With the holidays fast approaching, you’re probably already starting to freak out about finding the perfect gift. Give the gift of beauty! Here’s a roundup of beauty’s best presents for all the people in your life.
Gifted Sister
She’s younger, makes way more money, and has always been the spoiled one, but you love her to pieces anyway. The lucky bitch, um, sis always seems to be en route to somewhere, so make her trips easier with L’Occitane’s Shea Travel Treasures ($35), a packed pouch of milk soap, lavender soap, shampoo, conditioner, verbena shower cream, body lotion, shea butter, and hand cream.
The Boss Lady
She is responsible for your raise, so pucker up to your boss with a pair of Perfect Pout LipFusion ($39) duos from Fusion Beauty, a double-ended gloss, which hydrates the driest of kissers with one end, while plumping with the other. Now maybe she will return the smooching favors.
Puppy Love
You sleep together every night, but Fido and Mr. Kitty aren’t keen to your morning showers. (Licking the tub doesn’t count.) Your pooch or puss probably needs some assistance in the aroma department, and lulu jane is happy to come to the rescue with her Hollywood Vanity glam scented spritzers ($21.70) in bahamian rhapsody and lavender of lulu.
Partner In Crime (Work)
When it comes to getting the job done, you compliment each other perfectly. When you need to run out to the sample sale during work hours, she covers for you. Get her something as great as she is! Stila’s Perfectly Kitten ($42) will set sparks to your favorite co-worker with shadow, liquid luminizer, and gloss—all in a silvery, champagne pink packed in a soft suede tote.
Partner In Crime (Play)
She has everything, and if it’s not at her house, it’s at yours. But is she Fresh? As in Fresh’s Fragrance Quartet ($98), a symphony of sugar, lemon, sake, and sugar blossom perfumes. It will have your BFF realizing she is as sweet as theses scents. Maybe you won’t have to return that cashmere sweater now.
Two For The Honey
You bought him everything already from new jeans to shoes (to get him out of those Converse once in a while). What do you get the man you already bought everything for? Something slick! Elegant and refined for your stud muffin, Collezione Barbiere Razor & Brush by Acqua di Parma, is handcrafted in Italy and complete with badger bristles, will keep him smooth for you year-round. $575 for both sets.
Dear Old Dad
Oh, dad. We love Old Spice, but c’mon…let’s go high-brow. Hugging on the holidays will be much better once Dad wears Burberry’s London For Men ($65), a string of waft-worthy notes such as bergamot, tobacco, port wine, cinnamon leaves, and leather.
Mom Dearest
Spoil mom with something she wouldn’t splurge on herself. Mom will melt for Freeze 24/7 IceCream Double Scoop Intensive Anti-Aging Moisturizer ($95) packed with emollients and wrinkle-smoothers.
Yo, Bro!
It’s hard to believe your brother is married, let alone has facial hair. He will always be the pimply brat who didn’t let you date his best friend. Still, you love him. The Art of Shaving ($38) teaches your bro how to do it (something) right with the Starter Kit built with pre-shave oil, shaving cream, genuine badger shaving brush, and soothing after-shave balm essential oils of sandlewood, lemon, or lavender.
Self Indulgence
You can’t treat all these people without treating yourself, right? Right! Chanel’s Les Essentiels De L’Artiste ($200) makeup artist case and essential brush collection allows the social butterfly in you to go to town on your face with trés professional tools enclosed in a sleek travel case as sophisticated as you are (no matter what your family thinks!).
co-written with beauty & fashion editor michele zip
