10 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $20

By Isabella Diodati

Not sure what you should get your Mom for Mother’s Day? Luckily, we’re here to help! This year, we aren’t getting mom the same boring gift: candles, socks, and robes are OUT! Another thing we’re not doing? Waiting until the last minute to find a gift—which is why we’re coming to you with 10 of our favorite beauty gift ideas under $20 that are perfect for Mother’s Day!

We’ve curated a list of our top makeup and skincare gift ideas so that you can spoil your mom in a personalized, self-care-focused fashion, unlike the traditional bouquet of flowers. Use this guide to check off gifts for all of the mothers in your life- moms, grandmas, moms-to-be, mother-in-law, and more! Let’s get into the Mother’s Day gift ideas!

Pink Lip Bundle

Three incredible lip products for under than $20? Say less! Introducing our Mother Puckers Lip Bundle, an unbeatable berry trio including: Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm in shade Strawberry Shortcake, Cream Glide Lip liner in shade Mauve Aside, and our Lip Exfoliator in Strawberry.

This bundle will help to keep lips smooth and nourished, while also giving a lip combo for the perfect pout! We used some of our fan-favorite pink and berry shades to keep the bundle inclusive and versatile, this way you won’t have to worry about if it will match your mom’s skin tone. Keeping lips hydrated and soft, while also giving them a tinted glow- what mom doesn’t want that?!

Bronzing Drops

The perfect skincare-makeup hybrid that every mom-on-the-go needs in her routine is definitely Bronzing Drops! We are simply obsessed with these bronzing serum drops because they give the benefits of skincare, while giving the skin a tinted, bronzed, glow.

They have an antioxidant-rich formula that helps to nourish the skin, while also giving a sun-kissed complexion. Bronzing drops are the perfect gift because they can be used and applied however you want! Use them alone, mix them with face moisturizer or our personal favorite: mix them with a hydrating serum! Our Hottest Drops Duo is exactly that: minis of our bronzing drops and our Holy Hydration! Thirst Burst Drops. This is the perfect pair to brighten and bronze the skin all at once!

Power Grip Primer

All moms need a gripping primer to help their makeup stay in place all day long. Moms can have long days, which means their makeup has to be long-lasting! Our viral, holy-grail Power Grip Primer is an essential for every mamma’s makeup vanity. This face primer is gel-based, hydrating, and a fan favorite. This sticky gel formula helps preps the skin for smooth makeup application while also locking makeup in place.

Our Power Grip Primer comes in three different formulas: the OG Power Grip Primer, Power Grip Primer + 4% Niacinamide to help brighten and even skin tone, and Power Grip Matte Primer to help minimize shine throughout the day.

Can’t decide which one to get for the mother-figure in your life? Try all 3 with our Ultimate Power Grip Kit—it’s the perfect trio of our grippy, long-lasting primers for under $20!

SPF Must-Haves

Whether you’re looking for gift ideas for your grandma, mom, stepmom, mother-in-law, or mommy-to-be, everyone needs sunscreen! No matter your age, skin type, or skin tone, SPF is essential everyday, for everyone, all year round. Our Suntouchable Invisi-Stick is perfect for any mom-on-the-go to toss in her bag. Its stick packaging is mess-free and makes it easy to apply (and reapply!) throughout the day.

If you think your mom will want a more traditional gel or cream-like sunscreen formula, opt for our Suntouchable Invisible Sunscreen! It has a completely clear formula so there’s no need to worry about any white cast. It’s also a hybrid product, meaning it’s a sunscreen and makeup primer all in one!

Make Your Own Lip Combo

Creating a personalized lip combo is one of the best gifts you can give, and for only $10, you can give one to every mother-figure in your life! We love this Mother’s Day gift idea because it’s completely customizable! You can have fun with it—catering to shade preferences, skin tones, and color combinations.

Mix and match our Cream Glide Lip Liner with any of our Glow Reviver Lip Oils or Glow Reviver Melting Lip Balm to create an e.l.f.ing amazing lip combo that your mom will love! With 8 different lip liner shades and 18 different shades of lip oils, the combinations are endless!

Hydrating Skincare

It’s 2025 and correctly prepping your skin before applying makeup is the new hot trend!

Keep your mom in the loop and treat her to some hydrating skincare that will help with smooth makeup application, while also keeping the appearance of skin plump and moisturized.

Our Holy Hydration! Collection is a beloved fan-favorite from our skincare fanatics. For both AM skincare prep and PM overnight nourishment, we recommend stocking your mom up with either our Holy Hydration! Face Cream or our Holy Hydration! Thirst Burst Drops. These are perfect for any mom— whether she’s just starting her skincare journey or wants to refresh her current skincare routine, these products will help to hydrate, nourish, and moisturize the appearance of skin!

Eye Makeup Essentials

This Mother’s Day, treat your mom to some new eye makeup goodies! Our moms that were wearing makeup in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s know that eye makeup is a crucial step in completing a glam makeup routine. All moms need our versatile Perfect 10 Eyeshadow Palette! This palette offers 10 different shades in a combination of shimmers and mattes, making them super easy to mix and match, allowing your mom to create endless eye looks.

If your mom doesn't regularly wear eyeshadow, help her complete her makeup look with a killer lash routine! For only $11, you can give your mom raised, curled, defined, and lifted lashes. Our iconic Lash ‘N Roll Mascara, paired with our Pro Eyelash Curler are a lash duo made in heaven that your mom is sure to love!

Liquid Blush & Liquid Bronzer and Contour

Help your mom add the perfect flush of color and achieve a strong, sculpted look using both our Camo Liquid Blush and our Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour. This iconic camo pair is the perfect duo to gift to your mom since their ultra-pigmented formulas can help to create long-lasting looks that she won’t need to touch-up throughout her busy day. Both products have wide, versatile shade ranges, making it easy to find a shade that will fit your mother’s skin tone.

With our Camo Liquid Blush available in 12 unique shades, and our Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour available in 10 flexible shades, finding the perfect color pair will be a breeze!

If your mom doesn’t know how to apply liquid blush or where to place her contour, spend some quality time with her and walk her through it, Mother’s Day isn’t only about gift giving! Feel free to use our guides to give her the best makeup tutorial:

• How to Apply our Camo Liquid Blush

• How to Use e.l.f.'s Camo Liquid Bronzer and Contour.

Skincare for Fine Lines and Wrinkles

A mom’s skin can be *TIRED* after a long day. Mom’s do a lot for us—we see you moms! By the end of the day, moms need some well-deserved rest and relaxation (and so does their skin)!

The perfect gifts? Our Youth Boosting Blue-ty Sleep Night Oil and Advanced Night Retinoid Serum. These skin saviors are both gentle, overnight retinoids that aims to provide smooth and nourished-looking skin. They also help renew the appearance of your complexion and may reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles over time.

Halo Glow Liquid Filter and Pressed Powder

Need another Mother’s Day gift idea? We’ve got you! Enter two of our holy-grail products: Our Halo Glow Liquid Filter and Halo Glow Powder Filter. Our complexion booster has gone mega viral on social media and has easily become a fan-favorite with support from our e.l.f. community, and our pressed powder isn’t far behind. These are truly a must-have in every mom’s makeup routine.

What’s one of the best things about our complexion glow booster? It’s versatility! Read all about the different ways to use Halo Glow Liquid Filter in your routine here: 4 Ways to Use Halo Glow Liquid Filter in Your Makeup Routine!

We recommend pairing Halo Glow Liquid Filter product with our Angled Silicone Makeup Sponge for the perfect blended look. Then, apply our Halo Glow Powder Filter with the Flawless Face Brush.

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