2012 Holiday Gift Guide.

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are enjoying a beautiful day with your loved ones. Even after losing two very important people in my life this year, I have so much to be thankful for. I am truly blessed.

As the day winds down, I start to think about my holiday shopping that I need to start. Like every year, I have compiled a Holiday Gift Guide. For the first time, I've included a few non-beauty items into the guide. These are items that I am personally shopping for and giving this year. I've even made a video with P & G Beauty that features my last minute gift picks. I hope it all helps you make your holiday shopping decisions easier.

You can get to the Holiday 2012 Gift Guide in a few ways. You can click on the banner at the top of this page to be taken to the main Gift Guide page, or you can simply click the categories in this post or in the sidebar, where they will stay until after the first of the year.

Makeup Gifts

Bath & Body Gift Sets

Gifts for Teens

Gifts for the Guys

Stocking Stuffers

Skin Care Gift Sets

Hair, Nail & Scented Gifts

Last Minute Gift Picks

Just in case you missed them yesterday, I found some really great Black Friday beauty deals too! Happy Shopping!

Black Friday Beauty Deals!

I am a big Black Friday shopper. Even though I've already started a little bit of Christmas shopping, being out amongst those in the early holiday spirit get me really excited for the season. Look at all the beauty deals I found that are good for this Friday, November 23rd ONLY.

AHAVA:

• Save 40% off site wide at ahavaus.com. Code: BLACKFRIDAY

Bath & Body Works:

• Black Friday VIP Bag - $20 (over $100 value) with any $40 in-store purchase. The bag includes:

·         Cashmere Glow Body Lotion 8 oz
·         Cashmere Glow Shower Gel 10 oz
·         Paris Men’s Shower Gel 10 oz
·         Paris Amour Body Lotion 8 oz
·         Sparkling Pink Champagne Anti-Bac Foaming Hand Soap
·         Mini Candle in Cranberry Bellini
·         Gauze Sponge

Beauty.com:

• $10 off $50 PLUS Free Shipping at Beauty.com!

Bliss:

Great deals on the Blis website blissworld.com

• Enjoy up to 50% savings on select luxury items.
• Save 30% on beloved bliss and Remede bundles and sets.
• Save 20% on a selection of Bliss, Remede and Elemis products.
• Enjoy a limited edition cosmetic bag filled with travel-sized head-to-toe beauty goodies from some of our most in-demand brands with the purchase of $150 or more.

Caswell-Massey:

• Save 20% - 30% off all items, site wide. No code necessary.

Clinique:

• Why wait until Black Friday for FREE Treats? Pick 3 free minis, plus free shipping. No code needed!

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare (DG Skincare):

• 25% off at dgskincare.com Code: FF2012
• FREE Active Vitamin D Serum-Oil 1 oz. with any $50 purchase. $65 value. CODE: CYBER12

Lumene:

• 40% off at Walgreens.

Murad:

• $25 off $100 purchase at Murad.com. Code: BLACKFRIDAY

Nordstrom:

• Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Nail polish.
• Free Gifts with purchase from top beauty brands. Plus, get free shipping, no minimums.

Purely Cosmetics:

• 20% off sitewide through 11/26. Code: BF2012 I hear the Diamond Perfect Finish Powder is amazing.

Sephora:

$10 Beauty Deals

• Sephora Collection Gilded Brush Set Trio ($30 value) - $10
• Bare Escentuals Let it Glow Set ($42 value) - $10
• Best of Boscia Set ($30 value) - $10
• Ole Henriksen 3 Little Wonders ($35 value) - $10
• Philosophy Purity Made Simple 12 oz. ($26 value) - $10
• Stila Travel Palette & Deluxe Kitten Lip Glaze ($67 value) - $10
• TOKYOMILK Femme Fatal Trio ($30 value) - $10
• Too Face Deluxe Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzing Powder & Travel Kabuki Brush ($34 value) - $10
• Tarte Full Sized Gifted Mascara & Mini Multipleye Lash Primer ($31.00) - $10
• Jack Black Comfort & Joy Lip & Shave Duo ($14 value) - $10
• Josie Maran Bear Naked Wipes & Bear Naked Nail Wipes ($21 value) - $10
• TOCCA 3 Mini Rollerballs ($30 value) - $10
• BITE Mini Lipstick Palette ($48 value) - $10
• LORAC Behind the Secret Eye Primer & Shadow ($40 value) - $10
• BUXOM In the Spotlight Set ($40 value) - $10

Smashbox:

• Enjoy 20% off orders on Smashbox.com for purchases of $50 or more. Code: FRIENDS2012

Stila:

• Beautiful Makeup Search readers can get 25% off all of this years Stila's holiday products at stilacosmetics.com with the code: BMS25. This offer is actually good through December 14, 2012.
• Don't forget the $10 Stila palettes from Sephora (above) and ULTA (below) and check out the Stila Facebook page on Friday for an exclusive promotion where you can buy one Jingle All the Way Travel Palette and get one free.

StriVectin:

• Receive a FREE full size StriVectin-SH Dermal Infusion Mask ($49 Retail Value) plus free shipping with any online order on strivectin.com. Code: JOY

ULTA Beauty:

• ULTA Artist Palettes – Choose from Shadow Play or Color Play ($24.99 usually but is $200 value) - $16.99
• Benefit Cosmetics 3-Piece Fa La La La Flawless ($79 value) - $25.00
• ULTA Holiday Bath Set (40% off) - $7.99
• ULTA Mini Nail Polish Set ($8.00 value) - $2.99
• Stila Kitten Classics ($32 value) - $10.00
• Smashbox Studio Steal Brush Collection ($74 value) - $19.00

URBAN DECAY:

Two exclusive deals at urbandecay.com.

• Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color Collection ($140 value) for $49.00
• Smoked Palette + FREE Double Ended 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil Set ($77 value) for $49.00

Happy Shopping!

Holiday 2012: Urban Decay Feminine, Dangerous & Fun Palettes.

This holiday, Urban Decay has three great palettes that will delight any makeup maven on your list. They are also a perfect way to add some fun color into your very own eye makeup life too. I just happen to like them so much that they were one of my Stocking Stuffers gift guide picks. Meet Feminine, Dangerous and Fun.

These three cute palettes all have a few things in common. They each contain 6 eyeshadows in Urban Decay's updated, long wearing crease proof formulas plus a mini Lip Junkie Lip Gloss. They come built into great vinyl zip around makeup cases. They are portable and protected.

Feminine Palette

Eyeshadows:

• Bordello (pale mauve shimmer with gold micro-glitter)
• Skimp (light peachy pearl)
• AC/DC (smoky greyish purple shimmer)
• Gunmetal (dark metallic grey shimmer with silver micro-glitter)
• Hijack (deep metallic teal shimmer)
• Lost (medium metallic brown shimmer)

Lip Junkie Lip Gloss

• Wallflower (nude creamy pink)

Dangerous Palette

Eyeshadows:

• Gravity (deep violet shimmer with multi-colored micro-glitter)
• Loaded (deep metallic emerald shimmer)
• Evidence (deep navy blue shimmer)
• Deeper (metallic dark brown with bronze pearl)
• Mushroom (warm pale grey shimmer)
• Ace (deep gray/blue shimmer)

Lip Junkie Lip Gloss

• Naked (pinky neutral)

Fun Palette

Eyeshadows:

• Maui Wowie (metallic golden beige shimmer with silver glitter)
• Deep End (bright teal shimmer)
• Sellout (pinky champagne shimmer)
• Fishnet (bright pink with purple shift)
• Stray Dog (cool metallic ash brown shimmer)
• Freakshow (deep royal purple pearl)

Lip Junkie Lip Gloss

• Midnight Cowboy (sheer nude sparkle)

Urban Decay Feminine, Dangerous and Fun Palettes are available for sale right now at urbandecay.com as well as Sephora. Each palette sells for $36.00.