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This Year's 50 Cheapest, Most Popular Gifts, According To Amazon Data

Amazon shoppers are loving these budget-friendly gifts.

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No matter who you’re looking to give gifts to or what for, Amazon is a great place — if not the best — place for you to start. And as a shopping editor, I have access to a treasure trove of data and sales that reveal exactly what the people want, and I am here to share them all with you. From a $5 mascara with 231,000 five-star reviews to a portable neck fan that’s great for traveling and hiking, check out 50 of the most popular gifts of the year on Amazon that won’t break the bank.

1

A Budget-Friendly Mascara With A Serious Cult Following

There’s a reason this mascara has over 231,000 five-star ratings and is a bestseller on Amazon. It makes you look like you’re wearing expensive false lashes, but it costs less than a latte. With a conic-shaped brush, the mascara is easy to apply evenly without clumps or globs for elevated and long lashes in no time.

2

These Battery-Operated Puck Lights That Are Dimmable

Because they’re battery-operated, these puck lights can be placed well out of outlet reach to add light to those tricky spots, like inside a closet, on a shelf in the garage, or underneath your kitchen cabinet. They’re remote-controlled (or tap controlled), dimmable, and can be set to timers, making them a stylish and functional home add-on.

3

An Easy-To-Use Eyelash Separator That Gets Rid Of Mascara Clumps

Get long and seamless eyelashes with this separator. Using a super fine stainless steel comb, the brush moves between your eyelashes to separate clumps and globs caused by old or over-application of mascara. It even comes with a plastic cap that covers the comb when not in use.

4

These Dainty Gold-Plated Necklaces That Are Perfect For Layering

These 14-karat gold-plated necklaces are perfect for layering, and it’s easy to do because they come in coordinating sets of two or three, and each piece has a slightly differently length. Beyond taking the guesswork out of accessorizing, these timeless necklaces are made with recycled materials, so it’s a gift you can feel good about giving.

  • Available styles: 12

5

A Best-Selling Cookie Press That Comes With 12 Classic Designs

The way to someone’s heart: cookies. The way to a baker’s heart: a cookie press. Simply add dough into the plastic tube, pick out one of the 12 included stainless steel disks, and use the large lever to create consistent cookies in your favorite shape or pattern. It has a nonslip base to keep things sturdy, and a clear body so you always know how much dough is left.

6

These Golden Under-Eye Patches That Brighten & Soothe Your Skin

In just one 20-minute application, these golden eye patches give you brighter, smoother, and glowier skin. They work on dry, oily, and combination skin and help to make you look wide awake even if you were up all night. Pro tip: keep these individually wrapped patches in the refrigerator to add a soothing cooling sensation.

7

These Gorgeous, Trendy Sunglasses With UV Protection

With a metallic wire frame and dark lenses, these popular sunglasses exude relaxation and luxury while also offering protection from 99.9% of harmful UVA and UVB rays. Made with stainless steel hinges, they’re flexible enough to be comfortable yet sturdy enough to last for ages.

  • Available styles: 7

8

These Luxe-Looking Black & Gold Playing Cards That Are Waterproof

Elevate your card game with these luxe black and gold deck. The 54 standard cards are non-slippery which makes them super easy to shuffle. They’re made of flexible material, 100% waterproof, and feature letters and symbols made of silver and gold foil for a stunning — and fun — card game.

9

A Pack Of Large Claw Clips That Come In 2 Modern Designs

Claw clips are all the rage right now, and these are a great addition to anyone’s collection. They are practical enough to keep your hair out of your face while you’re cleaning or driving yet stylish enough to wear to work or on a date night. They come in multiple neutral colors and come in two mod designs — one square and one rounded.

  • Available colors: 5

10

A 3-Sided Outlet Extender With A Near-Perfect Rating

Turn a traditional wall outlet into one that can support up to nine devices at once with this extender. It plugs directly into the wall and includes five outlets, three USB ports, and one USB-C port on three sides, so your plugs won’t overlap. It has short-circuit protection, fire resistance, and over-temperature control so you know you’re charging your devices safely. No wonder why it has a 4.7-star Amazon rating after over 44,000 reviews.

11

A Powerful Vitamin C Serum That Promotes Radiant Skin

Packed with vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, ferulic acid, and so much more, this serum promises to brighten and firm up your skin, giving you a radiant glow. When used every day, it only takes three weeks to see results with this proven Korean beauty essential, which is why it has nearly 14,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.

12

A Popular Stainless Steel Water Bottle With 3 Lid Options

This water bottle has over 130,000 ratings and a 4.8-star rating on Amazon, so you know it’s good. With a stainless steel base, it has a double wall insulation to keep your beverages cold up to 24 hours and hot up to 12 hours. It comes with three leakproof lids — a flip lid, an open mouth lid, and a straw lid — and is available in about three dozen colorways, making it easy to customize to your style and needs.

13

This Best-Selling Hands-Free Leash With A Built-In Storage Pouch

This leash is worn around your waist, freeing your hands for jogging or other activities. Beyond its hands-free design, it features a built-in pouch, which is worn like a fanny pack and can hold your phone, keys, treats, and other essentials. This leash also features two elastic shock absorbers that reduce the impact of tugging and two handles for better overall control when you need it.

14

This Mini Mirror With A Built-In LED Light & 10X Magnification

Apply makeup on-the-go with this compact mirror. It fits in the palm of your hand and features a built-in LED light so your foundation, contour, and mascara go on flawlessly. Plus, while one side shows your normal reflection, the other side is 10X magnifying for seamless and precise application.

15

This Stainless Steel Drying Rack That Sits Above Your Sink & Then Rolls Up

Short on space in the kitchen? Check out this stainless steel drying rack. Not only does it rest directly over your sink to collect extra water drops, but it can roll up to easily store between uses. It features a stainless steel base with silicone edges to protect your sink’s surface and keep it from slipping while being used. It’s also super durable and can hold 33 pounds and withstand temperatures up to 400 degrees.

16

A Gentle Yet Effective Detangling Brush With An Ergonomic Handle

Keep your strong and shiny locks looking better than ever with this detangling brush. It features flexible, knob-free bristles that glide through the hair to avoid tugging, breaking, and split ends. It can be used on wet or dry hair of any type— straight, curly, thin, or thick.

17

A Collection Of Statement Earrings That Are Absolutely Stunning

These statement earrings are a great gift for anyone looking looking to elevate their jewelry game. The set features 18 stunning options — including tortoise shell hoops, faux marble green leaves, wicker half-moons, and gold and blue waterfalls — so there’s sure to be one to work with any outfit or individual style.

18

The Cult-Favorite Flexible Strainer That Clips Onto Pots & Pans

This silicone strainer is great for a kitchen upgrade or for someone new to living alone. This cooking essential is flexible and can be bent to fit the width of your pots, pans, and bowls, and it clips directly to the side for easy one-handed straining. It’s heat resistant up to 440 degrees and has a nonstick grip to keep it in place.

19

A Chic, Best-Selling Zippered Belt Bag That Looks Really Expensive

This waterproof belt bag holds all your essentials so you can walk, run, stroll, or simply hang out hands-free. It comes in dozens of gorgeous colors and looks seriously expensive — but you’ll know it was a budget-friendly find. It features one small and one large zippered pocket to keep all your things secure, and the interior has multiple pouches to keep your things organized.

  • Available styles: 43

20

This Best-Selling Cuticle Oil That Soothes & Revitalizes Damaged Skin

This cuticle oil has over 120,000 ratings and a 4.7-star rating, and it’s clear why shoppers love this so much. Packed with vitamin E, this cold-pressed oil deeply penetrates the skin to hydrate, soothe, and heal damaged, cracked, and peeling cuticles. Plus, it doesn’t have any heavy residue to keep your hands grease-free.

21

A Super Cute Beginner Crochet Kit With Step-By-Step Video Tutorials

Give your friends and family a fun activity in their stockings with this awesome crochet kit. The set comes with a yarn needle, yarn, a crochet hook, and stuffing to create a little crochet friend (think: narwhals, dinos, and foxes). And, no worries if they’ve never even picked up yarn before — because the set comes with step-by-step video tutorials that are super easy to follow.

22

This Powerful Water Flosser That Comes With 4 Tips

This powerful flosser flushes the areas between and around your teeth with jetted water to remove plaque and improve gum health. It features enough tips for the whole family and a 360-degree rotary nozzle, which helps get hard-to-reach areas. It also features three modes and a two-minute timer for a bright and beautiful smile — and to make sure you’re flossing for long enough. As if that isn’t already everything, this flosser has a transparent water tank so you always know how much is left.

23

This Solar-Powered Wind Chime With Color-Changing Lights

This solar-powered wind chime will add some glam and fun to your patio, porch, or backyard. With six light up balls hanging at different lengths, the chimes automatically light up and change color at night. It has a six to eight hour lifespan when fully charged with the included solar panels, which is just the perfect amount of time.

24

This Luxurious Multi-Stick That Can Be Used On Eyes, Lips & Cheeks

This stunning multi-stick can be used as eyeshadow, lipstick, blush, highlighter, contour — you name it. You can apply it with your fingers or a brush, and it offers long-lasting color all day long. The cream-to-powder stick is velvety smooth and super blendable, making it a great and versatile addition to your makeup routine.

25

This Plush Avocado Squishmallow That’s Super Cuddly

Meet this Austin the Avocado plushie, who is bigger than he looks. At 16 inches, this Squishmallow is squeezable, cuddly, and wildly soft for the perfect addition to your bed or couch while relaxing. The velvety soft, marshmallow-like texture can be easily washed and dried to keep it clean from accidental spills or messes, too.

26

A Wildly Popular Veggie Chopper Kit With 4 Quick-To-Use Blades

Hop on the veggie chopper train with this easy to use set. It features a spiralizer, slicer, large dicer, and small dicer to effortlessly get your fruits and veggies exactly the way you like them with just one motion. Plus, the bottom storage container collects everything you’ve cut up and keeps it in one spot while you work.

27

This Highly-Rated Carhartt Beanie That Comes In Dozens Of Colors

This wildly soft beanie comes in dozens of colors to keep you warm and stylish at the same time. The rib-knit construction has the Carhartt label sewn onto the front of the chic fold-over bottom for maximum recognizability. It’s elastic enough to be comfortable, but firm enough to not lose its shape, which is why it’s a classic with over 131,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.

  • Available colors: 35

28

These Stylish Satin Pillowcases That Are Great For Skin & Hair

The soft fabric of these satin pillowcases is super gentle and smooth to avoid creasing your skin or pulling, breaking, or splitting your hair. Not only does the satin fabric feel good — it looks good, too and comes in over three dozen colors. With over 290,000 reviews and a 4.5-star rating, reviewers agree they’re “silky soft” and a “beauty sleep must-have.”

29

These Pastel Storage Crates For Ultimate Organization

Great for a desk, bookshelf, kitchen, bedroom — you name it — these 5.9-by-3.8-inch crates are a stylish way to organize your small essentials. These cute plastic crates are scratch-resistant and wear-resistant for long-lasting use, whether you use them for writing utensils, beauty supplies, or sauces. And if you don’t always need them, they can be folded for easy storage between uses.

30

This Hydrating Lip Balm Tint That Uses Your pH Levels For The Perfect Shade

For a stunning lip tint that adjusts to your pH balance to create your perfect shade, check out this balm. The vegan formula is buttery soft, glides on clear, and features a real chrysanthemum inside for a glamorous touch while creating your skin’s most complementary shade of pink every time.

31

A Sticky Putty That Easily Removes Dust & Grime From Crevices

For an unexpected but super practical gift, check out this putty. It attracts crumbs, dust, grime, and other gunk from tiny crevices inside your cupholders, keyboard, remote control, baseboards — you name it. Plus, you can store it in the included container and reuse it, which makes it a genius budget-friendly find.

32

This Eye Shadow Primer That Prevents Creasing & Build-Up

Simply apply a pea-sized amount of this eye primer to your clean and dry eyelids to control oiliness and keep your eyeshadow from creating those annoying creases or falling out. The pearl-powder packed primer is weightless, non-greasy, and evens out skin tone for long-lasting eyeshadow color all day long.

33

These Wall-Mounted Hat Racks That Hold 10 Caps Each

Display hats and baseball caps while you store them with these clever racks. Each rack comes with 10 S-shaped hooks that are removable depending on how many caps you’d like to store. Though they work great for hats with straps, they can also be used to organize scarves, ties, belts, purses, and so much more.

34

This Padded Eyelash Curler That Won’t Pinch, Tug, Or Break

Give yourself a lash lift at home with this eyelash curler. It has a stainless steel base and a padded, 48-degree arc that is designed to fit all eye shapes and lash lengths. Plus, it comes with two pad replacements, so you won’t have to worry about pinching, tugging, or breaking for a long, long time.

35

A 93-Slot Battery Organizer With An Included Tester

Get your junk drawer into tip-top shape with this battery organizer. It features 93 slots to store AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, and flat batteries as well as a tester to make sure your batteries are still good. The see-through plastic case is waterproof, shockproof, lightweight and lets you see everything you have in stock with just one glance.

36

A Puzzle Mat To Roll Up & Store Your Work-In-Progress

There are few things worse than starting a puzzle and then realizing you can’t use your dining room table until you’ve finished it. That’s where this mat comes in. Do the puzzle on top of it, inflate the roll-up tube, then easily roll your pieces up and store unfinished until you’re ready to work on it again.

37

These Extra-Large Bath Sponges That Deeply Exfoliate

Somewhere between a cloth, a net, and a sponge, these sponges are a shower and bath essential. Made of knitted nylon, the sponges are double-sided and long enough to scrub your back and front for deep full-body exfoliation. The sponge easily lathers up to soothe dryness, reduce peeling, and reveal glowing skin.

38

A Vintage-Looking Lamp That Will Melt Your Candle Wax

This candle warmer has two powerful bulbs to not only set a cozy and lovely vibe, but also distribute warmth to your candle for a flameless scent. Without open fire, the vintage-looking candle warmer has a timer for two hours, four hours, or eight hours, so you can still have your favorite fragrance without worry.

39

A Mini Glass Foot File That Removes Calluses For Soft Feet

Give the gift of soft and smooth feet with this when you toss this file into your loved one’s stocking. The non-abrasive pumice stone is made of etched, precisely abrasive glass that buffs away dry, rough skin, and removes calluses for summer-ready feet year round. Plus, it comes with a convenient cap to store between uses.

40

These Best-Selling Swedish Dishcloths That Absorb 20 Times Their Weight

These Swedish dishcloths are a great gift for anyone looking for an easy way to reduce their single use paper products. Made of cotton, these cloths absorb 20 times their weight in liquid and are safe to use on glass, wood, marble, stainless steel, tile, and more. Plus, they work for doing anything from washing or drying dishes to dusting to scrubbing your tub with cleaning solution.

41

A Soothing Scalp Massager That Can Help Promote Hair Growth

For all those who need to bring their haircare up to the level of their skincare, check out this massager. It comes with two heads — one with large conical bristles and one with small flat bristles — and can be used on wet or dry hair to thoroughly apply shampoo, get out any grime, and tackle dandriff. It may even have the added benefit of encouraging growth by increasing blood flow in your scalp.

42

This Touch-Controlled Lamp With A Built-In USB Charging Port

With over 24,000 ratings, this bedside lamp is a fan-favorite because of its style and its function as a charger. With a minimalist design, the lamp features a long shade available in multiple colors, on a metal stand and a chic wooden base, which doubles as a on/off switch and dimmer. It has two built-in USB ports in the base for easy desktop or nightstand charging with fewer cluttered wires.

43

This Sparkly Cubic Zirconia Earring Set With 5 Different Sizes

Whether you have one piercing or five, these studs come in a variety of sizes making them great for everyday wear. They are made of cubic zirconia for a totally chic and sparkly look that seems premium, and feature a butterfly back clip to keep them in place no matter what you’re doing. No wonder why these have 30,000 five-star reviews.

44

These Hair Towel Wraps That Are Super Gentle & Absorbent

Dry your hair and keep it off your face while you get ready when you use these towel wraps. Made specifically for wrapping around your hair and featuring an elastic band that keeps it in place, the towel is made of a microfiber that’s super absorbent and lightweight. And it’s gentle on hair to prevent frizz, tugging, and breakage so you can show off your luxurious locks.

45

A Cable Management Box That Hides & Stores All Your Cords

Keep your cords and wires out of sight and out of mind when you have this clever organizer. With a sleek white base and wooden top, the organizer fits an 11.4-inch power strip inside and features seven slots on three sides from which your cords can come out of the box. It keeps your desk, nightstand, or living room tidy and organized while protecting your wires from children or pets.

46

This Misting Spray Bottle That Can Be Used At Any Angle

This misting bottle can be used to water your plants, apply hairspray, distribute air freshener, or mist your counters with cleaning solution before scrubbing. With an ultra-fine continuous mist, the bottle has an ergonomic lever to turn on and off and sprays evenly for a variety of uses. Best of all? It can be used at any angle — even upside down.

47

An Adorable Ankle Bracelet That’s Plated In Timeless Yellow Gold

Why limit your everyday jewelry to your upper body? Check out this super chic anklet. Available in multiple lengths depending on how tight you’d like it to be, the anklet has an 18-karat yellow gold plated finish and a linked chain style that’s trendy and understated. With over 17,000 reviews and a 4.6-star rating, reviewers agree this bracelet is a new jewelry staple that looks way more expensive than it really is.

  • Available sizes: 9 – 11 inches

48

An Exfoliating Peel Mask That Reveals Soft, Smooth Feet

These foot peeling masks gives you summer-ready feet all year round. The powerful botanical extracts in the easy-to-pull-on boots remove dead skin and calluses to repair cracked heels and tough soles. Simply wear the serum-filled booties for 60 minutes, then watch your feet peel within seven to 14 days. The result will be super soft feet.

49

This Bocce Ball Set That Comes With A Nylon Carrying Case

This bocce ball set is a great gift for anyone looking to diversify their backyard barbecue games. It comes with eight soft, plastic balls, one pallino, and one measuring tape that goes up to 4 feet. The classic game allows anywhere from two to eight people to play, and the whole thing comes with a nylon carrying case to store or bring with you.

50

This Portable Neck Fan That Has 3 Powerful Speeds

Keep yourself cool no matter where you are when you have this portable neck fan. With three powerful speeds, the fan hangs around your neck to provide a cooling, soft breeze 360 degrees around your face and neck. On just one charge, it has a running time of anywhere from three to 16 hours depending on speed.