HOW are the holidays here already? I feel like every year it becomes more and more shocking how quickly the holidays sneak up on us. I wasn’t ready to let go of October! But the season is here and it’s time to start thinking about holiday gifts. Need ideas? Look no further, because I’ve found the best holiday, skincare, and cruelty-free beauty gift ideas for all your beauty-loving family and friends!
Cruelty Free Beauty Holiday Gift Guide 2021
The holiday season is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to pick out those perfect gifts for your friends and family. This year why not give them some cruelty-free health and beauty products? Here are some of the best cruelty-free health and beauty gifts you can find in 2021! This year I wanted to focus on some unique gifts for unique people instead of listing everything you can find online with a quick Google search. What do you get for the person who has everything? How about a gift that is ethical and cruelty free? These gifts are guaranteed to make their holidays happy and bright!
The best gift set for the mom who needs to pamper herself
Dermalogica holiday gift sets are always a good idea. But it’s an especially nice gift for the mom in your life who never takes time to pamper herself. She always takes care of the family and everyone else, but not herself. There are many artist-designed Dermalogica gift sets to choose from. In the photo is the Our best clean + shine ($143 value for $95), which comes with full-size versions of my favorite Dermalogica products: PreCleanse, Special Cleansing Gel, and Daily Microfoliant. Our Hydration Heroes The gift set ($115 value for $85) comes with everything mom’s skin needs for winter weather: a full-size Hydro Masque Exfoliant, a travel-size luxury multi-active toner, and a travel-size luxury skin smoothing cream. These are also great value if you want to get your own favorite cruelty-free skin care products.
The best gift for the friend who really needs a spa day
We all have that friend who gives so much to everyone else but never has time to relax at a REALLY nice spa. Give her the gift of a free spa day with one milk + honey gift card! I recently visited milk + honey in Brentwood and can’t say enough good things about this place. It is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. I had an amazing facial which included skin analysis, cleansing, exfoliation, mask, very thorough extractions, toning, a lovely face/neck/shoulder massage and finished off with a good moisturiser.
They also offer massages, eyelash extensions, body treatments, natural nail services, waxing and medical aesthetics services at select locations. The spa has multiple locations in Houston, Fort Worth, and Austin, Texas, as well as their newest location in Los Angeles. If your friend doesn’t live near these locations, consider sending them some beauty products without milk + honey cruelty. The body creams and room sprays are AMAZING!
The best kit for him with all that beautiful hair
If you have a friend with curly hair, I have the perfect gift idea. Cruelty free and vegan hair care brand VERB has many gift sets to choose from (for all hair types). The fixing + shine kit it’s a curly girl’s dream. It’s only $25 and comes with Curl Cream and the cult favorite Ghost Oil. You only need 2-3 drops of this luscious oil on fresh or dry hair to tame frizz and add shine all day without weighing it down. These products work on every variety of curly hair: wavy, curly, coily, fine, thick or natural.
The best gift for a healthy family
With everything going on this year, is there anyone who is NOT thinking more about their health? I know I am. I have had an air filter in almost every room of my house for years. But changing these air filters is expensive and can be loud (especially during Zoom calls for work). When I heard that there was a completely silent air purifier that didn’t need air filters, I was immediately intrigued!
AirFree makes air purifiers that heat and kill 99.99% of fungi, bacteria, viruses, pollen, pet allergens, dust mite allergens and other nasties. So instead of getting stuck in a filter, the airborne pollutants are actually heated to 400 degrees and sterilized (it’s the same idea as boiling water, but no water is needed). The air is then cooled and released so it doesn’t heat up your room. It is ideal for a baby or children’s room.
It is completely silent, there are no filters, it does not release ozone or ions, it is quite small and unobtrusive, it does not consume much power and it does not need maintenance. You just plug it in and let it stay there to clean your air! There are many different models. i received it AirFree P ($299.99 at Bed, Bath & Beyond) to try and I’m a fan! Check out their website here. Maybe you need one for yourself AND one as a gift for a healthy family in your life?
Perfect holiday gift for the aspiring TikTok Makeup Influencer
What do you give someone who loves TikTok and aspires to be a beauty or makeup influencer? One Ilios Beauty Ring illuminated mirror they will make their day! It has five brightness settings, three color modes, a close-up mirror (and optional 10x mirror) and doubles as a ring light! You can remove the mirror, connect the phone to the camera and record video or live stream.
You can even use it for Zoom calls. I like to use the mirror to touch up my face right before a work call and use the lower setting on the ring light to illuminate my face while on camera. The brightest setting is SUPER bright – possibly the brightest mirror/ring light I’ve ever seen! Designed by lighting experts and perfected by celebrity makeup artists, @makeupbymario. Kim Kardashian called it “the best makeup light ever!”
The best gift for the working wife or husband
Got a work friend on your gift list? Maybe you don’t want to go crazy, but want to get them a little something to show your appreciation? First Aid Beauty has the perfect gift at the right price. Theirs Pure Karma The gift ($11) comes with a travel-sized 2 oz deluxe facial cleanser in a super cute gift box that doesn’t even need to be wrapped! I love this cruelty-free facial cleanser because it works for all skin types (really) and leaves my skin feeling refreshed and clean. This cute little dose of pure skin care in a box also makes a great stocking stuffer or Hanukkah gift!
Over the top holiday gifts for the one you love most
The Drunken Elephant Trunk 5.0 ($676 value for $450) is the gift to rule them all! This limited edition set comes in a Drunk Elephant branded Monos carry-on suitcase filled with TEN full size Drunk Elephant skincare products! You get all of this (plus some extra samples): Protini Powerpeptide Resurf Serum, A-Passioni Retinol Cream, C-Firma Fresh Day Serum, TLC Framboos Glycolic Night Serum, B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum, C-Tango Multivitamin Eye Cream, Polypeptide Cream Protini, Lala Retro Whipped Cream, Beste No. Gel Cleanser. 9 and my favorite TLC Sukari Babyfacial! It’s not currently available at Sephora, but you can get it directly from Drunk Elephant or from SpaceNK.
The Trunk 5.0 is obviously a very nice gift, but also a bit expensive. If you’re looking for a slightly more affordable way to give the gift of luxury pampering with Drunk Elephant, check out Saving Face Resurfacing Skincare Kit – The PM Routine ($155 value for $98). This cute little egg-shaped box comes with a full-sized TLC Framboos Glycolic Resurfacing Night Serum, and travel-sized Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser, Protini Polypeptide Moisturizer, and F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial Mask.
There you have it – the best cruelty-free holiday health and beauty gifts I personally would love to receive! These are some of my top picks for 2021. I hope you find something that will work well for your loved ones and give them a little extra pampering during the holidays. Happy shopping!
