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 Eyeshadow Trio or this pretty Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette.
For the beauty lover who likes to try new and creative products, either the Sephora Favorites Bold & Blushing Blush & Lip Set or the Saie Mini Dew Blush Trio Set could offer a fun new challenge. Of course, you can’t go wrong with a great bestselling set like the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip & Cheek Secrets Set!
Top Row: Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eyeshadow Trio | Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette | Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip & Cheek Secrets Set
Bottom Row: Sephora Favorites Bold & Blushing Blush & Lip Set | Saie Mini Dew Blush Trio Set
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Beauty Gifts for the Bath, Body, & Hair Care
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. The sets featured here have great products that many of us love but won’t necessarily treat ourselves to. Daily moisturizing with this L’Occitane Travel-Ready Hand & Body Gift Set is not a chore, but a little moment of meditation. Sunscreen, even, is such a small part of daily life, but even that is never boring with this Supergoop! All Day Glow SPF Set. For extreme luxury, opt for the Sol del Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Jet Set, or the Herbivore Coco Rose Body Scrub.
Top Row: Sol del Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Jet Set | Color Wow Dream Coat Iconic Frizz Fighters Duo Set | L’Occitane Nourishing Travel Favorites
Bottom Row: Supergoop! All Day Glow SPF Set | L’Occitane Travel-Ready Hand & Body
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Perfume Gift Sets
Last but not least, here are some great perfume gift sets for beauty lovers on your list! For something a bit more luxurious, though, opt for any of the sets below, especially the Viktor & Rolf Mini Flowerbomb Perfume Trio Set or the Valentino Mini Donna Born in Roma Perfume Set. For someone who loves more variety, maybe try one of the “Favorites” sets , like the Sephora Favorites Vanilla Perfume Discovery Set or the Sephora Favorites Travel Spray Perfume Discovery Set. Crowd pleasing scents in delightfully varied multi-packs, these are sure to be winners with your beauty loving friends and family!
Top Row: Sephora Favorites Vanilla Perfume Discovery Set | Gucci Mini Gorgeous Gardenia & Gorgeous Magnolia Perfume Set | Clean Reserve Take Me Home Travel Spray Duo
Bottom Row: Viktor & Rolf Mini Flowerbomb Perfume Trio Set | Valentino Mini Donna Born in Roma Perfume Set | Sephora Favorites Travel Spray Perfume Discovery Set
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Beauty Stocking Stuffers Under $20
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 17
- Fedex 1 Day Shipping – December 23
- UPS 3 Day Select – December 19
- UPS Next Day Air Shipping – December 23
- USPS Ground Advantage – December 18
- USPS Priority Mail Plus – December 21
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 14, 2024.
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!