If you're in need of a gift for a woman or a few women in your life, My Melrose recommends giving the gift of vanity. Some ladies might be in need of new beauty tools to replace the ones they've been using for years. There are ladies that might be in need of a new tool to unleash their creativity whether that's a set of makeup brushes or a curling iron. No matter what the gift idea is the My Melrose Style Guide is here to to showcase beauty items as affordable gifts for the woman/women in your life.
Hair Styling Tools
Know a lady in your life that's never tried curling her hair with a curling wand? Choose our "Best Acc" Ceramic Tourmaline Spiral Curling Wand ($15.99) as a starter option for her. You'll be gifting a professional quality hair styling tool that provides long lasting curls and waves. This curling wand comes with a thermal glove to protect skin from contact and heat. The ceramic coated barrel adds shine and tames frizziness of the hair. Don't forget to grab a heat protector and hair spray for best results.
Do you have someone who wants perfect tight curls? The "Sakar" Ceramic Spiral Curling Iron ($14.99) is the perfect styling tool as an affordable gift giving option. This product has long spiral for long lasting curls. She can create 3/4" and 1 1/4" inch curls. If she loves volume, pair this with a volumizing mousse, volumizing hair spray, and/or a texturizing spray for the most voluminous curls.
For a young lady just beginning to explore the world of hair care for herself, give her this basic “Vivitar” Tapered Ceramic Curling Wand ($10.99). This wand comes with a thermal protection glove to keep your young one from burning herself. The ceramic finish fights frizziness for beautiful and danity long lasting curls. Make sure you gift heat protecting spray to protect her hair from potential heat damage.
Whether the ladies in your life need to tame some frizz or want to make their curly hair straight for a day, choose our "Sakar" 1" Ceramic Tourmaline Flat Iron ($10.99) as an affordable gift option. This is a perfect gift for the beauty queens in your life that need options for their creative styling.
Face Makeup
For the ladies in your life that are always in a rush, give the gift of conveinence with the PX Look SPF 15 2-in-1 BB Cream+Concealer ($4.99). This is perfect for the gals that need to smooth out blemishes and brighten their skin. Not only will they be glowing, their skin will have some protection from harmful UV rays with SPF 15 added into the forumla.
Some gals have trouble keeping their makeup on for the duration of the day. Help a girl out by giving her the Beauty Treats Perfecting Lightweight Face Primer ($3.99). This primer is cruelty free and aids in creating smoother looking skin. For best results, have her wash her face and apply moisturizer before application.
True artists are ones that can contour their face. Give a starter contour palette as a gift by choosing the PX Look Concealer Palette ($6.99). This cruelty free palette contains ten different shades that are bound to suit various skin tones for optimal highlights and shadows for the perfect statuesque face.
Stay rosey and colorful during this winter with the Amuse Sunbaked Illuminating Baked Blush Trio ($4.99). These small palettes contain a healthy mix of marbled color that are bound to keep her cheeks vibrant and lively.
Eye Makeup
For the gals that have light or thin eyebrows give her the RMT Romantic Beauty Exquisite Eyebrow Pencil ($3.99). This eyebrow pencil is cruelty free and has a blending spool attached for perfectly filled natural looking eyebrows.
Give the simple gift of elgongated natural lashes using the PX Look Waterproof Mascara ($2.99). Your lady in your life can wear this all day and in the water with the waterproof formula.
Your glam girl friends will appreciate these "Atlas" Aipmqman Glitter Eyeshadow Pencils ($2.99). With seven shimmery color options, their beauty creations are sure to never be dull and boring. Grab one for yourself to use with your look for New Year's celebrations.
Never let your gals not have the perfect brows. Give them the "Cosmac" 2-in-1 Brow Powder and Gel Kit ($4.99). This eyebrow kit includes a dual sided brush, powder, gel, and shapes stencils. Your friends will thank you for the long lasting and waterproof look of perfection.
Lips
Want to ensure that your girl has the sweetest lips for a kiss under the mistletoe? Get her one of the Beauty Treats Lip Shiner Fruit Lip Glosses ($1.99). Our yummy lip gloss is available in raspberry, grape, strawberry, apple, honey bee, and cherry.
Give her lips the gift of 'eternal youth' with the "Beauty Treats" Flower Lip Gloss ($2.99). Vitamin E is a wonderful component to lip products due to its moisturizing properties that aid in relieving dry, chapped lips.
Makeup Brushes and Sponges
Never let your girl go on a trip without some makeup brushes. Give her these fabulous metallic pink Beauty Works NYC 6-Piece Face Brush Travel Set ($5.99). Her face will always be pristine thanks to your thoughtful gift.
If you have a young girl getting started with face makeup, grab the Beauty Works NYC 4-Piece Rose Face Brush Set ($5.99). These four brushes are perfect for powder and cream application methods for foundation, BB cream, CC, cream etc. Before you know it, you'll have a beauty expert in your home.
For the colorful ladies in your life, grab them the Efron 5-Piece Pastel Brush Set ($9.99). Put a smile on their face with the variety of color options. Or if they want a uniform, but still bright color scheme, take a look at our pastel purple set.
Your giftee can do her whole face of makeup with the gorgeous Beauty Works NYC 10-Piece All in One Brush Set ($10.99). With a variety of eye, face and lip brushes, you're bound to make someone very happy this holiday season.
For the minimalist in your life, give her this "Cala" 2-Piece Kabuki Brush and Sponge Set ($6.99). This duo is perfect for the gal that loves liquid makeup on a sponge, but finishes her face with powder.
Give the “Cala” Iconic Glow 5 Piece Mini Cosmetic Brush & Pouch Set ($9.99) to the gal that takes her makeup everywhere. This set would be perfect for the dancers, cheerleaders, and performers in your life. They'll always have what they need to touch up their look in a cute and convenient pouch.
The ulta feminine and organized ladies will appreciate the “Rampage Beauty” 10 Piece Cosmetic Sponge Gift Set ($9.99). She'll be grateful for the different shapes and designs that are not only cute to look at but helpful for applying makeup at tough angles.
Skin Care
Give the gift of serious skin care with the "Cala" Dual-Action Facial Cleansing Brush ($5.99). The brush can be used with her favorite facial cleanser and exfoliant for beautiful and refreshed skin.
It's not a party without a little bit of glitter. The "Global" 4-Piece Spascriptions Glitter Peel Off Face Mask ($7.99) is a great gift to share with your girlfriends for facials together. Grab some water, tea, or juice and apply your masks for maximum fun and comfort.
Vanity Mirrors
What beauty routine goes with out a mirror? Take a look at our variety of vanity mirrors to choose from and find the perfect one for your favorite beauty guru this holiday season.
Author's Note
I hope everyone enjoyed the blog post this week. These beauty items are cute and can be unique gifts at an affordable price. I'm just slipping in here to remind everyone that we are consistently updating our Holiday Gift-Giving Guide and our Holiday Apparel Guide throughout the rest of the year. Our upcoming apparel styles are focused on glitz, so prepare yourselves for the ultimate party and night out looks to be released. Right now we have some new casual looks for you guys to check out in the meantime. Check out our social media, give us some love and talk to us about what styles you love most.