Last Minute Gift Ideas

Okay folks, we’re really down to the grind here. Get those booties out to the store and finish up your shopping. Here are a few of my top picks for last minute Christmas ideas:

Articles of Society jeansArticles of Society Jeans| $59. I know jeans sound like a weird gift to give. But I recently bought these for myself and I don’t know why I didn’t think sooner to shop Nordstrom for jeans! I always went to Zara. Either way, these are more like jeggings, they’re stretchy, they’re comfortable and they’re butt-flattering. If you know the size of the one you’re shopping for, definitely be on the lookout for this brand. I can’t get over how many styles and shades of blue they had. I’m totally going back when I need another!

MAD Magazine. Bringing back the 80’s. I certainly hope my brother doesn’t read my blog. But I recall he and I going to the corner store as kids, and he always wanted to pick up a MAD magazine. I don’t know if you can get them in Canada anymore, I tried searching on Chapters/Indigo’s website and it didn’t pop up. I bought a few of these at Target for him this year as a throwback :)

Geometricolor Palette

Sephora Geometricolor PaletteSephora Geometricolor Palette| Got a newbie makeup lover in your life? This huge case contains 80 mini eyeshadows, tons of gloss, powders, blush and even eyebrow powders. Your teen or kid would be set for years with this.

Google Home -or- Amazon Echo. Both a similar product, and both pretty fun to play with, even if you’re not a techy! Both voice controlled devices that allow you to play music and control smart home devices, provide information (about traffic, or the weather for instance) or get it to tell you jokes.

Google PixelGoogle Pixel phone by Google| So I know this is an expensive gift, but if you’re a really late shopper and still haven’t picked up a thing and your loved one needs a new phone, I have to say I’ve been really enjoying my Google Pixel. The video quality is unreal, with 60fps and image stablization makes it look dreamy. I have to admit that it’s a little annoyance that the photos automatically have the HDR setting on, which I take off (most) the time when doing flatlay pictures. But the image is so sharp, and my techy husband really wants mine… so… there’s that.

mini bar kit nordstromMini Bar Kit| $65. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, right? Imagine just whippin’ this out and making your own little cocktail on a flight. I know I would’ve liked to have that on our long haul from California back to Canada! Whewf .

Formula X City ChicFormula X – City Chic| I know tons of friends who are into nail polishes, and know very well they’d love to get this gift from me, to them. Great colours too with a few different formulas too ranging from cream polishes, to sparkly.

Whiskey GlassesWhiskey Norlan Glasses| $48. Got a whiskey drinker on your hands? These glasses are scientifically designed to enhances your whiskey’s aroma and gives it a mellower, more expressive taste. Huh! Fancy-pants.

mophoe power reservemophie power reserve| $18. Amazon Prime Member? Get it next day. Everyone, including me, seem to be always running low on phone-battery.  Plus – rose gold. C’mon.

And finally, to finish it all off for Christmas gift guides for the season, I had to send you off with another makeup recommendation! Right?

Sephora Romantic paletteBronzed, Blushed & Ready To Glow palette + Sephora The Romantic eyeshadow palette. A great little combo for that beauty love (ahem me!) in your life.

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Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Sephora Style

Sephora-Style-headerWe still have a few days left before Christmas. In case any of you guys need some last minute gift ideas, or stocking stuffer ideas. Some of these might be a bit too big to fit in a stocking (unless you’re awesome and have one of those huge knitted one’s that expand and fit everything. And clearly, everyone’s budgets are different so there’s a variety in here for my stocking stuffer ideas post!

I did an unboxing on Snapchat of this huge Sephora box that came to me in the mail late last week. I was in such shock. PR parcels never get old in this household and I’m always like a kid at Christmas where I truly appreciate working with such amazing brands. And I cannot get over the fact that I’m now working with Sephora. This. Is. Unreal to me. I am sensing a theme here when it comes to Sephora’s holiday launches, a lot of gold! Definitely appealing to my eye, as I love a good bitta’ gold and red come Christmas. L’ets get right to it, shall we?

Stand up and shine prestige pro brush

stand up and shine brush setSephora Collection Stand Up and Shine Prestige Pro Brush Set| $99. Mixed glittery metals on the outside, but all-gold brushes on the inside. This is on sale, too! So buy it up, friends. It also comes with a makeup bag on the left-side too, look!

Sephora gold flatlaySephora Collection Sparkle & Shine Dual Boar Brush $9. | Objects of my perfection bag $10. | Sephora Collection Sparkle & Shine Classic Mini Multitasker Brush $14. Travel hair brushes, with a travel makeup brush and travel bag all in gold detailing.

Sephora Collection Kissin UpSephora Collection Kissin’ Up Lip Gloss Set| $19. Split it up into a few gifts for friends, or give as one. You have 18 lipglosses to choose from!

Formula X - X In The CityFormula X – X In The City| $36.50 for 10 mini nail polishes (working out to be about $3.60 a bottle. Formula X is a high end brand when it comes to polish, so the cost of this is really decent!

Sephora Collection Glitter Happy Brush SetSephora Collection Glitter Happy Brush Set| $85. This is certainly a brush set upgrade for me, considering I have a handful of broken brushes on hand that I continue to use. Plus, who doesn’t love white, and gold together?

House of Lashes Lash Story

House of Lashes Lash Story openHouse of Lashes Lash Story| $125. Everything from the lashes, to the comfort of the eyelash strip down to the glue, these are a popular product amongst many.

Sephora lipsticks The Mini TeamSephora Collection The Mini Team: Rouge Cream & Shine Lipstick Set| $22. 6 mini rouge cream and rouge shine lip colours in a diverse amount of shades from a fuchsia, a plum, a red and a nude.

Sephora Colour Wonderland

Sephora Colour Wonderland openSephora Collection Colour Wonder eyeshadow palette| $59. This is a huge box of eyeshadows. On one side there’s entirely neturals, and on the right there’s tons of playful and totalyl wearable shades.

Play by Sephora| $10.  A beauty Sephora subscription box (that I’ve done a few YouTube videos about) that is curated with 5 deluxe samples each month with an additional perfume sample and cloth draw-string bag.

Hopefully you pulled a few little ideas from my post today — and good luck shopping! Merry Christmas all :)

Disclaimer: As I stated in the intro of this blog post, Sephora sent me a wicked awesome PR parcel where I jumped up and down and all I could say was omg omg…. see?

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Make an impact| ghd steals the show

Make-an-ImpactB’ys oh b’ys, I’ll tell you — I’d rather gold than coal in my stocking. And rose gold it is, with the ghd platinum copper luxe premium gift set. Merry Christmas To Me, love ghd. At least, that’s what I envision them saying if they ever wrote me a note. Which they did because this is a pr sample if it wasn’t already obvious.

ghd-platinum-styler-flatI love Christmas time. It beats any other time of year, for me. I enjoy enhancing my friends and families lives with thoughtful gifts, and items or memorable adventures. For me, it’s not about receiving or opening gifts. I emit intense joy watching someone else open a gift, whether or not it’s from me. Admittedly, it pains me to see them unwrap the gift every-so-painfully slow just to get a rile out of me — because I rip’er all open like a kid on Christmas.

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ghd platinum copper luxe A standout gift this year for any of your recipients is one of the sets that ghd has curated this season without you having to skip out on next months rent. ghd cares about hair quality, not about frying and heating up your iron to as hot as it can go. Here’s what ghd says:

Dispelling the heat myth: The hottest temperature is not the key to getting your hair just how you want it. The secret is maintaining the optimum styling temperature at all times. Intelligent tri-zone® technology maintains a safer-for-hair heat constantly and evenly from root to tip. One stroke styling to save both your hair and your time.

If you recall, Lauren and I went to GenBeauty SF and had our hair done at the ghd booth. One of the stylist educators used this flatiron on me to create effortless looking beach waves that I cannot seem to replicate for the life of me. The one that was used on me at the time was in white, and they come in a few colours too.

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ghd-stylerWhether you want to add a little wave to create an effortless style, or straighten for a sleek look to tame the fly-aways, ghd products are a fail proof gift for any person in your life this Christmas. The set I have comes with two nails inc x ghd nail polishes, a heat-resistant pouch and a silicone cap for the styler if you want to stow it away after using.

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ghd platinum copper luxe

ghd-platinum-stylerPurchase at $249: ghd PLATINUM® COPPER LUXE PREMIUM GIFT SET or look at their special offers page for a diverse selection. And psst, you can get 10% off your first order (it’s a pop-up on the screen when you first visit the ghd site!).

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