Finding the perfect Christmas present can be no mean feat, but we all know a chic beauty gift set can be a fail-safe option. Plus, they're usually easy to wrap and look substantial enough to hand over. Obviously, you can't choose just any old gift set - for example, it's probably not a good idea to buy a lipstick trio for a friend who rarely wears lippy - but if you know your sister/mum/best friend/work wife is always desperate for the latest Glossier launch, or she's forever reading up on skincare, there's a beauty gift set to suit everyone.
As someone who loves beauty, I've really tried to select the most people-pleasing gifts. I've looked up all the beauty faves and tried to be mindful of all budgets. If you're looking up gifts for yourself (it's a thing!), grab your pen and paper because your list to Santa is about to get LONG.
How I chose the best beauty gift sets
- Sought after brands: A beauty gift set should be an impressive present to open. I've kept to the most sought after brands in the beauty stratosphere. From luxury gifts from the likes of Charlotte Tilbury, MAC Cosmetics, Dior Beauty and Chanel, to the more affordable options.
- A mix of budgets: A beauty gift set can either be a 'main' present or it can be a stocking filler, I've included plenty of options to cater for all budgets below.
- Easy to wrap: I'm sorry, but this is a bonus when it comes to a beauty gift set.
Beauty gift set ideas for Christmas - the special editions for the holidays
Estee Lauder Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Moisturizer Holiday Skincare Set The Lift + Firm Routine
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This might be the best gift when it comes to value for money - it's worth a whopping £131 and it features some of my Estee Lauder faves inside.
If you love Estee Lauder skincare, this is a real treat and the perfect savvy way to shop for the products you love but for a lot cheaper.
Charlotte Tilbury's Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Mini Skin Set
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If, like me, you're obsessed with Charlotte Tilbury's skincare and you want a friend to understand why it's so, well, magic, this is the ideal gift. The mini skincare gift set includes the brand's serum and moisturiser duo for immediate skin revival.
This is award winning for a reason! The Magic Mini Skin Set includes travel-sized versions of Charlotte's Magic Serum Crystal Elixir and Charlotte's Magic Cream; two high-performance formulas that work in hydrating harmony.
Clarins Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Clarins Double Serum Collection Gift Set
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Clarins is a classic brand that won't disappoint, and the double serum gift set is a great way to try the brand's iconic serum - and how cute is the make-up bag included in this gift set?
Clarins' gift sets for Christmas centre on their signature products, from £12 stocking fillers to luxury sets encompassing some of their prime products. This gift set focuses on the bestselling Double Serum, and includes the Clarins Beauty Flash Balm, Comfort Lip Oil plus make-up bag.
GHD Christmas Gift Sets 2023
GHD Deluxe Gift Set In Alluring Jade
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How lovely would it be to open this on Christmas Day? What's more, not only do you get a huge Black Friday saving, ghd is also giving away a free product when you purchase this. Just use code GHDXBF and receive a FREE ghd bodyguard - heat protect spray (worth £18.95).
The ghd deluxe gift set features the ghd platinum+ hair straightener and ghd helios hair dryer both wrapped in an alluring jade hue. The set is complete with a chic dusky pink velvet vanity case to protect your favourite tools.
By Terry Christmas Gift Sets 2023
By Terry Opulent Star Beauty Must-Haves Duo
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Worth £59, this set is a real bargain at just £31.50 for the Black Friday period. The set includes the new Hyaluronic Pressed Hydra Powder infused with the exclusive technology of eight hyaluronic acid types, and the mini-to-go version of the brand's iconic cream eyeshadow Ombre Blackstar in shade ‘Bronze Moon’.
The most vibrant and luxurious gift, featuring a beautiful electric pattern signed BY TERRY to bring joy during this festive period.
Iconic London Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Iconic London About Last Night Set
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What's not to love about this set? If you know someone who loves glowy makeup, this is the gift set for them. Loved by celebrities, influencers and beauty journalists (hello!) this is a real find.
ICONIC London’s About Last Night set includes the glittering Glaze Crayon in Champagne, Triple Threat Mascara for dramatic eyes, plus a mini Prep-Set-Glow and Rollaway Glow in Rose Potion for a dazzling, dewy-skin finish.
Bobbi Brown Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Bobbi Brown Essentials
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I love this gift set, it's full of products you'd actually use and the makeup bag looks luxurious as well. The kit is full of party season must haves. The star of the show is the Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base. I adore this multi-tasking, moisturiser because it instantly soothes skin with Vitamins B, C & E and Hyaluronic Acid to plump for a healthy glow.
With a value of £168, and priced at just £82, this is a real steal.
The set includes:
•Vitamin Enriched Face Base 50ml
•Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Golden Bronze, 1.6g
•Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in Taupe, 1.6g
•Crushed Oil-Infused Gloss in New Romantic, 6ml
•Mini Smokey Eye Mascara, 3ml
•Mini Soothing Cleansing Oil, 30ml
•Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Bag.This gift is only available in the UK but there are amazing gifting option on the US site for as little as $14.70.
Glossier Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Glossier Mini Cloud Paint Duo
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Glossier is the perfect brand for your teenage sister or tween child. The packaging is very cute and I love that there's a brand new shade inside, making it feel that bit more special.
Glossier goes to town every year! Glossier’s Holiday Collection has kickstarted with this cute little beauty gift set consisting of two mini Cloud Paints. The duo features Puff and a new limited-edition, warm terracotta shade, Rise. This lightweight, gel-cream blush is formulated with sheer buildable pigments for the easiest blush application yet. The special blurring pigments create a soft, smooth look that doesn’t accentuate pores or texture, and the bouncy formula blends over cheeks for a natural glow that’s never streaky or chalky. Wear each shade alone or mix and blend for a custom look.
Jo Loves Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Jo Loves A Fragrance Collection
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Out of all the gifts in this edit, the Jo Loves packaging has won me over the most so far. It just screams the holidays, and makes me feel all giddy and excited for Christmas.
This set features Jo Loves' three latest fragrance creations, featuring Cobalt Patchouli & Cedar, Golden Gardenia and Ebony & Cassis.
What's more, it's suitable for both men and women, and these scents can be worn alone or layered to suit the individual.
MAC Cosmetics Christmas Gift Sets 2023
MAC Cosmetics Merry Must-Haves
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I'm a big fan of MAC Cosmetics, and I love how much effort goes into the Holiday collections. I think this Merry Must-Haves kit has so many treats inside.
The Christmas-exclusive five-piece kit for eyes, lips and skin features the brand's bestselling Lustreglass Sheer-shine Lipstick, Eye Shadow, MACStack Mascara, Fix+ and a mini Hyper Real Serumizer at a very merry value.
Benefit Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Benefit Most Wonderful Minis Full Face Gift Set - Limited Edition
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Benefit's Wonderful Minis Full Face Gift Set is the perfect present for beauty lovers, and this is a star gift on Boots for a reason - you even get a FREE gift if you purchase another Benefit product at the same time.
Benefit’s Most Wonderful Minis contains FIVE of the brand's bestselling products in the UK, and it's exclusively available online at Boots & Benefit Cosmetics.
Dior Beauty Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Dior Beauty Rouge Dior Makeup Clutch With Chain - Limited Edition
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The Rouge Dior clutch is a stylish gift for the beauty (and fashion!) lover. Practical to take out with its chain strap, the Rouge Dior clutch features a clutch case and a removable lipstick holder. This is a showstopper of a gift.
Dior's 2023 Holiday Collection sets the stage for a Christmas fairy tale; set in the heart of Paris, inspired by the atmosphere, royal architecture and the historical gardens of the capital city.
Chanel Beauty Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Gift Set
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This is a first for Chanel. The Coco Mademoiselle fragrance gift set features the eau de parfum and the matching body oil, presented for the first time in a wow-worth gift box.
This holiday season, Chanel has created limited-edition cases for three of its most emblematic fragrances, which open to reveal the elegantly presented bottles inside.
NARS Christmas Gift Sets 2023
NARS Mini Orgasm Blush & Lip Duo
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NARS always gives us exciting gifting options at Christmas. This year, I'll be stocking up on the delightful gift sets, including the mini lip and cheek products. Who doesn't love a cute mini?!
This limited-edition set features a Mini Blush and Mini Afterglow Lip Shine in the award-winning shade Orgasm.
111SKIN Christmas Gift Sets 2023
111SKIN Precision Repair Edit
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This time of year, everyone's skin could do with some repair work, and this celeb-fave skincare edit is steeped in luxury.
This skincare edit contains everything you need for some serious skin TLC; including 111SKIN's best-selling Eye Lift Gel and Day Cream, it also includes the Repair Serum NAC Y²™ (clinically proven to restore healthy skin, reinforce the skin barrier and instantly hydrate) plus three of the brand's cult face masks - Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Priyanka Chopra are fans.
Elizabeth Arden Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Elizabeth Arden 3-Piece Eight Hour Super Eight Skincare Set
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Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour product is a fan fave for a reason. You can hydrate dry skin, lips, nails and cuticles, tame hair and brows, soothe minor irritation, add radiance and shine.
This is the ultimate gift for the Eight Hour fans out there. You can moisturise, soothe and protect head to toe with this Eight Hour deep conditioning holiday gift set.
The Ordinary Christmas Gift Sets 2023
The Ordinary Most Loved Set
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An affordable gift set that is the perfect introduction to the brand and its products. Popular with celebrities and influencers, this is a skincare brand for the TikTok obsessive.
This gift box contains a mini collection of some of The Ordinary's most-loved products; the Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 15ml, Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% 15ml, and Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG 15ml.
MZ SKIN Christmas Gift Sets 2023
MZ Skin Sculpt & Glow Holiday Kit
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I think this gift set would be lovely to receive - dreamt up by London's premier Oculoplastic Surgeon and Facial Aesthetics Doctor, Dr Maryam Zamani, MZ Skin is science backed and performance driven. It\s the perfect gift for anyone looking to supercharge their daily routine, the Sculpt & Glow Set boasts two hero creams, alongside the brand's Rose Quartz Eye Buds.
Give the gift of dewy, glowing skin with this three-piece kit, designed to redefine your contours while offering a radiance-boosting effect. Think of it as the ultimate party-season prep and recovery.
Jurlique Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Jurlique Iconic Collection
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I've opted for the Iconic Collection as this is suitable for all skin types and is an excellent introduction to the brand.
Spark joy with a gift set of Jurlique's favourite skincare essentials that help hydrate, nourish, and restore radiance.
Michael Van Clarke Christmas Gift Sets 2023
Michael Van Clarke Lifesaver Luxe Gift Collection
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I'm always recommending this brand to friends, and this handy kit houses all three of Michael Van Clarke's iconic hair savers so they can choose their favourite.
Michael Van Clarke's LifeSaver Luxe Gift Collection includes the whole family of the brand's iconic Pre-wash treatments, the hero LifeSaver Pre-Wash Treatment, LifeSaver Deep Sleep (infused with lavender) and a smaller 325ml version of the mega replenishing LifeSaver ULTRA.
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