The holiday season is here, and so is the race to snag the best beauty gifts before they’re gone. Don’t get caught scrambling at the last minute—instead, we’ve rounded up beauty and lifestyle treasures for everyone on your list, like your bougie bestie, teenage cousin, and hard-to-please mom. With categories and price points galore, it’s holiday gift-giving made easy. But procrastinators, beware—the hottest picks are flying off (virtual) shelves. So grab your hot cocoa, cue the festive playlist, and wrap up your shopping before it’s too late.
The Very Best Beauty Gifts for All of Your Loved Ones
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Advent calendars are arguably the best gifts money can buy. These interactive calendars—filled with up to 25 mini-size and full-size beauty products—are a dream for indecisive buyers and equally exciting for the recipient to open up and indulge in. Plus, your giftee can repurpose the boxes as storage—makeup, jewelry, you name it.
These aren’t your ordinary stocking stuffers—because, as professional shoppers, we know you don’t have to shell out a ton of cash to gift your loved ones something they’ll use and appreciate every day. (After all, we have guides dedicated to gifts under $25.) Go ahead, buy multiples of these crowd-pleasers and cross off besties, sisters, and coworkers all at once.
Best Gifts $50 and Under
$50 is a sweet spot for gifting budgets. Whether you’re in year one of your first adult job and budgeting accordingly, shopping for your situationship person, or buying your boss or fave coworker a little something-something to show your appreciation, these gifts speak volumes (and will have them feeling good).
Best Luxury Gifts
Yes, we have to show some restraint for most of the calendar year, but if you’ve got the means to splurge a little come the holidays, now is the perfect opportunity to finally help them cross off that one thing sitting pretty at the top of their wish lists. All of these will bring a twinkle to their eyes—they would to ours, too.
Whether you’re getting a holiday gift for your 13-year-old niece or looking for the perfect Christmas present for your tween daughter, we’ve got you covered. Teens can be a tough group to shop for, but we did our research (ahem, TikTok scrolling) to pull out all the beauty stops. Peep a delicious-smelling body-care set, LED mirror, and Squishmallows x TonyMoly advent calendar they won’t get enough of.
It’s no secret that Korean skin care is very highly sought out—after all, it’s a triple threat of affordable, gentle, and effective. This year, gifting glass skin is so in—just look at Medicube and Biodance’s viral overnight masks. CosRx bundled their best-selling snail mucin products into a set, and Laneige’s lip products are second to none. Dewiness awaits!
Best Skin-Care Gifts
Skin care can be a difficult category to gift, but all you need to do is tune in to some of their biggest complexion concerns. Do they often complain about their puffy undereyes? Are they prone to dryness, no matter what time of year? Are they headed off on vacation soon and need travel-size goodies to ensure their skin stays fresh and clear? See—it’s easier than you think.
Best Body-Care Gifts
In case you missed it, body care is booming. We pay such close attention to our faces, but everything below the neck needs plenty of love, too. Whether it’s a heavenly-scented body wash that makes you look forward to showering every day or an elevated hand cream to keep your hands buttery soft no matter how often you’re washing your hands, these gifts will be well-loved and well-used.
Best Makeup Gifts
Yes, we test and shop for lipsticks, highlighters, and eye shadow palettes all year long, but the holiday season ushers in value-stuffed, curated sets that are ready to be gifted the moment you click “add to cart.” Even better? When said gifts are 2025 Best of Beauty Award winners—Hey, Nars The Multiple and Tower 28 GetSet Blur + Set Matte Powder Blush.
Best Hair-Care Gifts
Smart hot tools that do the work of multiple devices? Curated hair-care sets for silky-smooth strands? A chic showerhead that filters out hair- and skin-drying minerals? Adorable claw clips that’ll fit seamlessly into their everyday “woke up too late” getting-ready routine? Yeah, we’ll call it now: These prezzies will fit seamlessly into their shower and styling routines.
Best Fragrance Gifts
Allure editors test out the latest perfumes from the biggest fragrance houses and the smallest indie brands before they even make it to market, so we can get an exclusive look—or, um, sniff—at what the upcoming season’s best perfumes will be. If you think walking by a department store’s fragrance counters is intimidating, you should take a peek at our shared beauty closet. Here are some of our favorite scents of the year.
Best Lifestyle & Wellness Gifts
Beauty isn’t just skin deep. Take these wellness gifts: They’re here to help you and your loved ones sleep deeply, boost circulation, and wake up more energized. Whether it’s a smart alarm clock that wakes them up gently with a gradual sunrise or a wearable that tracks their sleep, physical activity, and so much more, these are little boosts to their daily lives. Plus, “I don’t need a buttery soft pajama set or pair of cozy, grippy slippers to lounge in?” Said no one ever. On a budget? Pick up a Hello Kitty-themed keychain hand sanitizer they’ll be sure to tote everywhere.
Best Nail Gifts
Nail appointments quickly add up, so why not help bestie rein in her budget and give her the tools she needs for a fabulous at-home manicure? We have all the options, including Best of Beauty-winning sun-cured stickers, adorable Hello Kitty and Friends press-ons, a classic wardrobe of reds, and all the conditioning goodies they need to keep their nails healthy and strong.
We’re just getting started on our holiday shopping, and the recs are already abundant. Join us?
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