20 Luxury Beauty and Wellness Gifts for Your Pickiest Self-Care Obsessed Friends

From the MC Beauty Team with zero chill.

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I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse, but by proxy of my job, I've developed quite the luxe beauty and wellness routine. Don't get me wrong: there are incredible drugstore staples and reasonably priced gifting moments to seek out this 2026 holiday season. But, if you're in the market to treat someone you really love (or yourself—I'm not here to judge) to a present that screams I-love-you-a-lot-a-lot, well, you've come to the right place.

The MC Beauty Team has tested nearly every skincare splurge, unboxed more gift sets and advent calendars than I care to admit, and put every woo-woo wellness product to the test over the past year. Now that makes us uniquely qualified to bring you the all-time best luxury beauty and wellness gifts. These 20 picks are R&R wrapped up in a bow. Whether it's a reasonably priced little luxury, like a Hermès lip balm (an orange box is always a treat), or a more elaborate present (think: a designer makeup bag), this list has a gift for everyone on your list.

Holiday to-do lists are lengthy, so let me take one thing off your hands by sharing the luxury beauty gifts I'm giving this holiday season.

Best Luxury Beauty and Wellness Gifts

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Hannah Baxter
Beauty Director

Hannah Baxter is the Beauty Director at Marie Claire. She has previously held roles at The Zoe Report, Coveteur, and Bust Magazine, covering beauty, wellness, fashion, and lifestyle. She authors the Marie Claire newsletter Face Forward. Her writing has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Allure, The Cut, Elle, InStyle, Glamour, Air Mail, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Byrdie, Nylon and more.

She is also the founder of Anxiety Beer, a weekly newsletter about the intersection of culture and mental health. In her spare time you can catch her reading too many overdue library books, thrifting, or hanging with her hairless cat, Norman. You can find her on Instagram and TikTok @hannahbaxward.

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