Holiday Naughty List

It's still not too late to get your Holiday wish list together as a guide for all of your friends and family.  For all of the good girls out there, I decided to create a 'Naughty List' as a guide.  It's completed with some of my beauty must haves for the year from the more luxurious brands (thus making them more or a splurge).

- Bobbi Brown Extreme Party Eye Palette
- YSL Pure Chromatics Eye Shadow Palette
- Laura Mercier Colour To Go Palette
- BareMinerals The Star Treatment Set
- GHD Straightener
- YSL Rouge Pur Couture Glossy Stain
- YSL Blush Radiance
- Dior Addict Ultra Gloss
- Dior Diorskin Nude Tan Powder
- Origins Skincare Must Haves
- Clarisonic Mia 2
- Lancome Visionaire
- Ciate Mini Mani Set

These are some of the products that I have been loving (or eyeing) from the most coveted counters this season.  Just as I mentioned in my 'Stocking Stuffers' post, I love giving, and receiving, palettes and kits as gifts.  They come out to a better price and you are getting more than what you would pay for a single item.  So if you're searching for a beauty gift for that special friend or family member, keep an eye out for all of those Holiday palettes and sets available this time around.  One of my favorite places that I would recommend to anyone looking for great beauty sets is Nordstrom.  They have an amazing beauty section (which is always stocked) that is so much fun to walk around.

Yes, these are definitely on the more expensive side, but it's alright to have one or two more extravagant items on your wish list from time to time.  You don't have to expect one person to splurge so much on you for the season.  I usually like to get together with a friend (or two) and share a big gift for one of our mutual friends.  I find that getting together with someone and together splurge on a gift for someone is much better than getting something that is half the price that she might not like as much.

So use this as a guide for yourself, or pick out something for a friend!

Happy Gifting!

xoxo,

Eve

Stocking Stuffers For Any Beauty Lover

Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year.  With all fo the Holiday parties and decoration, it really gets everyone in that Christmas mood.  However, with Christmas comes A LOT of shopping for gifts.  I absolutely love picking out gifts for my friends and family, but when you add everyone up, it could be quite a long list.  So one of my favorite ways to get great gifts, but save a little is to pick up cute and affordable stocking stuffers and put one or two items in it.  Kind of like a holiday gift bag.

So for the beauty lovers in my family members and friends, the best place I found for great sticking stuffer picks at reasonable prices was of course Sephora.  They definitely did a great job of filling their shop with a whole variety of Holiday sets for any girl.

1. Nails Inc. Autumn Winter Collection

2. Sephora by OPI Tinsel Town Set

3. Tarte Eye-Catchers Set

4. Soap & Glory The Best Things In Life Are Three

5. Tarte The Stand Outs Kit

6. Philosophy Purity Made Simple (Travel Size)

7. Stila Eye Shadow Trio

8. Sephora Favorites Lash Stash Kit

9. L'Occitane Hand Indulgences Set

10. Chloe Miniature Duo

One of my favorite things to do is to walk down the travel section of Sephora (and Ulta) and pick up a few of my favorite items in the smaller sizes to share with my friends.  It's an inexpensive way to put together a gift for certain friends.  The value sets are always an awesome way to make the gift a little more special, while still not breaking the bank.  You definitely get more bang for your buck with these value sets, since they are usually filled with more items for less money.

You definitely can save a lot more by going for more drugstore products.  Whichever items you enjoy using yourself from the drugstore, you can pick out for your friends.  

Pack it all up in a cute Christmas Stocking, add a little tissue paper to top it all off, and voila a specially packaged gift for a good friend.

Happy Gifting!

xoxo,

Eve