The Only 10 Holiday Beauty Gift Ideas You Will Need This Year



This year the Palacinka Beauty team searched far and wide and spent lots of time thinking about what those on your holiday gift giving list would love in the way of beauty this holiday season.

Our gift ideas include budget-friendly (one is under $10!), unique, practical and extravagant items that also make beautiful investments for that special someone.

So without further adieu, here are the Only 10 Holiday Beauty Gift Ideas you will need this year!










1. Guerlain Le 2 de Guerlain Mascara in Butterfly Sparkle. One of the best mascaras ever created in our opinion. The sleek golden packaging is awe inspiring too!



2. Bumble & Bumble Hair Band Ball You can never have too many bands, and Bumble and Bumble has found a great way to keep a ton of them together! You'll get points for creativity and practicality with this one!
Included:100 festively hued hair bands wrapped as a holiday bauble - perfect for stocking stuffers, office offerings, teacher treats or any seasonal gift-giving.





3. Urban Decay Poison Lip Gloss Ring. This is cosmetic jewelry (with 2 shades for changes) for the rocker/goth girl (or boy) in all of us.
Shades included -Stoned: Heatherette (shimmering beige w/ touch of silver sparkle), Guys Love Betsey (sheer candy apple red), Naked (pinky-nude)

















4. (Men's fragrance) Desire is one of Dunhill's older fragrances, but believe us when we tell you when the man in your life smells this he will not be disappointed - and neither will you!
Think: sexy apples!











5. (Women's Fragrance) Neil Morris for Takishimaya One of the best fragrances we had the pleasure of trying this year. You'll also see the Takashimaya gift wrap/bag is to die for!



















6. Yves Saint Laurent The Bow Collection- Multi Usage Palette The Bow Collection - Multi Usage Palette. The YSL Bow Collection clutch case is as luxurious as these beautiful and universally flattering shades.



7. A collection of three must-have CHANEL nail shades inspired by the runways of Paris. It's beautiful. It's CHANEL. Enough said.

Go--> http://www.chanel.com
















8. Soap & Glory Scrub Triangle Mini Gift Set. The Soap & Glory line is the brain child of Marcia Kilgore (founder of Bliss) and one of the most amazing body care lines on the market now.
Go--> http://www.Target.com (Under $10!)

















9. mark Most Loved Lips Kit This set of lip glosses comes with the cute pouch! Practical and perfect for any teen.

Go--> http://www.meetmark.com/ (Under $20!)


















10. Chantecaille Le Tigre Bengali Palette

This is one of our favorite makeup lines because their products have some of the most luxurious textures and shades around -- and it's a packaging junkies dream.


...11 If the previous 10 gift suggestions don't work for you, try taking a look at our Impulse Buys of the Week feature for more! Happy Shopping...

Olay Pro-X Pre-Release Sold Out! But there's good news...




Last week we told you about Olay Professional Pro-X's special pre-order opportunity. We've just been told that there are 1,000 women are waiting to be among the first to experience Olay Professional Pro-X.

While the national launch is in January, a limited pre-release of 1,000 Olay Professional Pro-X Anti-Aging Starter Protocols sold-out of pre-sale inventory today in only 17 minutes.

But, if you're still interesting in the latest line from Olay, just go to www.olayprofessional.com. Olay is taking pre-orders for an additional 20,000 Olay Professional Pro-X Anti-Aging Starter Protocols. Women can sign up now to be on the waiting list and pre-order one – with $10 off PLUS free shipping! Good Luck!

Winners of Oprah's Olay Beauty Picks Giveaway!


We're happy to annouce the 30 Palacinka readers who have won the Olay product of their choice from our Oprah's beauty picks giveaway!


Congratulations!




  1. Shimronde Providence


  2. Dawn Martin


  3. Stefanie Harinarain


  4. Nana-Adwoa Ofori


  5. Melonie Simples


  6. Georgia Kustura


  7. R Hightower


  8. Rashida Vasquez


  9. Karin Aaberg


  10. Jean Delehant


  11. Michelle Hudak


  12. Erika Gresham


  13. Zara Knox


  14. Zipporah Sandler


  15. Lilly Harari


  16. Christine Hom


  17. Bianca Parker


  18. Chérie Abee Mabrey


  19. Taj Kattapuram


  20. Laquayva Anthony


  21. Laney Knapp


  22. Sara Alloy


  23. Venus Dagdagan


  24. C. Page


  25. Regina Sanders


  26. Shimronde Providence


  27. Mary Jenkins


  28. Guin White


  29. Kathe Elwell


  30. Zoe B. Benfield


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Winner of the Lancome Le Vernis Nail Color in Midnight Glam!



We're happy to announce the winner of our Lancome Le Vernis Nail Color in Midnight Glam giveaway!
Rochelle Kneller



Congratulations!




View more shades from Lancome's Holiday 2008 Vernis Collection.




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"Tweets" and Treats! - Special "Tweader" Giveaway


Over the next week, follow Palacinka Beauty Blog on twitter* for a chance to win access to 1 giveaway pack from EVERY beauty giveaway that we do for the NEXT 6 MONTHS! Our next giveaway is courtesy of our friends at Bourjous and 1 gift pack could be yours....

*You'll also love getting our daily beauty news, tips, trends in cosmetics and hair, our new beauty reviews, new product launches and helpful beauty related articles too! And best of all, twitter is FREE:)
Rules:
1 twitter follower will be chosen.
Winner must follow us between Dec.1st and Dec. 15th 12pm Midnight EST. (Registration with twitter.com is required)
Winner will be announced via our twitter post. Must respond with 24 hours with contact information to claim prizes.
Winner must be a U.S. resident.

Win a Bourjois Beauty Gift Pack for the Holidays!







We are offering 5 readers the chance to win a Bourjois cosmetics gift pack just in time for the holidays, courtesy of Palacinka Beauty Blog and our friends at Bourjois!

Each gift pack will contain:
3D Mobile High Shine Lip Gloss Cell Charm Accessory (shown, above)
Baume de Nuit Night Lip Balm
Bronzing Powder
Illuminating Concealer PenEffet

To enter, just send us an e-mail with your contact information to:
palacinkabeauty@gmail.com


Giveaway ends Monday, Dec. 8th at 12pm Midnight EST. Good Luck!


Rules:

1 entry per person only. Multiple entries will not be counted.
Giveaway open only to U.S. residents.

HSN Live from Sephora NYC- December 3rd!

For those of you who like to go big city glam for the holidays, tune in to HSN for a wish come true. For one day of beauty-full broadcasting, HSN will come to you LIVE from Sephora 5th Avenue. There, you will view the season’s most gorgeous gift sets including pretty palettes, sensational skincare, fabulous fragrances, hot hair essentials and much more.


Brands like Dior, Cargo, LaVanila, Too Faced and Urban Decay, just to name few, will be on display this very special day. And of course, true to New York form, guest appearances will be made by the beauty industry’s best including Ole Henriksen, Jerrod Blandino of Too Faced, Kevin-James Bennett of Make Up For Ever, Lisa Price of Carol’s Daughter and Omar Lopez from ghd. Start (and finish) your holiday shopping from home with great deals and steals only available through HSN and Sephora.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 3rd
Show Times: 1 am – 3 am; 2 pm – 4 pm; 7 pm – 9 pm
WHERE: Sephora 5th Avenue 597 5th Avenue New York , NY 10017 (212) 980-6534

Sephora.com, Inc.

Mario Badescu Holiday Discount and Gift with Purchase

We are very big fans of the Mario Badescu skin care line and pleased to let you know about a special Mario Badescu holiday discount and gift with purchase offer!


Mario Badescu is celebrating a year of amazing blog reviews and reader comments by offering 15% off of product purchases* on www.mariobadescu.com between December 1st and December 15th when you enter promocode BEAUTYBLOG at checkout.



In addition to the discount, anyone who purchases 2 or more products will receive a complimentary deluxe sample set which includes 3 assorted 2oz samples of best selling MB products and mirror tucked away into an MB signature cosmetic bag.


*Sorry gift certificates do not apply.