Introducing the 2023 Beautycounter Holiday Gift Edit
Every year, Beautycounter curates the most beautiful holiday collection of exquisite gift sets!
While I’m excited to share some personalized gift guides — from DIY ideas to small businesses and most-loved brands soon — first I wanted to share the complete 2023 Beautycounter holiday gift sets, focused on clean makeup, safer skincare, and luxurious body care items.
Why Choose Beautycounter for Your Holiday Gifting?
Beautycounter is more than a beauty brand; it’s a B-corporation, meaning it is held to higher standards in how it treats people and the planet. Beyond offering safer skincare products, Beautycounter actively advocates for stricter guidelines and regulations to shift the personal-care industry away from using harmful and questionable ingredients. I am proud to partner with this company and enjoy gifting their products to my loved ones.
These sets are not only luxurious but also adhere to Beautycounter’s commitment to clean beauty, free of over 2,800 harmful ingredients, rigorously tested for safety, sustainably designed and provide proven clinical results.
Now, let’s explore some quick facts about the 2023 collections:
- 14 limited-edition sets,
- 1 brand-new category,
- 13 exclusive shades,
- 9 limited-edition scents
- 1 brand-new tool
Makeup Must-Haves
The Jellies ($55 USD) are favorites that sell out quickly every year. My daughter looks forward to this set every year. This year, there are 5 scents and shades to choose from, each delivering high-shine conditioning gloss with a juicy finish. We get these at the holidays to toss into our bags year-round, as they provide remarkable shine and sweet scents. Plus, I feel better knowing my daughter is using a safe product on her lips.
- NEW Confetti: Iridescent Shimmer
- NEW Sugarplum: Sheer Berry
- NEW Oat Latte: Milky Peach
- NEW Lollipop: Sheer Bright Pink-Red Shimmer
- Sorbet: Sheer Pink Orange-Red Pearl
One of my top picks this holiday season is the Shimmer & Glow Makeup Duo ($49 USD), featuring a talc-free powder highlighter in a stunning shimmering rose bronze shade called Cava. Paired with the limited edition Lid Glow Cream Shadow in Blaze, this duo creates simple makeup looks for a radiant glow. What not to love about easy makeup looks with a little shimmer for the holiday season?
I’m obsessed with the Mini Beyond Gloss Vault ($49 USD) every year! These gorgeous neutral shades are not only beautiful but also hydrate your lips without any stickiness. The mini sizes are perfect for on-the-go and make excellent gifts. The limited edition gloss shades provide high-impact shine and feature responsibly-sourced organic vanilla scent.
- NEW Daisy Shimmer: Sheer Opalescent Shimmer
- NEW Toffee Shimmer: Bronze Gold Shimmer
- NEW Petunia: True Rose
- NEW Posy: Cool Plum
This Hidden Gem Makeup set ($55 USD) includes Beautycounter’s Cream Blush in a limited-edition shimmering rose copper shade named Jewel. Additionally, it comes with a travel-sized Glow First Priming Serum to create a hydrated and glowing base for makeup.
Ideal for teens or makeup minimalists, this Lashes & Lips set ($46 USD) includes two everyday essentials: a mini Think Big All-in-One Mascara and a Sheer Genius Conditioning Lipstick in an exclusive shade, Transformer. Transformer enhances the natural color of your lips, resulting in a unique look for everyone. Both products come in a reusable makeup bag.
New Fragrance Category
Beautycounter is introducing fragrances for the first time, and this Clean Eau De Parfum Duo ($55 USD) gives you a sneak peek into two unique scents set to launch in Spring 2024. These fragrances are already EWG verified and safe for sensitive skin, and Beautycounter maintains its tradition of ingredient transparency. The set includes two rollerball bottles with distinct scents: Sun Spill, an uplifting citrus and floral fragrance, and Miles Away, a woodsy and fresh aroma.
Sun Spill Fragrance Notes
- Top: grapefruit, neroli
- Middle: rose petals, jasmine, coriander
- Base: vetiver, cedarwood
Miles Away Fragrance Notes
- Top: lemon, bergamot
- Middle: chamomile, jasmine, juniper berry
- Base: cedarwood, sandalwood, vetiver
Skincare Stars
The Polish & Plump Facial Trio ($89 USD) is a skincare trifecta, featuring some of Beautycounter’s best-selling products. This set includes the Lotus Glow Cleansing Balm, the Reflect Effect AHA Smoothing Facial Mask, and the Mighty Plump Ceramide Water Cream. The Cleansing Balm is the ultimate multi-tasking product as it effectively removes makeup and can be used as an overnight hydrating mask plus so many more applications! The Reflect Effect Face Mask is like a 10-minute facial in a jar as it smoothes skin and improves texture. The Mighty Plump hydrates and enhances skin barrier function, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Three of my favorite products in a beautiful gift box. My top pick in the skincare gift category, this set is a must-have for me!
The Keep Cool Radiance Duo ($86 USD) offers exceptional value, combining the benefits of the Countertime Tripeptide Radiance Serum with the new Refreshing Facial Globes. The Tripeptide Serum,visibly increases skin firmness, promotes elasticity, and enhances skin barrier function. It features Beautycounter’s safer version of retinol, Retinatural Complex, delivering retinol-like results without potential side effects. Paired with a new facial globe tool, this is best used when chilled to help depuff and improve serum absorption.
For those seeking glowing, radiant skin, the Brighter Days set ($39 USD) is a great choice. It includes the All Bright Triple Acid AHA Toner, a pore-refining toner that promotes a radiant complexion, and the best-selling Vitamin C serum for an instant radiance boost. Any set with the Vitamin C serum provides amazing skin brightening results.
If you travel frequently or want to test the waters with the Countermatch skincare line before committing to full-size products, the Countermatch Carry-On Set ($93 USD) is a fantastic choice! The bonus? These travel-sized Countermatch bottles come in an adorable white and gold reusable travel bag. Within this set, you’ll find everything from a gentle cleanser to a lightweight daytime moisturizer, all expertly formulated to mimic the natural structure of skin using clean and safer ingredients like squalane, plum oil, and phytic acid.
The Goodnight & Glow Duo ($55 USD) focuses on exfoliation. It includes a mini Overnight Resurfacing Peel for your face and an Overnight Resurfacing Peel designed specifically for your body. Made with a blend of AHA and beta hydroxy acids, the Reflect Effect Overnight Resurfacing Peel is like a facial in a bottle, improving skin texture and boosting clarity for a renewed complexion by morning. The Overnight Resurfacing Body Peel does a similar job but caters to your body’s needs, reducing the appearance of bumpy skin, enhancing skin clarity, and exfoliating without overdrying.
Luxurious Body Care
This year’s hand cream trio, the Good Scents Hand Cream Trio ($36 USD), features three aromatherapeutic scents: Coriander & Cucumber, Jasmine & Citrus, and Bergamot & Cedarwood. These lightweight hand creams offer effective hydration without leaving a greasy residue, thanks to nourishing ingredients like shea butter, jojoba oil, and squalene. This trio is perfect for mix and match gifting options, whether you want to keep one for yourself, pair them with other holiday collection items, give them with a gift card or toss them in a stocking.
Winter demands extra care for the skin, making the Triple Quench Body Butter Set ($68 USD) a fantastic addition to the holiday collection. It includes three limited edition scents formulated with rich and hydrating ingredients, such as shea butter, mango butter, and peptide-rich acacia seed extract. The scents this year are Ginger & Tonka, Lavender & Sage, and Neroli & Chamomile. This is a great set to break up for multiple gifts too!
The Sugar & Silk Body Set ($89 USD) includes the Sugarbuff Body Polish, offering gentle exfoliation for silky-soft skin, and the Luminous Hydration Body Oil, a non-greasy blend of botanical oils that lock in moisture and provide a luminous sheen both in a rosewater coconut scent.
Are you ready to start checking off those holiday gift lists, making your own wish list and enjoying all the wonder of the holiday season? Please keep in mind that ALL of these sets are limited edition, and they tend to sell out quickly. So, if you spot something within this new holiday collection that you absolutely want, grab it before it’s gone! And don’t forget, you can save 20% on your first Beautycounter purchase, holiday sets included! Reach out with questions or if I can help you with your holiday gifting.
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