Christmas Gift Guide: 20 Ideas for your makeup-obssessed friends

Christmas is well on its way and beauty brands have been releasing many limited edition collections and sets this past month. These bundle packs make great gifts as they are full of value and can be broken apart to become stocking fillers. Purchased a set with multiple lipsticks and glosses ? That is a perfect way to separate the collection and give a different shade to each of your girlfriends.

If you’re shopping for a beauty-lover this year and can’t decide, help is at hand because we have listed the top 3 gift categories. Firstly, avoid purchasing items which involve deciding on a particular shade if you are not too sure of the user’s undertones. The last thing you would wish to gift is a foundation which may cause your friend to look like an Oompa Loompa for example.

GIFT IDEA #1: LIPSTICK SETS

A girl can never have too many lipsticks in her makeup stash. From red to nudes, why not gift her a lipstick set. This way she will be able to try out a variety of shades and purchase the full sized version when she’s done with the deluxe sample. We would recommend Stila’s Eternally Yours Liquid Lipstick Set. This holiday release features 6 deluxed sized liquid lipsticks from their permanent line. Liquid lipsticks are all the rage now and this will definitely get the person receiving it excited.

GIFT IDEA #2: BRUSH SETS

Brushes are such a staple in a beginners or professional’s makeup collection. A good set of brushes go a long way and will help to create some of the most amazing looks you’ll don. If you are looking for affordable value sets, we would recommend Tarte’s Stroke of Midnight Brush Set. This holiday release is a limited edition collection and features 5 of Tarte’s best selling brushes. These 5 brushes are great for creating the perfect makeup look from a well blended base to expertly blended eyeshadows.

GIFT IDEA #3: MAKEUP SETS

If you would like for your friend to experience a wide array of makeup products, why not gift her a makeup set? Makeup sets released from beauty brands are often complete with products such as eyeshadow palettes, lip shades, deluxe powder, etc. This is a great way to experience the best selling items from the brand and is the perfect way for a beginner makeup enthusiast to build her collection.

Head over to the gallery up top for a round up of the hottest beauty gifts to get this Christmas. We are sure that you’ll not be able to stop at just one. The collections are simply too pretty to resist.

Perin Sidhu

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