My aunt has requested “a nice face cream or something” for Christmas, so I thought it might be good to gift her a few products as a routine - maybe a cleanser, serum, and cream? Or a day/night set? Open to suggestions.
She’s mostly been going with store brand options until now but wants to up the game a bit. She knows I’m quite into skincare, which is true, but I’m totally out of my depth with any skin type other than mine (I struggle with hormonal acne and severe dryness so not very confident shopping for her).
Criteria:
-around £80 all in, got some wiggle room,
-something that feels a bit “special” but not so fancy that she wouldn’t go back and buy it for herself,
-no specific skin concerns, sensitivities, or allergies, but probably a bit more dry if anything,
-not too heavy on anti-ageing branding… a lot of the “mature skin” products I’ve looked at so far seem to really target wrinkles etc. but she hasn’t actually asked for this. She just wants something moisturising and nourishing,
-wears moderate make-up daily,
-quite an active/sporty/outdoorsy lifestyle but definitely not the “rugged” type either. So something more elevated than NIVEA blue tin, but not as frivolous as La Prairie (not that it’s in the budget anyway, lol). I liked some of the Caudalie sets and I know this is what my mum uses, but they are so heavy on aforementioned anti-ageing branding.
Open both to gift sets (especially if they come with a wash bag!) and mixing and matching different products, or any other ideas.
Are the Nuxe ranges for this skin type any good?
Thank you!