Holiday Sets For the Beauty-Obsessed

If your loved ones know you love or dabble in all things beauty, so it's a given you'll receive a holiday beauty set at least once for Christmas. She likes makeup stuff? Easy! No-brainer! Let me grab this set!

And while it's so sweet of them and the thought that counts, I can practically guarantee you'll receive at least one bubble bath set (you don't even have a tub) or one of those 150 Shadows kits in your lifetime. Or maybe you'll get something in pretty packaging, but it's full of a few duds (neon pink eyeliner??) or poor-quality products. I've seen it at all price ranges. These end up being chucked in the bin or given away.

Let's stop that today with a few beauty holiday sets you might not have tried or seen before. I wanted to share a few items I got to try that aren't being covered on every single beauty gift guide.

These have all been tested thoroughly by me and I hope you love them as much as I do.

 Buxom Leave Your Mark Full-On Lip Polish & Lip Cream Set--Limited Edition

• A 15-piece collection of mini Full-On® Lip Polishes and Lip Creams in nudes, pinks, reds, and plums. 
• $59 ($135 value)
• Sephora
• Best for:
• lip gloss fanatics
• teens
• secret santa
• stocking stuffer

FYI: I'm wearing the bottom right pink shade in this post from yesterday.

Buxom makes my favorite formula of lip glosses. I always love their limited edition sets with the cute packaging.

• My idea is to break up the set and give them out to your girl friends--like attaching them to a gift, as a stocking stuffer, or part of gift basket. These are ALWAYS a hit.

 Buxom Don't Miss A beat Full-On Lip Polish Collection--Limited Edition

• A six-piece set with mini Full-On® Lip Polishes in sheer, shimmering shades from nude to bold
• $32 ($57 value)
• Sephora
• Best for:
• beauty fanatics
• teens
• secret santa 
• stocking stuffer

 So 15 shades is too many? How about this smaller version of 6? I love the Boom Box packaging (who remembers boom boxes?). The shades are very wearable, too.

• Just as suggested above, I like giving these out individually too. Add a gift card or another beauty item to a gloss and you've got a cute gift.

FYI: Only 2 shades in this set can be found in the first set, in case you wanted both. ;)

Buxom Look All You Want Set--Limited edition

• An alluring eye set with six eye shadows, a waterproof eyeliner, and a mini mascara
• $29
• Sephora
• Best for:
• makeup fanatics
• girl on the go
• new to makeup

I was sent only a shadow palette in this packaging, but I thought you would love seeing the entire kit. This is the best deal for the quality of products you get. I've shared my love for the shadows here.

• I would also suggest Buxom Pout Out Loud--$20 for 2 mini lip polishes and 1 mini lip stick

Dolce&Gabbana The Essence of the Holiday Collection

• $27-$59.50
• Macys
• Best for:
• the beauty girl who has everything
• for holiday parties
• those who love luxurious beauty

Here are the other offerings from the collection. I have the Glow, which has a gorgeous light golden nude followed with a golden creamy highlight and a gold creamy shadow.

How pretty would these be for a holiday party? Or for NYE?

Nudestix #toocute Lip/Cheek Pencils

• holiday minis of all time faves, Mystic and Sin, and introducing the all-new GORGE’ holiday matte red!
• $24
• Sephora
• Best for:
• girl on the go
• those into the "no makeup-makeup" look
• beauty minimalists
• teens
• those just getting into makeup or they don't wear makeup often
• I have shared Nudestix several times before on here, and love the idea of this new set. You can wear them on lips and/or cheeks. Plus there's a sharpener and mirror inside the tin. And the cute tin stores it all.

So those a just a few of the holiday sets I'm loving. 

Email me or comment below if you need more suggestions!

Extra Elle:

• Current food obsession: vegan chicken salad wrap from Whole Foods. You'd never know it wasn't real chicken. SO good.
• Jam-packed weekend! I hope I get some time to wrap presents. My bedroom looks a little like Santa's Workshop at the moment!