The best beauty gifts to give at any budget
Shopping for someone whose bathroom shelf already looks like a beauty counter can be tricky. The best beauty gifts earn their spot, whether they're an upgrade to an everyday essential or a little luxury your recipient wouldn't buy for themselves. To help you pick a holiday gift for the beauty buff in your life, we've rounded up hair tools, skin care, makeup and more, from longtime bestsellers to newer finds worth unwrapping, including favorites vetted by the BestReviews Testing Lab.
A few standouts: the Solawave red-light therapy mask, the brand-new Dyson Airsmooth hot air brush, and Sol de Janeiro's rich and delicious-smelling Brazilian Bum Bum Cream. With options ranging from stocking stuffers to splurges, there's something for every budget. And if a few of these end up on your own wish list, we won't blame you.
Best hairstyling tools
For the person who schedules their mornings around a blowout, this styling brush makes a thoughtful splurge. It uses a teardrop-shaped brush with two kinds of bristles to dry, smooth and add lift, helping create a polished style with less frizz.
Pack your hair dryer, round brush, hair straightener, curling iron and more in this nifty travel bag that holds your whole routine. The best part: Thanks to the heat-resistant fabric, you don't need to wait for your hot tools to cool down before packing them away.
For the jet-setting beauty buff on your list: Dyson's newest addition to the Supersonic family is designed for international travel. The lightweight, compact hair dryer doesn't hog much luggage real estate, yet it's impressively powerful nonetheless. It has dual-voltage capability, so you can pack it for global adventures.
Beauty fans will lose it over this gorgeous special edition Dyson Airwrap i.d. that can style straight or wavy hair to perfection. The Conical Airwrap barrel is tapered so it can get close to the scalp and achieve tighter curls with tons of volume. Its six-in-one styling versatility gives options without the usual damage of heat styling.
It provides quick drying without all the damage thanks to its five intelligent attachments designed to minimize heat damage while getting hair dry quickly. The five attachments each have adaptable temperature and airflow ranges for the perfect style every time.
For anyone who's been eyeing the Dyson Airwrap but is put off by the $600 price tag, Shark's version (dubbed the FlexStyle) works equally well for about half the price. This set comes with two curling attachments, two brush attachments, a diffuser and a concentrator nozzle. Use it to dry, straighten, volumize or curl your hair.
Heatless curlers are a great addition to anyone's hairstyling arsenal because they let you create curls without damaging heat. This satin-lined curler by Kitch is super soft, so you can wear it in damp hair while you sleep and wake up with a gorgeous curly hairstyle that looks like it's fresh from the salon. Plus, the adorable multicolor pastel pattern adds a fun touch.
Our testers love this budget-friendly hair tool. Despite the low price tag, the 1,875-watt hair dryer delivers a powerful airflow with three heat settings and two speed settings. It's suitable for all hair types and even includes a concentrated air attachment that's great for creating blowouts and sleek styles and a diffuser (best for use on coily, curly or wavy hair).
Best facial tools
With an ergonomic design, this wireless red-light therapy mask fits more comfortably. It's equipped with 280 high-energy LEDs and a memory function that remembers your settings.
It Cosmetics' makeup brushes are among the best for their smooth application and seamless blending. This dual-ended tool is perfect for applying foundation (larger brush head) and concealer (smaller brush head), and will make an appreciated gift for any makeup lover.
Skip the salon fees with this at-home hair-removal device. It uses a cooling system to maintain skin comfort during application. There are 10 intensity levels for a tailored treatment.
This red light therapy mask is such a great gift for the skin care-obsessed person in your life. Our editors loved this for ease of use and results: It only took them three minutes, three times a week, to make a difference in the elasticity and vibrancy of their skin.
10k shoppers have purchased this device in the last month alone. From the viral brand Medicube comes the tool that makes all of their viral skincare absorb as optimally as possible, leaving skin vibrant and pores refined after just a few months of daily use.
Twelve minutes a day with this LED mask can give you overall better skin health. There are preset treatment cycles that use three types of science-backed light therapy — red light, infrared + red light and blue light — to boost collagen production and help reduce under-eye wrinkles, fine lines, discoloration and even acne. This item made the Google "Hot 100" list, which means it will be flying off the shelves, so if you want one, get it now.
Best skin care gifts
Formulated with hyaluronic acid and vegan collagen, this jelly sheet mask delivers serious hydration along with lifting and firming benefits in 20 minutes. It makes a great gift for anyone who likes to indulge in skin care treatments.
Under-eye patches are one of those little treats that beauty lovers can never have enough of. These cooling patches, by one of our favorite Korean skin care brands, are formulated with PDRN from green tea and banana probiotics to visibly lift and firm the under-eye skin.
Five ceramides in this moisturizer help protect the skin barrier, making it a perfect gift for a winter skin care routine. Its velvety-smooth texture is the cherry on top.
The main ingredients in this serum — hyaluronic acid, vitamin C and niacinamide and ferulic acid — are housed in separate chambers . With each pump of the product, the ingredients are freshly mixed, maintaining higher potency levels.
One of the standout products from Hailey Bieber's skin care and cosmetics line, our editors love this facial essence's milky texture and hydrating results. It contains a ceramide trio to protect the skin barrier and antioxidant vitamin E.
These TikTok-viral under-eye patches are beloved for their ability to calm and hydrate puffy under-eyes. They're formulated with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and caffeine to give you a refreshed look even when you're running empty.
This luxe moisturizer is a new take on a bestselling, celeb-loved favorite product. It's formulated with niacinamide, which helps brighten and balance skin tone and refine the look of pores. It's designed to trap moisture immediately and retain it for up to 100 hours of hydration. It feels cool and gel-like on the face, a refreshing feeling for dry winter skin.
Winter is an excellent time to swap your lipstick for a more hydrating tinted lip balm (since the dry winter air can often lead to chapped and cracked lips). This hydrating stick by ILIA is one of our favorites in the category. We love that the clean balm comes in eight gorgeous hues. It's formulated with antioxidant rosehip seed oil, which replenishes moisture. Meanwhile, shea butter conditions lips and locks in moisture. It glides on buttery smooth and the color is buildable.
This hyaluronic acid-packed nighttime moisturizer delivers hydration to dry skin. It also contains vitamin C, which helps brighten the look of skin and decrease dullness, and squalane, which adds further hydration without clogging pores. Our tester especially loved that this product is plant-based and cruelty-free.
Best body care gifts
This cupuacu butter- and coconut oil-packed body cream has firming benefits for your skin thanks to the inclusion of caffeine-loaded guarana. It's also infused with Brazil-nut oil, which helps support the skin's natural ability to protect itself while giving it a healthy-looking glow. Another bonus: the delicious pistachio, salted caramel and vanilla scent.
This body butter is a real treat. With a rich texture and a heavenly vanilla scent, it's formulated with PDRN and retinal. You get moisture, skin regeneration and firmness in a single luxurious product.
This leave-on retinol repair serum helps repair crepiness, lines, wrinkles, spots and marks. The secret? A formula featuring 0.1% pure encapsulated retinol with glycerin and vitamin B3 to replenish moisture and improve skin texture. It's fragrance-free and ideal for use overnight.
The beauty fan in your life will obsess over this multi-oil nourishing shower gel. It's made of niacinamide, plant oils rich in vitamins C and E, omega-6 and 9 plus glycerin and gentle plant surfactants. The scent includes notes of eucalyptus, Siberian fir, lavender and ginger. It works for all skin types and is both non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic.
Best cosmetics gifts
Tinted lip oils are perfect for winter because they hydrate and nourish your pout while adding shine and a subtle wash of color. This one comes in eight hues, including a shimmering champagne hue that's perfect for wearing to holiday parties.
Charlotte Tilbury's cult-favorite Pillow Talk lipstick is now available in a sheer balm. It's our beauty editor's new go-to lip product, and it transitions easily from day (worn alone) to night (over Pillow Talk lip liner).
We love a multitasking beauty product, like this blush stick, which adds subtle color to your eyelids, lips or cheeks. Apply it to all three for an easy monochromatic beauty look.
These user-friendly face and eye palettes have stamping on each section to let your beauty fan know where to put the color for the perfect eye or blush look. The set comes with three palettes designed to go from morning to night with the perfect looks. It's been on Oprah's Favorite Things list, so snag it now before it sells out.
We love MERIT's lineup of easy-to-use makeup essentials, and this teeny blush balm is one of our favorites. It's more compact than many blush sticks, making it super easy to travel with or to toss in your purse for on-the-go touch-ups. It comes in eight gorgeous hues, all delivering a sheer but buildable wash of color.
We love that blush sticks can help you simplify your beauty routine because they can be applied with your fingers (thus eliminating the need for a blush brush) and used in multiple areas of the face, including cheeks, lips and eyes. These affordable minis, available in seven chic shades, make excellent stocking stuffers.
Can a beauty lover ever have enough eyeliners? The answer is no. This version, which comes in six shades, including a classic black and a shimmery silver, is waterproof and smudge-proof, so you can wear it without worrying about getting raccoon rings around your eyes.
Best beauty gift sets
One of the best Korean skin care brands we've tried, Laneige is best known for its deliciously scented and deeply hydrating lip treatments. Try those and more with this 12-piece Advent calendar. It makes a perfect gift when you're not quite sure what the recipient might want.
Eleven of Glow Recipe's bestselling skin care saviors are beautifully packaged in this giftable set. It includes the brand's famous Watermelon Dew Drops alongside other fruit-inspired treats.
With 10 treatments that address various skin concerns from dryness to redness, this set is a treasure trove for beauty lovers who enjoy pampering themselves with sheet masks. The brand is trusted for quick and visible results.
Hand sanitizers are notoriously drying on the skin, but the bottles in this luxurious set are actually a pleasure to apply. Five deliciously scented sanitizers are infused with skin care ingredients so your hands look, feel and smell amazing while you protect them from germs.
There's a mascara for every occasion in this five-piece set, which includes the brand's viral volumizing formula. The budget-friendly price tag makes this cosmetics label an Amazon bestseller.
With a mud gel cleanser, a vitamin C serum, a night cream and a vanilla lip treatment, this skin care set from Eight Saints contains a full yet unfussy skin care routine.
PDRN skin care is super popular right now, and this set is the perfect way to test out the trendy ingredient. It includes retinol eye patches to improve skin tone, a collagen lip mask to smooth and hydrate and an overnight firming jelly mask — all formulated with vegan PDRN.
More of the best beauty gifts
Dry hair gets a hydrating boost from this leave-in conditioner that promotes silky-smooth strands without frizz. A staple on our beauty editor's vanity, the product can be used on damp or dry hair.
Wash with this apple cider vinegar-infused detox shampoo as part of your weekly hair care routine to deeply cleanse and remove any product and oil buildup that has accumulated throughout the week. It decreases oiliness without over-stripping or drying your strands.
This nifty beauty tool combines microcurrent, vibration, heat and red light in a single device that can be used on various parts of the body. It helps encourage the body's natural lymphatic flow, reducing puffiness and water retention while promoting smoother, firmer-looking skin.
With key notes of iris, patchouli and vanilla, this floral perfume smells as delightful as its packaging looks. Perfectly giftable, it makes a stunning addition to anyone's vanity.
This special edition gift set includes minis of Dyson Chitosan Multi-use styling spray and Dyson Omega Leave-in conditioning spray. The multi-use spray can help revive and restyle hair or provide flexible hold for your style. The conditioning spray nourishes and smoothes hair, reducing breakage and easing detangling.
Every beauty lover needs a heavy-duty vanity case for traveling with an extensive routine. Etoile's vegan leather cosmetic bag features a spacious main compartment with a removable divider for organizing products. There's also a separate top compartment that's great for small items like lipsticks and eyeliners. Plus, it includes a travel mirror.
That perpetually messy beauty lover on your list is sure to appreciate this vanity organizer, which neatly houses all their perfumes, lip products, brushes, nail polishes and more. It has three drawers, perfect for stowing compacts and powders, and adjustable dividers, which make it easy to customize.
Cotton pillowcases draw moisture from the skin, but silk better retains moisture on skin, lashes and hair while you sleep. This helps prevent bedhead, as well as creases on your face. The material is also cool to the touch, which is especially nice for people who run hot. This Slip silk pillowcase comes in 19 beautiful colors, in queen or king sizes.
You won't want to use an ordinary makeup brush again after you try the Elite Oval 6. Liquids, powders and creams all work wonderfully with this tool, which can be used on most areas of the face. Using circular motions and a little bit of product, this brush delivers stunning results.
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