From K-Beauty to Lip Balm, These Under-$25 Beauty Staples are Perfect for an Easter Basket

Published Apr 10, 2025 8:24 am ET


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Easter is approaching fast (it’s on Sunday, April 20), and while some are looking forward to egg hunts, spring dresses and chocolate, others are excited for Easter baskets stocked with goodies. Now, you might be getting ready to grab a ton of chocolate eggs and jelly beans for your baskets, but you can also fill their baskets with fun beauty treats they’ll love. Amazon is full of incredible things to fill an Easter basket, so here some of the top items for the beauty and skincare enthusiasts. Whether you have a teen who’s obsessed with Korean skincare or a preteen who’s always applying lip gloss, add these under-$25 beauty items to this year’s baskets.

  1. This Sol de Janeiro Hair and Body Perfume Mist smells like a gorgeous field of flowers mixed with dragonfruit and vanilla. Spritz it on from head to toe, and layer it with the Collagen Boosting Beija Flor Elasti-Cream for a long-lasting scent.
  1. This $4 e.l.f. Squeeze Me Lip Balm is a personal favorite and smells just like a vanilla cupcake. It’s boosted with lip-loving ingredients including shea butter, hyaluronic acid and goji berry, and the scent lasts for hours.
  1. This Airspun Loose Translucent Powder is the perfect basket stuffer for anyone who loves a matte makeup look. The talc-free formula is lightweight and absorbs into oil for a beautiful finish.
  1. This Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask is perfect for an at-home spa day. It deeply hydrates and nourishes the skin and visibly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
  1. For the person who’s always reapplying lip gloss, add this Laneige Lip Glowy Balm Pack to their basket. These tinted lip moisturizers come in four yummy scents and soften and hydrate the lips throughout the day.
  1. Send those flyaways packing with this Hair Wax Stick. It’s perfect for anyone whose hair frizzes easily, and it’s small enough so they can take it with them anywhere.
  1. This number one bestselling e.l.f. Lip Oil will be a lifesaver for anyone who needs a boost of hydration, shine and color. Reviewers have made it a part of their everyday makeup routines.
  1. For eyelashes that defy gravity, they’ll love this CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara. The defined bristle brush makes it easy to coat and curl each lash for a smudge-free look.
  1. Any skincare enthusiast will love to receive this Beauty of Joseon Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask. It minimizes pores and wrinkles while firming and hydrating the skin.
  1. This two-pack of eos Shea Butter Shaving Cream is perfect for a bodycare-themed Easter basket, and it has a sweet raspberry pomegranate scent.
  1. This TikTok-viral Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm is a favorite in the beauty community. The vanilla scent lasts for hours, and the shea butter conditions and soothes parched lips.
  1. As we approach the summer months, your Easter basket buddy will love this L’Oreal Paris Revitalift Anti-Wrinkle Sunscreen. It moisturizes, minimizes wrinkles and prevents sun damage.
  2. This Burt’s Bees Lip Balm set is a great basket stuffer. Anyone who carries around lip balm in their purse will appreciate it, and it’ll keep their lips healthy and hydrated.

Lauryn Jiles

Lauryn Jiles

Author McClatchy Commerce

Lauryn Jiles is a Content Commerce Assistant at McClatchy. She is based in South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Lauryn has written for numerous brands and is well-versed in the fashion, beauty, health, and lifestyle verticals. She enjoys yoga, coffee, fashion museums, sushi, and traveling.

Abby Kass

Abby Kass

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Abby Kass is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy covering kids/babies, pets, beauty, and more. With more than seven years experience writing and editing shopping content, Abby has a strong understanding of how important commerce content really is and its important value to readers. She loves browsing online and finding innovative, unique, and just down-right cool products. Before McClatchy, Abby started her career working for Parents Magazine where she fell in love with writing about products. She then spent six years at BuzzFeed falling deeper into the shopping world writing more than 1,500 product roundups and reviews. She sees shopping as a sport and has worked hard at mastering it in order to help make people’s lives easier as they find cool and useful products.