Bold lip kits, stunning eyeshadow palettes, shimmering highlighters, and glowing bronzers galore — makeup gifts are a dream come true for the beauty maven in your life. Still, sometimes high-quality makeup products come with a hefty price tag, so giving someone everything they want feels nearly impossible. Luckily, we've found a handful of makeup gifts that your loved one and your wallet will appreciate. Even better? Nothing on this list will cost you more than $100.
Whether they love to keep it simple with neutral shades or go all out with pops of color and eccentric trends, we curated some of the best makeup gifts of 2021. From coveted luxury palettes from Too Faced, Huda Beauty, and Charlotte Tilbury to tried-and-true sets from brands like Urban Decay, Rare Beauty, and Fenty Beauty, find the under $100 makeup must-haves worth giving this year, ahead.
The Urban Decay Eye Makeup Set Naked Petite Heat Eyeshadow Palette ($57) is such a cute stocking stuffer for makeup lovers. It contains the universally flattering Naked Petite Heat Eyeshadow Palette, the full-size Perversion Volumizing Mascara, and a full-size 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil.
The Haus Laboratories Limited Edition Love For Sale Shadow Palette ($48) is such a cool gift for the makeup maven who loves Lady Gaga. It is a stunning and flattering eyeshadow palette for the holidays. It contains an array of neutral and rosy tones featuring pigmented matte, metallic, shimmer, and sparkly shades. The 18-pan palette is perfect for subtle and simple looks as well as bold and glamorous looks.
Get the makeup enthusiast on your list something they'll use all the time, like the EcoTools Limited Edition Wake Up and Makeup Brush & Sponge Set ($20). It contains the Ultimate Powder brush, a spoolie brush, a flat shadow brush, a full shadow brush, a precision blending brush, the Fresh Perfecting blender, an angled liner brush, an airbrush concealer brush, a micro blending brush, and a classic foundation brush.
If they love to get creative with their eyeliner, the Stila Eye-Conic Liners Stay All Day Smudge Stick and Liquid Eye Liner Set ($28) will let them experiement with unique looks. It contains three full-size Stay All Day Smudge Sticks in approachable and flattering colors and a travel-size Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner. It's such a cute stocking stuffer!
If they're obsessed with all things lip, they're going to be so excited to unwrap this Pat McGrath Labs Mini Red Fantasy Lip Set Trio ($25). Aside from coming in the prettiest packaging, it's also a gorgeous universal red that's perfect for the holiday festivities. It comes with the MatteTrance Lipstick in shade Elson 3, the Lust: Gloss in the iridescent shade Aliengelic, and the PermaGel Ultra Lip Pencil in shade Bloodlust.
The Sephora Favorites Swipe of Lip Color Lipstick & Lip Balm Set ($36) is perfect for the person who loves to experiment with all sorts of lip products. It comes with the full sizes of Nars Velvet Matte Lipstick Pencil in scarlet-red shade Cruella, Huda Beauty Lip Contour 2.0 Automatic Matte Lip Pencil in Honey Beige, and Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Vanilla Beige. It also has mini sizes of the Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Lipstick in 70 Le Nu and the TikTok-viral Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey.
The Charlotte Tilbury Mini Collagen Lip Bath Lip Gloss ($25) makes for a great stocking stuffer for the beauty-lover in your life. The set contains three plumping and hydrating lip glosses in the shades Pillow Talk, Walk of No Shame, and Refresh Rose. It's the perfect topper to those soft glam holiday looks.
If they can't leave the house without doing their brows, they'll make use of the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Bae-sics Set ($33). It contains two each of the fan-favorite Brow Wiz and the Mini Clear Brow Gel.
Stock up on mascaras with the all-inclusive Benefit Cosmetics Benefit Mascara Mixer Full-Size Mascara Trio ($40). The bestsellers set contains full sizes of the Badgal Bang! Mascara, the Roller Lash Curling & Lifting Mascara, and the They're Real! Magnet Extreme Lengthening Mascara.
Makeup mavens will appreciate a restock of a bestselling setting spray, and the Urban Decay Double Team All Nighter Long Lasting Makeup Setting Spray Set ($42) is truly useful. It contains two full sizes of the All Nighter setting spray, so they won't have to worry about stocking up for a while.
If they're all about the classic smoky eye, they'll want the Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes Are Forever Instant Eyeshadow Palette ($75) in their life. They can mix and match the shades to create a variety of smoky-eye looks with pops of color and shimmer.
This Rare Beauty Mini Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Trio ($25) is such a cute set. It'll give them a peachy, postvacation glow, even if they're in the middle of a snowstorm. It comes with shades Bliss, Hope, and Peace.
You can't go wrong with a glam holiday palette, and the Too Faced Cinnamon Swirl Sweet & Spicy Eye Shadow Palette ($49) is perfect for those festive looks. It contains a range of mattes and shimmers perfect for creating an everyday look or something truly glamorous and sparkly. We even tested it out.
If your bestie loves to complete every look with a layer of lip gloss, they'll thank you endlessly for this Fenty Beauty Glossy Posse Fantasy 4Sum 4-Piece Gloss Bomb Set ($38). It comes with three mini Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizers in brand-new holographic shades like Fenty Glow Fantasy, Hot Chocolit Fantasy, and Champ Stamp Fantasy, plus a full-size Gloss Bomb Cream in the shade Candy Milk.
Get that sunkissed glowy look all year round with the Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes Nudegasm Bronze, Sculpt & Glow Face Palette ($75). Their cheecks will be sculpted and radiant all day and all night.
If they are obsessed with the iconic Pillow Talk line, they'll love this affordable Pillow Talk Mini Lipstick & Lip Liner Set ($25). You can choose between three pink and rosy shades for the ultimate flirty look.
The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Universe Face Palette in Universe Unlocked ($80) will make their complexion look glowy and sun-kissed with pops of rosiness. It's an all-inclusive complexion palette that includes two shades of blush and the bestselling highlighter, finishing powder, and bronzer.
If they love a neutral eye with hues of pink and warmth, they'll adore this Anastasia Beverly Hills Primrose All in One Face & Eye Shadow Palette ($55). The palette includes two complexion products, a highlighter, and a bronzer, for a streamlined routine.
If they can't live without the Better Than Sex Mascara from Too Faced, why not gift them the Too Faced Full Size Better Than Sex Volumizing Mascara Vault Set ($80)? The set contains five full-size versions of their favorite mascara. They won't even need a restock until the next holiday season!
With the NYX Professional Makeup Gimme Super Stars! Butter Lip Gloss Vault ($38, originally $50), they'll have a lip gloss for every look, from neutrals and browns pinks to reds, and berries. The 14-piece set is glossy and non-sticky.
If they love a bold, pigmented lip, you can't go wrong with the glamorous MAC The Ultimate Trick Mini Lipstick x 12 Vault ($75). The 12-piece vault features a range of neutrals, reds, pinks, and berry tones perfect for those fabulous holiday looks.
You can't go wrong with a trusted neutral palette, and the Huda Beauty Brown Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette ($29) has them covered. Whether they like to go glam or keep it simple, this eyeshadow palette will be put to use all year long.