$50 or less buyer’s guide for beauty and style gifts

$50 or less buyer’s guide for beauty and style gifts


Play all audios:


5. THROWBACKS. They love posting when-we-were 20/30/40 photos on Facebook, Joni Mitchell and Taylor Swift, coffee ice cream and Fro Yo salted caramel. GIVE HER: a never-fail fragrance like


Guerlain Paris Shalimar Eau de Toilette Spray ($38, cvs.com); a nostalgic red lipstick like MAC Retro Matte Lipstick in Ruby Woo ($19, maccosmetics.com); or retro hoops with multicolor


stones like Loft Crystal Hoop Earrings ($30, loft.com). GIVE HIM: a classic like Calvin Klein One All Over Body Spray ($16, cvs.com); a fresh knit hat like the Old Navy Wide-Rib Roll-Cuff


Beanie for Men in rust ($15, oldnavy.com); or an everything-old-is-new-again sweater like the Goodfellow & Co Men's Jacquard Standard Fit Fairisle Holiday Sweater ($35, target.com).


H&M Bow Tie and Handkerchief, Loft Tassel Earrings, H&M Patterned Socks, A New Day Women's Leopard Print Long Sleeve Crewneck Pullover Sweater, I Love Love by Moschino Eau de


Toilette Mini, Calvin Klein Euphoria for Men Pocket Spray H&M, Loft, H&M, Target, CVS (2) 6. WITS. They love comedies on Netflix, late-night talk show monologues and Oprah's


book recommendations. They turn any friends-brunch into a good-natured roast. GIVE HER: a peppy fragrance like I Love Love by Moschino Eau de Toilette Mini ($20, cvs.com); a leopard top like


the A New Day Women's Leopard Print Long Sleeve Crewneck Pullover Sweater ($20, target.com); or sparkly earrings like the Loft Tassel Earrings ($35, loft.com) in Fresh Merlot. GIVE


HIM: a perky cologne like Calvin Klein Euphoria for Men Pocket Spray ($16, cvs.com); wild socks with burgers, sushi and fries patterns like H&M Patterned Socks ($4, hm.com/us); or a


quirky matching bow tie and hanky like H&M Bow Tie and Handkerchief ($15, hm.com/us). Old Navy Soft-Washed Crew-Neck Long-Sleeve, Gap Tie-Dye Brushed Scarf, Goodfellow & Co No. 2


Juniper & Sandalwood Men's Solid Cologne, Himalayan Patchouli Berry by Pacifica Shimmer Solid Perfume, Sherpa Trapper Hat, Gap Flannel Pajama Joggers Old Navy, Gap, Target (2), Gap


(2) 7. HIPPIES-AT-HEART. They do yoga, meditate and rescue shelter dogs, with a mantra of “Peace, Love & Social Security.” They crave anything vegan and cruelty-free, as well as that


which is a little out of the ordinary. GIVE HER: Himalayan Patchouli Berry by Pacifica Shimmer Solid Perfume ($10, target.com); a wind blocker like the Sherpa Trapper Hat ($40, gap.com) in


cerise orange; or a tie-dyed scarf like the Gap Tie-Dye Brushed Scarf ($50, gap.com). GIVE HIM: an earthy scent like the Goodfellow & Co No. 2 Juniper & Sandalwood Men's Solid


Cologne ($15, target.com); a jeans-worthy winter T-shirt like the Old Navy Soft-Washed Crew-Neck Long-Sleeve for Men ($13, oldnavy.com); or TV-ready Gap Flannel Pajama Joggers ($40,


gap.com). Zara Tri-Color Card Holder and Keychain Set, Vanilla by Pacifica Spray Perfume, Adidas Sport UNLSH, Raw Sugar Raw Coconut and Mango Bath Fizzers, Men's Chamonix Trevoux Fleece


Zara, Target, CVS, Target (2) 8. FOODIES. They're game for anything from kale pretzels to chocolate pizza, and love ethnic restaurants and _The Great British Baking Show_. They


can't say no to carbs or dark chocolate and body-friendly clothes. GIVE HER: a gourmand scent like Island Vanilla by Pacifica Spray Perfume ($16, target.com); or delish bath bombs like


Raw Sugar Raw Coconut and Mango Bath Fizzers ($13, target.com). GIVE HIM: a scent hinting of chocolate and blood orange like Adidas Sport UNLSH ($20, cvs.com); a card and key chain like the


Zara Tri-Color Card Holder and Keychain Set ($20, zara.com); or a stretch fleece top like the Men's Chamonix Trevoux Fleece ($35, target.com). H&M Pile-lined Slippers, Clinique A


Little Happiness, Old Navy Faux-Suede Sherpa-Lined Moccasin Slippers, Duke Cannon Woodsy Men's Cologne, Universal Thread Women's Cowl-Neck Tunic Sweater, Men's Wondershop


Plaid Flannel Pajama Set H&M, Sephora, Old Navy, Target (3) 9. HAPPY HOMEBODIES. They're handy with a toolkit and paint brush, and are never without their iPods and e-readers.


Biking and weeding the garden plus brisk strolls through Home Depot keep them fit. GIVE HER: a threesome of scents with notes of grapefruit, like Clinique A Little Happiness ($20,


sephora.com); foot-loving slippers like the Old Navy Faux-Suede Sherpa-Lined Moccasin Slippers for Women ($21, oldnavy.com); or a 24/7 tunic like the Universal Thread Women's Cowl-Neck


Tunic Sweater ($30, target.com). GIVE HIM: a stroll-in-the-woods-scent like Duke Cannon Sawtooth Woodsy & Aromatic Men's Proper Cologne ($20, target.com); sherpa scuffs like H&M


Pile-lined Slippers ($18, hm.com/us); or warm PJs like the Men's Wondershop Plaid Holiday Buffalo Check Flannel Pajama Set ($25, target.com).