Holiday Gift Guide For Her: The Beauty-Lover

Hello Glams and Geeks! It is officially that time of the year! With the holidays fast approaching, there are so many people to shop for and such little time! Well, I’d like to offer you my personal Holiday Gift Guide for 2013 for the leading ladies in your life. No matter who you’re shopping for, whether its mom, your sister, your best friend, or your significant other, this guide will have a little something for any girl in your life, and all within $100 or less to help you stay within your limit! I know how hard it can be to find great gifts at reasonable prices, especially since we usually shop for more than one person, so I decided to lend a helping hand and provide you an easy-peasy list that will cater to a few of the things girls love!

Over the next few days, I will be posting gift guides based on differing interests, such as beauty, perfumes, books, technology, home décor, fitness, and some great stocking stuffers! So, be sure to check back each night at 8 p.m. Eastern time and get some great gift ideas before you hit the stores. Now, let's get started!

For your Beauty Lover: This is for the girl that stays up to date on all things beauty-related, who always has her makeup done, and who can fix a bad day by wearing a good lipstick. Here are some gifts that she will absolutely love:

FACE

Help her glow this holiday with E.L.F Cosmetics Healthy Glow Shimmer Powder! This multi-purpose illuminator can be used to highlight anywhere on your face or body. It has a pale, soft sheen with brilliant glimmers that will give you a radiant glow all winter long! She will thank you for this perfect highlighter and will love how convenient it is to take it with her on the go! The powder retails for $3 exclusively at Target locations.

Be the best Secret Santa this year by giving her a gift that will be the secret to her “natural” beauty. Too Faced’s The Secret To No Makeup Makeup kit provides everything a girl needs to pull off a flawless, radiant makeup look that will have people complimenting her on her amazing skin! It is perfect for a girl who is always on-the-go and wants a little pick-me-up to help her look fresh and awake. It includes a concealer, a luminizer, a brightener, powder blush, cream blush, and a bronzer. The kit retails at $39 at Sephora, both in stores and online!

Eyes

Is she bright and bold or elegantly neutral? No matter her preference, the 96 piece Studio Geometric Eyeshadow palette from E.L.F. Cosmetics will give her so many amazing colors to choose from! There are a wide range of neutrals, neon’s, mattes, and shimmers that she will absolutely love! The palette retails at just $10 for super pigmented shades and can be purchased exclusively in Target stores or online at Target.com.

If she is a fan of the Naked line from Urban Decay, complete her Naked collection with the all new Naked 3 palette! The palette features 12 brand new rose-hued shadows in matte and shimmer shades. The palette retails at $52 and can be purchased online at UrbanDecay.com and is available at Ulta in stores and online, as well as Sephora, in stores and online.

Lips

Give the gift of variety this season with Nyx Cosmetics Butter Gloss Set in Enchanted Kiss. This set offers 3 sweet smelling lip butters in Merengue, Crème Brulee, and Apple Strudel. They are sheer, but buildable colors that will suit any complexion and any look that she’s wearing. She will be so pleased with these mini-dessert inspired glosses! The set retails for just $10 can be purchased wherever Nyx cosmetics are sold, such as Ulta online or in stores, or online at NyxCosmetics.com.

 Tis the season for gorgeous lips that stand out! With Tarte’s Pure Delights 8 piece LipSurgence set, she can add a pop of color to any look with 4 matte lip tints and 4 creamy lip tints in limited edition shades. The set offers a variety of neutrals, pinks, and berry-reds that will keep her pout dressed in gorgeous color all season long! This set retails at $34 and can be purchased wherever Tarte is sold, such as Sephora and Ulta locations, or online at TarteCosmetics.com.

Nails

Help her sparkle and shine this holiday with E.L.F. Cosmetics Nail Cube! With 14 dazzling shades to choose from, your friend can have an awesome mani/pedi to go with anything she wears for the holiday season. The cube contains an assortment of shades in matte, shimmers, and glitters, all of which are quick drying formulas. The cube retails at $10, exclusively in Target stores and online or on Eyeslipsface.com, so grab one now for your beauty-lover!

For gorgeous, holiday-ready nails, the Ciate Mini Mani Month Advent Calendar is the perfect gift! Each day during the month of December, your friend can open up the current day and find a new mini polish! The set includes 24, 0.17 oz. nail art minis: 18 Paint Pots polishes, 2 Caviar Luxe in Metallic Pearls (Gold and Silver), 2 Caviar Pearls in Cupids Arrow and Midnight in Manhattan, 1 Glitter polish in Twinkle Toes, and 1 Sequins polish in Dallas Dolly. The set includes a funnel to assist in pearl, glitter, and sequin application.
She’ll have fantastic nails all year round thank to this fabulous gift! The calendar retails for $58 at your local Sephora location, or online at Sephora.com

Brushes

Know someone who loves eco-friendly beauty? Go green this Christmas and give her the Fresh & Flawless 5 piece Complexion Set by Eco Tools. The brushes contain recycled aluminum ferrule bristles that feel super soft against the skin, helping to achieve a flawless finish. The set includes a flat concealer brush, a buffing concealer brush, a precision foundation brush, a complexion blending brush, and a full powder brush. The set retails at $14.99 wherever Eco Tools is sold, such as Ulta, both in stores and online, and at EcoTools.com.

Is your beauty-lover in need of new brushes? If so, Samantha Chapman, creator of Real Techniques, has released a set of her favorite brushes for the holidays that contain 6 essential brushes, such as a multi-purpose brush that can be used to apply powder, blush or bronzer, a buffing brush to achieve full coverage using mineral or powder foundation, an essential crease brush, a setting brush to apply highlight or powder, a pointed foundation brush to build coverage using liquid foundation, and a fine liner brush to apply liquid or cream eye liner. The set retails for $29.99 at Ulta and Target, both in stores and online, and can make for the perfect gift.

Skin Care

If she loves skin care, then Formula 10.0.6 has the perfect kit for her! Their Cleansing Starter Kit contains So Totally Clean Deep Pore Cleanser, Deep Down Detox mud mask, Keep Me Clean clarifying facial wipes, and Best Face Forward Daily Foaming Cleanser. This kit will help your friend achieve her best skin ever, and will cost you just a few dollars to give her such a great gift, as it retails for only $9.99 at an Ulta location near you, or online at Ulta.com.

Have a leading lady who’s a Benefit fan and loves skin care? This year, Benefit made the perfect gift for that kind of gal, with their limited edition holiday set, Love Me B. Right! The set comes in a super cute tin and includes a full size Its Potent eye cream, full sized Triple Performing Facial Emulsion, a deluxe sized Total Moisture Facial Cream, and a deluxe size POREfessional primer. Give her the gift of gorgeous skin this holiday, and put this under her tree! This product retails at $48 at a Benefit Cosmetics location near you, such as Sephora or Ulta, or online at BenefitCosmetics.com.

I hope this guide has given you plenty of options to find the perfect gift for your beauty-lover! Be sure to also look for sale dates at any of the stores mentioned above to score a great deal on your purchase. Check back tomorrow to see what I recommend for your fragrant friends! Thanks for reading and happy shopping!