Best Skin-Care Gifts Under $50 | 2020
These Affordable Skin-Care Products Make the Best Holiday Gifts — and They're All $50 or Less
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Clinique is a cult classic for a reason: it's easily tolerable for every skin type. So if your friend checks (and then double checks) the label on the back of every product before buying it, the brand's Best of Clinique Set ($50) is a good bet.
1 Kopari Sugar Cookie Coconut Melt
Who needs to bake any actual sugar cookies over the holiday season when you have this Kopari Sugar Cookie Coconut Melt ($18)? It works as a makeup remover, hair mask, shaving cream, body moisturizer, and undereye cream, to name a few, so the person on the receiving end of this gift is always covered.
2 Herbivore De-Puff + Glow Travel Size Set
We're all about the self-care benefits of jade roller tools, and the Herbivore De-Puff + Glow Travel Size Set ($29, originally $46) contains the chicest one we've seen, plus two bestselling facial oils, so you can ensure your friend who needs a little pick-me-up starts the year off right.
3 Origins Mask Delights Mask Essentials Set
Complete with five different and divine masks, the Origins Mask Delights Mask Essentials Set ($20) will restore skin in no time. It has everything from an intensive overnight mask to a 10-minute rescue mask.
4 Herbivore Botanicals Pink Cloud Creamy Jelly Cleanser
If your giftee is striving for clean and healthy skin, the Herbivore Botanicals Pink Cloud Creamy Jelly Cleanser ($22) won't disappoint. With a mixture of rose and coconut water, it cleanses without stripping you of your natural oils.
5 Tropical Set Sephora Collection
Know someone who loves a good face mask? (No, not the kind we've all been talking about in recent months.) This Tropical Set Sephora Collection ($12) contains five fruity formulas that address everything from pores to blemishes to oil.
6 Herbivore Exfoliate + Glow Head to Toe Self Care Trio
Your friend's scalp, face, and body will be covered with the scrubs in this Herbivore Exfoliate + Glow Head to Toe Self Care Trio ($42).
7 Glossier Futuredew
Formulated from plant-based extracts, the Glossier Futuredew ($24) is great for beauty beginners. This long-wear product is easy to apply and keeps skin looking and feeling good for hours on end.
8 CC+ Cream With SPF 50+ Customizable Value Set
This CC+ Cream With SPF 50+ Customizable Value Set ($40) is a steal. It features a full-size CC+ Cream in the shade of their choice along with the Secret Sauce Anti-Aging Moisturizer, primer, and more.
9 Glow Recipe Glowing Skin Trio
The Glow Recipe Glowing Skin Trio ($42) makes a great intro to the brand with a moisturizer, eye mask, and cleanser all joining forces inside.
10 Youth To The People The Power of Three Holiday Kit
Youth To The People The Power of Three Holiday Kit ($44) makes clean, moisturized skin as easy as one, two, three.
11 First Aid Beauty All That FAB
There are four full-size skin-care treats (and a mini cleanser) in this First Aid Beauty All That FAB ($49) gift kit, which totals $127 in value.
12 Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm
For the natural beauty enthusiast, this Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Removing Cleansing Balm ($34) works double-duty as both a makeup remover and a cleanser.
13 Laneige Water Wonderland
Faces will be refreshed with the masks, mist, and moisture cream found in this Laneige Water Wonderland ($39) kit.
14 Saturday Skin No Bad Days Set
They've probably already tried all the fun, flat-lay-friendly products from the brand, but this Saturday Skin No Bad Days Set ($39) makes it easy to re-create that magic all at once.
15 Soft Moisture Mask
Simple yet effective is the name of this Soft Moisture Mask ($36) game. The creamy treatment softens and hydrates skin, without any of the fuss.
16 Versed The Big Chill Winter Unwind Skincare Gift Set
Cute, kitschy, and a good value? It doesn't get much better than the Versed The Big Chill Winter Unwind Skincare Gift Set ($17), which comes with a mini vat of the brand's clarifying serum and eye mask, plus a cooling tool to massage it onto skin — for less than $20.
17 Loli Beauty Welcome Kit, Hydrate + Glow
For the person who loves concocting skin elixirs from whatever they can find in their kitchen cabinet, the Loli Beauty Welcome Kit, Hydrate + Glow ($38) brings that same exact energy. It comes with a mini matcha coconut paste that you can mix with water from your sink or its lavender water (with none other than the included stir stick and bowl, of course) and apply as a mask. Follow it with the soothing serum and hydrating cream, and voila — a perfect DIY spa night.
18 First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oat & Hemp Seed Dry Oil
Oatmeal and cannabis work together to make this First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oat & Hemp Seed Dry Oil ($30) a winning combo. The oil restores moisture to skin, meaning their face will look supple and glowy all day long.
19 Aesthetic Hydration Cosmetics AHC Facial Cleanser
Complete with ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and minerals, the Aesthetic Hydration Cosmetics AHC Facial Cleanser ($14, originally $20) is light, effective, and so affordable.
20 Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème
If dark circles are your friend's main beauty concern, this Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème ($39) will fix that in no time. Potent vitamin C helps to fade the color of dark circles over time while yellow pigments work to instantly camouflage shadows after just one swipe.
21 La Mer The Treatment Lotion Hydrating Mask
Give someone the gift of hydration with this luxurious La Mer The Treatment Lotion Hydrating Mask ($25).
22 Sephora Collection Holy Sheet!
Rubber, paper, clay — it doesn't matter the vehicle of face mask at hand, your friend is always wearing one. With the massive Sephora Collection Holy Sheet! Set ($48), which boasts a whopping 14 skin-care treatments for every inch of your body, including but not limited to your hands, face, and feet, you can ensure they never run out.
23 Glossier Hydrating Face Moisturizer
The Glossier Hydrating Face Moisturizer ($22) is lightweight and buildable so they can add as much or as little as they need to their skin depending on the day. It features an anti-redness complex that soothes skin as well as an oxygenating agent that gives skin a dewy finish.
24 Kiehl's Merry Masking Set
You can't go wrong with the three cult-favorite face masks in the Kiehl's Merry Masking Set ($40) — the Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Mask, Turmeric & Cranberry Seed Radiance Mask, and Avocado Nourishing Hydration Mask — but buying this gift set also helps provide 10 meals for Feeding America, a nonprofit network of food banks across the country. For your eco-friendly friend, you can also feel good about the packaging: each set is made with 100 percent recyclable materials with zero new plastics.
25 KylieSkin Hydrating Face Mask
Any Kardashian-Jenner fan will love the KylieSkin Hydrating Face Mask ($34), which claims to reduce puffiness while leaving skin hydrated.
26 Clinique Best of Clinique Set
Clinique is a cult classic for a reason: it's easily tolerable for every skin type. So if your friend checks (and then double checks) the label on the back of every product before buying it, the brand's Best of Clinique Set ($50) is a good bet.
27 Kora Organics Noni Glow Sleeping Mask
Slathering on the Kora Organics Noni Glow Sleeping Mask ($48) before bedtime ensures a brighter, softer complexion the next morning.
28 Milk Makeup Matcha Detoxifying Face Mask
The Milk Makeup Matcha Detoxifying Face Mask ($26) is the ultimate travel necessity. Not only does the mask's ingredients clear clogged, jet-lagged skin, but its packaging is mess-free.
29 Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask
The Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask ($48) will restore hydration into anyone's skin.
30 Hey Dewy Portable Facial Humidifier
The Hey Dewy Portable Facial Humidifier ($39) can run up to 10 hours to keep skin feeling extra hydrated — even in winter.
31 Innisfree Pore Clearing Clay Mask With Super Volcanic Clusters
Innisfree Pore Clearing Clay Mask With Super Volcanic Clusters ($15) is loaded with volcano ash, which soaks up oil and dislodges any gunk from pores. It also has the faintest eucalyptus scent, which leaves skin feeling and smelling fresh and clean.
32 Rael Collagen Plump + Smooth 5-Pack Facial Sheet Masks
Stick one of these Rael Collagen Plump + Smooth 5-Pack Facial Sheet Masks ($16) in each of your friend's or family's stocking stuffer.
33 Mario Badescu Seaweed Night Cream
For your friend who loves the spa (but hasn't been able to get to one this year), we recommend gifting the Mario Badescu Seaweed Night Cream ($22).
34 Peace Out Puffy Undereye Patches
The Peace Out Puffy Undereye Patches ($25) are made from a slimy bio-cellulose material that is drenched in passion fruit extract to depuff, ice plant stem cells to boost collagen, and betaine, a sugar beet extract that soothes inflammation.
35 Herbivore Pink Clay Gentle Soap Bar
This Herbivore Pink Clay Gentle Soap Bar ($12) isn't just a great stocking stuffer; it's also duo-purpose, and can be used on both the face and body.
36 Youth To the People Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask
If you know someone with dry skin, the creamy Youth To the People Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask ($48) is a must have. Its texture feels like butter on the skin, and will even out almost anyone's skin tone.
37 Clear Skin Days by Sephora Collection Clarifying Cleanser + Mask
This Clear Skin Days by Sephora Collection Clarifying Cleanser + Mask ($11) does double duty, making it an absolute necessity in a skin-care routine.
38 Mario Badescu Mini Must-Haves Set
Any Mario Badescu user will love the products in the Mario Badescu Mini Must-Haves Set ($22).
39 Saturday Skin Quench Intense Hydration Masks
Uneven skin tone and texture are no match for these Saturday Skin Quench Intense Hydration Masks ($30 for five).
40 Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Sleeping Mask
The Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Sleeping Mask ($50) is a two-step overnight mask. The first step, a cooling gel, leaves skin feeling refreshed while calming down irritation with rose water. The second, a silky cream, locks in the moisture.
41 Mario Badescu Brightening Kit
Give someone you know the radiant glow they've always wanted with the Mario Badescu Brightening Kit ($38).
42 Derma E Vitamin C Instant Radiance Citrus Facial Peel
Know someone who could use an instant pick-me-up? Look no further than the Derma E Vitamin C Instant Radiance Citrus Facial Peel ($24).
43 Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser
A single use of the Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser ($32) and they'll fall in love — it's that good.
44 Thayers Alcohol-Free Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner With Aloe Vera
This Thayers Alcohol-Free Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner With Aloe Vera ($8) is the top-rated skin-care product on Amazon. With a soft rosy scent, this gentle toner will help clear skin of buildup and debris.
45 The New New Age Skin Food Body Lotion
Everyone will notice the glow that comes with the The New New Age Skin Food Body Lotion ($25).
46 Honest Beauty Magic Gel-to-Milk Cleanser
Jessica Alba fans (or anyone who just wants a clean, effective face wash in their skin-care routine): this Honest Beauty Magic Gel-to-Milk Cleanser ($15) is for you.
47 Farmacy Honey Drop Lightweight Moisturizer
Formulated with locally grown ingredients, the Farmacy Honey Drop Lightweight Moisturizer ($45) has a creamy, decadent texture that leaves skin soft and supple — without any stickiness.
48 Honest Beauty Organic Beauty Facial Oil
The Honest Beauty Organic Beauty Facial Oil ($28) is so lightweight, they'll forget they have anything on.
49 Summer Fridays Overtime Mask
Perfect for long work weeks, the vitamin-packed Summer Fridays Overtime Mask ($44) uses vitamins A, K, and C to brighten skin.
50 Freck Beauty Foreclay Cactus Clay Mask
The Freck Beauty Foreclay Cactus Clay Mask ($22) gives anyone a refreshing boost.
