DecoDiva’s Suggestions for Beauty Gifts for the Holidays

Here are my suggestions on gifts for the holidays. It’s a mix of several different brands, but all things that I think a lot of people would like, and of course, things I like!   The prices range from $6.65 to $48, and all can be found online for purchase at UrbanDecay.com, Amazon.com, Aromaleigh.com (25% off coupon code FRIDAY25 until Friday Dec. 5th), Sephora.com, Ulta.com, and SallyBSkinYummies.com (10% off until the rest of ‘08 using the “mythsallyb” coupon code).

1.  Urban Decay 24/7 Travel Size Set of Eyeliners – $29
Available in two sets.
VIP
- Zero (zealous black)
- Lucky (brilliant deep copper)
- Covet (peacock green
- Electric (bright aquamarine)
- Lust (plush purple)

Velvet Rope
- Yeyo (metallic white)
- 1999 (plum with micro gold glitter)
- Zero (zealous black) the #1 best-selling black Eye Pencil
- Bourbon (brown with micro gold glitter)
- Stash (dark green/gold)

2.  Urban Decay Sustainable Shadow Box - $36
- YDK (bronzed mocha with golden microglitter)
- Midnight Cowboy Rides Again (golden beige with bronze, gold, & silver glitter)
- Flipside (electric teal with blue sheen)
- Flash (bright iridescent purple)
- Grifter (sheer lavender with lots of silver microglitter)
- Oil Slick (black with silver glitter)
- Uzi (metallic silver with big iridescent sparkles)
- Kiddie Pool (ocean blue with iridescent glitter)
- Twice Baked (brownie brown with gold glitter)
- Half Baked (subtle, lustrous bronze).

3.  Urban Decay Urban Essentials – $39
- .55 oz Overside bottle of Primer Potion
- Goddess Eyeshadow (midnight blue with lots of electric-blue microglitter)
- Midnight Cowboy Eyeshadow (subtle golden-beige with gold glitter).

4.  Urban Decay Best of Urban Set – $32
- Baked Heavy Metal Glitter Liner (bronze)
- Half Baked Eyeshadow (subtle, lustrous bronze)
- Bourbon 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil (brown with teeny gold glitter)
- Eyeshadow Primer Potion (ultra-sheer nude eye base)

5.  Too Faced Mini The Quickie Chronicles – The Life of the Party - $15
- blush in berry mauve shimmer
- black glitter eye shadow
- silver foil eye shadow
- berry sparkle lip gloss
- golden pink lip gloss

6.  Aromaleigh Must Have Holiday 2008 Gift Set – $34.75 (on sale for $26.25)
- butterscotch eye shadow (yellow gold with red iridescence)
- allspide eye shadow (tarnished copper brown with shimmer)
- wintergreen eye shadow (neutral green with smoky undertone and red shimmer)
- mulberry eye shadow (vivid warm holiday purple with rich highlight sparkles)
- amaretto lip creme (mid-toned caramel nude with glints of mauve)

7.  Aromaleigh Create Your Own Custom Gift Set – $37.35 (on sale for $28.00)
- choose a lipstick or lipgloss shade
- choose a blush or rouge shade
- choose 3 eye shadow shades

8.  Aromaleigh Little Gems Gift Set – $28.20 (on sale for $22.56)
Choose from 8 different sets which include 2 eye shadow shades, 1 blush and 1 lip color.

9.  Aromaleigh Make Eye Colors Pop Gift Set – $27.00 (on sale for $24.30)
Choose from Blue, Brown, Green and Hazel eye sets.
Each set includes 3 eye shadows and a liner.

10. Sally B’s Organic Lip Yummie Gift of the Month Club – starting at $35 (don’t forget the 10% code)
You can choose from 3 month, 6 month or 12 months.
- January Start the year off right with our Cinnamon Spice!
- February – Your choice of Chocolate Candy or Star Anise is the perfect Yummy for this lovers’ month.
- March – Choose eithe Fresh Mint or Jelly Bean in honor of spring break, St. Patrick’s Day or Easter.
- April – Orange Vanilla – Just like a Dreamsickle!!
- May Bubble Gum is so real you will try to blow bubbles!
- June Fresh Peach – no pits!!
- July Juicy, juicy Watermelon.
- August Raspberry Lemonade – everything but the ice!
- September Green Apple – you will think it came right off the tree!
- October Kandy Korn – Love them? We do too. No need to stuff.
- November Ginger Peach – A cornucopia of sweet, spicy flavors.
- December Candy Cane – candy cane and peppermint celebrate the flavors of the season.

11. Sally B’s B Glossy Organic Lip Gloss – $10
Available in 4 shades.
- Natural
- Ruby’s Red
- Every Blond’s Pink
- Copper Penny

12. Sally B’s Organic Sugar Scrub – Small $16, Large $30
Available in several scents.
- Lemon Sage
- Diva’s Demand Verbena
- Marianne Loves Mango
- Peppermint Susan
- Elizabeth’s Garden
- Juliet Blackberry Sage
- Ali’s Almond Bliss
- Chamomile Neroli
- Lavender Vanilla

13.  Aromaleigh Candy Cane Nourishing Color Creme – $6.65
This is a delightful pepermint scented balm with nude pink coloring and subtle iridescence.

14.  Bath & Body Works Always Pampered Black Amethyst Set – $25
- body lotion
- body splash
- shower gel

15.  Bath & Body Works Give Joy Twisted Peppermint – $32.50
- body lotion
- shower gel
- body splash
- sponge

16. MAC Holiday Passions of Red Lip sets – $22.50
Available in Cool Pink, Plum, Coral

17.  MAC Holiay Passionately Red Lip sets – $22.50
Available in Warm and Cool

18.  MAC Holiday Little Darlings Lipglass & Lustreglass sets – $29.50
Each set contains 5 mini-sized lip colors.
Available in Coral, Pink, and Neutral

19.  MAC Holiday Little Darlings Pigment & Glitter sets – $29.50
Each set contains 5 mini sizes of pigment or glitter.
Available in Warm and Cool

20.  Stila Trend Look Shock Value – $48
- 0.10 oz High Shine Lip Color in Serena (sheer coppery bronze)
- 0.15 oz Convertible Color in Fuchsia (bright pink)
- 0.14 oz Smudge Pot in Cobalt (royal blue sheen)
- 0.09 oz Eyeshadow Duo in Fandango (lime green/ warm chocolate brown), Orchid (light purple/ dark purple), Borealis (light periwinkle/ dark rich blue), and Terracotta (reddish orange/ brownish orange)

 

21. Stila Shine On Gift of Glaze – $28
6 shades
- Vanilla (pearly nude)
- Brown Sugar (shimmering golden nude)
- Raisin (shimmering golden plum)
- Grapefruit (frosted pink)
- Apricot (melon nectarine)
- Gumdrop (vibrant pink)

22.  Too Faced Mirror Mirror Mini Lip Gloss Set – $21
4 shades
- Damn I’m Hot! (sheer red)
- Don’t Hate Me… (sheer light pink)
- I’m Perfect (sheer beige)
- I Know You Want Me! (clear)

23. Too Faced Glamour to Go Pocket Palette -$19.50
- 8 eye shadows
- 4 lip glosses
- 1 blush

 

24.  Smashbox Lip Gloss collection – $29
- Illume (sheer color/ pale gold champagne shimmer)
- Ravishing (sheer color/ bronze shimmer)
- Candid (sheer color/ rose with gold shimmer)
- Lovely (sheer color/ peachy pink shimmer)
- Stunning (fuchsia pink shimmer)
- Radiant (sheer color/ metallic golden rose)

25.  Hugo Boss Deep Red Gift Set – $39.90
- 1.6 oz eau de parfum spray
- 5.0 oz soft perfumed body lotion
- 2.5 oz shower gel