The holidays are my favourite time of the year. Not just for the glorious, glorious Christmas music playing 24/7 but for the joy of giving my favourite people my favourite things…I mean, things I think will be their new favourite things.
Keep reading and you’ll see four M Fab-approved holiday beauty collections I love…and I am sure your friends will, too. Some are save, some are splurge, all are FABULOUS.
Laura Mercier:
Laura Mercier has always been a brand I’ve held at a high esteem for their focus on innovative products that promote a healthy, radiant, natural look.
Their holiday collection this year packs a punch. Here are two outstanding products from the collection for those on your list who like looking chic, effortless and radiant…and who doesn’t want to look like that?!
Laura Mercier Shadows & Lights Caviar Stick Eye Colour Collection. $50
I am not normally a fan of stick shadows – I find they are tricky to blend and don’t last the day. But these Caviar Stick Eye Colours are a pure delight. Coming in four colours from a light nude to a darker brown with shimmer, I can create a gorgeous smokey eye in seconds, no brush required. They smudge on evenly and using just my index finger, I can create a sultry eye so easily I want to give it a standing ovation…or at least a slow clap. I want everyone to own these.
Laura Mercier Master Class Artistry in Light Holiday Illumination Edition. $160
Is this THE palette of all palettes? I dare say ‘yes’.
With 12 eye colours, 3 cheek colours, two tightline cake eyeliners, one long-wearing black liner, one double-ended eyeliner brush, and one double-ended eye colour brush…what more could you need? Bought individually, this set would cost you nearly $500. The eye shadow colours are chic and timeless, the cheek colours give you a bronzer, blush and highlighter shade…I mean, really. It is just so darn gorgeous – right down to the perfect packaging with giant mirror.
FRESH:
I’ve selected these three Fresh products as holidays mean travel for a lot of people. Whether it is flying or driving to see family and friends…you don’t want to lug along your full-sized products. You’ll need that extra bag space for all the presents people will be giving you. Right?!
Fresh Facial On The Fly. $31
Complete with three best sellers, Fresh’s Facial on Fly contains their Soy Face Cleanser, the award-winning Rose Face Mask and Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream. All in travel-friendly sizes. It’s all you need to stay clean, hydrated and glowy this holiday season.
Fresh Masks for Miles. $94
After one too many nogs, this masking kit will treat all your skin woes. A perfect, travel-friendly sized collection of four Fresh masks – you can nog it up with no next morning regrets. The Fresh Black Tea Instant Perfecting Mask for soft, smooth skin, the Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Rescue Mask for a quick boost radiance, the Rose Face Mask for hydration, and the Sugar Face Polish to exfoliate and refine.
Fresh Frequent Flyer. $26
A sweet little kit (and a perfect stocking stuffer) that includes the Soy Face Cleanser and Fresh’s cult-classic Sugar Lip Treatment Advanced Therapy…for all the mistletoe smooching. Travel necessities, elevated.
Clé De Peau Beauté
Do you have that one beauty brand that makes your heart skip a beat? For me it’s Clé De Peau Beauté. They do it all so brilliantly well. From the packaging to their formulations. I just plain adore this splurge-worthy brand. Their 2018 Holiday collection is a collaboration with Italian illustrator, Daria Petrilli. Titled “Collection Féeries d’Hiver”, this stunning collection shows the story of a white rabbit stumbling upon a magical garden. Flamingoes, butterflies and flowers in dreamy shades of pink, green and blue are Victorian-chic, Renaissance-modern. And I can’t get enough.
Clé De Peau Stick Illuminator. $95
I love to add some illumination to the top of my cheek bones and this product has been my go-to for the past month. The texture is unlike any illuminating product I’ve used and it gives me such a natural looking glow.
Clé De Peau Stick Lipstick Cashmere. $80
You will never find a lipstick more beautiful. The shape of the bullet, the majestic click of the package…it is sheer perfection. A beautiful payoff that is both hydrating and powerfully pigmented. This is the type of lipstick you will apply before New Years Eve, because what a way to start the new year, baby!
Clé De Peau Eye Color Quad. $110
Not only the most gorgeous four colours, this shadow quad contains their ‘Hydro-Wrap Complex EX’ which moisturizes the eye area. With argan oil, this product goes on so smoothly and beautifully. Create a gorgeous holiday (or everyday) look and feel like the fanciest of all.
Clé De Peau Refining Pressed Powder. $110
This ultra-fine pressed powder in a keepsake limited edition compact is refillable and works beautifully, imparting a healthy, rosy flush of colour. It minimizes the look of uneven skin and moisturizes the skin…even though it is a powder. Magical.
Clé De Peau La Crème. $700
The Rolex of face creams; Clé De Peau La Crème is iconic. A cult classic. A jaw-dropping gift that is packaged so beautifully it brings a tear to your eye. With precious silk and pearl elements to moisturize and retexture, it reduces the appearance of fine lines, sagging and dark spots. It has intensive brightening ingredients and smells like heaven – rose and rare orchid.
QUO Cosmetics:
Quo outdoes themselves every single collection and their Holiday collections are legendary. Perfectly priced and packaged, here are just some items from their extensive collection found at Shoppers across Canada.
Quo All About Eyes Kit. $65
54 shades, 12 eye pencils, and a flat eyeshadow brush. In ONE kit. For $65. Do I need to say more?
Quo Highlight & Glow Palette. $25
Six pressed powder highlighters in six stunning shades. Their pigments are intense, so a little goes a long way. These are perfect for those friends who like to razzle dazzle and those who like to look like they ‘glow from within’. Really just so so pretty and the price is right.
Quo Cosmic Brush Set. $25
Four, travel-sized brushes in a sparkly case that just screams ‘stocking stuffer’. A mutli-purpose brush, angled contour shadow brush, crease shadow brush and concealer brush in pretty glossy gold.
Quo For the Love of Makeup Palette. $45
This palette holds 15 eyeshadows and 8 face powders in every-day chic nudes and neutral shades. A perfect holiday hostess gift for the hostess who already has the mostess, or a perfect palette for those family members who are just getting into the world of beauty. It is a wow-maker and you’ll look like a star for giving such a fab palette.
I hope this list has inspired you or helped you find the perfect gift for the beauty lover on your list!
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I definitely need to pick up the Fresh Beauty sets. I’ve heard so many great things about their mask. I should be embarrassed I still haven’t tried their products yet. yikes.