31 Best Makeup Gifts & Sets On Every Beauty Lover’s Wishlist
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1. Jenny Patinkin Mister Assister Facial Hydration Tool
$65.00
Well-hydrated skin is the cornerstone of flawless makeup, which is where this hydration helper comes into play. Using ultrasonic vibration technology that breaks water into nanoparticles so it can penetrate the skin, this fun-to-use tool makes for the perfect gift because, chances are, the person you are gifting it to doesn't have it. Plus, it leaves skin plump, hydrated, and perfectly prepped for makeup.
2. RevitaLash Dermstore Exclusive Lash and Brow Conditioning Set
$152.00
Long, strong, glossy eyelashes and bold, sculpted brows are at the top of almost everyone's wish list. This set is for you if you want them without resorting to falsies, extensions, and professional treatments. Featuring two physician-developed formulas for lashes and brows, the conditioners rely on a blend of peptides, biotin, green tea extract, and antioxidants to condition and strengthen the hairs to prevent them from breaking while adding shine.
3. Sisley Paris Phyto-Hydra Teint Tinted Moisturizer
$145.00
Skin tints are trending, and some are just makeup, whereas others, like this one, are more like a skin booster formula. Perfect for those light makeup days, this tinted moisturizer is loaded with good-for-your-skin ingredients like white lily extract to hydrate, plant-based extracts to refine the skin's texture, and buckwheat seed and vitamin E to protect the skin from environmental aggressors. We also love how the lightweight tint glides onto the skin, leaving it with a beautiful bare-skin effect.
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4. Tarte Stay Golden AC Cheek Set
Some of the best makeup gifts to give are the ones you wouldn't think of buying yourself. Enter this five-piece makeup set of blushes, which gives the perfect rosy flush suitable for wearing all year round. Packed with Amazonian clay for longer wear time, these vegan portable blushes (they are small enough to fit in your purse) are a must for the makeup lover in your life.
5. By Terry Tea to Tan Sun Powder
Recommended Retail Price: $69.00Current price: $34.50
We love makeup that does more than the basics, which is exactly what this hydrating and bronzing powder is known for. The vegan formula is rich in clean and vegan ingredients, including bio cranberry oil, bio Darjeeling black tea, and shea butter to nourish and protect the skin while leaving it with a natural, matte bronze. Besides giving the skin a natural sun-kissed effect, the powder moisturizes and smoothes it, leaving it luminous, radiant, and virtually flawless.
6. RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick in Monica
Makeup that goes beyond basic and offers skin benefits is a big trend, and this lipstick-serum hybrid fits the bill appropriately. The lightweight formula provides a long-lasting, pigmented color with a single swipe and a dose of hydration to the lips, thanks to organic bitter cherry fruit water and an adaptogenic herbal blend. Lips are left soft and soothing with the most beautiful finish.
$36.00
7. Jenny Patinkin Luxury Vegan Makeup Brush Soap
$19.00
The proper makeup tools are just as important to give and receive as the makeup itself. This solid soap breaks down makeup and oil lingering on makeup brushes and rinses away seamlessly. Perfect for cleaning your puffs and blenders, too, it never leaves your favorite makeup tools feeling stiffy, crunchy, or with a residue.
8. Colorescience Sunforgettable Total Protection Color Balm
$42.00
Suncare never takes a day off, so you might as well add some color to the mix with this hydrating lip balm that offers a pop of color and SPF protection. Each shade in the collection helps protect the skin from UV damage thanks to iron oxides, the antioxidant Lipochroman, soothing bisabolol, and hydration boosters like jojoba esters and squalene. You can even swipe the stick on your lids and cheeks, too, making this multipurpose makeup product one of the best makeup gifts.
9. Anastasia Beverly Hills Frozen and Fuller Looking Brow Trio
The secret to fuller-looking eyebrows lies in the right brow products, and this trio, from brow wizard Anastasia, contains all the essentials for perfect-looking arches. Inside, you'll find Brow Wiz, Brow Definer, and Brow Freeze Gel so you can sculpt, define, and shade your brows for all-day perfection.
Related Article: An In-Depth Beauty Editor Review of Anastasia Beverly Hills Products
10. GRANDE Cosmetics Grande Peace, Love, & Grande
Recommended Retail Price: $95.00Current price: $57.00
Consider this kit packed with all the essentials for enhancing eyelashes and brows so that they are stronger and longer. Each formula—there's mascara, a vitamin E-powered brow-growth serum, and a peptide-rich conditioning lash serum—works toward healthier-looking lashes and brows for a bold look. Now, who wouldn't want that?
11. Wander Beauty Bold & Bright Lipsetter and Mascara Duo
Recommended Retail Price: $38.00Current price: $13.30
Pocket-sized makeup is always a fan favorite, especially for the holidays. This adorable duo is a quick and easy way to get glammed in a flash, thanks to the brand's limited-edition red lipstick (a must for the holiday season) and cult-favorite mile-long lengthening mascara. Consider yourself decked and ready to sparkle.
12. Eyeko Black Magic Duo
Recommended Retail Price: $19.00Current price: $9.50
There's no better duo than jet-black mascara and eyeliner to create ultra-defined, sexy eyes. This kit contains both essentials with serious color payoff so that you can achieve mega-watt lashes and the perfectly winged-out eye. No matter your eye makeup skill level, this kit is perfect for creating a simpler look or a high-drama one that will stay put all night long with nary a budge or smudge.
13. Jane Iredale Glam & Glow Eyeshadow Stick Mini Trio
$44.00
This makeup gift is so good it's hard to part with it (so buy one for yourself, too). Inside this pretty kit are all the essentials for creating festive holiday looks while making the eyes center stay. The cream-to-powder eyeshadow sticks are rich in skin-friendly ingredients like vitamin C, jojoba seed oil, and ceramides, so you know you're doing good by your skin
14. Sisley Paris Phyto-Rouge Shine 31 Sheer Chili
$70.00
Part lipstick, part gloss, this pigmented, high-shine formula looks good on everyone’s lips. We like that this next-generation formula hydrates and comforts the lips while lending the perfect amount of glossy shine. As if that weren’t enough, hyaluronic acid and konjac glucomannan microspheres give the lips an immediate plumping effect, and with each wear, they become nourished.
15. Wander Beauty Double Date Eyeshadow Duo
The holiday season deserves makeup that sparkles and shines, so this effortless eye duo sits high on many wish lists. Swipe on the creamy-colored primer first to give the lids a light wash of color while canceling out any darkness in the lids, and then layer on the shimmery powder for added dimension. The super cute compact makes it easy to touch up your eyes wherever the night takes you.
16. MDSolarSciences Hydrating SPF 30 Sheer Lip Balm Trio
$67.00
Douse the lips in hydration and color while protecting them from the sun with this sheerly colored lip trio, one of the best makeup gifts that any woman will be happy to receive. Perfect for wearing during the day, these avocado oil and shea butter-infused lip balms give a natural flush of color to the lips while adding a dose of much-needed moisture, too.
17. tarte's Kindness Café™ Collectors Set
$59.00
Any Tarte lover will appreciate this limited-edition set, replete with everything necessary to create the perfect face. Inside you’ll find two palettes, lip gloss, mascara, and more for the perfect glossy lip, pretty eye, and flawless-looking skin.
18. Stila Heaven's Dew Gel Lip Oil
$24.00
Everyone wants to receive the best makeup gifts this season, and shimmery lip oils never disappoint. This super-conditioning one leaves the lips with the perfect amount of shine and shimmer, thanks to its nonsticky hybrid gel formula. A blend of nourishing ingredients, such as antioxidants, jojoba oil, and hyaluronic acid, work together to soothe and plump the lips so that they glisten.
19. jane iredale Wildflower Love Story Bundle
$100.00
This unique bundle is the perfect makeup gift for your friend or family member who loves to spend time creating endless makeup looks. It offers all the basics for a gorgeous pink story. Try mixing and matching the colors for an array of styles that work for day and night.
20. Tarte The Golden Era AC Collectors Set
Recommended Retail Price: $55.00Current price: $38.50
A perfect shadow palette never disappoints, which is why this collector's set of three super chic ones is one of our favorite gifts. Replete with trich, pigmented shades for flawless-looking eyes, each color shadow is also infused with Amazonian clay, giving way to a more read of the color and long-lasting wear for a look that is nothing short of stunning.
21. RMS Beauty Legendary Lip Oil
$25.00
Not all lip oils are created equally, yet this one takes the cake for its high shine and low-maintenance lip color, resulting in the perfect natural-looking lip. Like skincare for the lips, the hydrating formula feels comfortable on the lips while providing a dose of much-needed moisture for a never-sticky finish. Just one swipe leaves the lips swathed in a layer of rich, enviable color.
22. By Terry Starlight Glow Smokey Eye Set
Recommended Retail Price: $80.00Current price: $40.00
Whether you give this as a gift to someone special or treat yourself to something luxe, this limited-edition smokey eye kit is the one to splurge on, and for good reason. It features three top sellers encased in beautiful eco-friendly packaging, making for the ultimate festive eyes with sophistication. Plus, the smudge-proof, waterproof formulas are enriched with ceramides to add a touch of moisture and lock in the look.
23. INIKA Certified Organic Liquid Mineral Foundation
If clean and organic makeup is more your gift-giving speed, then add this mineral foundation to your shopping list. It gives buildable coverage that lets your skin peek for a natural finish, and it's also infused with hyaluronic acid, vitamins, and argan and rosehip oil to hydrate the skin. Think of this antioxidant-packed foundation like skincare but with the benefits of your favorite moisturizer.
24. Chantecaille Tree Of Life Lip Veil
Some of the best makeup gifts include those with special meanings; this nourishing lip color is that product. Created to help support the Kenya-based elephant charity Space for Giants, this super creamy lip color glides effortlessly onto the lips and offers long-wear color. It's also enriched with FairWild and organic Baobab Oil, helping moisturize and soften the lips, leaving them luscious and plumper.
25. Vichy Dermafinish Setting Powder
Recommended Retail Price: $21.00Current price: $14.70
Setting powder is a must for any makeup look, no matter how natural or glam it is. This water-resistant one extends the wear time of your makeup to up to 16 hours while leaving it looking flawless. Thanks to a blend of mineral pigments that reduce shine and camouflage skin imperfections, there's no makeup game that isn't a match for this must-have powder.
26. Kevyn Aucoin Sculpt and Define Contour Book Volume IV Palette
$95.00
One of the best makeup gifts to give is this does-it-all palette from the legendary makeup artist icon Kevyn Aucoin. This kit is packed with all the essentials for a perfectly contoured face, including blushes, highlights, and contour powders for an effortlessly sculpted look.
27. RevitaLash Cosmetics Defining Liner Eyeliner
$29.00
Stocking stuffer gifts can be hard to nail down, but one of the best makeup gifts for them is this stay-put eyeliner that lets you create a variety of different looks. Perfect for accentuating and defining the eyes, this inky-black pencil eyeliner glides on and conditions the delicate skin on and around the eyes, thanks to vitamin E. It's also a crowd-pleaser thanks to its highly pigmented, creamy formula that is hypoallergenic and non-irritating, too.
28. bareMinerals GEN NUDE® Highlighting Blush
$29.00
There are those days when a full-on beat is necessary and others when a simple lit from within glow is in order. When a bit of a rosy cheek is on the agenda, reach for this 2-in-1 blush and highlighter combination to add life to the face with a single step. The luminous, weightless formula melts into the skin for a fresh-faced finish while blurring the look of pores and imperfections for a beautiful glow.
29. NUDESTIX Soft and Warm Nudes Mini Kit
$35.00
For the ultimate no-makeup makeup look, gift them this limited-edition kit. Replete with three of the brand’s best sellers, you’ll have the essentials to create any face, eye, and lip look in a flash. The best part? The nude shades work with every skin tone to bronze, sculpt, define, and highlight.
30. Chantecaille Éclat Cristalline Highlight Powder (Warm Gold)
$105.00
The holiday season calls for special makeup, and this ultra-lightweight powder blush is the one to reach for. With a pretty pearlescent sheen and a luminous finish, it creates an ethereal lit-from-within glow that will have everyone asking, “What makeup are you wearing?”
31. tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Tint Stain
$27.00
Part of the Marcuja lip franchise comes this long-wear tint that goes on with one swipe and stays put all day. We love the cushiony applicator and the just-bitten look that the budge-free, kiss-proof formula provides. Best of all, it’s packed with hyaluronic acid and superfruits to add hydration and a plumping effect.
The Bottom Line
Makeup gift ideas are always a hit when it comes to holiday gifts. No matter if you're treating yourself to a little something special or buying one of our picks for a beloved friend or family member, the best makeup gifts are the ones that come from the heart and celebrate inner and outer beauty.
Elise Minton Tabin is an award-winning beauty journalist, editor, and beauty expert with more than 16 years of experience. She previously held the title of Executive Beauty Editor at NewBeauty magazine, where she reported on beauty, plastic surgery, anti-aging, health and wellness. She was also instrumental in the launch of the beauty supplement brand Hush & Hush. A self-professed beauty junkie and retinol and sunscreen pusher, Elise knows what’s new, what works and who’s the best to go for every procedure under the sun. Follow Elise on Facebook, Instagram, and on her beauty blog, elisetabin.com
