FACIAL EXFOLIATOR
Skin 2 Skin Oatmeal & Pomegranate Scrub
EYE CREAM
Yes to Cucumbers Eye Love Cucumbers Soothing Eye Gel
FACIAL MOISTURIZER
AVEENO Positively Radiant Tinted Moisturizer
FACIAL NIGHT CREAM
Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins Night Health Bedtime Face Cream
ANTI-AGING FACIAL TREATMENT
Aveda Green Science Firming Face Creme
LIP BALM
Burt’s Bees Sun Protecting Lip Balm SPF 8 with Passionfruit
HAND CREAM
The Healing Seed Virgin Organic Hempseed Oil Hand Cream
BODY MOISTURIZER
Avalon Organics Grapefruit & Geranium Hand & Body Lotion
BODY SCRUB
Aura Cacia Nourishing Body Polishes Fair Trade Certified
SELF-TANNER
Pur Minerals Get a Little
BAR SOAP
Dove Go Fresh Burst Beauty Bar
BODY WASH
Nature’s Gate Pomegranate Sunflower Velvet Moisture Body Wash
SUN CARE
John Masters Organics SPF 30 Natural Mineral Sunscreen
SHAMPOO
Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lavender Mint Moisturizing Shampoo
CONDITIONER
L’Oréal Paris EverPure Sulfate-Free Color Care Moisture Conditioner
HAIR COLOR
Natural Instincts Champagne Indulgence Collection
HAIR STYLING PRODUCT
Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion Smooth Vitality Smoothing Crème
BLUSH
The Body Shop Nature’s Minerals Cheek Color
CONCEALER
Jane Iredale Zap & Hide
EYE SHADOW
Almay Pure Blends Eyeshadow
FOUNDATION
Physicians Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Liquid Foundation SPF 15
LIP COLOR
Aubrey Organics Natural Lips Sheer Tint
MASCARA
Kiehl’s Marvelous Mineral Mascara
NAIL POLISH
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Color

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Let’s go shopping!

Beth at Aging Fabulous offers a selection of terrific beauty gifts.

SP shows you some terrific handbags at Banging Bags, fabulous stocking stuffers at Shopaholics Daily, and even more holiday gifts at Style Her Hair.

Nikki shows us some wonderful little black dresses at Celeb Look.

Gayla features some adorable gifts for your pets at Couture Critters.

Aly offers beauty products for holidays at eBeautyDaily.

Star shows us a selection of fabulous gifts for him and her at Glamour Gift Guide.

Chloe features jewelry gifts for family and friends at Gleaming Things, and offers The Twelve Days of Shopping Christmas Guide at Her Accessories.

Tracy has a not so secret wish list and her holiday gift guide at Hot Mama Daily.

Dexie’s jewelry gift guide for her lights up She Knows Best. And don’t miss out on her Under $100 Holiday Looks at Style It Less.

Kori offers fabulous shoes for every woman in your life at ShoeBlitz.

Colleen features wonderful spa and beauty gifts at Spa Beautifully.

Ashley invites you to indulge in luxury at The Latest Luxe.

Lara provides 8 top 8 lists of holiday gifts for everyone at The List Maven.

Happy Shopping!!

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Looking to try some of the best in anti-aging skin care? Right now it is pretty simple to do when you get deluxe sample sizes from some of the best in these anti-aging beauties when you spend $100 online on beauty at Nordstrom.com.

Anthony Logistics for Men Facial Scrub
Bare Escentuals® RareMinerals Skin Revival Treatment
Bvlgari ‘au thé vert’ Oshibori Refreshing Towel
Clarins Super Restorative Décolleté & Neck Concentrate
Clinique Turnaround Concentrate Visible Skin Renewer
Erno Laszlo Antioxidant Complex for Eyes
GoSmile Advanced Formula B1-Tooth Whitening On-the-Go
Guerlain ‘Success Future’ Wrinkle Minimizer Firming Day Care SPF 15
Issey Miyake ‘L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme INTENSE’ Eau de Toilette Spray
Kinerase® C6 Peptide Intensive Treatment
Lab Series Skincare for Men Multi-Action Face Wash
Lab Series Skincare for Men Daily Moisture Defense Lotion SPF 15
Lancôme Définicils High Definition Mascara
Lancôme ‘Cils Booster XL’ Super-Enhancing Mascara Base
L’Occitane Verbena Body Lotion
MARC JACOBS Daisy Eau de Toilette
Origins (one of the following): A Perfect World Intensely Hydrating Body Cream, Modern Fusion, or
A Perfect World Antioxidant Moisturizer
philosophy ‘inner grace’ perfumed shower gel
Prescriptives Anti-AGE Advanced Protection Eye Cream SPF 25
Prevage® Anti-Aging Treatment
Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF 15
Z. Bigatti Re-Storation Skin Treatment Cream

Gotta love these samples!

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As chic and dedicated shoppers, authors Maggie Davis and Charlotte Williamson went on a mission to find the very best product in 101 categories.

Women will be guided to the top little black dress. T-shirts for both sexes are also selected. Number One goodies include the most fabulous of accessories and grooming products, the most magnificent champagne and claret, the world’s greatest olive oil. No reader will want to miss the Portuguese hand-painted tiles or fine linens in the Home section. If you want to know where on the planet to locate the finest diamond ring or handmade brogues, you’ll find the answer here.

Of course, being the self-proclaimed beauty expert and blogger that I am, I immediately turned to the Health and Beauty section. While I have tried some of the products they suggested, I definitely have a long way to go.

Here are some products I have personally used that these savvy shoppers recommend:

• Lancome Flash Bronzer Airbrush – a great self-tanner, but not my favorite
• Natura Bisse Diamond Cream – a rich, luxurious cream that makes my skin feel fresh and polished, and pretty much worth the $270 if used sparingly
• Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream – a less expensive version and equally as great marine cream than the most expensive Marine-based cream, Creme de La Mer
• Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 – I go through a pot of this balm every winter season
• Lancome Definicils Mascara – Love it, but think that L’Oreal’s original Voluminous mascara is the exact same thing for less money
• OPI Coney Island Cotton Candy Nail Lacquer – Perfect base for the ultimate French Manicure
• Essie Nail Polish – My favorite nail polish brand, with over 150 shades to my name
• Chanel No. 5 Eau de Parfum – Coveted the bottle on my mother’s dressing table for years and snuck a dab or two on my neck and wrist when I was younger, but I can honestly do without this perfume in my collection

And here are some from the list that I have yet to try – but know that I must try them now:

• Laura Mercier Creme Brulee Honey Bath – looks and sounds divine
• Givenchy Prisme Compact – gorgeous
• La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream – I will try a La Prairie cream this year
• Creme de la Mer Lip Balm – it’s another lip balm, which I can’t get enough of, and it is from la Mer
• Kanebo 38 DegreeC Silk Performance Mascara – I can never try too many mascaras to find another fave of the moment
• YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils – See above

Is there anything on this list that you would like to “buy before you die”. (Boy, that sounds cryptic!)

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Forget stopping by the liquor store last minute for a bottle of wine. I mean, really. There is not much thought to that. You can show your host or hostess that you put you a little fore-thought into your gesture, and one of my suggestions here will definitely do the trick.

Archipelago Botanicals Soy Wax Candle in Pomegranate Citrus for $20, available at drugstore.com.

Caswell-Massey Sandalwood Soap Gift Set for $24, available at amazon.com.

Williams-Sonoma Glass Stand with Lid for $19, available at Williams-Sonoma.com.

Lenox 2007 Annual Snowflake Ornament for $19.95, available at Lenox.com.

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Perhaps, it is a bit early. So I will just share one thing with you. This is the ultimate luxury from Lancôme.

Lancôme has teamed up with Goyard, the prestige luggage-maker, to create an exquisite, hand-crafted makeup case. The creation of this makeup kit is the result of a collaboration between Goyard and Gucci Westman, much adored celebrity makeup artist and Lancôme’s Artistic Director. The result is a custom train case with multiple removable compartments, a mirror and a white makeup bag in Goyard’s signature canvas print. The chic case is filled with 36 of Gucci’s makeup essentials (good thing!) and is available exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman. The suggested retail price: $18,000 and only a limited number will be available by special order.

Once you have picked yourself up off the floor – I want to know how many of you are sending your honey on over to Bergdorf’s to order one right up for you?

Yes, it is beautiful. Extreme, yes, too! But if Santa happened to place this under my tree, would I object? Heck now!!!

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Bobbi just launched a collection of palettes, exclusively for Nordstrom. These are the Metallics.

Could it be more beautiful? This is the Burnt Sugar Metallics palette. These shimmery, highly pigments shadows are adorning my eyes today. And they are beautiful! The powders are so soft, that they almost feel creamy. The shadows are formulated for all-day wear, and my lids are showing no signs of creasing.

Pictured from left to right: Toffee, Gold Dust and Burnt Sugar. I used Gold Dust over my entire eye lid, from lash line to the top of my brow. I then applied Burnt Sugar over most of my lid, just not bringing it all the way into the inner corner, near my nose. I used a bit of the Toffee shade in my crease, and extended it upward and outward, to give my eye a bit of a smoky look. Finally, I dipped my eyeliner brush into Toffee as well, and lined my upper and lower lash line. Beautiful!!!

There are three more Metallic palettes, including Mignight Metallics that feature Platinum, Rockstar and Midnight; Velvet Plum Metallics which feature Raisin, Champagne Quartz and Velvet Plum; and Forest Metallics, with the shades Sage, Balsam and Forest.

Each Bobbi Brown Metallics palette sell for $45, and are exclusive to Nordstrom.

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I have never used anything from Amore Pacific, but in just glancing through the product line-up at Neimans, I noticed very expensive, creams, lotions, serums, and more.

Amore Pacific Exclusive Time Response Pure Essence 100 Skin Renewal Serum comes in a 1 ounce bottle, for $500.00

Time Response Pure Essence 100 Skin Renewal Serum is the very first globally patented age-correcting serum treatment containing the essential oil of the Green Tea Flower and an unprecedented blend of 100 of the world’s most healing botanicals.

Energizes dramatic anti-aging activity locked within the green tea leaves, seeds, and potent EGCG polyphenols culminating optimum radiance, and petal soft texture to skin, from intensive, comprehensive 24-hour care when applied morning and evening.

If you have ever used anything from Amore Pacific, please do share your thoughts.

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I just ordered mine, and cannot wait to try it. I will let you know what I think about it, once it arrives.

Just in case you forgot about this, here is the description:

Reveal younger looking, beautifully refined skin with this powerful blend of caring and skin restoring ingredients. Light and non-greasy, it glides on instantly softening and smoothing your skin. Then, with regular use, it works to renew your complexion, restoring radiance and helping to reduce the appearance of pores, fine lines and wrinkles in just 4 weeks.

Let me know if you get your hands on this too.

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Dr. Perricone is a very well-known Doctor that has been pioneering the field in anti-aging skin care technologies for some time now. He is best known for his best-selling books such as The Perricone Prescription and The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet: A Simple 3-Part Plan to Lose the Fat, the Wrinkles, and the Years, and now for his amazing line of skin care items. His serums are truly worth every penny.

Dr. Perricone’s products are a bit expensive, and this set would retail for $276 if the items were to be purchased separately. But the 4-pc set is on sale at QVC, today only, for $127.14. You can see the great value it is.

Here is what is included in the set:
Nutritive Cleanser
Vitamin C Eye Area Therapy
Advanced Face Firming Activator
Ceramic Skin Smoother

This set is a wonderful way to get to know Dr. Perricone’s products, and they are essentially all you need in your daily skin care routine.

And here are the good Doctors books. I highly recommend adding them to your reading list!

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