Gifts for the Beauty Lover in your Life
*Author has been compensated by QVC for authentic reviews.
Inner beauty is wonderful to behold….a little mascara never hurt a girl either! With the holidays quickly approaching, I have created a BEAUTY gift guide with some of my favorite beauty brands featured on QVC. Whether you’re shopping for a friend, your mother, your teenager daughter or even for your own stocking, I have included a genuine list of products that I love, with added insight and tutorial from a celebrity makeup artist and my own high school senior.
You can also find detailed videos and tutorials on my Instagram, @jennyreimold, for many of these beauty finds including a celebrity makeup artist breaking down a “natural smokey eye” using Urban Decay’s HONEY Palette.
1. Urban Decay HONEY Palette, $49
Urban Decay’s Honey palette is the newest addition to the NAKED family. The irresistible combo of retro glam and golden glow makes this the one palette that you can use all year. From daytime matte to sultry metallic looks, blending your best look is easy, since the Naked Honey Eyeshadow Palette comes with a vegan and cruelty-free double-ended brush. This is a great color collection for all skin tones….the ad campaign features a beautiful African American woman while my beauty highlights show you how it looks on me! This is also a teen favorite!
2. Philosophy Fresh Cream Gift Set , $49.59
For almost two decades, I have used Philosophy products and I remember vividly one of my third grade students telling me that I was her favorite teacher because I smelled “like cookies.” Philosophy is known for their unique and rich scents….scents that last throughout the day and leave your skin smelling heavenly. This Fresh Cream collection, which smells like vanilla, buttercream frosting, includes a full sized body spritz, 16 oz whipped body souffle and an oversized bottle of shower gel/shampoo/body wash. I highly recommend this gift set for the woman in your life who appreciates both beauty and a bakery!
It is no secret that I love Tarte products! I have tirelessly shared their concealers and many of us delighted in their 10-piece makeup gift set when that came out. America’s #1 concealer brand has now released their Shape Tape gift set which includes their top selling Shape Tape concealer along with their popular Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara (so good that I have two at home.) Also included, their angled beauty blender, my ultimate favorite for blending makeup. There is a difference… and this one has an angled side to blend the concealer while you can use the traditional shape to blend allover.
4. “Merry Metals” Tarte Brush Set, $35
What beauty lover couldn’t use a fresh new set of makeup brushes? This Tarte 5-piece collection has everything one would need to put on a full face. Styled in a rose gold and white geometric print, this set includes a powder brush, rounded cheek brush, highlighting brush, tapered blending brush and flat shader brush. My teenage daughter has already attempted to steal this twice so Santa may need to bring one for her stocking as well! (These brushes are included in the Naked Honey palette tutorial video.)
5. Campanelli Fresh Face Makeup Remover Towel Set with Makeup Bag, $33
Where do I begin with this gift set? The makeup staining my white wash cloths? Money spent on makeup wipes? Chemicals on wipes strong enough to remove waterproof mascara? For all of those reasons, I ordered this six towel se fromFresh Face…a more natural approach to removing makeup. While you are able to use your favorite cleanser, Fresh Face towels are designed to be used with simply warm water. Just wet, rub in a circular motion, hang with the sew in loop and reuse a few times before throwing in the wash. These towels also come in a practical iridescent makeup bag that can be used in a variety of ways!
This full faced beauty book is perfect for the girl on the go or for traveling…plus there is a tutorial available on this link! IT Cosmetics “Beauty Book” has everything you need in one foldable and convenient package. How do you use it? Smooth Bye Bye Under Eye Concealing Pot anywhere on your skin for the look of flawless, full-coverage, anti-aging beauty results. Hello Light Highlighting Balm adds the look of light to your skin without any glitter or shimmer. IT Girl Ombre Radiance Blush adding a brightening look to your skin in just a sweep.
Bye Bye Pores delivers the kiss of warmth to your skin without looking orange or muddy. Bye Bye Pores Pressed is your completely clear finishing powder that gives you the look of a flawless airbrushed complexion, helping to instantly blur the looks of pores and imperfections! Blurred Lines Smooth-Fill Lipstick for the appearance of smoother, fuller and younger looking lips!
Superhero Eye Foundation instantly smoothes and color corrects while priming the look of your lid for eye shadows and eyeliner. Each eye shadow shade was hand-selected to define and enhance the appearance of every eye color. These lid smoothing shadows were formulated for the appearance of younger looking eyes. Finish your look with the perfect brow using Brow Power Powder.
7. Philosphy’s “Celebrate with Bubbles” 12-Piece Gift Set , $79
Christmas Cookie, Pink Marshmallow Buttercream, Sugar Plum Fairy, Orange Cocoa and Cream…… these are my favorite scents in Philosophy’s new “Celebrate with Bubbles” gift set! These shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath bottles can be gifted as one set or break them down into individual stocking stuffers. Create teacher gifts by pairing two bottles with a loofah for the teacher in your life who could use a little relaxation. This is also the perfect to set to have on hand when you need an idea for a gift exchange or are heading out the door and forgot that last minute gift! Just grab two bottles, like Sparkling Hollyberries and Twinkling Starlight, throw them in a bag and you’re back in the game! (Gift box is not included.)
8. Beauty Advent Calendar, $54.98
This is the perfect gift for the beauty lover who likes a little bit of everything! This 24 piece Beauty Advent Calendar has everything from makeup to skin care to anti-aging retinol products. My personal favorites are the mascara by Too Faced, Sigma’s angled eyeliner brush, the retinol sleep mask and Bare Minerals loose eyeshadow for your brow bone. I would gift this to someone a bit older rather than a teenager due to a lot of the anti-aging serums and products.
Be sure to check out all of QVC’s holiday gift ideas this season and for new shoppers, use code TAKE5 for five dollars off! Also, if you’re short on cash but have a long gift list, use QVC’s EasyPay system. There are no additional fees or charges to receive your items now and pay monthly! Its a wonderful solution to shopping on a budget!