White elephant and secret Santa shopping is never easy. You need to bring a gift that you know someone will like. But, you don’t know who’s getting the stocking stuffer. With all of the company holiday parties on the horizon, ensure you have a stock pile of presents – including makeup gifts. When you’re grabbing a makeup gift, it needs to be a present that will excite and be useful to the recipient. Remember not break the bank! Fortunately, there’s a sea of makeup gifts from recognizable brands for $25 or less. 

NYX Professional Makeup Fa La La Land Butter Gloss Trio Holiday Gift Set

NYX Professional Makeup’s Fa La La Land Butter Gloss Trio Holiday Gift Set is for the coworker that loves to whip out their lip gloss. This trio includes three of NYX’s most scrumptious shades: funnel cake, angel food cake, and praline. All of the shades offer semi-sheer coverage that works with every persons complexion.

Sephora Collection Mini Face And Eye Brush Set

Sephora Collection’s Mini Face And Eye Brush Set is the gift you give when you don’t know what kind of makeup your colleague wears, but you know they adore an office glam look. This trio of brushes all have fluffy off white colored vegan bristles with silver-toned handles. In the set, you’ll recieve a powder, foundation, and eyeshadow brush. All brushes come inside of a zip-top checkered makeup pouch.

Clinique Cult Classics On The Go

Clinique’s Cult Classics On The Go is an evergreen gift for coworkers in the office. Clinique’s High Impact Mascara in Black and Almost Lipstick in Black Honey makeup this daily duo. Plus, both of these items are fragrance-free. More importantly, these makeup gifts come packaged together in a box.

Stila Double Dazzle Liquid Eyeshadow Duo

Presented in a polkadot box is Stila’s Double Dazzle Liquid Eyeshadow Duo. This makeup gift has two liquid eyeshadows: Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eyeshadow in starlight and Glisten & Glow Liquid Eyeshadow in kitten kaleidoscope. The starlight shade is a golden shimmer shadow, while kitten kaleidoscope is a bronze-based shadow with multi-color flecks of shimmer.

Sally Hansen Limited-Edition Insta-Dri Thats A Wrap Set

Sally Hansen’s Limited-Edition Insta-Dri Thats A Wrap Set includes five nail polish shades. In this box there’s white on white (white), c-hill out (dark green), powerslide (black glitter) asap apple (red), and black to black (black). Plus, all of these shades dry on the nails within 60 seconds. So, if you have a coworker who frequently shares their at-home manicure tips, this is the makeup gift for them.

Tower 28’s Beauty Lip Drip Cookie Butter Lip Gloss Set is a neutral duo that includes a shade inspired by vegan cookie dough brand Deux. One shade is the brand’s clear gloss named chill. The Deux-inspired shade is a rich orange-leaning brown coined Chestnut.


Both vegan lip glosses aren’t sticky and contain a blend of moisturizing lip oils. A few oils to highlight are apricot kernel oil, raspberry seed oil, and rosehip oil.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Full & Feathered Brow Kit

Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Full & Feathered Brow Kit is for the coworker that’s always up-to-date with the current makeup trends. Feathered brows – also known as soap brows – are still trending. The signature brow look works by filling in the eyebrows before lifting the hairs in an upward motion.


More importantly, this Anastasia Beverly Hills makeup gift has everything your colleague needs to complete the look. It has the Mini Brow Freeze Brow Styling Wax, Mini Dipbrow Eyebrow Gel, and a dual-ended brush. All of the pieces come packaged together in a gift box. Shop this brow kit in one of five colors.

Charlotte Tilbury Glossy Lip Duo

$25
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Charlotte Tilbury’s Glossy Lip Duo a travel-sized stocking stuffer. This duo has a Mini Lip Cheat (liner) and a Mini Collagen Lip Bath (gloss). These products deliver a plump-looking pout that lasts up to six hours. Both products come in a branded gift box. Shop this makeup gift in two shades: nude pink and fresh pink. 

Fenty Skin On & Awf Mascara and Mini Makeup-Melting Cleanser Duo

Fenty Skin’s On & Awf Mascara and Mini Makeup-Melting Cleanser Duo is a makeup gift your coworker will use daily. It’s a tried-and-true combination of the Hella Thicc Volumizing Mascara and Melt Awf Jelly Oil Makeup-Melting Cleanser. Both pieces come in a branded box and simply needs a bow to become a white elephant gift.

Jason Wu Beauty Limited Edition Collection

Jason Wu Beauty’s Limited Edition Collection contains a rich brown lip cream and neutral-filled nine-pan eyeshadow palette. The palette spans beige, brown, pink, and shimmering golds. Meanwhile, the lip cream is a matte brown that can also go on the cheeks. The entire kit is phthalate-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free, and gluten-free

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