Shopping lists : Girl Gloss

Gifts for the Lip Product Lover

Here are a variety of lip product and lip makeup gift suggestions. There is something here for everyone!

For an inexpensive gift, go to where cosmetics are affordable– $1 each for most products! The Elf Cosmetics Super Glossy Lip Shine SPF Box Set of 5 is $5.

Burjois makes great gloss, so the Limited Edition Holiday Soiree Lips is a great value at $19.50 (it is worth $45).

I recently tried and loved Pur Minerals Smile, Pout & Kiss Lip Gloss Trio . These glosses have great pigment to them. This is another $45 value for $25 at Ulta.

Tarte Lips Ahoy is a cute set of Tarte lipgloss minis. $30

I love the shades in the Smashbox Lip Brilliance palette. Look at Smashbox in general for some great makeup and cosmetics gifts. $28

M.A.C. lipglasses are always great gifts. Pick up one of the Little Darlings Collections, complete with its own pretty gift tube.

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Black Monday and Beyond: Online Holiday Shopping Suggestions

Doing some online shopping this year? For great deals on beauty gifts, check out these various special sections and offers:

At Beauty.com you can Shop Holiday Gifts for Her and Shop Gifts for Guys.

Benefit Cosmetics are cute, well made, and always appreciated as gifts. Take a look at the Benefit Cosmetics Holiday Gift Guide for ideas!

Ulta stores are always full of great gifts. They also have a fabulous Holiday Gift Center at Ulta.com.

Don’t forget that Amazon.com has a full beauty section, plus you can get just about anything else you desire there too.

On a budget? Drugstore.com has some great beauty items in their Holiday Gift Guide–Gifts Under $25.

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Black Friday Beauty Shopping

Looking for some beauty gifts while out and about on Friday after Thanksgiving? Here are a few ideas:

* Walgreens has a great selection of affordable beauty and fragrance kits in the beauty department. For example, I spotted a Jane Cosmetics mineral makeup kit that looked great and was very affordable.

* Target also carries many home spa and beauty kits. Pick up a bath and body kit and pair it with a fluffy robe for a great holiday gift!

* At the mall, don’t overlook Sephora, the MAC Cosmetics Store and the cosmetic counters in the department stores for holiday specials.

* Need stocking stuffers? Look for nail polish, lip balm, mini perfume bottles (target sells a bunch of those in popular fragrances), and various sample size items. Many companies sell trial size kits that can be broken up into a couple of different stockings (great for the Mom and teenage daughters in your life).

Happy shopping!

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What to Watch for Thanksgiving Week on Beauty and Fashion Tech and Girl Gloss

The holidays are officially upon us! This week will see normal posting Monday (today) an Tuesday. On Wednesday I will be posting some Black Friday shopping tips, while on Friday, I will put up some ideas for you Black Monday online shopping.

This is also the time when various holiday shopping post will start appearing more regularly. I’ll try to update the holiday shopping index as quickly as I can, but keep in mind that it usually is a few posts behind.

Also see the index for last year’s posts. There are many that are still helpful and relevant for your shopping this year!

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M.A.C. Cosmetics Holiday 2008 Collection Lip Gifts

M.A.C. Cosmetics has a great looking holiday collection this year, all with a red theme. Here is some information sent by their PR rep:

M.A.C. heats up the holidays with red hot colours, cases and compacts this season. Give jeweled compacts, stylish brush sets, beautiful lip and eye palettes, or gifts that give back.

“RED” SHE SAID

Passion, heat and danger come together to create this simply sparkling holiday collection. Lips are coloured in lusty shades with shimmering Dazzleglass to add resplendent moisture. Two shades of Mineralize Eye Shadows are zipped together by a strip of silver or gold, while shimmery blushes and silky nail lacquers accentuate a radiant holiday look. (pictured below)

PASSIONS OF RED

Decadent and fiery colours for eyes and lips are housed in brilliant jeweled casings. Beautifully embossed, jeweled compacts create the ultimate gift of glamour. Choose from four Eye Shadow palettes, with shades ranging from warm, cool, classic and smokey. Polish off the look with three luxurious Lip Palettes, complete with two lipsticks, one lipglass and a mini lip brush (pictured below). Each compact is a treasured gift.

PASSIONATELY RED

Vivid colour with a passion for giving equals the perfect gift. Warm or cool, each lip palette contains two shades of Viva Glam Lipstick and one Viva Glam Lipglass for a chic lip look. Every cent of the selling price is donated to the M?A?C AIDS Fund to support men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS. Give glam, give hope.

ADORING CARMINE

Holiday gifting is in the bag. Lip colours and brush sets in red satin stocking stuffers with patent trim. Adorn lips with Adoring Carmine Lip Bags, filled with 2 full size Lipsticks and 1 Lipglass in holiday shades. Adoring Carmine Brush Bags feature elegant red-handled M?A?C brushes in a perfectly-sized holiday makeup bag that can be used year-round.

LITTLE DARLINGS

Glamourous goodies, perfectly presented. Dazzle and delight with mini-sets of Lipglass & Lustreglass, Pigments & Glitter, Softsparkle & Eye Pencils in our most cherished shades. Each set is encased in an elegant cylinder, wrapped in shiny, red patent paper (pictured below).

KIDS HELPING KIDS

Holiday cards that help bring joy. Greeting cards, gift tags and pillow packs designed by children living with, or affected by HIV/AIDS. Attractive and heartwarming, an easy way to give back to kids during the holidays. Proceeds go to the M?A?C AIDS Fund to help support pediatric AIDS organizations around the world.

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Holiday Gifts Part III: Luxury Lips

What do you get for the lip gloss loving label snob in your life? Something designer and expensive of course!

Chanel is always an appropriate gift. The Chanel Collection Velours De Chanel (above) is a beautiful palette of classic shades. For an extra touch that will be sure to impress, pair it with a Chanel Aqua Crayon Lip Colour Stick in Rouge.

For an amazingly good value at $30, the Dior Logo Lip Palette (above) is a wonderful gift (I don’t own this, hint , hint).

For a step up in the Dior line, the I Love Dior Lip Palette (above) is sure to please with its attractive black case. Move up to the $90 range and you can get the Dior Jeweled Lip GLoss Necklace .