The 15 best under-$50 beauty gift sets I've found at Amazon and Walmart

These essential-oil packed steamers are perfect for giving a moment of self care to busy loved ones on the go. They're easy to use in a morning rinse (just place a tablet on the shower floor) and the scents (think eucalyptus, peppermint and lavender) manage to be simultaneously soothing and invigorating too. Bonus: With more than 20,000 5-star reviews, shower steamers from Northern European-based company Cleverfy are the highest rated on the market. 

I can say sincerely that CosRx's snail mucin line is among the best skin care I've tried. The in-the-know K-beauty products work to smooth, soothe, de-puff, tighten and soften better than creams and serums that are 10 times its cost. This set includes mini versions of the CosRx bestsellers, including an eye cream, cleanser, moisturizer and the classic Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, a transformative serum that's truly worth its weight in gold. 

The three shades included here — Pillow Talk, Walk of No Shame and Stoned Rose — are just subtle enough to look good on anyone without being so subtle as to lose the lip-shading effect. The description says "matte," but I found these to be more moisturizing, they go on smooth and don't cake. The lipsticks are smaller than the average size but in no way tiny, and the cute packaging resembles a holiday ornament with a ribbon attached — this trio would make an awesome gift.   

This mini set involves travel-sized versions of the line's classic almond shower oil, moisturizing milk and its ultra-rich hand cream. It not only comes in the cutest-ever ornament-style packaging but the products inside will make the recipient feel like they're staying a fancy hotel. 

We know: You love your mom, you don't always know what to buy your mom. Enter this set from beauty stalwart label Clinique. It includes the iconic Dramatically Different moisturizer (a best seller for decades!), a mild face cleanser, eye cream, eyeliner, mascara, a looks-good-on-everyone rosy-berry lipstick and a cute heart bag to hold it all.

This useful set from the beloved brand Burt's Bees includes an array of products useful to anyone with a human body: an extra-hydrating lip balm along with high-quality, innocuously-scented hand and foot creams. I usually buy one or two of these each year to serve as last-minute gifts and, truly, I've gotten use out of them every year. 

It's hard to miss with this set of elegantly-packaged bath bombs. They come in seven scents — including relaxing chamomile and lavender — and are highly reviewed by users who say things like: "These bath bombs are amazing and luxurious. They make you feel like a million bucks, I would highly recommend these to anyone!"

Sol de Janeiro makes the kinds of intensely emollient, gorgeously-scented, cult-classic products beauty editors never stop raving about. This kit includes the popular "62" spray, shower cream-gel cleanser along with the iconic whipped Bum Bum Cream which legitimately smells like the best beach vacation you've ever had. 

So a few years ago he grew a beard. He does not really know how to groom said beard. The Every Man Jack beard kit is the solution to all his facial-hair woes. With an array of moisturizing, whisker-taming products and in a subtly-sexy sandalwood scent, this full-size set will transform your bearded dude from ZZ Top to Jason Mamoa in no time. 

Sheet masks are one of the 21st-century's greatest skin-care innovations, we can all agree, and this beauty-editor-favorite set of four will not disappoint. Each one targets a different skin concern (eye puffiness, dryness, fine lines) and is meant to rejuvenate, brighten and calm the visage.     

An adorably-packaged starter kit made for a teen's blemish-prone skin, this set includes a gel foaming cleanser to help prevent acne, a toner spray to balance skin PH and a lightweight moisturizer to keep the face hydrated but not oily. 

There's something so gloriously retro about this 10-piece "Women On the Go" travel set, like it's 1988 and Tess McGill is going to toss it in her attaché case after changing out of her commuter Reeboks. It includes classic, staple brands like Dove, Crest and Herbal Essences and would be perfect for just about any lady who's having it all while heading off on her next business trip.  

There's no better gift for your favorite cosmetics aficionado than an update on all of her tools. This set comes with everything she needs for the perfect made-up face: 16 brushes, 4 beauty blenders and a brush cleaning tool as well and rings in at one of the best prices I've seen. 

Osea is the ultimate all-natural, high-quality, high-end, high-cost spa skin-care brand (ie just one moisturizer will run you $84) which makes this "discovery" set of the line's bestsellers a sumptuous treat. Buy this for any discerning person in your life — in the world of skin care it's an impressively opulent choice.   

The Laneige lip mask has more than 15 million TikTok mentions (and counting!), and has been recommended zealously by more celebrities than I can honestly count (among them: Brooke Shields, Kate Moss, Keke Palmer and Kate Hudson) People are OBSESSED with this product, they say it works better than Aquaphor for dry lips, they say it's changed their whole chapped-mouth-in-winter lives, they wax poetic about the texture, the taste and most importantly, the results. The cool girls in your life will be impressed with this gift (a set of four minis!) and thank you. And the less up-on-trends giftees you know? They'll be pleasantly, happily surprised.