Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Beauty-ful Stocking Stuffers

Whoever thought up Christmas stockings was a genius! We open our presents then get to open more surprises in our stockings. Fill your stockings and your beauty junkies with my favourite beauty-ful stocking stuffers! To view my write up for the above stocking lovelies check out my post on Glow.ca. To view more awesome ideas keep reading!

7. Avon Pocket Mini Palette: This little palette is as big as a credit card and will be your clutch's BFF. The basic to bold colours will take you from work party to dinner party with friends. It contains 5 cream to powder eye shadoes, 5 lip glosses, and a liner and lip applicator. 

8. Aveda Renewed Hand Relief Gift Set: How perfect is this Hand Relief set from Aveda? After all the work your hands will be doing this holiday, your hands will thank you! I have always been a big fan of Aveda's hand creams and consider them an essential winter must-have. It includes 3 travel size Hand Reliefs in Original, Grounding, and Rosemary Mint. 

9. mark. Lipclick Luxe Shimmer Lipstick: Lipstick addicts will adore these adorable lipsticks from mark.  The eye-catching pink packaging, gorgeous shimmery shades, smooth formula, and signature click-close feature makes these lipsticks a steal. These are limited editions so get them in time to ring in the New Year! 

10. Aveda Nourish-mint Rehydrating Lip Glaze: For the gloss addicts, these minty delights will keep your lips drenched with moisturizing shimmer and shine. Apply Nepali Berry to the lips then add Himalayan Ice to the center of the lips to give the appearance of fuller lips. Comes in a ready-to-gift holiday gift box. 

Think Pink: Aveda Hand Relief

My hands definitely need some hand relief! I am a huge fan of Aveda Hand Relief ($21 USD) moisturizer. I love slathering on this ultra-rich moisturizer. It never leaves my hands greasy, just softer and noticeably smoother. Hydrating plant emollients, humectants, exfoliating fruit acids and anti-oxidants—including vitamins A and E—help diminish signs of aging and provide optimal relief. With continued use, moisture levels and elasticity increase. The mix of citrus and cinnamon scent is also delicious!

Aveda will donate $4 from each sale of the Breast Cancer Awareness Hand Relief to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to fund environmental research to help find a cure, with a maximum donation of $300,000.

Have you tried Aveda Hand Relief? Love it? Hate it?

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Latest Obsessions: Hand Creams and Lip Balms

Lip products have always been an obsession of mine, but lately I've been on a quest for finding the best hand creams. My hands have been looking horrendously dry lately. If you have to hide your hands when you're in public then there's a problem. It's not attractive seeing cracked skin around the nails and cuticles. My husband especially doesn't appreciate the feeling of sand paper every
time I touch him. To solve that problem, I picked up Aveda's sought after Hand Relief Lotion in the travel size of course. It's incredibly moisturizing and has a yummy cinnamon-citrusy scent to it. If you have chronically dry hands I would definitely make this a must-buy.



I had bought the Almond Oil Daily Hand and Nail Cream from the Body Shop last week and I really liked it in the store. It definitely soothed my dry skin, but the more I wore it the more I couldn't stand the scent. It has a very sweet almondy-rose scent that's almost nauseating. The smell is almost as strong as a perfume and it lingers for a long time. It also doesn't come in travel size so it can be pretty bulky in your purse.



The one thing I do love from Body Shop, however, is their Cocoa Butter Lip Care Stick. I love anything cocoa butter. It has a delicious chocolaty scent and keeps these smackers from getting chapped. At $6 a pop I picked up two: one for my home and one for my purse. Plus, every time you buy one you help support Community Trade; by buying ingredients like cocoa butter and beeswax this enables work for farmers in Ghana and North West Zambia and many other great causes.



Along with my Aveda purchase today I also bought Juice Beauty's SPF 15 Tinted Lip Moisturizers. I had been eyeing these for a while and finally decided to try them out. I love my Petting Pink lip conditioner from M.A.C. but it's not always the most convenient when you're walking down the street, pushing a baby stroller and talking on your cell phone. Juice Beauty's organic stick conditioners come in a pack of 3 (how cool is that?!) for $17. When I first opened one it looked kind of rough and not smooth like a normal lip balm. Once you put it on, your lips feel soft but it's not as moisturizing as M.A.C.'s lip conditioners. The colours, however, are awesome! They come in plum-berry (Delightful), red-berry (Playful), and pink-berry (Joyful - what a perfect name!) shades all with a slight shimmer. Each one of them gives your lips that "I've been snogging for hours" look.

I think I've satisfied my hand cream and lip balm craving for now. On to something new! haha