This is the time of year that beauty junkies, skincare-aholics, nail polish lovers, and fragrance fiends get incredibly excited. Limited edition beauty gift sets that boggle the imagination are finally released just in time to be put under a tree. If you’ve got people on your list who swoon when a new eyeliner debuts, like to slather themselves in moisturizers, or think the best thing to do on their time off is trying out different sheet masks, you are so going to love this gift guide to the best beauty gift sets of the year.
Best of all, because Black Friday shopping is already underway, tons of the year’s best beauty gift sets are on sale right now!
And if you don’t find the perfect Christmas gifts for her in this piece, we’ve got plenty more fun gift ideas and stocking stuffers for you to peruse. We’ve covered your Ted Lasso and Schitt’s Creek fans, and we have a great gag gift guide, but this post is all about the coolest beauty gift sets of 2021.
Seriously, we looked at so many beauty set gifts, and we found tons of fun options including super fun stocking stuffers and glam beauty gift sets for every wallet. Dolly Parton’s fragrance gift set is extremely popular and priced really well. You’ll find it here, as well as an incredible 16-piece nail polish gift set and more.
This year, Sephora is offering same-day delivery. Just buy online and it magically appears. Ulta is offering free shipping if you spend $35, and Walmart has premium fragrance gift sets at terrific prices. And, of course, Amazon has tons of skincare gift sets available with free 2-day shipping.
Don’t worry about the “supply chain issues” because we’ve got the goods that’ll get there on time.
MAC Ultimate Trick Mini Lipstick Set
Does your beau, best friend or boo really love her lipstick? Has the mask-era put a hamper on her favorite makeup product? Then make her Christmas beauty dreams come true with one of the year’s best beauty gift sets, courtesy of MAC and Nordstrom.
$171 VALUE
Buy: MAC Ultimate Mini Lipstick Set $55.87 (orig. $74.50) 25% OFF
Pat McGrath Labs MTHRSHP MEGA: CELESTIAL ODYSSEY Eyeshadow Palette
Pat McGrath is a makeup genius; this incredibly busy UK-based makeup artist has created runway beauty for countless designers across the globe, collaborated with Armani on a cosmetics line and is one of the most influential makeup artists in the world. When she started her own line, the world was shook and thrilled at the same time. In other words, your makeup junkie will freak out when they get this absolutely-bananas eyeshadow palette. This limited-edition palette contains 18 long-wearing shadows that are a mix of matte and shimmery goodness.
Buy: Pat McGrath Labs MTHRSHP Eyeshadow Palette $78.00
Sol de Janiero Biggie Biggie Bum Bum Cream
This sprightly decorated tub is a super-sized, limited edition 500ml tub is full of the brand’s famous cream that smooths and tightens the skin. The tub comes with a surfboard-shaped spatula.
Buy: Sol de Janiero Biggie Bum Cream Limited Edition Size $79.00
Younique Moodstruck Addiction Shadow Palette 9
Designed to work with any skin tone, this warm neutral eyeshadow palette offers up smoky eyes and that perfect “no makeup” makeup look. Younique products are never tested on animals, these eyeshadows do contain both Caprylyl Glycol and Lauroyl Lysine, both condition the skin. The palette holds matte and shimmery shadows to create any look you can think of.
Buy: Younique Moodstruck Addiction $50.00
Beekman 1802 Silver Bells Stackable Bodycare Set
The secret behind the efficacy of Beekman 1802’s products is goat’s milk. We’ve covered how that magic ingredient mimics human skin biome, has been known to soothe eczema, moisturizes and can be used on the gentlest of skin. For the holidays, Beekman1802 has made a luxurious gift for the season. Topped with a silvery jingle bell, the boxes contain a nine-ounce bar of soap, their Whipped Body Cream, Stick of Butter, Lip Balm, Body Serum, Cuticle Serum and Lip Serum. Each product immediately melts into the skin. Beekman 1802 products are mineral-free, cruelty-free and Clinically Kind Certified.
$136 VALUE
Buy: Beekman 1802 Silver Bells Bodycare Set $70.00
Personal Chiller LED Lighted Mini Fridge With Mirrored Door
This is not a gift set, but rather a beauty mini-fridge that’s designed to keep sensitive skincare products at the optimum temperature…it’s the spot to put the other gifts inside. The outer door is mirrored too.
BLACK FRIDAY DEAL
Buy: Personal Chiller LED Lighted Mini Fridge $29.98
Betsey Johnson Luv Betsey Cosmetics 56 Piece Color Collection
Fashion designer Betsey Johnson often ends a fashion show doing a split. This 79-year-old is bursting with energy, which is probably why she started her own cosmetics company. This on-trend makeup palette is chock full of highly pigmented goodies. Here’s the breakdown: forty eyeshadows, eight lip glosses, three highlighters, three blushes, and two eyeliners —black and brown.
ONLY $15!
Buy: Luv Betsey Cosmetics 56 Piece Color Collection $14.98
Bubble Skincare Double Cleanse Holiday Duo Gift Set
Bubble Skincare is plant-based and utilizes science to create safe, vegan and cruelty-free skincare products. Their holiday set contains their Fresh Start Gel Cleanser that contains spearmint extract, red algae extract, lavender flower water and other good-for-you ingredients to get your skin clean and calm. Their Wipeout Makeup Remover contains chickweed extract, raspberry and Meadowfoam seed oils that effectively and gently take off makeup. The duo comes with a blue scrunchie.
GREAT FOR TEENS!
Buy: Bubble Double Cleanse Holiday Duo Gift Set $19.98
Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer Hot Air Brush, Black Blow Dryer
When Revlon’s One-Step debuted, it changed people’s lives for the better. This isn’t hyperbole; suddenly anyone with long hair could get glossy “movie” hair in minutes instead of an hour of blow-drying. Hair is glossy and sleek with just one tool. Whoever you get this for, trust me, they will love it.
We’ve named this one of the year’s best Christmas Gifts for Wives, and this gift set lets yous save big on one of the year’s top gift ideas for women!
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Buy: Revlon One-Step Hair Dryer $34.88
The A Method The 24K Gold Anti-Aging Holiday Kit
Developed by dermatologist Dr. Tina Alister, this line is comprised of medical-grade formulated products that do work. This anti-aging skincare kit could cause an issue, do you give it as a gift, or keep it for yourself. This kit has it all, products that brighten the skin, promote longer lashes and increase collagen production. The products contain pure 24K Gold + Snail Growth Factor. Inside the box you get 24K Gold + Growth Factor Serum, 24K Ultimate Eyelash & Eyebrow Growth Accelerator Serum and then two 24K Gold + Collagen Facial Masks.
Buy: The A Method The 24K Gold Holiday Kit $150.00 (orig. $325.00) 54% OFF
ASOS Face + Body 24 Day Holiday Calendar
Fashion giant ASOS rolls out the coolest Advent holiday gift boxes every year, and this one is pretty awesome. This year’s hefty gift box contains a smart looking tote bag, 24 products, 15 of them are full-sized. Brands include Charlotte Tilbury, Caudalie, Paw Paw, Clinique, Dr. Jart, Estee Lauder and so much more.
Buy: ASOS Face + Body 24 Day Holiday Calendar $99.00
Sephora Favorites Lash Stash to Go Mascara Sampler Set
Inside the glittery bow-topped box are trial sizes of Sephora’s top-selling mascaras. There’s one from Bite Beauty, Milk Makeup, Huda Beauty, Pat McGrath Labs and Too Faced Cosmetics. These volumizing and lengthening mascaras lets you, or the beauty junkie you give them to, try out different formulas and brands. Once they’ve decided which one is their fave, they can take the enclosed mascara voucher back to Sephora to pick up (FREE) the mascara of their choice.
Buy: Sephora Favorites Mascara Sampler Set $29.00
Naturalicious Hello Gorgeous Starter Kit
After Gwen Jimmere saw Chris Rock’s “Good Hair” documentary, she decided to create a natural hair care company that not only created products for natural hair to look good but also be healthy and strong. Her Hello Gorgeous Starter kit comes in tight coils and curls and medium to loose waves formulations. This kit contains three products to revitalize, heal and make hair look great.
Made with Moroccan Rhassoul clay, the kit has a shampoo that is a 5-in-1 treatment (leave-in conditioner, conditioner, detangler, deep conditioner and yes, shampoo). The Moisture Infusion Styling Crème is a tool to create great hairstyles, and the third product is the Divine Shine Moisture Lock and Frizz Fighter, it’s the final touch to create shiny hair.
Buy: Naturalicious Hello Gorgeous Starter Kit $23.00
Tarte Merry Mascara Must-Haves
Did you know that you’re supposed to use mascara for three months, then start a new tube? It’s for that reason along your makeup-aholic will love and appreciate this limited edition from Tarte. They’ll be up their eyeballs in fluttery lashes. The gift box contains Tarte’s three best-selling mascaras: Sea Surfer Curl, The Lights, Cameras, Lashes and The Big Ego Mascara are all vegan products. Made with marine plants, olive esters, and babassu, these ingredients nourish and condition lashes. If you were to buy the mascaras separately, it would cost you $69.
Buy: Tarte Merry Mascara Must-Haves $35.00
Ever Eden Baby on the way Gift Set
If you have a mama to be on your gift list, they’d love a little bit of pampering. Inside the satiny gift bag is one Soothing Belly Mask created for women in their second and third trimesters, Golden Belly Serum strengthens growing skin, and Nourishing Stretch Mark Cream, a moisturizer that works on minimizing stretch marks.
Buy: Ever Eden Baby on the way Gift Set $98.00
L.A. Colors Polish Fanatic 16 Piece Nail Polish Gift Set
16 on-trend nail polishes in travel-friendly bottles can be used for manis, pedis and French nail mani variations.
Buy: L.A. Colors Polish Fanatic 16 Piece Gift Set $9.99
Prada Candy Gloss by Prada for Women Three Piece Set
Prada Candy Gloss gift set looks both cheerful and sexy. The fragrance is a blend of vanilla, peach, acid cherry, almond, musk, rose and orange blossom. The three-piece gift set contains a travel-size body lotion, eau de toilette spray, and eau de toilette miniature.
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Buy: Prada Candy Gloss by Prada for Women $79.95
R & Co Maximalist Must-Haves Kit
Hair care lovers will go bananas over this luxury kit that would cost $246 if you bought each item separately. Inside the large tote bag are eight full-size R & Co products that will take your hair from okay to fantastic. They are Television Perfect Hair Shampoo, Television Perfect Hair Conditioner, High Dive Moisture & Shine Crème, Death Valley Dry Shampoo, Balloon Dry Volume Spray, Control Flexible Paste, and Mood Swing Straightening Spray.
Buy: R & Co Maximalist Must-Haves Kit $172.00
Joanna Vargas The All Aglow Holiday Set
Celeb fans Mindy Kaling, Sophia Coppola, Julianne Moore love celebrity aesthetician Joanna Vargas natural-based, effective skincare. Vargas’ holiday gift set is on sale, and skincare junkies will lap up this luxe gift. Inside the gift box is a full-size bottle of Vitamin C Wash, Rejuvenating Serum, and five different types of skincare masks.
Buy: Joanna Vargas The All Aglow Holiday Set $155.00 (orig. $215.00) 28% OFF
Naturally Danny Seo Clean Beauty Box
QVC’s Beauty Editor Danny SEO curated a clean beauty gift box that contains five full-size hero products from the top names in clean beauty. You can give the entire box to one person, break up the items to give to a few people, or keep all of it for yourself. Here’s what you get: Farmacy Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturizer, Instanatural Vitamin C Cleanser, Beekman 1802 Triple Milk Primer, and Lavido Thera Intensive Foot Cream. If you were to buy each item separately, the price tag for all five would be a few pennies under $141.00.
Buy: Naturally Danny Seo Clean Beauty Box $40.00
Seen Fragrance Free Mini Set
if you have a clean beauty lover on your gift list, they’ll love this hair care set from Seen. Inside the zippered bag are travel sizes of the brand’s shampoo, conditioner, and blow-out crème. All of the products are fragrance-free, cruelty-free, color-safe, and keratin-free. Formulated for the most sensitive skin, these hair care items are made without parabens, phthalates, sulfates, silicone, oils, gluten, and other ingredients that can clog the scalp and damage follicles
Buy: Seen Fragrance Free Mini Set $29.00
Ole Henriksen C-ing Stars Vitamin C Skin Care Set
Ole Henriksen is a top-notch skincare brand, and this would be a very fab gift. Vitamin C is a powerful anti-aging agent that can brighten the complexion while also reducing the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation. This set would cost over $100 if each item was bought separately.
Buy: Ole Henriksen C-ing Stars Vitamin C Set $65.00
Olive and Cocoa Posh Pink Citron Spa
Chic, romantic and fun, this spa day gift set that comes in a reusable wooden crate contains lusciously scented (citron, lychee, and gardenia) candle, bar soap, body mist, eye pillow, and six assorted old fashioned lollipops in a cylindrical box.
Buy: Olive and Cocoa Posh Pink Citron Spa $138.00
The Crème Shop BT21 RJ’s Radiant Printed Essence Sheet Mask
These cute-looking sheet masks from The Crème Shop are a retinol and Vitamin C infused stocking stuffer. At this price, you could grab one for everyone on your list, and one for yourself too.
Buy: The Crème Shop Radiant Essence Sheet Mask $4.00
Isa Lazo Gift Set
Premium skincare company Isa Lazo knows how to create an impressive holiday gift. This unisex skincare set contains three full-sized products that are housed in Italian glass. The facial toner is made with witch hazel, rose water and antioxidants that feed your skin. The nutrient-rich facial oil contains Omega 6, Vitamins E and A and other ingredients that stimulate and promote collagen production. The body scrub exfoliates and moisturizes and rounding out the gift set is the body oil whose hero ingredient Rose Damascena is known for its healing properties.
Buy: Isa Lazo Gift Set $179.00
C’est Moi Browista Brow Perfecting Duo
Eyebrows are big in more ways than one this year. C’est Moi’s created the perfect stocking stuffer with their dual-ended brow-perfecting duo. One side is an angled pencil, the other is a gel, use both to create fluffy eyebrows. It comes in Light Latte, Medium Macchiato, and Pumpkin Spice.
Buy: C’est Moi Browista Brow Perfecting Duo $15.99
Dolly Parton Dolly Holiday Gift Set
The legend that is Dolly Parton recently released her first ever fragrance named “Scent From Above.” It’s a light floral scent that’s a mix of jasmine, fresh peony blossoms and vanilla orchid. For the holidays, give her biggest fan this cool gift set. It contains an eau de toilette and matching body mist.
Buy: Dolly Parton Dolly Holiday Gift Set $25.00
Olaplex Bond Maintenance Duo
Olaplex is a hero product; it makes color last longer, hair shinier and turns fried hair into a glossy mane. For the holidays they’ve created a fab duo to gift (or keep). The duo is made up of two full-size products: Hair Perfector and Intense Moisture Mask. The perfector is used after every shampoo, while the luxe 10-minute treatment is done once a week. Rounding out the gift set are two scrunchies.
Buy: Olaplex Bond Maintenance Duo $56.00
Deborah Lippmann Beautiful Dirty Rich Gel Lab Pro Nail Polish Set
You can find Deborah Lippmann backstage during NYFW whipping up custom nail colors for fashion designers. Lippman has also done magazine covers and more. Her holiday nail polish kit is made up of nine gel polishes from her own indestructible formula.
Buy: Deborah Lippmann Gel Lab Pro Nail Polish Set $45.00
Shani Darden Skin Care Age-Defying Retinol Set
People go bananas for MAC holiday gifts. Their beauty gift sets are usually on every beauty queen’s list. We like their Like A Charm Mini Lipstick set because it contains a glittery makeup bag that houses three limited edition pink or red shades — those hues work with every skin tone too.
Buy: Shani Darden Age-Defying Retinol Set $88.00
Sephora Collection Holiday Vibes Blockbuster Makeup Palette
Every year Sephora creates this incredible makeup palette, and every year it sells out fast. If you hae someone on your list who loves to play with color, don’t hesitate and grab this gift. If you were to buy all 88 products separately, you’d be spending over $297.00. The mirrored kit has 60 eyeshadows in various finishes (shimmery, matte, glitter) three eyeliners, three brow powders, six different face powders (highlighters, blushes) and 16 lip glosses…and there’s two brushes tucked in there too.
Buy: Sephora Collection Makeup Palette $36.00
Evolh Curls Discovery Kit
Curly hair is naturally drier than straight hair and needs extra love. If you have anyone on your list who’s been struggling with their curls, this set has everything they need to de-frizz, hydrate, and make them bouncy. Inside the box are four travel-sized bottles that contain SmartCurl Hydrating Wash, SmartCurl Hydrating Conditioner, SmartCurl Leave-In Conditioner, and SmartCurl Defining Cream. The products protect strands from heat and UV damage. The vegan product doesn’t contain drying ingredients like parabens, silicone, phthalate, panthenol, GMO and fragrance-free.
Buy: Evolh Curls Discovery Kit $29.00 (orig. $44.00) 34% OFF
Civilized Coffee Luxury Body Gift Basket
If you adore a coffee addict that loathes waking up, this is the gift to end all gifts. Civilized Coffee’s gift basket is bursting with goodies. Inside the gift box is a jar of their coffee and sugar scrub, two coffee and cream bath bombs, two goat’s milk-based coffee and cream soap bars, and Premium Brazilian Dark Roast Coffee (12 oz) and Decadent Dark Chocolate Coffee Toffee (5 oz).
Buy: Civilized Coffee Luxury Body Gift Basket $74.95
Armani Beauty Mini Lip Maestro Trio Set
Whoa! For the price of one of Armani’s luxury lipsticks, you can gift someone a set of three of them. The Armani Beauty Mini Lip Maestro Trio has three liquid matte lipsticks in modern classic shades that work with every skin tone. The lipsticks are 103 Tadzio (beige), 209 Palazzo (warm brown red), 415 Redwood (red) and come in the perfect travel size of 0.12 oz/ 3.5 ml each.
Buy: Armani Beauty Mini Lip Maestro Trio Set $38.00
SallyeAnder Skin Saving Kit
Hand-made in Beacon, New York, this family-run company has been creating products for sensitive skin since 1982. SJP was spotted carrying their tote bag during the filming of “And Just Like That.” Their skin-saving kit has products to keep people looking their best self all year long. In the gift bag, you’ll find their Nourish Under-Eye Treatment, Rescue Me intensive care balm for every part of your body, and plant-based Black Soap that can be also used as a shampoo.
Each product is full-sized, made with all-natural ingredients. SallyeAnder will never use palm or coconut oils, never, ever test on animals, and never use fake foaming ingredients. SallyeAnder has never deviated from their founder’s (their dad) philosophy or work ethic.
Buy: SallyeAnder Skin Saving Kit $47.00
Voesh Limited Edition Peppermint Swirl Duo
Vegan beauty lovers and anyone who loves to pamper themselves will adore this set from Voesh. Made with organic olive oil and peppermint oil, the box contains a four-step at-home pedi kit (ahhh), and matching Velvet Luxe Vegan Hand and Body Crème.
Buy: Voesh Limited Edition Peppermint Swirl Duo $10.00
MKS eco Polish & Pamper Gift Set
MKS eco oil is a sumptuous blend of Moroccan Argan and Hemp Seed Oil; both nourish and protect skin and hair. MKS eco’s holiday gift set contains three of their hero products that make hair movie glossy and skin radiant. Inside the gift box is one of each: MKS eco Oil Original 2 oz,MKS eco X Leave-In & Detangler Original 4 oz,and MKS eco Whip Skin Butter Original 3.6 oz.
Buy: MKS eco Polish & Pamper Gift Set $39.99
Varnish Lane Varnish Kit
Varnish Lane is a chain of nail salons that have created the eco-friendly waterless manicure. Their at-home kit includes a bottle of Zoya nail polish in your choice of color, buffer, cuticle pusher, VL Nail & Cuticle Oil, and The Melt, their deep moisturizing balm.
Buy: Varnish Lane Varnish Kit $48.00
I-N Beauty Green Gold Gift Set
I-N Beauty believes in creating plant-based products that are good for every inch of you. Their newest products are the Liquid Green Body and Face Oils. The oils have an antioxidant oil base that’s mixed with Blue Tansy, coconut, coffee, Black Cumin Seed oil and more. These potions revive, destress and make skin glow
Buy: I-N Beauty Green Gold Gift Set $122.40 (orig. $153.00) 20% OFF
Confessions of a Rebel F*ck Mondays Fresh and Clean Kit
How can you not love the name of this unisex gift set—a zippy, citrus woody fragrance made of apples, sandalwood, peach, bergamot and Clary Sage scent the 250 ml/ 8 oz. conditioning body wash, 2.5 oz natural deodorant and matching 8ml travel size perfume spray.
Buy: COAR F*ck Mondays Fresh and Clean Kit $55.00
Alleyoop 11th Hour Set
Alleyoop believes in creating products that are multi-use and are working on reducing plastic waste too. Their 11th Hour crease-proof eyeshadow in a stick can be used as a liner and a shadow. They make it wih jojoba oil, its waterproof, and yes, will last eleven long hours. The set contains all seven shades, they are: Baby Pearl (shimmery pearl champagne), Bronze Medal (shimmery copper bronze), Charcolit (shimmer taupe chrome), Gotta Guava (shimmer pink rose gold), Coffee Break (matte nude terracotta), Taupe Dollar (matte nude taupe), and Espresso Self (matte grayish dark brown).
Buy: Alleyoop 11th Hour Set $135.00 (orig. $168.00) 20% OFF
Spongellé Wish Upon a Star Holiday Star Gift Set
This charming gift set looks like Christmas tree ornaments, but they’re really scented body buffers that cleanse and moisturize the skin. The stars are scented with Vanilla Bloom or Lychee Ice fragrances.
Buy: Spongellé Wish Upon a Star Holiday Star Gift Set $22.00
Vasanti Ageless Beauty Ritual Kit
Give the gift of self-care with this gift set. Inside the box is a It features a rose quartz roller and Gua Sha tool, and the brand’s Age Is Only a Number, Brighten Up! Glow Boosting Serum and Rose Water Pomegranate Toner and Refreshing Spray.
Buy: Vasanti Ageless Beauty Ritual Kit $48.00
CHI for Ulta Beauty Ready, Set, Style Kit
If someone on your list loves to show off their hair, this duo from CHI is an instant winner. One of the top hair tools companies created a pale pink duo: 1600 watt blow dryer aided by tourmaline ceramic tech to make hair glossy, not frizzy. The matching flat iron uses the same tech, so it won’t damage hair.
Buy: CHI for Ulta Beauty Ready, Set, Style Kit $99.99
Marc Jacobs Four Piece Mini EDT Set
Give the gift of Marc Jacobs’ Daisy fragrance family; the four-piece set includes mini eau de toilettes Daisy, Daisy Dream, Daisy Love, and Daisy eau so Fresh.
Buy: Marc Jacobs Four Piece Mini EDT Set $81.99
Biosilk Irresistible Ornament Kit
Stocking stuffers are sometimes packaged to look like ornaments, which makes for a nice surprise when you tell someone to look at a tree branch instead of under it. Biosilk’s reputation is based on excellent hair care that smells terrific. Both products, the leave-in conditioner and hair fragrance (2.26 oz each) are scented with Jasmine and honey
Buy: Biosilk Irresistible Ornament Kit $15.99
Skin Proud Daily Saviours Holiday Gift Set
UK-based unisex Skin Proud Skin Care was created by Charlotte Knight, who also started Ciate London and Lottie London makeup brands. Skin Proud’s philosophy is that their products are inclusive and are made to suit every face and body. This three-piece set contains their Sorbet Skin Everyday Jelly Moisturizer is made with a four-part hyaluronic acid complex, Refresher, a pineapple-scented facial mist and Japanese rose water to rehydrate dry skin, and Skin Proud’s Clear Off remover pads. These reusable pads quickly remove makeup from the skin.
Buy: Skin Proud Daily Saviours Holiday Gift Set $19.98
Sundree Bright Eyes Gift Set
Here’s a gift set that promises to diminish puffy eyes. This limited-edition collection contains the brand’s Pept Eyes 4-pack soothing eye masks that are made with copper peptides, white tea, cucumber, and other natural ingredients. The Cooling Facial Globe can soothe inflamed skin, minimize puffiness, and improve circulation, and the last item is one of the season’s hot tickets, a hair claw.
Buy: Sundree Bright Eyes Gift Set $48.00
Lancome La Vie Est Belle Perfume Gift
Lancome’s La Vie Est Belle is one of their most popular fragrances, so this gift is great for many fragrance lovers on your list. The scent is a fruity-flower combo, a mix of gourmand praline, juicy pear, black currant with jasmine, iris, and orange blossoms. The trio is comprised of travel-sized body lotion, shower gel and 1.7 oz perfume spray.
Buy: Lancome La Vie Est Belle Perfume Gift $92.99
Phillip B Forever Shine Travel Kit
Who wouldn’t want the gift of shiny, gorgeous locks, and luxury hair care brand Phillip B can provide it. Their new limited edition set, valued at $115, contains travel sizes of Peppermint Avocado Shampoo, Forever Shine Shampoo, Forever Shine Conditioner, and Thermal Protection Spray tucked into a sleek zippered bag. The Peppermint Avocado Shampoo is a gentle clarifying shampoo that should be used twice a month to get rid of product buildup, and the Forever Shine Shampoo has a time-release formula that strengthens strands while it cleanses and moisturizes them. The matching conditioner also has a time release formula to add glossiness and health to hair. The final product is spritzed on strands to protect hair from breakage and damage before using any heat tool.
Buy: Phillip B Forever Shine Travel Kit $85.00
Wander Beauty Golden Hour Skincare Kit
This gorgeous-looking skincare gift set contains 10 Baggage Claim gold eye mask packets, a 15ml bottle of Min Sight C-er Vitamin C concentrate, and a satin headband. Wander Beauty is a clean beauty line whose products multi-task. All products are vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and cruelty-free. This year the company has partnered with The Opportunity Network (OppNet) and a portion of each gift set purchased until the New Year will go to help 10,000 young people by providing all sorts of mentorships and programs to reach college and start their careers.
Buy: Wander Beauty Golden Hour Skincare Kit $35.00
Ahava Take Me By The Hand Gift Set
Hand cream is a winter must-have as well as a year-long treat. Inside this gold gift box are three vegan, mineral-based hand creams that were formulated to protect, soothe, and moisturize skin. The three travel-sized creams are Mineral Hand Cream Spring Blossom, a flowery fruity scent, unscented Mineral Hand Cream, and Mineral Hand Cream Sea-Kissed, a beachy, sunny fragrance.
Buy: Ahava Take Me By The Hand Gift Set $20.00
ELLE Luxe Cordless Rechargeable Tapered Curling Wand
For anyone on the go, this cordless curling wand could mean the difference between bad hair day hell and sunshine.
Buy: ELLE Luxe Cordless Rechargeable Curling Wand $49.99
Lilah B Golden Hour Heroes Gift Set
Fashion designer Betsey Johnson often ends a fashion show doing a split. This 79-year-old is bursting with energy, which is probably why she started her own cosmetics company. This on-trend makeup palette is chock full of highly pigmented goodies. Here’s the breakdown: forty eyeshadows, eight lip glosses, three highlighters, three blushes, and two eyeliners —black and brown.
Buy: Lilah B Golden Hour Heroes Gift Set $48.00
Mo Mi Beauty Holiday Edition: Mindful Perfume Oil
Mindful, sustainable Mo Mi Beauty just launched a limited edition fragrance for the holidays. The scent is a lovely blend of rose, Korean lotus, lavender, and Neroli. The golden mini roller ball comes in a fabric pouch that can be reused to hold keepsake items.
Buy: Mo Mi Beauty Mindful Perfume Oil $25.00 (orig. $35.00) 29% OFF
Foot Nanny Olive Oil Pedicure Collection
This intense and effective at-home pedicure set made this year’s “Oprah’s Favorite Things 2021” list. If you know anyone who is on their feet for hours at a time, they’ll be so thankful to receive this gift. The Olive Oil Collection is made in the USA, vegan and they only use natural products. Olive oil is combined with basil to create soothing, therapeutic products. The kit contains one Beast foot file, two pairs of white 100% cotton socks, 1 green rescue buffer, and an 8 oz jar of each unscented olive oil cream, olive oil, basil, and lemon foaming soaking salts, and the olive oil, basil, and lemon scrub.
Buy: Foot Nanny Olive Oil Pedicure Collection $149.00
Everyday Humans The Intro Pack
AAPI-owned is an inclusive sunscreen brand that makes certified plastic neutral products. If you know someone who’s about to take a trip, this set, which contains travel sized Resting Beach Face SPF 30 Sunscreen Serum, Oh My Bod! SPF50 Body Sunscreen, and No Problemo Pre and Post Sun Water and matching zippered bag to put them all in, is a great treat to put in their suitcase.
Buy: Everyday Humans The Intro Pack $50.00 (orig. $64.50) 22% OFF
TO112 Calm AF Gift Set
TO112’s a brand that believes in conscious living, being mindful of the environment, and utilizes natural oils. Give this calming gift set that’s scented with Palo Santo to someone who needs a dose of self-care. The gift set contains one bottle of hand and body wash, hand and body lotion, and a matching scented candle. The body care products are formulated with tamanu, olive, and coconut oils.
Buy: TO112 Calm AF Gift Set $82.00
5Ciare Beauty Facial Boost & Theorum Serum Boost (30 Day Supply)
Targeted towards women in their 40s and up, this WOC-owned skincare company believes in taking care of skin that is undergoing hormonal changes. Their rose quartz Gua Sha and skin serum nourish and revitalize tender skin.
Buy: facial-boost-gua-sha-serum-15-day $78.00
Hibar Moisturize Shampoo and Conditioner Set
Know someone with really thick or really dry hair, or if their hair is both, give them this Hibar duo. Hibar believes in ditching plastic bottles, so their hair care products are self-contained. Their products are Leaping Bunny certified, not made with parabens, sulfates, silicones or other nasty stuff. It’s vegan and safe for color-treated hair.
Buy: Hibar Moisturize Shampoo and Conditioner Set $26.50
Repêchage Hydra Medic Gift Set
If someone on your gift list is dealing with breakouts or acne, this gift could bring a smile to their face. Repechage’s skincare is seaweed-based, so it’s brimming with good-for-you nutrients. This stressed-out skincare duo is made to calm down and minimize breakouts as well as reducing and controlling oil production.
Buy: Repêchage Hydra Medic Gift Set $36.00
Enfusia Heart Luxe Box
Know someone who loves to soak in the tub whilst sipping a glass of wine or two, well, they’ll love this bath bomb set from Enfusia, they were featured on the “TODAY Show” as a “must-have” gift. Handmade in Texas, this bath company, which is NSF certified, make decadent bath treats that are vegan, paraben, phthalate-free, and they don’t use artificial colorants or dyes. Made with Dead Sea salts, each heart has a different scent: Texas lavender, Unicorn Heart (verbena, lime, and jasmine), rose absolute, and Let’s Get Naked (a fruity floral blend).
Buy: Enfusia Heart Luxe Box $24.99
Ren Clean Skincare Glow One Further Set
Clean skincare honeys will adore this Vitamin C-based skincare set for glow-ups, while your wallet will love the price. If bought separately, the set would put you back $38. Here’s what’s inside the box: Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Toner (1.7 oz), Glow Daily Vitamin C Gel Cream (0.5 oz), and Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask (0.5 oz). Use the toner and cream daily for brighter skin, and the mask for a once-a-week intensive charge of nutrient goodness for your skin.
Buy: Ren Clean Skincare Glow One Further Set $16.00 (orig. $27.00) 41% OFF
Be Free by Danielle Fishl Travel Size Total Combo Package
Actress and activist Danielle Fishl wanted to create a healthy hair care line that was color-safe, free of nasty ingredients and safe for even the most sensitive of scalps. This travel-size combo of her three hero products is a terrific stocking stuffer. Here’s what you get: Be Free Shampoo hydrates and strengthens strands while washing them clean, Be Free Conditioner banishes frizz as it moisturizes dry, damaged hair and the BeFree Scalp Refresh detoxes the scalp as it feeds your follicles to promote growth.
Buy: Be Free by Danielle Fishl Travel Size Package $25.00
Motsi Refresh & Rejuvenate Skin Care Set
Black-owned, vegan skincare brand Motsi has created a holiday skincare bundle for every type of skin. This set, and in fact all their products are paraben, sulfate, silicone, and cruelty-free. Nicely scented, these products help one unwind after a crazy day, and let the healing begin. Inside the box is the Detoxifying Charcoal Mask, it lifts impurities while it exfoliates the skin. Cucumber Herbal Eye Gel sounds like a nice snack, but these natural ingredients combined with caffeine and hyaluronic acid work to depuff the under-eye area and lessen dark circles. The Fresh Face Tea Mist is a blend of green and white teas, both powerful antioxidants, aloe leaf and niacinamide that when spritzed on the face can hydrate skin quickly. It can also be used as a gentle primer.
Buy: Motsi Refresh & Rejuvenate Skin Care Set $95.00
Ana Marti Cosmetics Noor Red Bundle
Red lipstick is seductive, glamourous, and forever chic. Everyone can wear it, and Ana Marti Hovhannisyan, the founder of Ana Marti Cosmetics, used the juicy tones of the pomegranate fruit (the symbol of Armenian heritage) as the inspiration of this stunning trio of lip products. Her formulations are made in the USA and use natural ingredients. Inside the chic makeup bag is the Noor, a velvet matte lipstick, Féminin Red lip gloss, and the Rich Pigment Lip Liner in Crimson Red. A portion of the proceeds of the Noor lipstick to the Armenians Together Fund.
Buy: Ana Marti Cosmetics Noor Red Bundle $49.95
Luxie Beauty Golden Glow Brush Set
Seven vegan brushes (05 tapered blending, 207 medium angled shading, 209 large shader, 532 round top kabuki, 510 foundation, 542 flat contour, and 504 large angle) housed in a golden case are great beauty tools to create any look.
Buy: Luxie Beauty Golden Glow Brush Set $45.00
Sukin Limited Edition Hand and Nail Cream Trio
This stocking stuffer can be divided up into three different stockings, or placed in one stocking, or wrapped in a box and left under the tree. Each tube of hand and nail cream has a different scent: lavender, rose, and the brand’s signature scent of mandarin, tangerine, lavender, and vanilla. They deeply moisturize skin and nails with their formula that’s made with soy protein, aloe vera and Vitamin E.
Buy: Sukin Limited Edition Hand and Nail Cream Trio $12.99
Peripera Ink the Velvet Limited
Give three different red super long wear lip tints (01 Good Brick, 02 Celeb Deep Rose, and 17 Rosy Nude) in a gift set. They’re vegan and highly pigmented.
Buy: Peripera Ink the Velvet Limited $19.90
Donginbi Red Ginseng Essential Care Set
Korean skincare brand Donginbi harnessed red ginseng and created an anti-aging skincare system that hydrates skin, firms it, and helps it glow.
Buy: Donginbi Red Ginseng Essential Care Set $111.99
Shea Radiance Self Care Bundle
Black-owned Shea Radiance has the perfect skincare set to protect skin from winter’s harsh winds and chilly temps. The set includes African black soap, body wash and whipped shea butter in Lavender Bliss. Made without harmful chemicals, Shea Radiance uses natural ingredients like colloidal oatmeal and rice bran oil.
Buy: Shea Radiance Self Care Bundle $50.00
Item Beauty Tri-Me Lip Quip Mini Trio
Item Beauty is a clean beauty brand that creates makeup that pampers your skin. This gift set contains three glossy tinted lip oils in one box. They can be worn separately or mixed to create a new shade.
Buy: Item Beauty Tri-Me Lip Quip Mini Trio $19.00
Aavrani Travel Size Discovery Kit
Aavarani uses ayurvedic principles to create their organic skincare line. AAPI-owned, co-founder Rooshy Roy incorporated beauty recipes she learned as child into many of the products. This skincare set contains four mini products, the Glow Activating Exfoliator, Balance Restoring Serum, Softening Hydra-Whip, and Eye Rejuvenating Elixir. Meant to be used for 21 days straight, these products work to reduce fine lines, minimize pores, and brighten skin tone.
Buy: Aavrani Travel Size Discovery Kit $49.00
Good Chemistry Vibrant + Playful Gift Set
If you have a person on your gift list who loves fragrance but has sensitive skin, this fragrance gift set from Good Chemistry could be a good match for them. The company creates fragrances that are PETA certified vegan, cruelty-free, and are paraben, propylene glycol, phthalate-free. Good chemistry doesn’t use artificial dyes either, they do use essential oils to create natural and long-lasting scents. The Vibrant + Playful gift set contains three 0.17fl oz rollerballs: Queen Bee – black currant, peony and amber, Royal Rebel — pink pepper, golden musk, and amber, and Cheerful Charmer — coconut milk, apple blossom, and vanilla.
Buy: Good Chemistry Vibrant + Playful Gift Set $9.99
Humanrace Routine Kit
Pharrell Williams, music producer, rapper, fashion director (Billionaire Boys Club), and all-around trendy guy has created a skincare line for everyone. Humanrace is what Williams calls “all-gender skincare” whose aim is to create well-being and health for, yes, everyone. This kit’s containers are reusable, so you can buy refills for the products. The set contains the Rice Powder Cleanser, it’s made with fruit AHAs, mushrooms, and geraniums. Add water to the powder, and voila! Soap. Up next is the Lotus Extract Exfoliator, which one Allure’s Best of Beauty 2021 Award. It contains 8% glycolic acid and 2% fruit AHAs, and the Humidifying cream is a facial moisturizer that contains snow mushrooms, tiger leaf extract, hyaluronic acid, and squalene.
Buy: Humanrace Routine Kit $110.00
Aseir Custom GHK-Cu Sky Blue Cream & Royal Blue Serum Bundle
The hero ingredient in these products is Copper Peptide GHK-Cu; it can promote collagen growth and reverse the signs of aging which includes fine lines, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, and sagging skin. Nick Andrews, Aseir’s founder, discover that GHK-CU peptides can reverse the signs of aging, so he devised a skincare line around it. He’s gotten rave reviews from dermatologists and consumers. The products are cruelty-free. No parabens, no aluminum, no gluten, no toxic chemicals, and no preservatives.
Buy: Aseir Custom GHK-Cu Bundle $199.99 (orig. $299.98) 33% OFF
Curie Whipped Body Wash Discovery Kit
Woman-owned Curie (named after Marie Curie) understands shower lovers and the company serves up their Whipped Body Wash Discovery kit for hours of bath time fun. The products and packaging are 100%: 100% clean ingredients, 100% recyclable packaging, 100% cruelty-free and TSA approved. Inside the three 4 oz. jars are white tea, orange neroli, and grapefruit cassis scented whipped body washes. Scoop some up from the jar, add water and whoosh! Foamy body wash.
Buy: Curie Whipped Body Wash Discovery Kit $24.00
Youzey Brush Compact Set with LED Mirror
Possibly one of the coolest presents on this giant beauty gift set gift guide. This grab-and-go travel makeup brush set is housed in a compact that has an LED mirror that rotates 360 degrees. It’s the perfect gift for people who are always on the run.
Buy: Youzey Brush Compact Set with LED Mirror $25.00
Shades by Shan Holiday Lipstick Collection
Shades by Shan is an indie beauty company with a big aim; the founder Shan Berries created the beauty company and a nonprofit, the Mamaberries Nonprofit Foundation to aid single parents. A portion of the proceeds from every item sold goes to the nonprofit which aids single parents. Her Holiday Lipstick Collection contains five full-size long-wearing, highly pigmented, creamy lipsticks formulated to look great with every skin tone. The shades range from nude to hot pink and a classic red. The lippies are fragrance-free, do not contain parabens and are cruelty-free too.
Buy: Shades by Shan Holiday Lipstick Collection $59.00
People’s Beauty Essentials Kit
People’s Beauty is a plant-based skin care company that believes everyone should have a great skin care regimen. Their Beauty Essentials kit contains products that were made to work together; each step (each product) is integrated, so when you use them all together, they intensively moisturize, hydrate and nourish the skin.
Buy: People’s Beauty Essentials Kit $95.00
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