If you’ve procrastinated too long for holiday gifts for the beauty-obsessed person in your life, this handy gift guide will solve all your shopping problems. Secret Santas, lipstickistas, trend lovers, and makeup noobs — there’s something here for everyone! We kept it short-and-sweet because time is of the essence, and these foolproof sets eliminate ALL of the guesswork.
MERIT MINI GREAT SKIN ESSENTIALS GIFT SET
I was going to recommend this simple but stunning brand’s three-piece lip kit but it’s sold out because of course it is. This travel-sized, limited edition set of the brand’s Glow Serum, Priming Moisturizer, and Double Cleanse Face Wash is a perfect replacement suggestion, as it’s the foundation for a glowing skin and clean skin routine. You can spend all the space bucks you want on expensive concealers, blush, bronzer, and beyond. But if you don’t take care of the basics, you are wasting your hard-earned cash. So give the gift of basic!
TARTE SWEET INDULGENCES MARACUJA JUICY LIP VAULT
If you have a lip gloss-lover in your life, they are likely already coveting this five-piece collection of tarte‘s best-selling and clickable maracuja juicy lip pens, which add the perfect amount of moisture and shine to the pout. The are five desert-scented lippies (pink s’mores; mauvey coconut cream pie; berry’ish strawberry shortcake; taupe apple crisp; and crystalize sugar cookie) for the price of three, packaged in a plastic pouch that can be repurposed for things like hair accessories or spare change, complete with a strawberry charm keychain. Their lips will love you if you gift this.
CHARLOTTE’S MINI VIRAL BEAUTY ICONS
Don’t know what to get the person you picked for your office Secret Santa? Or the teenager just getting into makeup? There’s no way you can go wrong with Charlotte Tilbury’s Mini Viral Beauty Icons collection. It boasts the beloved and trendy brand’s Pillow Talk Matte Revolution Lipstick and Pillow Talk Lip Cheat liner — it’s a pink shade that looks good on any and all skin and lip tones. Add the Pinkgasm Beauty Light Wand highlighter — also a universal hue that never met a skin tone it didn’t flatter — and Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, which sets makeup and refreshes skin. The portions are small but it’s a great way for the recipient to road test supremely popular products.
Internet-adored brand Refy prides itself on simple, effective products. So its Hero Mini Set is an excellent intro to the brand and it checks off many boxes for makeupistas. This trifecta includes the Glow & Sculpt Primer, which sets the base; the Brow Sculpt, which shapes and tames brows; and a clear lip gloss with a metal applicator. It’s the gold standard of “no makeup” makeup and minimalist, model-off-duty glam.
SULWHASOO GINSENG REJUVENATING EYE CREAM SET
While this set technically belongs in skin care, hear me out! Makeup can only mask dark circles and under eye baggage so much! This 3-piece set from Sulwhasoo firms, brightens, and hydrates the eye area and is a wise choice for the skincare-focused makeup maven you are shopping for. When the delicate skin around your eyes is not its best, you can’t camouflage it. As a result, your smoky eye is meh rather than marvelous. So take care of that tender skin and combat crow’s feet and elasticity by applying the serums and creams.
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