Holiday Beauty on a Budget
Looking to get gifts for the beauty-lovers in your life without breaking the bank? Look no further! Our team’s beauty guru Emily has the ins on the best way to get bang for your buck at Sephora this holiday season.
Sephora is an accessible retailer that ships Canada-wide and currently shipping is free with code “FREESHIP” at checkout; making it a one-stop shop for gifts for all your friends, family or even yourself. Sets are the best way to get products at a discounted price, and if you want to try new things, there are many options available that fit budget, product needs and often include something new.
Tik Tok Fav- Too Faced: Stuff My Stocking Sexy Lashes & Plump Lips Full-Size Set
Retails 39.00, values at 72.00 CAD
Too Faced is known for some cute packing and some trending products. This set has their best-selling mascara and the lip plumper that went viral in 2020 at full size for the price of lip plumper. Too Faced is a cruelty-free brand and paraben-free.
In the same collection, there is also the Lip Injection Plump Challenge Instant & Long-Term Lip Plumper Set
Retails 38.00, Values 64.00 CAD
This set has 3 mini lip plumpers that are great to split up to go to 3 different people.
New In- Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Mini Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Trio
Retails 32.00 CAD
This set is fantastic; it contains 3 of the soft pinch liquid blush that are incredibly pigmented and give a soft glow to the face, very little goes a very long way. The colours are muted in this collection, containing one from the Rare beauty permanent collection the other 2 that are exclusive to this set. The colours are Bliss, Hope and Peace and are all 3.2 mL in size. They are vegan and cruelty-free.
Self Care Sunday- LANEIGE Midnight Minis Set
Retails 24.00 CAD
Laneige is a K-beauty skincare line that has a great lip sleeping mask which comes in many scents and colours. For this holiday season, they turned the lip mask into minis and are selling all 5 in a set for 24 dollars. The scents featured are Berry, Sweet Candy, Gummy Bear, Lemon Sorbet, and Mint Choco. The size of each one is 0.10 oz while a regular size lip mask is .70 oz and is priced at 26.00.
Laneige did come out with a limited edition scent, which is not in this set but is sold in the larger size which is peppermint.
Mask Up! - Origins: MERRY MASKS Our 5 Best Mask Minis
Retails 25.00, Values at 44.00 CAD
If you are one for skincare and like to try a lot, Origins masks stand out. This set contains their top 5 masks in 15mL containers. Again, this is another set that is great to split up and gift away and combine with the Laneige. Giving a duo of a face mask and lip mask would only cost you about 12.00 a person including tax.
Fragrance- CLEAN RESERVE: Classic- Rollerball Layering Perfume Set
Retail 25.00
Buying fragrances can be hard on the wallet; it’s expensive and oftentimes you can only get one. Holiday sets easily solve this problem and Clean Reserve is a fantastic brand that is vegan and Cruelty-Free.
This set includes 5 scents in 5 mL fragrance bottles in Warm Cotton, Skin, Rain, Flower Fresh, Pure Soap. These scents are clean on the body, wear well and are not overwhelming. This is another great set to split up or keep for yourself or a loved one to layer all the scents, as they do layer very well together, making it easy to create a scent unique to you.
Winter Hair Essentials- Bumble and Bumble: The Hydration Hair Collection
Retails 34.00 Value 53.00 CAN
When winter hits in places like Orillia or (even more so) Thunder Bay, it’s cold, snowy and often makes every part of your body dry–and that includes your hair. If you are struggling with dry hair or have a friend or family member with dry ends this kit might be a saving grace. This set includes:
250 mL Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Heat/UV Protective Primer
60 mL Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Mask Trial Size
14 mL Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Shampoo and 14mL Conditioner Packette
This set is the price of the full size of the Heat/Uv Protective primer (which is full size) with the added bonus of smaller versions of some of the best sellers in the line.
Overall, holiday sets from Sephora are easy to find within the price you need to suit your budget. With most of the sets splittable, you can keep the cost per person under 15 dollars in many cases. Shipping is fast, reliable and easy to track. You can also shop in-store at locations in Thunder Bay and 30 minutes south of Barrie.