Treat the Posh Spice of your friend group, your family’s Francophile, and your partner’s mom who can’t get enough of Coco Mademoiselle to the best Chanel gifts this season. Let’s be real, anything from Chanel is the epitome of a luxurious gift, but we know a tweed skirt, CC-adorned ballet flats, or leather handbag aren’t always the most economical choice. Instead, discover beauty best-sellers, gift sets, and eau de parfums worth the splurge, like the multi-use tint that Allure editors can’t get enough of, a travel-friendly Chanel No.5, and a set of hydration heroes. We have a strong feeling you’ll be adding more than one item to your wishlist.
Read on to find all the best Chanel beauty gifts you should be giving (and receiving) this holiday season, and be sure to check out Allure‘s other holiday gift guides to help you check off everyone else on your holiday gifting list.
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For the Red Lipstick Lover: Ultimate Allure Makeup Set
If a Chanel bag for your bestie isn’t in the budget, perhaps the Ultimate Allure Makeup Set is. This limited-edition holiday set comes with a snow-themed tweed makeup bag filled with luxe staples, namely Chanel’s Noir Allure Mascara, which lifts, elongates, and volumizes lashes with just one swipe, and the Rouge Allure L’Extrait satin lipstick in a gorgeous candy-apple hue perfect for anyone who wears red lipstick as often as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter.
For the Skin-Care Savant: Le Lift Pro Crème Volume
We all have that one friend or family member who takes their skin-care routine as seriously as their career. Gift them this 2024 Best of Beauty Award-winning moisturizer to ensure they’re slathering their skin with the cream of the crop. Every time they dip into the Le Lift Pro Crème Volume’s chic charcoal-colored frosted glass jar and spread its decadent yet lightweight fragrance-free formula all over their face, their skin will have a sculpted, facial-like glow. Social media director Kassidy Silva can attest: “The Chanel Le Lift Pro Crème Volume moisturizer helps me hit glazed status every night before bed. With chronically dry skin—thank you, eczema and psoriasis—it’s my nightly staple to keep my skin supple and glowing.”
For the Frequent Flyer: No.5 Purse Spray Set
Your friend who basically lives out of their suitcase will adore the No. 5 Purse Spray Set because—let’s be real—they are never home long enough to use that full bottle of perfume on their vanity. No matter if they’re in Paris, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Cape Town, or Bali, they can spritz on their signature floral-hinted vanilla scent with this travel-friendly atomizer. Not only is this Chanel No. 5 attached to a gilded chain, but it also comes with two extra refill bottles.
For the Beauty Alchemist: Enchanted Night Eyeshadow and Blush Palette
Is your loved one a fire sign or Chappell Roan fan? Maybe they simply love wearing colorful makeup? The limited-edition, surprisingly versatile Enchanted Night Eyeshadow and Blush Palette is a fun gift idea for them. Aid their beauty experimentation with this glitzy quad inspired by the Northern Lights. The silver is perfect for some disco-ball shimmer, while the hot pink and warm peach double as high-impact blushes. And just wait until you see what your friend can do with the blue-glitter-flecked amethyst-purple shadow.
For Anyone and Everyone: Moisture To-Go Essentials Set
Upgrade their everyday hydration staples with the elegant Moisture To-Go Essentials Set. The Rouge Coco Baume has a transparent, lip gloss-like finish that everyone on your list will love, while the ceramide-infused La Crème Main hand cream’s playful egg-shaped bottle is sure to be a conversation starter every time they pull it out of their purse. Both come in a tiny Chanel bag to keep their new favorite moisturizers in one place.
For Anyone Who’s Looking for a Grown-Up Scent: Gabrielle Eau De Parfum Spray
A bottle of perfume is forever the most reliable luxury gift. Not sure which Chanel perfume to choose amongst the heritage brand’s wide selection though? Allure editors have been loving the Gabrielle Chanel Eau De Parfum lately. “It’s elegant and feminine but still wearable at the office and for a date night out,” says associate special projects manager Talia Gutierrez. “The notes that stand out to me the most are jasmine and tuberose, but there’s also a bit of orange blossom and ylang-ylang for a sweet and fruity floral fragrance that’s well worth its price tag.”
For the Friend Who’s Always Running Late: No. 1 de Chanel Lip and Cheek Balm
The No. 1 de Chanel Lip and Cheek Balm is the ultimate gift idea for the no-makeup makeup lover. Makeup artists and Allure editors alike are obsessed with how this tiny pot packs a punch of pigment for an effortless French girl flush and blurred lip look. Its “buttery, red camellia oil-infused formula easily transfers onto the pad of my (clean!) ring finger, so I can dab away on my cheeks and lips,” says Sarah Han, Allure‘s commerce editor. “Even though it’s a tint, shades like Berry Boost don’t disappoint in the pigmentation category.”
For the Makeup-Obsessed Person: Makeup Takeaways Set
This makeup gift set comes with the gift wrapping already done. The Makeup Takeaways Set gathers a handful of Chanel Beauty best sellers into an adorable book-shaped case. The eye shadow, liquid eyeliner, high-shine lipstick, and cream highlighter all coordinate in universally-flattering peaches, corals, and pinks. The Baume Essentiel Multi-Use Glow Stick, in particular, is makeup artist must-have. “It has the right amount of shimmer, and you can use it for eyes, highlights, and lips,” Los Angeles-based makeup artist Yukina Mitsuhashi says. “Once you apply this on your skin, it melts into your skin and looks really natural, too.”
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Les Beiges Healthy Glow Natural Eye Shadow Palette
This Allure editor-favorite luxury eye shadow palette covers lots of bases for holiday gifting. The Les Beiges Healthy Glow Natural Eye Shadow Palette is perfectly compact and travel-friendly for all the jet setters in your life but also conveniently provides a myriad of everyday look possibilities for the office sirens and social media stars.
Rouge Allure Velvet in Intuitive
The Rouge Allure Velvet in Intuitive is a no-brainer nude-pink lipstick that looks good on everyone—trust us. Your loved one will be reaching for it for all their festivities this holiday season This classic bullet lipstick is not quite matte, not quite lustrous, and brings major ’90s vibes to any look.
Les Beiges Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream
Give the gift of summer warmth all year long with the beloved, Best of Beauty-winning Les Beiges Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream. This velvety matte formula will bring them back to their favorite beach getaway with just a swipe of its perfectly pigmented, velvety matte formula that “doesn’t lean too orange and provides the exact levels of glow I want,” says Allure commerce writer Jennifer Hussein.
Diamond Dust Illuminating Powder
Add extra sparkle to your bestie’s beauty routine with the Diamond Dust Illuminating Powder. The star-spangled powder imparts a pearlescent peachy-pink hue that seriously looks incredible on everyone. They can sweep it onto their cheeks, lids, and even their lips to give any look extra dimension.
Les Beiges Water-Fresh Blush
For your friend who has been collecting blushes lately like Pokémon cards, imagine them unboxing this unique liquid formula. Beads of pigment float in the Les Beiges Water-Fresh Blush and burst when blended into skin for a delightfully dewy wash of color that instantly perks up cheeks. “Makeup is a sensorial process for me and the physical act of breaking apart the micro-droplet pigments contributes to the joy I get from doing my makeup,” says Han. “The flush is easily diffusable and buildable—I love the versatility of this formula.”
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For our review of the best Chanel gifts, we enlisted the help of multiple editors, writers, and contributors to review the products. This ensures our testing base spans different skin tones, genders, and dermatological conditions. We considered each product’s performance across four primary categories: ingredients, wear and longevity, packaging, and inclusivity. For more on what’s involved in our reporting, check out our complete reviews process and methodology page.
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