I Gift My Friends These 11 Beauty Finds Like Clockwork Every Valentine's Day

Including a famous lip mask and French hand cream.

Jailynn Taylor

January 26, 2025 at 3:00 a.m.·3 min read

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I know Valentine’s Day is for lovers, but I think it’s for friends, too. Every year, I throw a little Galentine’s Day shin-dig for my girls, and I gift them all my favorite beauty products from the previous year to show my love and appreciation. It also lets me put my girls onto the latest and greatest products across a number of beauty categories. There’s something everyone, including myself, looks forward to—and this year, I’m giving my friends red Mac lipsticks, Phlur perfume, Jo Malone candles, and much more. Shop all my picks below for less than $100.

11 Editor-Loved Galentine’s Day Gifts:

Phlur Heavy Cream Mist

Last year, I gifted my friends Sol de Janeiro’s Hair and Body Perfume Mist, but this year, I’ll be giving them my most-complimented scent: Phlur’s Heavy Cream Mist. It’s got a warm gourmand scent profile that smells of vanilla and whipped cream. It can be paired with other fragrances and can even be used as a hair mist.

OPI Nail Lacquer Nail Polish

I love a good red nail polish, and over the past year, I’ve tested just about every shade I can get my hands on. Every Galentine’s Day, I give my friends the winner, and this year's pick is Chick Flick Cherry from OPI. It’s a deep red with a bit of a purple undertone that lasts up to seven days.

For Ever HD Skin Full Face Cream Palette

I usually give one “splurge gift,” and I’ve landed on the For Ever HD cream palette. I’ve taken it on every vacation and keep one in my purse for quick touch-ups. It comes with a mixable and buildable foundation and concealer shades, several blushes and highlighters, and bronzers and concealers. The all-in-one palette can be applied with your fingers or a brush, and a little goes a long way.

Shop more of the Galentine Day beauty goodies I’m gifting my friends, below.

Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum

E.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter

Jo Malone London English Pear and Freesia Scented Home Candle

Nail Reformation Just Gifted Press-On Nails

L'Occitane Almond Delicious Hand and Nail Cream

Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Firmeza Body Oil

Laneige Bouncy and Firm Lip Treatment

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I Gift My Friends These 11 Beauty Finds Like Clockwork Every Valentine's Day

Including a famous lip mask and French hand cream.

11 Editor-Loved Galentine’s Day Gifts:

Phlur Heavy Cream Mist

OPI Nail Lacquer Nail Polish

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