Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Makeup Gifts.

I love to give makeup gifts for the holidays; not just because I am makeup obsessed, but I feel that giving a gift of makeup to someone instantly makes them feel pretty as they imagine using the new gift. Sometimes finding the right makeup for someone can be difficult, but that is where I come in. I have made it easy because I have found the best makeup gifts and sets for you by selecting the best of the best, all perfect for gifting!

bareMinerals Degrees of Dazzling - $79.00
The ultimate set of bareMinerals eyecolors, this beauty has 20 of them in four finishes. With creamy velvets, high shine shadows, super sparkling glimmers and deep liners in the brands best selling shades, this tower of beauty treats is perfect for any bareMinerals gal.

The Tarte of Giving Collector's Set & Travel Bag - $59.00
This luxurious purple quilted bag is stuffed full of some of Tarte's best selling and most iconic products plus some limited-edition shades that are reminiscent of holidays past. 33 products in all, this treasure is a chest full of delights.

BITE Beauty Best Bite Set - $25.00
These four Bite High Pigment Pencil minis come packed into the cutest little giftable tin that fits perfectly into your purse. The easy to wear colors will keep lips kissed in long wearing shades all season long.

Urban Decay Anarchy Face Case - $44.00
This must have gift comes complete with all the makeup a girls needs for a full-face look. Inside the case you'll find five new eyeshadows, two blushes in an exclusive powder formulation, a highlighter, a brand new Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color and a 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil.

Mally Holiday Special Edition Volumizing Mascara Trio - $34.98
Now with special limited edition packaging, you can give Mally's same full, dramatic lash boosting formula mascara with a new festive exterior perfect for gifting. This essential present includes three Limited Edition Volumizing Mascaras in a one-of-a-kind gift box.

MAC Cosmetics Stroke of Midnight Mineralize Brush Kit - $49.50
The Mineralize brush kit features four essential brushes designed to give you gorgeous makeup application each and every time. This kit includes the Duo Fiber Face brush, Duo Fiber Blush brush, Duo Fiber Tapered Blending brush and Duo Fiber Eyeshadow brush.

Clarins The Essentials Eye Palette - $45.00
This limited edition eye palette will not only have gals creating beautiful neutral eye looks all season long, but all year long. This is Clarins’ blockbuster natural eye palette that contains 10 silky soft mineral shadows in a range of brown tones. It couldn’t be more beautiful for gifting (or for yourself).

Anastasia Beverly Hills Lavish Set - $38.00
This luxurious set for brows and eyes is sure to deliver decadent beauty to any girl on your list. With ten shadows, an eyeliner, a brow pencil, tweezers, and a dual ended brush, everything is here for eyes to look their best.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Ultimate Long Lasting Lip Set - $140.00
This is the ultimate set for the ultimate lip color junkie. This limited-edition collection perfectly pairs six Aqua Rouge and six Aqua Lip in a versatile array of shades from the easy to wear neutrals to must have dramatic shades that every girl should have.

Too Faced All I Want for Christmas - $45.00
Any girl will love this six-piece full-face collection that features the best of Too Faced’s products for eyes, complexion, and lips. It's not only easy to give because the shades are universal, but it comes packed in the most stylish chevron makeup bag too.

Laura Mercier Colour-To-Go Portable Palette - $50.00
This handy portable palette has everything for eyes, cheeks and lips in one double decker compact. It's filled with a trio of shadows, a cake liner, a blush, bronzer and mini lip glacé tucked inside too. The Smoky Violets palette will work for any woman on your list.

Benefit Groovy Kind-a Love Makeup Set - $36.00
Gift your favorite girl with this groovy set! This tin is complete with makeup for eyes, lips, cheeks & face. It includes the POREfessional, they're real! mascara mini, benetint medium, dandelion & gimme fever cheek powder duo with brush plus a four shade eyeshadow palette.

bareMinerals Crystalized Full Face Collection - $54.00
bareMinerals has put together eight makeup wonders featuring shimmering crystallized color in a beautiful keepsake tin. This gorgeous gift includes beauties to create shimmering smoky eyes, radiant cheeks, and glitzy lips.

MAC Cosmetics Stroke of Midnight Gold Eye Bag - $46.50
This limited edition cosmetic bag contains everything a chic gal needs for a holiday eye. The bag includes In Extreme Dimension Lash, Fluidline in Blitz & Glitz, Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Genuine Treasure and the Double-Ended 209 Eye Liner/239SE Eye Shader Brush.

tarte Pure Delights 8-Piece LipSurgence™ Lip Set - $34.00
Give the gift of kissable lips this holiday season with this deluxe limited edition LipSurgence collector’s set. The gift boxed set features four lip tints and four matte lip tints in all-new, limited-edition shades.

Smashbox Wondervision Eye Set - $32.00
Wonder your giftee with this gift set that focuses on the eyes. This set contains a six Smashbox shadow palette, a mascara and liner, plus three tip cards to help create new eye makeup looks.

Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Hair & Nail Gifts.

Hair & Nail gifts are easy to give. They are universal because most women like to have great hair and nice nails. And really, who doesn't like a little extra nail or hair pampering? What I really love about hair and nail gifts is that they go perfectly with those gift certificates for hair or nail services! Here are my hair and nail gift picks for this year.

Moroccanoil Styling Essentials Kit - $62.00 
This Moroccanoil set contains some of the brands most popular treatments that will introduce hair obsessed girls to the great products. The set includes Moroccanoil Treatment, Moroccanoil Heat Styling Protection  and Moroccanoil Luminous Hairspray Strong. It comes packaged in a very chic white faux croc clutch.

Dior Diorific Vernis Minuit - $26.00
This Dior nail polish is the most gorgeous blackened red color, perfect for the holidays or all winter long. It is elegantly bottled, packaged and makes for the most luxurious gift.

AVEDA Give Stronger Hair - $46.00
This gift boxed set contains everything a gal needs for better looking, stronger hair. It contains a limited edition damage remedy™ shampoo, conditioner and daily hair repair.

Kate Spade New York Holiday Mini Nail Polish Set - $28.00
This cute set includes four holiday-ready shades for any girl-on-the-go! Shades include First Blush, Shocking Pink, Rose Champagne and All That Glitters.

essie Holiday Collection Kit - $15.00
This set of five mini essie polishes is the ultimate must-have and includes iconic shades - ballet slippers, chinchilly, turquoise & caicos, forever yummy, wicked. Each one works with any fabulous outfit and looks great all year long.

mark Nailed It Trend Mini Nail Lacquers - $7.00

The look is all party with this great little gift boxed set of polishes. This set includes two mini nail polishes in super sparkling Snowberry & Tinseltown, a sparkling red and a sparkling silver. 

Hot Tools Star Struck 1” Salon Nano Ceramic Flat Iron - $65.00
Everyone loves a great flat iron, and this professional flat iron is made with nanoceramic technology for a super smooth finish and high shine. Give the gift of beautiful hair!

Alterna Haircare “Katie’s Favorites” Travel Set - $29.95
Curated by Alterna Co-Owner, Katie Holmes, this holiday gift set reflects Katie’s travel must have’s for the woman on the go. The handy travel bag includes Caviar Replenishing Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner, Bamboo Smooth Kendi Pure Treatment Oil, and Bamboo Style Cleanse Extend Dry Shampoo.

Makeup Wars: My Holiday Wish List.

This week I am publishing this years Holiday Gift Guides. I am suggesting the best of the best beauty products that will make great gifts. But what about me? I have a few beauty items on my holiday wish list too. I think my wish list is actually reasonable. Well, all but one item is, but a girl can dream, can't she? That is why it is called a *wish* list, I suppose.

These are the beauty gifts that I have on my holiday wish list this year.

Fresh Sugar Stars Mini Lip Treatment Set - $65.00
I should probably just buy this set myself because I will put it to good use. I use the Fresh Lip Treatments all the time, and this set has eight of them, all in mini sizes, plus a brand new flavor.

Laura Mercier Almond Coconut Milk Bath & Body Duet - $48.00
I've made no secret that I don't wear real fragrance. Most scents give me a headache or bother my husband. I received a sample of this scent in a body wash and both of us fell in love and it's been a staple in my shower ever since. I've left hints for this duet and am really wishing for this so my spa nights can be complete. 

Michael Kors Sporty Collection Lip Lacquer & Nail Gift Set - $32.00
I am wishing for a certain Michael Kors handbag for Christmas and I think this sporty set would go nicely. My husband is just as obsessed with Michael Kors as I am and I think if I showed him this set, I would be gifted this as well. I have never tried any makeup from the brand yet, so I think this would be a great time and a great set to start.

Tweezerman Brow & Lash Beauty Box - $85.00
The ultimate tool set, I just don't want this set, I need this set. My tweezers and trimmers seems to mysteriously disappear all the time. I guess I have too many well groomed teenagers in my house. This beauty box has seven brow and lash tools plus a case to keep them in. Plus it comes from the best selling brow brand, Tweezerman.

Bobbi Brown Limited Edition Makeup Trunk - $1400.00
Every year, Bobbi Brown has a beautiful trunk that is filled with everything for the ultimate Bobbi beauty look. The trunk is stuffed with a selection of Bobbi's best makeup, tools and skin care. I have lusted over these trunks for years and it will be forever on my wish list.

What is on your beauty wish list this year?