Holiday Gift Guide For Her: The Fragrant Friend

Hello Glams and Geeks! Today's segment of Holiday Gift Guide for Her will be talking about that particular girl you may know who just loves perfume! I have provided a variety of options, in varying price ranges listed from low to high to give you guys a few alternatives to stay within your price range.

For your Fragrant Friend- She’s the one who always smells amazing wherever she goes, her signature scent lingering around her, and getting people to ask what she’s wearing because of how great she smells! Here are a few gifts to help her indulge in new fragrances:

Get her to try something new this holiday with Tokyo Milk’s Gift Set featuring 3 of their popular fragrances: Chance, a combination of bamboo mixed with tea leaves, fresh figs, and white musk. Destiny, a blend of fresh ginger, sweet honeysuckle, davana, and midnight jasmine. Wisdom, a unique scent made up of water lily, mossy wood, walnut, and winter musk. These are scents that your friend will love wearing, as each one is so unique and stimulates the senses. The set is $12 for all 3, 0.15 oz. perfumes and is sold at Sephora stores and online at Sephora.com.

Pacifica, a 100% cruelty-free, vegan company offers a wide range of enticing fragrances. They carry floral, fruity, herb & spices, and wood & resin based fragrances. Each one is offered in either spray on, roll on or solid formulas. And if you love a scent enough, they even carry candles! Each spray-on perfume retails at $22, the roll-on’s at $12, and the solids at $9. There is also a value set that offers the spray perfume, body lotion and body wash for $30, and makes for a perfect holiday gift. Pacifica products can be purchased wherever the brand is sold, such as Whole Foods, Ulta, and Target stores, or online at PacificaPerfume.com.

These are just a few of the exotic scents offered by Lush.

Give your Eco-Friendly gal a scent that is so distinct from anything she's ever smelled, and that's made of 100% vegan, cruelty-free ingredients with Lush's Gorilla Perfumes. They offer a collection of exotic blends that will awaken your senses. The scents are inspired by bizarre aromas such as French perfumeries, the feeling of Love, and thunderstorms, and are made with a variety of enchanting fragrances. These scents are definitely far from what she's used to and will give her something to look forward to whenever she wears it. The perfumes vary in price anywhere from $3 to $50 depending on their scent, size, and availability and can be found online at LushUsa.com or at your local Lush location.

If your friend is looking for something unique to claim as her signature scent, then Benefit Cosmetics may have just the thing! For the 2013 holiday, Benefit has created a limited edition set featuring 4 of their best fragrances in Laugh with me Lee Lee, Under My Spell Noelle, My Place or Yours Gina, and Ring My Bella in 0.34 oz. bottles. The Cresent Row perfume set comes in a cute little box that is perfect for gifting! Their appealing packaging, and quirky names make these perfumes so much fun, and will be loved by anyone who receives it. The set retails at $37 and can be purchased at your local Benefit counter such as Macy’s and Ulta, or online at Macys.com.

Sephora's 2013 Fragrance Sampler Set

Not sure which perfume she’ll enjoy most? No worries, Sephora’s got you covered! With their Sephora Favorite’s Fragrance Sampler, featuring 14 mini perfume samples, she can experience a wide range of scents and decide which one she loves most. Once she finds her perfect match, the sampler comes with a certificate that she can bring to her local Sephora location, and redeem it for one full-size perfume in her desired scent! Now talk about an awesome gift! The set retails at $65 and can be purchased either in stores or online at Sephora.com.

This artwork was done by an amazing artist on Etsy, MilkFoam. These and other perfume portraits are available on their shop and would make for an awesome present as well.

Want to splurge on your fragrant friend this year? Then do so by giving her one of Marc Jacob’s irresistible gift sets! Marc Jacobs fragrances are known for their wonderful scents, so you can’t go wrong no matter which one you choose. Each of the sets come with a 3.7 oz. bottle of perfume, a roller ball, lotion, and body wash and are available in Daisy, Dot, Honey, and Lola. The sets retail between $94 and $99 and can be purchased in stores or online at Sephora.com.

I hope this fragrance guide will help you in finding the perfect gift for whoever you are shopping for this season, and do hope you'll check back tomorrow to find out what to get for the girl who just loves a good book! Thanks for reading and happy shopping!