Beauty Lovers Gift Guide
For the holidays, I love gifting my favorite beauty and skincare products from the year. Simple gifts for beauty lovers are my cup of tea. Whether it’s a sweet gift set or a unique new product I’ve tried and loved, I always find it’s the most fun to shop for the beauty lovers on my list. Here, I’m sharing my top picks for gifts for beauty lovers, all of which are available at Sephora for under $50:
The Best Sephora Beauty Gifts Under $50
As someone who gets really excited about skincare and beauty, I love to give my favorite beauty products as gifts. Plus, you can craft a really unique and useful little gift bag out of a couple great beauty minis and a nice pair of earrings! Here are my favorite beauty gifts that pretty much anyone can enjoy:
Makeup Sets to Gift
While makeup is an inherently personal thing to buy, there are certainly some crowd-pleasing options that any beauty aficionado would be pleased to receive! For those who love a dramatic eye, opt for the Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Shadow Trio or one of the Urban Decay Mini Naked Eyeshadow Palettes.
For the beauty lover who likes to try new and creative products, either the Milk Makeup Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick Set or the Ilia Cream Blush + Highlighter Set could offer a fun new challenge. Of course, you can’t go wrong with a great lip balm collection, like the fresh Color & Care Lip Set!
Top Row: Milk Makeup Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick Set | fresh Color & Care Lip Collection | Laura Mercier Cosmic Stars Mini Caviar Stick Eye Shadow Trio (sold out, similar option here)
Bottom Row: Ilia Color Ways Multi Stick Cream Blush + Highlighter Set | Urban Decay Mini Naked Eyeshadow Palette | Kosas Eyebrow Trio Set
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Beauty Gifts for the Bath & Body
When it comes to beauty gifts for the bath and body, the focus should be on little luxuries. These are all items or sets that elevate the mundane. Daily moisturizing with the L’Occitane Almond Trio is not a chore, but a little moment of meditation. Hand sanitizer, even, is such a small part of daily life, but even that is never boring with this Touchland Hand Sanitizer Duo Set!
For extreme luxury, opt for the Sol de Janeiro Beija Flor Jet Set or their Bum Bum scent kit, or the Herbivore Coco Rose Body Scrub. both feature great products that many of us love but won’t necessarily treat ourselves to.
Top Row: ALO Mega-C Hydrating Body Wash | L’Occitane Almond Body Wash & Cream Trio (sold out, hand lotion set available here) | Touchland Hand Sanitizer Duo Set
Bottom Row: Herbivore Coco Rose Body Scrub | Biossance Smooth Start Travel Body Set | Sol de Janeiro Beija Flor Jet Set
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Hair Care & Perfume Gift Sets
Last but not least, here are some great hair care and perfume gift sets for beauty lovers on your list! I’ve recently become a devotee of the Color Wow Dream Coat Anti-Frizz Treatment, and use it whenever I blow dry my hair. Similarly, I use Miracle Milk in this Mizani Reset & Restore Holiday Hair Kit after each and every shower. Pair any of the hair kits with this luxurious hair towel to give your loved ones a little spa treatment at home!
For something a bit more luxurious, though, opt for any of the sets in the bottom row below: the NEST Mini Perfume Oil Set, Jo Malone’s Mini Luxuries Set, or Marc Jacobs’ Mini Daisy Perfume Set. Crowd pleasing scents in delightfully varied multi-packs, these are sure to be winners with your beauty loving friends and family!
Top Row: Color Wow Dream Coat Anti-Frizz Treatment Duo Hair Set (sold out, similar set here) | Briogeo Scalp Revival & Hair Mask Travel Set | Mizani Reset & Restore Holiday Hair Kit
Bottom Row: NEST Mini Perfume Oil Set | Jo Malone Mini Luxuries Set (sold out, similar set here) | Marc Jacobs Mini Daisy Perfume Set
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Shipping Deadlines for the Holidays
For ease of holiday planning, here are the last days that you can order with each shipping service in order to get delivery in time for Christmas:
- Fedex 5 Day Shipping – December 15
- Fedex Same Day Shipping – December 22
- UPS Ground Shipping – December 19
- UPS Next Day Air Shipping – December 22
- USPS Ground Advantage – December 16
- USPS Priority Mail Plus – December 20
Beauty Stocking Stuffers Under $20
Fellow beauty lover, have you landed on your festive holiday nail color for the year?
Check out my guide to festive and fun nail colors to try over the holidays here!
*This post was originally published in December 2020. It was most recently updated on October 4, 2023.
I love L’Occitane products and I’ve recently started using drybar. I’m flying this Christmas, so I love the idea of buying these mini sized so I can put them in my carry-on. Great stocking stuffers that I know my mom and sister would both love.
I love stocking up on minis for travel! Great idea. You really can’t go wrong with L’Occitane or Drybar, either, especially with chilly temps this winter!
This post was so helpful and exactly what I needed! My SIL is a beauty lover and I’m always struggling with what to buy her, but this gave me tons of ideas. Thank you so much!
Amazing! I am so glad you found it helpful. I am sure she will love whichever of these you pick out for her!