18 Holiday Gift Sets for Beauty Buffs and Skincare Beginners Alike

For your favorite efficiency expert, we recommend this set of three multi-use tints from Danessa Myricks Beauty. It comes with a pink matte, a pink metallic, and a clear glaze cream product that can be used wherever you want some color or glow — like your cheeks, lips, eyelids, or nose. The colors are rich enough that a very little goes a long way, and they work for all skin tones. 

This kit from ILIA packs a lot of punch for such a little package. It includes a KCM favorite, the Limitless Lash Mascara, along with ILIA’s liquid eyeliner and both a matte and metallic cream-to-powder eye shadow. And the products feel as good as they look since they’re made of clean ingredients that won’t irritate your skin.

This set is ideal for anyone who’s looking for a routine that can counter dry winter months (or just likes to try out new products). It comes with mini sizes of the five core products from Jenni Kayne’s new skincare line, all of which are natural and deeply hydrating for radiant skin. 

Versed is known for making high quality skincare at more accessible prices, and this bundle is one of our faves. It comes with Versed’s Just Breathe Clarifying Serum, Dew Point Moisturizing Gel-Cream, and an acupressure wand that’s designed to gently massage away tension in the pressure points of your face. It’s perfect for the chronically stressed out person on your list.

We’re all about Fenty Beauty’s luscious lip glosses, known to glide on smoothly, stay put, and shine bright light a diamond without the stickiness. This set includes the lip-plumping Heat formula in a sheer nude, a richly colored cream formula in a light pink, and a bold, shimmery fuchsia that’s beautiful and festive. At just $38, it’s a steal we can’t pass up.

This set of four power-players from Bobbi Brown’s clean beauty line make an excellent gift for someone who likes to keep things simple yet stylish. It includes clear lip gloss, dark brown eyeshadow that can be used to fill in brows or cover grays as well, a shiny tint that highlights your eyes when dabbed at the inner corners, and an easy-to-use eyeliner pencil. 

Picking out a fragrance for someone is like the roller coaster of gifting — it can go wonderfully right or terribly wrong. Take the adrenaline rush out of it with the Henry Rose Discover Set, which comes with sample sizes of Michelle Pfeiffer’s full line of clean, genderless scents.

Wander Beauty’s signature eye masks are different from everything else on the market, with a 3-layer design meant to keep them in place under your eyes while holding in heat so the hydrating serum soaks in more effectively. Plus, the soothing serum tackles puffiness, dark circles and fine lines, so you can easily say these are the full package.

Makeup that looks pretty in your medicine cabinet or on your countertop is right up our alley, and Winky Lux’s holiday duo of rose-shaped blush and highlighter takes the cake. They’re both cream products that are buildable and hydrating, and the neutral shades work across skin tones.

Charlotte Tilbury’s universally flattering Pillow Talk products have a cult following for good reason, backed by celebrities like Hailey Bieber and Amal Clooney. Get your giftee red carpet-ready with the iconic nude pink shade, which comes in four forms with this set: a lip liner, a matte lipstick, a plumping gloss, and a hydrating tinted balm.

You simply cannot beat the price on this loaded set from Lancôme, which boasts a combination of skincare and makeup products all packaged in a gold cosmetics case. It includes standouts like the Rénergie Lift Multi Action Ultra Cream, the Bi-Facil Double-Action Eye Makeup Remover, and a 12-shade eyeshadow palette. Get one for yourself while you’re at it — we won’t tell.

Kiehl’s is known for its high-quality, unisex products suitable for all skin types, making this set a great gift for just about anyone — especially the skincare-resistant man in your life. It comes with body lotion, a healing hand salve, the best-selling Ultra Facial Cream, and gentle eye cream for even the most sensitive skin.

Give the gift of an at-home spa day for when it’s too nasty outside to venture to the nail salon. Patchology’s winter gift set includes a self-heating hand and cuticle treatment that’s great for chapped knuckles and dry skin, as well as a moisturizing foot mask to make your heels and toes baby-soft. It pairs well with Netflix on the couch, ambient lighting, and a seasonal candle.

‘Tis the season for dry hands, so you can’t go wrong by having a few of these sets stashed in a closet as last-minute gifts. Anyone — and we do mean anyone — will enjoy this set of three purse-sized hand creams in mild, comforting scents perfect for the season.

For a dose of luxury, go with La Mer’s Replenishing Discovery Set, which is exclusive to Nordstrom and contains travel-sizes four hydrating products formulated to soothe and renew your skin, including the brand’s iconic Crème de la Mer Moisturizing Cream

Whether or not you’re into cutesy packaging, you will be into the colors and value of these eye and face palettes. The set comes with a whopping three palettes with eight eyeshadows and one face product in each, plus a tube of the brand’s signature mascara. Gift them as is or break them into three separate gifts.

This Nars set comes with lightly tinted lip balm, Nars’ signature Orgasm Blush, and a mattifying-yet-illuminating setting powder that will leave skin glowing and photo-ready. Perfect for beauty newbies or fans of the classics.

Make your eyes pop for the long haul with this set of volumizing mascara and an easy-to-use eyeliner pencil from caliray. Both products are waterproof for long-lasting flawlessness.