Today’s gift guide covers luxury items that retail for $50 and above. The sky’s the limit, baby!
 Dany’s Essentials from the Make Up For Ever “Rock For Ever” holiday 2010 collection is my budget-busting pick of the season. Retail price is $299 for a generous selection of the best products and shades from the brand hand-picked by the founder himself. Click HERE to buy it from Sephora.com |
 The Jewelry Box is Tarte’s mega-palette for holiday 2010. If you know a tarte addict, fear not. Other than Park Ave. Princess bronzer, every shade in this collection is brand new for the holiday season! 32 full-sized eyeshadows, 8 lipglosses, a full sized bronzer, a pink highlighting powder and 5 deliciously smudgy limited-edition eyeliners will most certainly last any makeup maven for eons. This Sephora exclusive is also adorned with a golden multi-chain necklace that is beyond trendy. Makeup AND Jewelry? What’s not to love? Retail price is $52. Click HERE to grab one for you and a friend at Sephora |
 Vera Wang Anniversary is the perfect gift selection for her if the holiday season is also your wedding anniversary! Notes of Bergamot, Mandarin, White Gardenia, Amber and others mix to create a sophisticated yet romantic scent. Price is $92 for a 3.4 fl. oz. spray bottle. Click HERE to buy it from Sephora.com |
 Box Office Sensation by LORAC may contain gloss and blush, but it’s really all about the EYES. The team at LORAC takes the guesswork out of creating the perfect eye look by organizing shadows into four separate palettes of 9 shadows each (36 total). Pulled together into its own faux-crocodile purple train case, it’s also the ultimate in portability. Retail price is $56. Click HERE to buy it from Sephora.com |
 The InStyler is a great tool for any hair-obsessed friend with a layered hairstyle. This product makes flipping ends up or down a breeze, while smoothing and straightening the entire hair shaft. Retail price is $119. Click HERE to check it out at GetInStyler.com. |
 Exotic Orchid by Jay Strongwater is an Estee Lauder compact exclusive to Saks Fifth Avenue. Ideal for a collector, Jay Strongwater’s compact creations are well-known as a portable art form. Retail price is $225. Click HERE to grab it at Saks.com |
 Guerlain Meteorites Poudre d’Or is the limited-edition version of Guerlain’s complexion-enhancing classic. Packaged in a large silver powder jar fit for royalty, the holiday 2010 version of Guerlain’s classic contains additional pearl shades of gold and pale violet. Retail price is $56. Click HERE to buy it from Sephora.com |
 Calvin Klein Euphoria first captivated our senses in 2005 (and 2006, for the gents)! Euphoria combines notes of fruit, florals and warm cream accord. Hunt about and you’ll find a wide variety of gifts-with-purchase to earn with your Calvin Klein fragrance purchase. In addition, at Macy’s this season every purchase of a 3.4 fl. oz. bottle of this this sexy, rich oriental scent comes with a complimentary box of Lake Champlain chocolates (while supplies last)! A 3.4 fl. oz. spray retails for $78. Click HERE to shop for Euphoria at Macys.com |
 WWD 100 Years 100 Designers commemorates the 100th anniversary of WWD. It’s pretty rare for me to actually WANT a coffee-table book, but this goody is filled with 312 pages of fashion imagry from the year 1910 to the present. Retail price is $65. Snag it at Amazon.com . |
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Rock For Ever Aqua Eyes contains five glorious metallic shades from Make Up For Ever’s extensive color selection. Packaged in a hard-rock inspired tin, this studded gift is sure to be a favorite! Retail price is $36. 
MAC Sweep Me Off My Feet Brush Bag from the holiday 2010 “A Tartan Tale” collection contains five travel-sized makeup brushes that are truly professional quality. At $49.50, this adorable tartan-plaid crossbody bag is filled with must-haves: an extra-large blush/powder brush, a foundation brush, a super fluffy extra-wide eyeshadow brush, and an angled eyeshadow shading brush. 
MAC A Tartan Tale Lip Kits contain 5 mini lipglass glosses in a holiday colored tartan plaid tin. I love 5 Sassy Pink Lassies, as these shades of pink work well with regal purple sweaters and grey suede accessories! No need to wrap this tin. Just add a bow to the top, and you’re golden! Retail price is $29.50. 
Guerlain’s Rouge G Le Brilliant Lipstick is a wonderful gift for the woman who has everything. The latest shade for holiday is “Bee”, a gorgeous plum shade perfect for the Winter. All Rouge G Le Brilliant Lipsticks are housed in a luxe metal oblong case. Remove the tube of lipstick, and a compact hidden in the side of the case with automatically open for perfect on-the-go application. Retail price is $46. 
Estee Lauder’s Extravagant Lip Palette is an amazingly decadent gift. Five different festive gloss shades are contained in a gleaming golden compact, and included mini lip brushes ensure perfect application. Retail price is $42. 
Extravagant Gold Eye Shadow Palette by Estee Lauder is a great gift for anyone who usually wears a neutral eye, but wants to add a bit of glam for the holiday season. Earthy metallic shades surround a deep brown with just a hint of metallic shimmer. This palette has quickly become a staple in my makeup collection! Retail price is $42. 
Estee Lauder’s Royal Moon Compact is $49. Filled with Estee Lauder’s Lucidity Translucent Pressed Powder, the Royal Moon compact is an excellent choice for anyone keen on glam beauty accessories. 
5 Warm Thrillseekers is a collection of mini pigments from MAC A Tartan Tale. Filled with neutral metallics, a seafoam green and one blindingly shimmery gold glitter, this eye kit is a must for any MAC pigment addict in your life. Retail price is $32.50. 
The Royal Collection by Tarte is all about the eyes, but doesn’t forget we all need a bit of gloss too! Sixteen full-sized eyeshadows are packaged in a purple palette topped with purple ruffles and a golden mesh band. Beneath the shadows, in a tiny hidden drawer, are deluxe minis of clean slate face primer, lights, camera, lashes mascara, multiplEYE lash primer and a peachy pink lipgloss. Retail price is $43. 
Hourglass Extreme Sheen Kit contains 3 mini versions of cult-favorite Hourglass Extreme Lip Gloss in their slender new packaging! Shades included are: Child, Ignite, and last year’s VERY memorable Siren. Kit is $45. 
Sephora’s Fragrance Samplers have consistently made my gift-guide cut. For $50, you can hand him a box filled with 12 deluxe samples of men’s fragrance. After he’s tested them all, he can return to any Sephora location with the enclosed voucher to buy a full-sized bottle of his favorite! 
Burt’s Bees Pomegranate Spa Set really impressed me! With a retail price of $19.99, this beautiful boxed set includes an incredible sugar scrub that utilizes cranberry seeds to exfoliate, and pomegranate oil to moisturize. The scent is beyond yummy! Naturally Ageless Skin Smoothing Hand Cream works wonders on dry, cracked hands. 
Pacifica Perfume Roll-On is an excellent–and economical–fragrance choice for the holidays! Free of phthalates, nitro-musks, benzene and other nasties… Pacifica’s scents are dreamy and comforting. Califonia Star Jasmine is an energetic citrus floral, inspired by the scents from the founder’s front yard! Retail price is $12. 
Burt’s Bees Natural Manicure Set retails for $14.99, and is a superb idea for anyone who deserves a little pampering! The set contains an adorable little storage pouch, lemon butter cuticle cream and almond milk beeswax hand creme. 
Anything from the Lavanila Healthy Baby Collection, a Sephora exclusive, would make a wonderful gift for baby! Retail prices ranging from $14 for The Healthy Baby Butter up to $42 for the “Healthy Baby Bundle” gift set, ensure these products can easily squeeze into most budgets. 
Ring It In, is the perfect gift for anyone addicted to Tarte’s legendary cheek stain. This limited-edition cheek stain trio from Tarte’s 2010 collection contains holiday-exclusive shades, but with perennial skin-beneficial ingredients. Also included is a universal fit golden cocktail ring. Retail price is $25. 
Lorac Tie Dye For lip gloss collection is perfectly priced at $25. Each tube is a swirl of three gloss shades that contain antioxidants like Acai berry to keep the lips looking gorgeous long after the gloss has worn off. Split it up for 5 generous stocking-stuffers! 
Olivina Honeysuckle Rose Bath Soap is not only a super-moisturizing bath treat, but a perfect choice if you’re looking for an incredible gift proudly MADE IN THE USA! Straight from Napa Valley, this huge bar of soap with an engraved olive tree retails for $18, and the box is already wrapped beautifully enough to be presented as-is. 
Project Art Candles, by NEST Fragrances are an ideal hostess gift. At $19.99, this large 22 oz. candle in Cinnamon Spice fills the home of its owner with a warm and inviting scent for the holiday season. In fact, this candle adds a delightful aroma to the room even when it’s not lit! 
Beau Bain Bath Cupcakes retail for $8.95 each. One cupcake in a gift bag surrounded by festive tissue paper makes a seriously awesome budget gift. Drop this delicious looking Hawaiian Lei cupcake into a warm bath. The frosting creates bubbles and the “cake” is a fizzy bath bomb. The exotic floral scent of Hawaiian Lei will transport the bather right to the islands, minus the pricey airfare and awkward blind date with a TSA agent. 
The Scent Genie is the ideal atomizer for a frequent traveler. Easy and fast no-mess refilling makes it a logical choice for anyone who likes to reapply scent on the run. Retail price is $9.95. 
Yardley of London Soap is such an easy and inexpensive gift to give! This soap can be spotted in the aisles of many grocery stores, so you can snag stocking stuffers while you stock up on holiday treats for the pantry! The latest limited-edition scents from the “sugar and spice” collection are warm and spicy. Retail price is under $3 per bar. 
Hard Candy’s Glamazon Glow is part of the brand’s latest lineup of makeup goodies. Not ONE item in the new collection–available at WalMart–retails for more than $10! Glamazon Glow is only $8, and contains delightful travel-sized minis of Sheer Envy Face Primer, So Baked Bronzer, Plexi Gloss and Glow All The Way. Visit your local Walmart to check out the holiday offerings from Hard Candy, or 
Treat Beauty Jumbo Flavored Lip Balm in Orange Cream is 100% natural and contains good-for-the-lip ingredients like coconut oil and shea butter. The retail price of $8 makes it an incredible budget holiday gift. Orders are fulfilled by Amazon, so shipping of Treat Beauty products is free on orders of $25 or more!