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Last Minute Gift Ideas

Things are likely to be a little light around here on the blog until we turn the clock to 2016. I have some trips planned and some fun family time. I’ve been in quite the spirit this year with two trees, stockings, christmas candles… (you get the picture). And that includes playing Santa. So here are some of my favorite gift ideas for those procrastinators out there:

Buxom Winner Takes All Lip Set

[maxbutton id=”1″]Buxom Winner Takes All Lip Set on Belle Belle Beauty

We are officially near (or at) the last day to ship Christmas gifts for them to arrive safely on 12/24. If you are a fellow procrastinator, I am guessing you’ve noted this for a couple weeks. On that note, I thought I’d share one final idea for gifting.

I actually adore the Buxom Lip Gloss Roulette (but I dropped the ball and it is sold out). As an alternative, the Buxom Winner Takes All Lip Set is the perfect last minute stocking stuffer for the lip gloss junkie. I also love these sets to take to girls’ holiday dinners and split up individual lip glosses as a little treat for everyone.

Buxom (the sexy little sister of bareMinerals) lip glosses are a long time favorite and this set has both lip polishes (sheer) and creams (more opaque). The tingling and lip-plumping action is effective but not irritating. The scent is a vanilla gourmand but not cloying. While they don’t have long-lasting properties, you won’t mind because they are a pleasure to swipe on.

Range of shades include:

Full-On Lip Creams in

  • Creamsicle (peach sorbet)
  • Berry Blast (vivid fuchsia)
  • White Russian (nude pink) – my favorite pale pink

Full-On Lip Polishes in

  • Chloe (dollface pink)
  • Sophia (sweetheart pink) – with just a perfect hint of lavender
  • Trixie (24-karat pink)

Free shipping at Sephora through tomorrow with code GIFTSHIP.

Cruelty-free and without parabens and sulfates.

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NARS Loves Miami Gift Set

NARS Loves Miami Gift Set on Belle Belle Beauty

NARS recently launched their third gift set honoring a city (other city-based gift sets include NARS Loves New York and NARS Loves LA). Each set is inspired by the unique culture and it so happens that Miami’s has some of the most iconic, top-selling shades. This version includes and eye and cheek palette with:

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Deborah Lippmann Big Bang Nail Polish Set

Deborah Lippmann Big Bang Nail Polish Set on Belle Belle Beauty

My manicure loving self is drooling over this holiday set from Deborah Lippman. Big Bang has twelve killer shades from one of my favorite lines of polish. These aren’t just any regular shades either. They are cult-favorites, both crème and shimmer, in mini form. Normally I don’t like smaller sizes, but with nail polish, I feel like they are more manageable. I mean, I rarely finish a bottle of lacquer. Shades included:

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Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette // Belle Belle Beauty

I’m pretty sure Hourglass Ambient Powders hit the beauty blogger / beauty editor world with an epic splash (don’t miss the review here). A little beauty blogger meet-up this last September in New York City (hi, Maree!) actually consisted of about 15 minutes of love for this revolutionary face powder / highlighter / bronzer / blush. I think we all issued a collective gasp when hourglass announced they were releasing a limited edition palette with two shades of their ambient powder along with a new limited edition Incandescent Light.

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