Budget-Friendly Holiday Gifting Ideas Under $100, $50, $40, $30 and $20
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.
It’s time to start getting serious about your Christmas gifting ideas under $100.
Whether it’s your holiday gifting for friends, colleagues, family, teachers or your Kris Kringle gift for Sheryl in IT (the list goes on), you’ve come to the right place.
We know time is a luxury especially this close to Christmas.
No one has time to be scouring online for hours with fifty tabs open or running around to ten different stores looking for a dated soap hamper (not this year Sheryl).
Luckily, Adore Beauty is always happy to step in as your one-stop-shop for all the cutest and best holiday gifts and sets under $100 you’ve ever seen! (I’ve seen them IRL guys - they’re ca-uuute).
We’ve also assembled some great picks under $50, $40, $30 and $20 because we understand everyone has different budgets.
So if you're still stuck on ideas don't stress - we’ve done all the hard work so you don’t have to!
Below, we’ve rounded up a curated list (with the help of our AB Staffers) to get you started so you can just add to cart without thinking too much or leaving your couch!
Holiday Gifts Under $100.
What Adore Beauty Staffer Liz is adding to cart:
"For under $100, the Glasshouse Fragrances Car Fragrance Gift Set is the perfect gift for your mate who's a bit too obsessed with her car.
It contains a shiny black car diffuser alongside 2 scent disk refills - one for Christmas, and one for summer - and then the cutest snowglobe keychain.
Bonus points that it's in funky triangle packaging - so they'll never be able to figure out what it is once it's wrapped under the tree!"
What Adore Beauty Staffer Sadaf is adding to cart:
"To all my friends, family and my dog’s grandma (mum that’s you if you’re reading this), please add this to your cart immediately.
As one of the thousands of people who can’t shower without the sensorial experience of the L'Occitane almond shower oil, this would be my under $100 pick.
It comes with the hand cream but most importantly a 100ml size of the L’Occitane Almond Milk Concentrate - and do I really need to say any more besides I’m going to smell amazing all year?"
What Adore Beauty Staffer Laura is adding to cart:
"Alllll my favourite tools in one kit plus a huge makeup bag! Such a great gift (and one I'll also be gifting myself)."
Other Under $100 holiday gift ideas:
Jurlique Iconic Collection
Icons make iconic holiday sets. Know a Jurlique lover who has dry skin? Packed in this charming gift box, give them the hydration boost and skin refresh they need with this trio of best-sellers that include: Jurlique Activating Water Essence, Replenishing Day Cream and the Rosewater Balancing Mist.
The Jojoba Company Firming & Radiance
Another holiday box of best-sellers for $80. Certified organic and Australian-made. If someone in your life still hasn’t experienced the famous Jojoba Co. range - you’re about to help them step into the new year with radiant, glowy skin. Comes with: The Ultimate Serum, Youth Potion and the GOAT - Australian Jojoba ‘oil’.
Holiday Gifts Under $50.
What Adore Beauty Staffer Liz is adding to cart:
"Compagnie de Provence Pretty Hands Trio is the ultimate "what-to-bring-when-you're-told-not-to-bring-a-thing" gift - for teachers, babysitters, Mother's group, neighbours...whoever!
It's a trio of divine french hand creams, and the Fig of Provence in particular is utterly stunning!"
What Adore Beauty Staffer Laura is adding to cart:
"The CIRCA Gingerbread Cookies Soy Candle smells AMAZING - Perfect to buy early and have lit for December to get the festive vibes going!"
Other Under $50 holiday gift ideas:
Juliette Has A Gun Discovery Set - Ode to Dullness
Discovery sets are the perfect gifts year round but especially this time of year. If you know someone who is still looking for a unique, signature scent, this is the perfect way to introduce them to a host of captivating smells before they invest in a big bottle!
Davroe CURLiICUE Travel Pack
All your curly hair pals want is a cute Christmas pack that will detangle, cleanse and nourish their beautiful coils over summer. Valued at $67, this gift pack includes: Davroe CURLiCUE Cleansing Clay Shampoo Travel Size 100ml, Davroe CURLiCUE Deep Conditioning Rinse Conditioner Travel Size 100ml, Davroe Body & Face Cleansing Gel 100ml, Davroe CURLiCUE Curl Balm Travel Size 50ml and the Davroe CURLiCUE Curl Activator Travel Size 75ml all for $49.95.
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Holiday Gifts Under $40.
What Adore Beauty Staffer Jas is adding to cart:
"For my bestie, I’m picking up this glow-getting gift set from Ole Henriksen.
She’s been searching for an illuminating under-eye cream and hydrating moisturiser that plays well with makeup, so this pack is a no-brainer.
It includes two of my favourite products from the Scandi brand in mini editions – the perfect overnight bag size so she and her beautiful skin can fly back home to Melbourne and see me, hehe."
More Under $40 holiday gift ideas:
NAK Hair Holiday Mini Quad Bonbon Hydrate
Perfect for the hair lover in your life especially those dealing with dry or coloured hair who need a streamlined set to revive their tresses. Travel-friendly too so if you know someone jetting away for the holidays, this is the perfect gift!
Ultra Violette Lil Pout Protecters
I know I don't have to convince anyone why this is one of the best gifts to receive and I dare you not to add an extra one to cart for yourself. 3 tinted lips balms with SPF protection to nourish the pout for $40? Say no more.
Holiday Gifts Under $30.
What Adore Beauty Staffer Laura is adding to cart:
"This has two mini nail polishes in classic neutrals so a perfect little KK gift or stocking stuffer." - Laura.
What Adore Beauty Staffer Kate is adding to cart:
"My 13yr old daughter has had her eye on the Laneige sleeping mask in Berry so this is the perfect stocking filler for her and she can stop trying to steal mine!"
More Under $30 holiday gift ideas:
Kitsch X elf Satin Heatless Set - Candy Cane
Heatless curls had a huge viral monment thanks to their less damaging effects on the hair and now you can get them in cute Christmas versions. We know the summer festivities means friends and family don't have time to do their hair when they're too busy being merry. This is the perfect solution. No fuss, pop them in overnight and wake up with party-ready locks.
philosophy glowing days ahead skincare set
Techincally this $2 over our under $30 budget, but extra two bucks is a thousand percent worth it when we're talking a travel-sized philosophy skincare set that includes hydrating and skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E.
Holiday Gifts Under $20.
What Adore Beauty Staffer Sadaf is adding to cart:
"My aunty is hosting a little early Christmas dinner so I'm going to pop this on her table, it's the perfect dinner, Christmas party, Kris Kringle or even Friendmas gift!"
More under $20 holiday gift ideas:
Designer Brands Treat Yo'self Complexion Kit
For the makeup lovers in your life who are in need of some new tools, this brush and sponge set ensures a seamless base application all wrapped up in a cute Christmas kit. Perfect for liquid powder blushes, foundations, highlighters and creams.
CIRCA Wick Trimmer
If I had a Kris Kringle that had a $20 budget this is what I'd ask for. If you're tired of reaching down your candle jar with scissors trying to trim your wicks on a weird angle this handy trimmer is the answer. This essential candle care accessory has an angled design to reach into even almost empty candles. With a 7mm thick base that ensures your wicks are always trimmed to the perfect length. Rounded plates catch the removed wick ends, so your candle is always in top condition.
$15.96$19.95
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Gifting a loved one who is travelling for the holidays with a cult cleansing balm is an icon move and one their face will very much appreciate. The Alpha-H luxurious balm-to-oil cleanser melts away makeup, SPF, dirt, and impurities without stripping or drying the skin. I'll take two thanks.
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