Our beauty editor shares the best beauty sets to gift this Christmas for the skin and haircare lover, fragrance fanatic or make-up maven in your life. And if you need a last minute Secret Santa or stocking filler, we share our favourites.
For the skin and haircare lover
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hours four-ways set, $79 at Life Pharmacy
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hours set celebrates the much-loved beauty brand’s most iconic release, interpreted in four skin-loving ways.
Natio Vibrant Blossom gift set, $39.99 at Farmers
This set features the all-natural brand’s signature three-step skincare for happy, healthy skin, and is suitable for all ages.
Mecca Cosmetica Protect & Refresh, $72 at Mecca Beauty
The Protect & Refresh set includes Mecca’s bestselling SPF50+ Facial Sunscreen, SPF50+ Lip Balm and cooling After-Sun Mist, bundled together in a handy beach-ready beauty bag.
Jeuneora Hair of Your Dreams gift set, $69 at Jeuneora
This set comes with a bottle of the New Zealand beauty and wellness brand’s much-loved Hair Skin Nails Marine Collagen Capsules, plus a set of satin scrunchies to keep your healthy mane under control
all summer long.
For the fragrance fanatic
Clarins Eau Extraordinaire Collection, $88 at Farmers
Clarins is an invigorating offering that features the French brand’s new Eau Extraordinaire Treatment Fragrance, a Moisture Rich Body Lotion and Exfoliating Body Scrub
all in a handy holiday-ready pouch.
Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy set, $40 at Farmers
This is perfect for those wanting to try the fresh and fun fragrance, or ideal for travel when you hit the road this summer.
Circa Pear & Lime Hand Care Duo, $69.95 at Sephora
This hand care duo is a gorgeously-scented set complete with a ceramic tray holder that deserves pride of place on any bathroom vanity.
Circa Cotton Flower & Freesia Candle & Fragrance Diffuser Set, $89.95 at Sephora
This set is made up of a beautiful soy candle and fragrance diffuser, both in an intoxicating floral scent.
For the make-up maven
Stila Red Compassion Stay All Day Lipstick & Lip Liner Set, $49 at Mecca Beauty
This is the essential lip kit for those who love a bold pout.
Too Faced Christmas Bake Shoppe Limited Edition Makeup Collection, $88 at Mecca Beauty
Get in the festive spirit with these three Christmas cookie-themed face and eye palettes. They each smell of a different Christmas treat: sugar cookie, gingerbread and chocolate chip cookie.
Mecca Max Give ‘Em Cheek Face Palette, $33 at Mecca Beauty
This takes the guesswork out of creating a flawlessly flushed face, with a six-pan power palette of powders.
For the last-minute surprise
Glasshouse Fragrances Night Before Christmas Room Spray, $49.95 at Glasshouse Fragrances
This spray is a sugar plum-scented wonder that will bring the Christmas spirit to your home.
Kit: Kit No. 1, $28 at Mecca Beauty
The perfect stocking stuffer for hard-working hands, featuring the brand’s much-loved Urban Hand Salve.