I’m a beauty editor and these are the Christmas beauty gift sets 2024 on my wish list
From curated complexion kits to gorgeously edited skincare sets, we have found the best beauty gift sets from the hottest brands – many worth more than their price tags
There are many things I am looking forward to this Christmas. While eating a tub of Cadbury’s Heroes while watching Gavin & Stacey is top of my list, seeing which beauty gift set is in my stocking is up there too. Because Christmas just isn’t Christmas without one.
There’s still a bit of a stigma around buying gift sets. I say ‘bah humbug’ to that attitude because I think a gift set is a thoughtful present. If you know that Aunty Carol is a die-hard Clarins fan, then she will love one of their curated kits. If your mother-in-law has worn Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir for years, then a perfume set with a matching hand cream will make you the star of the family. And, as we all know, that’s what gift-giving is all about…
And it’s the added extras that come with beauty gift sets that not only make them great value – great for the giver – but also mean you get to try something new – great for the receiver. This can range from limited edition versions of classics or luxury sized samples of other products in the same or complementary ranges. So not only does Aunty Carol get her trusty Clarins moisturiser but she gets to try the eye cream too.
And it’s worth doing a bit of mental maths when shopping for beauty products because you will often make a saving buying a gift set compared to popping the individual products in your basket.
Here’s my pick of this year’s bunch.
Sol de Janeiro Hydration Celebration Body Routine, £77
It’s the cult brand whose products are loved by tweens, teens and grown-ups everywhere so get ready for fights over who gets to keep the contents. Inside you will find the famous Bum Bum cream, cult Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist, a shower cream, body scrub and body oil.
Tatcha Dewy Skin & Lips Set, £79 (worth £112)
For the skincare lover in your life is this lovely set containing a cleanser, lip mask and the brand’s best-selling Dewy Skin Cream. It also comes with a sustainable, traditional Japanese furoshiki cloth that you can use to wrap it up.
Bubble Snow Globe Morning Routine Set £30
It’s the brand that has proved a huge hit with Gen Z but this gift set is for the grown-ups who want to give Bubble a try. Inside is their vitamin C serum (not something teens need to be putting on their skin), an eye cream (also not required by fresh-as-a-daisy teens) and the brand new lip balm (be prepared for this to be stolen if you have a tween or teen in your life).
Buy NowCharlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip & Cheek Secrets, £44
Charlotte Tilbury is always the ultimate crowd-pleasing brand and this set contains four brilliant products. There’s a highlighter, skin illuminator, lipstick and lipgloss.
Buy NowTrinny London Trinny’s Instant Impact Gift Set, £34 (worth £60)
In this holographic cracker you will find three products Trinny herself swears by to give her face some instant life and glow. There’s a champagne-coloured cream eyeshadow, a rich matte lip and cheek cream and a fresh pink hydrating lip gloss.
Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler in Strawberry Bronze, £399.99
This special edition of Dyson’s multi-styler contains the tool and usual six attachments but in a festive rose gold hue. It also comes with an additional detangling comb and handy box in which to house everything.
Buy NowDrunk Elephant Resort To This Day Kit, £99
Packed with everything you need for a comprehensive daily skincare routine, this cute four-piece comes in a reusable box. There’s the cult Protini Polypepetide Cream that you can apply over the C-Firma Fresh Day Serum, as well as the D-Bronzi drops that add instant glow and C-Tango Multivitamin Eye cream.
Buy NowPhlur Best Sellers Deluxe Trio, £28 (worth £30)
Buying fragrance for others can be a risky business if you don’t know exactly what they like, but I promise you won’t go wrong with these. Containing the three best-selling scents from cool and cult brand Phlur, all three have a musky, skin-like element to them, so they aren’t hugely over-powering. They suit guys, gals, young, old – whomever you want to give something gorgeous this year.
Buy NowRare Beauty Selena’s Lip and Cheek Faves, £48 (worth £53)
Containing a full-size blusher, full-size liquid blusher-meet-highlighter and a mini lipstick all in very wearable shades, this is a perfect ‘finishing touches’ kit.
Buy NowUltra Violette Vi’s Closet of Cuties Set, £57
Any skincare obsessive will tell you that wearing SPF daily is a non-negotiable and this cute little cupboard contains seven of them so you can try each of the brand’s best-sellers out and then decide which is the one for you. There are four face SPFs, one body and hand SPF, a tinted SPF lip balm and the very handy SPF mist.
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Shopping for a teenager or young adult? They will love you forever if you get them this. Packed with five of the brand’s most sought-after products, there’s the Avocado Cleanser, Watermelon Glow Pore-Tight Toner, Guava Vitamin C Eye Gel cream, Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops and the Plum Plump Hyaluronic Cream.
Buy NowOlaplex In Good Repair Hair Kit, £45 (worth £67)
Great hair days throughout 2025 are calling with this excellent value set. It contains Olaplex’s bond-repairing shampoo and conditioner as well as the leave-in treatment and nourishing oil. This one won’t be around for long so snap it up quickly.
Buy NowClarins All About Eyes Collection, £23.20
Not only do you get three fab products – mascara, eye makeup remover and eye cream – but they come in a festive red velvet makeup bag that you genuinely will want to keep on using for many Christmases to come.
Buy NowGlossier Limited Edition Balm Dotcom Duo, £27
Every year Glossier releases limited edition festive versions of their cult lip balm and this year it is the turn of Biscotti and Espresso. They are only mildly tinted, so suitable for all ages, and hugely hydrating.
Buy NowElemis Pro-Collagen Ultimate Collection, £245 (worth £417)
Hands up who wants plump, juicy, fresh-looking skin for 2025? Well, this kit is all about just that. Overflowing with all the hero products from Elemis’ cult Pro-Collagen range, you’ve got the cleansing balm, cleaner, serum, marine cream and night cream.
Buy NowMalin + Goetz Scent The Mood Votive Set, £66
Got a candle lover in your life? Wow them with this gorgeous set filled with four votive-sized candles of cool New York brand Malin + Goetz’s best-selling scents; Strawberry, Bergamot, Dark Rum and Leather.
Victoria Beckham Satin Kajal Liner: VB’s Greatest Hits, £195 (worth £256)
If you’ve always fancied trying Victoria Beckham eyeliners then why not nab this good-value curated edit of eight of her favourite shades? They usually retail at £32 a pop, here they work out at £24 each. They come in a light cylinder case, ideal for travel or for storing wherever you get your glam on.
Buy NowAromatherapy Associates Tranquil Sleep Hero, £12
Is there anything better than gifting someone the possibility of a good night’s sleep? While I can’t promise this will be 100 per cent effective, this Aromatherapy Associates sleep-inducing bath and shower oil is a great place to start and come in gorgeous bauble-style packaging too.
Sephora Collection Moving Lights Makeup Brushes & Accessories Set, £32.99
New makeup brushes and tools are always a good gift and the sort of thing people rarely buy themselves. Here, you have a face brush and two eye brushes along with a makeup sponge and powder puff. All are housed in a cute metallic gauze makeup bag.
Buy NowNeal’s Yard Moments of Calm Collection, £38
Bring some calm to a loved one with this zen-inducing trio. There’s a pillow mist, a soothing bath soak and a relaxing rollerball.
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