Beauty junkies, get ready – it’s the moment you have all been waiting for! We bring you the final edition of our gift guide series – this time, featuring the Limited Edition Holiday Kits to shop this Christmas. From skincare to makeup and sweet smelling scents, look out for cult favourites to stock up on, products/brands you have yet to try or stunning sets to gift your loved ones.

Here is the Beauty Lovers’ Ultimate Guide to 2021 Holiday Kits! 

SKINCARE

FRESH

We start off with cult favourite brand, Fresh. Whether you’re a new fresh user, or awaiting to purchase your 5th or 6th bottle/jar, these gift sets will make the perfect gift for you or a loved one. Have fun with a little Fresh Holiday Trivia too with the rest of the family! 

Gift Sets:

DRUNK ELEPHANT

Super fun and colourful Gift sets await you by yet another cult favourite – Drunk Elephant! Featuring some of their best-selling products,  these sets are curated based on what your skin needs are. 

Here we have the Face Value Brightening Skincare Set (S$99.20) – featuring products that give you a fresh and bright start to the day:

  • C-Firma™ Fresh Day Serum, 28ml
  • Protini™ Polypeptide Cream, 30ml
  • B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum, 8ml and
  • C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream, 5ml 

Drunk Elephant’s other curated sets include the Saving Face Refining Skincare Set and the Trunk 5.0 (currently out of stock).

FIRST AID BEAUTY

Find affordable and efficient skincare in First Aid Beauty, with products that create long-lasting relief for all skin types. I find that FAB is a favourite among dry and sensitive skin types due to their hydrating formula to repair parched skin on the face and body. 

Shop the Your Future Looks FAB Skincare Gift Set (S$80) that includes:

  • Face Cleanser
  • Bump Eraser Body Scrub
  • Facial Radiance Pads
  • Ultra Repair Cream (crowd favourite!)

GLOWFULLY

We instantly fell in love with local skincare brand, Glowfully’s sleek and minimalist packaging that also happens to suit our festive theme this Christmas! Founder Charlene, born the idea of Glowfully back in 2018 when she decided that skin care should be about what your skin needs, not about what the new trend is. 

Shop their Holiday Firm and Bright Gift Set (S$120) that includes three of their best-sellers:

  • Charcoal Beads Gel Cleanser 
  • Deep Sea Glow Serum 
  • Advanced Healing Elixir 

GLOW RECIPE

South Korean Beauty Brand Glow Recipe did not disappoint this holiday season with the Watermelon Glow Magic Skincare Set (S$72). – You are in for a treat with all of GR’s cult beauty favourites packed into one juicy watermelon gift set just for you. 

Shop their best-selling Watermelon series in this gift set that includes:

  • Watermelon Hyaluronic Clay Pore-Tight Facial 25ml
  • Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner 150ml
  • Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops 15ml

DR. JART

Another South Korean cult beauty brand pairs their best-selling Cicapair Gel Cream and Re-Cover cream in a Limited Edition Holiday Kit (S$58)  to soothe the skin and cover up unwanted blemishes, in time for Christmas Day OOTD’s). 

The Cicapair range is a staple by Dr. Jart – The word Cica indicates that a product contains Centella Asiatica – an ingredient dedicated to soothing and reducing redness on sensitive skin.

HEURE

A brand dedicated to timeless and effervescent beauty – Heure (pronounced as ‘Her’), is all about giving you that effortless glow we all need. Their limited edition holiday kits are formulated with SPHR™ technology for instant glow, hydration and long-lasting UV protection. 

Heure Holiday Kits consist of the Ageless Glow and Ageless Renewal Gift Sets:

Ageless Glow Holiday Kit (S$388)

  • Ageless Eye Serum and Face Serum
  • Ageless Day Treatment 

Ageless Renewal Holiday Kit (S$398)

  • Ageless Eye Serum and Face Serum 
  • Ageless Night Serum
     

MAKEUP

MAC Cosmetics


Candy Cane Wonderland awaits with Mac Cosmetics Limited Edition Holiday Exclusive products that are sure to make you truly feel like it is Christmas.


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LAURA MERCIER

Have a Ball this holiday season with Laura Mercier’s 2021 Grand Ball Limited Edition Holiday Collection – with gifts not just for makeup lovers, but those who love a good bar of soap or hand cream. 

Gift Sets

  • Secret Garden Soap Collection (S$39)
  • Party of Four Hand Cream (S$42)
  • First Ball Cheek Palette (S$55)

SCENTS

JO MALONE

Whether it’s a cologne for the hubby, a sweet smelling home candle for your secret santa or travel perfume bottles to try out, you cannot go wrong with Jo Malone. Their wide range caters to both men and women, and can be used in every nook and cranny of your home. What a Christmas treat! 

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ADVENT CALENDARS

ELEMIS 

Who does not love the sweet surprises in an advent calendar! Elemis does not disappoint with their tower of festive surprises in their magical advent calendar.  

CLARINS

Ending our list with Clarins 2021 advent calendar, filled with 24 small but iconic best-sellers to indulge in on the lead up to Christmas Day!

We have officially come to the end of our gifting series here on The DC Edit! We hope you find the perfect gift for you or a loved one this festive season. Happy Holidays! 

Till next time,

Shanti 

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