These Are the Best—and Best Value—Beauty Gift Sets To Scoop Up this Holiday

From Olaplex to Charlotte Tilbury to Violette: Calling all beauty bargain hunters

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: holiday beauty gift set time. Savvy shoppers know that the Christmas season is *the* time to stock up on fave skincare, makeup and tools, as all the top brands bundle their best sellers into pretty boxes, and the bargains are truly unmatched. Whether you wrap a set up for a lucky recipient, parcel the products out into individual stocking stuffers or keep them all for yourself, the benefits are a-plenty.

To help you take advantage, and get the best bang for your buck, we’ve searched high and low to round up the holiday beauty gift sets that house the greatest products, offer the best value and will spread the most holiday cheer. 

The makeup-bag replenisher

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Sephora Favourites Glitz & Glam Makeup Set, $68, sephora.ca Photo: Sephora
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The beauty gift set

Sephora Favourites Glitz & Glam Makeup Set

The savings

$96

The ultimate set for any makeup lover, this 10-piece kit includes everything you need for a glam night out—from mascara to lip liner to lashes—from cult fave brands like Glossier, Kosas, Ilia and Glow Recipe.

 

The brush haul

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Quo Beauty Best of Artistry Brush Set, $68, shop.shoppersdrugmart.ca Photo: Quo Beauty
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Quo Beauty Best of Artistry Brush Set

The savings

$117

Brush sets are the perfect gift for any beauty lover as they’re often not something people will splurge on for themselves—and many of us are still using ratty old makeup brushes from years and years ago. This wallet-friendly set from Quo Beauty contains seven pro brushes for all areas of the face, plus a powder puff.

 

The glow enhancer 

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Biossance Glow Forth Set, $80, sephora.ca Photo: Biossance
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The beauty gift set

Biossance Glow Forth Set

The savings

$76

Peptides and ceramides are just two of the heavy-hitting ingredients featured in this moisture-rich skin care set from Biossance. It includes a full size moisturizer, a 30ml bottle of serum and a 5ml jar of eye cream, all enriched with the brand’s signature sugarcane-derived squalane hydrator. 

 

The beauty-buff pleaser

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Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Award Winning Beauty Icons Limited Edition Kit, $230, charlottetilbury.com Photo: Charlotte Tilbury
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Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Award Winning Beauty Icons Limited Edition Kit

The savings

$81

This set offers up some of celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury’s most iconic products (hello, Magic Cream!) as well as a chic little velvet makeup bag.

 

The lash stash

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Benefit Cosmetics Nice List Lashes Holiday Mascara Set, $60, shop.shoppersdrugmart.ca Photo: Benefit Cosmetics
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The beauty gift set

Benefit Cosmetics Nice List Lashes Holiday Mascara Set

The savings

$71

Mascara makes the perfect beauty gift because it’s like the little black dress of makeup: it suits everyone, and most people want it. Plus, it runs out faster than most other makeup products. This kit includes three Benefit Cosmetics best-selling formulas and a mini of the brand’s new Fan Fest Mascara.

 

The complexion enhancer

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Drunk Elephant Day Dazzle: The Morning Kit, $128, drunkelephant.ca Photo: Drunk Elephant
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Drunk Elephant Day Dazzle: The Morning Kit

The savings

$61

This skincare set from clean ‘n’ cute brand Drunk Elephant will help you get up and glow every morning as it contains a complete AM routine including two serums, a best-selling moisturizer and the viral D-Bronzi Sunshine Drops.

 

The wrinkle smoother

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Clinique Smart & Smooth Skincare Set, $135, clinique.ca Photo: Clinique
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Clinique Smart & Smooth Skincare Set

The savings

$83

This powerful skincare kit from Clinique is a triple whammy for targeting fine lines and wrinkles. Inside you’ll find a full-size Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Cream along with 30ml serum and 5ml eye cream from the same line. 

 

The balm bounty

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Fresh Color & Care Lip Collection, $57, fresh.com Photo: Fresh
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Fresh Color & Care Lip Collection

The savings

$29

There’s a reason why the Fresh lip treatment is a perennial best-seller. Each tube in this mini 5-piece set serves up 24 hours of moisture and the pretty tinted formulas flatter all skin tones. Stash one in every handbag, desk drawer and clutch and enjoy them all year-round.

 

The hair nourisher

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Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair! Hair Repair Remedies Gift Set, $78, sephora.ca Photo: Briogeo
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Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair! Hair Repair Remedies Gift Set

The savings

$34

Formulated for dry, damaged hair, this three-piece set contains a complete routine (including a full size hair mask) to repair, smooth and hydrate a frizzy, unruly mane.

 

The French-girl beauty bundle

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Violette_FR The Anna Set, $160, violettefr.com Photo: Violette_FR
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Violette_FR The Anna Set

The savings

$65

Curated by the incredibly chic Parisian makeup artist Violette herself, this set is inspired by Anna Karina, muse of French new wave cinema. It includes everything you need for a natural makeup look that highlights your individual je ne sais quoi, plus the much sought after and adorably named spray-cream lotion Boum Boum Milk, which sets the glowy, hydrated stage for any look.

 

The no-makeup makeup kit

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Merit Le Gloss Set, $80, meritbeauty.com Photo: Merit
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Merit Le Gloss Set

The savings

$28

The “clean girl aesthetic” is utterly achievable with this set of makeup and skincare musts from modern minimalist brand Merit—the mascara is perfectly inky and non-clumping, and the dual-phase serum sinks into skin like a dream.

 

The hair repairer

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Olaplex Strong Days Ahead Kit, $74, ca.olaplex.com Photo: Olaplex
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The beauty gift set

Olaplex Strong Days Ahead Kit

The savings

$31

Know a bottle blonde? Chances are they’re addicted to salon standout Olaplex for its breakage-reducing benefits. Give them the gift of shiny, healthy hair this season with this three-piece set that contains a full size No.4 and No.5 Bond Maintenance Shampoo and Conditioner, which work on all hair types for stronger, smoother strands, and a mini No.3 Hair Perfector serum to lock in the results.

 

The body pamperer

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L’Occitane Nourish with Shea Set, $95, loccitane.com Photo: L’Occitane
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The beauty gift set

L’Occitane Nourish with Shea Set

The savings

$45

This shea butter-enriched set is like a soft, nourishing cocoon for anyone enduring harsh winter weather. Included in this set is L’Occitane’s best-selling hand cream, rich body cream, extra rich soap and foot cream from the nourishing line.

 

The face mask buffet

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Dr. Jart 10 Face Mask Must-Haves Gift Set, $89, sephora.ca Photo: Dr. Jart
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The beauty gift set

Dr. Jart 10 Face Mask Must-Haves Gift Set

The savings

$46

This collection of fun and effective face masks from top K-Beauty brand Dr. Jart offers up treatments galore for 10 different complexion concerns, including large pores, redness, dryness and lacklustre skin. Crack it open at a girls’ weekend sleepover for maximum enjoyment.

 

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