# Rare Beauty Holiday 2026 Gift Sets: Every Set, New Shades & Prices

- Source: Beauty Talk Club (https://beauty-talk.club) — makeup and beauty release coverage
- URL: https://beauty-talk.club/posts/2142-rare-beauty-holiday-gift-sets-every-set-new-shades-prices
- Published: 2026-09-12T18:13:59.000Z
- Tags: makeup, rarebeauty, holiday

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Rare Beauty split its holiday 2026 gifting between two retailers this year instead of putting everything in one place — three sets are Sephora-only, two are Ulta-only, and none of the five overlap in shade or product. If you've been loyal to one retailer, you're locked into whichever new shades landed there.

## Sephora Gets the New Shades

All three Sephora-exclusive sets carry the collection's genuinely new colors. **Violet Faves** ($34, a $48 value) is the standout for shade-chasers: a mini Soft Pinch Liquid Blush in the new **Spirited**, a mini Positive Light Liquid Luminizer in **Lovestruck**, and a mini Positive Light Luminizing Lip Gloss in **Twinkle** — the gloss gets an exclusive rose gold cap. **Mauve Faves** ($29, a $43 value) is the low-commitment entry point: just two full-size lip products, Kind Words Matte Lip Liner in **Darling** and Soft Pinch Lip Oil Stick in **Heart**, both new rosy-mauve shades.

**Hope Faves** ($54, a $78 value) is the odd one out here — instead of a new shade, it's built entirely around Hope, Rare Beauty's existing bestselling nude-mauve, across a mini dewy blush, a full-size matte bouncy blush and a full-size lip gloss, plus a Mini Puffy Tote keychain. It's the best pure value of the five (44% off combined retail) but it's a set for people who already love Hope, not a set to discover something new.

## What Ulta Gets Instead

Ulta's two sets skip new shades entirely and lean into existing bestsellers at a lower price point. **Bestselling Faves** ($39, a $65 value) bundles minis of Soft Pinch Liquid Blush in Happy and Positive Light Luminizing Lip Gloss in Glimmer with a full-size Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting Gel and a mini Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara — the only set in the whole lineup that reaches outside cheeks and lips. **Luminous Faves Lip Duo** ($23, a $38 value) pairs a Kind Words Matte Lip Liner in Lovely with a Positive Light Luminizing Lip Gloss in the new sheer-champagne shade **Flash**, which is the one genuinely new color at Ulta.

## Launch Timing

Sephora: in-app September 12, sephora.com and stores September 13. Ulta: online September 12. Both retailers are treating this as a same-week drop rather than staggering it further.

![Rare Beauty Violet Faves Mini Cheek and Lip Trio — official Sephora product image](https://beauty-talk-image-prod.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/posts/f052cac5-4985-417a-b49f-48c5c029fbee.webp)

![Rare Beauty Luminous Faves Lip Duo — official Ulta product image](https://beauty-talk-image-prod.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/posts/bb524227-8ba2-4cab-bc07-95f1f7a19ca0.webp)

## Is Any of This Worth Buying?

Judged purely on markdown-off-retail-value, **Bestselling Faves** wins — 40% off and the only set that isn't just cheek-and-lip products. Judged on "will I actually use the new shades," **Violet Faves** is the more interesting buy: three new colors in a cohesive palette rather than one standalone gloss shade. **Mauve Faves** is the safest low-risk pickup at $29 if you just want to try Darling and Heart. **Hope Faves**, meanwhile, isn't really competing on newness — it's a gift for someone who already wears Hope daily, which is a fine thing for a gift set to be, but worth knowing going in.

## FAQ

**Which Rare Beauty holiday sets are only at Sephora?** Violet Faves, Hope Faves, and Mauve Faves.

**Which are only at Ulta?** Bestselling Faves 4-Piece and Luminous Faves Lip Duo.

**What are the actual new shades?** Spirited, Lovestruck and Twinkle (Violet Faves), Darling and Heart (Mauve Faves), and Flash (Luminous Faves). Hope, Happy and Glimmer are existing shades, not new.

**What's the best value?** Bestselling Faves at Ulta — $39 for a $65 value (40% off) and the only set with a brow and mascara product, not just cheek/lip.

**When can I actually buy these?** Sephora app: September 12. Sephora everywhere else: September 13. Both Ulta sets: online September 12.

Sephora or Ulta — which side of this split are you on, and is it the new shades or the value pricing pulling you in?

![Rare Beauty Bestselling Faves 4-Piece Set — official Ulta product image](https://beauty-talk-image-prod.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/posts/aa86e67c-2909-4450-a0ea-af38ed24dbb5.webp)