New Makeup Releases: Release Dates, Shades & Prices

If your lips need some love, e.l.f. SKIN has a sweet fix. The brand has launched the Thirst Burst Lip BFFs Duo, a limited-edition, guava-scented, two-step lip ritual that leaves lips feeling smooth and helps them look plumper with moisture. It costs just £11 and is available now in the UK. The duo includes a scrub you can't buy anywhere else.

What's New: The Products Inside

The Lip BFFs Duo pairs two Thirst Burst products that work together:

• Thirst Burst Lip Smoothie in Guava (kit exclusive): an exfoliating sugar scrub in a handy stick format. It buffs away dead skin so lips feel soft and smooth. The Smoothie is only available in this duo, which makes it the main new addition.
• Thirst Burst Lip Treatment in Sheer Guava: a squeeze-tube treatment labelled "plump + quench". The tube lists a 1% peptide complex. It delivers a hit of hydration and helps lips look visibly plumper with moisture.

Both share e.l.f.'s guava scent, and they come in a pearly pink tube and stick inside a pink "Smooth + Plump" box with a water-splash print. It's very giftable, and very shelf-worthy.

How to Use the 2-Step Lip Ritual

1. Exfoliate. Glide the Lip Smoothie over clean, dry lips and gently buff in small circles. Wipe or rinse away any leftover sugar.
2. Hydrate and plump. Squeeze a little Thirst Burst Lip Treatment onto your lips and smooth it on for a glossy, cushiony finish.

Pro tips:

• Do the full ritual in the evening a few times a week, and use the Lip Treatment on its own whenever lips feel thirsty.
• Prep before lipstick or liner. Scrubbed, hydrated lips make matte formulas apply more evenly.
• Be gentle. If your lips are cracked or irritated, skip the scrub until they've healed.

Is the Price Worth It?

The duo costs £11. The Thirst Burst Lip Treatment sold on its own is £7 at e.l.f. Cosmetics UK, in Sheer Guava (pink), Sheer Blue Hibiscus (blue) and Clear Pomelo (clear). For a few pounds more, the duo adds a kit-exclusive scrub you can't get any other way. That makes it a smart pick for lip-care fans and a great stocking filler. Because it's limited edition, it's worth grabbing before it sells out.

Where to Buy

• US: Not yet confirmed
• UK: e.l.f. Cosmetics UK (£11)
• International: Not yet confirmed

The Verdict

The e.l.f. SKIN Thirst Burst Lip BFFs Duo offers a simple scrub-then-treat routine, a guava scent and a budget-friendly price. If you've wanted smoother, fuller-looking lips without spending much, this limited-edition pair is an easy choice.

Shopping for someone whose cologne you can never quite pin down? The Sephora Favorites Holiday Mini Deluxe Cologne Edition 2026 is built for that. Labelled on the box as the Sephora Favorites Deluxe Cologne Sampler, it lets you try eight designer fragrance minis, pick a favourite, and then redeem the included voucher for a full-size bottle of that scent at no extra cost (shipping excluded, per the box).

Release Date: When You Can Shop It

Timing matters with this one. The set launches exclusively in the Sephora app on 9 October 2026, reaches all other Sephora platforms on 10 October 2026, and arrives in Sephora stores on 12 October 2026. Sephora's holiday samplers tend to sell out quickly, so the app drop is your best chance to secure one.

Products: The 8 Minis Inside

The box comes in a striking blue crystal shard-print design, with a window that shows off all eight minis:

• Burberry Hero Eau de Parfum (5 ml/0.16 fl oz): woody
• Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio Eau de Toilette (5 ml/0.16 fl oz): fresh and aquatic
• Gucci Guilty Pour Homme Parfum (5 ml/0.16 fl oz): aromatic
• Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum Eau de Parfum Intense (7 ml/0.24 fl oz): warm
• Jo Malone London Cypress & Grapevine Cologne Intense (9 ml/0.3 fl oz): woody
• Maison Margiela Replica By the Fireplace Eau de Toilette (7 ml/0.2 fl oz): smoky and cosy
• Prada Beauty Paradigme Eau de Parfum (7 ml/0.23 fl oz)
• Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Eau de Toilette (4 ml/0.135 fl oz)

The Voucher: Choose Your Full Size

The certificate redeems for one full-size bottle from the same lineup:

• Burberry Hero Eau de Parfum (1.6 fl oz)
• Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio Eau de Toilette (1.7 fl oz)
• Gucci Guilty Pour Homme Parfum (1.6 fl oz)
• Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum Eau de Parfum Intense (2.5 fl oz)
• Jo Malone London Cypress & Grapevine Cologne Intense (1.7 fl oz)
• Maison Margiela Replica By the Fireplace Eau de Toilette (1 fl oz)
• Prada Beauty Paradigme Eau de Parfum (1 fl oz)
• Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Eau de Toilette (1.7 fl oz)

Price: Is It Worth It?

The set costs $98, and the announcement gives a stated value of $189. Beyond the numbers, the real benefit is that you never commit to a full bottle blind. You live with each scent first, then choose.

How to Get the Most From Your Sampler

• Test on skin, not paper. Fragrance changes as it warms, so wear each mini for a full day.
• One scent per day. Layering several at once blurs your judgement.
• Take notes. Jot down how each one smells on application, after an hour, and by evening.
• Try different settings. Something fresh like Acqua di Gio may suit daytime, while By the Fireplace might win for cosy evenings.

A Smart Gift Idea

For anyone who is hard to buy cologne for, this sampler takes the guesswork out of gifting. They explore eight designer names and then choose their own full size. It's thoughtful, generous, and practically foolproof.

Where to Buy

• US: Sephora: Sephora app from 9 October 2026, sephora.com from 10 October 2026, stores from 12 October 2026 ($98). The product listing isn't live yet.
• UK: Not yet confirmed (this is a Sephora US set)
• International: Not yet confirmed

Will you be setting an alarm for the app drop? Tell us which full size you'd redeem in the comments.

Few festive treats beat pulling a cracker at the Christmas table, and Next Beauty has made them much more indulgent this year. The Next Beauty Christmas Crackers 2026, packaged under Next's Beauty Love & Roses branding, come in two versions: a Skincare Christmas Cracker and a Makeup Christmas Cracker. Each one is a cracker-shaped box filled with big-name beauty products, and each costs £22.

What's Inside the Skincare Christmas Cracker

This cracker comes in a playful multicolour harlequin and star print. It covers a full routine from cleanse to overnight treatment:

• Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant, 13g (travel size): a cult rice-based powder exfoliant that you activate with water for a gentle polish.
• Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Mousse, 30ml (travel size): a soft foaming cleanser.
• Murad Retinal ReSculpt Overnight Treatment (travel size): a retinal night treatment aimed at firmer-looking skin.
• Thank You Farmer Rice Pure Essential Milky Toner, 30ml (travel size): a milky K-beauty toner for hydration.
• Bloom & Blossom Christmas Kisses Nourishing Lip Balm, 15ml (full size).

Tip: Use the Microfoliant and the Murad retinal on different nights so your skin isn't irritated. Always wear SPF the morning after a retinal treatment.

What's Inside the Makeup Christmas Cracker

The makeup version comes wrapped in pink with ribbon and bow prints. It holds mostly full-size products:

• Benefit 24HR Brow Setter (fun size / deluxe sample): a clear gel that holds brows in place.
• ICONIC London Sculpt & Enhance Powder Contour Palette (full size).
• BPerfect IntensifEYE Mascara, 8ml (full size).
• Manucurist Active Plump Aqua Glazed, 15ml (full size).
• Spectrum Collections Pink Wonder Sponge (full size).

Tip: Dampen the Pink Wonder Sponge before you use it, then press and roll your base into the skin. It also blends the powder contour softly along the cheekbones and jawline.

Is It Worth It?

Each cracker costs £22. Buying the contents one by one would cost over £73 for the skincare cracker or over £71 for the makeup cracker. That means you pay roughly a third of the value, which is excellent for a stocking filler or a Secret Santa gift.

Skincare or Makeup: Which Cracker Should You Choose?

• Choose the Skincare Cracker if you love trying prestige brands like Dermalogica, Elemis and Murad. The travel sizes are also handy for festive trips.
• Choose the Makeup Cracker if you want products you'll use every day. Four of its five items are full size, so it's ideal for anyone who loves a sculpted, defined look.
• Can't decide? At £22 each, buying both gives you a complete glam-and-glow bundle.

Where to Buy

• US: Not yet confirmed
• UK: Next (next.co.uk), £22 each
• International: Not yet confirmed. Next ships to many countries through its international sites, but it hasn't confirmed whether the crackers will be available there.

The crackers are at Next for Christmas 2026, but the exact on-sale date and stock levels haven't been confirmed yet. Beauty crackers often sell out quickly, so keep an eye on Next Beauty. Which one are you adding to your basket, skincare or makeup?

Tired eyes and dry lips tend to show up together once the weather turns. Topicals has a gift set for both: the Bright Eyes & Slick Lips Kit, a limited-edition Holiday 2026 Sephora exclusive. It's newly listed at Sephora with a "New" badge and no reviews yet. It pairs the brand's cooling Faded Brightening Under Eye Masks with two bundle-exclusive shades of the Slick Salve Glossy Lip Balm. The promise is hydrated lips and visibly brighter under-eyes in 15 minutes.

Topicals also has a second new gift set at Sephora this season: the Topicals Faded Dark Spot Kit Gift Set, a $28 three-step set with a Faded cleansing bar, peel pads and dark spot patches.

What's Inside: The Products

The set includes:

• Faded Brightening Under Eye Mask in Pink
• Faded Brightening Under Eye Mask in Cognac
• Slick Salve Glossy Lip Balm in Fresa (15 mL / 0.5 oz)
• Slick Salve Glossy Lip Balm in Canela (15 mL / 0.5 oz)

The packshot shows one pair of each eye mask.

The kit costs $30 in the US. Sephora says buying the items separately would cost $45. Topicals hasn't published a per-item price breakdown, so we can't show how that figure is calculated.

The Shades

The two lip shades are exclusive to this bundle:

• Fresa is a pinky mauve with a strawberry scent.
• Canela is a sheer, rich brown with a spiced scent.

The Cognac eye mask isn't exclusive. Topicals also sells Cognac Faded Under Eye Masks on its own site at $22 for 6 pairs.

Why the Faded Eye Mask Works

The Faded masks are made in Korea from a cooling hydrogel that gives an instant chill. The key ingredients are:

• Caffeine, which helps lessen the look of dark circles and wakes up the under-eye area.
• Kojic acid, an antioxidant that helps even out the look of dark spots.
• Arbutin, a plant extract that fades the look of excess pigmentation.

Topicals ran a two-week independent clinical study and questionnaire with 33 participants:

• 94% said their under-eyes looked brighter right after use.
• 94% said the area felt more hydrated and smoother.
• 85% said their dark circles appeared lighter.
• The brand also reports a 17% reduction in the appearance of dark circles after two weeks.

Slick Salve: Serious Lip Hydration

Slick Salve uses what Topicals calls "Cling Technology" to lock in moisture and protect lips from drying elements. It's built for severe dryness. Ceramides help strengthen the moisture barrier, while hyaluronic acid and glycerin add hydration. Rice bran wax, a vegan wax, conditions and softens lips while preserving moisture. The balm is 100% vegan.

The whole kit is cruelty-free. It's free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil and SLS/SLES, and contains less than 1% synthetic fragrance.

How to Use the Kit

1. Chill first. Store the masks in the fridge for an extra-cooling treat.
2. Apply to clean skin. Leave the masks on the under-eye area for 15 minutes, two to three times a week.
3. Try the reverse trick. Put the round end near your nose, where darkness and puffiness tend to sit. Or point it towards your temples to target dehydration lines.
4. Finish with Slick Salve. Smooth on Fresa or Canela while the mask works, then reapply through the day.

Where to Buy

• US: Sephora ($30)
• UK: Not yet confirmed
• International: Sephora Canada (C$40.50); other markets not yet confirmed

This is a limited-edition holiday set, so it may not stay in stock for long.

Holiday countdown season is officially here, and the latest skincare calendar to land is the Biossance 10 Days of Wonder Advent Calendar 2026. This limited-edition set packs ten days of the brand's squalane-powered bestsellers, mixing travel and full sizes, into a teal book-style box with holographic foil inspired by the Northern Lights. It's up for pre-order now, so here's everything you need to know about the release date, products and price.

Price and Value

The calendar costs $99, while Biossance puts the value of the contents if bought separately at $216, which the brand says is a saving of $117 (54% off). Biossance doesn't publish an item-by-item breakdown for the travel sizes, so that $216 figure is the brand's own.

What's Inside: All 10 Products

Biossance hasn't revealed which door holds which item, but the full lineup is confirmed:

• Squalane + Amino Aloe Gentle Cleanser – travel size, 50ml
• Squalane + 5% Niacinamide Brightening Eye Serum – full size, 15ml
• Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream – travel size, 5ml
• Squalane + Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum – travel size, 12ml
• Squalane + Omega Repair Cream – travel size, 15ml
• Squalane + Firm and Lift Dual Serum – travel size, 12ml
• Squalane + Ectoin Overnight Rescue – travel size, 14ml
• Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Oil – travel size, 12ml
• Pro-Peptide Lip Perfector in H2Glow – full size, 15g
• Creaseless Hair Clips – green leaf-shaped clips

Why It's Worth Unwrapping

Biossance describes the set as a curated lineup that runs "from powerful hydration to visible plumping," and the brand-reported results back that up:

• Omega Repair Cream: 100% showed improved skin hydration five minutes after use (clinical study, 35 women)
• Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum: 97% noticed improved firmness and elasticity after one week (consumer study, 31 women)
• Ectoin Overnight Rescue: 97% saw reduced irritation and dryness after four weeks (28-day consumer study, 33 women)
• Firm and Lift Dual Serum: 92% agreed it was immediately effective on fine lines (questionnaires, 24 subjects)
• Vitamin C Rose Oil: 91% agreed skin had a healthy radiant glow (21-day consumer study, 32 women)

There are accolades too. The Marine Algae Eye Cream, Omega Repair Cream and Ectoin Overnight Rescue are accepted by the National Eczema Association, which is good news for sensitive skin. Vitamin C Rose Oil is an Allure and Glamour Readers' Choice winner, and the Lip Perfector won Allure Best of Clean Skincare 2025.

How to Use Your Calendar Finds

Build a simple routine as you open each door:

1. Cleanse: Work 1–2 pumps of the Amino Aloe cleanser into a lather and massage it onto damp skin for 30 seconds.
2. Treat: Shake the Firm and Lift Dual Serum to activate it, or press in a dropper of the Copper Peptide serum.
3. Eyes: Use the niacinamide serum's rolling applicator in outward motions, then tap on the Marine Algae Eye Cream with your ring finger.
4. Night: Finish with Ectoin Overnight Rescue, which is formulated for nighttime use.
5. Glow: Press a few drops of Vitamin C Rose Oil onto clean skin.

Keep the Lip Perfector in your bag. It works on its own or layered over matte lipstick.

Where to Buy

• US: Biossance ($99, pre-order). Sephora and Ulta Beauty: not yet confirmed.
• UK: Not yet confirmed
• International: Not yet confirmed

With only ten doors and a limited run, this is one to grab early if you want your holiday glow sorted.

Victoria believes you should always apply lipstick at the table, and her newest launch is built for exactly that kind of moment. The Victoria Beckham Beauty Rouge Victoria Matte Lipstick arrived on 3 October 2026. It's a curated collection of bold demi-matte reds in an artisanal case you'll want on display. The limited-edition Rouge Victoria Lip Set launched the same day. Here's everything you need to know about the release date, shades and prices.

The Rouge Victoria Shades

Each of the six shades is a red, ranging from bright and warm to deep and dark:

• Coquelicot: a warm poppy
• House Red: a classic neutral pure red, and Victoria's go-to for a bold red lip
• Héritage: a warm brick red
• Velours: an earthy mahogany red
• Pinot: a classic crimson
• Minuit: a deep wine

Formula and Finish

Rouge Victoria gives saturated colour in one smooth glide. The velvety demi-matte finish can be worn two ways:

• Bold: wear it at full intensity.
• Blurred: blot it down for a softer, diffused lip.

The formula feels weightless, and cushiony hydrating ingredients keep lips comfortable and smooth. It's made in the USA.

The Rouge Victoria Case

The packaging is a big part of this launch. Each case has a hand-treated, polished alabaster finish and a satisfying magnetic closure. No two cases look the same, because every one carries its own one-of-a-kind pattern. That makes it a genuine keepsake accessory for your vanity or handbag.

The Limited-Edition Rouge Victoria Lip Set

If you want the full red-lip ritual in one place, the Rouge Victoria Lip Set comes in limited-edition holiday gift packaging with the Victoria Beckham chain motif. It contains four new pieces:

• Rouge Victoria Matte Lipstick in House Red
• Lip Definer in Red, a classic true red
• 30. Detailed Lip Brush with a gold finish (limited edition)
• Victoria Lip Case in vegan leather with a mirror (limited edition)

The set costs $200 (US) / £189 (UK). It's vegan, cruelty-free and made in the Czech Republic, and it would make a polished gift for the red-lipstick lover in your life.

How to Wear It: Victoria's Red Lip Ritual

These steps follow Victoria's makeup artist-developed routine:

1. Prep: Lightly exfoliate your lips. Apply a little Posh Balm in Glacé, let it absorb, then blot off any excess.
2. Define: Outline your top and bottom lips with Lip Definer.
3. Build: Swipe Rouge Victoria straight from the bullet to build colour and coverage. Use the Detailed Lip Brush for extra precision along the lip line.
4. Blot: Press a tissue to your lips between layers for more resilient wear.

For a softer look: blot it down with a tissue for a soft, blurred lip.

Where to Buy

• US: Victoria Beckham Beauty – Rouge Victoria Matte Lipstick ($75); Victoria Beckham Beauty – Rouge Victoria Lip Set ($200). Other retailers: not yet confirmed.
• UK: Victoria Beckham Beauty UK – Rouge Victoria Matte Lipstick (£71); Victoria Beckham Beauty UK – Rouge Victoria Lip Set (£189). Other retailers: not yet confirmed.
• International: Victoria Beckham Beauty EU (€83); Victoria Beckham Beauty Canada (C$106); Victoria Beckham Beauty Australia (A$126). Other retailers: not yet confirmed.

The Verdict

Rouge Victoria is a confident, carefully edited take on the red lip. It offers six distinct reds, a flexible bold-or-blurred finish and a case that's a collectible in its own right. Whichever shade you choose, it's a lipstick meant to be seen.

Swedish lash-and-brow specialist Xlash has opened the festive season with its limited-edition Xlash 12 Days Holiday Calendar 2026 (known in Sweden as Xlash Julkalender 12 luckor). It counts down the first 12 days of December with a curated, all-vegan selection centred on the eye area, from cult serums to cooling gels. Here's what's inside, what it costs and where to get it.

Release Date and Packaging

The calendar appeared on xlash.com on 24 September 2026, and on 2 October 2026 the brand confirmed on Instagram that it's available now. Instead of cardboard doors, each surprise sits in its own numbered cotton drawstring pouch, all packed into a premium reusable beauty bag. The bag is 100% cotton with a water-repellent, wipe-clean finish and a zippered inner pocket, so it works as an everyday makeup or skincare bag long after the holidays.

Products: What's Inside Each Door

The calendar holds 10 Xlash bestsellers, 2 new product launches and 2 exclusive merch pieces:

• Door 1: Xlash Sensitive Eyelash Serum 3ml
• Door 2: Xbrow Sensitive Eyebrow Serum 3ml
• Door 3: NEW Ceramide Lip Butter, Swirl of Vanilla
• Door 4: Collagen Hyal Hydrogel Mask
• Door 5: Caring Eyes Waterproof Make-up Remover
• Door 6: Hydrating Hyal Eye Stick
• Door 7: NEW Xlash Pocket Mirror (merch) + Cult Classic Tweezer + Cult Classic Eyelash Curler
• Door 8: Lash Booster Mascara
• Door 9: NEW Awakening Hydrogel Mask
• Door 10: NEW Xlash Headband (merch)
• Door 11: Eye Love Gels Trio
• Door 12: Calming Eye Gels

Beauty tip: The first two doors are the stars. Apply the lash and brow serums once a day to clean, dry lash lines and brows, ideally at night, and stay consistent: serums like these reward patience. Use the waterproof remover from Door 5 so mascara comes off gently without tugging. On puffy December mornings, the hydrogel masks and eye gels are a quick, cooling refresh.

Prices and Value

The Xlash 12 Days Holiday Calendar costs £109 in the UK, €129 in the EU, 1,399 SEK in Sweden and 549 zł in Poland. US pricing hasn't been confirmed.

Value if bought separately: £258, based on the 10 items already sold individually on the Xlash UK store:

• Sensitive Eyelash Serum 3ml £39 + Sensitive Eyebrow Serum 3ml £39
• Collagen Hydrogel Hyal Mask £9 + Caring Eyes Waterproof Make-Up Remover 100ml £17
• Hydrating Hyal Eye Stick £29 + Cult Classic Precision Tweezer £19
• Cult Classic Eyelash Curler £19 + Lash Booster Mascara £29
• Eye Love Gels Trio £19 + Calming Eye Gels £39

The Ceramide Lip Butter, Awakening Hydrogel Mask, Pocket Mirror and Headband aren't on sale individually yet, so they aren't included in that figure. Since the two serums alone total £78, this calendar suits anyone already invested in the Xlash routine.

Where to Buy

• US: Not yet confirmed
• UK: Xlash UK (£109). Not yet confirmed at UK retailers such as Boots or LOOKFANTASTIC
• International: Xlash EU (€129); Xlash Sweden (1,399 SEK)

It's a limited edition, so if lash and brow care is on your wish list (or a loved one's), it's worth getting one early.

Tate McRae has entered the beauty world. On 1 October 2026, the multi-platinum singer and dancer launched TATE 01, her first fragrance. It is an Eau de Parfum made with Scent Beauty, Inc. and composed by Givaudan master perfumers Adriana Medina and Antoine Maisondieu. McRae calls it a "second-skin" scent: effortless, subtly edgy, and designed to enhance the wearer rather than overpower them.

What's New: A Scent That Adapts to You

The standout feature of TATE 01 is ISO E Super, a lab-created woody molecule. It reacts with individual skin chemistry, so the fragrance smells slightly different on everyone. "I'll spray on all of my friends, and it smells like a different perfume," McRae told ELLE. She admits she'd "never gravitated towards florals before." What won her over was the balance between florals and this soft, velvety woodiness. She kept reaching for it every day, and the compliments followed.

The Notes

The official brand page lists the composition as:

• Top: sparkling bergamot, airy clary sage
• Heart: orange flower, Hedione, ISO E Super
• Base: sensual moss, creamy tonka

The launch materials add a radiant white floral heart that dries down into warm amber, tonka bean, sandalwood and soft woods. The result is a comforting, quietly addictive trail. McRae says the brighter bergamot keeps a youthful feel, inspired by '90s supermodels, while the sandalwood side reflects her usual taste.

The Bottle and Campaign

McRae wanted a "classic, simple, timeless" bottle that would still earn its place on her shelf in 20 years. The result is weighty, sculptural glass with soft, fluid curves. The global campaign was shot by Mario Sorrenti and channels effortless '90s supermodel energy against sweeping natural landscapes.

How to Wear TATE 01

• Layer it on warm skin. McRae wears it to dance rehearsals because "the scent warms up and moves with my body." Pulse points and a post-shower spritz help skin-reactive notes bloom.
• Day to night. She calls it a daytime spritz as well as a dinner-and-party scent.
• Try it at bedtime. "I'm a perfume before bed girl," she says. She wears TATE 01 morning and night.
• Sample before committing. Because ISO E Super changes on every skin, the 30ml is a lower-cost way to test it.

McRae has also hinted this is "a legacy beauty brand" with "lots more to come," so a TATE 02 may not be far off.

Where to Buy

• US: Tate McRae official store: $58 (30ml) and $82 (100ml). The 100ml is sold out in the US and Canada for now, and the brand says it's working to restock it. PEOPLE reports a 10ml at $30, but the official store doesn't list it. Ulta Beauty is the exclusive US retailer. It sells online at Ulta.com from 16 October 2026 and in stores nationwide from 25 October 2026.
• UK: Pre-order at the Tate McRae official store. Shipping is expected from 23 October 2026, and the UK price is not yet confirmed.
• International: The Tate McRae official store ships to Canada (available now) and the EU (pre-order, shipping from 23 October 2026). Other markets are not yet confirmed.

The U Beauty Holiday 2026 gift sets have landed, and they're some of the most useful skincare gifts of the season. The brand calls them "three expressions of the U Beauty ritual," with one set for the devoted ritualist, one for the glow chaser and one for the minimalist. All are limited-edition, and every formula uses U Beauty's SIREN Capsule Technology delivery system.

The Products: Three Rituals, Three Personalities

The Foundational Set is the complete face-to-décolleté routine. You get the Resurfacing Compound, which pairs stabilized vitamins C + E with a gentle retinoid (retinyl palmitate) and glycolic, mandelic and lactobionic acids to smooth texture and brighten tone. It also includes The SUPER Hydrator, which uses five types of hyaluronic acid for up to 48 hours of hydration, and The SCULPT Neck + Décolleté Concentrate, which targets the often-forgotten skin of the neck, chest and jawline. The set costs $172. Buying the three items separately would cost $214 ($88 + $68 + $58).

The Barrier Set is a day-to-night duo for barrier care. The BARRIER Bioactive Treatment is an overnight treatment with PDRN (sodium DNA) that restores bounce and suppleness. The BARRIER Bioactive Mist is a microbiome-friendly serum-mist with a postbiotic ferment and ectoin, and it also refreshes makeup on the go. The set costs $98, against $116 if bought separately ($78 + $38).

The Icons Set is for less-is-more devotees. It pairs the bestselling Resurfacing Compound and SUPER Hydrator in full 50ml sizes for dewy, glass-like skin. It costs $348, while the two products bought individually would total $396 ($228 + $168).

There's also a fourth option, available only at Sephora US. The Super Sculpt Set is described as super-limited and costs $168 ($206 value). It includes a full-size SCULPT Concentrate, a mini SUPER Hydrator and U Beauty's Signature Beauty Bag.

How to Use

• Resurfacing Compound: After cleansing, massage 2–3 pumps onto dry skin, morning, evening or both.
• SCULPT Concentrate: Smooth onto the neck in upward strokes.
• SUPER Hydrator: Let your skin dry, then seal everything in with 2–3 pumps. Reapply any time your skin needs a boost.
• BARRIER Treatment: Apply a generous layer on at least 2–3 nights a week. Pat it on rather than rubbing it in, because it's designed to sit on the skin barrier.
• BARRIER Mist: Shake well and spray as your last step. Use it again over makeup during the day.

Gifting tip: The Barrier Set is the most accessible of these products and a great introduction to the brand. The Icons Set is the best pick for someone who already loves U Beauty.

Where to Buy

• US: U Beauty: Foundational Set ($172), Barrier Set ($98), Icons Set ($348). Sephora: Foundational Set ($172), Barrier Set ($98), Icons Set ($348), Super Sculpt Set ($168)
• UK: U Beauty UK: Foundational Set (£164, value £201), Barrier Set (£95, value £102), Icons Set (£328, value £384). Not yet confirmed at UK retailers.
• International: U Beauty EU: Foundational Set (€183, value €244), Barrier Set (€108, value €118), Icons Set (€378, value €447). U Beauty Canada: Foundational Set (CA$223, value CA$306), Icons Set (CA$452, value CA$540). The Barrier Set in Canada is not yet confirmed.