BREAKING NEWS (MBB) — In what may come as a shock to absolutely no one, men and women around the world are procrastinating and putting off their holiday shopping. 🙂
Really, though, how do you expect me to focus on finding the best holiday deal on socks when distractions like Mariah Carey’s new reality TV show exist?
P.S. Homegirl does *all* of her on-camera testimonials in lingerie. Clearly, MC is living her best life.
If you’re still looking for gifts for your work wife, BFF, sis, mom, significant other or any other beauty-loving babes or boys in your life, and you have no idea where to start, here are some sweet holiday sets to consider.
1. Laura Geller So Scrumptious Vol. 4
Laura Geller’s six-piece So Scrumptious Vol. 4 set is all about the glow. It comes with warm, shimmery shades to illuminate cheeks, lids and lips, and it also includes a velvety face primer and a dual-ended face brush. It’s $59 and available meow at Ulta and laurageller.com.
2. By Terry Impearlious Baume de Rose
By Terry’s Impearlious Baume de Rose gloss set is for lords and ladies who love fancy-schmancy moisturizing glosses that aren’t overly sticky.
Seriously, though, who needs a dozen roses when you could have lipglosses that smell like roses and last a lot longer than a week?! By Terry Impearlious Baume de Rose is $65 and available now at department stores and barneys.com.
3. By Terry’s Impearlious Ombre Blackstar Gift Collection
By Terry’s Impearlious Ombre Blackstar Gift Collection comes with six long-wearing shimmery cream shadows. It’s $155 and available now at department stores and barneys.com.
4-7. The CIRCA Beauty Cinematic Eyes Palettes
CIRCA Beauty Creative Director Eva Mendes, a.k.a. Ryan Gosling’s baby mama, did a great job on these $17 Cinematic Eyes Palettes. I’ll never forgive her for stealing Ryan away from us, but I’m a little less bitter because these eyeshadows are on point. The moderately pigmented powders feel fabulously soft, and blending them is easy-peasy. My faves are the rose gold Blush Romance palette and jewel-toned Smokey Suspense. They’re $17 each and available now at Walgreens stores.
8-12. Holiday sets by e.l.f.
For the price, you can’t go wrong with one of these sets from e.l.f. For $5, the prep & play, lined & lovely and lip parade kits are steals. Even the chic sixteen kit with four quads is only $15. They’re available now at drugstores, Target and elfcosmetics.com.
13. Aveda Feeling Balanced Is a Gift Set
Aveda’s $79 Feeling Balanced Is a Gift Set comes with seven body sprays to balance and align those chakras! It’s available meow at Aveda stores and aveda.com.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
The two shadow sets look great. Love the colors in both. I’ve never tried anything ByTerry. Or elf. A good low cost lip primer could be quite useful, though.
I keep hearing about Laura Geller but I never can find it anywhere. Are they worth the hype Karen or should I stay with Mac?
Would love to get the ByTerry set 😀
OK, logistics question. How do you organize allllll your makeup after shoots like this? Really what I’m asking is can we have a tour of your makeup closet so I can live vicariously through your amazing collection. 😀
Hi Jaclyn, I keep it on a designated shelf just to keep everything together! 🙂 When my friends and family come over, they’re welcome to grab whatever they want on the shelf. I also donate items to a local women’s shelter.
Love All Things AVEDA
That Laura Geller set does look really pretty! The By Terry cream shadow sticks look so lovely, but for some reason they crease like crazy on me 🙁