renaissance painter.
Pick their favourite colour, choose your stamp and suddenly you’ve got a £12 stocking filler that is approximately 400% more entertaining than anything they were expecting.
Tiny hearts beneath the eyes.
Stars across the cheeks.
Matching festival makeup.
A completely unnecessary star stamped onto your face before going to Tesco because you’ve just received it on Christmas morning and obviously need to test it immediately.
The possibilities are endless.
There’s a lot of pressure around Christmas presents.
They should be thoughtful but not too expensive. Personal but not terrifyingly personal. Useful but not boring. Cute but preferably not something destined for a drawer by Boxing Day.
Which is precisely why makeup makes such a good stocking filler.
A £4 blush, an £8 Speckle Pen, a colourful pencil tucked between the chocolates; little things that give somebody something new to play with long after the Christmas leftovers have disappeared.
And with all of these Glisten favourites coming in at £12 or under, you can build a stocking full of colour without accidentally spending your entire Christmas budget before December has even begun.
Although, technically, if you do start shopping this early, you can simply call it being organised.
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By Ellie Black
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