Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Golden Glow Highlighter in Glow

This silky-smooth powder works just as well for the face as it does for the body. Designed to illuminate skin, users can achieve a golden glow thanks to seamless golden pearls in formulas.  It’s “the ideal universal highlighter for this holiday season,” said Carolina Toro Palacios, Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Giorgio Armani. “This highlighter seamlessly blends onto skin to illuminate the face creating the perfect, healthy, natural glow. It’s inspired by Armani Beauty’s iconic Fluid Sheer shade 10 and Giorgio Armani’s shimmery fabrics that elegantly reflect light. A must-have to shine this holiday season.” The limited-edition item is packaged in a collector compact adorned with gold sparkles.

Availability + Price: $58, Sephora.com and Nordstrom.com

Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Lucky Chest of Beauty Stars

Advent calendars thrill even those who have everything. Whether seeking a new beauty delight or a fun way to sample products, there’s something to experience every day. This limited-edition 12-piece advent calendar includes best sellers such as travel sizes of Matte Beauty Blush Wand in Pillow Talk, the brand’s iconic Magic Cream and Magic Serum, and full sizes of Magic Lip Oil and Hot Lips 2 in Glowing Jen. “My viral sensation beauty advent calendar, Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets, is the perfect magic gift,” said founder Charlotte Tilbury. “There’s a waitlist every year.”

Availability + Price: $210 ($279 value), CharlotteTilbury.com

Clinique Black Honey

A cult favorite for decades, Clinique Black Honey’s rampant popularity among the TikTok crowd makes it a must-have holiday gift once again. Universally flattering, this deep purple imparts a your-lips-but-better effect on everyone and now comes in a crystal encrusted iteration, just in time for gift giving. “We’re thrilled to introduce Black Honey Limited Edition—a bedazzled rendition of our cult-classic Almost Lipstick in Black Honey,” said Beth Guastella, Clinique Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America. “Inspired by the otherworldly brilliance of the Northern Lights, the packaging is wrapped in crystals, giving the lipstick an extra special touch for gifting this holiday season.”

Availability + Price: $30, ulta.com

 

DIBS Beauty GlowTour Shimmering Blush/Contour Duo

Ideal for your niece who wants to be the next Alix Earle, this foolproof duo features a shimmering blush-highlighter and a creamy contour. Use it for blended definition and a perfectly pigmented, pearly glow that’s formulated with moisturizing shea butter, plumping sodium hyaluronate, and antioxidant-rich vitamin E. “We’ve seen demand for quick, easy transformations across the country and across age groups,” said DIBS Beauty co-founder and CEO Jeff Lee. “Contour and highlight have never gone away—they just needed to be made easier and DIY, which is what our GlowTour Duos achieve. It’s about giving people the ability to play with light and blend color in just one stick and telling them not to overthink or overpay when it comes to makeup.” Explosive demand for GlowTour is trending: 10,000 people accumulated on a waitlist within 24 hours of the products’ announcement; 1,000 units sold in five minutes of just one shade, Lee said.

Availability + Price: $38, dibsbeauty.com, revolve.com

Diptyque Giant Baies Candle

The ultimate gift for everyone now comes in its largest size to-date. A scent of fresh-picked blackcurrant berries and flowery accents of rose make this candle a best seller. The large, black terracotta vessel is designed and hand crafted in collaboration with porcelain manufacturer Virebent. “There is so much buzz around our extraordinary five-kilogram nine-wick candle because it’s a limited edition for holiday,” said Jessie Dawes, Diptyque Chief Marketing Officer, Americas. “This giant candle is rewarding our adoring Diptyque fans who love our emblematic Baies fragrance. Our clients are buying these hand-crafted candles for themselves and for gifts.”

Availability + Price: $990, diptyqueparis.com

Dyson Airwrap Multistyler

The Airwrap is the gift that keeps on giving, as it eliminates the need for professional blowouts. The newest iteration boasts more attachments to customize for various hair types and styling needs, and includes intelligent heat control. “We are constantly striving to deliver a better experience across all our Dyson technology and the Dyson Airwrap multi-styler is no exception,” said Jake Reynolds, Design Hair Care Engineering Lead for Dyson. “To deliver versatile styling for every hair type, we’ve engineered two new attachments optimized for longer hair with waves, curls, and coils. The large round volumizing brush and the diffuser makes styling easier, in addition to our suite of attachments to curl, wave, smooth, and dry by using just one machine.”

Availability + Price: $599, neimanmarcus.com and ulta.com.

E.l.f. Beauty Glow Reviver Lip Oil

A beautiful dupe for the best-selling Dior Lip Oil, Elf’s take is a high quality, ultra-glossy iteration. E.l.f. Chief Brand Officer Laurie Lam said, “everything we do at e.l.f. starts with our community and boy, has our community been asking us for a high quality, prestige lip oil at a mic-drop value.” Lam also acknowledges how important it is to keep one stashed everywhere—the car, back pocket, purse, vanity table, and makeup bag.  “At $8 each, Glow Reviver Lip Oil allows every person to own more than one shade without breaking the bank,” she said. “Infused with squalane and nourishing oils, this lip oil gives incredible hydration to lips, a high-gloss finish, and a fresh minty scent on an ultra-plush XXL applicator.” Lam added that e.l.f. is in its lips-first era. “We flipped the order of our logo (eyes.lip.face) on social to lead with lips (lips.eyes.face) because of the incredible star power of Glow Reviver Lip Oil,” she said.

Availability + Price: $8, ulta.com.

 

Furtuna Skin Biphase Moisturizing Oil

Based on the concept of regenerative agriculture, Furtuna Skin’s Sicily-based organic farm grows olive trees and botanicals that supply its high-performance skin care products with single-origin extra virgin olive oil packed with antioxidants, vitamin E, and omega 3 fatty acids to rejuvenate mature and fatigued skin. And who doesn’t want that for the holidays? The brand’s hero item, Furtuna Skin Biphase Moisturizing Oil, uses stabilized vitamin C to support skin’s natural collagen synthesis to help brighten and even skin tone. Once shaken to combine, botanically infused olive oil and nutrient-rich olive leaf water visibly plump, protect, and replenish skin’s moisture barrier to leave skin glowing. Founder and CEO Agatha Relota Luczo said, “From the beginning, the Biphase Moisturizing Oil has been our hero product thanks to its novel olive leaf water and olive oil combination that creates balance by addressing the hydration and moisture of the skin.” 

Availability + Price: Sold on furtunaskin.com and dermstore.com; Due to soaring demand, the full size 30-ml Biphase Oil is now only available with reduced packaging, delivered in a linen bag instead of a custom paper box, priced at $215 (regularly $225).

Honest Beauty Never Basic Skincare Set

Perfect for all skin types, The Never Basic Skincare Set is under $20 and addresses what everyone wants for the holiday season—healthy, hydrated, and plump skin. The set includes the clinically tested Daily Green Juice Antioxidant Super Serum and bestselling Hydrogel Cream. Daily Green Juice Antioxidant Super Serum works to improve the appearance of uneven skin tone and texture while helping skin feel bouncier and more hydrated. The Hydrogel Cream is a lightweight moisture release water cream infused with jojoba and sodium PCA to help hydrate and soothe skin. “We brought together two of our highest rated, best-selling skin care heroes for the perfect holiday gift with our Never Basic Skincare Skincare Set,” said Kate Barton, Honest Beauty Chief Growth Officer. “We are supporting our holiday campaign with a 360-marketing plan including organic and paid social media, earned, and sponsored creator content, press outreach and email marketing.”

Availability + Price: $19.99 at honestbeauty.com and amazon.com. 

Kusshi Holiday Leather Bags

This year, Kusshi launched its first holiday leather collection, which introduces a red leather with leopard interior and a camel ​leather with light navy interior, both in the brand’s buttery soft leather. Whether used for travel or to organize, Kusshi bags are spacious and hold so much more than you think. ​”Just like all Kusshi bags, the Holiday Leather Collection comes in three sizes (Everyday, Signature, and Vacationer). Each has a removable liner that is machine washable and offers interior color/design that make finding your products ​a breeze,” said Jessica Parker, Kusshi founder and CEO. “We especially love to introduce new ​limited-edition colorways ​seasonally.” With such a high return-customer rate, Kusshi lovers not only buy for themselves, but love them as gifts, too.  Feedback from customers helps inform product development. “That has been our recipe for success and why our customers keep coming back during the holidays and throughout the year.”

Availability + Price: $94-$164 at kusshi.com and saksfifthavenue.com.

Olaplex Vibrant Shine Healthy Hair Kit

Shine on with this four-step routine for healthy-looking hair. This beautifully packaged set includes Nº.4C to remove hair-dulling buildup; the iconic Nº.3 to repair damage and strengthen hair; Nº.6 to smooth and control frizz for up to 72 hours; and Nº.7, a highly concentrated, lightweight oil to add maximum shine and protect from heat up to 450°F. “Olaplex has a dynamic mix of public relations and social media support surrounding the launch of the Olaplex holiday kits this year. In addition to sending gifts to top beauty editors and influencers for holiday gift guide inclusion, the brand also produced engaging, sharable content in-house,” said Charlotte Watson, Olaplex Chief Marketing Officer. “It’s such a fun mix of products meant to bring joy along with our scientifically proven bond-building technology to achieve stronger, healthier-looking hair to all.”

Availability + Price: $38 ($50 value) at sephora.com.

The Ordinary Soothing & Barrier Support Serum

A well-priced gift for any skin care lover, this serum is designed to help repair the skin barrier, soothe discomfort, and reduce the look of redness. It also provides an immediate 86% boost in hydration (per clinical testing in 34 people, two times per day for six weeks). “It can be easily incorporated into the routine of any skintellectual or beginner, making this great for everyone no matter where they are on their skin care journey,” said Prudvi Kaka, Chief Scientific Officer of The Ordinary. “Our formulation focuses on targeting the visible effects of external stress by offering antioxidant support through the inclusion of phytotechnology molecules from Centella asiatica, which work to protect against these environmental aggressors,” Kaka said. Sugar-based hydrators, niacinamide, and gallic acid derivatives help by reinforcing the skin barrier to provide further protection against external stressors. “Skin barrier health is more than just a trend, it’s something that should be integrated into your everyday life as a priority,” said Kaka. “The maintenance of a healthy skin barrier is integral to the management of various skin concerns, including skin hydration, skin sensitivity, and textural irregularities.”

Availability + Price: $13 at theordinary.com, ulta.com, and sephora.com.

Shani Darden Serum Brush

Give the gift of leveling up DIY skin care with this game-changing brush. It boasts cruelty-free synthetic bristles that are designed to deposit the ideal amount of product without wasting a drop. “We’re using this launch as an opportunity to speak to our core customer base who is loyal to Shani’s best-selling serums Retinol Reform and Lactic Acid Exfoliating Serum,” said Crisanta Della Rosa, Shani Darden Skin Care Senior Director of Marketing. “With her products and social content, Shani is always trying to educate her customer on how to achieve her studio results at home. The launch of the Serum Brush allows her most loyal clients to level-up their nighttime routine with precise, professional application. Our strategy is content-led across our website, emails, and social accounts with the launch coinciding with National Retinol Day and a GWP opportunity on Singles Day.”

Availability + Price: $26 at shanidarden.com.

Superzero Solid Shampoo & Case

Ideal for the sustainable friend or family member, this shampoo bar replaces a 16-ounce bottle of shampoo—plus, it’s TSA-friendly for easy travel. This deeply hydrating, frizz-fighting shampoo is formulated with creatine, shea butter, hemisqualane, and bond building tech for smoother, more defined, stronger hair and added shine. It’s also color-safe and sulfate-free. “Superzero fills a unique gap for the beauty consumer by providing premium products with zero plastic and 100% carbon neutrality,” said Superzero founder Conny Wittke.  “Our products include top-tier, clinically proven ingredients as part of our 360 Triflex complex and we are beyond thrilled with the amazing hair transformations that customers are achieving with our products. We want to make it very easy for consumers to use and to travel with our products, which brought life to our accessories line that keeps the bars in tip-top shape. We’re excited to be part of Sephora as one of their top sustainable offerings and hope consumers give the gift of transformative sustainable beauty this holiday season.”

Availability + Price: $28 for the shampoo and $25 for the case, at superzero.com and amazon.com.

Tweezerman Majestic Turquoise Micro Mini Set

The perfect stocking stuffer, the Tweezerman’ Micro Mini Set features the brand’s cult-favorites — the Slant Tweezer and Point Tweezer — dressed in a limited-edition color for the season, said Christine Pascullo, Tweezerman Global VP of Digital and Marketing. “Created with high-performance stainless steels, both tweezers are perfectly aligned and hand-filed for extreme precision and can effectively remove hair from the root in seconds.”  The set is conveniently sized to fit inside any clutch for on-the-go grooming. “Everyone uses a tweezer, our holiday sets offer consumers high-quality, best in class tools so they can look and feel their very best all year long,” Pascullo said. “We are executing a 360-marketing plan to support our Holiday campaign including organic and paid social media, press outreach and email marketing.”

Availability + Price: $16, tweezerman.com, saksfifthavenue.com, and amazon.com.

 

Victoria Beckham Finishing Touch Collection

This luxe gift will thrill most all makeup mavens. It includes Satin Kajal Liner in Olive, EyeWear Shadow Stick in Oyster, and Reflect Highlighter in Pearl, and is housed in a custom pouch that features a beautiful compact mirror meant to be used beyond the holiday season. “We work closely with Victoria on how we as a brand can offer something different at Victoria Beckham Beauty, and truly this process starts 18 months in advance to create that exclusivity and point of difference,” said Lauren Edelman, Victoria Beckham Beauty CMO. Edelman said it is important to offer exclusive elements, which in this set includes a new shade of Posh Gloss (Martini), set to retail in early 2024 as a standalone product. “We partnered these exclusive elements with best-selling SKUs. As a brand what excites us with our best-selling product, Satin Kajal Liner, is the fact that our best-selling shade is not black. We hear feedback from our customers that not only do they own two or three shades to play with their look, but this eyeliner has been the first time they tried a green or burgundy,” Edelman said.

Availability + Price: $150 at neimanmarcus.com.

Westman Atelier Les Étoiles Edition

This is a luxe must for any clean beauty fanatic. Westman Atelier’s best-selling shades are reimagined as limited-edition beauty staples designed to showcase skin and lips. Made with high-performance, yet good-for-you ingredients, these items are designed to yield looks that are beautifully effortless. “Les Etoiles limited-edition gift set features our best-selling shades with a special twist,” said founder Gucci Westman. “I love our new interpretations of Biscuit, Nectar, and most excitingly, Petal—our star Baby Cheeks shade, now available in our first-ever powder blush. Perfectly named, Les Étoiles translates to ‘the stars’ in French. This collection is housed in custom packaging—the red lacquer box and products make the perfect holiday gift.”

Availability + Price: $160 at westman-atelier.com, credobeauty.com, and sephora.com.