It’s over… You’ve made your list and checked it twice.  Now that you’ve given and given, it’s time to refocus your attention on you!  

I can’t think of any better way than to stock up on eye pencils for 2009 by buying these two 24/7 Travel Size Sets of Five eye pencil collections by Urban Decay.

Am I the only one who sees it?  For the holiday season, Urban Decay re-introduced the wildly popular “VIP” set of five boldly colored eye pencils. Then, during holiday 2008, Velvet Rope made its debut.  Both are intended to conjure up images of an evening out at an exclusive venue.  But when I look at these pencil collections, I see two cities.  Miami (VIP) and New York (Velvet Rope).  Velvet Rope contains dark, edgy eternally smudgy shades.  VIP contains bright, punchy, stand-out vibrant shades.  Each kit includes their #1 best-seller, the blackest black shade Zero, and retails for a mere $29!

Click HERE to snag these kits at Urban Decay

Click HERE to buy Urban Decay 24/7 Travel Size Set Of 5 – Velvet Rope at Sephora

Click HERE to buy Urban Decay 24/7 Travel Size Set Of 5 – VIP at Sephora

I know… I know… You're thinking it's a bit late to be posting a stocking stuffer idea. The Alterna Moisture Travel Duo (value of $24) retails for $18, and pairs deluxe travel-sizes of Caviar Moisture Shampoo with Caviar Moisture Conditioner to pamper the tresses. 

What do I love most about Alterna?  How they incorporate luxe components (like Caviar extract) and cutting-edge research into every product they sell.  Alterna Shampoos and Conditioners are also sulfate-free!  Alterna's Moisture Travel Duo might make a great stocking stuffer, but it's also a great gift for yourself!  

Click HERE to head to Beauty.com to buy this product

I know I should be giving you gift ideas for others right now… but if you buy this palette from MAC, you'll have a tough time parting with it.

This year's Viva Glam installation from MAC includes the incredible "Fascinating Ruby" shadow palette pictured at left.  It contains all of the shades you'll need to create either of the smoky eyes that are so incredibly hot this season.  A warm, chocolatey trio is paired with shades of gray so you can decide which to use on the run!

Looking for more shade options?  This palette is available in five shades:  Intriguing Scarlet (6 Warm Eyes), Infatuating Rose (6 Cool Eyes), Devoted Poppy (6 Classic Eyes) and Fascinating Ruby (6 Smokey Eyes– Pictured!) 

Retail price is $38.

Click HERE to buy this shadow compact from MAC online.

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While pregnant, hormonal changes left me hopelessly clumsy and forgetful.  During my first pregnancy, I slammed a beloved Gucci bag in my car door, breaking its metal piston closure neatly in two.  I was devestated.

But here's the good thing about buying luxe items– you can generally count on manufacturers to stand by their product.  Gucci happily fixed the broken clasp, and it set me back a mere $25.

I know tweezers may seem like a strange item to recommend as a holiday gift, but these tweezers by Japonesque are anything but ordinary.  The handles are inlaid with a mother-of-pearl appearance, and they are so precise you needent worry about frustrating hard to grasp brow hair or breaking a hair in two during tweezing!  These are tweezers intended for the pros, but available to we common folk!

Plus–similar to other luxe manufacturers–Japoneque stands by the condition of these tweezers.  If you ever think the tweezers have lost their edge, you can mail them in and they will be reconditioned at no charge!  Incredible! 

Japonesque offers a wide variety of patterns and colors for you to select from, but three limited edition tweezers have been added to the selection just for the holiday season!  Gold, red and white pearlized handles bring a bit of style to the tweezing process.

Click HERE to visit Japonesque to check out their incredibly precise tweezers, among other things!  Online retailers include Ulta and Amazon.com

OPI Holiday In Toyland is a festive collection of polishes spanning super-trendy to classic holiday shades.  The pro-wide brush is a personal favorite.  This incredible applicator makes an at-home mani a breeze.  I apply an entire coat with only two brush strokes!  All shades are free of DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde.  Click HERE to check out the collection at OPI.com, and to find a retailer near you (though if you’re a reader of this blog, you probably already know where to shop for these treasured nail lacquers!)

	Somewhere between the color of snow and lilacs lies “Sheer Your Toys”.
	“Brand New Skates” is a sheer charcoal shade with glitter.
	This astonishingly deep shade of sapphire blue is called “Play ’til Midnight”.
	“Baby It’s Coal Outside” is an asphalt black with shimmer.
	This sheer pink/lilac shade is named “You’re a Doll”.
	“Glamour Game” is a golden champagne.  Perfect for that black-tie New Year’s event!
	“Don’t Toy With Me” looks like the deep pink jelly shade of a candy apple!  (Matching lipstick available).
	“Red Hot Gift” is an attention-getting firetruck red.  No siren needed!
	“Girls Just Want To Play” is a bright pink/coral red combo that is good for any season.  An excellent choice if you have a cruise planned!
	“Little Red Wagon” is a deep scarlet red.  So sophisticated!  (Matching lipstick available).
	“Rosie Mistletoe-Sies” is a crystal rose shade.  (Matching lipstick available).

I loves me a bit of nostalgia, and on10 embraces that love on two counts.  Firstly, each gloss tin in the "Dr. Pepper Good For Life!" Lip Balm set is adorned with soda ads of yesteryear, conjuring images of a time when things seemed simple and wholesome.  Secondly, the tins in this collection remind me of the gloss tins of my youth.  Easy to fit in a pocket, virtually indestructible on the playground and oh-so cute. 

Nostalgia aside, these glosses by on10 are addictive!  Three different flavors (Original, Berries and Creams and Cherry Chocolates) each impart a slightly different hue of sheer berry color.  The glosses themselves make lips so soft! The gloss formula contains organic extra virgin olive oil, organic coconut oil, cocoa butter, beeswax, rosemary, vitamin e and even an SPF15!

Retail price is $38 for nine glosses.  You can easily split this kit for 9 stocking stuffers (one gloss each), three gifts (three different gloss favors for each person), or just keep them to yourself for a year's supply of gloss by on10!

Click HERE to read more at the on10 website, or click HERE to head to Sephora to buy!

	Only 100 signed editions of this Make Up For Ever palette are in existence!  Each is signed and numbered by Dany Sanz, Paris-based Creator and Artistic Director of MUFE.  This limited edition palette contains 30 different shadows.  10 brights, 10 diamond shadows and 10 neutrals.  A $640 value, this set is retailing at $390 on Sephora.com exclusively. Click HERE to buy the MUFE Dany Sanz Limited Edition Palette ($640 Value) at Sephora.
	Women the world over are devoted to La Mer, and credit their wrinkle-free appearance to the magical "broth" invented by Max Huber.  This holiday season, you can treat a La Mer devotee to a 16.5 oz. jar of Creme de la Mer housed in a gorgeous limited edition mother of pearl box.  Retail price, $1,390.  Click HERE to shop Lamer.com for this gem!
	The only thing better than clear skin for you is clear skin for you andhim.  From the makers of the Sonicare toothbrush comes the Clarisonic, a tool that utilizes the same sonic technology to clear the pores.  Beauty.com pairs a gray and pink model for his/her skincare.  Retail price is $350 for two Clarisonic tools.  Click HERE to buy the CLARISONIC Yours & Mine set at Beauty.com.
	Shadow, liner, mascara, lipstick… even more!  The LORAC Superstar Collection pulls LORAC celebrity favorites into one gorgeous gift!  A retail price $125 pays for $253 of product.  Click HERE to buy LORAC Superstar Collection from Sephora.
	Tanda delivers the technology of a dermatologists office to the comfort of your own home.  Light therapy helps smooth away fine lines and wrinkles for good!  Retail price $275.  Click HERE to buy Tanda Regenerate Anti-Aging Starter Kit ($385 Value) from Sephora.
	If she has everything… perhaps she just needs somewhere to store it! I'll be writing a more detailed review of how this Pro Studio Cabinet has changed my life, but in the meanwhile, I highly recommend it as the perfect luxe gift for any makeup addict! Retail price $260. Click HERE to buy the Pro Studio Cabinet at Japonesque online.

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