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Holiday Gift Guide 2021: Best Gifts for Skin Care Lovers

by LovelySkin|November 11, 2021
Holiday Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Skin Care Lovers on Any Budget

If you’re ready to start holiday shopping, we’ve got some good news for you: The best gifts for skin care lovers can be found at any price point here at LovelySkin. Whether you’re looking for a slew of wallet-friendly options for each of Hanukkah’s eight nights or a big blowout gift to put under the tree, we’ve rounded up a collection of festive favorites ripe for gift-giving this holiday season. Whether you’d like to save or splurge—or maybe a little of both—here are sixteen of the best gifts for skin care lovers this holiday season.

Gifts for skin care lovers under $25

Cela Essential Balm and Creme de la Creme Duo

Cela Essential Balm and Creme de la Creme Duo

This duet of body treatments makes for an especially pampering gift for skin care lovers. It contains Cela’s Essential Balm, a solid-to-liquid body oil, along with Cela’s Creme de la Creme, a moisturizing body cream, that together provide your best bet for softening and soothing dry, cracked skin. Plus, both products feature a pleasing scent of lavender, bergamot, grapefruit and orange that you or your gift recipient will love.

Jane Iredale Magic Mitt

Jane Iredale Magic Mitt

In a high-tech world, we love a low-tech beauty tool! This cleansing mitt is knitted with special microfibers that help penetrate oil films when combined with warm water, to sweep away unwanted dirt, makeup and debris from the skin without the need for a separate cleanser. It gently exfoliates as you use it, leaving clean, refreshed skin behind. You can choose from two colors: the limited-edition Dazzle & Shine (a sugar plum-like purple hue) and Original Pink (a soft shade of peachy-pink).

patchology All the Feels MoodMask Trio

patchology All the Feels MoodMask Trio

Face masks make the best gifts for skin care lovers—they’re ultra-pampering and all wrapped up in pretty packaging that’s sure to please! This trio contains three masks: Get Dewy With It (for hydration with hyaluronic acid, honey and prickly pear), Just Let It Glow (for skin radiance with niacinamide and seaberry) and The Good Fight (for acne control with tea tree oil and willow bark extract). At $15 for three masks, this is just the right price point for an office gift exchange or an easy stocking stuffer.

FixMySkin 1% Hydrocortisone Healing Body Balm

FixMySkin 1% Hydrocortisone Healing Body Balm

Give the gift of healing for winter-worn skin with this medicated body balm made with 1% hydrocortisone, shea butter and cocoa butter. “FixMySkin helps so many conditions, from chapped lips and dry skin to skin irritation from conditions such as eczema and psoriasis,” says board-certified dermatologist and LovelySkin CEO Dr. Joel Schlessinger, who developed this balm with his son, Dr. Daniel Schlessinger. “It even helps bug bites and poison ivy.” With its ability to multitask, it's no wonder this body balm is a must-have gift for skin care lovers of all kinds.

Gifts for skin care lovers under $50

Alpha-H Winter Skin Hydration Kit

Alpha-H Winter Skin Hydration Kit

A three-piece skin care set for under $35? Yes, please! This winter facial care kit contains everything your skin care-obsessed pal needs to stay fresh-faced all season long. It features Alpha-H’s Vitamin B Serum to help maintain the skin’s natural moisture barrier as well as Hyaluronic 8, a hydrating serum with PrimalHyal Ultrafiller, which is designed to mimic the firming effect of dermal fillers. Rounding out the trio is Essential Hydration Cream, the ultimate soother for dry, irritated skin. “Almost everyone can benefit from a little extra hydration during the winter months,” Dr. Schlessinger says. All packed up in a bright floral box, this makes such a fun gift for skin care lovers on your list this year.

Sunday Riley Jewel Box

Sunday Riley Jewel Box

Sampler sets make the best gifts for skin care lovers—what better way to experiment with new-to-you products, like these from Sunday Riley? This $36 holiday gift set has a $64 value, with three products inside: a cult-favorite lactic acid treatment to exfoliate away dull skin (Good Genes), a brightening vitamin C serum (C.E.O.) and a calming overnight treatment (Luna Sleeping Night Oil) to zap redness and plump skin.

Peter Thomas Roth Pore Perfecting Pair

Peter Thomas Roth Pore Perfecting Pair

Your skin care-obsessed pal will squeal with glee when they see the full-sized bestsellers in this skin-perfecting set from Peter Thomas Roth. The Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel and Max Complexion Correction Pads both work to clear clogged pores and boost cellular turnover using salicylic and glycolic acids. This cleanser also helps brighten with citrus extracts, while the correction pads provide soothing relief with aloe vera and chamomile flower extract.

Glo Skin Beauty Eye Renewal Ritual Kit

Glo Skin Beauty Eye Renewal Ritual Kit

The delicate skin around the eyes deserves some TLC, and this eye care kit definitely delivers just that. The C-Shield Eye Restore Hydrator helps soften crow’s feet with a peptide- and antioxidant-rich formula, while the Phyto-Active Eye Serum is designed to help firm skin and improve the appearance of dark circles. Topping off this set is the Glo Cooling Wand, a soothing metal tool that can be used to apply both products and reduce puffiness.

Gifts for skin care lovers under $100

BABOR Advent Calendar 2021

BABOR Advent Calendar 2021

This is the gift that keeps on giving, literally! Open a door on this advent calendar each day of December leading up to Christmas and find a tiny BABOR ampoule inside. We won’t give away all of the surprises, but the treats inside range from Hydra Plus (a powerful hyaluronic acid serum) to Perfect Glow (an illuminating highlighter) to Active Night (an anti-aging overnight treatment).

Dermalogica Your Best Cleanse + Glow Trio

Dermalogica Your Best Cleanse + Glow Trio

The name of this skin care set really says it all: These three products thoroughly cleanse and exfoliate your skin, leaving it glowing and feeling fresh. Start with Dermalogica Precleanse, a cleansing oil that helps dissolve even the most stubborn waterproof eye makeup, and follow up with the Special Cleansing Gel, which removes excess oil and sweeps away acne-causing bacteria. Last but not least is the Daily Microfoliant, a rice-based exfoliant to gently but effectively buff away built-up cells that contribute to dull-looking skin.

Avene Radiance Reveal Routine

Avene Radiance Reveal Routine

Brighten a friend or family member’s holiday season with this gift set from Avene that’s all about revealing radiant skin. “Avene’s products are suitable for even the most sensitive skin types, making this kit a safe option for anyone on your list,” Dr. Schlessinger says. First up, there’s RetrinAL 0.1 Intensive Cream and RetrinAL EYES, which both help smooth wrinkles with peptides and retinaldehyde, a relative to retinol that helps curb the formation of wrinkles. Next, the A-OXitive SOS Antioxidant Sheet Mask and A-OXitive Antioxidant Defense Serum help defend against damaging free radicals with vitamin C and E. Also included is Avene’s Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover, a hydrating gel cleanser that’s safe for contact lens wearers.

Eminence Beyond Organic Discovery Set

Eminence Beyond Organic Discovery Set

Have someone on your list who gravitates toward all things organic? You can pamper them with this duet of full-sized products from Eminence, an organic skin care line from Hungary. The Facial Recovery Oil, which Eminence has dubbed “liquid gold” for its toning and hydrating properties, contains clary sage to help balance oil production and ylang ylang to calm and balance skin. As a complement, the Bearberry Eye Repair Cream is designed to help brighten undereye skin with antioxidant-rich bearberry, red clover and parsley seed extracts.

Luxury gifts for skin care lovers

SkinCeuticals Post-Chemical Peel System

SkinCeuticals Post-Chemical Peel System

Products from medical-grade skin care line SkinCeuticals are no doubt on the holiday wish lists of many this season. This four-piece boxed set covers all the basics of post-procedure care after a chemical peel, from SkinCeuticals Glycolic Renewal Cleanser for an effective daily cleanse to Sheer Physical UV Defense Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 to protect delicate post-peel skin from the sun. It also includes Phloretin CF Antioxidant Vitamin C Discoloration Serum, a daily antioxidant serum, and Glycolic 10 Renew Overnight Exfoliating Treatment. This serum and night cream team up to improve texture, fade discoloration and lessen the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Merry & Bright FaceWare Pro Set

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Merry & Bright FaceWare Pro Set

Any skin care lover would be floored to unwrap this gift set of goodies from Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare. The centerpiece of this skin care kit is the DRx SpectraLite FaceWare Pro, an innovative face mask works to help stimulate collagen production with red light and zaps acne-causing bacteria with blue light, resulting in clearer, younger-looking skin. Also included in this set are three skin-smoothing sidekicks: Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum, Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Texture Renewal Serum and Alpha Beta Extra Strength Daily Peel.

NuFACE Trinity Magical Results Set

NuFACE Trinity Magical Results Set

The NuFACE Trinity is one of the most coveted skin care devices out there thanks to its ability to improve the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and sagging skin with microcurrent technology. This set includes a limited-edition Platinum Shimmer Trinity device as well as a hydrating gel activator, applicator brush and travel case.

LovelySkin Luxe Daily Care Kit

LovelySkin Luxe Daily Care Kit

If the skin care lover in your life has been curious about LovelySkin LUXE, the innovative skin care line developed by board-certified dermatologist and LovelySkin CEO Dr. Joel Schlessinger, then the holidays are just the right time to make an introduction. This daily skin care kit has everything needed to cleanse, treat and hydrate normal to oily or acne-prone skin, including LovelySkin LUXE Clarifying Gel Cleanser, Exfoliating Gel, Toner Mist and Mattifying Antioxidant Moisturizer. “The powerhouse for all four of these products is afaLUXE™, which helps improve the natural moisture factor in the skin while exfoliating at the same time,” Dr. Schlessinger says. “ It even improves the skin's barrier, which protects from aging.”

On the hunt for more ideas for holiday season gift-giving? You can shop more gifts for skin care lovers in our holiday gift guide.

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