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19 Under $50 Gifts For Everyone on Your List
Holiday shopping doesn’t need to break the bank.
by : Rebecca Gao- Oct 25th, 2023
The holidays are almost here! While giving and receiving is always a highlight of the holiday season, it can be hard to stay under budget. Here are 19 affordable gifts under $50 gifts for everyone on your list—for fashion girlies to home chefs to design lovers and beyond.
Lúlum Coco Oat Bath Soak, Skwálwen
Price: $32
This bath soak from Squamish, B.C.-based Indigenous skincare company Skwálwen is sure to be a hit for the self-care enthusiast in your life. Formulated with oat flour, coconut milk powder and plantain leaf, this bath soak moisturizes and softens skin—and is great for those with sensitive skin.
Teddy Assorted Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar, Lindt
Price: $17
Nothing beats a daily treat during the countdown to Christmas. This limited-edition advent calendar contains Lindt’s classic milk chocolate moulded into the shape of a teddy bear, making it the perfect adorable surprise for the chocolate-lover on your list.
Lynx Hood, Burton
Price: $50
Stay warm with this plush fleece hood that’s techy enough for your favourite skier or snowboarder and stylish enough for the chalet dweller.
Britney Spears: The Woman in Me
Price: $30
Calling all pop culture enthusiasts: Britney Spears is finally telling all. Her autobiography lays bare everything that’s happened in Spears’ life and career, from her turbulent love life to the #FreeBritney movement.
Petra Double Pearl Necklace, Suetables
Price: $49
Made with your choice of gold vermeil or sterling silver, this gorgeous necklace is an affordable piece of high-quality minimalist jewelry that features two delicate pearls, side by side, representing a connection.
Simons x La Fabrique Nordique Tiered Curves Geometric Vase, Simons
Price: $20
With a minimalist but quirky aesthetic, this bubblegum pink vase will add a pop of whimsy to any home. Made with a mix of recycled wood and corn-based bioplastics, it’s also a good pick for the eco-conscious folks on your list.
Holiday Ornaments, Black’s
Price: $19
With a choice between ceramic, aluminum or pewter—and several shapes to pick from—these ornaments make an adorable and sentimental custom gift. Just pop in your favourite picture and add borders and text.
Modal Sleep Short, Knix
Price: $45
Made with soft modal, an eco-friendly fabric that naturally keeps you dry and cool, these shorts are perfect for sleeping in over the holidays.
Ruby Chocolate, Raven Rising
Price: $15
Raven Rising is a chocolate company that focuses on using traditional ingredients sourced from Indigenous peoples and businesses—and, their sweet creations are beautiful too. This pink ruby chocolate bar (made from pretty ruby cocoa beans) also features handpainted white chocolate flowers, candied mint, rose, violet and gold flakes for a piece of chocolate that’s almost too pretty to eat.
Golden Hour Luminizing Oil, Elate Beauty
Price: $39
This face and body oil from sustainable and cruelty free Elate Beauty features ethically sourced 10k gold Mica to give the wearer a luminous and subtle shimmer, sans makeup.
Dual Pouch Wristlet, Lululemon
Price: $48
For the person on your list who’s always on the go, this wristlet from Lululemon comes with two zippered pouches to keep their essentials close. Plus, the pouches are detachable—or you can add more to the wristlet—so it’s a truly customizable gift.
Tuvkornell Candle Holders, Ikea
Price: $12
From the Ikea archives, these eye-catching candle holders are the ideal hostess gift or stocking stuffer for the design geek in your life.
Classic English Teapot, Price and Kensington
Price: $42
Treat the tea drinker in your life with this high quality stoneware teapot. Bonus: it’s designed to make six cups of tea—perfect for holiday hosting.
Lovehoney x Romp Switch Clitoral Suction Stimulator, Lovehoney
Price: $40
With six intensity levels, a discreet whisper-quiet motor and Womanizer’s typically-pricy air suction tech, this budget-friendly sex toy is a gift that’s sure to please.
Microwave Flower Press, Lee Valley
Price: $50
This easy-to-use device is perfect for your craftiest friend. The kit features everything you need to preserve beautiful blooms for scrapbooking, displaying or to remember an event by—all you need to do is pop it in the microwave.
For the Love of Cocktails: The Everyday Guide to Delightful Drinks for Anyone, Anytime by Evelyn Chick
Price: $31
Written by Toronto-based bartender and restaurateur Evelyn Chick, For the Love of Cocktails is a at-home cocktail hour must-have. With easy-to-follow recipes for drinks, garnishes, syrups and even zero-proof and cannabis-infused drinks, this cocktail guide is perfect for the aspiring mixologist on your list.
Hydrate and Glow Set, Innisfree
Price: $37
For the skincare guru in your life, this set from K-beauty brand Innisfree contains all the hydration your skin needs during the cold, drying winter.
Toronto Seoul VB Scrunchie, ai
Price: $30
Created by a brand known best for their affordable and durable bags, this coquettish scrunchie with its oversized bow is a charming gift. And, the soft velvety material won’t tug and damage your recipient’s hair.
Alexander Coasters, Weekenders Supply
Price: $30
These hand-crafted wooden coasters will brighten up any coffee table. Hand printed in Los Angeles, these Baltic birch coasters’ retro-inspired colour and pattern are perfect for mixing and matching with other stocking stuffers.
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