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Gifts
Really (Really!) Last-Minute Drugstore Gifts
It happens every year. You’re invited to a last-minute fete or you worse, you completely forgot someone on your list. You can’t show up to a party empty-handed and you certainly wouldn’t want anybody knowing you forgot them. Thank heavens for drugstores! The aisles of your local CVS or Walgreens are crammed with cute, inexpensive […]
Spa Girls Top 10 Gifts of Bliss and Beauty
We’re down to the wire ladies, and if you’re anything like us, you’ve got last-minute shopping to do! This year, the entire Spa Girls team put our heads together for 10 must-have gifts for every gal on your list. With sparkling values, the hottest hues and everything in between, here are the products we’re coveting […]
Love Notes: Valentine’s Day Scents
Fresh notes for Valentine's Day gifts of beauty. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, we sniffed around for scents that will strike a note with the loved ones in your life. From your free spirited best friend to the man on your list, a sweet smelling gift personally selected by you (or by us, but we won't tell) […]
All I Want for Valentine’s Day
5 Valentine's Day gifts of beauty. I want chocolate. I was roses. I want a lavish bubble bath with way too many bubbles. Oooh I know, I want to eat chocolate while soaking in a giant sea of bubbles sprinkled with red rose petals. Yeaaaah. But truly, when it comes to Valentine’s Day, I love […]
Gifts of Beauty: 10 Under $20
Starting at $7 and up, these mini gifts of beauty make the perfect stocking stuffers! Shower sweet (and cheap!) nothings on the ones you appreciate. Ideal for teachers, gardeners, hostesses or as a simple thank you to friend, these little minis pack a joyous punch – and all skate under the $20 mark. Great as […]
Luxe Gift Picks: Collectible Makeup Compacts
Irresistibly luxe makeup compacts make the purr-fect gift! Searching high and low for a gift that will make the beauty hound in your life swoon? Behold, the collectible makeup compact! Makeup is meant to magnify our beauty, and these gorgeous cosmetic compacts do double time to add a touch of magic to both your complexion […]
Gifts Sealed with a Kiss: Holiday Lip Sets and Collections
Starting at $18.50 these lip sets and collection come sealed with a kiss! You have our permission to prettify your pout! Give a little (and get a little) this holiday season with these must-have lip sets that offer big value without the hefty price tag. We wouldn’t mind giving our friends a few of these […]
Top 10 Beauty Buys on Beauty.com
Beyond Black Friday and Cyber Monday, holiday savings are ripe for the picking on Beauty.com. One of our favorite online haunts for spa and beauty products, Beauty.com also offers perks such as complimentary samples and free shipping. Here are our top 10 gifts of beauty and spa perfect for giving and receiving from Beauty.com. Pacifica […]
Top 10 Sephora Best Beauty Buys
‘Ti’s the season to stock up on beauty! Holiday collection sets are packed with value and make lovely gifts. We scoured the sparkly aisles of Sephora for our 10 favorite beauty sets to give and get. Behold, the best beauty buys of the 2012 holiday season! Get more holiday gift sets at sephora.com.
Yuzen: Your Monthly Box of Zen
Let the battle of the beauty boxes begin! Nothing like a little friendly competition to bring out the best in the growing world of product sampling programs. We are already suckers for the NewBeauty TestTube but have been on the prowl for a beauty box subscription service that captures a little more spa. We’ve found it in […]
Raise a Glass: Kelly & Jones Notes of Wine Fragrances
I can imagine few things more peaceful than meandering through a vineyard (Picture the movie “A Walk in the Clouds,” only with less Keanu, which is sad). The aroma from the growing grapes is invigorating. Kelly & Jones has created a scent story that bottles the intoxicating scent of wine without the actual intoxication. You […]