Beauty

Whether she’s a cosmetics connoisseur, beauty beginner or low-maintenance makeup gal, these versatile gifts are sure to put a pretty smile on her face.

• bareMinerals Face Fashion The Look of Now – Classic Glam boasts beautiful eye and cheek colors. The kit features eye colors in pearl, medieval stone and metallic bronze coal along with pomegranate lip gloss and red berry blush.
• Stila 24kt Luxe Lip Gloss Collection perks up any pout with lip formulas that are actually enriched with 24kt gold. These formulas both hydrate and nourish the lips. And the kit features a wide array of colors: red, light coral, yellow gold and deep berry.
• Too Faced French and Fabulous is a fun pack of six eye shadows, including totally toasted brown and poodle puff pink, plus a golden bronzer and a highlighting bronzer.
• bareMinerals Surprise Collection of Pure Delights has everything she’ll need for a beautiful, luminous look. The kit comes with three brushes, a double-ended lip gloss (nude/rose on one side and sheer peach sparkle on the other), blushing rose cheek color and various eye colors, including light pink and golden sand.
• Tweezerman Travel Size Beauty Kit in Pink Case features four of Tweezerman’s top-selling tools: mini slant tweezer, cuticle snipper, sapphire nail file and stainless steel nail clipper.

Skincare

Every woman can benefit from a skincare kit that delivers healthier, better-looking skin. She’ll love these collections, which are all effective yet effortless.

• Philosophy Jump Starters is the perfect introduction to one of the most popular and high-performance brands on the market. This kit contains all the basics she’ll need to achieve and maintain a beautiful complexion: purity made simple, a gentle cleanser that hydrates the face as it washes away dirt and grime; hope in a jar, Philosophy’s world-renowned moisturizer for all skin types; hope in a tube eye and lip firming cream to smooth, firm and rejuvenate the skin; and microdelivery peel exfoliating wash, a mild daily scrub that sloughs off dead skin.
• Murad Resurgence Evening Renewal Regimen is a great go-to travel set to revitalize, firm and moisturize the skin. It contains an intensely hydrating formula that exfoliates the skin; a moisturizing toner that rebalances; an anti-aging serum that works on medium to deep wrinkles; and a restorative night cream that boosts cell turnover and leaves the skin supple.
• Dr. Michelle Copeland Sensational Lips Duo features a lip enhancing formula that instantly plumps the pout, making it look firmer and more youthful. It also contains a lip protector, which is packed with antioxidants and emollients for healthier, smoother lips.
• Cosmedicine Best Skin Ever is a no-fuss, 3-piece collection that fosters healthy skin. You’ll find a foaming cleanser and toner in one, a self-adjusting exfoliator and a lightweight multi-tasking moisturizer.

Spa/body

These spa-inspired collections not only pamper the skin — letting her create a relaxing, indulgent spa atmosphere at home — but they also effectively improve its look and feel. Plus, they come in pretty packaging.

• L’Occitane is known for its luxurious formulas that bathe the skin in moisture. And the L’Occitane Shea Travel Treasures collection doesn’t disappoint. It contains seven of the line’s most pampering products, including lavender soap, shea butter body lotion, an ultra-rich shampoo and conditioner and a super-soft hand cream.
• Is your loved one pregnant? Then she’ll love the Belli Pregnancy Pampering Collection, which contains a safe daily cleanser with the soothing scents of lavender and chamomile; a deeply moisturizing body lotion; a lavender and sweet almond belly oil to stave off stretch marks; and a body exfoliator with green tea, ginseng and peppermint oil.
• SpaRitual It’s a Wonderful Life Eco-Luxury Holiday Gift Set features three vegan and paraben-free, Chakra Care formulas: a moisturizing lotion that soothes your mind and body; a light fragrance mist perfect for your yoga mat; and an all-over massage oil that leaves the skin soft and luminous.
• Inside this beautiful glittery gift box is Philosophy First Snow, a beautiful compilation of three formulas — an exfoliating shower gel, shimmer body lotion and lip shine — that leaves the skin glistening and soft, with an all-over refreshed feeling.
• AHAVA the Starlet provides everything a girl needs for a pampering head-to-toe spa session. From a luxurious shower gel and nourishing hand cream to a rough-skin rescuing cream and an intensely hydrating body lotion, AHAVA’s formulas are infused with a blend of 21 Dead Sea minerals. Plus, the collection contains a chenille bath puff and comes in a croc train case.

Natural/organic

For the eco-conscious gal, here are five fabulous kits to choose from below.

• bareMinerals RareMinerals Mineral Remedies Skincare Collection offers a superior system that boosts cell turnover, refines the pores, reduces the look of lines and wrinkles and creates a more luminous complexion. It contains a paraben-free cleanser, moisture-retaining lotion and moisture burst mist to deliver instant hydration to parched skin.
• Juice Beauty Age Defying Solutions Kit is a natural collection of potent anti-agers that boost lifeless skin, speed up cell turnover, lessen lines and wrinkles and brighten the skin. The set contains the cleansing gel, apple peel, antioxidant serum, antioxidant moisturizer and SPF moisturizer.
• Korres has roots in the oldest homeopathic pharmacy in Athens, Greece. Its Wild Rose Regimen Kit is an effective ensemble of formulas that boost and brighten the skin every day. It features the wild rose 24-hour moisturizer; wild rose instant brightening and illuminating vitamin C mask; wild rose brightening and line smoothing face and eye serum; white tea cleanser; and evening primrose eye cream.
• If she has sensitive skin, Jurlique’s Rebalance Sensitive Introductory Set is the perfect way to help calm and comfort her complexion day-to-day. It features the soothing foaming cleanser, chamomile soothing mist, nurturing mask, herbal recovery gel and day care lotion.
• Some nail polishes contain potentially harmful ingredients. Fortunately, you won’t find any of those in SpaRitual, which offers vegan lacquers. Its Sugar and Spice Eco-Luxury Duo boasts a vibrant, shimmery champagne shade and an ivory lacquer.

Hair

Every woman, no matter her beauty routine, wants to have healthier hair. These kits help her attain and maintain gorgeous locks.

• Enriched with certified organic botanicals, Alterna Hemp with Organics Duo — with shampoo and conditioner — fortify tresses while shielding strands from style damage.
• A gorgeous limited-edition kit, Frederic Fekkai Get Coiffed Set offers three style helpers — anti-frizz crème, ironless straightening balm and finishing crème — along with expert tips on creating stunning, straight locks, naturally tousled tresses or romantic curls.
• We rarely treat ourselves to luxurious hair care products. This kit is the ultimate in pampering, helping hair become stronger, thicker and healthier. Ojon 5-Piece Fortifying Hair Ritual Kit contains a restorative hair treatment, hydrating and thickening shampoo, lightweight conditioner, volumizing spray and styling cream.
• Oscar Blandi Oscars Tool Kit helps recreate salon looks at home, and even includes a how-to DVD, where Oscar Blandi shows how to use every product. This set features dry shampoo for in-between washing; sheer gloss for luminous locks; silk polishing cream for protecting hair from style damage; hair serum for fending off frizz; and protein mist for detangling and staving off static.
• Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Moisture Travel Trio — with shampoo, conditioner and spray — leaves hair soft, silky and shiny.

Fragrance

Whether she prefers feminine, floral fragrances or fresh, subtle scents, you’ll find the perfect perfume for her with these fantastic sets.

• Philosophy Amazing Grace Layering Set features Amazing Grace Eau De Toilette, a clean, feminine fragrance along with a shower gel and body butter that impart a soft scent, soothing and smoothing the skin. Philosophy also offers layering sets for its two other widely popular fragrances: Pure Grace and Unconditional Love.
• Calvin Klein Women’s Coffret Set provides a sampling of its favorite scents: Euphoria, Eternity, Secret Obsession, Obsession and CK One.
• Elizabeth Arden Pretty is a brand new floral fragrance with a blend of fruits, including Italian mandarin opur, orange blossom and peach nectar.
• The Vera Wang Princess Gift Set contains the whimsical eau de toilette spray, a satiny body lotion, foamy body polish and a mini eau de parfum. Plus, with its beautiful packaging, you really can’t go wrong.
• CLEAN Warm Cotton Gift Set is a pampering trio with an eau de parfum — which features notes of citrus, lilac and jasmine with a hint of amber and musk — soft body lotion and shower gel.

Tools

These high-tech tools take beauty to the next level. From cutting-edge skincare gadgets to styling devices, these innovative tools make unique, great-for-her gifts.

• Clarisonic Skin Care Brush System Gray, one of Oprah’s Favorite Things, is twice as effective as cleansing by hand, improving product absorption and leaving skin smoother and healthier.
• Metropolis Technology Mini Iconic Tourmaline Travel Dryer uses dual voltage, blows both hot and cold air and helps deliver an expert look.
• Fusion Beauty GlowFusion Air Glow Gun is a truly revolutionary tool — the first and only on the market — that creates a natural-looking golden glow for your entire body.
• ANSR Skin Rejuvenation Kit is the ultimate in skin improvement. Using breakthrough phototherapy technology, the ANSR Beam Device does double-duty as it emits either red LED light to restore youthful skin or blue LED light to clear the complexion by killing blemish-causing bacteria. Plus, a prep cleansing treatment and antioxidant-rich serum are included to boost results.

Gift cards

Sometimes we’re simply clueless about what to get the special women in our lives. If that’s the case, consider a gift card, which she can use to pick out the perfect beauty gift.

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