Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Erin's Favorite Things - 2011 Holiday Beauty Gift Guide

Got a woman on your shopping list? Of course you do! I'm often asked what my favorite products are, and right now you can get some INCREDIBLE deals on holiday gift sets that include some fantastic products that I personally use all the time. Read on for some great bargains if you want to stock up on your own makeup kit or treat somebody else this Christmas!


MAC "Make it Perfect" Essential Brush Kit $48
This is set consists of  the same 5 brushes I use every day. A blush, foundation, crease, brow bone and eyeliner brush at only $10 each, probably about half of what you'd pay if you bought these all individually. You know how most brush sets contain one or two brushes you will NEVER use? Not this one. These truly are essentials and you will use every one of them.





Naked Palette by Urban Decay $48
It's baaack! This was the palette that nobody could find last year. I tried to get these for my mom and mother-in-law and the guy at Sephora laughed at me and told me they were selling for over $200 on ebay. The good news is that THIS year, Urban Decay has made plenty of these babies and the shelves at Sephora and Ulta are fully stocked with them. What's not to like? 12 gorgeous neutral WEARABLE shades, with the fabulous Glide On eyeliner in a black/brown combo, and a mini potion primer to boot! It's a GREAT value and a gift anyone that wears makeup would get use out of.


Tarte Lights Camera Lashes Mascara + MultiplEYE Lash Primer $10
Excuse me, does that say 10 DOLLARS???? I got a sample of this mascara a while back and It.Is.Amazing. And at this price, it costs as much as my favorite drugstore mascara. If you can find this deal in stock, snatch it up - either for yourself or for a great stocking stuffer for someone else!


Tarte LipSurgence Collection $29
I smear this big fat crayon of a lip stain almost every single day. The colors are gorgeous, the texture is silky, with just the right amount of shimmer and shine... but it's a STAIN, so it actually lasts longer than 10 minutes! I love this product, and they normally retail for $25 each. But for the hoildays Tarte has packaged up five of them and is selling the entire set for $29. I gotta warn you, I have had a very hard time locating this set and am now kicking myself for not saying YES when my assistant called me from Ulta asking if she should get one for me while she was there. "No need, I've got to go to Ulta later this week anyways." I said. STUPID ERIN. They were all gone by the time I made it up there. Maybe you'll get lucky though! So again, if you see these in stock GRAB THEM! And give one to me :)

Stila Dream in Full Color Palette $39
Stila has great, long wearing eye shadows in gorgeous wearable colors (Kitten is my personal favorite!), and you can't beat this deal for such a huge selection, with 7 cheek colors and a smudge stick too!


Stila Lip Glaze Set $25
Stila lip glazes are normally $23! Now you can get 8 for $25 - woah! Now these sizes are a tidge smaller than full size, but it's still a GREAT deal.



Nars All About Cheeks Palette $65
At $65, this palette runs about half of what it would cost you to buy these colors individually (granted these sizes are a bit smaller, but it's still a great deal even when you factor in the size). Nars has the BEST blushes and my favorites are both here (Super Orgasm and Desire!), plus a highlight and contour shade. Sweet!

Bobbi Brown Long Wear Eyeliner Kit $42
Bobbi Brown's gel eyeliner is THE best, as far as I'm concerned. They are typically $21 each, so this bundle isn't really a savings on the eyeliners - but they do throw in a travel mascara and eyeliner brush to sweeten the deal which is nice!

Too Faced "The Bronzed and the Beautiful" Set $38
A face primer and 4 bronzer/blushes (including the Snow Bunny duo that I feature in my 90 second face tutorial) for just $10 more than it costs for one bronzer alone.

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