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The weather is slowly creeping up on us, leaving our skin dehydrated and sometimes irritated. Whether you have dry or oily skin, your face still needs some love. Luckily with Christmas coming in less than a month, we can all say hello to the skin care gift sets that we all wait for once a year. I know I can’t be the only one that waits until the big winter sales to stand in the line at the nearest Sephora and stock up on all of their new gift sets.

1. Sephora Favourites: Skin Wonderland

Skin Type: Dry skin
What’s included: facial lift masks, oils, cleansers, and much more!
Why buy it: Out of all the selections, this package is the man of all trades. You get a cleaner, moisturizer, various masks, oils, facial lift serum, and the list literally goes on. This is the perfect gift set to fill up those stockings during the holidays and even as a fully sized gift for that someone special in your life. 

2. Foreo: Luna Holiday Cleansing Collection with Full Size Boscia

Skin Type: Sensitive
What’s Included: Bighting mask, oil and cleanser
Why buy it: Boscia is one of the best companies out there for sensitive skin. Many of my friends and family always say it is so difficult to find something that won’t cause their skin to break out. This is why Boscia’s Holiday Cleansing Collection is the perfect gift set, for the majority of the ingredients are natural, allowing the product to gently cleanse your skin without the use of harsh chemicals.

3. Origins: Bestsellers Set

Skin Type: All skin types
What’s Included: EVERYTHING! Renewal cream, renewal serum, moisturizer, charcoal mask, eye cream and face wash!
Why buy it: Origins is one of the best companies for skin care on the market. They strive to create organic inspired products. This set allows you to get the full facial treatment without breaking the bank since majority of these products are sold nearly twice the price separately. So it’s a win-win situation!

4. Origins: Mini Masks Marvels

Skin Type: All types
What’s Included: Three mini masks
Why buy it: This is great for those who are more low maintenance. This set is perfect for those who wish to keep it simple by switching up between masks. This allows your skin to stay fresh and hydrated through the harsh winter months.

5. Ole Henriksen: 3 Little Wonders + Cleanse

Skin Type: Sensitive Skin
What’s Included: Night treatment, cleanser, boosters, etc.
Why buy it: Ole Henricken has great Scandinavian skin care products. The minimalist small and compact, which is a great set for all those wonderlusts at heart. It also consists of everything you need to keep your skin from breaking out and it encourages a youthful looking skin.

6. Boscia: Japanese Cleansing Ritual for Flawless Skin

Skin Type: Sensitive
What’s Included: Cleansing gel, cleaning oil, peel gel and sponge!
Why buy it: Another great set for sensitive skin. The set provides a cleanser that allows your skin to feel rejuvinated and fresh with the use of a minty ingredient. The set gives you all the tools you need to sustain a healthy looking skin.

7. First Aid Beauty- FAB Cleanse & Exfoliate Kit

Skin Type: Sensitive skin
What’s Included: Cleanser and radiance pads
Why buy it: The radiance pads are great to help minimize the puffiness that one gets from lack of sleep. The cleanser is a great low maintenance product that keeps your skin fresh before bed or before the start of a new day. First Aid Beauty is well known for their great prices and it’s probably one of the cheaper gift sets out there. 

Here comes the difficult part: figuring out which one you want to buy. There are so many great selections and regardless which one you choose, we all know you will be looking like Beyonce when she wakes up every morning feeling flawless.

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Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

HEllO! My name is Shika. I am a communications major at the University of Ottawa in love with fashion and a born travel gypsy. I love how fashion is a great way for people to express them selves both artistically and personally. I also love traveling since its a great way to appreciate the cultures our amazing world has to offer, I get to experience new things and go through my never ending bucket list of life travel goals. Yes I am a Netflix and chill girl when I am not writing ( I mean in sweats and watching a marathon of Sex and the City). I also love shopping of course, food, YouTube, hanging out with friends and family, social butterfly, avid healthy lifestyle individual and an active participant in the humanitarian community. I hope you enjoy the stories I share with you and hope it inspires you and your friends to share their stories too.