SHOP Gorgeous Make Up Kits/Palettes @ Sephora

Christmas is the time of the year when beauty junkies look forward to ogling at the wonderful limited makeup kits. Here are a few we have rounded up.

Price Range: S$20

Sephora Mini Palette Bag, S$29

If the academy palette takes up too much space on your dresser, this mini palette in a sleek packaging makes it easier for you to put away 36 eyes shades as compared to 5 shades in its own packaging. Also included are 15 lip glosses an four blush shades to go with your attire.

Price Range: S$30

Too Faced Jingle All the Way Pop-Up Makeup Palette and Phone Case, $34

As compact as an iPhone, this makeup palette houses 11 eye shadows, a blusher and bronzer and a limited iPhone 5 case designed by celebrity decorator and TV personality Mary McDonald, greatly known for her exuberant style, immersed in classicism.

Price Range: S$40

Stila Masterpiece Series Eye & Cheek Palettes, S$49 per set

Beautifully packaged to look like a retro book trilogy, the colours in the palettes are fashioned like an artist’s palette, making you feel like an artist while enhancing features with them. Each of the three makeup palettes come with five eye shadows and one powder cheek colour, designed to help you achieve art-inspired natural, smoky and plum looks. Better yet, the fourth “book” includes get-the-look tutorials, and tips and tricks from Stila Pro Artist, Sarah Lucero! We also love the sleek book trilogy packaging which makes putting your makeup away easy with its sleek and neat book-like packaging.

Price Range: S$50

NYX Waiting For Tonight Palette, S$55

A traveller’s favourite, this compact is packed with 32 highly pigmented shades, two blushes, one bronzer, four eyebrow powders, three concealer shades and four chic lip glosses. Now you can still vary your  makeup from girly look with pinks, to neutral beiges to rock babe with thickly rimmed eyes. The only item you need to remember to bring is a bright red lippy to finish the rock babe look as it’s not included in this palette.

Price Range: S$60

Sephora Makeup Academy Palette, S$69

This is a signature makeup set available only at Christmas every year. Definitely a set a beauty junkie would love to gaze at once in a while and be awed by the rainbow colours of 72 eye shades, 17 creamy eyeliners, 18 lip glosses and seven cheek colours. Since its introduction, the eye colours in particular were reformulation to be more pigmented so that they are easily applied. Not missed out from the kit are essential base like three shades of Concealers, eye primer and lip primer to prep the lids and lips respectively for colours to glide on more easily, have a more vibrant and true colour and staying power.

Price Range: S$70

MAKE UP FOR EVER Extravagant  Glamour Kit, S$70

Worth S$113, this set includes smudge resistant eye makeup and a lip colour inclusive of Smoky Extravagant mascara which delivers impact and precision. It is the ideal tool for noticeable and yet clearly separated lashes that are fanned out beautifully, minus the unsightly clomping. To have eye make up that stays put through the day, Aqua Eyes eye liner pencil is an award-winning, waterproof, smudge- and fade-resistant eyeliner that doubles as a vibrant eye shadow. Simply smudge the liner before it dries to soften the look.

Urban Decay Shattered Face Case, S$72

A hot Christmas favourite among fans of Urban Decay, this limited edition signature colour palette is loaded with everything you need to achieve a variety of looks.  More elegant than before, this shiny gunmetal case houses five exclusive eye shades including a grey-brown shade, rich purple shimmer and micro-glitter and a champagne-pink shade, two blush shades in an exclusive powder texture, a highlighter, High Gloss Lip Color in a cool pink and a travel-sized 24/7 fade resistant Glide-On Eye Pencil in black. Urban Decay is a cult makeup brand known for its longstaying power and creative bold shades.

Price Range: S$80

Front Cover New Style Queen, S$85

If you are often unsure about how to enhance your features differently for different occasions, this is one kit you should gift yourself. Complete with step-by-step application instructions from Frontcover Cosmetics' resident makeup artist, this kit has a mix of eye shadows in iridescent and matte, a range of Lip Glosses as well as all the tools like brushes you need to apply flawless make-up. NEW Buildable Black Mascara and Black Kohl Pencil take your make-up to the next level with stunning eye definition to finish off any look or take it from daytime chic to night-time glamour.

Price Range: S$90

Tarte What Has Your Makeup Done For You Lately Best-Sellers Gift Set, S$92

A collection of only the best of Tarte’s treatment makeup this kit is one every woman needs who wants a double duty makeup. Lip Surgence-lip shine with a sharpener cap is a an award winning 3-in-1 lip stain, gloss and rich balm which delivers sheer colour while keeping lips hydrated and refreshed. Anti-ageing elixir Pure Maracuja Oil firms, brightens and smoothes skin with fatty acids, Vitamin C and high moisture content. Youth-enhancing Maracuja Miracle Foundation SPF15 rejuvenates complexion with maracuja oil-infused, anti-aging, and moisturizing flawless full coverage liquid foundation for all skin types inclusive of sensitive, dehydrated, dry or aging skin. It leaves skin silky smooth with a dewy finish. Modern Eyes waterproof creaseless shadow/liner duo will not sink into creases thus emphasising the lines. After emphasising eyes with the liner, use the warmth of your finger to soften the line and blend back toward your crease. Gifted Amazonion Clay Smart Mascara enhances eyes and opens up the eyes by greatly volumising lashes by a high 406 per cent, and Rice Wax lengthens lashes. At the same time, it repairs, nourishes and hydrates dry brittle lashes with Amazonian clay. Also included is a makeup brush.

Special Finish

Instant Glow or Matte, S$15 each

So you prefer to stick to your own set of makeup, but hope to achieve a dewy or matte finish. Therefore, apart from the various colours and textures of the makeup you use, you can still achieve a refreshing dewy or matte finish just a spritz of these magic potions.   

Available at #Sephora.