The 2022 Candidly Gift Guide: 25 Perfect Gifts Under $50
by Audie Metcalf
This is our second-favorite gift guide we did this year—limitations inspire the most creativity. And when you have a million kids and friends and parents to buy for, you can’t be splurging on all of them. And yet, you want each gift to feel special, personal, and brimming with specificity.
THIS is our favorite. In case you were wondering.
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Made by Mary Birth Flower Necklace
How lovely to give someone their birth flower as a necklace, AND reveal to them what their birth flower even IS. We truly had no idea.
Maison Louis Marie Discovery Oil Sampler Set
Everyone loves a set. This is known. But most sets are a scam for companies to unload all their worst stuff. But in this case, every scent from Maison Louis Marie is better than the last. So they’ll all become a favorite, just at different times.
Momofuku Soy Sauce and Tamari Set
Perhaps best for the self-proclaimed food lover. But what a treat it will be if you know someone who truly loves to cook. Or eat.
Clare V. Enamel Stripe Stacking Ring
This is the most beautiful, surprisingly inexpensive ring we’ve discovered recently and we’ve given one to everyone we know. And look at all the colors!
Compartés Wild Cocoa Chocolate Gift Box
The packaging is art. But the stunning truffles inside could be gifted in an old shoebox and would still easily be the most divine thing you’ve tasted all winter.
w + p Terrazzo Cream Porter Insulated 20oz Bottle
First, the terrazzo design is slightly raised so it feels lovely in the hand. Second, it keeps water legitimately cold all day long. Anyone who considers themselves “wellnessy” will flip for it.
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Food52 Cody Foster Vintage-Inspired Food Ornaments
The perfect stocking stuffer OR bauble to tie onto another, larger present.
That Miracle Fruit Tablet That Makes Everything Taste Sweet
VERY fun as an “experiential” gift. Eat one of these tablets, lick a lemon, and it tastes like candy.
The Book of Boundaries By Melissa Urban
2022 is the year of the boundary. And this book offers real-life ideas about how to actually “set” boundaries without “feeling like a horrible person.'‘ Should you give it to your mother-in-law who shows up announced at your door and offers unsolicited home decor advice and perpetually comments on your body? Maybe!
Yangqihome Wood Charcuterie Board
A perfect in-person gift to give alongside some La Tur cheese from Whole Foods. (aka the best cheese you can buy at a normalish store)
Kopari Minis Pack
The best gift for your product-obsessed daughter or niece. Everything is clean and coconut-based and smells like a dream.
The Kombucha Shop Kombucha Starter Kit
People like making their own versions of things in the home. But this is definitely for your witchiest friend. You know you have one.
FarmSteady Italian Fresh Cheese Making Kit
Like the kombucha. But instead of being for your witchy friend, it’s for your elitist friend. But elitist in a fun way!
Poketo Set Of Glass Straws
It will be physically impossible for you to give these gorgeous straws as a gift without buying a quartet of them for yourself.
Areawhere Everybody Tissue Box By Dusan Dusan
Perhaps this isn’t for everyone. Like for example someone whose house is a sea of beige. But we’re willing to bet if they own a “statement necklace” they will love this tissue box.
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Hay Long Twist Candles, Set of 6
The shape of these candles made our hearts skip a beat. Gift them on their own or with a sleek modern holder like this one, and they are sure to be met with unrehearsed delight. And isn’t that what gift-giving is all about?
Pinkglow® Pineapple
When all else fails, just send them this PINK pineapple that tastes like cotton candy.
Glossier Candle in “You” Scent
We flipped for this scent when it first premiered as a perfume. Described as “clean, warm, and sparkling,” it fills the air with ambrox, musk, iris, and pink pepper. There isn’t a person alive who won’t love this scent.
ban.do Vintage Inspired Rise and Shine Decorative Ceramic Vase
And lastly, don’t we all dream of being the kind of person who has a full breakfast on the table, complete with pancakes and crispy bacon and orange juice poured into ANOTHER container like they do in every single movie ever made? This orange juice jug will finally make that dream a reality.
Maldon Salt, Sea Salt Flakes, 3.1 lb, Bulk Tub
A TUB of Maldon sea salt is maybe our favorite gift on this entire list. It’s just so useful and delicious and no one buys the tub for themselves. This salt is almost wet, it’s so flaky. And it will make scrambled eggs sing.
Ichendorf Milano Cilindro Colored Glass Cruet
Here’s a non-rhetorical question: have you ever seen a more beautiful olive oil vessel in your entire life? Oh, wait. It was rhetorical. Because one doesn’t exist. *adds 2 to cart *
Frankie's 457 Spuntino Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Oh, look! The best olive oil on earth to give in tandem with the most beautiful olive oil vessel. We are nothing if not thorough.
Audie Metcalf is the Editor-in-chief of The Candidly, and lives in LA with her family. You can find more of her articles here.
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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