Holiday Gift Guide 2022: For the Beauty Lover
It can be hard to find the perfect gift, but with a beauty lover in your life, you know a gift of beauty is always a win!
There are so many options to choose from this holiday season, but we have selected our favourite skincare, makeup, hair and body care gifts that will make selecting the ideal gift a little bit easier. From eyeshadow and face palettes to high-tech gadgets for your skin and body, you will impress any friend or family member with your knowledge of the beauty world. Here is a list of our favourite beauty gifts for the 2022 holiday season.
Any of these products will have your recipient thanking you all year long.
MAKEUP BY MARIO Ethereal Eyes Eyeshadow Palette
Everything in Mario’s line is perfect, but we all have been impatiently waiting for an eyeshadow palette that would replace all the other ones in our collections. It features the perfect mix of neutrals, mattes and shimmers.
$85
www.sephora.com
Westman Atelier The Petal Edition Lip and Complexion Holiday Gift Set
Westman Atelier is a luxury clean beauty brand that checks off all the boxes when it comes to packaging and product quality. This stunning gift set features three full-size products that your recipient will be obsessed with.
$178
www.sephora.com
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Beautifying Blush and Highlighter Palette
Charlotte Tilbury’s cult favourite colour Pillow Talk looks beautiful on everyone. For this holiday season, Charlotte gave us the gift of more pillow talk! This palette features two blushes and two highlighters that can be used on the eyes, cheeks and face.
$95
www.sephora.com
PAT McGRATH LABS MTHRSHP MEGA: Celestial Nirvana
This palette will have them saying WOW. With 18 fun colours of Pat McGRATH LABS’ signature pigmented formula in one palette that your recipient will be dipping into all holiday season.
$107
www.sephora.com
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Face Palette
This limited-edition face palette is as beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside. The exclusive packaging by artist Katie Scott makes the palette feel extra special. This is a gift you can feel good about giving, as Hourglass will give 5% of profits to the Nonhuman Right Project.
$107
www.sephora.com
Hermes Rouge Hermès Lipstick – Limited Edition
Ever since Hermes came out with its range of beauty products, we have been obsessed with the brand’s luxurious products. For the holidays, the company has brought out three lipstick shades in special packaging. This lipstick is definitely a splurge but feels so luxe and special.
$93
www.holtrenfrew.com
Tatcha Dewy Skin Essentials Set
This skin set has everything your recipient will need to glow all year long!
$107
www.sephora.com
Dr. Jart+ 10 Mask Must-Haves
Dr. Jart+ mask set features 10 Korean skincare masks, which are perfect for a night of face care.
$88
www.sephora.com
LANEIGE Sweet Dream Trio
With the winter months come dry skin and lips. Luckily, LANEIGE makes the ultimate lip mask that will keep lips looking and feeling moisturized. This trio is a holiday special with holiday flavours of pumpkin spice and peppermint.
$42
www.sephora.com
Laura Mercier Luxe Indulgence Ambre Vanille Collection
This set, featuring a rich body cream, honey bath and eau de toilette, is the perfect luxury body care gift. We love the Ambre Vanille fragrance, which smells like a piece of heaven!
$12
www.lauramercier.ca
L’Occitane – Hand Cream Indulgences
Hands need care, too! This L’Occitane set features the brand’s famous hand creams that will keep the skin soft and moisturized all winter long.
$33
www.loccitane.com
CHANEL COCO MADEMOISELLE Pearly Body Gel – Iridescent Body Gel
This shimmering gel body wash by Chanel looks almost too beautiful to use. Featuring the iconic Coco Mademoiselle scent and stunning iridescent pearl, this is a great gift for the beauty lover who has everything.
$120
www.holtrenfrew.com
Necessaire: The Body Essentials
If you have sensitive skin, you know how difficult it can be to find body products that are gentle enough. Necessaire’s The Body Essentials features three clean body care essentials, including a body exfoliator, wash and lotion.
$60
necessaire.com
DIOR Vernis Nail Polish – Limited Edition
Every year, Dior comes out with the most stunning holiday nail polishes, and this year is no exception. There are three festive and unique colours to choose from.
$40
www.holtrenfrew.com
Maison Margiela – ‘REPLICA’ Mini Coffret Set
This holiday season, help your recipient discover a scent that they will love forever. This set features five of Maison Margiela’s most loved fragrances: Beach Walk, Jazz Club, Lazy Sunday Morning, By the Fireplace and Bubble Bath.
$110
www.sephora.com
Dior Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet Lifestyle Gift Set
Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet is the perfect fresh and floral feminine scent. This set includes a fragrance, hand cream and Lip Glow, ideal for the Dior lover.
$110
www.sephora.com
MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum
Baccarat Rouge 540 is an ultra-luxe fragrance that is unique and unforgettable. Treat someone special (or yourself) this holiday season to this aromatic scent.
$425
www.holtrenfrew.com
Olaplex Hair Repair Treatment Set, No. 3, No. 0, No. 4 and No.5
This treatment set features Olaplex’s best-selling products to treat damaged hair. It includes No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment, No. 3 Hair Perfector™ and a mini shampoo and conditioner so your recipient can ring in the new year with their healthiest hair yet.
$84
www.sephora.com
Dyson Corrale
Healthy hair is always in style, so this holiday season, give the gift of good hair! This special edition Dyson Corrale straightener comes in Vinca blue/Rosé for the holiday season. We love that this straightener easily gives you your desired style with only half the damage.
$649.99
www.dysoncanada.ca
Kitsch “The Original” Satin Heatless Curling Set Bundle
Heatless curls are trending on TikTok right now, and this adorable satin set is the perfect way to try out the trend.
$48
mykitsch.com
Emi Jay BIG EFFING CLIP IN SUGAR & SPICE
This isn’t your average claw clip. It features the perfect amount of glitter and glam that you need during the holiday season. Plus, Emi Jay is a favourite brand of It Girl Matilda Djerf.
$118
Beautyblender – Turn the Blend Around Makeup Sponge and Cleanser Set
Why have one beauty blender when you can have three? This set features three beauty blenders in fun colours as well as a cleanser made specifically for your beauty blender.
$65
www.sephora.com
M.A.C Cosmetics BRUSH WITH FATE BRUSH ESSENTIALS KIT
M.A.C makes some of our favourite holiday collections because of the brand’s festive packaging and iconic products. This limited-edition brush kit has four of its best-selling makeup brushes in travel sizes, all wrapped up in a special-edition bag.
$72
www.maccosmetics.ca
Beis: The Cosmetic Case
A cosmetics case is essential for any beauty lover. Whether they choose to store their products in it at home or use it for travel, this Beis cosmetics case is cute and functional.
$89
ca.beistravel.com
Braun IPL Hair Removal
The Braun IPL hair-removal device is the perfect way to deal with unwanted hair before the summer comes.
$464.57
www.amazon.ca
Slip: The Medusa Pillowcase Gift Set
This holiday season, Slip has created the Medusa Pillowcase gift set featuring everyone’s favourite items, the award-winning Slip pillowcase, plus the large and skinny scrunchies, in limited-edition colours.
$89
www.sephora.com
NuFACE: Mini+ Starter Set
The NuFACE has become known as the ultimate tool in facial contouring. With its high price tag, this is a bit of a splurge, but this starter set makes a very impressive gift.
$339
www.sephora.com
Glossier The Essential Edit
This essential edit from Glossier is perfect for any fans of the brand. It features some of its best-selling skincare and makeup.
$45
www.glossier.com
SSENSE Exclusive Holiday Beauty Bag
Not sure what to get your favourite makeup lover? This holiday beauty bag has it all from makeup, skincare, body and hair products, plus we love that it has been curated by SSENSE!
$250
www.ssense.com