Holiday gift guide x best skincare sets

December 3, 2021 Megan

With 2021 being the year of ‘self care’, skincare and skincare routines have never been more relevant or popular. This year released so many wonderful skincare products, so I wanted to gather for you a few of the best holiday skincare sets for the skincare enthusiast on your list.

First, Avène truly never disappoints. I love so many of their products. What I love is they work. And they don’t cost a mortgage payment (and you can pick them up at your local Shopper’s). This year, Avène released eight lovely holiday skincare value sets.

I chose the Eau Thermale Avène DermAbsolu holiday skincare collection to feature | $58 (value $104)

Eau Thermale Avène DermAbsolu holiday collection

The Avène DermAbsolu holiday collection kit is a great value and excellent way to introduce your loved one to the brand. I love this collection as it is a super gentle formula that helps redensify and revitalize the skin. It contains Bakuchiol (plant-based retinol alternative) and vanilla polyphenols (hyaluronic acid) so it leaves your skin renewed and pleasantly plump.

This kit contains:

DermAbsolu Defining day cream 40ml
DermAbsolu Night balm 10ml
DermAbsolu recontouring serum 2ml
Gentle milk cleanser 100ml
Avene Thermal Spring Water spray 50ml

Laura Mercier really delivers. Some of my favourite makeup and beauty products are from this brand. I mean, Caviar Sticks?? Nothing better for a fast, long-last smokey eye…and her tinted moisturizer?? A game changer. This holiday Laura Mercier has released so many great holiday sets, but I chose this set because it is just pure luxury!

The Laura Mercier Grand Indulgence Almond Coconut collection | $99-$125

Ooooh, this collection is LUSH. I adore the smell of coconut, but sometimes it can come across as too sweet – not this collection. This Laura Mercier holiday set is the perfect blend of almond, vanilla, musk, Heliotrope, and coconut. The perfect mix of warm, comforting and a ‘lil sexy.

This Fab-approved kit contains:

Almond Coconut Body Cream: Silky and luxurious. It nourishes the skin with the lightly whipped feel and unique scent
Almond Coconut Soap: A gentle soap leaving your skin smooth and moisturized. I love to use these as sachets in my undies drawer…trust me.
Almond Coconut Eau de Toilette: A beautiful, long-lasting fragrance that smells of almond, coconut milk, jasmine, rosewood, ylang-ylang, vanilla, tonka, heliotrope and musk.

One of the most pleasantly surprised I’ve been this year is my (re)discovery of Olay! Olay has been releasing bangers all year with a focus on effective and efficacious serums and actives. This year, though not technically a ‘holiday collection’, I wanted to share an Olay skincare collection I know I’d love to find wrapped under the tree.

Olay Regenerist Retinol24 MAX night serum, eye cream, and night hydrating moisturizer

Retinol has become a skincare staple for skincare enthusiasts, but it also comes along with a bad reputation of drying and irritating your skin. That’s why this Olay Regenerist Retinol 24 MAX collection is on my holiday round up: It’s gentle and effective (and very well priced).

This fragrance-free collectiion with Retinol 24’s maximum concentration of hydrators to leave you feeling hydrated and replenished. All the products absorb quickly while helping reduce the appearance of fine lines while brightening, evening, and reducing dark circles.

Last, but not least, French brand, Klorane. Known for their iconic dry shampoo, Klorane has entered the skincare ring and is proving to be a knock-out.

The Klorane Natural Glow Toning Serum Set |$44

Raise your hand if you’re not tired? What a year. What a time. Klorane has put together this lovely little anti-fatigue, hydrating holiday kit. This skincare kit promises to immediately ‘wake up’ the face while it tones, smooths, and quenches.

Made with 97% natural ingredients, this vegan, derm-tested collection is great for even the most sensitive of skin.

This kit contains: