The holiday season has officially begun! Holiday kits and palettes are spilling off the shelves at Sephora and Ulta, and they’re all worth your money. But which one, or ones, do you buy?
Most people will purchase the ones from the brands in which they are familiar. So I’ve compiled a list of kits and palettes by brand name!
ANASTASIA
Anastasia All Eye Want Palette ($32 at sephora.com)
Nine shimmering eyeshadows, black mascara, brow setting gel, and a double-ended eye brush give anyone the perfect on-the-go kit for an everyday look.
BAREMINERALS
bareMinerals Putting on the Glitz ($54 at sephora.com)
Made will all-natural ingredients, this nine-piece collection contains two cheek colors, two eyeshadows, eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow primer, lip color, a dual-ended brush, and a glitzy gold clutch.
Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Project Ready Eye Palette – Playlist ($40 at Ulta)
This to-go palette includes eight glimmering shades and a small eye applicator brush.
bareMinerals The Glamorous Life ($49 at Ulta)
Packaged with shades of ruby red and rich black, this set puts you in the holiday mood. The collection includes Brightening Gold Mineral Veil, eye color – Satin Cream and Iced Eggplant, blush – Berry Rose, Black Coffee eyeliner, mascara, Pretty Amazing Lipgloss – Panache, a contour shadow brush, and an angled blush brush.
BENEFIT
Benefit The Big 10 ($32 at sephora.com)
Benefit’s top ten bestsellers are available in pocket sizes to give you just enough product to try out all of them.
BOSCIA
Boscia Pore Essentials Set ($25 at sephora.com)
Clean out your pores with Boscia’s famous Black Collection. Your skin will appear smoother and more luminous just after one use of Pore Purifying Black Strips, No Pores No Shine T-Zone Treatment, and Luminizing Black Mask.
BUMBLE & BUMBLE
Bumble & Bumble Full-Size Set – The Thickening Affair ($52 at sephora.com)
Create thick, massive hair with B&B’s thickening shampoo, conditioner, and hairspray. Pin back front pieces with the mini bobby pins included.
Bumble & Bumble Travel Size Sets – The Quenching Affair or The Mending Affair ($35 at sephora.com)
These travel hair kits are the perfect size for a Christmas getaway.
BUXOM
Buxom Mix & Mingle Lip Set ($39 at sephora.com)
Create sparkling, full lips with four Big & Healthy Babe Lip Polishes and four Big & Healthy Mini Lip Sticks.
Buxom Armed & Gorgeous ($29 at sephora.com)
Smoky eyes can be created in a jiffy with these three double-ended Smoky Eye Sticks (that’s six eyeliners) and smudging brush.
CLINIQUE
Clinique Even Better Clinical Set ($54.50 at sephora.com)
Clinique showcases their Even Better collection with a dark spot corrector, 7-day scrub cream rinse-off formula, and skin tone correcting moisturizer.
FRESH
Fresh Sugar List ($28 at sephora.com)
Packaged in a metallic red bag, Fresh has combined Brown Sugar Body Cream, its bestselling Sugar Lip Polish, and Sugar Passion Tinted Lip Treatment. Your lips and skin will be silky and smelling like sugar.
JOSIE MARAN
Josie Maran Seductive Golds Argan Oil Color Collection ($54 at sephora.com)
Supermodel Josie Maran has created a kit that will get you glowing in no time! You’ll feel like stepping out on the runway with the Argan color stick, Argan oil, Argan illuminizer – gold, “natural volume lip gloss”, GOGO mascara, and rapid eye makeup pen.
Josie Maran Moroccan Getaway Travel Case ($39 at sephora.com)
Whether you’re really going to Morocco or you just want to pretend, Josie Maran gives you the travel essentials – from face wash to Argan oil serum.
KAT VON D
Kat Von D Tattoo Chronicles Candelabra Palette ($49 at sephora.com)
The famous tattoo artist has wrapped up 16 beautiful eye shades, along with a full-size Sin Full Lash Mascara, in a gorgeous black velvet box – the perfect Christmas present for a Kat Von D fan!
Kat Von D Painted Love & Foiled Love Lipstick Set ($28 at sephora.com)
For the ultimate lipstick junkie, Ms. Von D has put together six long-lasting lip shades.
KERATINPERFECT
KeratinPerfect 30-Day Brazilian Hair Smoothing System Essentials Collection ($95 at sephora.com)
Give your hair the ultimate makeover with this nourishing treatment! The treatment keeps your hair healthy, voluminous, and shiny for up to 30 days, and there’s definitely enough product in there to last for many treatments.
KORRES
Korres Cherry-Picked Gloss Quad ($28 at sephora.com)
These four juicy red glosses will add flavorful color to your lips, while infusing them with cherry oil and vitamin E.
LANCÔME
Lancôme Hypnôse Doll Lashes Mascara Set ($29.50 at sephora.com)
Create beautiful, modern eyes with lash plumper, deep black mascara, and silky jet black liquid liner.
LAURA MERCIER
Laura Mercier The Book of Nudes ($48 at sephora.com)
Laura’s best nude eyshadows, a black-brown Tightline Cake Eyeliner, and three cream highlighters are nestled together in this travel-appropriate makeup palette.
Laura Mercier Luxe Color Portfolio ($98 at sephora.com)
Laura has created a marvelous kit for this holiday season! While the price is steep, this palette gives you everything you’ll need for eye makeup. It includes six high-quality shimmering eye shadows, three Tightline Cake Eyeliners, two cheek colors, and three eye brushes.
Laura Mercier Luxe Eye Portfolio ($98 at lauramercier.com)
This kit is very similar to the one listed above, but instead of eyeliner and cheek color, it contains twelve eye colors and three brushes.
Laura Mercier Mini Kohl Eye Pencil Set ($32 at sephora.com)
With this kit, you will get five nearly-full-size eyeliners. Each pencil is unique and beautiful, with hints of other colors infused with black.
LIVING PROOF
Living Proof Restore Discovery Kit ($29 at sephora.com)
The restoring shampoo, conditioner, and mask treatment is said to remove tangles, restore softness, renew shine, and heal strands.
LORAC
LORAC Bejeweled Day & Night Jewelry Box ($56 at sephora.com)
With its sparkling silver lace exterior and shimmering makeup inside, this kit will make you feel like a princess. The top compartment holds a warm bronzer and two lip glosses, and the bottom two drawers each contains 16 eyeshadows, a blush, and an eyeliner.
LORAC Bejeweled Lip Gloss Collection ($25 at Ulta)
This set contains six dazzling lip glosses, perfect for the holiday season, for only $25! If you see this on the shelves, snatch one up, because they won’t last long.
MAKE UP FOR EVER
Make Up For Ever Wild & Chic Aqua Eyes Collection ($36 at sephora.com)
These creamy, fade-proof eyeliners will provide you with liners for any look. The collection includes a full-size black and travel sizes in purple, navy, bright blue, gray, and copper.
Make Up For Ever Wild & Chic Best Of Kit ($55 at sephora.com)
MUFE’s best-sellers have been put together in one kit! It includes HD Primer, Aqua Eyes – Matte Black OL, Lab Shine Lip Gloss – S4, Smoky Lash Mascara, HD Powder, and Aqua Cream Color – 13 Warm Beige.
MARC JACOBS
Marc Jacobs Rollerball Trio ($38 at Ulta)
Marc showcases Lola, Daisy, and Daisy Eau So Fresh in an adorable gold tin.
NARS
Nars Yorokobi Super O. Set ($39 at sephora.com)
Nars has put together a set featuring the oh-so-famous pinky-peach shade with glittering gold flecks in blush, nail polish, and lip gloss.
Nars Danmari All About Cheeks Palette ($65 at sephora.com)
Four blushes, a bronzer, and a highlighter make this palette your new go-to face kit.
OLE HENRIKSEN
Ole Henriksen Truth Revealed Holiday Kit ($75 at sephora.com)
Ole Henriksen’s Truth Serum Collagen Booster, Total Truth Eye Crème, and Truth Revealed Super Crème will reveal younger, firmer, brighter skin just in time for the holidays.
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy Miracle Worker Dark Spot Correcting System ($80 at sephora.com)
Bring your dermatologist home with this skin-perfecting kit! Create a skin-smoothing routine with dark spot corrector, anti-aging retinoid
solution, and anti-aging retinoid pads.
Philosophy Sweet Kisses & Merry Wishes ($36 at sephora.com)
You’ll have options with these four moisturizing body gels. Old-fashioned eggnog, peppermint bark, pomegranate bubbly, and sugar sprinkles will take over your shower – and you can keep the scent going with matching lip gloss!
Philosophy Marshmallows For Toasting Set ($22 at sephora.com)
This is an awesome deal: shower gel & bubble bath, marshmallow fluff body lotion, and yummy lip gloss in a fun Philosophy-style gift box.
PINK SUGAR
Pink Sugar Holiday Gift Set ($49 at Ulta)
This sugary-sweet scent comes to you in perfume, hair perfume, glossy shower gel, and body lotion, allowing you to truly smell like a gumdrop.
SEPHORA
Sephora Favorites Glitz ‘N” Glam ($40 at sephora.com)
Inside of a golden box, you’ll find various brands of glimmering gold highlighters, lip glosses, nail polish, and eyeshadows.
Sephora Collection Age Defy Kit ($39 at sephora.com)
Drench your skin with Sephora’s age defy eye cream and moisture cream.
Sephora Collection Ultra Shine Lip Gloss Set ($22 at sephora.com)
Calling all lip gloss junkies! Sephora has compiled eight of their best lip gloss shades to give you a color for every look.
Sephora Favorites Lash Stash ($45 at sephora.com)
Try out different lashes every day with mascaras from Sephora, Stila, Josie Maran, Too Faced, Make Up For Ever, bareMinerals, Hourglass, Urban Decay, Tarte, and Fairydrops. Wipe off your mascara with ease using Clinique Take Off the Day Makeup Remover.
Sephora Collection Prestige Brush Set ($125 at sephora.com)
Stock up on any makeup brush imaginable with this kit!
Sephora Favorites Bestsellers ($75 at sephora.com)
Sephora has compiled its bestsellers into one kit. So if you love Buxom Lash Mascara, Smashbox Photo Finish Primer, Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion – Sin, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20, Daisy Marc Jacobs, Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner – Stingray, Nars Illuminator, and Philosophy Hope in a Jar, this is the kit for you!
Sephora by OPI 18 Piece Mini Set ($48 at sephora.com)
Are you a nail polish fanatic? These mini nail polishes will give you plenty of shades to choose from, so you’ll never get tired of the same ol’ color.
Sephora Favorites Deluxe Fragrance Sampler ($50 at sephora.com)
For only $50, you receive 12 fragrance samples, with a gift certificate redeemable for a full-size perfume. The For Her collection is a wonderful gift idea for yourself or a female family member, or you can get the the For Him set for that special guy.
SMASHBOX
Smashbox Click You’re It Holiday Eye Palette ($49 at Ulta)
Fifteen eye shadows, five cream eyeliners, an eyelid primer, and get-the-look cards give you inspiration for many looks with this limited edition holiday palette.
STILA
Stila Holiday Lip Glaze Set ($25 at Ulta)
Eight lip glosses for $25 makes this set a great stocking stuffer.
Stila Holiday Dream in Full Color Eye Shadow Palette ($39 at Ulta)
Fall shades galore! This palette gives you every fall shade you would ever need, along with seven cheek colors, makeup tips, and a Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner in Stingray.
TARTE
Tarte The Starlet Makeup Vanity ($52 at sephora.com)
This limited edition kit holds 24 eyeshadows, two blushes, a bronzer, a luminizer, lash primer, and Tarte’s Lights, Camera, Lashes! mascara. It’s shiny mirrored box will add instant glam to your bathroom counter.
Tarte Lip Service LipSurgence Collection ($29 at Ulta)
These peppermint-infused lip crayons are sure to put you in the Christmas spirit.
TOKIDOKI
Tokidoki 24 Karat Skate Deck Palette ($39 at sephora.com)
12 shimmering shades, from steely blue to glimmering gold, are held inside a petite palette.
TOO FACED
Too Faced Sweet Dreams Makeup Collection ($52 at sephora.com)
15 eye shadows, two cheek colors, a bronzer, a highlighting powder, shadow primer, and three get-the-look instruction cards make this kit a holiday must-have.
Too Faced Glamour To Go Dream Edition ($22 at Ulta)
This set is the perfect purse palette – eight silky eye shadows, a blend-able blush and bronzer, and pink lip gloss are found in a container the size of a credit card.
URBAN DECAY
Urban Decay Mariposa Palette ($39 at sephora.com)
Ten rich, bold eye shades are held in a fun tin container, making this your new go-to palette for dramatic eyes. Bonus: it also includes a great eye shadow brush for flawless application!
Urban Decay 24/7 Shadow Pencil Stash ($32 at Ulta)
Draw on your eye shadow in five seconds flat using U.D.’s creamy shadow sticks. This kit includes glittering royal purple, deep brown, medium brown, sparkling champagne, and bright turquoise colors.
YVES SAINT LAURENT
Yves Saint Laurent Glamour Makeup Set ($65 at sephora.com)
Packaged in a chic black bag, this on-the-go set includes dramatic mascara, a highlighter pen, golden peach lip gloss, creamy black liner, and a travel mirror.