2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Beauty and Wellness Enthusiasts

THE GIFT GUIDES ARE HERE!!!

I’ve got some very fun gifting ideas for a variety of humans: Beauty and Wellness Enthusiasts (below), Home Cooks and Food Lovers, Home and Style Mavens, and, of course, Dudes. 

We all know that holidays aren’t about the presents. BUT giving presents can also be a small joy, and I take great pride each year in helping some of you find the perfect thing for someone you love. Especially the tough giftees. (I feel this pain. Everyone in my family is shockingly difficult to shop for.)

As always, my hope is that these gift guides help make shopping for your people a little bit easier and more fun. And reminder that it can sometimes be helpful to forward these gift guides to significant others/family members with the subject “Hint, hiiiint.”

Happy shopping, friends! Wishing you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons. Sending a virtual hug.

2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Beauty and Wellness Enthusiasts:

CurrentBody Series 2 LED Mask. If you’re going all out for a skincare lover this holiday season, the new version of the CurrentBody LED mask is guaranteed to please. The mask features 236 LEDs across 3 wavelengths (red, near-infrared, and deep near-infrared), and there are 16 deep near-infrared bulbs added to the undereye area and around the mouth where ageing tends to be more pronounced. The silicone shape is shockingly comfortable, and there’s now a chin strap for full coverage! (The Series 1 mask is very comfortable, but it didn’t cover my chin, which always frustrated me.) Does this mask work? YES!!!! If the wearer can commit to it 3-5x a week the improvement in skin clarity, tone, and general glow is wild. There is also a Neck & Décolletage Mask if you want to go really nuts on the gifting front, OR if your recipient already owns the face mask and want to give their neck/chest a similar glow up. CODE: SERENA20 will give you 20% during BCFM Sales!

Clarins CryoFlash Mask. This is my favorite face mask of all time and has become my go-to present for skincare enthusiasts because it always hits. The cooling gel-cream mask depuffs, soothes, plumps, and generally leaves the skin feeling fresh and glowy. It’s a little bit of magic in a jar. (The Clarins website usually has a better Black Friday deal than the big box retailers!)

Brick. Give the gift of fewer distractions! We all know that spending too much time on our phones can be detrimental to our productivity and health, but the things are DESIGNED to be addictive, and some of us need a little more than willpower to reduce our screen time. Brick is a little button designed to help people waste less time on their phones by making it much more difficult to use distracting apps/websites. Basically, you input any apps/websites you want to block while Bricked. To access them, you have to tap your phone against the physical Brick button, which you can put in a different room/harder to reach location.

Zima Dental Pod. This one is niche, but if you love someone that wears retainers, do them a dental care solid and get them this cleaning pod. I got targeted by an Instagram ad for this thing, and all I’ll say is that the video detailing what can happen to your oral health when you improperly clean your retainers was…alarming. My retainers went from cloudy to pristine in just a couple uses, and honestly, my gums are a lot happier. Highly recommend.

Manta Sleep Light Blocking Eye Mask. My friend Caroline runs a product recommendation business and has been raving about this sleep mask for years. I finally got one this year, and it is a superior mask. It’s adjustable, fully blackout, and has padded cups around the eyes so there’s zero pressure on eyelids or eyelashes for the most comfortable fit/best REM sleep. Highly recommend for the light sensitive sleepers and heavy travelers in your life.

Theraface Depuffing Wand. Fellow puffy and/or exhausted princes and princesses will likely be elated to receive this portable device that’s on my personal wishlist this year. The magic wand delivers both heat and cold treatments that can help with under-eye puffiness as well as boost skin elasticity and radiance (read: makes you glowy). It’s shaped to fit the harder to reach areas of the face and seems to be much more effective than an ice roller.

Lanshin Massager by Acera. This massager was created to replicate the feeling of a hot stone massage. You just pop off the cap and fill the massager with hot water before using it anywhere on the body that needs a little extra TLC. It’s supposed to be particularly great for neck and jaw tension, and the creator has tutorials for how to use it on her YouTube channel!

Esker Shower Steamer. Turn any shower into a spa-like experience! This set comes with a refillable marble base and 4 essential oil tablets (with no synthetic fragrances or dyes!). Pop a tablet into the holder, place it on the shower floor, and be treated to a little aromatherapy magic. It will transform an ordinary shower into a small joy!

SNOOZ White Noise Machine. Give the gift of a good night’s sleep. This white noise machine has a real fan (not a looping noise) and can be adjusted from bright white noise to deep white noise to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. I have friends who swear by it for their own sleep but also for use with their kids and dogs!

Printed Satin Robe. Is it even a Serena Wolf gift guide if there’s not at least one robe? There’s something about a silky robe that makes a girl feel fabulous, and the prints available in this style are perfection. (Available in sizes XXS-6X.) If you want to go all out, this nightgown/robe set is on my personal wishlist.

Saie Glowy Super Gel in Starglow. This is one of those products that deserves a spot in everyone’s rotation. Whether you apply it all over your face underneath tinted moisturizer or foundation or use it more like a highlighter, it gives skin a gorgeous dewy glow! If you want to bundle it with other products, I also love the Saie Dew Blush and Dew Bronze.

Infrared PEMF Go Mat. If you’re splurging, this mat combines the power of Infrared and PEMF technologies to provide chronic pain relief, ease sore muscles, reduce stress, improve sleep, increase energy, and so much more. This more compact version of the original mat can be used for travel or draped over the back of a couch/desk chair for convenient use!

The Sculpt Society Signature Socks. Perhaps not the most thrilling present, but it’s one that will likely be put to good use! These socks are excellent. Cozy, cushioned on the bottom, and the perfect length to cover just a bit of legging. While you’re at it, you could always gift a subscription to The Sculpt Society, which is my favorite at-home workout program. There are so many workout options from dance cardio to sculpt that are efficient, challenging, and shockingly FUN.

Rhinestone Water Bottle. Does anybody need a rhinestone encrusted water bottle? No. Would one benefit from smiling at sparkles when they grab their water bottle? Hard yes. And that’s what makes it such a fabulous present.

Gift Certificate to Their Favorite Workout Class/Facial/Massage/Body Treatment! I put this on the gift guide almost every year as a reminder not to overlook the practical present (especially when it comes to those who are hard to shop for)! If you know that your giftee regularly attends a certain workout class or has a go-to facial or body treatment spot, a gift certificate that will cover the cost of something they’d ordinarily pay for themselves (OR allow them to make an extra visit!) may be far more exciting than a present you’re not sure they’ll use/love. And if they don’t have an aesthetician or spa they like, do some reconnaissance to find somewhere you think they’d love in their neighborhood. That extra little bit of thought goes a long way!

For more gifting inspiration, check out the Beauty and Wellness Gift Guides from 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.