Editor’s picks: Holiday gift guide
With the holidays just weeks away, DSN is unwrapping the ultimate gift guide for busy shoppers. From nail polish to hair stylers and lip kits, there’s something for everybody. Check out some of the products making waves and into shopper’s baskets this holiday season.
Versed — The Glowing Skin Collection
SRP: $20 at Target
The kit is designed to help beauty enthusiasts rinse, resurface and refresh their skin, and features three of the brand’s best-selling products.
- Mini Day Dissolve Cleansing Balm: A vitamin E-infused makeup melting cleansing balm with antibacterial eucalyptus and clove leaf oil
- Mini Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask: A gold jelly at-home exfoliating mask that is infused with AHAs, BHA and enzymes
- Full size Dew Point Moisturizing Gel-Cream: A lightweight gel moisturizer that features sodium hyaluronate, aloe leaf juice and green tea.
Sutra — iBob Bundle Set
SRP: $99 at Macys.com.
Sutra’s iBob is a dryer and styling tool that utilizes ionic technology to reduce frizz while styling strands. Included in the set are five interchangeable attachments that can be utilized to create such hairstyles as soft, bouncy waves, beachy, tousled textures, smooth, defined curls or hyper-voluminous blowouts.
Briogeo — Ultimate Hair Heroes
SRP: $54 at Briogeo, Ulta Beauty, Sephora, Amazon
The weekly scalp scrub and deep conditioning mask duo aims to soothe the scalp and repair damaged hair. Both formulations are clean, naturally derived, formulated without sulfates, phthalates, parabens or silicones. Products included in the kit include:
- Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask: A hair mask balances protein and moisture to strengthen and repair dry and damaged hair
- Scalp Revival Charcoal + Coconut Oil Micro-Exfoliating Shampoo: A micro-exfoliating scalp scrub shampoo that detoxifies and cleanses to help diminish scalp and hair buildup, flakes and follicle congestion.
Redken — Acidic Bonding Concentrate Set
SRP: $66 at Ulta Beauty
The set is designed to reinforce weakened bonds to strengthen and repair damaged hair, while also providing protection from color fading and breakage. It is formulated with citric acid and a concentrated bonding care complex, which is best for damaged hair. The set includes:
- 10.1 fl oz Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo + Conditioner
- 1 fl oz Acidic Bonding Concentrate Leave-in Treatment
- 1 fl oz Acidic Bonding Concentrate Intensive Treatment
OLEHENRIKSEN — Disco Duo Lip Set
SRP: $30 at Sephora.com
The Disco Duo of nourishing lip treatments features the limited-edition Pomegranate Fizz Pout Preserve and Citrus Sunshine Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment. Included in each product are the same benefits as the core Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment, which are powered by lip-specific peptides.
Merit — Mini Flush Balm Trio
SRP: $39 at Sephora
This limited edition mini set includes four of MERIT’s best-selling Flush Balm in three shades that work on all skin tones. Shades include:
- Mood (existing) - soft burgundy
- Stockholm (existing) - baby pink
- Bespoke (new) - brown pink
JoyBright by Ulta Beauty — Beauty Box: Disco Dreams
SRP: $29.99 at Ulta.com
The kit features an assortment of beauty must-haves, including three lip glosses, two eye shadow crayons, one eye shadow palette that comes with 15 shades, one face palette with two blushes, one bronzer and one highlighter, one Glitter Top Coat Trio, one brow gel, one blush brush and one dual-ended eyeshadow brush.
Braun Series 7
SRP: 189.99 at Braun.com
The Series 7 Electric Shaver offers users a close and waterproof shaving experience with three different modes—Standard, Gentle and Turbo. Also included with the tool is a 360° Flex Head and three flexible blades that can adapt to the trickiest of areas for a close, contoured shave all while protecting skin from irritation.
Vitamasques — Wonderland Hand Mask in Vanilla Shea Butter Moisturize
SRP: $3 at Target
The Wonderland Hand Mask is formulated with a blend of shea butter, aloe vera, vegan collagen ceramides, multi-molecular hyaluronic complex and multi-peptides. In addition, it features a subtle vanilla scent and is both vegan and cruelty free.
Every Man Jack — Sandalwood Beard Gift Box
SRP: $36.99 at EveryManJack.com + Amazon.com
This gift set features products to gently cleanse and moisturize beard hair, including a beard + face wash, recovery beard + face lotion, hydrating beard oil, beard butter and a bonus beard comb. The set is available in the sandalwood scent and contains earthy, woody and masculine notes, per the brand.
Essie — champagne fizz holiday trio gift set
SRP: $12 at Amazon.com, CVS, Ulta/Ulta.com, Walgreens, Walmart.com
This three-piece limited-edition kit includes three polishes—blanc, good as gold and summit of style—in a selection of festive, shimmery hues that are travel size, and perfect to achieve the at-home holiday-inspired manicure with, per the brand.