25 of Our Favorite Makeup & Skincare Items Under $50 USD
The ultimate gift guide for the beauty lover in your life.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for beauty lovers and those with a shopping habit. We’ve curated 25 of our favorite makeup and skincare items that serve as the perfect gifts for your loved ones. Each pick retails for under $50 USD allowing those on a budget to spread the holiday cheer while also saving some cash. From Fenty Beauty to Shiseido, we sorted through the best products our favorite brands have to offer to create the ultimate stocking stuffers. Gift your friends a new set of Kylie Cosmetics‘ lippies or Glow Recipe‘s Watermelon skincare set to boost their skincare routines for the winter season.
Read on to peep our gift guide filled with affordable treats for your friends and family. Be sure to also peep our sneakerhead gift guide of affordable and trendy dad sneakers.
Makeup
Fenty Beauty Bomb Baby Mini Lip & Face Set, available at Fenty Beauty for $25 USD
BITE Beauty Four Little Bites Amuse Bouche Lipstick Set, available at Sephora for $15 USD
Glossier Makeup Set, available at Glossier for $40 USD
Milk Makeup “The Cool Kids” Set, available at Milk Makeup for $14 USD
Dior Diorific Limited-Edition Lipstick, available at Dior for $38 USD
KKW Beauty Classic Palette, available at KKW Beauty for $45 USD
Kylie Cosmetics Holiday Lip Set, available at Kylie Cosmetics for $42 USD
Charlotte Tilbury Mini Hollywood Liquid Lipstick Charms, available at Charlotte Tilbury for $22 USD
ColourPop Highlight Essentials Brush Set, available at ColourPop for $19 USD
Too Faced Peach Pie Radiant Makeup Set, available at Too Faced for $46 USD
MAC All Star Kit: Ruby Woo/Shiny Things, available at MAC for $20 USD
Tarte Sweet Escape Collector’s Set, available at Tarte for $49 USD
A girl can never have enough makeup. There will always be a new eyeshadow shade or lipstick that’ll catch the eye of a friend or loved one. BITE Beauty‘s Amuse Bouche lipstick set offers four weather-appropriate shades that are sure to last all day. For the friend that has yet to try Glossier, peep the brand’s new makeup set which includes the cult-favorite Boy Brow. Makeup newbies will appreciate Tarte‘s expansive Sweet Escape collection which includes everything you need for a fresh face. Makeup minimalists may prefer Milk Makeup‘s “Cool Kids” set or a simple red lippie from Dior.
Skincare
Too Faced Glow Job Glitter Face Mask, available at Too Faced for $42 USD
The Ordinary The No-Brainer Set, available at The Ordinary for $29 USD (Photo: Beauty Queen UK)
Glow Recipe Watermelon Jelly Tote Set, available at Sephora for $35 USD
Glossier Skincare Set, available at Glossier for $40 USD
Boscia Powered by Plants Skin Kit, available at Sephora for $39 USD
Caudalie On the Glow French Faves, available at Sephora for $28 USD
Mount Lai Jade Facial Spa Set, available at Sephora for $50 USD
LUSH Joy to the World Set, available at LUSH for $17 USD
Milk Makeup Watermelon Brightening Serum, available at Milk Makeup for $36 USD
Shiseido Triple Task Masks Set, available at Shiseido for $38 USD
Sunday Riley Flash Fix Kit, available at Sephora for $28 USD
Origins Our Best of Best Set, available at Sephora for $34 USD
GLAMGLOW Forget the Filter INSTAMUD Set, available at Sephora for $
We all know someone who could use a relaxing spa day filled with pampering. Start off your best friend’s self-care weekend with Boscia‘s Powered By Plants Skin Kit or Caudalie‘s “On the Glow” French Faves to really show the love. Wonder what the jade rolling craze is all about? Us too. Mount Lai paired a jade roller and gua sha tool in its spa kit for those just beginning in their facial massage journeys. This wouldn’t be a comprehensive guide if we didn’t include sheet masks. Shiseido‘s Triple Task Mask Set addresses a range of skin issues and will add that fresh glow — the gift that keeps on giving.
