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Christmas Gift Guide

Check out the Secret Essence ultimate Christmas Gift Guide

Ho Ho Ho………Christmas is coming!!!!

Are you a “bring it on” person or a “ba humbug” person? Either way, its coming and our aim is to take the stress away when it comes to choosing your gifts. If you have not already guessed, we are totally a “Bring it on” kind of salon. We love the Christmas season and the buzz it brings. It’s always a joy to us and so we have curated a luxurious collection of Christmas gifts to suit all your needs this Christmas, from best friend, mum to Secret Santa, boyfriend or husband, we have gift ideas to suit all.

Our Secret Essence, Christmas Marvel Suite is now LIVE and you can view our full collection through our website. It’s fun, colourful, joyous and most importantly full to the brim with exclusive skincare offers that are limited edition for the season ahead.  We always recommend this time of year to stock up on your skincare products, you make great savings, with free gifts included too. As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm. Once our collection is gone, we cannot be sure of a re-stock. So, without further ado, we would like to introduce you to our Christmas Skincare Collections.

Let’s start with our ever popular IMAGE SKINCARE Christmas gift ideas. This collection has something for all skin types. We adore the packaging and design this year, it’s vibrant, fun loving, bright and colourful evoking great cheer and party vibes!!

Packed with our best sellers, our Hydrate collection is ideal for a drier/more mature or sensitive skin while our Brighten collection is ideal for a normal/combination/oily or even teen skin. Both sets include a FREE full size cleanser and a beautiful chic cosmetic bag.

If you are on a budget, our Indulge collection is the one for you. It makes the perfect Secret Santa gift or the ideal Teacher gift - Suitable for all skin types.


Without fail every year YONKA Paris Skincare deliver the luxurious goods. This year we have quite the collection with something for everyone including the Men in your lives, while once again offering great savings.

One of our favourites is the Body Detox Collection, a true luxurious gift and my “GO -TO” when I’m not so sure what my friends skin type is or for someone in need of a little TLC. This set contains Huile Detox Body Oil, Lait Hydratant Body Moisturiser and a beautiful Yonka soap. A body duo that is sure to give you silky soft skin during the winter months and with the beautiful rich scent of lavender will certainly give you sweet dreams.

Yonka BodyCare Gift contains a beautiful body oil and Body milk and a free Yonka Soap.  A luxurious gift for anyone who loves skincare. the perfect tret for someone who deserves a little TLC.

Yonka Body Detox Collection

Huile Detox Body Oil 100ml / Lait Hydratant Body Moisturiser 200ml / Yonka Soap

RRP €70.60 Save €17.85

The beautifully packaged Yonka Hydration Collection contains our absolute “Best Seller” at Secret Essence. The lusurious Hydra No. 1 Creme. A comforting cocoon for dehydrated, dry or sensitive skin. Day & Night The skin receives over 144% more hydration. Its long-lasting hydrating power is complemented by its rich oil-restoring, repairing, soothing and anti-aging ingredients which protect the skin against environmental factors, allowing it to restore its essential balance.

Yonka Hydration Collection Ideal for a dry,  dehydrated or sensitive skin.

Yonka Hydration Collection - *Best Seller*

Hydra No 1 Creme 50ml / Lotion Yonka Ps Travel Size/ Lait Nettoyant 30ml /Organic Cotton Cosmetic Pouch

RRP €65.00 - Save €18.20

Our Yonka For Men gift set contains a foaming gel cleanser and our very popular Lotion YK. Spraying the LOTION YK will immediately bring freshness without leaving any oily film on the face. Alcohol-free, it does not irritate the skin and will soothe razor burn not to mention boost your mood!

Yonka for Men Christmas Gift

Yonka For Men Collection

Men’s Foaming Gel Cleanser 100ml

Lotion Yk 150ml

RRP €55.60 - Saving €13.90


We also have a gorgeous range of gift options that make the perfect Christmas or even self care treats from Luxurious Slippers, wellbeing books, spacemasks to the beautiful Organic Essential Oil range - Kotanical.

We can create the ultimate Christmas Hamper for you and your loved ones. With your individual budget in mind, we can pick and choose items from our collection, then, package them in our luxurious Secret Essence gift boxes. A gift that is sure to create that “WoW” moment this Christmas.

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The Secret Essence Self Care Suite

Self-Care takes many forms but ultimately, it’s the process of looking after you.

Born in the middle of a global pandemic, the Secret Essence Self Care Suite, brought us back to our original roots. We once again look to a more holistic approach at living, looking after ourselves from the inside out. Take time to appreciate who we are, what we are and what we can become. Nourish our souls, understand our thoughts, calm our minds and treat our bodies.

Self Care takes many forms but ultimately, it’s the process of looking after you.

Self-Care takes many forms but ultimately, it’s the process of looking after you.

Born in the middle of a global pandemic, the Secret Essence Self Care Suite, brought us back to our original roots. We once again look to a more holistic approach at living, looking after ourselves from the inside out. Take time to appreciate who we are, what we are and what we can become. Nourish our souls, understand our thoughts, calm our minds and treat our bodies.

Knowing and doing more of what you love is the greatest act of self-care. This can be as superficial and simple as swapping high heels for slippers or delving a little deeper to discover what makes you tick! In my opinion, neither trumps the other as the end result can mean an equal gratification to different people. Self-Care is Self-Care and any act of self-care no matter how big or small is an achievement in this modern world.

In the rat race that is now simply known as “Adult Life”, it’s very easy get lost. We get sucked into the rat race and forget about the little things and the lovely things in life that we love to do and make us feel good. Things that help release the feel-good hormones (we all need more of these). We are always rushing to the next place, trying to meet deadlines, clock watching, following schedules, planning & trying to please others. Even mentally verbalising those words conjure certain feelings in me & make my heart pound in my chest. Did you feel it too?? It’s called stress!

Being forced to press pause has really made me re-evaluate everything. It has given me a chance to enjoy what I love to do without feeling guilty. (Guilty for choosing to look after myself - Was I insane???). Reading, writing, new little daily rituals, enjoying a bath instead of a quick shower, slipping into comfy pj’s and cosy slippers while watching a movie or spending time to cook a nice dinner, going for long muddy walks in the Castle with Bailey, doing a home facial, practising mindfulness, planting flowers and watching them grow, taking an online yoga class, faffing about the house, being creative and loosing myself in the process – oh how my life has changed, and if I’m honest, I’m not sure I want to give it all up. I am enjoying the slower pace of life and I can’t imagine going back to my old ways.

The Secret Essence Self Care Suite, is a space dedicated to you. It houses a collection of things I enjoy and wanted to share with you in the hope it might spark joy for you too. It’s time to let go of the rat race and let Self Care became the new race in adult life.

Here’s some of my favourite things that have helped me through lockdown.

Create the life you long for, manifest it & it will happen. Remember, if you don’t do it, no one else will do it for you.

Lets spark Joy with Self Care.
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