Holiday Gift Sets Just Dropped — Here’s What’s Actually Worth Your Money

From cult-favorite lip balms to festive scents, these beauty bundles won’t disappoint.
Merit's "Great Skin" trio
Merit
Merit's "Great Skin" trio

Holiday gift sets are a go-to for beauty and skincare lovers, thanks to carefully curated products, sleek packaging, and bundled deals that feel too good to pass up. Beyond the convenience of trying multiple brand favorites at once, the real perk often comes from exclusives, like limited-edition shades, seasonal scents and items you can only get in the set. These 13 picks deliver on value, mixing everyday staples with festive extras that make them both thoughtful and practical gifts for yourself or others.

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A set that delivers hydration, balance and brightness

For K‑beauty fans, the Anua Serum Discovery Trio makes it easy to find the formulas your skin will love most. Valued at $36, the set includes the Niacinamide 10 TXA 4 serum, which helps even out skin tone, the Azelaic Acid 10 Hyaluron Redness Soothing serum, designed to calm visible redness, and the PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 serum, packed with salmon PDRN, collagen and hyaluronic acid to lock in moisture and give skin a plump, hydrated look. Each travel-size serum comes in a compact 0.33-ounce bottle, making this set a perfect stocking stuffer.

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DedCool

A trio of viral fragrances

This buzzy emerging fragrance brand is known for Milk, its bestselling amber- and white musk-fueled scent that's intended for all genders. Get this winning perfume along with two other popular variations – Extra Milk and Mochi Milk – in this giftable set that includes three 10-milliliter sizes of these popular scents. (Considering that a single 15-milliliter Mochi Milk is $30, you're getting more fragrance for your dollar here.)

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A festive set for soft skin

L’Occitane delivers its sensorial skincare and body care, inspired by the natural ingredients of Provence, in a playful format. The Festive Crackers gift set includes four holiday crackers, each filled with hand and shower favorites in iconic scents like almond, shea, verbena and cherry blossom. Inside every cracker, you’ll find a duo, including a 35-milliliter shower cream, gel or oil paired with a 10-milliliter moisturizing hand cream for indulgent, pampering textures, and are perfect for slipping into stockings or for placing at the dinner table.

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A trio that gives your cheeks a natural flush

The Kosas Mini Blush Is Life trio features clean, talc-free powder blushes designed for a silky texture and a radiant, skin-like finish. The set includes the bestselling shade Euphoria along with two brand-new exclusives, Dare and Spellbound, available only as part of this set. Each blush is baked and swirled with two complementary tones, creating a dimensional flush that looks effortlessly natural. The formula is buildable, long-wearing and free from fragrance, silicones, parabens and phthalates, making it suitable for sensitive skin. Sephora has the set advertised at a $38 value.

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A trio that delivers a cloud-soft flush and glossy lips

Valued at $56 and featuring the fan-favorite shade Worth, a true rose, the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch cheek and lip trio makeup gift set includes the full size Soft Pinch matte bouncy blush for a dreamy, cloud-like flush, the mini Soft Pinch liquid blush with a dewy, weightless formula that delivers high-impact color in just one dot, and the mini Soft Pinch tinted lip oil, a comfy, nonsticky formula that leaves lips looking softly plumped thanks to nourishing jojoba and sunflower seed oils. At a $56 value, this trio offers a hefty $20 off the price of these items individually.

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Merit

A glow-bestowing "great skin" set

Beauty minimalists will appreciate the skin-enhancing powers of this petite Merit set, which includes the brand's double-cleanse face wash, serum and moisturizer – all of which are formulated to leave you with a healthy and luminous glow. Merit has the trio advertised as a $52 value, so an under-$40 price tag feels like quite a steal.

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A set that makes SPF the star of your routine

Even though summer’s over, sunscreen remains a non-negotiable part of your routine, and this Ulta-exclusive Supergoop! Wake Up & Glow Sunkissed SPF Duo makes it easy with both a full-size and mini Glowscreen SPF 40. True to its name, the formula delivers a luminous, dewy finish that brightens skin from within without any glittery sparkle. Hyaluronic acid keeps skin hydrated, while niacinamide brightens. The finish is so flattering that many double it as a makeup base, or skip foundation entirely for a natural, radiant glow. Valued at $60, it’s a smart addition to any skincare routine.

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A trio that turns every shower into a sun-soaked citrus escape

Best known for its pure 100% argan oil–powered beauty products, Josie Maran has created a limited-edition trio in the juicy Topless Tangerine scent. The Topless Tangerine Treats Body Butter, Fragrance Mist, Sugar Scrub gift set blends notes of Ojai pixie tangerines, pink grapefruit and a touch of brown sugar for a bright yet warm finish. Inside, you’ll find a mini whipped argan oil body butter that deeply nourishes skin, a mini argan oil and sugar balm body scrub and a full-size hair and body fragrance mist to complete the ritual. With a $56 value, the set saves you 25%.

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A festive trio that pairs sweet lip treats with a hydration powerhouse

Valued at $72, the Summer Fridays Holiday Trio adds a festive twist with the new Toasted Marshmallow lip butter balm, a limited-edition treat that applies sheer with a hint of golden shimmer. Hot Cocoa delivers a cozy, warm chocolate tone, and the set is rounded out with the Jet Lag Mask, a nourishing formula that deeply hydrates and helps tired, dull skin feel renewed. The cult-favorite lip butter balms are full-size, each normally $24, so the Jet Lag mask comes as a bonus.

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A set that flatters every skin tone

Achieve a flawless finish with the Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Mini Viral Beauty Icons, which features travel-size versions of the ever-popular Pillow Talk line, a flattering nude-pink that suits many skin tones. Line your lips with Lip Cheat, swipe on the Matte Revolution lipstick and add a touch of radiance with the Beauty Light wand in Pinkgasm, which glides on effortlessly and blends like a dream. Finish with the Airbrush Flawless setting spray to help makeup last while keeping your glow intact all day. Valued at $72, you save 25% on this bundle.

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A set packed with peptides for plump skin

Valued at $89, the Ole Henriksen Plumped Up Peptides set features a limited-edition Grape Fizz Pout Preserve lip peptide, the newest scent in their viral lip peptide line, delivering rich moisture that glides on thick yet smooth. Designed to support firmer, bouncier skin, the trio also includes a 35-milliliter Strength Trainer Peptide Boost moisturizer, packed with peptides and hyaluronic acid, and a 15-milliliter HydraBarrier Nourishing face oil, infused with skin-supporting peptides and pure Scandinavian berry oils to lock in hydration.

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A set that supports fresh and fuller-looking hair

The limited-edition, Sephora-exclusive Healthy Hair Is On the Ouai set pairs two of the brand’s bestsellers in full size. The detox shampoo, powered by apple cider vinegar and hydrolyzed keratin, gives your scalp a true reset by clearing away buildup from styling products and hard water without leaving strands stripped. Follow with the scalp serum, a lightweight formula infused with hyaluronic acid and peptides to hydrate and support the look of fuller hair over time. Finished with a fresh, earthy scent of ginger, basil, spearmint and green fig, this duo delivers healthier-looking hair from root to tip and offers an retail of value of nearly $90 – considering the shampoo alone retails for $34 and the serum for $54, this limited-edition set is a steal.

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A gift that packs $223 worth of bestsellers into one chic case

Clean beauty brand Saie has packed its bestsellers into the viral mini vanity case, now available in a limited-edition festive red case and with a total retail value of $233, making the splurge-y $155 price tag still feel like a steal. Inside, you’ll find the Mini Glowy Super gel, the brand’s signature, in Warmglow and Bronze Gold. The Best of Saie Mini Vanity Case Vault also includes full-size favorites: Glossybounce lip glosses in the clear and mauve shimmer shades, SuperSuede baked powder blush in a bright berry, Dew Blush in a mauve, Mascara 101 in black, and Lip Liner 101 in a mauve nude. The mini vanity case is as practical as it is stylish, keeping all your essentials neatly organized for on-the-go touch-ups, whether during your commute or tucked into a carry-on for flights.

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