From mini mask sets to exclusive packaging and even a palette with 130 different products, check out our list of the best and most lust-worthy holiday edition makeup, skincare and body products.
A must-have for skincare lovers, this set includes four of the brand’s most popular masks. The Sugar Face Polish is a gentle exfoliating mask made with real brown sugar that instantly softens and smoothes for a more radiant complexion, while the Rose Face Mask has a hydrating gel formula infused with real rose petals and pure rosewater that soothes and tones the complexion.
Black Tea Instant Perfecting Mask is a hydrating treatment that reveals smoother, healthier-looking skin while enhancing lustre and immediately softening the complexion, and Vitamin Nectar Vibrancy-Boosting Face Mask uses an innovative formula featuring a concentrated citrus blend that gently refines the appearance of skin for an incredibly vibrant, healthy-looking glow.
A makeup junkie’s dream, this jumbo palette opens into a makeup tray and includes 80 different eyeshadows, 20 lip glosses, 10 cream eyeliners, five brow powders, five face powders, five blushers and five colour correctors. You won’t need to buy another makeup item for the rest of the year with this mega set.
Inspired by the galaxy, La Mer has created limited edition versions of their most popular products with cosmos-inspired packaging. We are loving its iconic healing Creme de la Mer, a nourishing moisturiser that helps renew and refresh the complexion.
This handy pouch comes with an inset mirror and is great for touch-ups on the go. It includes the Matte Mascara No4 (an elegant deep burgundy hue), a limited edition Lip Jelly Gloss EX-04 (a pure ruby red), four eyeshadow shades and three cheek powders.
The Japanese brand’s iconic immunity boosting pre-serum now comes with a limited edition bottle. Created in collaboration with Japanese calligraphy artist, Sisyu, the motif was inspired by the idea of light.
This adorable palette contains two eyeshadow shades and one blusher, basically everything you need to create the perfect party look.
This limited-edition set includes miniature versions of the brand’s popular Vice Lipstick, including one new shade and two exclusives. It has everything from brights to neutrals in three finishes (cream, comfort matte and metallised), and gives great colour payoff and a lush, creamy feel. Each shade comes in a smaller version of the faceted Vice Lipstick case but in gold with a black base.
Inspired by the Great Gatsby, this lacquered compact has stylised palm leaf motifs inspired by Art Deco style and is nestled in a black and gold case. The palette has something for your face, eyes, brows and lips, and has a Wet & Dry texture that lets you intensify the colours each time you wet the brush. The shades can be applied on their own or layered, dry or wet, for a buildable result rising in a crescendo, from day to night.
Set in a slick yet weighty case decorated with an image of a muse of artist Man Ray’s fashion photography, this contains four miniature versions of the brand’s popular Audacious Lipstick: Ady (limited edition dusty coral shade), Arden (limited edition burnt coral shade), Barbara (a tan rose) and Jane (a terracotta rose).
This is the perfect set to bring with you when you’re travelling, with popular products from the Japanese brand like its refreshing Shampoo Smooth, hydrating Treatment Smooth and a cute limited edition pouch.
This gorgeous palette has a sparkling pink fireworks design on its packaging and is a must-have for a night out. The multi-tasking set has four different eyeshadows, two lip shades and a blusher (all chosen to be wearable yet adaptable for a night out), as well as mini brushes for your convenience.
This has five special holiday shades (Merry Pop, Bright Pop, Joy Pop, Cheer Pop and Happy Pop) of the Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer packed in a limited-edition tin. The lipsticks have a luxurious yet weightless formula with a built-in primer which allows it to glide on effortlessly and give comfortable wear for eight hours.
This mini gift set contains the brand’s Ultra Condition Lip Balm and a Mini Res Q Ointment.
This contains seven galaxy inspired shades multi-purpose shadows that can be used on your eyes or cheeks. The long-lasting formulation and finely milled buttery texture of the powders adhere to skin and allows the colours to stay on all day long.
A great saver (the products included are worth $76), this contains 30ml versions of the brand’s iconic masks: Clear Improvement charcoal mask, Drink Up Intensive overnight mask, Original Skin Retexturizing mask and Modern Friction.
This holiday edition lip treatment is decorated with designs by UK graphic artist Kate Moross. The balm can even be used as an overnight lip treatment that provides reparative nourishment to dried out, damaged lip, smoothing while gently exfoliating to give you soft, supple lips by morning.
Set in an elegant hinged box with gold glitter dots and decorated with a Katie Rodgers Holiday Illustration, this fragrance coffret contains miniature versions of the Beautiful EDP Spray, Pleasures EDP Spray, Modern Muse EDP Spray and Modern Muse Le Rouge EDP Spray.
Perfect for makeup junkies, this set includes miniature versions of the brand’s Blush and Lipstick in the universally flattering, award-winning shade Orgasm.
Designed specially to settle perfectly over the popular Laneige BB Cushion, this produces a clear and vivid rose pink flush on the cheeks for a gorgeous glow. It’s set in a sweet pink case with the colourful image of confetti bursting out on the cover.
Packed with 20 new metallic shadows, this has everything from jewel tones like Amp (a killer metallic teal) and Twisted (glimmering gold) to flattering neutrals like Demo (bronze-rose) and Afterparty (a metallic red), this palette has everything you need to create endless metallic looks. And it’s all organised by colour: brights on the left, neutrals on the right. The eyeshadows are housed in a lavender case that looks as if it smashed on one end, creating a crushed metal effect. Designed like a matchbook, the palette is completely encased in a separate metallic sleeve.
A great stocking stuffer, this contains a 60ml Shower Gel, 60ml Body Lotion and a bath lily.
Available in five shades, this popular lippie gives sheer colour with a comfortable matte finish. And of course who can resist the adorable Mario and Princess Peach designs.
This adorable palette is decorated with one of the most beloved and popular video game characters of all time – Super Mario – and allows you to create a variety of looks from sweet to earthy with six different eyeshadow shades, a pink blush and a coral blush.
Inspired by the “From The Great Mughals to the Maharajas” jewellery exhibition, this universal dual compact powder is made with a combination of gold, amber and pink ultra-fine pigments. The external ring “Nude Soleil” creates the perfect contouring effect while the internal ring acts as a highlighting blush with its pink and apricot undertones to give you a warm glow.
Exclusive to the holiday collection and designed with chic oriental florals, this set of five eyeshadow pencils are made with soft, buildable pigments that give a metallic shine.
A must-have if you want smooth skin, this has travel-sized versions of the brand’s popular Flake Away Body Polish 50ml and skin-softening The Righteous Butter 50ml.
A must-have for all makeup junkies and Rihanna fans, this has 14 celestial-inspired (the theme of her holiday collection) shades made with 3D flecks that give off sparkle. The colours range from sheer, glittering topcoats to smoky, shimmer-drenched hues. From smoky violet with iridescence to gold glitter on mint, all the shades have a unique colour and glitter combo. Tip: for a more intense look, wet your brush before applying the shadow.
Made to resemble the facets of a cabochon, these Christmas-inspired colours are perfect for the festive season and are gorgeous to look at too.
For the first time, the brand’s iconic powders come in golden shades (white, yellow, pink, champagne). This unique combination lights up the face and gives it a golden glow. Another thing we love, the packaging is designed to resemble an antique jewel.
This is Kat’s favourite Saint + Sinner fragrance collection reimagined into an arch-shaped eyeshadow palette. When you open the cathedral doors of this limited-edition palette, you’ll see 24 new, pigmented eyeshadows, divided into two sides. There are 12 “saintly” wearable tones on the left and 12 “sinfully” bold shades on the right. The top of the eyeshadow palette also includes two transformative glimmer shades to add light-reflecting dimension to your look. Inspired by a Gothic cathedral, the Saint + Sinner Eyeshadow Palette features original lettering and scrollwork hand-drawn by Kat Von D herself.
You can highlight, strobe and customise your glow with four shades of the brand’s popular Enhancer Drops Set. Formulated with a high concentration of ultra-refined pearls, these cult-favourite highlighters give a high impact liquid metal finish. It can be used alone, over your makeup or added to your favourite liquid foundation.
This limited edition Winter skincare collection is designed like a puzzle, in line with the Green Christmas 2017 theme of connecting and togetherness. It contains the brand’s popular The Green Tea Seed Serum, Orchid Enriched Cream, Green Tea Sleeping Pack, Black Green-tea Mask, and Green Tea Mineral Mist.
This luxe set includes 13 rich shades of Marc’s revolutionary 10-hour long-wear lipstick that covers your lips in buttery, creamy, vibrant pigment with one swipe. It has concentrated colour-boosting pigments that are triple-milled and steeped in hydrating ingredients for great colour payoff and moisture. Shades include existing colours like Sonic Truth, No Angel, Slow Burn, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Georgie Girl, So Sofia, Willful, Boy Gorgeous, Miss Scarlet, Oh Miley, Blow, as well as new shades With Love and Oh-Coustic!. The set comes wrapped in a sparkling, shiny leopard print clutch with a chic tassel, making it the perfect gift.
This blush and highlighter duo brightens skin, while the subtle colours of plum blossom petals in various shades of red and pink liven up your skin tone. The compact is inspired by Jinjunang and features gold-toned flowers on a red background.
Perfect for that winter holiday, this compact combo includes a Lip Conditioner classic and Hand & Nail Cream.
These limited edition lipsticks have all the characteristics we love of a kohl liner – intense colour pigments, smooth creamy texture and super easy to blend – with a velvety matte finish. They are even infused with plant-based butter that glides on smoothly and feels luxuriously soft on your lips.
You can sleep in peace and look cute at the same time with this adorable pink and white eye mask.
This adorable set contains three 100ml Shower Baubles in different scents: Rosewater & Pink Peppercorn, White Cardamom and Pomegranate.
This popular liquid lipstick that glides over lips like a gloss but dries to an ultra-matte opaque finish and is infused with a no-sting plumping filler, now comes in a Christmas-inspired gingerbread design and even smells and tastes like the festive treat.
Refresh and rejuvenation your complexion with this mini trio of sleeping masks from the popular Korean beauty brand: Water Sleeping Mask Lavender 25ml, Water Sleeping Mask 25ml and Time Freeze Firming Sleeping Mask 25ml.
Designed with chic oriental florals, this is the perfect gift for your luxe-loving friend. The set includes three limited edition nail colours in Smoky Veil (an ivory grey), Golden Lily (gold glitter) and Lacquered Chest (a noir red).
The perfect gift for makeup lovers, this contains three brushes: Full Powder, Rounded Shadow and Angled Liner.
One of our favourite kits, this has 14 different shades of nude and natural Sephora Lip Pencils.
For your friend who can’t live without her eye makeup, this contains three mini Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadows with a dazzling, ultra-sparkle finish, as well as three yet to be launched Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eye Shadows that give you high shimmer but with no glitter.
Perfect for the Korean skincare junkie, this has four of the brand’s facial soaps in Red Ginseng, Pine Tree, Oldenlandia Diffusa and Licorice.
This body-loving set contains the brand’s beloved Ginger Souffle whipped body cream, Gloomaway Grapefruit body cream and Smoothing Salt whipped body cream, all in 90ml jars.
This eight-piece set contains four deluxe Tarteist quick dry matte lip paints and four deluxe Tarteist glossy lip paints, all in exclusive, new shades.
A collaboration between two American classics, this cult favourite body moisturiser is formulated with beta-carotene, squalane and nurturing oils, leaving skin soft, smooth and hydrated.
Your favourite Facial Treatment Essence bottles have undergone a dramatic makeover, with three different bottles each emblazoned with a unique Change Destiny mantra: “Be the Person You DECIDE to Be”, “CHANGE is in All of Us” and “DESTINY is a Matter of Choice” printed across all-white bottles.
If you like something more fun, check out this set. The limited edition collection has everything you need to do up your peepers: a Mini Highliner Gel Eye Crayon Eyeliner in Blacquer, a Mini MagicMarc’er Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Blacquer, and a full-sized Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara.
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