Gift Guide: 25 of the Best Self-Care Gifts to Make Anyone Feel Pampered

As a beauty editor, I’ve tested and evaluated the products in this year’s self-care gifts from a range of brands. These are my top picks:

Skincare

• Peter Thomas Roth Eyes In the Sky
• Patchology Holiday Self-Care Kit
• StackedSkincare Ice Roller
• Skin Gym Rose Quartz Workout Set

Bath & Body

• Herbivore Calm + Detox Soaking Bath Salts
• Maude Tub Kit
• By Rosie Jane Calm the F*ck Down Everyday Body Wash

Fragrance & Aromatherapy

• Vitruvi White Stone Bundle
• The Nue Co. Water Therapy
• Homesick Cozy Sweater Candle

Hair

• Crown Affair The Healthy Hair Set
• Act+Acre Scalp Gua Sha
• Shhhowercap The Shower Cap Reinvented

Apparel

• Sporty & Rich Wellness Ivy Cropped Crewneck
• Minnetonka Ultimate Sheepskin Slipper
• Tekla Classic Bathrobe
• Sani Embroidered Lounge Set

Wellness

• Intelligent Change The Five-Minute Journal
• Slip Pure Silk Sleep Mask
• Fleur Marché Relax, Plz. Wellness Patches
• Red Light Man Red-Infrared Combo Mini
• Bearaby Velvet Napper
• Therabody Theragun Mini
• Simple Self The Self-Care Planner
• Baxter & Bonny x Gemma Styles Iris Blue Light Blocking Glasses

For more details on each gift, read on.

Under-eye patches are the new cucumber slices—and with Peter Thomas Roth Eyes In the Sky, you get a complete supply. This set has three full-sized jars with 30 pairs each. One is for lifting and firming, one is for plumping and hydrating, and one is for smoothing fine lines (which is only available in this set).

Patchology’s Holiday Self-Care Kit has a bunch of quick-fix treatments to get your skin through the stressful holiday season. There are three soothing hydrogel masks, an invisible hydrating mask, and five pairs of brightening eye gels. Plus, you get a foot mask and a hand mask for a full-body pampering session.

StackedSkincare’s Ice Roller helps you to chill out... literally. This sleek, esthetician-designed device is a cut above other ice rollers. It stays colder longer, and has an ergonomic handle to access hard-to-reach spots. All you do is pop it in the freezer, and when it’s cold, roll it across your skin to reduce inflammation and puffiness. 

Skin Gym’s Rose Quartz Workout Set belongs in every skincare arsenal. It includes a full-sized face roller, a mini eye roller, and a Gua Sha tool. All are made from real rose quartz (the stone of self-love), and work to eliminate tension and boost blood flow for a beautiful glow.

Anyone who loves a hot soak in the tub will appreciate Herbivore’s Calm + Detox Soaking Bath Salts. This full-sized bundle includes two jars of all-natural bath salts. The Calm formula features Himalayan pink salt with ylang-ylang and vanilla, while the Detox formula has sea salt infused with blue clay and eucalyptus. 

The Maude Tub Kit promises to relax both your mind and body. It includes two products: a jar of mineral-rich bath salts, and a nourishing coconut milk bath soak. Each is good for five baths, and you can choose from three scents.

For your most stressed-out friend, there’s By Rosie Jane’s Calm the F*ck Down Everyday Body Wash. This hydrating body wash gently cleanses while scenting your shower with calming notes of lavender, chamomile and neroli.

Vitruvi’s White Stone Bundle is the chicest way to enjoy the aromatherapy benefits of essential oils throughout your home. The diffuser is handcrafted from matte ceramic, and uses ultrasonic technology to give you three hours of non-stop diffusion (or seven hours of 30-second intervals). It comes with the Sleep oil blend to use with it.

The Nue Co.’s Water Therapy is a relaxing “fragrance supplement”—an anti-stress supplement in the form of a unisex fragrance. After studying data on the connection between scent and emotion, the company formulated a range of scents to calm and reduce stress. This one replicates the soothing effect of water, encouraging deep relaxation of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Homesick’s Cozy Sweater Candle helps to set the mood for a cozy night in. The scent is warm and calming, with notes of incense, patchouli and “wool blanket” to help you escape from it all. It’s also phthalate-free, and made from a natural fragrance oils in a soy wax blend.