Holiday Gift Guide for Health, Wellness, & Beauty Lovers — No Matter Your Budget

A gift of health for the holidays is one that keeps on giving. Fortunately, there’s a wealth of healthy holiday gift ideas for fitness and wellness lovers, as well as those who want to make 2025 a fitter, stronger, happier year. Here, we share some of our top gift ideas for different budgets — ones that will keep your feet warm, your cycle synced, your skin glowing, your mind sharp, and your body feeling good.

This holiday gift buying guide is organized for every budget, with each recommendation handpicked by our team at Etalon.

Affordable Gifts Under $50

There’s no need to unload your entire wallet for a meaningful gift. In fact, these are some of our favorite health and beauty go-tos.

The Mindful Body: Fitness Journal for Strength and Wellness by Natalie Beck

Price: Starting at $8.62

The hardest part of getting and staying fit is staying on track. This just-released fitness journal guides you through meal tracking, workout logging, and weekly goal setting. It includes a 4-week workout challenge, 9-week wellness plan, nutrition tips, and reflection prompts. It’s a great healthy holiday gift for anyone starting out on their fitness journey or needing a little extra motivation.

Ice Roller by Beauty By Earth

Price: Starting at $11.39

The Ice Roller is maybe the most affordable way to smoother skin. Ice helps reduce redness, swelling, and inflammation and can firm up your skin while giving it a fresh glow. Once sufficiently cool, you can use it to gently roll your temples, forehead, cheeks, mouth, and around the jaw. Downward motions from your chin to your neck can also help promote lymphatic drainage. We recommend using the Ice Roller first thing in the morning as a rejuvenating, puffy-eye-reducing wake-up call.

Pilates Socks by Core Chaud

Price: One pair for $18-$24, 2-packs for $34-$38

Got cold feet? Core Chaud, founded by California-based Pilates instructor Jessica, offers a range of merino/acrylic wool grip socks to keep your feet warm, cozy, and steady, whether you’re deep in the zone at your favorite barre or pilates studio or craving a little warmth at home. Choose from ballet, quarter, knee high, or crew socks. Get them individually or in packs of two.

In Flow Planner by In Flow

Price: $39

Here’s another type of journal that can be life-transforming. Founded by Etalon friend Kasia, In Flow was designed to help women reconnect with their sacred cycles. Designed in collaboration with an OBGYN, the In Flow Planner allows you to align your movement, food, and spiritual practices with the rhythms of your body. Plan out your days and weeks with your cycle in mind, track your mood and sensuality, and take in daily tips to help make small but meaningful lifestyle adjustments. 

Mid-Range Gifts Between $50 and $100

If you have a little more cushion room in your budget, check out these healthy holiday gifts that promise a mood boost, radiating skin, a little fitness fun, and some much-appreciated foot pain relief.

Mini Lamp / Portable Light Therapy by Lumie

Price: $59.99

Here’s a gift many would appreciate in the dead of winter. Research has shown that bright light therapy can help alleviate symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD or “the winter blues”), including fatigue and depression. Lumie offers a few products that emit 10,000 lux of bright light to mimic daylight, which can help boost your mood, energy, and alertness. We like the compact Mini Lamp for its affordable price, but you can also get the bigger “Vitamin L” for $99. We also recommend checking out their “wake-up lights.” 

SmartRope by Tangram

Price: $64.95 for SmartRope PURE; $79.95 for SmartRope LED

The SmartRope can transform any fitness routine. This high-tech jump rope accurately tracks your jumps, calories, and time and can easily be adjusted to your height. Pair it with the app to record your daily exercise and choose from various interval training sessions. Spend a little more for the LED version, which shows your jump count in midair. There’s also a “Rookie” version for just $39.95.

Arch Massager by Alleviate

Price: $79

Find instant relief from foot pain and plantar fasciitis with this nifty, compact foot massager. Co-founded by a physical therapist, Alleviate specializes in products that target symptoms of plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, and runner’s knee. We like the Arch Massager for its travel-friendly design and effectiveness in helping to boost circulation, promote tissue healing, and realign your muscles and tendons. A perfect gift for your most active loved one.

Nighttime Ritual Discovery Set by aos skincare

Price: $85

Handcrafted in Bend, Oregon, aos skincare is made with organic and wild ingredients (some harvested by founder Angelina herself). She offers many fabulous products, including revitalizing foot creams, luxurious body butters, and anti-aging serums, cleansers, and masks. For a thoughtful beauty gift, we like the Nighttime Ritual Discovery Set, which includes the Apple Chamomile Cleansing Gel, Cucumber Face Polish, Bulgarian Rose Hydrosol, Beauty Sleep Overnight Brightening Mask, and Saving Grace Night Cream. It all works as you sleep so you can wake up feeling fresh and looking radiant. 

Luxury Gifts Over $100

Any holiday gift giving guide isn’t complete with a little luxury. If you’ve got the budget, here’s what we love, including a sleek wellness tracker, a fabulous addition for the kitchen, your very own “portable sauna,” and our very own gift of health: the ultimate posture corrector.   

Posture Bra by Etalon

Price: Bra at $199; Bra + Posture Bands Bundle at $224.99

The Etalon Posture Bra has gotten an upgrade. Our fashionable posture corrector helps relieve neck and back pain and promote better posture at your own pace. See more about the updates we’ve made for the Etalon Posture Bra 2.0 here. Make it a bundle with our Posture Bands for the ultimate self-care set.

Indoor Smart Garden by Auk

Price: Auk Mini for $249; Auk 1 for $369

This is a must-have gift for any budding green thumb. Designed in Norway, the Auk indoor garden is perfect for small spaces and the nutrition-minded. With the Auk 1 and Auk Mini (a slightly smaller version) you can grow just about anything, including herbs, salads, tomatoes, and chilies. Once the seeds are sowed, your plants are ready to be harvested within 4-6 weeks. No sunlight is needed.

Smart Ring by Oura Ring

Price: Rings start at $349

Forget the bulky watch, the Finnish-crafted Oura Ring is sleek and “smart.” This small device accurately tracks your sleep, activity, and stress levels, as well as your body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and more. It can even help you identify early signs of possible sickness, and the battery lasts for an impressive eight days. This one’s for the health nut that can’t get enough data.

Infrared Sauna Blanket by HigherDOSE 

Price: $699

Speaking of the Finns, we’re infinitely jealous of their thriving sauna culture. Fortunately, HigherDOSE has come up with something a little more easy to fit into any home: the Infrared Sauna Blanket. Some of its health claims: reduces stress, boosts mood, increases blood flow and circulation, promotes glowing skin, aids in muscle recovery, and gets you into a deep state of relaxation. We don’t know anyone who would deny a gift like this!

Subscriptions & Gift Cards for Health and Wellness Experiences 

A gift card or subscription is a great way to personalize your gift and make sure that gift keeps on giving. Here are some of our favorite options for health and wellness:

• Subscription to meditation and mental health app Headspace ($38.99 for 3 months; $69.99 annually)
• Gainful Gift Card for clean supplements geared toward fitness lovers (starting at $50)
• Subscription to a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for fresh, seasonal produce and farm products delivered straight to your door (prices vary by location and quantity)
• Etalon Gift Card for the gift of good posture (starting at $50)
  
  

Healthy Holiday Gifts for Your Loved Ones

We hope this holiday gift giving guide was helpful and that you’ve found the perfect healthy gift for your loved ones — whether they’re a fitness fanatic, health nut, beauty lover, or just in need of a little more self-care (aren’t we all!).

FAQs

1. What are some healthy holiday gift options that promote wellness?

For affordable gifts under $50 we like The Mindful Body: Fitness Journal for Strength and Wellness by Natalie Beck and Core Chaud’s Pilates Socks. With a little higher budget, try the Portable Light Therapy Lamp from Lumie or the Arch Massager by Alleviate. If you have a budget over $100, take a look at the Etalon Posture Bra or Oura Ring. See the rest of our recommendations for healthy holiday gift ideas above!

2. How can I make the most of Black Friday deals when buying holiday gifts?

Rule number one: don’t just focus on Black Friday for the best deals. Many retailers are now offering great sales before and after Black Friday. We recommend putting together your list of gifts you want to purchase and the brands you want to support now. Follow their social media and subscribe to their newsletters to get immediate discounts, early-bird deals, and last-minute holiday gift deals. 

3. What is the best way to personalize holiday gifts while staying within budget?

Opt for a personalized subscription or a gift card that allows you to set your own price, like the Etalon Gift Card.