Hey Guys! Happy December! So I hope all of you took advantage of the awesome deals for Black Friday & Cyber Monday but for those of you still shopping and unsure of what to buy for your girlfriends, wives, mothers, sisters, grandma etc. I’ve compiled a list of great gift ideas for you! I’ll also be doing a Men’s Edition and Stocking Stuffers later on as well. Just click on the image and it’ll take you straight to the website. Most of the products are linked to Sephora’s website because they list fragrance notes and detailed product ingredients which I thought would be helpful. I’ve also placed orders with them many times before without a glitch. They also have special offers and free shipping over $50. Most of the products can be found on Amazon.com, and although some are available at Ulta or Ulta.com, I had many problems placing orders on their website.
Fragrance Sampler for Her: If you’re not sure which scents she likes, or which perfumes she already owns, this is the perfect gift. You get a gorgeous clutch filled with 14 samples of the most popular women’s fragrances. Then, she can choose her favorite scent of the samples, and then take her gift certificate included in the package, and redeem it for any FULL SIZE version of that fragrance at any Sephora store! They also offer free shipping over $50 and additional free samples with every purchase. Pretty awesome huh?
Fragrance Sampler for Her: If you’re not sure which scents she likes, or which perfumes she already owns, this is the perfect gift. You get a gorgeous clutch filled with 14 samples of the most popular women’s fragrances. Then, she can choose her favorite scent of the samples, and then take her gift certificate included in the package, and redeem it for any FULL SIZE version of that fragrance at any Sephora store! They also offer free shipping over $50 and additional free samples with every purchase. Pretty awesome huh?
Urban Decay Vice 2 Palette: Urban Decay released two amazing palettes for the holidays this year, and this palette is great for the girl who likes to experiment with her eye shadow. You get 20 eye shadow shades and a dual ended brush for $59. Urban Decay also released the Naked 3 palette but it’s pretty much sold out everywhere, but if you do manage to get your hands on it, she’ll be forever grateful I promise.
Benefit Cosmetics Little Love Potions $36: Benefit released this as one of it’s limited edition beauty kits, and I am obsessed with it. It has a mini version of all of their top products for less than $50! This kit includes their famous Hoola Bronzer, the porefessional (which I personally swear by) and much more.
Tarte Cosmetics Stop & Stare: For the girl who’s obsessed with eyeliner & mascara, or the one who only wears this as part of her makeup regime. You get 5 water proof amazingly pigmented eyeliners and their famous mascara in this limited edition gift for $39.
Tarte Cosmetics is actually pretty expensive guys, relative to other brands. Their products are free of Parabens and Phthalates and are extremely popular. Grabbing one of their limited edition sets is a great idea if you’re interested in purchasing their products for yourself. They have a few other great limited edition Holiday kits:
Michaels Kors Signature Coffret Set: So MK is everywhere, over the past year and a half MK branded items have been extremely popular, but it’s also a bit pricey. I can tell you the perfumes smell delicious, but if you can’t afford to buy the full size versions (about $100+) you can give her this limited edition 3 piece set of the smaller perfumes, so she can mix it up, use a different scent everyday and even decide if she likes one in particular, which you can buy for her as a Valentines or Birthday or Anniversary Gift (I hope you guys appreciate the foresight and future gift giving opportunities I’m creating for you here lol).
Michael Kors also has these gift sets available as well: (some are exclusively available at Macy’s)
MAC Cosmetics Holiday Collection: Every Year MAC Cosmetics releases Holiday kits, this year it’s the MAC Stroke of Midnight Collection, which includes Face Palettes, Eye Palettes, Lip Palettes all under $50. They can be bough directly at the Mac Cosmetics website, or at Macy’s or Dillard’s. These are great gift ideas for the Mac Makeup Lover.
PHILOSOPHY is Amazing Grace Gift Set is the best Fragrance set for less than $60 in my opinion. You get an 8 oz Shampoo, Bath, and Shower Gel, 2 oz Eau de Toilette
and 4 oz Whipped Body Creme. I own several body gels from this line and they smell DIVINE. They also have other sets which are less expensive:
and 4 oz Whipped Body Creme. I own several body gels from this line and they smell DIVINE. They also have other sets which are less expensive:
For the Nail Polish Lover: Sephora features the Disney Collection Nail Sets for $24.50, Target has 14 piece E.L.F Cosmetics nail kits for $10!
For the Candle/Body Lotion/Fragrance Lover: Bath & Body Works has great gifts for the holidays. Most of them are under $50! You can choose from Signature scents, holiday scent, candles, perfumes and more.
BH Cosmetics has really great quality makeup and brushes for affordable prices. If all those other gifts I mentioned are above your budget, or you want to get more “bang for your buck” I would highly recommend visiting their site and picking up a few items for your special someone. I personally vouch for their products and I’m an affiliate with them, but I wouldn’t recommend a product to you unless it was worth it. I even ordered some of these items myself during their black friday deals. They offer free shipping over $50 in the US & Canada.
I hope that I’ve given you guys some good ideas for Holiday Gifts or treats for yourself lol. Let me know if you get any of these gifts and if they were liked in the comments below! Look out for the Holiday Gift Ideas: Stocking Stuffers and Gifts for Him coming soon!
NB: All the product prices are listed in US dollars and are listed per the prices listed on the websites as of right now (they may increase or even decrease over time).
