Everyone is holiday shopping with a budget in mind. There are loads of fabulous beauty, fragrance and skincare gifts for everyone that won’t break the bank. I found a few gift ideas for the person in your life who loves to be pampered. Best of all they’re all under $100!
For the cosmetics junkie, give her these two versatile beauty gifts!
Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals Wealth of Beauty Collection ($89) – This ridiculously huge set will have everything she’ll need to create smokey eyes, day time and party looks. There are a multitude of eye shadow colours to mix and match as …read more

Do you know someone who is a certified fragrance, makeup bath and body junkie? This holiday season, give them fabulous beauty junkie approved gift ideas from Victoria’s Secret. The price points on these treats start from a mere $15 and go up from there but none of them are over $100 so you can definitely get something for everyone on your list.
Here are a few of what I would pick up for my friends and family members…
Must Have Fragrance Mist Gift Set ($34) – This set includes 4 of the best selling scents from VS, Dream Angels Heavenly®, Very Sexy®, …read more

I love this time of year because there’s always a fantastic selection of fun beauty and skincare gift sets to choose from. One of my favourite beauty brands is Make Up Forever or MUFE and this season they’ve come out with some amazing gift sets that will appeal to the beauty junkie on your gift list!
MUFE 12 Flash Colour Case ($95)  This is a wonderful gift idea for the aspiring or established make up artist or someone who just loves to experiment with different looks.  It includes 12 beautiful colours you can mix and match to create numerous looks whether …read more

Most of my friends and some of my family members are beauty junkies (like me!) and for their birthdays and during the holidays I like to give them new fragrances and beauty products to try out and hopefully fall in love it.  Are you the same way? If so, one of the beauty gift sets you definitely pick up is the is lip gloss collection from Stila.
The Stila 24k Luxe Lip Gloss Collection is a easy and stylish way to introduce someone (or yourself!) to Stila’s fabulous lip glosses. Theses aren’t sample sized glosses either, they’re full size tubes and …read more

Get a head start on your holiday gift-giving with these fun beauty gift sets and collections! These are perfect for the friend who loves getting glammed up, your sister that’s a make up addict and even younger gals who want to delve into the world of make up.
The brand new Stila Holiday Smudge Pot Collection ($32) is a steal! If you buy these smudge pots individually you’ll end up spending up to $95. The colours included in this set include two best sellers Kitten (gorgeous by itself or used in a natural/neutral look) and Black (perfect for smokey eyes or …read more

Get into the spirit of the Fall season with these special and limited edition bath and body treats from Philosophy. If you haven’t tried their best selling 3 in 1 shampoo, bubble bath and shower gels yet, you’re going to fall in love with them! For you established Philosophy fans (like myself!), you’ll be happy to know these popular scents are back in stock!
The seasonal mouth-watering scents include Pumpkin Spice Muffin, Caramel Apple and I Love Candy Corn. What I love most about these are you don’t need a lot to get a good lather going. They are also moisturizing …read more

Summer is nearly over and soon the holidays will be here before you know it. Right now is the best time to start compiling your holiday shopping list. For the beauty junkie in your life, treat them to one of these beauty gift sets from Kiehls, Dior and Bare Esentuals.
Get this Kiehls Ultimate Scented Lip Balm Set ($32) for the lipbalm addict (I confess, I am one myself!). It’s a ultra-moisturizing limited edition set that was created to celebrate Kiehls 40th anniversary. Flavors include the original Lip Balm #1, Coconut, Vanilla, Mango, Cranberry and Mint. Mmm, sounds good enough to …read more

Christmas morning may feel like it’s still ages away, but the fact is – it’s right around the corner. If you’re short on time and long on a list of gift giving, now is the time to make the most of the best opportunities for savvy online shopping. A great choice is Sephora, which consistently offers a variety of products and gift sets intended for every type of girl, style or skin type imaginable.
As some may know, besides writing for Skin Principles, I spend a considerable amount of time with the tough task of testing out new cookie recipes and …read more