We know it's an offence to even mention the "C" word in August (not the rude one, you know what we mean), so for the purposes of this piece we're going to go all American on you and refer to "the holidays". Earlier this week, Her.ie paid a visit to Benefit's swoon-worthy Dublin HQ on South William St to hear all about the brand's special holiday gift sets. You may forgive us for conjuring up any image of December at this point in the year when you see what's in store. Forget the present shopping for others for just a moment... but we've often found that gift sets released at that time of year often represent a huge saving on the individual RRPs of cult beauty products, once you actually like/use all of the products in the kit. From this angle, the beauty experts at Benefit are the pick of the bunch. Here are some of our favourites on the way to your local Benefit stockist... Real Cheeky Party This kit contains five of the famous Benefit "Box 'o Powders" - dandelion, sugarbomb, hoola, CORALista and rockateur as well as watt's up! and a mini they're real mascara and eyeliner. RRP: €46 Savings: 74%     Party Poppers In recent years the Benefit advent calendar has been one of the most in-demand beauty buys of the season, flying off shelves and breaking the hearts of those who missed out. This year, they've gone in a slightly different direction with an advent calendar that sings when you open it. Inside, you'll find minis of cult classics like the POREfessional, they're real, high beam, lollitint and more. RRP: €46 Saving: 58%   Get Your Party On We've been saving the best for last. This super cute keepsake tin includes four of everyone's favourite Benefit products - and they're ALL full size. They're real, hoola, high beam and gimme brow, all individually packaged. Yes please Santa (SORRY!). RRP: €56 Savings: 58%   These kits, and many more besides, will start arriving at Benefit counters from September 26th. It might be time to start dropping some hints...