Holiday gift ideas - H&M Cosmetics for your younger sister

When I started out with makeup I loved getting a fun looking palette to play with for my birthday or christmas (still do) and H&M's palettes are great for the beginner; they are qualitywise ok and they're very affordable.. So the palettes which ever one you choose are suitable for a younger sister just starting with makeup wanting some colours to play with. H&M also has great little nailpolish kits, lipglosses and brushes. You could by a small makeupbag and fill that with a little palette, an eyeshadow brush and a lipgloss and any 12-14 yearold would LOVE it =) AND it wouldn't cost you too much =)

Check out what H&M has available here!

Holiday gift ideas - Travalo.. For him and Her!

We all travel a lot in our lives. We co back and forth to work, travel on vacations, go to see our family that lives elesewhere. We travel a lot!!

I'm sure you all have heard about the Travalo, a sleek perfume spray tube thingy.. It holds 4ml and I think 50-60 sprays so it will last for quite some time. It's perfect for airplanes as it is so small..

It's easy to get the perufme in the tube as you just take the cap off from the perfume and place the travalo on it and then pump. So this little genious thing I think anyone would be glad to recieve as a gift. they come in multiple colours like gold, silver, pink, blues and so on.. So depending on if you'll give it to a girl or boy you can choose the colour best suited.. Here in Sweden it costs 115 SEK and I think around $10 in the US. So not too exspensive I think =)

Find out more about the Travalo here!

Holiday gift ideas - Skincare for him (or her) with oily skin!

Maybe you've got a friend, brother/sister or a cousin that really doesn't know how to take care of their skin. Maybe they even have som acne problems and still doesn't know how to deal (let's face it most of us that has acne prone skin do everything we can to make the skin looking nice so they probably do know something) with it..

Here are a few products that I swear by that would make great gifts for him and her =)

The Body Shop Tea tree face mask - I absolutely love this product! Whenever I have a breakout I use this and the next it's all cleared up. It's really a mirace worker. It is very strong so you use either once a week (if you break out quite often) or when you get a breakout (like me). You put this on your clean face for 10 minutes and then wash it off, use a toner and then your moisturizer. I gave a sample of this to a friend who has a boyfriend with acen, and he LOVED it so he went and bought the full size tub =)

TBS Tea Tree skin clearing toner - A lot of people don't use toner and I have noo idea why. A toner is absolutely crucial to get your skin clean and clear. A toner removes the bakteria and other stuff that your cleanser missed, it also cleans your pores better than just a cleanser. You should use a toner everyday before you moisturize so that you don't make the misstake of "locking" in the excess bakteria and dirt when you use your moisturizer. Maybe if you have dry skin you can get by without a toner but if you have combination/oily skin you must use one. it will really make a difference. This particular toner helped me clear up my skin in just a few months and now I use the seaweed one cuz it's more gentle. but when ever my skin freaks out I need this toner!

TBS Seaweed mattifying day cream - Moisturizing is key for keeping breakouts and spots away. Many makes the mistake of drying out the skin but that will only trick the skin into thinking it need to produce more oil. So you see the problem there! A moisturizer that does exactly that- moisturize, and keeps the oils away is what you need. this one is a great one, it sinks into the skin quickly but still moisturizes your skin throughout the day and yet it manages to keep oils away. I use this one when I need to save some money and can't go buy my beloved Origins Balanced diet, and it works really great!

I think these three products would make a great gift for someone who needs a little help with the skincare. It's not too expensive but still great quality products!

Holiday gift ideas - Sigma Brush Kits..

Now, this is some I own and use myself. I love this set pf trael brushes. It has everything you need 4 face brushes (+ you get a free travel dual fiber brush with this set) a powder brush, an angeled blush brush, a flat foundation brush and a concealer brush. Also you get 3 eye brushes, a flat eyeshadow brush, a blending brush, and a pencil brush. AND when you buy for a sertain amount from Sigma they tend to send you a free travel E25 (the one shaped like the MAC #217) so you really get 4 eye brushes aswell.

The brushes are so soft and are of great quality, And really you don't need any other brushes. At the price of $39 you really can't go wrong with this set.. For the ones more into the colour pink, this set also comes in pink =)

Now if you have a little more money to spend I really recommend checking out Sigmas other sets of brushes. I myself am a little tempted by the new The Cities Travel Kits. Especially the Paris one, oh so pretty!!

Holiday gift ideas - O.P.I Best Of The Best Mini Nail Polish Set

Who wouldn't want 10 mini polishes from O.P.I?? Any girl that enjoys painting their nails from time to time would absolutely love this set of minis.

The set includes 10 of O.P.Is best selling colours - Alpine Snow, Bubble Bath, Tickle my France-y, Strawberry Margarita, Cajun Shrimp, Big Apple Red, I'm Not Really a Waitress, You Don’t Know Jacques, 

Russian Nav, Lincoln Park After Dark

You get a great variation of nudes, brights and darker colours. Now they are minis at only 3.75ml in each bottle. But this way you get to try different colours without spending too much on a colour that you maybe wouldn't like. So if you like one of the colours enough you can just go out and buy the full-size on and knowing that you allready like the colour and will use it.

At the price of £27.50 I think it's a perfect gift for your sister, friend, girlfriend, mom, anyone really =)
I found the set on ASOS, but you can probably find it on multiple online stores.

Holiday gift ideas - Stila Dream in full colour Palette

I have never tried Stila eyeshadows myself before but when I saw this palette on BeautyBay.com I thought to myself this would make a great gift to someone, I would want it myself. 

The palette includes 29 eyeshadows, 7 cheek colours one of which is more of a bronzer, and you also get one of their best-selling Smudge Stick Waterproof eyeliners in Stingray (black), and a 16-page look book.  How great is that?? It suits a beginner aswell as a pro!

As you can see in the picture the eyeshadows are a great variation of neutrals and brighter colours, and the blusher are a variation of pinks and peaches.

Overall I LOVE the look of this palette and the fact that you get so much for just the price of £25!! I also love the pretty design, it's just something different and fun =)