Manolo for the Beauty

I think we can all pretty much agree that buying someone a gift on sale simply means that we are trying to buy more for them for the money.  In that spirit, here are some nifty beauty gifts that can be bought separately and put together in a makeup bag, or maybe one nice, big gift.  Either way, it’s a gift, and if they don’t like it they can give it back.

Sephora by OPI It’s Real 18K Top Coat.  Lots of great reviews for this top coat, a lot of luxe in a little bottle!

You can never go wrong with a pretty little compact.  This one is from Tarina Tarantino.

Adorable leather ponytail wraps.

Just give up the pretense of gift-buying and get them for yourself, already.

Go ahead and take the plunge for the friend you know will love these but hasn’t yet bought for herself.

You gotta love a palette that has almost everything.  The colors look pretty compatible for many skin tones, but that is a very personal factor that must be taken into account before purchasing.  Of course.

Let’s face it, it’s an extremely low-tech Clarisonic. At least you’ll never have to buy batteries for it? But the reviews are overall pretty great.

Oh, why can’t I just turn back the clock twenty years or so?

As a forty year old mother of two, I just can’t imagine myself actually needing to buy these for pretty much any reason.

Made by a company based in London, these paper lashes were inspired by the art of Chinese paper-cuttng.  They can be used as-is, or cut up and used in parts as big or small as you would like.

Not only are there peacocks, there are peach blossoms, sea creatures, and of all things, deer and butterflies.