10 superior beauty gift sets we're eyeing up this summer

When summer rolls around in Australia, with it comes the inevitable pre-Christmas panic. But with said panic comes something that helps: the beauty gift sets gracing the shelves of our fave beauty brands.

Of course, finding the most perfect presents for your loved ones can be nerve-wracking, and these sets can be just the ticket for taking the edge off. 

Because if there's one thing we know that always makes us feel better, it's refreshing our beauty kits with all the limited-edition, seasonal fare on offer in the lead up to the holidays.

From fragrance gift sets stocked with scents for home, travel and skin to limited edition variations of our most beloved products that boast one-off scents, flavours and shades. The beauty gift sets on offer this summer are the gifts you can give to your self when you need it the most — your retail therapy session starts now.

Here are 10 of the best beauty gift sets to shop this summer in Australia...

2024's Top 3 Beauty Gift Sets

1. Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum Gift Set, $280, Myer
2. Laneige Dreamy Lip Kit, $30, Sephora
3. Aesop Resurrection Duet Hand Wash And Hand Balm Set, $169, Myer

Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum Gift Set

from $280 at Myer

If you're a great lover of white floral scents then you can't go past this best-seller. Gucci's Flora Gorgeous Gardenia fragrance features a bouquet of white gardenia, jasmine, and pear blossom, alongside a sweet spoonful of brown sugar extract. In this set you'll find a 100ml bottle, 10ml pen spray, and 5ml miniature, so you can travel with your scent of choice, and stash it in your handbag too.

Key features:

• Fragrance notes: White gardenia, jasmine, pear blossom and brown sugar extract
• 100ml Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum for women
• 10ml Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum for women Pen Spray
• 5ml Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum for women Miniature
• Limited edition festive gift box

Available at:

• $280 from Myer

Laneige Dreamy Lip Kit

from $30 at Sephora

If you're just as addicted to Laneige's viral sleeping mask as we are, then you need to add this little quartet of lip balm minis to cart. It features two limited edition flavours 'Candy' and 'Peach Iced Tea', as well as the 'Berry' and 'Mango' flavours you already know and love.

Key features:

• 4 x 3g Lip Sleeping Masks in 'Berry', 'Candy', 'Peach Iced Tea', and 'Mango'
• Formulated with Berry Fruit Complex™, vitamin C, and coconut oil
• Contains two limited edition flavours
• Hydrates and nourishes lips

Available at:

• $30 from Sephora

Aesop Resurrection Duet Hand Wash And Hand Balm Set

from $169 at Myer

Who doesn't love the luxury of stashing a set of Aesop hand care items next to the sink? It makes one of the most mundane aspects of the day feel like a moment of self care. A fragrant one too, considering the dreamy yet refreshing citrus scent.

Key features:

• 1 x 500ml Resurrection Aromatique Hand Wash and 1x 500ml Resurrection Aromatique Hand Balm
• Cleanses, nourishes and softens hands
• Enriched with mandarin rind, rosemary leaf, and cedar atlas

Available at:

• $169 from Myer

Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild EDP Gift Set

from $161 at Myer

Fresh to the Daisy perfume family, Wild, is an ode to wildflowers. It opens with a burst of banana blossom accord before revealing a heart of jasmine and macadamia notes, and dries down to a base of sandalwood and vetiver des sables. In this gift set you'll find a 50ml flacon of the fragrance that you can spritz every morning and a 10ml pen spray that you can pull out of your purse during the day for touch-ups. 

Key features:

• Fragrance notes: Banana blossom accord, jasmine, macadamia accord, sandalwood and vetiver des sables
• 1 x 50ml Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild Eau de Parfum 
• 1 x 10ml Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild Eau de Parfum Pen Spray
• Limited edition holiday gift box

Available at:

• $161 from Myer

Dior The Natural Glow Ritual Makeup and Skincare Set Holiday Limited Edition

from $138 at Myer

Get a taste for Dior's best-selling makeup and skin care products with this limited edition holiday gift set. It includes the luxury brand's Capture Totale Le Sérum, Dior Addict Lip Glow and Dior Addict Lip Maximizer, as well as a holiday Dior makeup bag.

Key features:

• 1 x 10 ml Capture Totale Le Sérum, 1 x 3.2 g Dior Addict Lip Glow and 1 x 6 ml Dior Addict Lip Maximizer
• 1 x limited edition holiday Dior makeup bag
• Packaged in a golden holiday gift box

Available at:

• $138 from Myer

Yves Saint Laurent Touché Eclat Set

from $89 at Myer

Yves Saint Laurent's Touché Eclat is a beauty essential — sorry, not sorry. Get an extra dose of colour cosmetics in this set, which pairs the cult-classic under eye brightener with a mini bullet of Rouge Pur Couture Nude Muse. 

Key features:

• 1 x Touché Eclat in '02 Luminous Ivory' and 1 x mini Rouge Pur Couture in 'Nude Muse'
• Touché Eclat brightens, smooths and perfects the complexion
• Rouge Pur Couture full coverage, weightless creamy texture and a satin finish

Available at:

• $89 from Myer

Fenty Skin Fruit Quench’RZ Hydrating + Strengthening Lip Oil Trio

from $80 at Sephora

This limited edition trio of lip oils has been inspired by and infused with a host of tropical fruit oils and extracts. There's 'Barbados Cherry', 'Kalahari Melon' and 'Passion Fruit' to choose from, but each flavour promises to nourish, plump, soften and moisturise lips.

Key features:

• 1 x 5.6ml Barbados Cherry Lip Oil, 1 x 5.6ml Kalahari Melon Lip Oil, and 1 x 5.6ml Passion Fruit Lip Oil
• Nourishes, plumps, softens and moisturises lips
• Infused with fruit oils and extracts
• Vegan, cruelty-free and gluten-free

Available at:

• $80 from Sephora

Benefit Soup'd Up Beauty Trio

from $85 at Myer

Get all of Benefit's best-sellers in one convenient spot with this soup'd up gift set. It's chock full of bangers from Hoola bronzer to Benetint, plus the BADgal BANG! mascara.

Key features:

• 1 x full-size Hoola Matte Bronzer, 1 x full-size Benetint rose-tinted lip & cheek stain, and 1 x mini BADgal BANG! volumising mascara in intense pitch black
• Best-seller trio gift set
• Limited edition can o' soup gift wrapping

Available at:

• $85 from Myer

Bangn Body Holiday Staples Set

from $98 at Sephora

Want to firm skin and enhance the radiance of your complexion this summer? There's no better kit for the job than this  holiday stapes set from Bangn Body. It contains the brand's award-winning Firming Lotion, which can be used on the face and body, and a tube key so you can squeeze the last few dregs of product out of the tube. Plus, there's also a Hydrating Facial Cleanser and Konjac Sponge to streamline your cleansing routine. 

Key features:

• 1 x Firming Lotion, 1 x Hydrating Facial Cleanser, 1 x Konjac Sponge, and 1 x Silver Tube Key
• Head to toe glow-enhancing skin set

Available at:

• $98 from Sephora

Peter Thomas Roth Hello, Mask Obsession! 3-Piece Kit

from $78 at Sephora

There's no better way to practice a bit of self-care than with a multi-masking session. This trio of face masks from Peter Thomas Roth can be used solo or in a routine to help soothe, lift and exfoliate the skin.

Key features:

• 1 x 50ml Pumpkin Enzyme Mask Enzymatic Dermal Resurfacer, 1 x 50ml Cucumber Gel Mask Extreme De-Tox Hydrator, 1 x 50ml 24K Gold Mask Pure Luxury Lift & Firm
• Pumpkin Enzyme exfoliates and smooths
• Cucumber Extract soothes, hydrates and detoxes
• 24K Gold and Colloidal Gold lifts and firms for a more youthful appearance

Available at:

• $78 from Sephora

Main image credit: @fentyskin

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