Holiday must-haves and affordable gifts of the season

Show your fave leading lady how much you really care this holiday season by showering her with affordable (most are $50 or less) but show-stopping stocking stuffers that are sure to pamper and please her.

It’s time to celebrate, the holidays are here—and there’s no better way to enjoy the festivities than with some shopping therapy! Create your list and check it twice to make sure that you have the season’s holiday highlights at the top of your list that will surprise and delight her. There’s a bevy of beautifying and indulging gifts that are guaranteed to fill her with glam and glee, ranging from makeup musts, party perfect picks, pout perfectors, to stylishly good gifts—all aimed to pamper her pretty!

Scroll down below and get set to get your hands on these limited edition, holiday, and affordable beauty gifts before they sellout.

TREAT HER TO STARRY EYES

URBAN DECAY Elements Eyeshadow Palette

Gift her a “world” of makeup featuring elements for the eyes—air, earth, fire, and water—that will give her a glam gaze and help her look flawless this season and into 2019. Urban Decay’s Elements Eyeshadow Palette is a party-ready palette that features 19 stunning shades with incredible staying-power for her every mood and occasion. The Elements Eyeshadow Palette is a limited edition collection that she’ll love because it glamourizes the eyes with ah-mazing never-before-seen shades that are velvety and beautifully blendable from bright and sparkly to metallic and micro-shimmers, these color-rich shadows are all perfect to keep the peepers pretty for the holiday season and beyond.

Urban Decay’s Elements Eyeshadow Palette includes 19 shadows in Silver Burn (smoky purple with pink iridescent sparkle), Electric Air (pinkish silver with iridescent micro-glitter, Tectonic (chocolate brown with iridescent micro-sparkle), Volcanic (bronze metallic), Earth Bound (forest green satin with tonal micro-shimmer), Hex Remedy (bright purple with iridescent sparkle), Fool’s Gold (metallic gold with tonal sparkle), Antidote (soft warm nude), Dream Weaver (bright pink matte), Ego (soft pinkish-purple with blue micro-shimmer), Fortune Teller (metallic pink-red with green 3-D sparkle and shift), Moon Rock (metallic copper with iridescent sparkle), Secret Keeper (bright green satin with gold shift), Luna (white shimmer with iridescent micro-sparkle), Lioness (smoky burgundy satin with bronze sparkle), Elemental (sienna matte), Heavy Water (bright metallic teal), Sapphire Dream (bright navy blue metallic), and Fire Starter (deep red with gold micro-shimmer). And these stunning shades come encased in a celestial and circular compact that’s sleek, stylish and easy to tote while at-home or away on holiday vacay.

Urban Decay Elements Eyeshadow Palette retails for $52, and is available at UrbanDecay.com.

 

 

GIFT HER BROW BEAUTY BESTS

Anastasia Beverly Hills Ride or Die Brow Duo

Help her achieve the perfect brow with the flash of a wand and a few strokes by gifting her Anastasia Beverly Hills’ limited edition Ride or Die Brow Duo set. Anastasia Soare is the brow expert and celebrity go-to who has taken her tricks-of-the-trade and made them accessible, helping clients everywhere achieve the perfect brow and eyes at home, so you and yours can look party perfect! Enter, the must-give stocking stuffer, Ride or Die Brow Duo, a brow perfecting pair that will shape her brows to create the “perfect arch” at-home or away on holiday.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Ride or Die Brow Duo contains two brow-beauty bests:

Brow Wiz: the must-have beauty tool to outline brows with precise detail, this fine-tipped pencil perfectly blends in color while mimicking the look of brow hair for a natural and flawless finish

Clear Brow Gel: a non-sticky, non-flakey no-fuss gel that’s colorless and keeps brow hairs perfectly in place and in tiptop shape throughout the entire day.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Ride or Die Brow Duo retails for $25 (a $43 value!) and is available in four shades (taupe, medium brown, dark brown and ebony) at AnastasiaBeverlyHills.com.

 

 

TREAT HER TO A FLAWLESS FACE

CLARISONIC Makeup Blending Stocking Stuffer

Help her master makeup like a true pro with this sweet stocking stuffer aimed to give her the beauty tools for an airbrushed look. CLARISONIC’s Makeup Blending Stocking Stuffer is a cool and cutting-edge gift that features a Sonic Foundation Brush Head along with the award-winning IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream™ for long-lasting coverage and a flawless face. CLARISONIC’s Sonic Foundation Brush Head that will help her apply liquid, cream, or stick makeup quickly, evenly, and most importantly effortlessly using 18,000 micro-blends per second, delivering smooth, seamless coverage that masks blemishes and imperfections for a picture perfect look. This set also contains IT Cosmetics’ Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream™ with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50+ (please note that it comes in the Medium shade) and offers full-coverage and even color-correcting action. Your beauty lover will definitely have fa-la-la-la-FUN using this set along with a CLARISONIC device to apply her foundation!

CLARISONIC Makeup Blending Stocking Stuffer retails for $39 (a $54 value!), available at CLARISONIC.com, Sephora, Sephora.com, and ULTA beauty.

 

 

GIFT HER COLOR-RICH LIPSTICKS

BITE BEAUTY Four Little Bites Amuse Bouche Lipstick Set

Gift your favorite femme this mini but mighty set featuring four fabulous and limited edition lipsticks that will fill her world with glee! BITE BEAUTY’s Four Little Bites set contains four mini Amuse Bouche Lipsticks that deliver crave-able, stay-put color and smoothing hydration for a kissable and pretty pout this holiday season and into the New Year. These mini Amuse Bouche Lipsticks are mindfully-made with 12 edible oils and triple milled pigments, and contain antioxidant-rich resveratrol, moisturizing shea butter, and protecting beeswax to comfort lips. Your gal will also love that these color-rich lipsticks not only look great but they feel feather light and soothing, and also have a delicious citrus flavor from its fresh pressed fruit ingredient. And these mini lippies are cruelty-free—and free of sulfates SLS, SLES, and parabens so you know you’re gifting your leading lady the very best for her lips.

BITE BEAUTY’s Four Little Bites set contains the following best-selling shades: Sake (dusty mauve), Nori (deep-brown red), and Tannin (poppy red) as well as a limited edition, Date (light brown). These four stunning shades easily transition from weekdays to weekends, going from daytime demure to evening extravagance. And they are conveniently small for easy application, and gorgeously packaged in a chic red tin that’s gift-ready and perfect for on-the-go glamour.

BITE BEAUTY Four Little Bites Amuse Bouche Lipstick Set retails for $25 (a $45 value!), available at Bitebeauty.com, Sephora.com and in Sephora stores.

 

 

SURPRISE HER WITH CLEAR SKIN

CLARISONIC Clear Skin Stocking Stuffer

Gift your skin devotee this perfect pore-zapping pair that features Clarisonic’s most popular Deep Pore Facial Cleansing brush head and Pore & Blemish Gel Cleanser so she can enjoy a clear complexion for the New Year. CLARISONIC’s Clear Skin Stocking Stuffer is a mini but mighty treat that will clean her pores and purify her skin. The Deep Pore Facial Cleansing Brush Head is compatible with all CLARISONIC devices and features dual-action fibers that work magic to target and treat even those hard to reach areas around the nose. And this set also includes a 4-ounce Pore & Blemish Gel Cleanser that perfectly pairs with the Deep Pore Facial Cleansing Brush Head, to gently but effectively purify and exfoliate skin with a feel-good gel-foam formula that has 2% salicylic acid and lip hydroxyl acid, for NO MORE problem pores!

CLARISONIC Clear Skin Stocking Stuffer retails for $29 (a $46), available at CLARISONIC.com, Sephora, Sephora.com, and ULTA beauty.

 

 

HAVE HER HYDRATE IN STYLE

Corkcicle 16 oz. Tumbler in Stardust

Surprise her with shimmer and style with Corkcicle’s newest sparkly shade—Stardust—a stunning black holographic with glam micro-glitter that’s perfect to ring in the holidays. Corkcicle’s 16 oz. Tumbler will be total eye candy in her stocking stuffer that she’ll want to get her pretty little hands on it every time she hydrates. Corkcicle’s 16 oz. Tumbler in Stardust is a darling drinkware that will hold her coconut water, smoothie, fresh fruit juice, kombucha, and all her heart quenches. And best of all, it will keep her drink cold for up to 9 hours and hot for up to 3 hours so she enjoys her beverage exactly the way she wants it.

The 16 oz. Tumbler in Stardust has an ultra-chic design that’s made of a triple-insulated stainless steel that’s durable and sleek. It is also completely BPA-free and free from lead and other toxins so your leading lady can drink with ease knowing this tumbler is safe. It’s also mindfully designed with side grips so she can easily and securely wrap her hands around it, and has a non-slip base that grips to the surface to deter any spills from happening. And the Stardust design is totally eye-catching, it’s stylish and shimmery, glittery and glam, fun and flashy, and will definitely look oh-so-chic on her counter, desk, table or nightstand!

Corkcicle’s Wine Cup in the Walnut Wood Stemless retails for $24.95, and Corkcicle’s 16 oz. Tumbler in Walnut Wood retails for $29.95. Both available at corkcicle.com.

 

 

PAMPER HER POUT

BITE BEAUTY Agave Treat Trio Mini Agave Lip Mask Set

Treat her to this charming and limited edition lip trio that makes a sweet stocking stuffer—and is sure to beautify, soften, and protect the pout while she gets her beauty sleep! BITE BEAUTY’s Agave Treat Trio features three mini Agave Lip masks that pamper lips to heavenly hydration and a perfect hint of tint overnight. This set will give her lips the royal treatment with two bestselling shades—Maple (light beige) and Natural (clear)—and one limited-edition shade, Candy Cane, a sweet and subtle reddish-pink. And these mini agave lip masks are the best, offering a dose of luscious color and soothing moisture, making lips smooth and mistletoe ready!

BITE BEAUTY’s Agave Treat Trio Mini Agave Lip Mask Set makes a great gift of nourishing, pout-perfecting goodies that are sure to make her the fairest of all festivities with smooth, kissable lips. What’s more, this exclusive set comes packaged in a glam red tin making it conveniently gift-ready to delight this season!

BITE BEAUTY Agave Treat Trio Mini Agave Lip Mask Set retails for $18, and is available at Bitebeauty.com, Sephora.com and in Sephora stores.

 

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