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The best beauty gifts to give at any budget
If you’ve got a beauty lover on your gift list, we’ve identified an extensive selection of presents — ranging from hair tools to skin care to makeup and more — that will surely be a hit. Our list includes bestselling beauty products that continue to be highly regarded year after year, as well as new launches that are worth trying. We’ve also included must-try products carefully vetted by the BestReviews Testing Lab.
We’ve got items at every price point, so you can find a delightful gift regardless of your budget. And if you spot something that piques your interest, don’t feel guilty snatching one up for yourself. After all that shopping for others, you deserve it.
Best hairstyling tools
Shark, FlexStyle Hair Dryer & Powerful Styling System
This system does it all.
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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.
Kitsch, Satin Heatless Curling Set
An easy way to get damage-free curls.
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Heatless curlers are a great addition to anyone’s hairstyling arsenal because they let you create curls without adding any heat (since heat can be damaging to hair). 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.
INFINITIPRO BY CONAIR , SmoothWrap Hair Dryer
Effective and budget-friendly.
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In our tests, we found this an excellent choice for a 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
NuFACE, TRINITY+ Microcurrent Facial Device Kit
A more comprehensive kit to sculpt facial muscles.
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People who are comfortable with a more extensive beauty routine may be interested in this four-piece kit, which includes the NuFace Trinity+ facial toning device, a hydrating gel to use while toning, a firming and brightening cream and a brush for applying the products to your face. The whole routine helps give your face a tighter, more lifted and contoured look while helping to plump up fine lines and wrinkles.
Dr Dennis Gross , Pro Facial Steamer
Delivers spa-quality hydration at home.
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Facial steaming helps hydrate your complexion and unclog pores. This luxe device by Dr. Dennis Gross gives you a spa-like steam facial in just nine minutes. It infuses skin with hydration while clarifying the complexion and helping decongest pores. Use the softening and detoxifying product before you apply your regular skin care regimen. .
Best skin care
Savor Beauty, Travel Facial Kit
Samples of best-sellers in a super cute travel pouch.
Sold by Amazon
Keeping up with a skin care routine while you’re on the go is easy with this travel-friendly kit. It includes a cleansing oil, cleansing cream, toning mist, brightening serum, hydrating face cream, collagen peel and eye cream — and all of the products are conveniently numbered so you can be sure you’re using them correctly.
DRMTLGY, Brightening Eye Masks
Calm those puffy eyes.
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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.
Masktini, Hush Money Intensive Restorative Creme
Firms and brightens skin.
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This luxe face moisturizer is formulated with an all-natural retinol alternative to give you anti-aging benefits without any of retinol’s side effects. Other key ingredients include brightening vitamin C and hydrating hyaluronic acid. It can be used day and night to soften the look of fine lines and wrinkles over time.
Masktini, Night Ranger Overnight Renewal Mask
Transform skin overnight.
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This leave-on face mask is worn overnight to exfoliate, brighten and hydrate your skin while you slumber. It’s formulated with papaya enzymes and retinol to exfoliate and renew skin texture. Meanwhile, vitamin C works to brighten skin tone.
Charlotte Tilbury , Magic Water Cream
An extra-hydrating take on a celeb-favorite face cream.
Sold by Sephora
This luxe moisturizer is a new take on a bestselling, celeb-loved favorite product. We love that this product is formulated with niacinamide, which helps brighten and balance skin tone and refine pores’ look. It also has Waterlocking Fusion Technology, which the brand says traps moisture immediately and retains it for up to 100 hours of hydration. It feels cool and gel-like on the face, a refreshing feeling for dry winter skin.
ILIA, Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm
A hydrating tinted balm that’s perfect for winter.
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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, so you can customize the look.
Youth to the People, Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask
Extremely hydrating and radiance-boosting.
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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.
Epielle , Character Sheet Masks
Cute, vegan and cruelty-free.
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If you have a budding beauty lover on your list, consider these fun character-themed sheet masks. They make great gifts and can be used for an at-home spa day with your kiddos. The various masks address different skin concerns including a vitamin E-packed mask that addresses skin health, a hydrating mask and a tea-tree-and-charcoal-based clarifying mask.
Sol de Janeiro, Brazilian Bum Bum Cream
Smells amazing and keeps skin soft all day.
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Along with hydration, 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.
Best body care gifts
Formulated to be left on overnight, this retinol cream works well for sensitive skin and is scent-free, making it comfortable for daily use.
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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.
Formulated with plant oils and niacinamide, this body wash is not only great for most skin types, but it smells great as well.
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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-comdedogenic and hypoallergenic.
Best makeup
MERIT , Flush Balm Cream Blush
A nifty blush balm that’s great for travel.
Sold by Sephora
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.
e.l.f. , Monochromatic Multi Stick
Highly blendable color you can use anywhere on your face.
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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.
Live Tinted , Huestick Multistick
This product can be used anywhere on the face.
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This creamy, blendable stick provides a bold swipe of color that can be applied to lips, eyes and cheeks. It’s infused with hyaluronic acid, squalane, vitamin C and vitamin E to provide skin benefits. It comes in nine shades ranging from a warm rose to a punchy black, and it can be applied with fingers or a makeup brush.
Waterproof and smudge-proof.
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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 both waterproof and smudge-proof, so you can wear it without worrying about getting rings around your eyes.
Best beauty gift sets
Abib, Pink Me Up Pdrn 3 Step Glow Kit
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PDRN skincare is super trending right now and this set has it all. It includes retinol eye patches to improvie skin tone, a collagen lip mask to smooth and hydrate and and overnight firming jelly mask.
Kristin Ess, Wicked Limited Edition Regimen Set
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Wow the beauty fan in your life who also loves “Wicked” with this hair care regimen from Kristin Ess. The four-piece bundle features dry shampoo spray to tackle oily roots, sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner and a heat protection spray.
LANEIGE, Mini Hydration To Go Gift Set
Sold by Sephora
Gift a beauty lover in your life this set of Laneige minis so they can try out a full skincare routine. The set includes a cleanser, toner, moisturizer and lip mask so they can remove makeup, refresh skin and hydrate.
LANEIGE, Midnight Minis Lip Glowy Balm and Lip Sleeping Mask Gift Set
Sold by Sephora
This set provides intense lip hydration with three of Laneige’s viral Lip Sleeping Masks and features two lip balms. Each product is a different scent giving your beauty-loving friend the chance to sample a bunch.
More of the best beauty gifts
Designed to help locate products quickly.
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Every beauty lover needs a heavy-duty vanity case since they can pack a whole host of products every time they travel. 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.
The ultimate beauty organizer to hold all your favorite products.
Sold by Umbra
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 it to the needs of a specific product lineup.
A luxurious upgrade for your sleep routine.
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As opposed to cotton pillowcases that can draw moisture from the skin, silk pillowcases can help retain moisture on skin, lashes and hair while you sleep. This helps prevent bedhead, as well as creases on your face. Silk is cool to the touch, which is especially nice for people who run hot while they sleep. This Slip silk pillowcase comes in 19 beautiful colors, in queen or king sizes.
PHLUR , Missing Person Eau de Parfum
The viral perfume that broke the internet.
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This perfume went viral on TikTok, where users created tearful videos claiming it evoked fond memories of deceased loved ones. The delicate scent contains top notes of skin musk, bergamot nectar and jasmine. Middle notes include fresh cyclamen, neroli blossom and orange flower, while the base wafts of sandalwood Australian oil, blonde wood and white musk.
Achieve a seamless makeup look with this ergonomic brush.
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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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