Gift Ideas
Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!! If you are looking for some last minute beauty gift ideas, check out these special options..
Gift Ideas:
Stila’s Mother’s Day Gift Set-
The perfect gift for makeup loving mamas! This set includes four of Stila’s best selling products to give your mom a gorgeous face! As if she doesn’t have one already..
1 oz Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer in Shade 01 (for light complexions)
02 oz One Step PrimeColor in Per Suede (dusty rose)
.08 oz Lip Glaze in Mayberry (rose with shimmer)
.09 oz Eye Shadow Trio in Anya (soft peach shimmer/ soft brown/ deep purple shimmer)
$38
Morroccan Oil Gift Set
Morroccan Oil has been on everyone’s “must-have” list lately! What better way to keep mom at the top of the trends than with this awesome hair-care gift set?
Includes:
-Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream
-Moroccanoil Treatment
-Moroccanoil Conditioner
-Moroccanoil Shampoo.
$65
Philosophy’s Unconditional Love Body Firming Emulsion
I love Philosophy! and how cute is the packaging for their Unconditional Love lotion?! It comes with a keepsake poem to make this Mother’s Day gift extra special. If you prefer something other than the lotion, they also have their best-selling Hope in a Jar, Unconditional Love Fragrance, Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash, and Amazing Grace Lotion as well.
$34
Holiday Gift Idea #3
Great Gift Sets From Stila!
Smudge Pot Collection
This Smudge Pot Set from Stila is a great deal at only $32 (a $95 value)! You get four different smudge pot colors and a travel sized eye-liner brush. If you’ve never tried this bestselling item, now is time to jump on the bandwagon. The set comes in black, violet, starry night (deep shimmery navy) and Kitten, their iconic champagne color.
I use the black smudgepot in my kit and I like it a lot! It’s water resistant and is very hard to get off, which is great. My only gripe is that it starts to flake when I go in for touchups, which is something my MAC fluidline and Bobbi Brown gel liner don’t do. All four shades can also be used as eyeshadow, I love product versatility!
Lip Glaze Collection
Stila’s lip glaze gift set comes with eight lip glazes! If you’re on a budget, this is the perfect item to buy and pass out to you friends/co-workers/ cousins etc for the holidays.. It’s only $25 and contains four of their bestselling colors, as well as four brand new ones! It’s also a great gift for the lipgloss lover. The glosses are mini versions so they fit perfectly in a holiday clutch, and can be a great way to try out some new colors. Love.
Holiday Gift Idea 2
NARS Gift Sets
The Multiple Coffret
NARS has released a new gift set containing three of their Multiples, a cult-favorite item! Use the Multiples on your lips, eyes and cheeks- It’s the ultimate multi tasker! They are very creamy but blend flawlessly into your skin, providing a sheer finish of light color which is naturally gorgeous!
Do you hate when companies come out with their annual gift sets but leave out the best colors?? You don’t have to worry about that with this set! The three piece, trial sized gift set comes with Copacabana (my favorite!!) a pearly highlight, South Beach- a shimmery apricot, and Orgasm- their world famous, peachy pink shimmer.
Only $40 which is a great deal because one full size multiple is $37!
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I Want You Lipgloss Set
The NARS lipgloss set is a great stocking item!! It comes with 5 mini shades of lipgloss which pack on intense shine and gorgeous color. The set comes with Turkish Delight- their famous pink sorbet, Striptease- a candlelit nude, Greek Holiday- a sparkling pink sand, Orgasm- a warm pink with golden shimmer and Dolce Vita- a sheer dusty rose. A $76 value for $45!
Both Items Are Sephora Exclusives
Holiday Gift Idea!
Best of MAKEUP FOREVER Set
I’m really excited about this gift set because MAKEUP FOREVER is one of my favorite cosmetics brands ever, definitely in the top 3. This Christmas, they have come out with an amazing gift set that contains 5 of their “best” products. If you’ve never tried Makeup Forever, it’s time to get acquainted!! Makeup artists swear by it and celebrities love it, but I’ve noticed that many women outside of the industry are not familiar with MUFE’s amazing products. The best of gift set contains an Aqua Eyes black eyeliner, their Smokey Lash mascara, the incredible HD powder, a travel sized HD primer and their Sens’Eyes sensitive eye cleaner.
MUFE’s Aqua Eyes eyeliners are amazingly creamy and uber waterproof! If you struggle with your eyeliner running or rubbing off, this pencil is definitley worth trying. They have tons of colors from metallics to mattes and can even double as a lip liner (in the right color, of course).
The Smokey Lash mascara great for va-va-voom eyelashes! It gives off intense black pigment while lengthening and curling. I’ve only used this mascara a handful of times but loved the results every time. Great to top of that sultry, smokey eye.
Their Sens’Eyes Sensitive Eye Cleaner is a fabulous product! It’s mineral oil free and contact lens safe! It’s a gel cleanser that wipes away your makeup easily and effecitively. If you have really sensitive eyes, this makeup remover is an awesome product to try.
MUFE’s HD Microperfecting Primer is the only product I have not specifically tried and tested. I have their green HD Primer (to counteract redness) and it’s pretty good!. When I was at the Makeup Artist Trade Show the year Makeup Forever released their HD line, I watched a live demonstration of their primers. They worked wonderfully and come in a line of 7 colors, all designed to correct or conceal specific problems.
Last but definitely not least, their HD Microfinish Powder is one of my favorite loose powders! It’s 100% silica powder and it gives an airbrushed, smooth look to the skin when buffed on. I love it because it does not make my models cakey looking at all and it’s invisible to the camera. Love, Love, LOVE.
I don’t know how MAKEUP FOREVER was only able to choose 5 “best of” products because everything they make is the best, but they did a great job with this set! It’s a Sephora exclusive and costs $49. Also, note that the products are travel sized.
