If you are in the mood to splurge a little and wanna buy something really special for, say, your mum or your beauty loving best friend, then this might be the guide for you. Have a look at my choices of  luxury beauty items below and see if there’s anything one of them might enjoy. 1. Huda Beauty Desert Dusk Palette 2. Sunday Riley Good Genes All in One Lactic Acid Treatment  3. Marc Jacobs Beauty Effortlessly Irresistible – 5-piece Beauty Bestsellers Collection 4. Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II 5. Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette Colour Coded Eye Shadow – The Dolce Vita 6. Omorovicza Rejuvenating Night Cream & Firming Neck Cream 7. BECCA Shimmer Skin Perfector Vault 8. Guerlain Météorites Gold Pearls of Powder 9. Zoeva Rose Golden Complete Brush Set – Volume 1 10. Marc Jacobs Eye-Conic Longwear Eyeshadow Palette in Glambition 11. Kevyn Aucoin Cult Beauty Heroes 12. Molton Brown Cabinet of Scented Luxuries Advent Calendar 13. Eve Lom Ultimate Moisture Ritual Set 14. Velvet Crew Volumizing Mascara and Gel …

Sometimes you don’t really want (or cannot afford – if we are to be honest) to buy an ultra expensive Christmas gift, but still fancy getting something nice & thoughtful and less of a “stocking stuffer” for those you care about. Enter the “30 under 30 Holiday Gift Guide”. It features a bit of everything (beauty, home/decor, tech, everyday staples) and at less than 30 euro per piece, all items would fit the bill nicely. Just have a look below and see if anything strikes your fancy… 1. Nudestix Matte Nude Lip Cheek Set: Brilliant little gift set for any makeup buff who enjoys a nude lip. 2. OUAI Morning After Kit: The whole beauty world seems to be going crazy for OUAI. I’d love getting this, if just to see what all the fuss is about – and so would, probably, most of your girlfriends. 3. Customizable Geometric White Marble & Rose Gold Notebook: These look so cute I actually ordered a couple for myself, while researching this post… Their price is quite low …

Having tackled the women in our lives, it’s now time to focus on the men. Our favorite gender is notoriously difficult to buy for and one can (almost) never be 100% certain of how the gift that he/she spent ages choosing will be received. I personally have been blessed with a father and partner that are literally the gentlest and most accommodating people on earth, when it comes to receiving gifts. They never take things for granted and always appreciate the time and effort that they know I have put into getting them whatever it is that I have eventually chosen. That said I will still stress over said choice for weeks, before time comes for them to open their packages (and me to finally see the look on their faces). With most men, you cannot go wrong with technology and assorted gadgets. I will however only include a couple such items here, since there’s a forthcoming (unisex) tech-ie gift guide which will explore that niche further. For today I will focus on some of …

Finally… It’s that wonderful time of the year again… My favorite holiday season is quickly rolling in and, even though it is certainly the least of the things that make it so special, gift giving (and buying) is a big part of it. Now, if you are anything like me you take your gift choices very seriously, to the point of obsessing over all the different possibilities months in advance and sometimes still not having come to a conclusion – when you suddenly realize that the 24th is just around the corner!!! If that’s the case (and you are still wondering what to get your most treasured ones) you might wanna keep an eye out for my Holiday Gift Guide Series this week. The plan is to tackle a few different themed gift guides – publishing a couple each day and concluding the series at the latest by Sunday the 17th (thus, hopefully, still giving you enough time to go out and purchase any items that may have taken your fancy). There is no specific …