The Best Beauty Gift Sets of 2024

The start of October signals that the holiday season is fast-approaching, so it’s time to start finding the perfect gifts to give to loved ones, or to add to your own wish list! Per usual, beauty brands are leading the way in creating an indulgent and exciting array of festive gift sets, filled with skincare, makeup, and fragrance treats that cater to a wide range of budgets. Thus, this guide will feature everything from affordable Secret Santa ideas to luxurious limited-edition releases, designed specifically for the season. Keep reading to unwrap the must-have beauty sets of 2024, which promise to make gifting effortless.

Starting with lip care, Laneige continues to be a fan favourite for their beloved Lip Sleeping Masks and Lip Glowy Balms, making their new gift sets the perfect presents for beauty and skin care lovers alike. The Laneige Divine Lip Duo is especially ideal as it features limited edition seasonal flavours, Candy Cane and Peppermint, creating a festive gift which is perfect for the cold Winter months.

Available at Space NK for £22: LANEIGE Divine Lip Duo Set | Space NK

Summer Fridays is another trending beauty brand, infamous for their Lip Butter Balms which combine moisturising ingredients such as shea and murumuru butter, with unique flavours and a subtle hint of colour. They have released a selection of gifts sets, including The Mini Neutrals Lip Butter Balm Set, which is stylishly curated to highlight the brand’s beautifully minimalistic aesthetic. This product features four mini lip butters in some of Summer Friday’s most popular flavours: Vanilla, Vanilla Beige, Iced Coffee, and Brown Sugar. This thoughtful gift allows the recipient to sample a variety of shades before committing to the more costly full-sized product, while additionally being more practical for on-the-go use.

Available at Sephora for £24: SUMMER FRIDAYS The Mini Neutrals Lip Butter Balm | SEPHORA UK

Rare Beauty is yet another luxury brand which has launched a variety of limited-edition gift sets for the holiday season, such as the Mini Blush & Luminize Trio, which includes two travel sizes of their Soft Pinch Liquid Blushes and one of their Positive Light Liquid Luminizers. Once again, this enables the giftee to try a range of the brand’s products without the hefty price tag of their full-sized counterparts. The featured shades are ideal for festive makeup looks, and the buildable nature of these products makes this set suitable for lovers of both a natural and bold appearance.

Available at Space NK for £35: Rare Beauty Mini Blush And Luminize Trio | Space NK

Or give the gift of long lashes with Benefit Cosmetics’ Hooked on Mascara Gift Set, which comes with full sizes of two of the brand’s most iconic mascaras, Roller Lash and BADgal BANG! This great-value set is another versatile option as it is suited towards those with simplistic makeup routines as well as the beauty-obsessed, not to mention Benefit’s quintessential novel packaging, which is sure to make your gift stand out.

Available at Sephora for £37: BENEFIT COSMETICS Hook'd on Lashes Full Size Volumising & Curling Mascara Set | SEPHORA UK

For a more affordable option, Byoma is a budget-friendly skincare brand which has recently found great success due to its gentle yet effective formulas and distinctively vibrant packaging, which has proven to appeal to a wide range of age demographics. Their variety of gift sets, such as the Barrier Boosting Bestsellers, are practical yet pampering present ideas for skincare aficionados of all ages. Boots is also offering a 3 for 2 deal across a range of their gift sets, including brands such as Byoma, making this an even more cost-effective way to give this Christmas season.

Available at Boots for £10: BYOMA Barrier Boosting Best Sellers - Boots

As for fragrance gifting, Sol de Janeiro’s Cheriosa Perfume Mist Set is another versatile product both due to its selection of scents as well as the brand’s cross-generational appeal, suiting a variety of perfume preferences. The four popular mists in this set include the original Cheriosa 62, containing notes of jasmine, pistachio and vanilla, and one Sol De Janeiro’s newest scents, Cheriosa 59, which beautifully blends amber and sandalwood. Once again, this gift conveniently enables the giftee to explore the brand’s range of luxuriously tropical scents, allowing them to find their favourite before investing in a full-sized bottle.

Available at Boots for £33: Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa Perfume Mist Set - Boots

Finally, for an even more indulgent perfume gift idea, Kayali’s Yummy Vanilla Set is the perfect present for high-end fragrance enthusiasts, featuring two of the brand’s most infamous vanilla-infused scents, Yum Pistachio Gelato Eau de Parfum Intense and Vanilla Eau de Parfum. This set retails for £79 and these sweetly decadent fragrances would otherwise cost £107, so there is still a saving to be had despite the premium price tag. The luxurious packaging further enhances the quality of this product, making it feel especially exclusive and thoughtful.  

Available at ASOS for £79: Kayali Yummy Vanilla Set (Worth £107) | ASOS