Holiday Gift Guides | Makeup Sets for Her
For those of us with a makeup-addicted friend or family member, it can be difficult to pick out the best gifts. Luckily, this holiday season there are more than a couple of awesome giftsets available at a range of price points.
Here are a few of my favorites, for yourself or someone else.
Maybe she hasn’t picked up this one yet, but is a Naked devotee, with all three palettes, plus the two Basics sets. One of the hottest palettes of the year, this palette is versatile for both natural and smoky looks. It’s also amazingly pigmented, like all of their palettes, and a combination of both cool and warm tones.
The Clarisonic is the gold standard in skin care. I like this gift set with the pink Smart Profile version of the device, as well as two extra brush heads, a bottle of skin polish and a gel cleanser. This will take anyone’s skincare game to the next level.
Taking your hot tools on the road (or on the plane) can be tricky. I love Chi to start with, but this adorable set has everything you need to take your best hair day with you. Hair dryer, curling iron and straightener, all in a gorgeous carrying case. All of Chi’s tools are also dual voltage, in case you’re travelling farther abroad than the next town over.
Besame has the most gorgeous vintage packaging, but also a lot of the greatest innovations. In this set, you get one of their gorgeous lipsticks – inspired by the reds that were on trend in 1946, but also some of their Matches. The Matchbook has little paper lipstick matches that hold enough red lipstick for precisely three applications. Perfect for a long day that turns into a night out or a weekend way. She will always be prepared with the perfect red lip.
Maybe the red lip is a little too bold. This set from Tarte has shades that go on much more sheer and buttery, perfect for someone who is just getting into makeup or who isn’t big on lipstick. You get Sangria (berry red), Punch (maybe), Mimosa (peach nude) and Bellini (golden pink), to cover a range of moods and occasions.
Primer is one of those things that takes a lot of trial and error to find what you need and what you like. Do you need eyelash primer? What about lip primer? How can you find out without breaking the bank? Sephora favorites gives you a range of primers to try, from your hair to your lips to your nails. In this set, you’ll receive a B
ite Beauty Line & Define Primer, a Formula X PRIME Base Coat, Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 15, Living Proof Prime Style Extender, Smashbox 24 Hour Photo Finish Shadow Primer, and Urban Decay Subversion Lash Primer.
Time to get that highlight on! Becca is starting to be the brand to know when it comes to pressed or liquid highlights. This palette gives a taste of some of their best sellers, and they take so long to get through that you’ll be working on this palette for months and months. Inside the gorgeous packaging are three shimmering skin perfectors in Moonstone, Rose Gold, and Topaz, plus two mineral blushes in Wild Honey and Flowerchild.
Finally, also bringing the glitter is this brush set from Sephora. Six amazing brushes infused with 24K gold sit in a glittering rose gold stand. It’s a statement piece for the beauty lover who has everything else. And the brushes are antibacterial and incredibly soft.
I hope these ideas help you finish up your holiday shopping. :)
What are your favorite gift sets out this season?