9 of the Best Beauty Gifts Under $50, $150 and $250
Sadaf Razi is Adore Beauty's Senior Beauty Editor.
She's a former fashion editor (who worked at various glossy mags) and stylist-turned digital beauty and lifestyle writer. She has been in the lifestyle/media industry for over 10 years and her work has also been featured on international covers like Elle France and Vanity Fair Mexico.
Some of her fave Adore Beauty products include Cicaplast B5, CeraVe Cleansing Oil and Lancôme Renergie Triple Serum.
If you’ve just started your holiday shopping, the Type A part of my personality is a little upset with you, but the Type B part of my personality says, "Friend, chill, we’ve got loads of time, I've got you."
From The Best Beauty Gift Guide to the best Kris Kringle Gifts Under $30, Adore Beauty is every beauty lover’s ultimate holiday gift destination.
And if like me, you need your options neatly organised by budget before your brain can function, consider this your visual guide to stress-free gifting.
Below, you’ll find the Adore Beauty team’s top holiday picks to get you started (and maybe tempt you into a few self-gifts - talking to myself here)
We’d move FAST, between the adorable festive packaging, the limited-edition sets, and the beauty minis (what I buy every year personally to hoard for year-round travel) these goodies tend to disappear quick.
Gifts Under $50
What: A delightfully festive miniature Candle bauble featuring a crowd-pleasing Midnight In Milan Scent.
If your Kris Kringle or Friendmas event comes with a strict under-$30 brief (or the even scarier under-$20 one), and your giftee happens to have impeccable candle taste, consider this your no-brainer “add to cart.”
Features notes of saffron, rise, moss, dry amber and musk.
Think of it as a tiny slice of luxury disguised as a budget-friendly present.
What: The back-by-demand holiday set duo perfect for the peppermint fans.
If I had to give Laneige an A+ in anything it would be curating the best holiday lip sets under $50.
This adorable limited edition set is under $40 and not just the perfect gift for someone else like your lip-obsessed loved one but even for yourself.
I still have my mini Laneige sets from last year tucked into every travel bag I own as well as in my car console. It’s the kind of low-key genius hack you’ll be glad you started, trust me.
What: A luxurious hair reparing range
First of all, I’m buying this limited-edition Wella travel set for the packaging alone. Let’s not pretend we’re above that.
Second, as the president of the Wella Ultimate Repair fan club (read why here), I’m also snapping it up for my soon-to-be-manifested Europe 2026 trip.
Because if there’s one thing travel loves to do, it’s wreaking absolute havoc on your strands that are having fun during the holiday period. And this travel set? I know it’s got my back when it comes to delivering salon-looking hair - which is imperative on holiday.
Gifts Under $150
K18 Future Faves Minis, $84.95
What: A K18 minis set to help deliver soft, strong, smooth, bouncy hair for every hair type, colour, texture + style.
Featuring the famous K18 molecular leave-in treatment and a deeply cleansing shampoo, your recipient is sure to come out with the best looking hair they've ever had, and for that you will surely win the best gift giver award.
What: A luxe fragrnce set featuring all of Lancome's iconic fragrances
When it comes to gifting a scent lover or a loved one like mum, grandma, aunt or sister, you can never go wrong with a fragrance set like this one.
This Lancome gift set features FIVE Lancome mini perfume icons from Idôle to La Vie Est Belle. Summer and holidays never smelled so luxe.
What: A powerful haircare duo to help achieve better hair from the inside out
If I think about what has to be one of the most popular haircare ranges of 2025 or actually the last couple of years, it would be the Redken Bonding concentrate range.
Users including Beauty IQ writer Alicia have remarked on how much they loved the range and the leave in lotion alone garnering over 100 five-star reviews - epic.
Gifts Under $200
What: The perfect haircare gift set to tackle frizz and add shine to lacklustre hair
Dare we say there’s nothing as exciting as receiving a Kerastase haircare holiday gift set? Just as exciting as waiting for the yearly Glasshouse Christmas candle, this luxe haircare set includes:
- Bain Hydra Glaze, 250 ml - A hydra-illuminating shampoo for long hair prone to frizz.
- Fondant Flash Glaze, 250 ml - A gloss enhancing conditioner for long hair prone to frizz.
- Anti Frizz Glaze Milk, 190 ml - An all-in-1 smoothing spray for long hair prone to frizz.
SkinCeuticals Summer Glow, $199 (valued at $282)
What: A dermatologist-recommended collection of four powerhouse formulas designed to protect against environmental damage, deeply hydrate, and restore the skin barrier.
Not mentioning any names (me) but this Skinceuticals Summer Glow set for under $200 would make any skincare lover so happy they will likely name their first born child after you.
The Skinceuticals set (valued at $282) also includes the iconic C E Ferulic, the ultra defence SPF and the Triple Restore moisturiser that will surely be responsible for the bounciest skin you’ve ever seen (we have quite a few AB staffers who can vouch for this) as well as their renovated HA Intensifier which has been known to help soften fine lines.
The perfect present for a serious skin care junkie or a loved one who is ready to level up their skincare game.
Oribe Gold Lust Collection, $180 (valued at $269)
What: Brings together your favourite rejuvenating essentials for softer, more lustrous locks.
You know those brands and products you keep in your wishlist for so long they collect metaphorical dust? That’s me with Oribe haircare products.
As a beauty editor I’m familiar with how gorgeous their products are without having even tried them thanks to industry insiders who swear by Oribe’s cult products (like their gold lust collection), including our Beauty Editor Fran who has stunning locks!
So, if you are my mother, cousin, bestie or even my brother and you’re reading this - wink wink, *cough* *cough* - when I said “I didn’t want any gifts” what I really meant was “Read between the lines I want this iconic Oribe Gold Lust Collection to help revamp my hair routine.”
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