Holiday Gift Idea's 2011

The holiday Season is here and it's time for you to give your loved one's the most amazing beauty products and gift sets out for the season. So I'm here to share with you some gift ideas. The things mentioned here would make a perfect gift for a Beauty Addict like my self :)

1. Urban Decay Naked Palette or Naked 2

This is a must have for anyone who loves make up and it's the best selling palette of all time. This palette is suitable for any skin tone since it comes with 12 neutral eyeshadows that range from light to dark. If you or anyone your buying the gift for already has the naked palette don't worry because now Urban Decay is out with Naked 2 the second edition to the Naked palette which also has 12 neutral eyeshadows and would be a perfect gift for someone who loved the first naked palette.

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2. Wild & Chic Best of Make Up For Ever Kit

If you are new to Make Up For Ever this would be the perfect gift for you. Since the set includes the company's Top 6 best selling products in which 3 are full size products.  The kit is valued at $55 and to me that's a great deal because if I went and bought these products separately it would cost me a lot more. The color's included in the kit are universal shades so they will flatter anyone who try's them. The set includes: HD Primer, HD Powder, Aqua Eyes in 0L, Smoky Lash in Black, Aqua Cream in #13, Lab Shine #S4

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3. Wild & Chic Aqua Cream Collection by Make Up For Ever

If you are looking to splurge and want some high quality product then this is the palette for you. If you own any of the Aqua cream's you know how well they wear. The Aqua Creams are 100% waterproof and once you put them on they don't budge. This palette contains 10 different shades of the Aqua Creams and also comes with a brush. The shades in this palette are more on the neutral side so you will get good use out of them. Aqua Creams can be used on eyes, lips and cheeks. This is by far my favorite gift palette out of all the ones mentioned in this post. I adore my Aqua Creams and wear them pretty much every day. This set is priced at $175 you save $45 by buying this set instead of buying each aqua cream separately. Now that's a great deal :))

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4. Nars- Danmari All about Cheek Palette

If you know Nars you know they are known for there Blush. Well this palette brings you 6 of there best blushes one which can be used as a highlighter and one which can be used as a bronzer. If you don't own any Nars blushes then I would suggest you pick this palette up. I even bought this for my mom and she loves it :) It's valued at $65 and only available for a limited time. 

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5.Sephora's Best Seller's

All the top selling beauty products right at your finger tips. What else could you ask for ? This gift set is a great value for all the things it comes with. Priced at only $75 it comes with 10 products in which 6 are full size.If you are new to makeup this kit has all the top selling beauty essentials.

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6.Sephora by OPI- Glimmer Wonderland 18 piece mini nail colour set

A wonderful set full of 18 mini Sephora by Opi polishes a perfect gift for the nail polish addict and the bottles are so adorable and cute. It comes with such a huge range of colors that you can create a nail look for any occasion. Priced at $48

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7. Fresh-Sugar Lust set

Another great gift bag by fresh and if your new to the brand they then let me tell you that they make the ever popular Sugar lips which is a treatment for lips. Love love this stuff keeps my lips super moisturized during the rough winter time. The set included the sugar lip treatment, sugar lip polish and Brown sugar body cream. Also comes in a really cute red bag valued at $28.

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8.Bath and Body Gift Sets

Who doesn't love Bath and Body. They have some of the best smelling shower gel's and lotions. The holiday scents are to die for and make for a perfect gift. If you are unsure on what to get someone then bath and body works is the way to go. The gift sets range from $10-$45

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9.Mac Cosmetics Dazzlesphere Sets

Mac comes out with a special holiday collection every year and I absolutely love them. They have a variety of different sets. They have eye shadow palettes, brush sets, Lipgloss sets, Pigments you name it and they got it. If you are a mac lover then these gift sets are definitely worth checking out. My favorite one of this year is the Dazzlesphere Pink Ornament which contains 2 dazzleglasse's and 2 cremesheen's. These Set's range from $32.50- $59.50

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**Some of the pictures used in this post are taken from Maccosmetics.com, BathandBodyworks.com and Sephora.com
**Some products mentioned in this post were provided by PR representative, for post consideration and potential review.

8ty8 Beauty Nailpolish Haul

I'm one of the luck ones that actually has access to the store of one of the famous websites aka 8ty8beauty.com ,which is a website that sells nail polishes at whole sale prices. So about a month ago I finally decided to go the store and do a little nail polish hauling. If you are a nail polish lover like me  then this is definitely the site/store for you ..It was like being in nail polish heaven. They had some of the top nail polish brands like Essie, OPI, China Glaze, Color Club and Orly. I went in with a list of the polishes I wanted but was overwhelmed once I got there and my list went out the window. Majority of my haul is China Glaze but I did buy two Essie polishes and one polish from Color Club. Most of the China Glaze polishes that I wanted were from a collection that was out for a limited time but I was lucky enough to find a few of them at the store. I also grabbed the last "OMG" polish from China Glaze OMG collection which is really hard to find in stored or online. What I also like about this company is that they are always one of the first ones to get all the new collections from the brands listed above. They carry everything you can possibly find in a nail salon at really discounted prices. I was very pleased with my purchase and ended up buying 16 nail polishes. My experience at the store was very memorable and the employees were very nice & helpful. Even though the store is a bit out of my way to get to I will still go back for any future nail polish purchases. Below is a list of all the polishes I got and some might still be available at there online store. Hope you like my haul and I will be posting the swatches really soon :)

China Glaze:

*Sky High-Top
*Custom Kicks
*OMG
*TTYL
*2NITE
*Snow Globe
*Techno
*Fairy Dust
*Luna
*Electric Lilac
*Bad Kitty
*Cosmic

Essie:

*Lilcasim
*Haute as Hello

Color Club:

*Warhol

OPI:

*Catch Me In Your Net

OPI Gel Lacquer

OPI currently has gel lacquers out, new, and quite unique, products. The formula of this polish is UV gel-based and stays put for up to two weeks without chipping. Amazing, no? The polish provides you with the look of “tips,” but it is safer and healthier for the nails. It is also a much cheaper alternative. The clear UV gel keeps nails stronger and helps them grow longer without breakage. The polishes are available at professional nail salons. What are you waiting for?? Try the new OPI lacquers out for yourself! It is only a matter of time before you see just how amazing they really are.

My nails after 2 weeks :)