Beauty Gift Sets Your Loved Ones Will Actually Want

Let’s face it — beauty gift sets don’t always hit the mark. Does anyone really need another set of lotions and body mists? Not really. Beauty gift sets can make incredible gifts, but they just take a little more thought and attention to really ‘wow’ your loved ones. We’ve rounded up our top picks from the hottest gift sets available this year so that your gift can take up prime real estate on a bathroom counter and not in the back of a cupboard.

Shopper's Drug Mart

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Get this ultimate brush set for your local resident makeup artist

Whether a beginner or a pro, every beauty lover who knows (or is learning) their way around a makeup kit needs the right tools to master the latest makeup trends and techniques. This ultimate 10-piece makeup brush kit is curated to include everything that special someone might need, from bringing out their flawless complexion or to building colour intensity, no matter the occasion. It includes a powder brush, blush brush, rounded foundation brush, all over shadow brush, line brow brush and more. Made with lux, easy to clean fibres, it is all cruelty-free. It comes with a cute pouch too your giftee will feel proud to display on their vanity.

Quo Beauty Must Have Brush Set, Shopper’s Drug Mart, $55.

Sephora

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Buy this lip care set for the friend looking to keep their lips luscious and soft

Those who know, know. LANEIGE is one of those Korean skincare brands that has garnered a cult following in Canada – especially for its lip sleeping masks. A staff favourite, LANEIGE now has several gift sets, including this all-nighter lip set featuring Berry and the special holiday flavours, Gingersnap and Peppermint. Now all your friend needs is a mistletoe.

LANEIGE All Nighter Lip Set, Sephora, $39.

Trinny London

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Get this multipurpose beauty kit for the gal that’s always on the go

This limited edition lineup is edited to include anything your giftee may need in their go-to makeup bag. It includes a BFF SPF 30, Miracle Blur to soften any fine lines and pores, and a limited edition Lip & Cheek T-Tones with perfectly paired shades. The multi-purpose Lash2Brow covers both framing features so their eyes can truly shine.

T-Tones Takeover, Trinny London, $205.

Shopper's Drug Mart

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Buy this eye-catching lipstick set or your friend who dares to be bold

This matte-have lipstick gift set is not only dazzling and festive, it offers four smooth, bold colours your sister or friend will feel comfortable wearing late into the night. The colour options will make her pout pop for any holiday occasion, and beyond – morning, noon and night.

Quo Beauty Pout Perfection Lipstick Set, Shopper’s Drug Mart, $25.

L'Occitane En Provence

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Give the gift of smooth skin with this shea butter collection

We know cold, winter months do a number on our skin. Help your forever-friend combat dryness and lock in moisture with L’Occitane’s Shea Butter Collection. The set contains Creamy & Comforting Bubble Bath, Shea Butter Shower Oil, Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream, Shea Milk Extra-Gentle Soap, and Shea Butter Hand Cream – all in a lovely gift box. Even better? L’Occitane partners with over 10,000 Burkinabé women to produce supreme quality, 100% fair-trade certified shea butter. That’s a gift you can feel good about giving.

Shea Butter Collection, L’Occitane, $89.

Shopper's Drug Mart

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You’ll want this travel skincare set for your globe-trotting gal-pal

Who says that dry airplane air and jetlag have to do a number on your skin? Quo’s come up with the perfect trifecta of travel-sized skincare goodies to nourish tired, thirsty and stressed skin, whether they are hopping on a plane this holiday or staying closer to home. The set features a hydrating facial serum with hyaluronic acid, a banana cleansing balm with banana extract, and a purifying glow mask that includes kaolin clay to help clarify and calm skin.

Quo Beauty Let It Glow Skincare Set, Shopper’s Drug Mart, $25.

The Gift Refinery

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Gift this unique box to that eclectic cousin who supports Canadian-made

If your cousin has wide and varied tastes and also loves to be surprised by unique, luxury locally-made items, this gift box is the perfect go-to. While The Gift Refinery offers a subscription to its box service, if you aren’t yet ready to commit to that just yet, this one-time purchase box is the ideal solution to surprise and delight that person on your gift list. The box ships out beginning December 2, and is valued at $329. It includes the Aija Candle Studio Travel Organic Soy Candle, Eluo Beauty Forma Rosea Facial polish, EVIO Beauty Groupo Did I make myself clear? Lip serum, Imaya Beauty Retinoic Face Oil, Lake & Oak Tea Co. Cacao Mylk, Lithe Lashes and lash bond, MIFA Eucalyptis Coco Body Wash, Mintier Oil-based Breath Mint, and the dreamy-soft Pokoloko Solid Fringed Alpace Throw.

Tgr Hello Winter: One Time Box Purchase, The Gift Refinery, $125.

Sephora

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Help the skincare-obsessed with this all-you-need trio

Renown brand Tatcha released its three-step ritual gift set to help that someone get their glow on. It includes the Deep Cleanse Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser, Water Cream Oil-Free Pore Minimizing Moisturizer and the Silk Peony Melting Eye cream. Helping tackle visible pores and oily skin, the ingredients work together to balance, nourish and smooth skin. The gift also includes a unique Japanese wrapping cloth, connecting to the Japanese gift giving custom of furoshiki that is centuries old. Reusable and multipurpose, the person you gift this special set to can keep the cloth to use for years to come. Ingredient highlights include Japanese wild rose and oil-absorbing Japanese leopard lily.

Tatcha Cleanse, Hydrate & Smooth Trio, Sephora, $95.

tarte best of blush mini amazonian clay cheek set

Sephora

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tarte best of blush mini amazonian clay cheek set

This limited-edition library of four new, iconic palettes for eyes and face. The beauty brand, known for integrating Amazonian clay in its products, uses mineral pigments to smooth and soften skin. The palettes are free of parabens, phthalates and other bad stuff, and are vegan, and cruelty-free. They feature shimmer and matte shades. The tartelette Palette includes six everyday neutral eyeshadows. The Park Avenue Princess Palette includes bronzer, blush, and highlighter. The Big Ego Palette features six warm-toned pink and plum eyeshadows. The Lights, Camera, Lashes Palette includes six warm and bronzy eyeshadows. Can’t get enough? You’ll also want to check out tarte’s Best Of Blush Mini Amazonian Clay Cheek Set.

tarte Iconic Eye & Face Palette Library Amazonian Clay Collectors Set, Sephora, $64.

Bloom Balance

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Get this Balance Gua Sha stone for the auntie who’s looking to step up her self-care beauty ritual

Made by local wellness brand Bloom Balance, this black obsidian Gua Sha tool is the perfect gift for that person who is more likely to think of others than themselves. Developed centuries ago, this traditional Chinese Medicine staple is used to release swelling, toxins and relieve pain, as well as stimulate blood flow to your jaw, scalp, and face.

Black Obsidian Gua Sha, Bloom Balance, $28.

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