Holiday Beauty Gifts for $10 or Less

Jillian McCoy
'Tis the season to give gifts, but our pockets aren't always as deep as we'd like. Despite the deep discounts offered, many holiday gifts are still too expensive to give. This is especially true with beauty goodies, such as perfumes that cost into the hundreds per ounce and costly professional styling tools. Despite the high cost of beauty products in general, there are still plenty of inexpensive holiday gifts for the beauty junkie on your list. Look below for a few such holiday beauty gifts, for $10 or less each.

Holiday Beauty Gifts Under $10

Gift Sets - Bath & Body Works, $10

Bath & Body Works is a popular source for scented shower gels, bubble baths and other pampering goods. They offer dozens of scents (some seasonal, others year-round) from sweet to spicy to shower fresh, ensuring a fit for everyone on your shopping list. Among their most popular fragrances are Warm Vanilla Sugar, a vanilla and sandalwood blend that's perfect for winter wear, and the sexy floriental Japanese Cherry Blossom.

With multiple products available for each scent, Bath & Body Works is an easy place to overspend. For those on a budget, check out their gift sets. Packaged in cute shower caddies or cellophane bags are suites of products in a particular scent for $10 and up. Snap up a TSA-compliant travel size set that includes shower gel, body spray and body lotion, or find full-sized pairs of your favorite products. Though special sets are offered during the holidays, Bath & Body Works also sell budget-friendly gift sets all year round.

Holiday Beauty Gifts Under $10

e.l.f. Shimmering Eyeliner Set - e.l.f., $10

e.l.f. cosmetics (short for "eyes lips face") is one of the hottest brands for budget cosmetics. Offering products that compete with drugstore and high-end competitors, this is definitely a company to look toward when you need to stretch your beauty buck. For the holiday season, e.l.f. has offered up a set of shimmering metallic eyeliners. Ranging from glitter-flecked neutrals to glitzy brights, these 9 liners are perfect for adding a little pop to the eyes. Each liner's cap is also a sharpener, and the set also comes with a travel compact mirror. e.l.f.'s products can be ordered direct from their website, but you can also save on shipping by checking your local Target.

Holiday Beauty Gifts Under $10

TRIM Fuchsia Trim 9-ct. Deluxe Nail Care Set - Target, $4.99

This 9-piece nail care set includes all the tools you need for pretty, well-groomed nails. Among the tools included are both fingernail and toenail clippers, a file, manicure scissors and a pair of orangewood sticks. The entire set fits neatly into a purple zippered compact, both for easy storage and to avoid having to search for the clippers when it's time to trim. This is an ideal holiday gift for recessionistas who have had to give up their biweekly mani-pedi to save some extra cash. At less than $5, you can also include a bottle of inexpensive nail polish (or a trio from e.l.f.) and/or some moisturizing lotion and still spend less than $10.

Holiday Beauty Gifts Under $10

Soapendipity Jack Frost Sugar Scrub - Etsy, $5.00

Sugar scrubs are popular beauty products, due to their ability to exfoliate and soften skin without being overly harsh. This scrub from Etsy shop Soapendipity comes in a frosty holiday light blue, and smells like "a wintry blend of mint, pine and a touch of vanilla." As a bonus, the Jack Frost Sugar Scrub appears to come in a clear jar, making it easy to dress up with ribbon or homemade labels for personalized gift giving. At $5 for 4 ounces, this sugar scrub is less expensive than most scrubs you'd find - even in the drugstore. That leaves some extra cash for a hand mitt or loofah, to help your gift recipient polish those hard-to-reach areas. There's also an 8 ounce jar of Jack Frost Sugar Scrub available for $9, but beware that shipping costs will bring the price to over $10.

These are just a few examples of the beauty bargains ready to be snapped up as holiday gifts for the glamazons on your shopping list. Head to discount department stores, shop online or check your local beauty supply for more budget-friendly holiday beauty gift ideas.

Published by Jillian McCoy

I'm a freelance writer and college student based in Philadelphia. Though I'll write just about anything as a "pen for hire," I specialize in short-form content written for the web. Some of my favorite subj...  View profile

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  • leroy coffie12/8/2010

    actually excellent ideas for teen girls, will go nice with the Evan Longoria Jersey for my teenager

  • Darren Koobs12/5/2010

    I love these recommendations. I could get one of the Mason Pearson brushes you recommended in the other article, and then add one of these as something extra.

  • Marie Saxton12/3/2010

    Great ideas for my teen girls, thanks for the list.

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