The beauty holiday gifting game is strong in 2022! From palettes to dazzle and scents to entrance, we’ve gathered together the best makeup and fragrance on offer this year to pop under the tree for someone you love (or yourself).
If you haven’t read our beauty tools gift guide, you can check it out here.
If you haven’t read the skincare and haircare gift guide, it’s right here.
A little luxury
Yves Saint Laurent Couture Colour Clutch Eyeshadow Palette, $165
Have you ever seen a more glamorous eyeshadow palette?! This stunning couture-inspired palette of ten new passionate shades of browns and pinks is infused with warm light and curated to flatter any woman, skin tone, and eye shape. Not to mention the gorgeous palette itself, that looks like a luxurious clutch you could easily take on a night out. The ultimate extravagant beauty gift this season.
Lancome La Vie Est Belle, from $123
Lancome’s quintessential La Vie Est Belle has just celebrated its 10th anniversary and it’s easy to see why it’s still so high on everyone’s list. Not only is the fragrance full of femininity and charm, but it’s now had a sustainable makeover, with Lancome lovers able to buy a refill to top up the iconic bottle. A gift of La Vie Est Belle will get you LOADS of brownie points this Christmas.
Norvina Pro Pigment Eyeshadow Palette Vol 5, $111
A vision in violets, this enormous glam palette features professional grade eyeshadows from Anastasia Beverly Hills. The Norvina Pro Pigment Eyeshadow Palette Vol. 5 features 25 different shades curated by Norvina herself. I love this palette because not only is it on trend with this seasons’s popular colours, but the pigment payoff is next level. From buttery mattes, stunning neutrals and multidimensional sparkles, these shades blend together beautifully to create some stunning looks.
Floral Street Wonderland Bloom Candle & Travel Spray Gift Set, $115.00
Floral Street has been high on my fave brands list for a while and their gifting offerings are on point this year. Treat your loved one to a candle AND travel spray in their favourite scent, plus a cuter than cute makeup bag! Wonderland Peony is a light, fruity floral scent at home and wherever you go. The set includes Wonderland Peony EDP 10ml, Wonderland Peony Candle 200g and a floral makeup bag.
Holme Beauty Primer plus Brush One, $99 and Highlighter in Flux plus brush, $75
Holme Beauty specialise in primer and highlighter and they do it SO WELL. Both have entered my high rotation makeup zone and it would be a great gifts for any makeup lover. Skincare and primer in one, the primer is full of ingredients like niacinamide, Kakadu plum, hemp and jojoba oils and vitamin E. It gives a next level glow and helps keep your makeup stay put like noone’s business.
Then there’s their off-the-charts-pretty highlighter. The antidote to overtly metallic, thick highlighters, this glistening fluid has been designed to deliver a hyperreal luminosity to the skin. The Holme Beauty Highlighters apply as a lightweight fluid, allowing you to work them into the skin with ease, before drying down for unparalleled wear and glow.
Circa Cotton Flower and Freesia Candle and Diffuser Gift Set, $87
Christmas is the best time to snatch up gift sets of your beloved products. Know someone who loves fresh, clean scents that evoke picnics in the park and crisp morning walks? Then Circa’s Cotton Flower and Freesia Gift Set is the perfect present. The scent features top notes of green leaves, cucumber and freesia, middle notes of cotton flower, cyclamen and white rose, and the base of a sheer musk and moss. Their home will smell like a dream!
Makeup gifts for less
Tarte Precious Gems Amazonian Clay Blush Palette, $59
Palettes make the best presents and everyone needs good blush. And Tarte blushes are GREAT. Precious Gems Amazonian clay cheek palette features 5 limited-edition blushes and 1 best-selling bronzer. The silky powders glide on smoothly, with no harsh lines or clown cheeks infused with Amazonian clay for longer wear.
OPI Holiday 2022 Nail Lacquer Mini 10 Piece Gift Set, $49.95
Know a nail polish addict? (It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.) They’re gonna love opening this on Christmas morning. This nail polish mini pack contains 10 mini nail lacquers in OPI’s most popular shades: Alpine Snow, Bubble Bath, Tickle My France-y, Big Apple Red, Lincoln Park After Dark, Chiffon-d of You, Mod About You, Pompeii Purple, Malaga Wine and OPI Ink.
Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Eye Essentials, $49
Another celebrity brand that’s pretty damn incredible. Selina Gomez is known for her winged eyeliner so she’s a bit of an expert when it comes to liner and mascara. This set contains full-size Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner and a full size Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara.
Wishing You Set Of 2 Outrageous Intense Lip Plumpers, $44
Sephora has a killer holiday collection this year and these little lip plumpers are tiny tubes of glam. These lippies have a spicy kick (it’s what does the plumping!) but also has hyaluronic acid to moisturise and soothe. It’s the perfect product for sexy, plump lips in no time, including the shades Outrageous Intense 01 Fever and Outrageous Intense 02 Inferno. Treat yourself or someone special!
Stocking stuffers
Fenty Beauty Lil Icons Mini Lip Duo, $39
Ooh baby, Ri-Ri has us sorted with this little mini set. With bold colour payoff in mini travel size, these semi matte lipsticks are an ideal stocking stuffer this season. Featuring the colours MVP and Schola Sista, these little icons are packed with hydrating hyaluronic acid and conditioning vitamin C and E. That means not only do they look good, they’re good for your lips too.
Il Makiage Rave Lip Crayons, $39 each
Jumbo lip crayons awaken the nostalgia in me and I am all about it. These super moisturising lip crayons give you the ease of application of a pencil but the colour payoff of a lipstick. Throw in a little bit of the sheen of a gloss (minus the stickiness), these Lip Crayons are so great for anyone from a makeup beginner to a makeup pro.
NARS Shine On Mini Dolce Vita Lip Duo, $38
Nars’ Dolce Vita shade is a bestseller for a reason. This dusky pink shade is super flattering and in this little bauble you get a mini lip set. Trim your tree with a Mini Velvet Lip Pencil and a Mini Afterglow Lip Shine.
Ellis Brooklyn Booklet Discovery Set, $32
When you want a gift that screams quality without the price tag that screams broke, a fragrance discovery set is ideal. This hot edit of Ellis Brooklyn’s best-selling fragrances, the BOOKLET is made for gifting and includes:Après EDP 2ml, Bee EDP 2ml, Myth EDP 2ml, Salt EDP 2ml and Sun Fruit EDP 2ml.
Ciate London Iris Apfel Collection Makeup Bag, $30
Fashion icon Iris Apfel is pretty darn fabulous so when we heard she was releasing a collaboration with Ciate London, we couldn’t wait to get our hands on ALL OF IT. The line includes a creamy gloss lipstick in three shades, two eyeshadow palettes, a mirror, nail wraps and a makeup bag. And excuse me, how cute is this bag? Bold, bright, and just like Iris… we are obsessed.
Flower Beauty Lift and Sculpt Contouring Palette, $13.99
Drew Barrymore can do no wrong, and her beauty brand is one of the best low-cost high-quality brands out there. A contour palette is a great pressie because it’s a three in one: blush, bronzer, highlight to define your face in a flash!
In her spare time, she likes long walks down the makeup aisle and performing in Brisbane theatre. You can follow her adventures on Instagram and TikTok @thebeautypalate.
