What can you get for that special beauty professional in your life this holiday season, you may ask? Well, check out some makeup, hair, and skin care products that will have every makeup artist, hair stylist, and esthetician in awe that you have such great taste and have paid attention to their career choices! May SpaBeautySchools present to you a beauty school student’s holiday wish list!

For the makeup artist
Every girl needs some great makeup in her life. And whether she’s a makeup artist or makeup junkie, like myself, she’ll appreciate some of these fab finds!

Laura Geller Fresh Baked Beauty Kit
Forget the freshly baked cookies for Santa – be sure to put on a fresh face instead! This makeup kit has got it all. From prep to color to some finishing touches, Laura Geller’s kit is fresh baked goodies for your face. The only things you won’t find in here are the brushes and the mascara. Everything else is right here in this limited edition. Perfect for any girl who loves makeup with great pigment and a pop of color.
• Balance-n-Brighten
• Blush-n-Brighten in Pink Grapefruit
• Baked Marble Eyeshadow Duo in Blue Icing/Coffee Cake
• Baked Cake Eyeliner Duo in Blueberry/Dutch Chocolate
• Lip Gloss in Better than Bare

Fun SpaBeautySchools tip: wet a thin eyelining brush before you apply this eyeliner to get the richest color and the potential for fabulous cat eyes!

Retail value: $115, but it’s available at Sephora and QVC.com for $60.

Cargo Holiday Nights
Perfect for a night out on the town and certainly a New Year’s party, Cargo’s Holiday Nights kit sparkles for sure to give you that holiday glow. You’ll find the entire kit in a brightly colored cloth box with a mirror, which makes it perfect for on-the-go application and even travel during this busy holiday season. It’s real easy to throw in your carry-on or purse!
• Holiday Nights Eye Shadow Quad
• Blush
• Boogie Nights™ Eye Pencil in Silver
• Face & Body Sparkle

Fun SpaBeautySchools tip: use the shadow quad in here to get a nice smoky eye effect, using the blue in the outer corner and the white in the inner corner. Love it!

Retail value: $90, but it’s available at Sephora for just $25!

For the hair stylist
There are lots of tools that a hair stylist will use throughout the day so it’s important that they get them just right. And if you want to get a salon-like look, then you’ll need the right instruments to perfect your holiday image.

ProSilk Golden Flat Iron
To give your hair a natural, healthy glow, the ProSilk Golden flat iron is perfect. It heats up in just seven seconds to a whopping 435 degrees! It’s small enough to use for travel and easy to clean. It’s also lightweight, which makes it very simple to use at any time, especially for those non-morning people who need a quick fix as they get ready for a productive workday.

Available at ProSilkProd.com for $79.95.

For the esthetician
To an esthetician, the face is a very important part of the body. Perfecting the canvas you already have is important so that you look and feel your best. This is part of an esthetician’s job.

Prescriptives Intensive Rebuilding Quartet
All wrapped up in a nice silver cosmetic bag, the Px Intensive Rebuilding Quartet is great for anyone who needs a little moisture in their life – even the oiliest of faces can benefit from these dermatologist-recommended products. This is definitely perfect for travel because of the travel-sized products that include all things necessary to keep your face pretty!
• Full-size Intensive Rebuilding Eye Cream
• Travel-size Intensive Rebuilding Moisturizer
• Travel-size Intensive Rebuilding Deep Hydrating Mask
• Travel-size Intensive Rebuilding Moisture-Rich Cleanser

Retail value: $124.50, but it’s available on Prescriptives.com for $65.

For the green-conscious beauty professional
Speaking of green products, some may choose to have completely environmentally-safe products in their makeup kits. This way they don’t hurt the Earth, nor themselves.

Suki Winter Skin Hydration Kit
We all know that winter is a time for dry skin, chapped lips, and flaking so why not give your face and body the moisture it deserves. Prepare yourself (or your gift receiver) for the winter season with this kit that contains organic products that don’t have chemicals or synthetic materials.
• butter cream healing salve
• velvet moisturizing cream
• lip repair butter
• 100% organic cotton sateen travel case.

Retail value: $30, but it’s available on sukipure.com for $15.

Happy Holidays!!
-Amanda Fornecker

Tags: gifts, holiday, product review

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