17 Gift Ideas for Beauty and Wellness Obsessives

Soft Services’ Theraplush hand cream was our readers top beauty gift of 2024, and we suspect it take first place again this year. To make it even more enticing, the wellness brand partnered with the fragrance house DedCool for a gorgeous collab worthy of gifting to all of your girlfriends. The lotion has the same formula we all know and love (packed with retinol, colloidal oatmeal, and panthenol) that repairs and restores hardworking hands. The perfume adds a clean and subtly sensual scent without being overwhelming, but because it’s a limited-edition collab, we’re expecting it to sell out fast. Grab it now while you still can!

Ring the alarm: this gift set is valued for over $600, but it costs less than $100. There are nine (yes, nine!) full-sized products, including Esteé Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair Serum, its bestselling eye cream for lightening dark under eye circles, and two limited edition lipsticks. Cop it now for all of the beauty experts and skincare newbies alike on your list.

Red lipstick is the easiest way to maximize your look with minimal effort. And who else does it like Chanel? Even better than the actual makeup might be the vanity bag it comes in, which mimics the French atelier’s iconic tweed jacket.

Treat your loved one to a trip to Paris without paying for airfare. This luxurious solid perfume will transport them to the lively Belle Époque with a scent that evokes delicate florals and fresh accents of tart fruit. It’s housed in a stunning ceramic case too, so it looks as beautiful as it smells.

If you’re looking for a gift that delivers effortless beauty, this Jones Road kit is the pick. This exclusive set includes five essentials designed to give your loved one a healthy, radiant glow for the holiday season and beyond — no fancy tools required. Seriously, everything is designed to apply with your fingers so you’re always left with a fresh, luminous finish. 

This candle set is a storybook fantasy! Complete with three votive candles and housed in a faux book package, this gift is so gorgeous, they’ll want to display it on their mantle.

Few brands out there are making body care like Salt & Stone. This set features all of the brands bestsellers — a body wash, lotion, skin mist, and deodorant — in scents unlike anything you’d find at your typical drugstore. That’s what the brand is known for: Delicate, luxurious products that don’t irritate skin, with intoxicating notes of eucalyptus, basil, neroli, and more.

Does your loved one want skin like Kate Hudson, Eva Mendes, or Jessica Alba? Well, this set might help them get there. Each of those celebrities use and sing the praises of Eve Lom’s cleansers, known for being gentle yet effective. It’s a pricey investment, but you can use the code HOLIDAY35 at Dermstreet to get 35 percent off.

EADAM is beauty insiders’ favorite lip balm. It’s healing, plumping, but most importantly, not sticky. The newest shade is named after France’s most famous pastry — the croissant — and it has a slight gold shimmer and a subtle scent of buttery goodness.

Someone on your list who loves to stay up all night waiting for Santa to arrive? Encourage them to get to bed with Moon Juice’s potent magnesium beverage, which can aid in better and deeper sleep. This holiday edition set comes with a handblown glass and a cherry stirrer, so they can make themselves a drink as soon as they open the gift.

At only $18, this travel-sized gift set is ideal for both your BFF and a coworker you hardly know. It’s tiny, but mighty, featuring L’OCCITANE’s bestsellers that are so universally loved, it’ll be a hit no matter who gets it at the white elephant party.

Buying someone a singular perfume can be risky if you don’t know their preferred scent profiles. After all, someone who only wears gourmonds might be horrified to receive a sickly sweet rose perfume. Avoid the mistake with Harlem Parfum’s discovery set, which allows them to test-drive six beautifully balanced samples before having to commit to a full bottle.

At-home spa days should be relaxing, but also fun. Add some pep in their routine with this playful grouping of accessories that will keep their hair away from their face and water from dripping down their arms.

Although advent calendars are typically given before the holidays, we don’t think anyone would make a fuss to receive this day of. Complete with 24 shower steamers, then can use any of them to their heart’s content well into 2026!

Here’s an acrylic mirror that is so pretty, your recipient will look forward to reapplying their lipstick or checking their hair. If you want to go the extra mile, make sure to snag the matching hand-painted comb and brush, too.

When it comes to wellness technology, nothing has swept the industry quite like red light therapy. It works to help address wrinkles, but it also has pain-relieving properties. This device is meant to wear on the lower back, and tons of reviewers state it helped soothe chronic back pain from slipped disks and other injuries. In addition to red light, it also has heat and vibration settings, so it’s essentially a wearable physical therapist.

This gift set is made of five-minute face dreams. Including a full-sized mascara and a mini lip crayon and multistick, it has everything one would need for a quick and pretty pick-me-up.

Yes, Quince makes perfume now, too. True to Quince’s low-price, high-quality promise, their scent collection is reminiscent of brands six times the price. This one has a more rugged vibe — think fiery sandalwood softened with a touch of iris, cardamom, and musk.