When it comes to holiday gifting, few things are more exciting to unwrap than a luxury item. But while jewelry and designer handbags might not be feasible for everyone on your list, prestige beauty delivers that same elevated feel for a fraction of the cost. If you’re in need of some inspiration, Dolce & Gabbana has you covered with a mix of limited-edition holiday offerings and newer launches that embrace the brand’s flashy approach to Italian glamour.
Before you start shopping, keep scrolling to get the details on five of Dolce & Gabbana’s best beauty products to give (and receive) this holiday season.
Gemstone Lipstick in ‘Emerald Scarlet’
Fast Facts:
- Key benefits: A high-shine lipstick in limited-edition packaging
- Available in four shades
This lipstick is the star player in Dolce & Gabbana’s holiday Jewels Collection. Featured here in ‘Emerald Scarlet’ — a classic red color that’s perfect for the holiday season and beyond — the lipstick is available in four limited-edition red and pink shades. No matter which one you choose, each lipstick has a shiny finish and comes packaged in a festive gold case that’s decorated with a colorful gemstone. If the person you’re shopping for is more into gloss than lipstick (or maybe you’re just not sure which color to go for), there’s also a Gemstone Lip Balm in the collection. In addition to the jewel-adorned case, the balm gets even more sparkle with its shimmer-infused formula that coats lips in a frosty, sheer pink gloss.
Everlast Foundation
Fast Facts:
- Key benefits: Full coverage foundation that blurs pores and prevents shine
- Key ingredients: Glycerin, vitamin E, avocado fruit extract, prickly pear fruit extract, pomegranate fruit extract
- SPF 20
- Waterproof
- Noncomedogenic
- Available in 40 shades
Foundation may not seem like the most glamorous beauty gift, until you’ve seen Dolce & Gabbana’s Everlast foundation, that is. The glass bottle includes a gold cap that’s sealed with the same sacred heart motif from the brand’s Devotion handbag and accessory collections. Of course, just as important is the formula inside, which provides full-coverage color in 40 different shades that take skin tone and undertones into consideration. As its name suggests, the pore-blurring foundation was designed to be long-wearing and transfer-proof for up to 24 hours. Because the foundation is noncomedogenic and has a matte finish, it’s great for oily and acne-prone skin types, as it won’t contribute to clogged pores or midday shine. But Everlast is also suitable for combination and dry skin types, thanks to moisturizing ingredients like prickly pear extract, pomegranate extract, and avocado extract — all sourced from Italy. Plus, it even includes SPF 20 to give your morning sunscreen a boost.
Everlast Primer
Fast Facts:
- Key benefits: A matte-finish primer that blurs pores, smooths skin, and enhances the efficacy of your foundation
- Key ingredients: Glycerin, niacinamide, vegan collagen, vitamin E, radish root ferment, silica
- Noncomedogenic
The perfect companion to the foundation above, the Everlast Primer works to prep your skin by creating a smoother canvas for applying the rest of your makeup while also helping to lock it in place longer. Like the foundation, the primer is noncomedogenic and promises to blur the look of pores and mattify skin for up to 24 hours. Additionally, the made-in-Italy formula was designed to enhance the skin tone even without makeup. While the primer will temporarily help you fake a more flawless complexion, ingredients like niacinamide and vegan collagen work both immediately and with continued use to strengthen the skin barrier and stimulate collagen production.
Gemstone Eyeshadow Palette
Fast Facts:
- Key benefits: A limited-edition eyeshadow quad packaged in a gemstone-adorned compact
- Includes a dual-ended brush
Another product from the holiday Jewels Collection, this Gemstone Eyeshadow Palette can be paired with one of the Gemstone Lipsticks, but it’s also glamorous enough to be gifted on its own. While the outside of the compact was designed to replicate an oversized jewel, inside, there’s even more sparkle with a mix of metallic and shimmery (plus, one matte) eyeshadow shades. The four-color palette allows you to go from simply defining the eye with the matte brown shade to creating a variety of shimmering smoky eye looks using the bronze and rose gold metallic shadows or the softer golden shade. The mirrored compact even comes with a mini dual-ended brush for on-the-go eyeshadow touch-ups.
Devotion Eau de Parfum Intense
Fast Facts:
- Key notes: Hazelnut, orange blossom, vanilla
The latest iteration of Dolce & Gabbana’s Devotion fragrance, Intense is a more winter-friendly twist on the original citrusy-sweet scent thanks to the addition of hazelnut. The top note opens the fragrance with a richness that’s balanced by orange blossom and vanilla, and the sunset-colored bottle gets an even more glamorous upgrade with an oversized version of the brand’s sacred heart emblem.
